2018 BWF World Tour Finals
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 12–16 December | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Level | World Tour Finals | ||
| Total prize money | US$1,500,000 | ||
| Venue | Tianhe Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Tianhe, Guangzhou, China | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's singles | Shi Yuqi | ||
| Women's singles | P. V. Sindhu | ||
| Men's doubles | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | ||
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | ||
| Mixed doubles | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | ||
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The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.[1]
Tournament
The 2018 BWF World Tour was the first edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.[2]
Venue
This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.[3]
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 Finals event.[4]
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 3rd in Group | 4th in Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 |
Prize money
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[2]
| Achievement | Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalist(s) | 3rd in group | 4th in group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | $120,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $16,500 | $9,000 |
| Doubles | $126,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $19,500 | $10,500 |
Representatives
Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Rankings used are accurate as of 29 November 2018.[5]
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
- Notes: In the women's singles, the 7th-ranked Carolina Marín, who received the wild cards as the women's singles world champion, withdrew from the competition due to injury. The player next in line, He Bingjiao could not fulfill the invitation due to injury as well.[6]
Representatives by nation
| Top Nations | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | Players | ||
| 1 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10§ | ||
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 6 | Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 7 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| 8 | India | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| England | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 12 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 63 | |||
§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).
Performances by nation
| Nation | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Japan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 6 | |||
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | ||
| Thailand | 4 | 2 | ||
| India | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 2 | |||
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | |||
| Canada | 1 | |||
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | ||
| England | 1 | |||
| United States | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Men's singles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shi Yuqi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 111 |
| 2 | Son Wan-ho | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 150 | 125 |
| 3 | Chou Tien-chen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 141 | 159 |
| 4 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 105 | 143 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Shi Yuqi | 2–1 | Son Wan-ho | 16–21 | 21–19 | 21–8 |
| 12 Dec | Chou Tien-chen | 2–1 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 17–21 | 21–18 | 21–18 |
| 13 Dec | Shi Yuqi | 2–0 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 21–8 | 21–19 | |
| 13 Dec | Chou Tien-chen | 1–2 | Son Wan-ho | 21–18 | 11–21 | 14–21 |
| 14 Dec | Son Wan-ho | 2–0 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 21–11 | 21–10 | |
| 14 Dec | Chou Tien-chen | 0–2 | Shi Yuqi | 17–21 | 19–21 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kento Momota | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 68 |
| 2 | Sameer Verma | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 92 |
| 3 | Tommy Sugiarto | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 105 | 134 |
| 4 | Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 144 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Kento Momota | 2–0 | Sameer Verma | 21–18 | 21–6 | |
| 12 Dec | Tommy Sugiarto | 2–1 | Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 21–18 | 18–21 | 21–11 |
| 13 Dec | Tommy Sugiarto | 0–2 | Sameer Verma | 16–21 | 7–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Kento Momota | 2–0 | Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 21–15 | 21–7 | |
| 14 Dec | Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 0–2 | Sameer Verma | 9–21 | 18–21 | |
| 14 Dec | Kento Momota | 2–0 | Tommy Sugiarto | 21–14 | 21–8 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 3/4 | Shi Yuqi | 12 | 22 | 21 | |||||||||
| Sameer Verma | 21 | 20 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 3/4 | Shi Yuqi | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kento Momota | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Son Wan-ho | 14 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Kento Momota | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
Women's singles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. V. Sindhu | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 61 |
| 2 | Akane Yamaguchi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 65 |
| 3 | Beiwen Zhang | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 84 |
| N/A | Tai Tzu-ying | Retired | |||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi | 0–2 | P. V. Sindhu | 22–24 | 15–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying | Beiwen Zhang | ||||
| 13 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying | P. V. Sindhu | ||||
| 13 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi | 2–0 | Beiwen Zhang | 21–10 | 21–10 | |
| 14 Dec | P. V. Sindhu | 2–0 | Beiwen Zhang | 21–9 | 21–15 | |
| 14 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying | Retired | Akane Yamaguchi | 12–11r |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nozomi Okuhara | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 85 |
| 2 | Ratchanok Intanon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 81 |
| 3 | Michelle Li | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 86 |
| N/A | Chen Yufei | Retired | |||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Chen Yufei | Ratchanok Intanon | ||||
| 12 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara | 2–0 | Michelle Li | 21–18 | 23–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Chen Yufei | Michelle Li | ||||
| 13 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara | 2–1 | Ratchanok Intanon | 14–21 | 21–11 | 21–14 |
| 14 Dec | Ratchanok Intanon | 2–0 | Michelle Li | 21–13 | 21–12 | |
| 14 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara | Retired | Chen Yufei | 5–4r |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Ratchanok Intanon | 16 | 23 | |||||||||||
| P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Nozomi Okuhara | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 3/4 | Akane Yamaguchi | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Nozomi Okuhara | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
