2018 badminton season
Badminton tournament
2018 BWF World Tour Dates 9 January – 16 December Edition 1st
The 2018 BWF World Tour , officially known as the 2018 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the first season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 26 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament.[ 1] BWF Super Series and BWF Grand Prix , which was held from 2007 to 2017.
It had 27 tournaments, which were divided into five levels: Level 1 was the said World Tour Finals, Level 2 called Super 1000 (three tournaments), Level 3 called Super 750 (five tournaments), Level 4 called Super 500 (seven tournaments), and Level 5 called Super 300 (11 tournaments). Each of these tournaments offered different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool were offered at the Super 1000 level (including the World Tour Finals).
One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 (level 6), also offered BWF World Tour ranking points. BWF Tour Super 100 was an important part of the pathway and entry point for players into the BWF World Tour tournaments. When the 11 Level 6 grade tournaments of the BWF Tour Super 100 were included, the complete tour consisted of 38 tournaments.
Results
Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation :[ 2]
Key
World Tour Finals
Super 1000
Super 750
Super 500
Super 300
Super 100
Winners
Finals
January
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
9–14 January
Thailand Masters Report )
Tommy Sugiarto Leong Jun Hao
Score: 21–16, 21–15
Nitchaon Jindapol Pornpawee Chochuwong
Score: 21–11, 21–18
Tinn Isriyanet Kittisak Namdash Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira Ade Yusuf Santoso
Score: 21–18, 11–21, 22–20
Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani
Score: 21–19, 21–17
Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying Dechapol Puavaranukroh Puttita Supajirakul
Score: 21–15, 14–21, 21–16
16–21 January
Malaysia Masters Report )
Viktor Axelsen Kenta Nishimoto
Score: 21–13, 21–23, 21–18
Ratchanok Intanon Tai Tzu-ying
Score: 21–16, 14–21, 24–22
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong
Score: 14–21, 24–22, 21–13
Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
Score: 22–20, 21–18
Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
Score: 19–21, 22–20, 21–18
23–28 January
Indonesia Masters Report )
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Kazumasa Sakai
Score: 21–13, 21–12
Tai Tzu-ying Saina Nehwal
Score: 21–9, 21–13
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
Score: 11–21, 21–10, 21–16
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
Score: 21–17, 21–12
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
Score: 21–14, 21–11
30 Jan – 4 Feb
India Open Report )
Shi Yuqi Chou Tien-chen
Score: 21–18, 21–14
Beiwen Zhang P. V. Sindhu
Score: 21–18, 11–21, 22–20
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Score: 21–14, 21–16
Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
Score: 21–18, 21–15
Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti
Score: 21–14, 21–15
February
March
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
6–11 March
German Open Report )
Chou Tien-chen Ng Ka Long
Score: 21–19, 18–21, 21–18
Akane Yamaguchi Chen Yufei
Score: 21–19, 6–21, 21–12
Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Score: 21–16, 21–18
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Huang Dongping Zheng Yu
Score: 18–21, 21–14, 21–6
Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen
Score: 21–14, 22–20
14–18 March
All England Open Report )
Shi Yuqi Lin Dan
Score: 21–19, 16–21, 21–9
Tai Tzu-ying Akane Yamaguchi
Score: 22–20, 21–13
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
Score: 21–18, 21–17
Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
Score: 21–19, 21–18
Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
Score: 15–21, 22–20, 21–16
27 Mar –1 Apr
Orléans Masters Report )
Mark Caljouw Rasmus Gemke
Score: 10–21, 21–18, 21–8
Shiori Saito Mia Blichfeldt
Score: 21–18, 21–14
Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel Shia Chun Kang Tan Wee Gieen
Score: 21–10, 21–18
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo
Score: 21–8, 21–14
Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen Peter Käsbauer Olga Konon
Score: 21–19, 21–9
April
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
