2021 French Open (badminton) explained
The 2021 French Open (officially known as the Yonex French Open 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 26 to 31 October 2021 and had a total prize of US$600,000.
Tournament
The 2021 French Open was the sixth tournament according to the 2021 BWF World Tour as many tournaments got canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a part of the French Open, which had been held since 1935. This tournament was organized by French Badminton Federation with sanction from the BWF.[1]
Venue
This international tournament was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.[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 750 event.[2]
Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$600,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]
Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
Singles | $42,000 | $20,400 | $8,400 | $3,300 | $1,800 | $600 |
Doubles | $44,400 | $21,000 | $8,400 | $3,750 | $1,800 | $600 | |
Men's singles
Seeds
Kento Momota (semi-finals)
- Viktor Axelsen (first round)
- Anders Antonsen (first round)
- Chou Tien-chen (final)
- Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (withdrew)
- Jonatan Christie (withdrew)
- Lee Zii Jia (first round)
Ng Ka Long (second round)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
P. V. Sindhu (semi-finals)
An Se-young (semi-finals)
Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)
Michelle Li (withdrew)
- Mia Blichfeldt (first round)
Busanan Ongbamrungphan (quarter-finals)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
- Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (final)
- Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (quarter-finals)
- Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (semi-finals)
- Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (semi-finals)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (quarter-finals)
- Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (withdrew)
- Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (quarter-finals)
Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (quarter-finals)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (champions)
Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (final)
Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (quarter-finals)
Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (semi-finals)
- Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (quarter-finals)
- Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (quarter-finals)
- Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (second round)
- Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (second round)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (semi-finals)
- Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (quarter-finals)
Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (champions)
- Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (second round)
- Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-finals)
Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (withdrew)
Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (semi-finals)
- Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (second round)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Prospectus Yonex Internationaux de France de Badminton 2021 . Badminton World Federation . 10 September 2021.
- Web site: World Ranking System . Badminton World Federation . 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 .