2026 French Open (badminton)

2026 French Open

Tournament details
Dates	20–25 October
Edition	93rd
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$950,000
Venue	Arena Grand Paris
Location	Tremblay-en-France, France
Champions
Men's singles	Christo Popov
Women's singles	An Se-young
Men's doubles	Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun
Women's doubles	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto
Mixed doubles	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
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The 2026 French Open (officially known as the Yonex Internationaux de France de Badminton 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Arena Grand Paris in Tremblay-en-France, France, from 20 to 25 October 2026 and had a total prize of US$950,000.

Tournament

The 2026 French Open was the twenty-seventh tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and the French Open championships, which have been held since 1908. This tournament is organized by the French Badminton Federation with sanction from the BWF. ^[1]

The tournament was one of several HSBC BWF World Tour events selected to trial the federation's Time Clock system, which will be implemented in all matches. ^[2] Under the regulations, the clock starts when the umpire updates the score, and players have 25 seconds to be ready to serve or receive. ^[3] Umpires retain discretion to allow additional time in exceptional circumstances, including injuries, disputes and referee interventions. ^[2]

Venue

This tournament was held at the Arena Grand Paris in Tremblay-en-France, France. ^{[1] [4]}

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. ^[5]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$950,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations. ^[1]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$66,500	$32,300	$13,300	$5,225	$2,850	$950
Doubles	$70,300	$33,250	$13,300	$5,937.5	$3,087.5	$950

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (first round)
2. Anders Antonsen (first round)
3. Christo Popov (champion)
4. Jonatan Christie (first round)
5. Chou Tien-chen (second round)
6. Kodai Naraoka (quarter-finals)
7. Alex Lanier (semi-finals)
8. Victor Lai (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	7	Alex Lanier	16	21	17
		Zaki Ubaidillah	21	16	21
									Zaki Ubaidillah	11	21	13
								3	Christo Popov	21	14	21
	3	Christo Popov	21	21
	PFR	Hu Zhe'an	14	10

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	K Vitidsarn	21	14	15
		T J Popov	9	21	21
									T J Popov	21	21
									J Teh	10	14
		N Nguyen	21	16	12
		J Teh	14	21	21
																T J Popov	21	16	16
															7	A Lanier	16	21	21
	7	A Lanier	21	21
		J Gunawan	19	16
								7	A Lanier	22	21
									Pan Teeraratsakul	20	13
		Lee C-h	10	16
		Pan Teeraratsakul	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	J Christie	21	17	17
		Z Ubaidillah	16	21	21
									Z Ubaidillah	21	21
									K Watanabe	17	14
		K Watanabe	21	21
		Leong J H	15	11
																Z Ubaidillah	21	21
																Chi Y-j	15	13
	5	Chou T-c	21	12	21
		Y Tanaka	16	21	17
								5	Chou T-c	18	22	17
									Chi Y-j	21	20	21
		Chi Y-j	22	17	21
		K Nishimoto	20	21	14

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		S Kidambi	21	16	12
		A Shetty	19	21	21
									A Shetty	17	6r
								6	K Naraoka	21	11
		L Sen
	6	K Naraoka	w	/	o
															6	K Naraoka	15	16
															3	C Popov	21	21
		R Gemke	16	23	21
		Y Okimoto	21	21	10
									R Gemke	18	21	18
								3	C Popov	21	15	21
		A Merklé	17	7
	3	C Popov	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		B Yang	20	19
		Lee C Y	22	21
									Lee C Y	21	22	9
								PFR	Hu ZA	12	24	21
	PFR	Hu ZA	21	21
	8	V Lai	9	17
															PFR	Hu ZA	21	21
																A Farhan	19	12
		Lin C-y	16	21	18
		A Farhan	21	13	21
									A Farhan	21	21
									Ng K L	18	17
		Ng K L	21	21
	2	A Antonsen	18	19

Women's singles

Seeds

1. An Se-young (champion)
2. Wang Zhiyi (second round)
3. Akane Yamaguchi (second round)
4. Ratchanok Intanon (first round)
5. Putri Kusuma Wardani (quarter-finals)
6. Tomoka Miyazaki (withdrew)
7. Han Yue (quarter-finals)
8. Pornpawee Chochuwong (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	An Se-young	21	21
		Nozomi Okuhara	12	19
								1	An Se-young	16	21	21
								SWM	P. V. Sindhu	21	11	12
	SWM	P. V. Sindhu	21	20	21
		Hina Akechi	10	22	16

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	An S-y	21	21
	PFR	A Schulz	6	4
								1	An S-y	21	21
									T Sharma	11	14
		T Sharma	21	21
		I Baruah	12	12
															1	An S-y	21	21
															7	Han Y	13	16
	7	Han Y	21	21
		L Christophersen	16	11
								7	Han Y	11	21	21
									M Blichfeldt	21	13	8
		K Gilmour	9	22
		M Blichfeldt	21	24

