2018 India Open (badminton)

2018 India Open

Tournament details
Dates	30 January – 4 February
Level	Super 500
Total prize money	US$350,000
Venue	Siri Fort Indoor Stadium
Location	New Delhi, India
Champions
Men's singles	Shi Yuqi
Women's singles	Zhang Beiwen
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Women's doubles	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
Mixed doubles	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen
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The 2018 India Open, officially the Yonex-Sunrise Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta India Open 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in India from 30 January to 4 February 2018 and had a total purse of $350,000.

Tournament

The 2018 India Open was the fourth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the India Open championships which has been held since 2008. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of India and sanctioned by the BWF. ^[1] The tournament was renamed in a tribute for Akhilesh Das, president of the Badminton Association of India, who died in April 2017.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India. ^[1]

Point distribution

Below is a table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event. ^[2]

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 the 2018 tournament was US$350,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations. ^[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semifinals	Quarterfinals	Last 16
Singles	$26,250	$13,300	$5,075	$2,100	$1,225
Doubles	$27,650	$13,300	$4,900	$2,537.50	$1,312.50

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Viktor Axelsen (Withdrew)
2. Srikanth Kidambi (Second Round)
3. Chou Tien-chen (Final)
4. Shi Yuqi (Champion)
5. Prannoy H. S. (First Round)
6. Wang Tzu-wei (Quarterfinals)
7. Anders Antonsen (First Round)
8. B. Sai Praneeth (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Qiao Bin	21	16
	3	Chou Tien-chen	23	21
								3	Chou Tien-chen	18	14
								4	Shi Yuqi	21	21
	4	Shi Yuqi	18	21	21
	Q2	Iskandar Zulkarnain	21	10	19

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	S Dey	17	21	13
	Q1	K G Kumar	21	14	21
								Q1	K G Kumar	7	3
									Qiao B	21	21
		Qiao B	19	21	21
		Lee Z J	21	15	15
																Qiao B	21	21
																Parupalli K	16	18
	5	Prannoy H. S.	4	6
	Q4	S Jaiswal	21	21
								Q4	S Jaiswal	21	19	12
									Parupalli K	19	21	21
		H-K Vittinghus	14	18
		Parupalli K	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Chou T-c	21	21
		R Gemke	16	15
								3	Chou T-c	21	17	21
								Q3	Liew D	19	21	6
	Q3	Liew D	21	16	23
		M Zilberman	18	21	21
															3	Chou T-c	21	21
															8	B. Sai Praneeth	15	13
	8	B. Sai Praneeth	21	17	21
		R Ouseph	11	21	17
								8	B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
									Hu Y	10	15
		T Saensomboonsuk	15	19
		Hu Y	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	V Malkov	21	25
		Wei N	19	23
								PFQ	V Malkov	21	18	12
								6	Wang T-w	19	21	21
		Zhao JP	8	17
	6	Wang T-w	21	21
															6	Wang T-w	13	12
															4	Shi YQ	21	21
	PFQ	P Thongnuam	14	21	13
		Hsu J-h	21	14	21
									Hsu J-h	10	17
								4	Shi YQ	21	21
		So Verma	19	11
	4	Shi YQ	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		T Sugiarto	2
		A Jayaram	0r
									T Sugiarto	18	21	17
									Sa Verma	21	19	21
		Sa Verma	22	21
	7	A Antonsen	20	8
																Sa Verma	17	14
															Q2	I Zulkarnain	21	21
		E Holst	15	17
	Q2	I Zulkarnain	21	21
								Q2	I Zulkarnain	21	21
								2	S Kidambi	19	17
		Lee C Y	17	18
	2	S Kidambi	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. P. V. Sindhu (Final)
2. Carolina Marín (Quarterfinals)
3. Ratchanok Intanon (Semifinals)
4. Saina Nehwal (Quarterfinals)
5. Zhang Beiwen (Champion)
6. Cheung Ngan Yi (Semifinals)
7. Yip Pui Yin (Quarterfinals)
8. Beatriz Corrales (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
	3	Ratchanok Intanon	13	15
								1	P. V. Sindhu	18	21	20
								5	Zhang Beiwen	21	11	22
	5	Zhang Beiwen	14	21	21
	6	Cheung Ngan Yi	21	12	19

