2023 Japan Masters

Last updated November 19, 2023

2023 Japan Masters

Tournament details

Dates

14–19 November

Edition

1st

Level

Total prize money

US$420,000

Venue

Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium

Location

Kumamoto, Japan

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

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The 2023 Japan Masters (officially known as the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2023) is a badminton tournament that is taking place at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan, from 14 to 19 November 2023 and has a total prize of $420,000.

Contents

Tournament

The 2023 Japan Masters is the thirty-second tournament of the 2023 BWF World Tour and is also the inaugural edition of Japan Masters championship. This tournament is organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.^[1]

Venue

This tournament is held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.^[1]

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.^[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 pool

The total prize money is US$420,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$31,500	$15,960	$6,090	$2,520	$1,470
Doubles	$33,180	$15,960	$5,880	$3,045	$1,575

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (first round)
Kodai Naraoka (second round)
Shi Yuqi
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (withdrew)
Jonatan Christie (quarter-finals)
Prannoy H. S. (second round)
Loh Kean Yew (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final

	1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

	Q1	Takuma Obayashi	7	13
								1	Viktor Axelsen

								4	Shi Yuqi
	4	Shi Yuqi	21	21

		Chou Tien-chen	15	16

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	1	V Axelsen	21	21

		C A Dwi Wardoyo	11	7
								1	V Axelsen	20	21	21

									Ng T Y	22	11	18
		Wang T-w	12	11

		Ng T Y	21	21
															1	V Axelsen	15	21	21

															6	J Christie	21	18	9
	6	J Christie	21	21

	Q4	Chi Y-j	14	9
								6	J Christie	19	21	22

								PFQ	Su L-y	21	11	20
	PFQ	Su L-y	21	17	24

	Q2	Jeon H-j	15	21	22

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	3	K Naraoka	21	21

		L Sen	17	10
								3	K Naraoka	21	17

									A Antonsen	23	21
		Lee Z J	18	20

		A Antonsen	21	22
																A Antonsen	12	21	12

															Q1	T Obayashi	21	10	21
	PFQ	K Wangcharoen	18	8

	Q1	T Obayashi	21	21
								Q1	T Obayashi	21	16	21

									Lin C-y	15	21	17
		Lin C-y	21	21

		P Rajawat	15	12

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

		R Gemke	21	21

		Ng K L	14	19
									R Gemke	19	22	16

								Q3	K Momota	21	20	21
	Q3	K Momota	18	26	21

	8	Loh K Y	21	24	19
															Q3	K Momota	17	12

															4	Shi YQ	21	21
	PFQ	Lee C-h	21	10	9

		Lu GZ	11	21	21
									Lu GZ	19	11

								4	Shi YQ	21	21
		K Nishimoto	21	15	18

	4	Shi YQ	15	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

		Chou T-c	21	21

		K Tsuneyama	14	9
									Chou T-c	19	21	21

								7	Prannoy H. S.	21	16	19
		Lee C Y	20	21	17

	7	Prannoy H. S.	22	19	21
																Chou T-c	21	21

																K Watanabe	17	15
		K Watanabe	21	21

		M Johannesen	16	14
									K Watanabe	19	21	21

									Weng HY	21	9	19
		Weng HY	21	18	21

	2	A S Ginting	16	21	17

Women's singles

Seeds

An Se-young (semi-finals)
Akane Yamaguchi (withdrew)
Chen Yufei
Tai Tzu-ying (quarter-finals)
Carolina Marín (quarter-finals)
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Beiwen Zhang (semi-finals)
P. V. Sindhu (withdrew)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final

	1	An Se-young	18	22	8

	3	Chen Yufei	21	20	21
								3	Chen Yufei

								6	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
	7	Beiwen Zhang	12	13

	6	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	1	An S-y	22	21

		Pai Y-p	20	13
								1	An S-y	21	21

									Gao FJ	15	18
		Gao FJ	w	/	o

	Q1
															1	An S-y	21	21

																S Katethong	17	9
	PFQ	A Takahashi	21	16	18

	PFQ	Liang T-y	17	21	21
								PFQ	Liang T-y	11	13

									S Katethong	21	21
	Q4	Lin S-y	4	7

		S Katethong	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	3	Chen YF	21	21