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		Lin H-t	13	18
								3	A Yamaguchi	19	18
									A Chaliha	21	21
		A Chaliha	21	24
		Han QX	18	22
																A Chaliha	10	21	16
																N Okuhara	21	17	21
	8	P Chochuwong	23	21
		Letshanaa K	21	15
								8	P Chochuwong	21	27	12
									N Okuhara	16	29	21
		N Okuhara	21	21
		N Nidaira	15	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		U Hooda	18	21	17
		R Gunji	21	12	21
									R Gunji	12	16
								SWM	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		S Katethong	14	21	21
	SWM	P. V. Sindhu	21	8	23
															SWM	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
																Chiu P-c	13	14
		Chiu P-c	21	21
		K Nalbantova	13	11
									Chiu P-c	22	21
									Sim Y-j	20	18
		Sim Y-j	21	21
	4	R Intanon	15	18

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		L Kjærsfeldt	11	14
		N Arın	21	21
									N Arın	9	8
								5	P K Wardani	21	21
		D Sihag	9	21	20
	5	P K Wardani	21	16	22
															5	P K Wardani	17	18
																H Akechi	21	21
		M Li	14	10
		H Akechi	21	21
									H Akechi	21	22
								2	Wang ZY	19	20
		Huang Y-h	13	8
	2	Wang ZY	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (quarter-finals)
2. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (first round)
3. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (first round)
4. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (quarter-finals)
5. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (first round)
6. Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (final)
7. Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (first round)
8. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	6	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	22	21
		Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin	20	9
								6	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	21	15	7
									Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun	13	21	21
		Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun	21	21
		Raymond Indra Nikolaus Joaquin	16	15

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
		H Okamura K Yamashita	12	9
								1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
									A Tai Yap R K	14	16
		Chen Z-y P Smith	18	21	12
		A Tai Yap R K	21	18	21
															1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	15	18
															6	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
	6	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	19	21
		C F Kjær R Kjær	17	21	17
								6	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	14	21
									D Lundgaard M Vestergaard	6	21	18
		D Lundgaard M Vestergaard	21	30
		Lee J-h Yang P-h	18	29

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	F Alfian M S Fikri	24	13
		Chiu H-c Wang C-l	26	21
									Chiu H-c Wang C-l	19	17
									Kang M-h Lee J-m	21	21
		A F Rayhan D A Wahyudi	19	20
		Kang M-h Lee J-m	21	22
																Kang M-h Lee J-m	14	19
																L R Carnando D Marthin	21	21
	5	S Rankireddy C Shetty	19	21	13
		C Popov T J Popov	21	18	21
									C Popov T J Popov	9	15
									L R Carnando D Marthin	21	21
		Lee F-c Lee F-j	18	15
		L R Carnando D Marthin	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Man W C Tee K W	18	21	21
		K Kumagai H Nishi	21	15	17
									Man W C Tee K W	25	21
								8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	23	14
		B Lane S Vendy	21	22
	8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	23	24
																Man W C Tee K W	5
															4	A Chia Soh W Y	0r
		N M Azriyn A Tan W K	21	10	19
		P Sukphun Pak Teeraratsakul	19	21	21
									P Sukphun Pak Teeraratsakul
								4	A Chia Soh W Y	w	/	o
		He JT Ren XY	15	19
	4	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		K Astrup A S Rasmussen	22	21	18
		Chen BY Liu Y	24	16	21
									Chen BY Liu Y	22	20
									R Indra N Joaquin	24	22
		R Indra N Joaquin	21	21
	7	S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	18	17
																R Indra N Joaquin	23	21
																Hu KY Lin XY	21	18
		Hu KY Lin XY	21	21
		Chia W J Teo E Y	16	15
									Hu KY Lin XY	21	23
									Chen Z-r Lin Y-c	15	21
		Chen Z-r Lin Y-c	21	21
	2	Liang WK Wang C	16	15

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (champions)
2. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (final)
3. Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (semi-finals)
4. Hsu Yin-hui / Lin Jhih-yun (first round)
5. Rachel Allessya Rose / Febi Setianingrum (semi-finals)
6. Bao Lijing / Cao Zihan (first round)
7. Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari (first round)
8. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	21	21
	5	Rachel Allessya Rose Febi Setianingrum	18	15
								1	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	10	21	21
								2	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	21	17	16
	3	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	17	20
	2	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	21	22

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	16	21	22
		N Hara R Kiyose	21	14	20
								1	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
									L Lam A Lee	12	19
		Hsu Y-c Sung Y-h	16	10
		L Lam A Lee	21	21
															1	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
																A C Pratiwi S F S Ramadhanti	17	18
	7	F D Kusuma M T Puspita Sari	19	14
		A C Pratiwi S F S Ramadhanti	21	21
									A C Pratiwi S F S Ramadhanti	22	21
									Lin C-c Yang C-y	20	8
		T Jolly G Gopichand	17	18
		Lin C-c Yang C-y	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	21	21	14
		H Suzuki N Yamakita	14	23	21
									H Suzuki N Yamakita	21	21
									S Nakade M Takahashi	9	15
		Luo Y Wang TG	21	19	18
		S Nakade M Takahashi	14	21	21
																H Suzuki N Yamakita	21	16	16
															5	R A Rose F Setianingrum	18	21	21
	5	R A Rose F Setianingrum	18	21	21
		Lui L L Tsang H Y	21	11	16
								5	R A Rose F Setianingrum	24	19	21
									Yeung N T Yeung P L	22	21	18
		Yeung N T Yeung P L	21	21
		J MacPherson C Torrance	15	9