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		N K Rohde	10	13
								1	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
									L Zechiri	10	14
		V Choudhari	19	15
		L Zechiri	21	21
															1	P. V. Sindhu	21	19	21
															8	B Corrales	12	21	11
	8	B Corrales	20	21	21
	Q4	M Riya	22	18	12
								8	B Corrales	21	21
									R S Gadde	19	16
	Q2	A Hertz	17	10
		R S Gadde	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	R Intanon	21	21
		R Raje	4	6
								3	R Intanon	21	21
								Q1	A Kashyap	11	12
		A Prabhudesai	21	18	14
	Q1	A Kashyap	14	21	21
															3	R Intanon	21	21
															7	Yip P Y	11	11
	7	Yip P Y	20	21	21
		R Das	22	13	12
								7	Yip P Y	21	21
									L A Mainaky	13	14
		S Jaquet	19	16
		L A Mainaky	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		M Agrey	16	21	21
		K Polikarpova	21	17	12
									M Agrey	12	16
								5	Zhang BW	21	21
		V R Jakka	19	22	12
	5	Zhang BW	21	20	21
															5	Zhang BW	21	21
															4	S Nehwal	10	13
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	21
		R Karthik	12	14
									L Kjærsfeldt	12	11
								4	S Nehwal	21	21
		S H Dahl	15	9
	4	S Nehwal	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		T Poopradubsil	21	16	21
		S K P Kudaravalli	17	21	15
									T Poopradubsil	4	7
								6	Cheung N Y	21	21
		S Rane	14	5
	6	Cheung N Y	21	21
															6	Cheung N Y	21	21
															2	C Marín	12	19
		S U R Chukka	13	9
		Gao FJ	21	21
									Gao FJ	21	15	11
								2	C Marín	13	21	21
	Q3	M Hemrachatanun	15	11
	2	C Marín	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Champions)
2. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (Second Round)
3. Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han (Second Round)
4. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Final)
5. Mathias Christiansen / David Daugaard (First Round)
6. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (Withdrew)
7. Angga Pratama / Rian Agung Saputro (Quarterfinals)
8. He Jiting / Tan Qiang (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	21
		Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	11	16
								1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	21
								4	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	14	16
	4	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	21	21
		Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong	19	14

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
		K Antonsen N Nøhr	13	16
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	28
									T Isriyanet K Namdash	18	26
		T Isriyanet K Namdash	21	21
		A George S Shukla	17	15
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
																M Attri B. S Reddy	19	19
	PFQ	A Kumar J Yadav	7	13
		M Attri B. S Reddy	21	21
									M Attri B. S Reddy	21	21
								Q1	T Sharma C Tripathi	11	15
	PFQ	H Malik S Malik	11	14
	Q1	T Sharma C Tripathi	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	21
		K Chaudhary B Yadav	9	8
								3	Lu C-y Yang P-h	15	10
									M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
	Q2	K P Garaga D Kapila	23	9
		M Ahsan H Setiawan	25	21
																M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
																Chai B Wang ZK	10	19
	5	M Christiansen D Daugaard	21	21	19
		Chai B Wang ZK	23	9	21
									Chai B Wang ZK	13	21	22
									S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	18	20
		S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21
		Chang T C Mak H C	18	14

