| Dates: | 24–29 July |
| Level: | G2L6 |
| Prize Money: | 75000 |
| Venue: | CNA Arena Akita |
| Location: | Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan |
| Ms: | Sitthikom Thammasin |
| Country Ms: | THA |
| Ws: | Sayaka Takahashi |
| Country Ws: | JPN |
| Md1: | Akbar Bintang Cahyono |
| Country Md1: | INA |
| Md2: | Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani |
| Country Md2: | INA |
| Wd1: | Ayako Sakuramoto |
| Country Wd1: | JPN |
| Wd2: | Yukiko Takahata |
| Country Wd2: | JPN |
| Xd1: | Kohei Gondo |
| Country Xd1: | JPN |
| Xd2: | Ayane Kurihara |
| Country Xd2: | JPN |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Akita Masters (officially known as the Yonex Akita Masters 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at CNA Arena Akita in Japan from 24 to 29 July 2018 and had a total purse of $75,000.
The 2018 Akita Masters was the fourth Super 100 tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Akita Masters championships, which was held for the first time. This tournament was organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with the sanction from the BWF.[1]
This international tournament was held at CNA Arena Akita in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for BWF Tour Super 100 events.[2]
| width=75 | Winner | width=75 | Runner-up | width=75 | 3/4 | width=75 | 5/8 | width=75 | 9/16 | width=75 | 17/32 | width=75 | 33/64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 | 4,680 | 3,850 | 3,030 | 2,110 | 1,290 | 510 |
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]
| Event | Winner | Finals | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | |
| Singles | $5,625 | $2,850 | $1,087.50 | $450 | $262.50 | |
| Doubles | $5,925 | $2,850 | $1,050 | $543.75 | $281.25 |
Kanta Tsuneyama (withdrew)
Lu Guangzu (second round) Yu Igarashi (semi-finals)
Sitthikom Thammasin (champion) Sayaka Takahashi (champion) Minatsu Mitani (second round) Saena Kawakami (quarter-finals)
Brittney Tam (first round) Shiori Saito (quarter-finals) Haruko Suzuki (second round) Jason Ho-shue / Nyl Yakura (second round) Inkarat Apisuk / Tanupat Viriyangkura (semi-finals) Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao (quarter-finals) Ayako Sakuramoto / Yukiko Takahata (champions) Savitree Amitrapai / Pacharapun Chochuwong (second round) Misato Aratama / Akane Watanabe (second round)
Kim Hwi-tae / Kim Hye-jeong (first round)
Danny Bawa Chrisnanta / Crystal Wong (quarter-finals)