2018 All England Open

2018 All England Open

Tournament details
Dates	14–18 March
Edition	108th
Level	Super 1000
Total prize money	US$1,000,000
Venue	Arena Birmingham
Location	Birmingham, England
Champions
Men's singles	Shi Yuqi
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Women's doubles	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen
Mixed doubles	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
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The 2018 All England Open, officially the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Arena Birmingham in England from 14 to 18 March 2018. It had a total purse of $1 million.

Tournament

The 2018 All England Open was the seventh tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the All England Open championships, which has been held since 1899. This tournament was organized by Badminton England and sanctioned by the BWF. ^[1] It was also the first ever new Super 1000 Level 2 tournament of the BWF World Tour schedule.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England. ^[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event. ^[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
12,000	10,200	8,400	6,600	4,800	3,000

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,000,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations. ^[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$70,000	$34,000	$14,000	$5,500	$3,000	$1,000
Doubles	$74,000	$35,000	$14,000	$6,250	$3,250	$1,000

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Viktor Axelsen (withdrew)
2. Lee Chong Wei (quarterfinals)
3. Srikanth Kidambi (second round)
4. Chen Long (quarterfinals)
5. Son Wan-ho (semifinals)
6. Lin Dan (final)
7. Shi Yuqi (champion)
8. Chou Tien-chen (first round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Son Wan-ho	17	14
	7	Shi Yuqi	21	21
								7	Shi Yuqi	21	16	21
								6	Lin Dan	19	21	9
		Huang Yuxiang	14	21	11
	6	Lin Dan	21	13	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFR	M Caljouw	20	11
		Ng K L	22	21
									Ng K L	12	15
									K Nishimoto	21	21
		K Nishimoto	21	21
		K Tsuneyama	8	18
																K Nishimoto	18	21	14
															5	Son W-h	21	9	21
	5	Son W-h	13	21	21
		B. Sai Praneeth	21	15	11
								5	Son W-h	21	21
									J Christie	16	12
		Wong W K	7	13
		J Christie	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Chen L	21	21
	PFR	Qiao B	13	11
								4	Chen L	21	21
									K Phetpradab	18	14
		Hsu J-h	14	14
		K Phetpradab	21	21
															4	Chen L	10	17
															7	Shi YQ	21	21
	7	Shi YQ	21	21
		Jeon H-j	18	19
								7	Shi YQ	21	21
									Lee H-i	11	19
		A Antonsen	11	14
		Lee H-i	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		T Sugiarto	21	21
		A S Ginting	14	19
									T Sugiarto	10	19
									Prannoy H. S.	21	21
		Prannoy H. S.	9	21	21
	8	Chou T-c	21	18	18
																Prannoy H. S.	22	16	21
																Huang YX	20	21	23
		Huang YX	21	21
		R Ouseph	13	14
									Huang YX	21	15	22
								3	S Kidambi	11	21	20
		B Leverdez	21	14	20
	3	S Kidambi	7	21	22

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Wang T-w	21	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	17	18
									Wang T-w	13	21
								6	Lin D	21	23
		H-K Vittinghus	19	16
	6	Lin D	21	21
															6	Lin D	21	21
															2	Lee C W	16	17
		J Ø. Jørgensen	21	10	17
		Lee D-k	13	21	21
									Lee D-k	6	21	18
								2	Lee C W	21	13	21
		Y Coelho	15	17
	2	Lee C W	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Tai Tzu-ying (champion)
2. Akane Yamaguchi (final)
3. Ratchanok Intanon (first round)
4. P. V. Sindhu (semifinals)
5. Carolina Marín (quarterfinals)
6. Sung Ji-hyun (first round)
7. Nozomi Okuhara (quarterfinals)
8. Chen Yufei (semifinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Tai Tzu-ying	21	20	21
	8	Chen Yufei	15	22	13
								1	Tai Tzu-ying	22	21
								2	Akane Yamaguchi	20	13
	4	P. V. Sindhu	21	19	18
	2	Akane Yamaguchi	19	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Tai T-y	21	21
		S Nehwal	14	18
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
									B Ongbumrungpan	15	11
		B Ongbumrungpan	21	21
		K Gilmour	15	19
															1	Tai T-y	21	21
																A Ohori	12	13
	6	Sung J-h	16	17
		A Ohori	21	21
									A Ohori	24	21
									Goh J W	22	18
		Goh J W	6
		He BJ	1r

