2018 BWF World Tour explained

2018 BWF World Tour
Dates:	9 January – 16 December
Number Edition:	1st
Previous:	2017
Next:	2019

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] It replaced the 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

Tour	Report	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
World Tour Finals
BWF World Tour Finals	Report	Shi Yuqi	P. V. Sindhu	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
Super 1000
All England Open	Report	Shi Yuqi	Tai Tzu-ying	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
Indonesia Open	Report	Kento Momota			Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
China Open	Report		Carolina Marín	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
Super 750
Malaysia Open	Report	Lee Chong Wei	Tai Tzu-ying	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
Japan Open	Report	Kento Momota	Carolina Marín	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
Denmark Open	Report		Tai Tzu-ying
French Open	Report	Chen Long	Akane Yamaguchi	Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
Fuzhou China Open	Report	Kento Momota	Chen Yufei	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
Super 500
Malaysia Masters	Report	Viktor Axelsen		Fajar Alfian M. Rian Ardianto	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
Indonesia Masters	Report		Tai Tzu-ying	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
India Open	Report	Shi Yuqi	Beiwen Zhang		Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen
Thailand Open	Report	Kanta Tsuneyama	Nozomi Okuhara	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda		Hafiz Faizal
Singapore Open	Report	Chou Tien-chen	Sayaka Takahashi	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai
Korea Open	Report		Nozomi Okuhara	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	He Jiting Du Yue
Hong Kong Open	Report	Son Wan-ho		Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
Super 300
Thailand Masters	Report	Tommy Sugiarto	Nitchaon Jindapol	Tinn Isriyanet Kittisak Namdash	Rawinda Prajongjai	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
Swiss Open	Report	Sameer Verma	Sayaka Takahashi	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich
German Open	Report	Chou Tien-chen	Akane Yamaguchi	Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai
New Zealand Open	Report	Lin Dan	Sayaka Takahashi	Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	Wang Chi-lin Lee Chia-hsin
Australian Open	Report	Lu Guangzu	Cai Yanyan	Berry Angriawan Hardianto		Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung
U.S. Open	Report	Lee Dong-keun	Li Xuerui	Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu	Tang Jinhua Yu Xiaohan	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
Spain Masters	Report	Rasmus Gemke	Minatsu Mitani	Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen
Chinese Taipei Open	Report	Lee Zii Jia	Tai Tzu-ying	Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	Alfian Eko Prasetya Marsheilla Gischa Islami
Macau Open	Report	Lee Hyun-il	Michelle Li	Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae	Vivian Hoo Yap Cheng Wen	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
Syed Modi International	Report	Sameer Verma	Han Yue	Fajar Alfian M. Rian Ardianto	Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean	Ou Xuanyi Feng Xueying
Korea Masters	Report	Son Wan-ho	Li Xuerui	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun	Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won
Super 100
Orléans Masters	Report	Mark Caljouw	Shiori Saito	Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen
Lingshui China Masters	Report	Lin Yu-hsien	Li Xuerui	Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	Du Yue Li Yinhui	Guo Xinwa Liu Xuanxuan
Canada Open	Report	Lu Guangzu		Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith
Akita Masters	Report	Sitthikom Thammasin	Sayaka Takahashi	Akbar Bintang Cahyono		Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara
Russian Open	Report	Sourabh Verma	Ho Yen Mei	Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub	Chisato Hoshi Kie Nakanishi	Vladimir Ivanov Kim Min-kyung
Vietnam Open	Report	Shesar Hiren Rhustavito	Yeo Jia Min	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe	Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Savitree Amitrapai
Hyderabad Open	Report	Sameer Verma	Kim Ga-eun	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	Ng Tsz Yau Yuen Sin Ying	Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow
	Report	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa	Minatsu Mitani	Chang Ko-chi Lu Chia-pin	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	Rinov Rivaldy
Dutch Open	Report	Sourabh Verma	Mia Blichfeldt	Ade Yusuf Santoso	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith
SaarLorLux Open	Report	Subhankar Dey	Cai Yanyan	Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge
Scottish Open	Report	Liu Haichao	Kirsty Gilmour

Finals

January

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9–14 January	Thailand Masters (Report) Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Nimibutr Stadium Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: Axiata Arena Level: Super 500 Prize: $350,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Jakarta, Indonesia Venue: Istora Gelora Bung Karno Level: Super 500 Prize: $350,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: New Delhi, India Venue: Siri Fort Sports Complex Level: Super 500 Prize: $350,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Shi Yuqi
		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

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20–25 February	Swiss Open (Report) Host: Basel, Switzerland Venue: St. Jakobshalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Sameer Verma	Jan Ø. Jørgensen
		Score: 21–15, 21–13
		Sayaka Takahashi	Natsuki Nidaira
		Score: 21–12, 21–18
		Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
		Score: 21–15, 21–11
		Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
		Score: 19–21, 21–15, 21–18
		Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich
		Score: 22–20, 21–19