	PFQ	Huang Y-h	8	13
								3	Chen YF	23	21

								Q2	T Miyazaki	21	12
	Q2	T Miyazaki	21	21

		S Kawakami	13	17
															3	Chen YF	21	21

															5	C Marín	12	9
	5	C Marín	21	21

		Sung S-y	13	10
								5	C Marín	15	21	21

									A Ohori	21	15	15
		A Ohori	21	21

		Hsu W-c	13	19

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

		K Gilmour	22	21

		Y Li	20	16
									K Gilmour	13	14

								7	BW Zhang	21	21
	Q3	Yu C-h	17	14

	7	BW Zhang	21	21
															7	BW Zhang	19	21	6

															4	Tai T-y	21	19	0^r
	PFQ	Lin H-t	18	21	18

		L Chaiwan	21	18	21
									L Chaiwan	18	15

								4	Tai T-y	21	21
	PFQ	M Suizu	8	13

	4	Tai T-y	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

		Kim G-e	11

		P K Wardani	5^r
									Kim G-e	21	12

								6	G M Tunjung	23	21
		N Okuhara	19	19

	6	G M Tunjung	21	21
															6	G M Tunjung	22	21

																Yeo J M	20	19
		B Ongbamrungphan	17	20

		Yeo J M	21	22
									Yeo J M	21	21

									N Nidaira	13	16
		N Nidaira	21	21

	PFQ	Huang C-p	17	10

Men's doubles

Seeds

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (first round)
Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (withdrew)
Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (withdrew)
Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (second round)
Kang Min-hyuk / Seo Seung-jae (second round)
Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (quarter-finals)
Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi
Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final

	8	Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi	21	20	17

	7	Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	16	22	21
								7	Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi

									He Jiting Ren Xiangyu
		He Jiting Ren Xiangyu	21	21

		Tan Qiang Zhou Haodong	13	16

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	1	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	18	16

		Lu C-y Yang P-ha	16	21	21
									Lu C-y Yang P-ha	21	11	14

									Lee F-c Lee F-j	12	21	21
	Q3	K Kumagai K Ogawa	21	17	17

		Lee F-c Lee F-j	16	21	21
																Lee F-c Lee F-j	19	16

															8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
	8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21

		Man W C Tee K W	16	7
								8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	14	21	21

								Q4	P Kaosamaang W Thongsa-nga	21	15	15
	Q4	P Kaosamaang W Thongsa-nga	21	21

		Chen BY Liu Y	19	18

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	4	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21

		Lee Y Wang C-l	18	14
								4	A Chia Soh W Y	18	16

									A Koga T Saito	21	21
		A Koga T Saito	21	21

		M S Fikri B Maulana	18	16
																A Koga T Saito	19	13

															7	Liu YC Ou XY	21	21
	7	Liu YC Ou XY	w	/	o

	Q1
								7	Liu YC Ou XY	21	21

									P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	19	13
		P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	16	21	21

		B Lane S Vendy	21	19	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

		K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	21	21

		M Ahsan H Setiawan	16	14
									K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	21	21

								5	Kang M-h Seo S-j	14	16
		K Matsui Y Takeuchi	13	12

	5	Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21
																K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	17	16

																He JT Ren XY	21	21
	Q2	R Hidayat K S Sukamuljo	21	21

		Goh S F N Izzuddin	19	14
								Q2	R Hidayat K S Sukamuljo	10	17

									He JT Ren XY	21	21
		He JT Ren XY	21	21

	PFQ	Chiu H-c Yang M-t	19	16

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	PFQ	Jin Y Na S-s	18	15

		Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	21
									Lee J-h Yang P-hs	15	21	19

								6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	17	21
		L R Carnando D Marthin	14	21	18

	6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	10	21
															6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	15	21	17

																Tan Q Zhou HD	21	17	21
		Chang K-c Po L-w	18	14

		Tan Q Zhou HD	21	21
									Tan Q Zhou HD	11	21	21

									M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	12	14
		M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	19	21

	PFQ	A Endo Y Takei	17	21	7

Women's doubles

Seeds

Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (first round)
Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (withdrew)
Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (first round)
Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (first round)
Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (first round)
Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu
Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (withdrew)
Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final

	8	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	16	21

		Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21	23
									Liu Shengshu Tan Ning

								6	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
		Rena Miyaura Ayako Sakuramoto	12	15

	6	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	1	Chen QC Jia YF	11^r

		L Efler I Lohau	8
									L Efler I Lohau	12	20

									J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	22
		J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21

		Hsu Y-c Lin W-c	11	7
																J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	12	18

															8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
	8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21

	PFQ	J MacPherson C Torrance	8	19
								8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21

									R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	11	13
		F D Kusuma A C Pratiwi	12	11

		R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	4	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	18	18

		Liu SS Tan N	19	21	21
									Liu SS Tan N	23	21

									Keng SL Zhang C	21	14
		Jeong N-e Kim H-j	11	19

		Keng SL Zhang C	21	21
																Liu SS Tan N	15	21	21

																B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	16	18
	5	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	20	12

		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	19	22	21
									B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	21

