2019 Singapore Open (badminton) explained

Dates:9–14 April
Number Edition:70th
Level:G2L4
Prize Money:355000
Venue:Singapore Indoor Stadium
Location:Kallang, Singapore
Ms:Kento Momota
Country Ms:JPN
Ws:Tai Tzu-ying
Country Ws:TPE
Md1:Takeshi Kamura
Country Md1:JPN
Md2:Keigo Sonoda
Country Md2:JPN
Wd1:Mayu Matsumoto
Country Wd1:JPN
Wd2:Wakana Nagahara
Country Wd2:JPN
Xd1:Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Country Xd1:THA
Xd2:Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Country Xd2:THA
Previous:2018
Next:2022

The 2019 Singapore Open (officially known as the Singapore Badminton Open 2019) was a badminton tournament which took place at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore from 9 to 14 April 2019 and had a total purse of $355,000.

Tournament

The 2019 Singapore Open was the tenth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Singapore Open championships, which had been held since 1929. This tournament was organized by the Singapore Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore.[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$355,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

EventWinnerFinalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Singles$26,625$13,490$5,147.50$2,130$1,242.50
Doubles$28,045$13,490$4,970$2,573.75$1,331.25

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Kento Momota (champion)
  2. Chou Tien-chen (semi-finals)
  3. Viktor Axelsen (semi-finals)
  4. Chen Long (quarter-finals)
  5. Son Wan-ho (withdrew)
  6. Srikanth Kidambi (quarter-finals)
  7. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (final)
  8. Tommy Sugiarto (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Tai Tzu-ying (champion)
  2. Nozomi Okuhara (final)
  3. Akane Yamaguchi (semi-finals)
  4. P. V. Sindhu (semi-finals)
  5. Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
  6. Saina Nehwal (quarter-finals)
  7. Sung Ji-hyun (quarter-finals)
  8. Sayaka Takahashi (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

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

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (semi-finals)
  2. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (second round)
  3. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (champions)
  4. Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (withdrew)
  5. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (quarter-finals)
  6. Ayako Sakuramoto / Yukiko Takahata (quarter-finals)
  7. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (quarter-finals)
  8. Chang Ye-na / Jung Kyung-eun (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (semi-finals)
  2. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (first round)
  3. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (champions)
  4. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-finals)
  5. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (second round)
  6. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (second round)
  7. Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (semi-finals)
  8. He Jiting / Du Yue (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospectus Singapore Open 2019. . 8 March 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 .