2024 Japan Masters

2024 Japan Masters
Tournament details
Dates	12–17 November
Edition	2nd
Level	Super 500
Total prize money	US$420,000
Venue	Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Location	Kumamoto, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Li Shifeng
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Fajar Alfian; Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Women's doubles	Liu Shengshu; Tan Ning
Mixed doubles	Dechapol Puavaranukroh; Supissara Paewsampran
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The 2024 Japan Masters (officially known as the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024) was a badminton tournament which took place at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan, from 12 to 17 November 2024 and had a total prize of $420,000.

Tournament

The 2024 Japan Masters was the thirty-fifth tournament of the 2024 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Masters championships, which have been held since 2023. This tournament is organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.^[1]

Venue

This tournament was held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.^[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]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128
9,200	7,800	6,420	5,040	3,600	2,220	880	430

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$420,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$31,500	$15,960	$6,090	$2,520	$1,470
Doubles	$33,180	$15,960	$5,880	$3,045	$1,575

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen (semi-finals)
Kodai Naraoka (quarter-finals)
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (second round)
Jonatan Christie (semi-finals)
Lee Zii Jia (quarter-finals)
Chou Tien-chen (second round)
Li Shifeng (champion)
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (withdrew)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Viktor Axelsen	16	15

7	Li Shifeng	21	21
					7	Li Shifeng	21	21

						Leong Jun Hao	10	13
4	Jonatan Christie	21	18	20

	Leong Jun Hao	10	21	22

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

1	V Axelsen	21	21

	Wang T-w	14	14
					1	V Axelsen	14	21	21

						Lei LX	21	14	9
	Lei LX	21	21

	Loh K Y	19	19
										1	V Axelsen	21	16	21

											C Popov	18	21	18
6	Chou T-c	17	21	21

	B Yang	21	19	17
					6	Chou T-c	21	14	18

						C Popov	10	21	21
	C Popov	21	21

Q2	A Farhan	13	16

Section 2

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

3	K Vitidsarn	21	21

	Ng K L	19	12
					3	K Vitidsarn	19	10

					PFQ	Chi Y-j	21	21
Q1	M Koga	15	19

PFQ	Chi Y-j	21	21
									PFQ	Chi Y-j	21	11	7

									7	Li SF	19	21	21
7	Li SF	19	21	21

	A Lanier	21	6	13
					7	Li SF	21	21

						K Nishimoto	15	13
	K Nishimoto	21	21

	T Obayashi	16	18

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

Q4	K Takahashi	17	21	17

PFQ	Su L-y	21	19	21
					PFQ	Su L-y	21	8	16

					5	Lee Z J	19	21	21
Q3	J Hoh	16	21	17

5	Lee Z J	21	12	21
										5	Lee Z J	21	18	18

										4	J Christie	12	21	21
	R Gemke	21	16	21

	Lee C Y	10	21	14
						R Gemke	20	17

					4	J Christie	22	21
	Y Tanaka	15	11

4	J Christie	21	21

Section 4

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

	L Sen	22	17	16

	Leong J H	20	21	21
						Leong J H	21	16	21

					SWM	K Watanabe	10	21	13
	C A Dwi Wardoyo	12	21	18

SWM	K Watanabe	21	18	21
											Leong J H	21	9	21

										2	K Naraoka	17	21	16
	T J Popov	22	21

	Lu GZ	20	10
						T J Popov	22	9

					2	K Naraoka	24	21
	Lee C-h	22	16

2	K Naraoka	24	21

Women's singles

Seeds

Wang Zhiyi (second round)
Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
Tai Tzu-ying (withdrew)
Han Yue (second round)
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (final)
Aya Ohori (quarter-finals)
Supanida Katethong (quarter-finals)
Busanan Ongbamrungphan (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

	Sim Yu-jin	21	17	19

5	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	18	21	21
					5	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	12	12

					2	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
	Pornpawee Chochuwong	9	21	18

