2019 Hong Kong Open (badminton) explained

Dates:12–17 November
Level:G2L4
Prize Money:400000
Venue:Hong Kong Coliseum
Location:Hong Kong
Ms:Lee Cheuk Yiu
Country Ms:HKG
Ws:Chen Yufei
Country Ws:CHN
Md1:Choi Sol-gyu
Country Md1:KOR
Md2:Seo Seung-jae
Country Md2:KOR
Wd1:Chen Qingchen
Country Wd1:CHN
Wd2:Jia Yifan
Country Wd2:CHN
Xd1:Yuta Watanabe
Country Xd1:JPN
Xd2:Arisa Higashino
Country Xd2:JPN
Previous:2018
Next:2023

The 2019 Hong Kong Open (officially known as the Yonex-Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong from 12 to 17 November 2019 and had a total prize of $400,000.

Tournament

The 2019 Hong Kong Open was the twenty-fourth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Hong Kong Open championships, which has been held since 1982. This tournament was organized by Hong Kong Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hong Kong.[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.[2]

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Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$400,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

EventWinnerFinalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Singles$30,000$15,200$5,800$2,400$1,400
Doubles$31,600$15,200$5,600$2,900$1,500

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Kento Momota (first round)
  2. Chou Tien-chen (quarter-finals)
  3. Shi Yuqi (second round)
  4. Anders Antonsen (quarter-finals)
  5. Chen Long (quarter-finals)
  6. Jonatan Christie (semi-finals)
  7. Viktor Axelsen (quarter-finals)
  8. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (final)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Tai Tzu-ying (withdrew)
  2. Akane Yamaguchi (semi-finals)
  3. Chen Yufei (champion)
  4. Nozomi Okuhara (quarter-finals)
  5. Ratchanok Intanon (final)
  6. P. V. Sindhu (second round)
  7. He Bingjiao (quarter-finals)
  8. Saina Nehwal (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (quarter-finals)
  2. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (final)
  3. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (semi-finals)
  4. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (first round)
  5. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (second round)
  6. Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe (semi-finals)
  7. Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong (first round)
  8. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (semi-finals)
  2. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (second round)
  3. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (champions)
  4. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (quarter-finals)
  5. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (quarter-finals)
  6. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (withdrew)
  7. Du Yue / Li Yinhui (quarter-finals)
  8. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (withdrew)
  2. Wang Yilü / Huang Dongping (second round)
  3. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (quarter-finals)
  4. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (champions)
  5. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (quarter-finals)
  6. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (second round)
  7. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (second round)
  8. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (withdrew)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospectus Hong Kong Open 2019 . . 17 October 2019.
  2. Web site: World Ranking System . . 27 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510005434/https://system.bwfbadminton.com/documents/folder_1_81/folder_1_82/New-Regulations-2018/5.3.3.1%20World%20Ranking%20System.pdf . 10 May 2019 . live .