March

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6–11 March	German Open (Report) Host: Mülheim, Germany Venue: Innogy Sporthalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Birmingham, England Venue: Arena Birmingham Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,000,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Orléans, France Venue: Palais des Sports Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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

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10–15 April	Lingshui China Masters (Report) Host: Lingshui, China Venue: Agile Stadium Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 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

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1–6 May	New Zealand Open (Report) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: North Shore Events Centre Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Sydney, Australia Venue: Quaycentre Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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

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12–17 June	U.S. Open (Report) Host: Fullerton, California, United States Venue: Titan Gym Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Calgary, Canada Venue: Markin-MacPhail Centre Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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
		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) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: Axiata Arena Level: Super 750 Prize: $700,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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

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3–8 July	Indonesia Open (Report) Host: Jakarta, Indonesia Venue: Istora Gelora Bung Karno Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,250,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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
		Score: 21–17, 21–8
10–15 July	Thailand Open (Report) Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Nimibutr Stadium Level: Super 500 Prize: $350,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Singapore Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium Level: Super 500 Prize: $350,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Chou Tien-chen	Hsu Jen-hao
		Score: 21–13, 21–13
		Sayaka Takahashi	Gao Fangjie
		Score: 25–23, 21–14
		Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
		Score: 21–13, 21–19
		Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata
		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) Host: Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan Venue: CNA Arena Akita Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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 Hall Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 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

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7–12 August	Vietnam Open (Report) Host: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Venue: Nguyen Du Cultural Sports Club Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 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) Host: Barcelona, Spain Venue: Vall d’Hebron Olympic Sports Center Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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

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4–9 September	Hyderabad Open (Report) Host: Hyderabad, India Venue: G. M. C. Balayogi SATS Indoor Stadium Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Level: Super 750 Prize: $700,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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
		Score: 21–15, 21-12
		Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
		Score: 21–19, 21–8
18–23 September	China Open (Report) Host: Changzhou, China Venue: Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,000,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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 Hall Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 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) Host: Seoul, South Korea Venue: SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium Level: Super 500 Prize: $600,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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
		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

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2–7 October	Chinese Taipei Open (Report) Host: Taipei, Taiwan Venue: Taipei Arena Level: Super 300 Prize: $500,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lee Zii Jia
		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) Host: Almere, Netherlands Venue: Topsportcentrum Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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
		Score: 21–19, 17–21, 21–11
		Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
		Score: 21–17, 21–18
		Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue
		Score: 21–15, 21–15
16–21 October	Denmark Open (Report) Host: Odense, Denmark Venue: Odense Sports Park Level: Super 750 Prize: $775,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Paris, France Venue: Stade Pierre de Coubertin Level: Super 750 Prize: $750,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Macau Venue: Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Saarbrücken, Germany Venue: Saarlandhalle Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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

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6–11 November	Fuzhou China Open (Report) Host: Fuzhou, China Venue: Haixia Olympic Center Stadium Level: Super 750 Prize: $700,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Kowloon, Hong Kong Venue: Hong Kong Coliseum Level: Super 500 Prize: $400,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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
		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) Host: Lucknow, India Venue: Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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) Host: Glasgow, Scotland Venue: Emirates Arena Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	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 Stadium Level: Super 300 Prize: $250,000 Format: 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

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12–16 December	BWF World Tour Finals (Report) Host: Guangzhou, China Venue: Tianhe Gymnasium Level: World Tour Finals Prize: $1,500,000	Shi Yuqi	Kento Momota
		Score: 21–12, 21–11
		P. V. Sindhu	Nozomi Okuhara
		Score: 21–19, 21–17
		Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe
		Score: 21–15, 21–11
		Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
		Score: 21–12, 22–20
		Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
		Score: 23–21, 16–21, 21–18

Statistics

Performance by countries

Below are the 2018 BWF World Tour performances by countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:

BWF World Tour

No	Team	THA	MAS	INA	IND	SUI	GER	ENG	NZL	AUS	USA	MAS	INA	THA	SGP	ESP	JPN	CHN	KOR	TPE	DEN	FRA	MAC	CHN	HKG	IND	KOR	BWTF	Total
1	<	-- THA-->			1		2	3	1	2	1		2	2	3	2	2	2	1	3	1	2	2		1	3			1	37
2	<	-- THA-->			1	1			1	1	2	3	1					1	1	1		1	3		2		2	1	3	25
3	<	-- THA-->	1	1	2	2			1		1			2	2	1		1	1		1	1			1	1	1			20
4	<	-- THA-->			1			1	1	2			1	1		1				1	2	1								12
5	<	-- THA-->									1	1					1							2	1	1		4		11
6<	-- NOC-->	<	-- THA-->		2		1	1		1								2		1											8
	-- NOC-->	<	-- THA-->	1					1				1	1			1					1			1			1			8
8	<	-- THA-->	3	1																										4
9	<	-- THA-->					1																				1		1	3
10<	-- NOC-->	<	-- THA-->		1																				1						2
	<	-- THA-->																1	1											2
12<	-- NOC-->	<	-- THA-->																						1						1
	<	-- THA-->					1																							1
	<	-- THA-->				1																								1

