2018 Korea Open (badminton)

The 2018 Korea Open (officially known as the Victor Korea Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the SK Handball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, from 25 to 30 September 2018 and had a total prize of $600,000.

2018 Korea Open

Tournament details
Dates	25–30 September
Level	Super 500
Total prize money	US$600,000
Venue	SK Handball Stadium
Location	Seoul, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Chou Tien-chen
Women's singles	Nozomi Okuhara
Men's doubles	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe
Women's doubles	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi
Mixed doubles	He Jiting Du Yue
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Tournament

The 2018 Korea Open was the eighteenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Korea Open championships, which has been held since 1991. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Korea Association and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at the SK Handball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.

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.

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 money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$600,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$45,000	$22,800	$8,700	$3,600	$2,100
Doubles	$47,400	$22,800	$8,400	$4,350	$2,250

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Viktor Axelsen (second round)
2. Kento Momota (quarter-finals)
3. Son Wan-ho (second round)
4. Chou Tien-chen (champion)
5. Srikanth Kidambi (withdrew)
6. Kenta Nishimoto (semi-finals)
7. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarter-finals)
8. Tommy Sugiarto (final)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Jonatan Christie	13	20
	8	Tommy Sugiarto	21	22
								8	Tommy Sugiarto	13	16
								4	Chou Tien-chen	21	21
	4	Chou Tien-chen	19	21	21
	6	Kenta Nishimoto	21	18	14

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	21	21
		Hsu J-h	9	12
								1	V Axelsen	25	9
								Q1	Zhao JP	27	21
		H-K Vittinghus	13	21	17
	Q1	Zhao JP	21	13	21
															Q1	Zhao JP	17	16
																J Christie	21	21
	PFQ	Hu Y	21	21
		Huang YX	15	19
								PFQ	Hu Y	12	14
									J Christie	21	21
		J Christie	21	21
		K Tsuneyama	18	16

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Son W-h	21	21
		Lee C Y	16	17
								3	Son W-h	21	13	22
								Q3	Heo K-h	15	21	24
	Q3	Heo K-h	21	21
		Lee D-k	10	18
															Q3	Heo K-h	21	19	9
															8	T Sugiarto	15	21	21
	8	T Sugiarto	21	21
		Lee H-i	9	16
								8	T Sugiarto	21	21
									Liew D	15	16
		Liew D	15	21	21
	Q2	Zhou ZQ	21	10	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Wang T-w	21	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	18	15
									Wang T-w	18	18
								7	A S Ginting	21	21
		L Corvée	18	10
	7	A S Ginting	21	21
															7	A S Ginting	13	11
															4	Chou T-c	21	21
		K Sakai	9	21	21
		B Leverdez	21	16	13
									K Sakai	19	17
								4	Chou T-c	21	21
		I M Mustofa	18	14
	4	Chou T-c	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lin D	19	21	21
		J Ø. Jørgensen	21	17	15
									Lin D	21	16	11
								6	K Nishimoto	10	21	21
	Q4	Lin Y-h	23	11	21
	6	K Nishimoto	21	21	23
															6	K Nishimoto	w	/	o
															2	K Momota
		A Antonsen	15	21	21
		S Verma	21	16	7
									A Antonsen	18	22	16
								2	K Momota	21	20	21
	PFQ	Chong W F	16	17
	2	K Momota	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (semi-finals)
2. Ratchanok Intanon (second round)
3. Nozomi Okuhara (champion)
4. Sung Ji-hyun (semi-finals)
5. Saina Nehwal (quarter-finals)
6. Zhang Beiwen (final)
7. Sayaka Takahashi (quarter-finals)
8. Gao Fangjie (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	17	14
	3	Nozomi Okuhara	16	21	21
								3	Nozomi Okuhara	21	17	21
								6	Zhang Beiwen	10	21	16
	4	Sung Ji-hyun	18	19
	6	Zhang Beiwen	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	A Yamaguchi	21	11	21
		Han Y	16	21	15
								1	A Yamaguchi	24	21	21
									Chen XX	26	19	17
		J D Jakobsen	17	8
		Chen XX	21	21
															1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
															8	Gao FJ	11	15
	8	Gao FJ	21	21	21
	Q1	Li XR	18	23	8
								8	Gao FJ	10	21	21
									S Kawakami	21	19	16
		Chiang Y-l	10	13
		S Kawakami	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	N Okuhara	21	21
		Lee C-h	9	8
								3	N Okuhara	21	21
									Yip P Y	16	15
		Yip P Y	15	21	21
	Q3	P Buranaprasertsuk	21	16	12
															3	N Okuhara	15	21	22
															5	S Nehwal	21	15	20
	5	S Nehwal	21	21
		Kim H-m	12	11
								5	S Nehwal	21	21
								Q2	Kim G-e	18	18
	Q2	Kim G-e	21	14	21
	Q4	Lee S-y	10	21	18

