Japan Masters (badminton)
| Official website | |
| Founded | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 2 (2024) |
| Location | Kumamoto Japan |
| Venue | Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium (2024) |
| Prize money | USD$420,000 (2024) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Li Shifeng (singles) Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 1 Viktor Axelsen Li Shifeng |
| Most doubles titles | 1 He Jiting Ren Xiangyu Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Akane Yamaguchi (singles) Liu Shengshu Tan Ning (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 1 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Akane Yamaguchi |
| Most doubles titles | 1 Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu Liu Shengshu Tan Ning |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran |
| Most titles (male) | 1 Zheng Siwei Dechapol Puavaranukroh |
| Most titles (female) | 1 Huang Yaqiong Supissara Paewsampran |
| Super 500 | |
| Last completed | |
| 2024 Japan Masters | |
The Japan Masters is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF World Tour tournaments in 2023. BWF categorised Japan Masters as one of the nine BWF World Tour Super 500 events in the BWF events structure since 2023.[1][2] On 18 April 2022, the city of Kumamoto was confirmed to be the host of this tournament for the 2023–2026 BWF World Tour cycle.[3]
Winners
[edit]| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |  Viktor Axelsen
|
 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
|
 He Jiting Ren Xiangyu
|
Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
|
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
|
[4] |
| 2024 | Li Shifeng
|
 Akane Yamaguchi
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Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
|
Liu Shengshu Tan Ning
|
 Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran
|
[5] |
Performances by nation
[edit]- As of the 2024 edition
| Pos. | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China
|
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | Indonesia
|
1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Denmark
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Japan
|
1 | 1 | |||||
| Thailand
|
1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "熊本マスターズジャパン（バドミントン国際大会）開催！". city.kumamoto.jp. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Kumamoto Masters Japan 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.