BWF Tour Super 100

No	Team	FRA	CHN	CAN	JPN	RUS	VIE	IND	INA	NED	GER	SCO	Total
1	<	-- FRA-->	1		1	3	1	1		2				9
2	<	-- FRA-->		4	2							1	1	8
3	<	-- FRA-->			2						1	2	2	7
4	<	-- FRA-->				1		1	1	2	1			6
5	<	-- FRA-->					1		2		1	1		5
6	<	-- FRA-->	1								1	1	1	4
7	<	-- FRA-->					0.5	1	1					2.5
8<	-- NOC-->	<	-- FRA-->		1						1				2
	<	-- FRA-->	1								1			2
	<	-- FRA-->					2							2
	<	-- FRA-->				1		1						2
12<	-- NOC-->	<	-- FRA-->	1											1
	<	-- FRA-->							1					1
	<	-- FRA-->	1											1
	<	-- FRA-->											1	1
	<	-- FRA-->						1						1
17	<	-- FRA-->					0.5							0.5

Finalists in six or more World Tour tournaments

Updated after 2018 BWF World Tour Finals.

Rank	Player	Events					Total
		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD
1						10	10
						10	10
3	Marcus Ellis			3		6	9
				9			9
				9			9
6			8				8
					8		8
					8		8
9					7		7
					7		7
		7					7
12					6		6
					6		6
					4	2	6
		6					6
						6	6
			6				6
				4		2	6
					6		6
					6		6

Titles in four or more World Tour tournaments

Updated after 2018 BWF World Tour Finals.

Rank	Player	Events					Total
		MS	WS	MD	WD	XD
1				8			8
				8			8
3						7	7
						7	7
				3		4	7
					7		7
					7		7
8			6				6
9					5		5
					5		5
					5		5
					5		5
13					4		4
					4		4
						4	4
		4					4
			4				4

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.

Men's singles

Rankings (Men's Singles) as of 29 November 2018^[3]
			Player		Points
1				16	96,890
2				10	86,370
3				17	78,000
4				11	73,540
5				13	67,900
6				17	66,680
7	5			16	66,620
8	1			13	66,610

Women's singles

Rankings (Women's Singles) as of 29 November 2018^[4]
			Player		Points
1				11	93,090
2				13	90,730
3				13	86,860
4				12	79,340
5				11	76,210
6				12	72,620
7				11	70,550
8				20	70,180

Men's doubles

Rankings (Men's Doubles) as of 29 November 2018^[5]
			Player		Points
1				11	108,400
			Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
2				17	80,410
			Wang Chi-lin
3				17	77,120
			Su Ching-heng
4				16	75,440
			Zhou Haodong
5	2			15	68,920
			Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
6	1			12	67,900
			Hendra Setiawan
7	1			15	67,890
			Yuta Watanabe
8	2			13	67,600
			Keigo Sonoda

Women's doubles

Rankings (Women's Doubles) as of 29 November 2018^[6]
			Player		Points
1	1			14	96,680
			Ayaka Takahashi
2	1			13	95,900
			Sayaka Hirota
3				13	85,960
			Wakana Nagahara
4				11	79,770
			Apriyani Rahayu
5				15	79,660
			Rawinda Prajongjai
6				13	70,870
			Shin Seung-chan
7	2			13	70,710
			Stefani Stoeva
8	1			12	67,410
			Jia Yifan

Mixed doubles

Rankings (Mixed Doubles) as of 29 November 2018^[7]
			Player		Points
1				11	104,820
			Huang Yaqiong
2				14	83,970
			Arisa Higashino
3				14	81,060
			Sapsiree Taerattanachai
4				16	76,340
			Goh Liu Ying
5				11	75,080
			Huang Dongping
6				17	73,590
			Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
7				11	72,270
			Shevon Jemie Lai
8	8			14	65,310
			Lauren Smith

Notes and References

1. Web site: BWF World Tour. Badminton World Federation. 8 January 2018.
2. Web site: Tournament Calendar – 2018. Badminton World Federation. 30 November 2017.
3. Web site: BWF World Tour Finals Rankings - BWF – Men's Singles. bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation.
4. Web site: BWF World Tour Finals Rankings - BWF – Women's Singles. bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation.
5. Web site: BWF World Tour Finals Rankings - BWF – Men's Doubles. bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation.
6. Web site: BWF World Tour Finals Rankings - BWF – Women's Doubles. bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation.
7. Web site: BWF World Tour Finals Rankings - BWF – Mixed Doubles. bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation.