2018 Japan Open (badminton)

The 2018 Japan Open (officially known as the Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, from 11 to 16 September 2018 and had a total prize of $700,000.

2018 Japan Open

Tournament details
Dates	11–16 September
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$700,000
Venue	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Kento Momota
Women's singles	Carolina Marín
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Women's doubles	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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Tournament

The 2018 Japan Open was the sixteenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Open championships, which had been held since 1977. This tournament was organized by Nippon Badminton Association, and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan.

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 tournament was US$700,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$49,000	$23,800	$9,800	$3,850	$2,100	$700
Doubles	$51,800	$24,500	$9,800	$4,375	$2,275	$700

Men's singles

Seeds

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

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Viktor Axelsen	18	11
	3	Kento Momota	21	21
								3	Kento Momota	21	21
									Khosit Phetpradab	14	11
		Lee Dong-keun	12	16
		Khosit Phetpradab	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	21	21
		Hsu J-h	12	9
								1	V Axelsen	21	21
									K Nishimoto	13	17
	PFR	Lee C Y	16	10
		K Nishimoto	21	21
															1	V Axelsen	21	21
																A S Ginting	17	15
	8	Ng K L	14	15
		A S Ginting	21	21
									A S Ginting	21	21
									H. S. Prannoy	14	17
		H. S. Prannoy	21	21
		J Christie	18	17

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	K Momota	21	21
		A Antonsen	9	10
								3	K Momota	21	21
									R Gemke	16	18
		R Gemke	21	21
	PFR	T Saensomboonsuk	18	10
															3	K Momota	21	21
																Lin D	8	10
	5	Chou T-c	21	21
		K Tsuneyama	11	10
								5	Chou T-c	21	15	19
									Lin D	10	21	21
		Lin D	16	21	21
		K Wangcharoen	21	19	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		H-K Vittinghus	21	17	12
		Wong W K	18	21	21
									Wong W K	15	14
								7	S Kidambi	21	21
		Huang YX	13	15
	7	S Kidambi	21	21
															7	S Kidambi	21	16	18
																Lee D-k	19	21	21
		Lee D-k	21	20	21
		S Verma	18	22	10
									Lee D-k	21	21
								4	Son W-h	13	13
		K Sakai	21	15	20
	4	Son W-h	17	21	22

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		B Leverdez	17	19
		S Avihingsanon	21	21
									S Avihingsanon	6	10
								6	Chen L	21	21
		T Sugiarto	21	17	14
	6	Chen L	12	21	21
															6	Chen L	19	22
																K Phetpradab	21	24
		Wang T-w	14	17
		M Caljouw	21	21
									M Caljouw	14	18
									K Phetpradab	21	21
		K Phetpradab	21	24
	2	Shi YQ	18	22

Women's singles

Seeds

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

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Nozomi Okuhara	21	21
		Aya Ohori	12	12
								8	Nozomi Okuhara	19	21	11
								6	Carolina Marín	21	17	21
	6	Carolina Marín	21	21
	5	Chen Yufei	12	13

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Tai T-y	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	18	18
								1	Tai T-y	18	14
									Chen XX	21	21
		Zhang BW	13	12
		Chen XX	21	21
																Chen XX	17	16
															8	N Okuhara	21	21
	8	N Okuhara	21	13
		Cheung N Y	13	12r
								8	N Okuhara	21	21
									S Sato	10	14
		S Sato	21	21
		Lee C-h	7	11

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	P. V. Sindhu	21	7	21
		S Takahashi	17	21	13
								3	P. V. Sindhu	18	19
									Gao FJ	21	21
		Gao FJ	21	21
	PFR	V R Jakka	10	8
																Gao FJ	14	12
																A Ohori	21	21
	PFR	L A Mainaky	21	21
	PFR	K Polikarpova	10	8
								PFR	L A Mainaky	11	14
									A Ohori	21	21
		Yip P Y	14	10
		A Ohori	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		P Chochuwong	21	21
		K Gilmour	18	7
									P Chochuwong	11	23	11
								6	C Marín	21	21	21
		S Kawakami	7	12
	6	C Marín	21	21
															6	C Marín	21	21
															4	R Intanon	18	19
		G M Tunjung	21	21
		E Kosetskaya	18	17
									G M Tunjung	15	13
								4	R Intanon	21	21
		M Mitani	21	9	15
	4	R Intanon	17	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Goh J W	21	14	16
		Sung J-h	14	21	21
									Sung J-h	21	9	12
								5	Chen YF	18	21	21
		M Blichfeldt	16	18
	5	Chen YF	21	21
															5	Chen YF	21	15	21
															2	A Yamaguchi	13	21	15
		M Li	11	14
		Cai YY	21	21
									Cai YY	18	19
								2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		Pai Y-p	18	12
	2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (champions)
2. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (final)
3. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (second round)
4. Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan (first round)
5. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (second round)
6. Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding (first round)
7. Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko (first round)
8. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	14	21
		He Jiting Tan Qiang	16	21	13
								1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	21
								2	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	11	13
		Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin	14	16
	2	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	15	15
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
									W Nayaka A Yusuf	13	17
		J Ho-shue N Yakura	17	21	18
		W Nayaka A Yusuf	21	15	21
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	17	21
																J Maas R Tabeling	10	21	14
	5	M Boe C Mogensen	21	22
		M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	11	20
								5	M Boe C Mogensen	21	17	12
									J Maas R Tabeling	14	21	21
		J Maas R Tabeling	21	21
		Han CK Zhou HD	18	16

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Liu C Zhang N	14	18
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
									T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
									B Angriawan Hardianto	17	13
		B Angriawan Hardianto	21	17	21
		M Arif A L N M A Ayub	14	21	16
																T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	19	15
																He JT Tan Q	18	21	21
	7	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	19	17
		He JT Tan Q	13	21	21
									He JT Tan Q	21	16	21
									M Attri B. S Reddy	18	21	12
		Goh V S Tan W K	21	21	19
		M Attri B. S Reddy	15	23	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		T Isriyanet K Namdash	10	11
		Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
									Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
								8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	16	15
		R K Suwardi A Pratama	13	11
	8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
																Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
															PFR	Kim W-h Seo S-j	17	19
		Liao M-c Su C-h	11	18
	PFR	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
								PFR	Kim W-h Seo S-j	16	21	21
								3	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	18	18
		S Rankireddy C Shetty	12	17
	3	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	18
		F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
									F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
									Lee J-h Lee Y	14	18
		Lee J-h Lee Y	21	21
	6	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	19	16
																F Alfian M R Ardianto	20	21	14
															2	Li JH Liu YC	22	18	21
		H Endo Y Watanabe	17	22	17
		M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	20	21
									M Ahsan H Setiawan
								2	Li JH Liu YC	w	/	o
		Chung E-s Kim D-y	15	16
	2	Li JH Liu YC	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

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

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21	21
	4	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	12	18
								1	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21	21
								3	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	15	12
	3	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21	21
		Du Yue Li Yinhui	17	15

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	15	21
	A Ponnappa N. S Reddy		17	13					Chang Y-n Jung K-e	17	21	9
	Chang Y-n Jung K-e		21	21											1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
	6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21											6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	12	7
		A Lee S Lee	2	8				6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
	Huang DP Li WM								S Paewsampran P Supajirakul	13	18
	S Paewsampran P Supajirakul		w	/	o

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								4	G Polii A Rahayu	14	21	21
	A Sakuramoto Y Takahata		21	15	21				A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	21	16	10
	D D Haris R A Pradipta		13	21	11										4	G Polii A Rahayu	19	21	21
	7	Lee S-h Shin S-c	11r													G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	17	12
		E Kan I Zhong	8					E Kan I Zhong		11	7
	G Stoeva S Stoeva		15	21	21			G Stoeva S Stoeva		21	21
	N Fukuman K Yonao		21	11	9

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Hsu Y-c Wu T-j		17	21	14
	N Matsuyama C Shida		21	14	21			N Matsuyama C Shida		20	21	10
		Tang JH Yu XH	21	21				Tang JH Yu XH		22	19	21
	5	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	17	10												Tang JH Yu XH	11	15
	A S Awanda N K M Istarani		16	18											3	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
	M Aratama A Watanabe		21	21					M Aratama A Watanabe	19	16
								3	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Baek H-n Kim H-r
	M Fruergaard S Thygesen		w	/	o				M Fruergaard S Thygesen	17	13
		E Bolotova A Davletova	9	12				8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
	8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21											8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	16	10
	Kim S-y Kong H-y		13	11												Du Y Li YH	21	21
	Du Y Li YH		21	21					Du Y Li YH	12	27	21
								2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	25	11

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (champions)
2. Wang Yilü / Huang Dongping (final)
3. Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (withdrew)
4. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (second round)
5. Zhang Nan / Li Yinhui (quarter-finals)
6. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (quarter-finals)
7. Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (second round)
8. Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	17	21
		Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	16	21	14
								1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
								2	Wang Yilü Huang Dongping	19	8
		Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	15	17
	2	Wang Yilü Huang Dongping	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
		R K Suwardi D Susanto	14	12
								1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	18	14
		Lu C-y Hu L-f	21	15
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	23	21
															1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
															5	Zhang N Li YH	10	13
	5	Zhang N Li YH	21	21
		R Alimov A Davletova	11	18
								5	Zhang N Li YH	21	21
									Tan K M Lai P J	9	18
		Tan K M Lai P J	7	21	21
		D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	16	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	M Fogarty I Zhong	9	6
		P Chopra N. S Reddy	21	21
									P Chopra N. S Reddy	16	16
									Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
		Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
		Lee Y Hsu Y-c	14	18
																Chan P S Goh L Y	21	20	21
																P Jordan M D Oktavianti	19	22	17
	7	C Adcock G Adcock	21	18	21
		Lu K Chen L	18	21	16
								7	C Adcock G Adcock	21	18
									P Jordan M D Oktavianti	23	21
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	22
		R Tabeling C Seinen	15	20

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		T Hoki K Yonemoto	21	21
		N Nøhr S Thygesen	10	15
									T Hoki K Yonemoto	19	21	21
								8	H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	15	14
		M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	13	17
	8	H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	21
																T Hoki K Yonemoto	9	12
																Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
		N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai
		Y Watanabe A Higashino	w	/	o
									Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	15	21
								4	Tang C M Tse Y S	14	21	16
		S Magee C Magee	13	15
	4	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee C H Chau H W
		He JT Du Y	w	/	o
									He JT Du Y	13	21
								6	Goh S H S J Lai	21	23
		J Fischer Nielsen A Bøje
	6	Goh S H S J Lai	w	/	o
															6	Goh S H S J Lai	18	6
															2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		M E Seidel L Efler	17	13
		Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	21
									Wang C-l Lee C-h	8	8
								2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	10	19
	2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21

External links

• Tournament Link