2018 French Open (badminton)

2018 French Open

Tournament details
Dates	23–28 October
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$750,000
Venue	Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Location	Paris, France
Champions
Men's singles	Chen Long
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong
Women's doubles	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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The 2018 French Open (officially known as the Yonex French Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 23 to 28 October 2018 and had a total prize of $750,000.

Tournament

The 2018 French Open is the twenty-first tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the French Open championships, which had been held since 1909. This tournament is organized by French Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.

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.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$750,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$52,500	$25,500	$10,500	$4,125	$2,250	$750
Doubles	$55,500	$26,250	$10,500	$4,687.50	$2,437.50	$750

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kento Momota (semi-finals)
2. Shi Yuqi (final)
3. Viktor Axelsen (withdrew)
4. Chou Tien-chen (first round)
5. Srikanth Kidambi (quarter-finals)
6. Chen Long (champion)
7. Son Wan-ho (quarter-finals)
8. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Kento Momota	18	8
	6	Chen Long	21	21
								6	Chen Long	21	21
								2	Shi Yuqi	17	19
		Rasmus Gemke	11	16
	2	Shi Yuqi	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	K Momota	21	21
		Hsu J-h	19	12
								1	K Momota	21	21
									K Sakai	17	17
		K Sakai	9	21	21
		Lin D	21	14	14
															1	K Momota	21	21
															5	S Kidambi	16	19
	5	S Kidambi	21	21
		Wong W K	19	13
								5	S Kidambi	12	21	21
									Lee D-k	21	16	18
		K Phetpradab	21	10	15
		Lee D-k	10	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	Y Coelho	13	17
		B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
									B. Sai Praneeth	16	14
									J Christie	21	21
		S Verma	21	17	15
		J Christie	16	21	21
																J Christie	18	21	16
															6	Chen L	21	12	21
	6	Chen L	21	21
		B Leverdez	11	13
								6	Chen L	21	21
								PFR	J Ø. Jørgensen	10	14
	PFR	J Ø. Jørgensen	24	21
		Huang YX	22	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		R Ouseph	21	21
		Liew D	19	17
									R Ouseph	7	15
									K Wangcharoen	21	21
		K Wangcharoen	22	21
	8	A S Ginting	20	12
																K Wangcharoen	21	11	17
																R Gemke	12	21	21
		M Caljouw	7	21	14
		H-K Vittinghus	21	17	21
									H-K Vittinghus	17	21	15
									R Gemke	21	19	21
		R Gemke	21	18	21
	4	Chou T-c	11	21	12

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Nishimoto	21	21
	PFR	L Corvée	16	17
									K Nishimoto	14	18
								7	Son W-h	21	21
		T Sugiarto	21	24	20
	7	Son W-h	16	26	22
															7	Son W-h	11	13
															2	Shi YQ	21	21
		Ng K L	21	21
		S Avihingsanon	17	15
									Ng K L	7	10
								2	Shi YQ	21	21
		K Tsuneyama	14	16
	2	Shi YQ	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Tai Tzu-ying (final)
2. Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
3. P. V. Sindhu (quarter-finals)
4. Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
5. Carolina Marín (withdrew)
6. Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
7. He Bingjiao (semi-finals)
8. Nozomi Okuhara (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Tai Tzu-ying	18	21	21
	4	Chen Yufei	21	12	14
								1	Tai Tzu-ying	20	21	13
								2	Akane Yamaguchi	22	17	21
	7	He Bingjiao	22	19	19
	2	Akane Yamaguchi	20	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Tai T-y	21	21
		L Kjærsfeldt	9	14
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
									Gao FJ	12	17
		A Ohori	21	18
		Gao FJ	23	21
															1	Tai T-y	22	21
																S Nehwal	20	11
	8	N Okuhara	21	21
		B Corrales	10	12
								8	N Okuhara	21	14	17
									S Nehwal	10	21	21
		S Nehwal	21	21
		S Kawakami	11	11