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R Hiramoto C Shida	21	21
		R Panda S Panda	6	11
									R Hiramoto C Shida	21	21
									S Hirota A Sakuramoto	13	16
		S Hirota A Sakuramoto	17	23	21
	6	Bao LJ Cao ZH	21	21	19
																R Hiramoto C Shida	18	21	15
															3	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	16	21
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	10	21	9
		F Corbett J Gai	21	19	21
									F Corbett J Gai	19	19
								3	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	21
		R Hirokami S Hobara	12	22	16
	3	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	20	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Kim Y-j Lee Y-l	21	20	21
		P Buhrova Y Kantemyr	13	22	9
									Kim Y-j Lee Y-l	10	13
								8	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
		K Vang M Werge	12	21	16
	8	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	19	21
															8	G Stoeva S Stoeva	12	15
															2	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21
		M Lambert C Pognante	11	12
		Ong X Y C Ting	21	21
									Ong X Y C Ting	14	20
								2	P Tan Thinaah M	21	22
		B Erçetin N İnci	11	15
	2	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (champions)
2. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (second round)
3. Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (quarter-finals)
4. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (semi-finals)
5. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (first round)
6. Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (semi-finals)
7. Ye Hong-wei / Nicole Gonzales Chan (second round)
8. Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	19	21	21
	4	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21	17	19
								1	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21	21
									Hoo Pang Ron Lai Pei Jing	10	13
	6	Guo Xinwa Chen Fanghui	13	9
		Hoo Pang Ron Lai Pei Jing	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
		Kim J-h Jang H-j	15	14
								1	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
									R García L Rodríguez	15	12
		J Maio L Palermo	11	21	18
		R García L Rodríguez	21	19	21
															1	Feng YZ Huang DP	13	21	21
																A Syahnawi N V Marwah	21	13	13
	7	Ye H-w N G Chan	9	21	21
		P Smith J Gai	21	17	18
								7	Ye H-w N G Chan	14	12
									A Syahnawi N V Marwah	21	21
		A Syahnawi N V Marwah	22	21
		J Wong Cheng S Y	20	18

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
		C Hemming E van Leeuwen	14	12
								4	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
									Wu H-y Yang C-y	14	18
		T Punpanich J Sudjaipraparat	15	11
		Wu H-y Yang C-y	21	21
															4	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21	21
																Wu G-x Lee C-h	23	12	14
	8	Cheng X Zhang C
		Y Watanabe M Taguchi	w	/	o
									Y Watanabe M Taguchi	21	16	10
									Wu G-x Lee C-h	18	21	21
		Wu G-x Lee C-h	21	21
		Wong T C Lim C S	12	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Pak Teeraratsakul S Taerattanachai	21	16	21
		D Ferdinansyah F Pasaribu	18	21	16
									Pak Teeraratsakul S Taerattanachai	15	18
								6	Guo XW Chen FH	21	21
		A Dunn J MacPherson	13	24
	6	Guo XW Chen FH	21	26
															6	Guo XW Chen FH	12	21	21
															3	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	9	9
		Yang P-h Hu L-f	19	14
		Chan Y C Ng T Y	21	21
									Chan Y C Ng T Y	15	21	16
								3	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	18	21
		A Koga N Saito	16	21	23
	3	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	18	25

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Hoo P R Lai P J	14	21	21
		Gao JX Wu MY	21	15	15
									Hoo P R Lai P J	21	13	21
									Liu K-h Hsu Y-h	13	21	17
		Liu K-h Hsu Y-h	21	22	22
	5	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	13	24	20
																Hoo P R Lai P J	21	20	21
																M Seidel T P Nguyen	17	22	18
		Goh S H S J Lai	21	15	20
		M Seidel T P Nguyen	17	21	22
									M Seidel T P Nguyen	21	14	22
								2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	17	21	20
		Zhu YJ Li Q	21	17	13
	2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	15	21	21

References

1. "YONEX French Open 2026 - Prospectus (updated 11 September)" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 11 September 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
2. "Time Clock Testing to Continue at Denmark and French Opens". Badminton World Federation. 9 October 2026. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
3. "Regulations Approved for Testing of Time Clock System". Badminton World Federation. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2026.
4. "Les Yonex Internationaux de France de Badminton reviennent… dans un tout nouveau lieu !" (in French). French Badminton Federation. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
5. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. 26 April 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026.

External links

• Tournament link

Preceded by 2026 Denmark Open 2026 Malaysia Super 100

BWF World Tour 2026 BWF season

Succeeded by 2026 Hylo Open