2	Akane Yamaguchi	21	12	21

Top half

Section 1

First round				Second round					Quarter-finals

1	Wang ZY	21	21

	P Choeikeewong	14	12
				1	Wang ZY	24	18

					Sim Y-j	26	21
	Sim Y-j	21	21

Q1	L Lam	17	5
										Sim Y-j	16	21	21

										M Li	21	9	15
8	B Ongbamrungphan	12	8

	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
					P. V. Sindhu	21	16	17

					M Li	17	21	21
	N Nidaira	20	12

	M Li	22	21

Section 2

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

PFQ	H Akechi	10	21	19

Q3	M Suizu	21	18	21
					Q3	M Suizu

						M Blichfeldt	w	/	o
	M Blichfeldt	21	21

PFQ	K A C Dewi	12	14
											M Blichfeldt	16	18

										5	G M Tunjung	21	21
5	G M Tunjung	21	21

	T Miyazaki	15	12
					5	G M Tunjung	21	21

						R Intanon	14	15
Q2	A Takahashi	7	20

	R Intanon	21	22

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

	L Kjærsfeldt	21	21

	Yeo J M	14	13
						L Kjærsfeldt	15	18

					7	S Katethong	21	21
	Sung S-y	21	11	7

7	S Katethong	12	21	21
										7	S Katethong	19	11

											P Chochuwong	21	21
	Pai Y-p	16	7

	P Chochuwong	21	21
						P Chochuwong	17	21	21

					4	Han Y	21	12	14
	Lin H-t	18	10

4	Han Y	21	21

Section 4

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	R Gunji	18	21	21

	P K Wardani	21	10	14
						R Gunji	17	14

					6	A Ohori	21	21
	Chiu P-c	21	12	19

6	A Ohori	14	21	21
									6	A Ohori	21	15	13

									2	A Yamaguchi	18	21	21
	Y Li	12	6

Q4	Lo S Y	21	21
					Q4	Lo S Y	12	8

					2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
	L Christophersen	13	19

2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (withdrew)
He Jiting / Ren Xiangyu (second round)
Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (champions)
Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (second round)
Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (second round)
Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (final)
Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan (first round)
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri / Daniel Marthin (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

3	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21	21

SWM	Leo Rolly Carnando Bagas Maulana	18	13
				3	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21	17	21

				6	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	15	21	17
	Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Tan Wee Kiong	12	15

6	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	25	21

PFQ	Chen Z-y P Smith	23	11
					3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	19	21

						Man W C Tee K W	17	21	19
	C Popov T J Popov	18	23	19

	Man W C Tee K W	21	21	21
										3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	17	21	21

										8	M S Fikri D Marthin	21	16	18
8	M S Fikri D Marthin	21	16	21

PFQ	Chen Z-r Lin Y-c	13	21	17
					8	M S Fikri D Marthin	21	21

						Liu K-h Yang P-ha	13	18
	Liu K-h Yang P-ha	21	21

	Choong H J M Haikal	15	17

Section 2

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

7	Lee J-h Yang P-hs	19	21	18

Q1	T Nomura Y Shimogami	21	17	21
					Q1	T Nomura Y Shimogami	17	16

						Chen BY Liu Y	21	21
	Xie HN Zeng WH	14	14

	Chen BY Liu Y	21	21
										Chen BY Liu Y	15	15

									SWM	L R Carnando B Maulana	21	21
SWM	L R Carnando B Maulana	15	21	21

	Lee F-c Lee F-j	21	15	13
					SWM	L R Carnando B Maulana	21	21

						K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	19	12
	R Kjær F Søgaard	19	13

	K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	N M Azriyn A Tan W K	21	21

	Chang K-c Chen X-y	9	18
						N M Azriyn A Tan W K	21	23

					5	Goh S F N Izzuddin	9	21
	Lin B-w Su C-h	12	17

5	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
										N M Azriyn A Tan W K	21	21

										Chiu H-c Wang C-l	19	19
Q3	Low H Y Ng E C	14	19

	Chiu H-c Wang C-l	21	21
						Chiu H-c Wang C-l	21	21

					4	A Chia Soh W Y	11	13
	D Lundgaard M Vestergaard	21	17	9

4	A Chia Soh W Y	15	21	21

Section 4

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

Q4	Chiang C-w Wei C-w	21	16	10

	S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	12	21	21
						S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	19	20

					6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	22
	J Arif Yap R K	14	15

6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
									6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	29

										Jin Y Seo S-j	18	27
	Jin Y Seo S-j	21	21

Q2	A Endo Y Takei	14	15
						Jin Y Seo S-j	21	21

					2	He JT Ren XY	10	14
	P Sukphun P Teeraratsakul	21	14	12

2	He JT Ren XY	18	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (withdrew)
Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (champions)
Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (semi-finals)
Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (first round)
Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (first round)
Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (quarter-finals)
Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (semi-finals)
Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	21	21

7	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	15	11
					Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	15	5

				2	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21	21
3	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	12	18

2	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

4	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	11	16

	Lee Y-w Lee Y-l	13	21	21
						Lee Y-w Lee Y-l	21	21

						R Hirokami Y Kato	13	16
	R Hirokami Y Kato	21	21

	Lee C-c Lin Y-y	12	15
										Lee Y-w Lee Y-l	13	21	17

										Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	18	21
5	P Tan Thinaah M	9	21	21

	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	14	23
						Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21

					Q3	K Osawa M Tanabe	17	18
Q3	K Osawa M Tanabe	21	21

	V Hoo Lim C S	17	16

Section 2

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

7	Li YJ Luo XM	21	21

PFQ	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	19	13
					7	Li YJ Luo XM	21	18	21