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Sung S-y	21	9	13
		Zhang YM	19	21	21
									Zhang YM	17	12
								7	S Takahashi	21	21
		L A Mainaky	9	11
	7	S Takahashi	21	21
															7	S Takahashi	15	11
															4	Sung J-h	21	21
		E Kosetskaya	18	18
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	21
									L Kjærsfeldt	14	8
								4	Sung J-h	21	21
		A Ohori	21	16	13
	4	Sung J-h	18	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Pai Y-p	26	16	19
		Cai YY	24	21	21
									Cai YY	21	20	21
								6	Zhang BW	15	22	23
		V R Jakka	10	9
	6	Zhang BW	21	21
															6	Zhang BW	21	21
																K Gilmour	15	19
		M Li	22	14	11
		K Gilmour	20	21	21
									K Gilmour	21	21
								2	R Intanon	18	17
		S Sato	9	19
	2	R Intanon	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (second round)
2. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (withdrew)
3. Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding (first round)
4. Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko (quarter-finals)
5. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (first round)
6. Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin (second round)
7. Liao Min-chun / Su Cheng-heng (second round)
8. Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe (champions)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	21	21
	Q1	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	11	14
									Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	21	15	10
								8	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	9	21	21
		Chooi Kah Ming Low Juan Shen	13	12
	8	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
		Han CK Zhou HD	15	14
								1	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	10	9
									Kim G-j Lee Y-d	18	21	21
		Kim G-j Lee Y-d	22	21
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	20	16
																Kim G-j Lee Y-d	21	21	15
																T Hoki Y Kobayashi	23	17	21
	6	Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
	Q3	Kim J-h Park K-h	10	6
								6	Chen H-l Wang C-l	15	19
									T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
		P Chew R Chew	8	14

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
		M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	13	18
								4	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
									D Daugaard F Søgaard	17	18
		D Daugaard F Søgaard	21	21
		A B Cahyono M R P Isfahani	13	12
															4	T Inoue Y Kaneko	10	15
															Q1	Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	21
	5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	14	11
		Lee J-h Lee Y	12	21	21
									Lee J-h Lee Y	21	20	12
								Q1	Choi S-g Seo S-j	18	22	21
		Lu C-y Yang P-h	19	20
	Q1	Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	22

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	Chang K-c Lu C-p	17	16
		Chooi K M Low J S	21	21
									Chooi K M Low J S	21	21
								7	Liao M-c Su C-h	19	16
		Chung E-s Kim D-y	18	21	19
	7	Liao M-c Su C-h	21	18	21
																Chooi K M Low J S	21	14	21
																K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	19	21	15
		M Arif A L N M Azriyn A	20	21	13
		He JT Tan Q	22	18	21
									He JT Tan Q	18	16
									K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	21	21
		K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	21	21
	3	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	15	19