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	R Intanon	15	21	19
		M Li	21	14	21
									M Li	19	14
									M Blichfeldt	21	21
		M Blichfeldt	15	21	23
	PFR	B Corrales	21	13	21
																M Blichfeldt	17	12
															8	Chen YF	21	21
	8	Chen YF	w	/	o
		Chen XX
								8	Chen YF	21	21
									Kim H-m	15	14
		L Kjærsfeldt	15	12
		Kim H-m	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Fitriani	16	21	21
		S Cheah	21	18	9
									Fitriani	13	15
								7	N Okuhara	21	21
		Pai Y-p	15	8
	7	N Okuhara	21	21
															7	N Okuhara	22	18	18
															4	P. V. Sindhu	20	21	21
		BW Zhang	18	14
		N Jindapol	21	21
									N Jindapol	13	21	18
								4	P. V. Sindhu	21	13	21
		P Chochuwong	22	17	9
	4	P. V. Sindhu	20	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		E Kosetskaya	9	11
		S Kawakami	21	21
									S Kawakami	13	17
								5	C Marín	21	21
		Lee J-m	17	8
	5	C Marín	21	21
															5	C Marín	15	18
															2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		S Sato	21	21
		Cheung N Y	10	14
									S Sato	21	10	12
								2	A Yamaguchi	18	21	21
		Lee C-h	10	14
	2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (champions)
2. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (final)
3. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (quarterfinals)
4. Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan (first round)
5. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (first round)
6. Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding (semifinals)
7. Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin (quarterfinals)
8. Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	21
	6	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	11	19
								1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	21
								2	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	18	17
		Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	17	17
	2	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
		A Pratama R A Saputro	16	19
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	20	21
									Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	22	13
		F Alfian M R Ardianto	16	21	21
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	16	23
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
															7	Chen H-l Wang C-l	15	13
	7	Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
		T Inoue Y Kaneko	10	15
								7	Chen H-l Wang C-l	19	21	21
									M Christiansen D Daugaard	21	16	18
		P Briggs T Wolfenden	19	15
		M Christiansen D Daugaard	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Li JH Liu YC	21	21
		Kim W-h Seo S-j	15	12
								3	Li JH Liu YC	21	21
									K Astrup A S Rasmussen	17	17
		K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	25
		Lu C-y Yang P-h	15	23
															3	Li JH Liu YC	21	15
															6	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	23	21
	6	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	22	16	21
		B Issara N Phuangphuapet	20	21	18
								6	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	22	19	21
									J R Jansen J Zurwonne	20	21	11
		M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	14	21	16
		J R Jansen J Zurwonne	21	19	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		H Endo Y Watanabe	21	24
		K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	8	22
									H Endo Y Watanabe	16	21	22
								8	Lee J-h Lee Y	21	16	20
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	19	11
	8	Lee J-h Lee Y	21	21
																H Endo Y Watanabe	21	21
																Liao M-c Su C-h	14	19
		J Arends R Jille	16	11
		M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
									M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	18	14
									Liao M-c Su C-h	13	21	21
		Liao M-c Su C-h	22	22
	4	Liu C Zhang N	20	20

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		M Attri B. S Reddy	20	12
		M Ellis C Langridge	22	21
									M Ellis C Langridge	21	21	12
									Goh V S Tan W K	16	23	21
		Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
	5	T Kamura K Sonoda	13	17
																Goh V S Tan W K	20	11
															2	M Boe C Mogensen	22	21
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	19	18
		S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21
									S Rankireddy C Shetty	16	21	21
								2	M Boe C Mogensen	21	16	23
		Chung E-s Kim D-y	17	9
	2	M Boe C Mogensen	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (quarterfinals)
2. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (quarterfinals)
3. Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen (champions)
4. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (final)
5. Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (semifinals)
6. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (first round)
7. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (quarterfinals)
8. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto	21	10	12
	4	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	16	21	21
								4	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	19	18
								3	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	21	21
	3	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	21	22
		Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	15	20

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Chen QC Jia YF	22	21
		N Fukuman K Yonao	20	14
								1	Chen QC Jia YF	26	21
									M Fruergaard S Thygesen	24	11
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	22
		Chiang K-h Hung S-h	13	20
															1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	17	15
															5	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	14	21	21
	5	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21
		M Jakkampudi P S Ram	14	11
								5	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21
									A S Awanda N K M Istirani	18	15
		A S Awanda N K M Istirani	22	21
		C Birch J Pugh	20	14