Men's doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 128 | 111 |
| 2 | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 96 |
| 3 | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 110 |
| N/A | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
Retired | |||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
||||
| 12 Dec | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong |
1–2 | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
17–21 | 28–26 | 13–21 |
| 13 Dec | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong |
0–2 | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
17–21 | 19–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
||||
| 14 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
Walkover | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong |
Walkover | ||
| 14 Dec | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
1–2 | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen |
21–18 | 15–21 | 17–21 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 139 | 113 |
| 2 | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 135 | 128 |
| 3 | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 117 | 129 |
| 4 | Liao Min-chun Su Ching-heng |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 139 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
0–2 | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
4–21 | 18–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
2–0 | Liao Min-chun Su Ching-heng |
21–17 | 21–16 | |
| 13 Dec | Liao Min-chun Su Ching-heng |
0–2 | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
18–21 | 14–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
0–2 | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
19–21 | 19–21 | |
| 14 Dec | Liao Min-chun Su Ching-heng |
2–1 | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe |
11–21 | 21–17 | 21–17 |
| 14 Dec | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
2–1 | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
13–21 | 21–18 | 21–14 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 18 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin | 21 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||
| Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 19 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
Women's doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 109 |
| 2 | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 101 |
| 3 | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 125 |
| 4 | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 126 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
0–2 | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
19–21 | 15–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
2–0 | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
21–11 | 21–16 | |
| 13 Dec | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
0–2 | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
14–21 | 8–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
2–0 | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
21–9 | 21–19 | |
| 14 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
2–1 | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
19–21 | 21–19 | 21–14 |
| 14 Dec | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
0–2 | Du Yue Li Yinhui |
18–21 | 7–21 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 146 | 95 |
| 2 | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 128 |
| 3 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 118 |
| 4 | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 104 | 140 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
2–0 | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
21–10 | 21–16 | |
| 12 Dec | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
0–2 | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
14–21 | 8–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
2–1 | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–18 | 20–22 | 21–17 |
| 13 Dec | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
2–0 | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
21–16 | 21–18 | |
| 14 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
2–0 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
21–5 | 21–12 | |
| 14 Dec | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
2–1 | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
21–14 | 14–21 | 21–9 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 22 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Du Yue Li Yinhui | 20 | 3r | |||||||||||
| 1 | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 12 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||
Mixed doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 88 |
| 2 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 106 |
| 3 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 131 | 140 |
| 4 | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 113 | 147 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
2–0 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
21–16 | 21–17 | |
| 12 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2–0 | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
21–19 | 21–10 | |
| 13 Dec | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
2–0 | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
21–16 | 21–12 | |
| 13 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2–0 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
21–16 | 21–19 | |
| 14 Dec | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
1–2 | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
20–22 | 22–20 | 14–21 |
| 14 Dec | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
2–0 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21–19 | 21–8 |
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 88 |
| 2 | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 125 | 127 |
| 3 | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 111 |
| 4 | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 113 | 141 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
1–2 | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
18–21 | 21–16 | 18–21 |
| 12 Dec | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
0–2 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
20–22 | 13–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
0–2 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
12–21 | 14–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
2–0 | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
21–14 | 21–12 | |
| 14 Dec | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
2–0 | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
21–9 | 21–18 | |
| 14 Dec | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
2–0 | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
21–16 | 21–13 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 19 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
| 3/4 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 21 | 14 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1 | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | 21 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||
| Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 23 | 16 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 9 | 21 | 13 | |||||||||
| Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping | 21 | 19 | 21 | ||||||||||
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