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Kang M-h Kim W-h	13	18
		Ou XY Ren XY	21	21
									Ou XY Ren XY	21	8	18
								8	H Endo Y Watanabe	18	21	21
	Q2	Lee F-c Lee F-j	24	18
	8	H Endo Y Watanabe	26	21
															8	H Endo Y Watanabe	22	21
																A Chia Soh W Y	20	14
		B Isara M Jongjit	22	24
		A Chia Soh W Y	24	26
									A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
									Huang KX Wang ZK	16	11
		Huang KX Wang ZK	21	17	23
	PFQ	Lee S-h Yang P-h	13	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (final)
2. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (champions)
3. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (withdrew)
4. Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (semi-finals)
5. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (first round)
6. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (quarter-finals)
7. Della Destiara Haris / Rizki Amelia Pradipta (second round)
8. Du Yue / Li Yinhui (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21	21
		Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	15	12
								1	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	11	18
								2	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	21
	4	Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto	10	11
	2	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	14	10
								1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
									L Efler I Herttrich	14	11
	Q1
		L Efler I Herttrich	w	/	o
															1	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
																Chow M K Lee M Y	13	14
	5	Lee S-h Shin S-c	1r
		Chow M K Lee M Y	5
									Chow M K Lee M Y	21	18	21
									Chang Y-n Jung K-e	13	21	14
		J Goliszewski L Käpplein	10	12
		Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Vivian Hoo K M Yap C W	21	21
		E Kan I Zhong	14	12
								PFQ	Vivian Hoo K M Yap C W	19	21	18
									A S Awanda N K M Istarani	21	19	21
		A S Awanda N K M Istarani	21	14	22
	PFQ	Chang H-t Cheng C-y	15	21	20
																A S Awanda N K M Istarani	21	14	12
																N Fukuman K Yonao	19	21	21
	7	D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
		Choi H-i Kim M-j	12	17
								7	D D Haris R A Pradipta	19	22	19
									N Fukuman K Yonao	21	20	21
		N Fukuman K Yonao	13	22	21
		S Paewsampran P Supajirakul	21	20	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	21	21	21
	PFQ	Chen S-y Sung S-y	16	23	10
									Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	14	18
								8	Du Y Li YH	21	21
		Kim H-j Kong H-y	8	21	17
	8	Du Y Li YH	21	19	21
															8	Du Y Li YH	14	15
															4	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21
		Tang JH Yu XH	24	21
		Ng W Y Yeung N T	22	15
									Tang JH Yu XH	21	15	14
								4	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	12	21	21
		Cao TW Zheng Y	15	21	11
	4	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	15	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q3
	PFQ	Peng L-t Yu C-h	w	/	o
								PFQ	Peng L-t Yu C-h	12	7
								6	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
	Q4
	6	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	w	/	o
															6	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	17	15
															2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
		Lee Y-n Seong A-y	w	/	o
	Q2
									Lee Y-n Seong A-y	17	9
								2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
		Chae Y-j Kim S-y	17	21	10
	2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	19	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (first round)
2. Mathias Christiansen / Christinna Pedersen (final)
3. Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (second round)
4. Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (quarter-finals)
5. He Jiting / Du Yue (champions)
6. Wang Chi-lin / Lee Chia-hsin (second round)
7. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (quarter-finals)
8. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	19	11
	5	He Jiting Du Yue	21	21
								5	He Jiting Du Yue	21	21
								2	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	18	16
		Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	22	13	15
	2	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	20	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	5r
		Chang T C Ng W Y	11
									Chang T C Ng W Y	21	21
								Q1	Kim Y-h Seong A-y	16	16
	Q1	Kim Y-h Seong A-y	21	21
		M Arif A L R A Riodingin	19	18
																Chang T C Ng W Y	9	17
															8	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
	8	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	17	21	21
		Choi S-g Shin S-c	21	15	16
								8	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	19	23
									Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	18	21	21
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	18	13
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	21
	Q2	Lee F-c Chang C-h	15	11
								4	H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	20	21
									P Jordan M D Oktavianti	16	22	13
		Ou XY Tang JH	10	21
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	23
															4	H Faizal G E Widjaja	14	10
															5	He JT Du Y	21	21
	5	He JT Du Y	21	21	21
	Q3	S Jomkoh P Supajirakul	14	23	15
								5	He JT Du Y	21	21
									Kim H-t Kim H-j	13	15
		R Alexander A Saufika	20	17
		Kim H-t Kim H-j	22	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		M E Seidel L Efler	21	8	18
		Kim W-h Baek H-n	18	21	21
									Kim W-h Baek H-n	10	16
								7	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
		M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	15	11
	7	Y Watanabe A Higashino	17	21	21
															7	Y Watanabe A Higashino	16	16
																Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
		Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
		Ren XY Cao TW	16	15
									Seo S-j Chae Y-j	25	21
								3	C Adcock G Adcock	23	13
	Q4	Lee F-j Chang H-t	14	12
	3	C Adcock G Adcock	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lu K Chen Lu	18	19
		Lee Y Hsu Y-c	21	21
									Lee Y Hsu Y-c	19	21	21
								6	Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	15	15
	PFQ	T Hoki K Yonemoto	15	19
	6	Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	21
																Lee Y Hsu Y-c	15	14
															2	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	21
		Chen T J Peck Y W	17	21	21
		Chang K-c Cheng C-y	21	14	17
									Chen T J Peck Y W	13	20
								2	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	22
		Mak H C Yeung N T	15	15
	2	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	21

External links

• Tournament Link