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
		D Delrue L Palermo	12	16
								4	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
									Kim S-y Kong H-y	13	13
	PFR	Tang JH Yu XH	22	10	15
		Kim S-y Kong H-y	20	21	21
															4	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
															8	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	16	18
	8	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		S Piek C Seinen	17	16
								8	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	16	21	21
									C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	17	17
		Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	15	16
		C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Chae Y-j Jung K-e	21	21
		J Finne-Ipsen R Søby Hansen	13	13
									Chae Y-j Jung K-e	18	25	11
								7	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	23	21
		É Lefel A Tran	13	16
	7	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
															7	Lee S-h Shin S-c	15	14
															3	K R Juhl C Pedersen	21	21
		L Smith S Walker	18	12
	PFR	Du Y Li YH	21	21
								PFR	Du Y Li YH	22	24	16
								3	K R Juhl C Pedersen	24	22	21
		S Mapasa G Somerville	18	21	18
	3	K R Juhl C Pedersen	21	18	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
		A Chervyakova O Morozova	17	5
									M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
									G Stoeva S Stoeva	10	12
		G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
	6	G Polii A Rahayu	11	19
																M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	25
															2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	17	23
		D D Haris R A Pradipta	22	18	21
		Chang Y-n Kim H-r	20	21	17
									D D Haris R A Pradipta	12	14
								2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
		A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	14	13
	2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (second round)
2. Wang Yilü / Huang Dongping (quarterfinals)
3. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (first round)
4. Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto (quarterfinals)
5. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (final)
6. Mathias Christiansen / Christinna Pedersen (semifinals)
7. Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (quarterfinals)
8. Zhang Nan / Li Yinhui (semifinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Zhang Nan Li Yinhui	14	18
		Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	21
									Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	15	22	21
								5	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	20	16
	6	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	21	14	19
	5	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	18	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	21
		E Dremin E Dimova	10	12
								1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	15	29
									H Faizal G E Widjaja	18	21	30
		Tan K M Lai P J	18	11
		H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	21
																H Faizal G E Widjaja	14	21	18
															8	Zhang N Li YH	21	18	21
	8	Zhang N Li YH	21	21
		R Labar A Fontaine	17	16
								8	Zhang N Li YH	24	22
									Chan P S Goh L Y	22	20
		Chan P S Goh L Y	18	24	21
		S Magee C Magee	21	22	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	18	16
		Y Watanabe A Higashino	18	21	21
									Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
									J Arends S Piek	17	19
		J Arends S Piek	24	21
		J F Nielsen A Bøje	22	18
																Y Watanabe A Higashino	18	21	21
															7	C Adcock G Adcock	21	15	15
	7	C Adcock G Adcock	21	21
		Goh S H S J Lai	14	15
								7	C Adcock G Adcock	23	23
									Seo S-j Kim H-n	21	21
		Wang C-l Lee C-h	22	21	12
		Seo S-j Kim H-n	24	16	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Lee C H Chau H W	16	21	18
		D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	7	21
									D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	18	21	15
								6	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	18	21
		M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	17	12
	6	M Christiansen C Pedersen	17	21	21
															6	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	21
															4	P Jordan D Susanto	16	15
		M Ellis L Smith	21	21
		M Mikkelsen M Surrow	15	17
									M Ellis L Smith	12	17
								4	P Jordan D Susanto	21	21
		Lee Y Hsu Y-c	12	19
	4	P Jordan D Susanto	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Lu K Cao TW	13	21	20
		Lu C-y Chiang K-h	21	14	22
									Lu C-y Chiang K-h	5	5
								5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
		B Lane J Pugh	14	9
	5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
															5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	16	21
															2	Wang YL Huang DP	16	21	11
		P Chopra N. S Reddy	21	21
		M E Seidel L Efler	19	13
									P Chopra N. S Reddy	6	10
								2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		Choi S-g Chae Y-j	15	17
	2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21

References

1. "Prospectus All England Open 2018" (PDF). Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 16 February 2018.
2. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.

External links

• Tournament Link
• Official Website

Preceded by 2018 German Open	BWF World Tour 2018 BWF season	Succeeded by 2018 Orléans Masters