10–15 April
Lingshui China Masters Report )
Host: Lingshui , China Venue: Agile StadiumLevel: Super 100Prize: $75,000Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
Lin Yu-hsien Lu Guangzu
Score: 12–21, 21–12, 21–14
Li Xuerui Kim Ga-eun
Score: 16–21, 21–16, 21–18
Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong Di Zijian Wang Chang
Score: 19–21, 21–17, 21–16
Du Yue Li Yinhui Huang Dongping Li Wenmei
Score: 21–16, 21–18
Guo Xinwa Liu Xuanxuan Ronald Alexander Annisa Saufika
Score: 21–17, 7–21, 21–19
May
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
1–6 May
New Zealand Open Report )
Lin Dan Jonatan Christie
Score: 21–14, 21–19
Sayaka Takahashi Zhang Yiman
Score: 21–13, 21–14
Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin Berry Angriawan Hardianto
Score: 21–17, 21–17
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Cao Tongwei Zheng Yu
Score: 21–9, 21–19
Wang Chi-lin Lee Chia-hsin Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung
Score: 21–19, 14–21, 21–19
8–13 May
Australian Open Report )
Lu Guangzu Zhou Zeqi
Score: 21–8, 23–21
Cai Yanyan Ayumi Mine
Score: 21–14, 21–13
Berry Angriawan Hardianto Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira Ade Yusuf Santoso
Score: 21–9, 9–21, 21–15
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim
Score: 23–21, 21–18
Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
Score: 21–12, 23–21
June
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
12–17 June
U.S. Open Report )
Lee Dong-keun Mark Caljouw
Score: 14–21, 21–17, 21–16
Li Xuerui Beiwen Zhang
Score: 24–26, 21–15, 21–11
Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu Kang Min-hyuk Kim Won-ho
Score: 16–21, 21–16, 21–17
Tang Jinhua Yu Xiaohan Kim Hye-jeong Kim So-yeong
Score: 18–21, 21–13, 21–15
Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying Marvin Emil Seidel Linda Efler
Score: 21–19, 21–15
19–24 June
Canada Open Report )
Lu Guangzu Minoru Koga
Score: 21–15, 21–10
Li Xuerui Sayaka Takahashi
Score: 22–20, 15–21, 21–17
Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel
Score: 19–21, 21–18, 22–20
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Isabel Herttrich Carla Nelte
Score: 21–13, 21–15
Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich
Score: 21–13, 21–4
26 Jun – 1 Jul
Malaysia Open Report )
Lee Chong Wei Kento Momota
Score: 21–17, 23–21
Tai Tzu-ying He Bingjiao
Score: 22–20, 21–11
Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe
Score: 21–8, 21–10
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
Score: 21–12, 21–12
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
Score: 21–19, 21–18
July
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
3–8 July
Indonesia Open Report )
Kento Momota Viktor Axelsen
Score: 21–14, 21–9
Tai Tzu-ying Chen Yufei
Score: 21–23, 21–15, 21–9
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko
Score: 21–13, 21–16
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
Score: 21–14, 16–21, 21–14
Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
Score: 21–17, 21–8
10–15 July
Thailand Open Report )
Kanta Tsuneyama Tommy Sugiarto
Score: 21–16, 13–21, 21–9
Nozomi Okuhara P. V. Sindhu
Score: 21–15, 21–18
Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe
Score: 21–17, 21–19
Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi
Score: 21–13, 21–10
Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock
Score: 21–12, 21–12
17–22 July
Singapore Open Report )
Chou Tien-chen Hsu Jen-hao
Score: 21–13, 21–13
Sayaka Takahashi Gao Fangjie
Score: 25–23, 21–14
Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu
Score: 21–13, 21–19
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
Score: 16–21, 24–22, 21–13
Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
Score: 21–19, 21–18
24–29 July
Akita Masters Report )
Sitthikom Thammasin Ihsan Maulana Mustofa
Score: 21–10, 21–13
Sayaka Takahashi Mako Urushizaki
Score: 21–11, 13–21, 21–18
Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki
Score: 21–16, 21–6
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
Score: 23–21, 21–11
Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara Alfian Eko Prasetya Angelica Wiratama
Score: 21–9, 21–23, 21–17
Russian Open Report )
Host: Vladivostok , Russia Venue: Olympic Sport HallLevel: Super 100Prize: $75,000Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
Sourabh Verma Koki Watanabe
Score: 18–21, 21–12, 21–17
