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]
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| Tournament details | |||
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| 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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Tournament
editThe 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
editThis international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.[3]
Point distribution
editBelow 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
editThe 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
editEligible players
editBelow are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Rankings used are accurate as of 29 November 2018.[5]
Men's singles
editWomen's singles
editMen's doubles
editWomen's doubles
editMixed doubles
edit- 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
edit| Top Nations | ||||||||||
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| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | Players | ||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10§ | |||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 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
edit| Nation | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| 6 | ||||
| 4 | 1 | |||
| 4 | 2 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | ||||
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| 1 | 1 | |||
| 1 | ||||
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| Total | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Men's singles
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 111 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 150 | 125 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 141 | 159 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 105 | 143 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Shi Yuqi |
2–1 | 16–21 | 21–19 | 21–8 | |
| 12 Dec | Chou Tien-chen |
2–1 | 17–21 | 21–18 | 21–18 | |
| 13 Dec | Shi Yuqi |
2–0 | 21–8 | 21–19 | ||
| 13 Dec | Chou Tien-chen |
1–2 | 21–18 | 11–21 | 14–21 | |
| 14 Dec | Son Wan-ho |
2–0 | 21–11 | 21–10 | ||
| 14 Dec | Chou Tien-chen |
0–2 | 17–21 | 19–21 |
Group B
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 68 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 92 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 105 | 134 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 144 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Kento Momota |
2–0 | 21–18 | 21–6 | ||
| 12 Dec | Tommy Sugiarto |
2–1 | 21–18 | 18–21 | 21–11 | |
| 13 Dec | Tommy Sugiarto |
0–2 | 16–21 | 7–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Kento Momota |
2–0 | 21–15 | 21–7 | ||
| 14 Dec | Kantaphon Wangcharoen |
0–2 | 9–21 | 18–21 | ||
| 14 Dec | Kento Momota |
2–0 | 21–14 | 21–8 |
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 3/4 | 12 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 21 | 20 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 3/4 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
Women's singles
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 61 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 65 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 84 | |
| N/A | Retired | ||||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi |
0–2 | 22–24 | 15–21 | ||
| 12 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying |
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| 13 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying |
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| 13 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi |
2–0 | 21–10 | 21–10 | ||
| 14 Dec | P. V. Sindhu |
2–0 | 21–9 | 21–15 | ||
| 14 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying |
Retired | 12–11r |
Group B
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 85 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 81 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 86 | |
| N/A | Retired | ||||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Chen Yufei |
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| 12 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara |
2–0 | 21–18 | 23–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Chen Yufei |
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| 13 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara |
2–1 | 14–21 | 21–11 | 21–14 | |
| 14 Dec | Ratchanok Intanon |
2–0 | 21–13 | 21–12 | ||
| 14 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara |
Retired | 5–4r |
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 19 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 3/4 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
Men's doubles
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 128 | 111 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 96 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 110 | |
| N/A | Retired | ||||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
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| 12 Dec | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong |
1–2 | 17–21 | 28–26 | 13–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong |
0–2 | 17–21 | 19–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
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| 14 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
Walkover | Walkover | |||
| 14 Dec | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
1–2 | 21–18 | 15–21 | 17–21 | |
Group B
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 139 | 113 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 135 | 128 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 117 | 129 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 139 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
0–2 | 4–21 | 18–21 | ||
| 12 Dec | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
2–0 | 21–17 | 21–16 | ||
| 13 Dec | Liao Min-chun Su Ching-heng |
0–2 | 18–21 | 14–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
0–2 | 19–21 | 19–21 | ||
| 14 Dec | Liao Min-chun Su Ching-heng |
2–1 | 11–21 | 21–17 | 21–17 | |
| 14 Dec | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin |
2–1 | 13–21 | 21–18 | 21–14 |
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 21 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
Women's doubles
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 109 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 101 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 125 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 126 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
0–2 | 19–21 | 15–21 | ||
| 12 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
2–0 | 21–11 | 21–16 | ||
| 13 Dec | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
0–2 | 14–21 | 8–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
2–0 | 21–9 | 21–19 | ||
| 14 Dec | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
2–1 | 19–21 | 21–19 | 21–14 | |
| 14 Dec | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
0–2 | 18–21 | 7–21 |
Group B
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 146 | 95 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 128 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 118 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 104 | 140 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
2–0 | 21–10 | 21–16 | ||
| 12 Dec | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
0–2 | 14–21 | 8–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
2–1 | 21–18 | 20–22 | 21–17 | |
| 13 Dec | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
2–0 | 21–16 | 21–18 | ||
| 14 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
2–0 | 21–5 | 21–12 | ||
| 14 Dec | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
2–1 | 21–14 | 14–21 | 21–9 |
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 22 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 20 | 3r | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||||
Mixed doubles
editGroup A
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 88 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 106 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 131 | 140 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 113 | 147 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
2–0 | 21–16 | 21–17 | ||
| 12 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2–0 | 21–19 | 21–10 | ||
| 13 Dec | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
2–0 | 21–16 | 21–12 | ||
| 13 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2–0 | 21–16 | 21–19 | ||
| 14 Dec | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
1–2 | 20–22 | 22–20 | 14–21 | |
| 14 Dec | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
2–0 | 21–19 | 21–8 |
Group B
edit| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 88 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 125 | 127 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 111 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 113 | 141 |
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
1–2 | 18–21 | 21–16 | 18–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
0–2 | 20–22 | 13–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
0–2 | 12–21 | 14–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
2–0 | 21–14 | 21–12 | ||
| 14 Dec | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
2–0 | 21–9 | 21–18 | ||
| 14 Dec | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
2–0 | 21–16 | 21–13 |
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 19 | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 3/4 | 21 | 14 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1 | 21 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 23 | 16 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 9 | 21 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 21 | 19 | 21 | |||||||||||
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