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		U Arora S Bora	19	21	21
	PFQ	K Chahal G Deswal	21	9	18
									U Arora S Bora	13	14
								8	He JT Tan Q	21	21
	PFQ	V Chawat R Raturi	5	9
	8	He JT Tan Q	21	21
															8	He JT Tan Q	14	13
															4	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
	Q3	A Francis N Kidambi	21	21
		B Chakraborty A Nair	9	12
								Q3	A Francis N Kidambi	13	10
								4	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
		Arjun M.R. R Shlok	21	18	14
	4	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	16	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Shia C K Tan W G	21	11	21
	Q4	R Kapoor S Sharma	15	21	15
									Shia C K Tan W G	20	17
								7	A Pratama R A Saputro	22	21
		M. A Raju V G Prasad	11	10
	7	A Pratama R A Saputro	21	21
															7	A Pratama R A Saputro	19	19
																Han CK Zhou HD	21	21
		Han CK Zhou HD	21	21
	PFQ	T Kona S Sharma	14	16
									Han CK Zhou HD	12	23	21
								2	M Boe C Mogensen	21	21	14
		P Chew R Chew	15	4
	2	M Boe C Mogensen	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen (Semifinals)
2. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (Final)
3. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (Champions)
4. Chayanit Chaladchalam / Phataimas Muenwong (Second Round)
5. Della Destiara Haris / Rizki Amelia Pradipta (Quarterfinals)
6. Ashwini Ponnappa / N. Sikki Reddy (Quarterfinals)
7. Meghana Jakkampudi / Poorvisha S Ram (Quarterfinals)
8. Kittipak Dubthuk / Natcha Saengchote (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	14	21	18
	3	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	21	19	21
								3	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	21	21
								2	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	18	15
		Du Yue Li Yinhui	19	17
	2	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	K R Juhl C Pedersen	21	21
		H M Harinarayanan M Riya	11	7
								1	K R Juhl C Pedersen	21	21
								Q2	Cao TW Zheng Y	11	16
		D Nair A Roy	3	9
	Q2	Cao TW Zheng Y	21	21
															1	K R Juhl C Pedersen	21	21
															8	K Dubthuk N Saengchote	11	13
	8	K Dubthuk N Saengchote	21	21
		S Pujari M Sinha	8	14
								8	K Dubthuk N Saengchote	21	22
								Q3	Dong WJ Feng XY	17	20
		S Singhi R Thaker	7	8
	Q3	Dong WJ Feng XY	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
		H Veludurthi K Wadkar	6	9
								3	G Polii A Rahayu	21	22
									Ng W Y Yeung N T	19	20
		Ng W Y Yeung N T	21	21
		K Garg N B Hazarika	16	7
															3	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
															5	D D Haris R A Pradipta	16	9
	5	D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
		D Choudhary D Gupta	8	9
								5	D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
									Lim C S Teoh M X	6	15
		J. A Kowsar A Saraboji	7	2
		Lim C S Teoh M X	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	M M Bora S Saikia	21	21
		D Hazarika P Naqvi	16	19
								PFQ	M M Bora S Saikia	9	2
								6	A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	21	21
	Q1	S Christian R Gajjar	9	11
	6	A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	21	21
															6	A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	17	21
																Du Y Li YH	21	23
		Du Y Li YH	21	21
		R Anand A Kaushik	2	2
									Du Y Li YH	21	24
								4	C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	18	22
		J Dewangan A Kashyap	13	4
	4	C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		S Chowdhary A Goel	2	12
	Q4	R Panda M Umakant	21	21
								Q4	R Panda M Umakant	12	18
								7	M Jakkampudi P S Ram	21	21
		S Sharma M Yadav	12	12
	7	M Jakkampudi P S Ram	21	21
															7	M Jakkampudi P S Ram	10	15
															2	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		A Balan Sruthi K.P	21	21
		A Lee S Lee	13	2
									A Balan Sruthi K.P	17	5
								2	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		S Ghorpade P Sawant	18	11
	2	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (Withdrew)
2. Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (Withdrew)
3. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (Second Round)
4. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (Quarterfinals)
5. Mathias Christiansen / Christina Pedersen (Champions)
6. He Jiting / Du Yue (Semifinals)
7. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (First Round)
8. Pranaav Jerry Chopra / N. Sikki Reddy (Semifinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	8	Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy	16	19
	5	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	21	21
								5	Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen	21	21
									Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	14	15
	6	He Jiting Du Yue	19	22
		Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21	24

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	G Deswal A Kashyap	21	21
		N Dua T Samantaray	15	18
								PFQ	G Deswal A Kashyap	9	10
									Han CK Cao TW	21	21
		T Sharma S Sharma	6	14
		Han CK Cao TW	21	21
																Han CK Cao TW	13	8
															8	P J Chopra N. S Reddy	21	21
	8	P J Chopra N. S Reddy	16	21	21
		H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	17	17
								8	P J Chopra N. S Reddy	21	21
									Y Khrishnan P Sawant	10	19
		Y Khrishnan P Sawant	21	21
	Q4	V Devlekar H Veludurthi	17	10

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
		S Sharma A Parikh	13	14
								3	Tan K M Lai P J	16	21	21
									S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	15	23
		S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	21
	Q1	R M Rehan J. A Kowsar	9	10
																S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	17	11
															5	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	21
	5	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	21
		Wang ZK Feng XY	18	14
								5	M Christiansen C Pedersen	21	21
									R Kapoor K Garg	10	11
		R Kapoor K Garg	21	21
		Y F Mainaky L A Mainaky	16	13

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	21	21
		K M Sugiarto M D Giovani	8	7
									N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	14	13
								6	He JT Du Y	21	21
		N Nøhr S Thygesen	21	17	16
	6	He JT Du Y	16	21	21
															6	He JT Du Y	21	21
															4	Goh S H S J Lai	11	19
		V G Prasad J Dewangan	4	8
	Q3	S Sharma P S Ram	21	21
								Q3	S Sharma P S Ram	10	16
								4	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
		A S Rasmussen L Kjærsfeldt	14	16
	4	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		R K Suwardi D Susanto	21	16	21
		Mak H C Yeung N T	16	21	14
									R K Suwardi D Susanto	19	19
									P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	12	21	21
	7	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	15	15
																P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21
																E Dremin E Dimova	17	12
	Q2	Siddharth. J Nashier	5	8
		E Dremin E Dimova	21	21
									E Dremin E Dimova	21	21
									Chang T C Ng W Y	19	12
		Chang T C Ng W Y	21	21
	PFQ	K Sharma S Panchal	11	12

References

1. "Prospectus India Open 2018" (PDF). Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 4 January 2018.
2. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

External links

• Tournament Link

Preceded by 2017 India Super Series	India Open	Succeeded by 2019 India Open
Preceded by 2018 Indonesia Masters	BWF World Tour 2018 BWF season	Succeeded by 2018 Swiss Open