Ho Yen Mei Shiori Ebihara
Score: 22–20, 11–21, 21–18
Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Konstantin Abramov Alexandr Zinchenko
Score: Walkover
Chisato Hoshi Kie Nakanishi Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean
Score: 21–11, 21–18
Vladimir Ivanov Kim Min-kyung Rohan Kapoor Kuhoo Garg
Score: 21–19, 21–17
August
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
7–12 August
Vietnam Open Report )
Host: Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam Venue: Nguyen Du Cultural Sports ClubLevel: Super 100Prize: $75,000Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Ajay Jayaram
Score: 21–14, 21–10
Yeo Jia Min Han Yue
Score: 21–19, 21–19
Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol Lee Sheng-mu Yang Po-hsuan
Score: 22–20, 21–18
Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
Score: 21–18, 21–19
Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Savitree Amitrapai Alfian Eko Prasetya Marsheilla Gischa Islami
Score: 13–21, 21–18, 21–19
28 Aug – 2 Sep
Spain Masters Report )
Rasmus Gemke Suppanyu Avihingsanon
Score: 15–21, 21–6, 21–14
Minatsu Mitani Mia Blichfeldt
Score: 9–21, 23–21, 21–8
Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit
Score: 21–13, 21–17
Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata
Score: 21–17, 21–13
Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith
Score: 21–19, 21–17
September
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
4–9 September
Hyderabad Open Report )
Sameer Verma Soong Joo Ven
Score: 21–15, 21–18
Kim Ga-eun Deng Xuan
Score: 21–9, 18–21, 21–17
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
Score: 21–16, 21–14
Ng Tsz Yau Yuen Sin Ying Vivian Hoo Yap Cheng Wen
Score: 21–18, 16–21, 21–14
Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow Pranav Chopra N. Sikki Reddy
Score: 15–21, 21–19, 25–23
11–16 September
Japan Open Report )
Kento Momota Khosit Phetpradab
Score: 21–14, 21–11
Carolina Marín Nozomi Okuhara
Score: 21–19, 17–21, 21–11
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
Score: 21–11, 21–13
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
Score: 21–15, 21-12
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
Score: 21–19, 21–8
18–23 September
China Open Report )
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Kento Momota
Score: 23–21, 21–19
Carolina Marín Chen Yufei
Score: 21–18, 21–13
Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong
Score: 21–13, 17–21, 21–14
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
Score: 21–16, 21–12
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Zhang Nan Li Yinhui
Score: 21–16, 21–9
Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters Report )
Host: Pangkal Pinang , Indonesia Venue: Sahabudin Sports HallLevel: Super 100Prize: $75,000Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Lin Yu-hsien
Score: 21–17, 23–21
Minatsu Mitani Shiori Saito
Score: 21–16, 21–12
Chang Ko-chi Lu Chia-pin Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol
Score: 23–21, 21–13
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
Score: 11–21, 21–19, 22–20
Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Savitree Amitrapai
Score: 21–19, 21–18
25–30 September
Korea Open Report )
Chou Tien-chen Tommy Sugiarto
Score: 21–13, 21–16
Nozomi Okuhara Beiwen Zhang
Score: 21–10, 17–21, 21–16
Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi
Score: 9–21, 21–15, 21–10
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
Score: 21–11, 21–18
He Jiting Du Yue Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen
Score: 21–18, 21–16
October
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
2–7 October
Chinese Taipei Open Report )
Lee Zii Jia Riichi Takeshita
Score: 21–17, 16–21, 21–11
Tai Tzu-ying Line Kjærsfeldt
Score: 17–21, 21–10, 21–13
Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin Liao Min-chun Su Ching-heng
Score: 22–20, 21–9
Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida Ayane Kurihara Naru Shinoya
Score: 21–10, 21–17
Alfian Eko Prasetya Marsheilla Gischa Islami Yang Po-hsuan Wu Ti-jung
Score: 21–15, 21–11
9–14 October
Dutch Open Report )
Sourabh Verma Cheam June Wei
Score: 21–19, 21–13
Mia Blichfeldt Qi Xuefei
Score: 21–16, 21–18
Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira Ade Yusuf Santoso Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling
Score: 21–19, 17–21, 21–11
