BWF World Tour Finals explained

BWF World Tour Finals
Last:2023 BWF World Tour Finals
Last Alias:2023 BWF World Tour Finals
Bar Color:
  1. A9C0CE
Editions:6 (2023)
City:Hangzhou (2023)
Country:China
Venue:Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center (2023)
Circuit:World Tour Finals
Men Draw:8S / 8D
Men Current:Viktor Axelsen (singles)
Kang Min-hyuk &<br />Seo Seung-jae (doubles)
Men Most S:Viktor Axelsen (3)
Men Most D:Liu Yuchen (2)
Women Draw:8S / 8D
Women Current:Tai Tzu-ying (singles)
Chen Qingchen &<br />Jia Yifan (doubles)
Women Most S:Tai Tzu-ying (2)
Women Most D:Chen Qingchen (3),
Jia Yifan (3)
Mixed Draw:8
Mixed Current:Zheng Siwei &<br />Huang Yaqiong
Mixed Most M:Zheng Siwei (3)
Mixed Most F:Huang Yaqiong (3)
Prize Money:USD2,500,000 (2023)
Web Site:https://bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com/

The BWF World Tour Finals, officially HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, which succeeds BWF Super Series Finals, is an annual season finale badminton tournament which is held every December of a year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's events of the BWF World Tour compete for total prize money of at least US$ 2,500,000.

Features

Prize money

The tournament offers minimum total prize money of USD$2,500,000.[1] The prize money is distributed via the following formula:[2]

Totalprizemoney  x

Percentage
100

The prize money distribution (as of 2023 editions) are:

RoundMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
WinnerUS$200,000US$200,000US$210,000US$210,000US$210,000
Runner-upUS$100,000US$100,000US$100,000US$100,000US$100,000
Semi-finalistUS$50,000US$50,000US$50,000US$50,000US$50,000
3rd in GroupUS$27,500US$27,500US$32,500US$32,500US$32,500
4th in GroupUS$15,000US$15,000US$17,500US$17,500US$17,500

World ranking points

See main article: BWF World Ranking. Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Final event.[3]

Eligibility

At the end of the BWF World Tour circuit, top eight players/pairs in the BWF World Tour standing of each discipline, with the maximum of two players/pairs from the same member association, are required to play in a final tournament known as the BWF World Tour Finals.[4]

If two or more players are tie in ranking, the selection of players will based on the following criteria:[4]

Results

YearHost cityMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doublesRef
2018Guangzhou Shi Yuqi P. V. Sindhu Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping
[5]
2019 Kento Momota Chen Yufei Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
[6]
2020Bangkok Anders Antonsen Tai Tzu-ying Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin
Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
[7]
2021Bali Viktor Axelsen An Se-young Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
[8]
2022Bangkok Akane Yamaguchi Liu Yuchen
Ou Xuanyi
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
[9]
2023Hangzhou[10] Tai Tzu-ying Kang Min-hyuk
Seo Seung-jae
[11]
2024


2025


2026


Performances by nation

PosNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
11123411
244
11114
1124
5213
622
711
11
Total6666630

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Distribution of Prize Money (All Levels). 20 July 2018. 20 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171207140613/http://system.bwf.website/documents/folder_1_81/folder_1_82/New-Regulations-2018/5.3.5%20Distribution%20of%20Prize%20Money%20.pdf. 7 December 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: World Ranking System . . 20 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180127141620/http://system.bwf.website/documents/folder_1_81/folder_1_82/New-Regulations-2018/5.3.3.1%20World%20Ranking%20System.pdf . 27 January 2018 . dead .
  4. News: BWF World Tour Regulations. 20 July 2018. 20 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171207141230/http://system.bwf.website/documents/folder_1_81/folder_1_82/New-Regulations-2018/5.2.2%20BWF%20World%20Tour%20Regulations.pdf. 7 December 2017. dead.
  5. Web site: Shi Yuqi, Sindhu crowned at 2018 BWF World Tour Finals . Xinhua . China Daily . 17 December 2018 . 1 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Badminton: Momota claims record 11th title at World Tour Finals but wants more; China capture three crowns . The Straits Times . 15 December 2019 . 1 January 2024 . subscription.
  7. Web site: Anil . Nicolas . BWF World Tour Finals: Antonsen ends Axelsen winning streak . Stadium Astro . 31 January 2021 . 1 January 2024.
  8. Web site: Badminton: South Korea's An and Great Dane Axelsen win at season finale in Bali . The Straits Times . 5 December 2021 . 1 January 2024 . subscription.
  9. Web site: Axelsen, Yamaguchi win badminton World Tour Finals . The Jakarta Post . 13 December 2022 . 1 January 2024 . subscription.
  10. News: HSBC World Tour Finals finds home in Hangzhou. BWF. 9 August 2023. 13 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Tai, Axelsen crowned at BWF World Tour Finals . Xinhua . China.org.cn . 18 December 2023 . 1 January 2024.