								Q1	N G Chan Yang C-y	9	11
		Li WM Liu XX	15	11

	Q1	N G Chan Yang C-y	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

		Lee Y-l Shin S-c	14	22	18

		P Tan Thinaah M	21	20	21
									P Tan Thinaah M	21	21

									R Hirokami Y Kato	17	16
		R Hirokami Y Kato	21	22

	PFQ	F Corbett A Lee	16	20
																P Tan Thinaah M	13	18

																R Miyaura A Sakuramoto	21	21
		R Miyaura A Sakuramoto	21	21

		V Hoo Lim C S	17	11
									R Miyaura A Sakuramoto	21	21

								Q3	Sung S-y Yu C-h	13	11
	Q3	Sung S-y Yu C-h	7

	3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	11^r

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

		A Cheong Teoh M X	21	19	7^r

	Q4	S Hobara Y Suizu	14	21	15
								Q4	S Hobara Y Suizu	17	10

								6	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
		Li YJ Luo XM	18	13

	6	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
															6	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21

																Lee C-h Teng C-h	9	14
		Yeung N T Yeung P L	21	18	19

		Lee C-h Teng C-h	13	21	21
									Lee C-h Teng C-h	21	21

								PFQ	Chang C-h Yang C-t	13	10
	Q2	Cheng Y-p Sun W-p	17	16

	PFQ	Chang C-h Yang C-t	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong
Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (semi-finals)
Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (semi-finals)
Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (quarter-finals)
Kim Won-ho / Jeong Na-eun (second round)
Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (withdrew)
Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final

	1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	20	23	21

	4	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	22	21	13
								1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong

								3	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
	3	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	18	21	24

	2	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	15	22

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21	21

		Tang C M Tse Y S	23	18	16
								1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21

									H Midorikawa N Saito	6	17
		H Midorikawa N Saito	21	21

		R Tabeling S Piek	11	17
															1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21

															8	Chen T J Toh E W	14	14
	8	Chen T J Toh E W	21	21

	Q3	Wei C-w N G Chan	11	10
								8	Chen T J Toh E W	16	21	21

									Goh S H S J Lai	21	13	13
		A Hall J MacPherson	11	11

		Goh S H S J Lai	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21

		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	15	17
								4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	24

									R Rivaldy P H Mentari	16	22
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	22

		Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	17	20
															4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21

															5	Jiang ZB Wei YX	19	19
	5	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21

		R N Kusharjanto L A Kusumawati	12	13
								5	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21

									H Nishi A Sato	13	18
	Q4	Y Eto A Kamiyama	15	17

		H Nishi A Sato	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

		K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	21

		Yang P-h Hu L-f	15	18
									K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	21

									Chang K-c Lee C-c	13	12
		Chang K-c Lee C-c	21	21

	PFQ	P Smith A Lee	17	15
																K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	18	7

															3	Feng YZ Huang DP	14	21	21
		Lee C H Ng T Y	21	21

	Q2	Lu C Cheng Y-p	13	18
									Lee C H Ng T Y	13	11

								3	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
	Q1	Wu H-y Yang C-y	22	10

	3	Feng YZ Huang DP	24	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals

	PFQ	Chen Z-r Yang C-t	22	13	15

		Tan K M Lai P J	20	21	21
									Tan K M Lai P J	21	21

								6	Kim W-h Jeong N-e	14	17
		M Christiansen A Bøje	21	22	12

	6	Kim W-h Jeong N-e	16	24	21
																Tan K M Lai P J	15	16

															2	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
		Ye H-w Lee C-h	21	22

	PFQ	Chiu H-c Lin X-m	18	20
									Ye H-w Lee C-h	20	20

								2	Y Watanabe A Higashino	22	22
		M Lamsfuß I Lohau	19	12

	2	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21

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References

1 2 3 "Prospectus Japan Masters 2023" (PDF). Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 14 November 2023.
↑ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

External links

Tournament link

Preceded by 2023 Korea Masters	BWF World Tour 2023 BWF season	Succeeded by 2023 China Masters

v t e 2023 BWF World Tour
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Super 750	India Open Singapore Open Japan Open Denmark Open French Open China Masters
Super 500	Indonesia Masters Malaysia Masters Thailand Open Canada Open Korea Open Australian Open Hong Kong Open Arctic Open Japan Masters
Super 300	Thailand Masters German Open Swiss Open Spain Masters Orléans Masters Taipei Open U.S. Open ~~New Zealand Open~~ Hylo Open Korea Masters Syed Modi International
Super 100	Ruichang China Masters Indonesia Masters Super 100 I Vietnam Open Kaohsiung Masters Abu Dhabi Masters Indonesia Masters Super 100 II Malaysia Super 100 India Super 100 I India Super 100 II
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