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Chen YF	20	21	21
		N Jindapol	22	14	8
								4	Chen YF	21	21
									S Takahashi	19	13
		S Takahashi	21	21
		K Gilmour	17	9
															4	Chen YF	16	21	21
															6	R Intanon	21	16	13
	6	R Intanon	21	21
	PFR	R Honderich	16	10
								6	R Intanon	21	21
									Chen XX	18	15
		Chen XX	21	16	21
		E Kosetskaya	16	21	13

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		B Ongbamrungphan	10	21	15
		Sung J-h	21	12	21
									Sung J-h	12	19
								7	He BJ	21	21
		Fitriani	17	19
	7	He BJ	21	21
															7	He BJ	21	21
															3	P. V. Sindhu	13	16
		S Sato	21	21
		Cheung N Y	8	18
									S Sato	17	16
								3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		BW Zhang	17	8
	3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee C-h	9	9
		G M Tunjung	21	21
									G M Tunjung	13	21	21
									M Blichfeldt	21	14	11
		M Blichfeldt	21	21
	PFR	L Zetchiri	7	5
																G M Tunjung	15	6r
															2	A Yamaguchi	21	11
		P Chochuwong	21	21	15
		Cai YY	18	23	21
									Cai YY	14	14
								2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		M Li	17	12
	2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (final)
2. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (second round)
3. Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan (second round)
4. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (first round)
5. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (first round)
6. Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding (withdrew)
7. Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin (quarter-finals)
8. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (withdrew)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	26
		Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	12	24
								1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	21	17
									Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	23	8	21
		Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang	21	18	17
		Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	13	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	18	21	21
		M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	12	14
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	22
									H Endo Y Watanabe	14	20
		H Endo Y Watanabe	21	21
		J Arends R Jille	10	17
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
															7	Chen H-l Wang C-l	17	11
	7	Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
		Chung E-s Kim D-y	15	10
								7	Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
									M Ahsan H Setiawan	13	11
		J Maas R Tabeling	14	13
		M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Liu C Zhang N	21	21
		M Boe C Mogensen	11	15
								3	Liu C Zhang N	14	16
									M Attri B. S Reddy	21	21
		M Attri B. S Reddy	21	21
		Kang M-h Kim W-h	18	17
																M Attri B. S Reddy	17	11
																S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21
	5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	24	18	17
		He JT Tan Q	22	21	21
									He JT Tan Q	13	19
									S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21
		J R Jansen J Zurwonne	13	15
		S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	13	21	21
		T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	19	18
									V Ivanov I Sozonov	19	21	21
									Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	16	10
		Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	21
	PFR	A Dunn A Hall	11	13
																V Ivanov I Sozonov	19	21	20
																Lee J-h Lee Y	21	17	22
		M Ellis C Langridge	16	13
		B Isara M Jongjit	21	21
									B Isara M Jongjit	17	16
									Lee J-h Lee Y	21	21
		Lee J-h Lee Y	20	21	21
	4	T Kamura K Sonoda	22	19	16