						Jeong N-e Shin S-c	11	21	16
	J P Miantoro F Setianingrum	21	18	22

	Jeong N-e Shin S-c	16	21	24
										7	Li YJ Luo XM	22	21

										Q4	Hu L-f Jheng Y-c	20	19
SWM	Yeung N T Yeung P L	21	22

	G Somerville A Yu	11	20
					SWM	Yeung N T Yeung P L	13	23

					Q4	Hu L-f Jheng Y-c	21	25
	Keng SL Li WM	12	15

Q4	Hu L-f Jheng Y-c	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

	Kim H-j Kong H-y	18	21	21

	B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	19	12
						Kim H-j Kong H-y	29	21	21

					8	F D Kusuma A C Pratiwi	30	19	17
	K Ishikawa M Konegawa	17	11

8	F D Kusuma A C Pratiwi	21	21
											Kim H-j Kong H-y	13	15

										3	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
Q2	M Kawazoe H Konishi	9	16

Q1	A Higashino A Sakuramoto	21	21
					Q1	A Higashino A Sakuramoto	10	18

					3	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
	L T Mayasari S F S Ramadhanti	21	11	16

3	N Matsuyama C Shida	17	21	21

Section 4

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	Sung S-y Yu C-h	7	21	18

	Kim B-r Kim S-y	21	19	21
						Kim B-r Kim S-y	13	15

					6	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	21
	M Otake M Takahashi	17	0^r

6	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	0
									6	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	11	16

									2	Liu SS Tan N	17	21	21
	T Jolly G Gopichand	16	16

	Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	21	21
						Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	18	11

					2	Liu SS Tan N	21	21
	Chang C-h Yang C-t	15	15

2	Liu SS Tan N	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (second round)
Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (first round)
Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (semi-finals)
Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi (second round)
Dejan Ferdinansyah / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (first round)
Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang (first round)
Rinov Rivaldy / Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (second round)
Jesper Toft / Amalie Magelund (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

	Guo Xinwa Chen Fanghui	14	11

	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21	21
						Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	16	21	17

						Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran	21	10	21
3	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	21	20	14

	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran	18	22	21

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

1	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21

	Chen C-k Hsu Y-h	13	12
					1	Tang C M Tse Y S	18	23	15

						Guo XW Chen FH	21	21	21
	Guo XW Chen FH	21	21

Q2	Chiu H-c Lee C-c	5	12
											Guo XW Chen FH	21	21

											P Smith J Gai	11	14
8	J Toft A Magelund	20	21	12

	Wong T C Lim C S	22	11	21
						Wong T C Lim C S	21	14	16

						P Smith J Gai	13	21	21
Q1	Chang K-c Lin Y-y	15	11

	P Smith J Gai	21	21

Section 2

First round				Second round				Quarter-finals

4	Cheng X Zhang C	21	21

PFQ	Lu M-c Hung E-t	15	17
				4	Cheng X Zhang C	13	17

					T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21

Q4	Liu K-h Jheng Y-c	15	12
									T Gicquel D Delrue	21	22

									R Oupthong J Sudjaipraparat	14	20
6	Yang P-h Hu L-f	16	12

	R Oupthong J Sudjaipraparat	21	21
					R Oupthong J Sudjaipraparat	21	21

					H Nishi A Sato	14	18
	H Nishi A Sato	21	21

	Wu H-y Yang C-y	16	16

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	Lin B-w Lin C-c	21	14	19

	R N Kusharjanto L A Kusumawati	15	21	21
						R N Kusharjanto L A Kusumawati	17	7

						H Midorikawa N Saito	21	21
	H Midorikawa N Saito	21	21

5	D Ferdinansyah G E Widjaja	19	18
										H Midorikawa N Saito	16	13

									3	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
Q3	K Ichikawa M Kurashima	17	17

	Zhou ZH Yang JY	21	21
						Zhou ZH Yang JY	19	11

					3	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
	Y Watanabe M Taguchi	21	12	14

3	Goh S H S J Lai	18	21	21

Section 4

First round				Second round					Quarter-finals

	Hoo P R Cheng S Y	21	21

	Y Shimogami S Hobara	18	19
					Hoo P R Cheng S Y	18	24	21

				7	R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	22	10
	S Jomkoh S Taerattanachai	13	18

7	R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21
										Hoo P R Cheng S Y	17	16

										D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	21
	M Vestergaard C Busch	15	14

	R Tabeling A Bøje	21	21
					R Tabeling A Bøje	12	21	19

					D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	17	21
	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	21

2	Chen T J Toh E W	15	12

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Prospectus Japan Masters 2024" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

External links

Tournament link

[pros-1] "Prospectus Japan Masters 2024" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

[2] "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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