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen
Score: 21–17, 21–18
Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue
Score: 21–15, 21–15
16–21 October
Denmark Open Report )
Kento Momota Chou Tien-chen
Score: 22–20, 16–21, 21–15
Tai Tzu-ying Saina Nehwal
Score: 21–13, 13–21, 21–6
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
Score: 21–15, 21–16
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto
Score: 21–19, 21–16
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Score: 21–16, 21–13
23–28 October
French Open Report )
Chen Long Shi Yuqi
Score: 21–17, 21–19
Akane Yamaguchi Tai Tzu-ying
Score: 22–20, 17–21, 21–13
Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Score: 23–21, 8–21, 21–17
Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
Score: 21–14, 21–19
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung
Score: 21–19, 21–14
30 Oct – 4 Nov
Macau Open Report )
Lee Hyun-il Zhou Zeqi
Score: 21–9, 21–19
Michelle Li Han Yue
Score: 23–25, 21–17, 21–15
Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol
Score: 17–21, 21–13, 21–19
Vivian Hoo Yap Cheng Wen Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe
Score: 21–15, 22–20
Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah
Score: 21–14, 21–15
SaarLorLux Open Report )
Subhankar Dey Rajiv Ouseph
Score: 21–11, 21–14
Cai Yanyan Chen Xiaoxin
Score: 21–19, 19–21, 21–17
Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik
Score: 21–23, 21–18, 21–19
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani Rizki Amelia Pradipta
Score: 22–20, 15–21, 21–19
Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith Lu Kai Chen Lu
Score: 19–21, 21–18, 21–10
November
Date
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
6–11 November
Fuzhou China Open Report )
Kento Momota Chou Tien-chen
Score: 21–13, 11–21, 21–16
Chen Yufei Nozomi Okuhara
Score: 21–10, 21–16
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo He Jiting Tan Qiang
Score: 25–27, 21–17, 21–15
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
Score: 23–21, 21–18
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
Score: 21–15, 11–21, 21–19
13–18 November
Hong Kong Open Report )
Son Wan-ho Kenta Nishimoto
Score: 14–21, 21–17, 21–13
Nozomi Okuhara Ratchanok Intanon
Score: 21–19, 24–22
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
Score: 21–13, 21–12
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
Score: 21–18, 21–17
Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
Score: 21–18, 21–14
20–25 November
Syed Modi International Report )
Sameer Verma Lu Guangzu
Score: 16–21, 21–19, 21–14
Han Yue Saina Nehwal
Score: 21–18, 21–8
Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty
Score: 21–11, 22–20
Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy
Score: 21–15, 21–13
Ou Xuanyi Feng Xueying Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
Score: 22–20, 21–10
Scottish Open Report )
Liu Haichao Sun Feixiang
Score: 21–17, 22–20
Kirsty Gilmour Line Kjærsfeldt
Score: 21–16, 18–21, 21–18
Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge David Daugaard Frederik Søgaard
Score: 23–21, 21–16
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel Anne Tran
Score: 21–16, 21–9
Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith Jacco Arends Selena Piek
Score: 13–6 Retired
27 Nov – 2 Dec
Korea Masters Report )
Host: Gwangju , South Korea Venue: Gwangju Women's University StadiumLevel: Super 300Prize: $250,000Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD
Son Wan-ho Lee Zii Jia
Score: 21–16, 21–11
Li Xuerui Han Yue
Score: 21–10, 21–18
Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae Po Li-wei Wang Chi-lin
Score: 21–12, 17–21, 21–18
Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
Score: 21–14, 21–17
Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won Choi Sol-gyu Shin Seung-chan
Score: 21–12, 15–21, 21–18
December
Statistics
Below are the 2018 BWF World Tour performances by countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
BWF World Tour
BWF Tour Super 100
World Tour Finals rankings
The points were calculated from the following levels:
BWF World Tour Super 1000,
BWF World Tour Super 750,
BWF World Tour Super 500,
BWF World Tour Super 300 (except Korea Masters )
BWF Tour Super 100.
References
Super 1000 Super 750 Super 500 Super 300 Super 100
Editions Tournaments
Super 1000 Super 750 Super 500 Super 300 Super 100