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Han CK Zhou HD	21	21
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	10	16
									Han CK Zhou HD	21	21
									A Chia Soh W Y	19	16
		A Chia Soh W Y	27	21
	PFR	P Chew R Chew	25	17
																Han CK Zhou HD	21	21
																Liao M-c Su C-h	17	18
		Liao M-c Su C-h	16	21	21
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	17	16
									Liao M-c Su C-h	21	21
								2	Li JH Liu YC	19	17
		Arjun M. R. R Shlok	14	17
	2	Li JH Liu YC	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (second round)
2. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (quarter-finals)
3. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (first round)
4. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (semi-finals)
5. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (champions)
6. Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (second round)
7. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (semi-finals)
8. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	21	21
	4	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	10	8
								5	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	21	21
									Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	14	19
	7	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	15	15
		Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	15	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
		Huang DP Huang YQ	11	12
								1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	12	21	17
									Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	17	21
		Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	21
		R Honderich K Tsai	18	16
																Chang Y-n Jung K-e	13	21	17
															5	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	14	21
	5	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
		É Lefel A Tran	11	11
								5	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
									B Erçetin N İnci	8	7
		B Erçetin N İnci	21	21
		A Lee S Lee	2	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	G Polii A Rahayu	w	/	o
		Du Y Li YH
								4	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
									M Jakkampudi P S. Ram	15	13
	PFR	L Jaques F Vandenhoucke	12	12
		M Jakkampudi P S. Ram	21	21
															4	G Polii A Rahayu	18	21	21
																M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	16	12
	6	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21
		L Efler I Herttrich	15	17
								6	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	19	19
									M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21
		A Chervyakova O Morozova	12	10
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		E Bolotova A Davletova	14	21	21
		J Goliszewski L Käpplein	21	9	17
									E Bolotova A Davletova	16	15
								7	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
	PFR	A Bøje S Lundgaard	12	15
	7	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
															7	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	20	21
																N Fukuman K Yonao	13	22	14
		Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	22	21
		D Delrue L Palermo	20	14
									Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	10	16
									N Fukuman K Yonao	21	21
		N Fukuman K Yonao	21	21
	3	Chen QC Jia YF	18	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
		Kim H-j Kong H-y	13	18
									G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
									N K M Istarani R A Pradipta	17	17
		N K M Istarani R A Pradipta	21	18	21
	8	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	15	21	19
																G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
															2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	8	16
		C Birch L Smith	21	22
		Li WM Zheng Y	23	24
									Li WM Zheng Y	25	17	15
								2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	23	21	21
		Chow M K Lee M Y	15	14
	2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (champions)
2. Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (quarter-finals)
3. Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (quarter-finals)
4. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (second round)
5. Zhang Nan / Li Yinhui (first round)
6. Mathias Christiansen / Christinna Pedersen (first round)
7. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (first round)
8. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
		Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	11	14
								1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
									Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	19	14
		Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	21	21
		Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	14	9

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
		R Kapoor K Garg	5	10
								1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									C Adcock G Adcock	12	11
		C Adcock G Adcock	24	18	21
		S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	22	21	19
															1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
																M Ellis L Smith	16	19
	8	Goh S H S J Lai	11	21	21
		M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	12	6
								8	Goh S H S J Lai	19	24	19
									M Ellis L Smith	21	22	21
		R K Suwardi D Susanto	18	18
		M Ellis L Smith	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	21
		Lee Y Hsu Y-c	14	17
								3	T Ahmad L Natsir	23	21
									Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	19
		S Magee C Magee	12	16
		Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	21
															3	T Ahmad L Natsir	16	21	18
																Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	16	21
	7	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	18	18
		R Tabeling C Seinen	19	21	21
									R Tabeling C Seinen	14	6
									Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
		Lee C H Chau H W	15	13
		Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		He JT Du Y	21	24	1r
		M Seidel L Efler	19	26	1
									M Seidel L Efler	21	20	24
									T Hoki W Nagahara	11	22	26
		T Hoki W Nagahara	19	21	21
	5	Zhang N Li YH	21	19	14
																T Hoki W Nagahara	14	11
																Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
		Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
		R Labar A Mittelheisser	15	7
									Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
								4	Tang C M Tse Y S	18	18
		H Faizal G E Widjaja	18	9
	4	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lu K Chen L	16	15
		D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
									D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
									J Fischer Nielsen A Bøje	10	15
	PFR	J Fischer Nielsen A Bøje	21	14	23
	6	M Christiansen C Pedersen	18	21	21
																D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	16	21	21
															2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	18	15
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21
		M Mikkelsen M Surrow	16	13
									P Jordan M D Oktavianti	14	12
								2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		N Nøhr S Thygesen	11	8
	2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21

External links

• Tournament Link