BWF World Tour Finals

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BWF World Tour Finals
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Official website
Founded2018;7 years ago (2018)
Editions7 (2024)
Location Hangzhou (2024)
China
Venue Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center (2024)
Prize money US$2,500,000 (2024)
Men's
Draw8S / 8D
Current champions Shi Yuqi (singles)
Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (doubles)
Most singles titles3, Viktor Axelsen
Most doubles titles2, Liu Yuchen
Women's
Draw8S / 8D
Current champions Wang Zhiyi (singles)
Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee (doubles)
Most singles titles2, Tai Tzu-ying
Most doubles titles3
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
Mixed doubles
Draw8
Current champions Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
Most titles (male)4, Zheng Siwei
Most titles (female)4, Huang Yaqiong
Last completed
2024 BWF World Tour Finals

The BWF World Tour Finals, officially HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, which succeeds BWF Super Series Finals, is an annual season finale badminton tournament which is held every December of a year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's events of the BWF World Tour compete for total prize money of at least US$ 2,500,000.

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Features

Prize money

The tournament offers minimum total prize money of USD$2,500,000. [1] The prize money is distributed via the following formula: [2]

The prize money distribution (as of 2024 editions) are:

RoundMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
WinnerUS$200,000US$200,000US$210,000US$210,000US$210,000
Runner-upUS$100,000US$100,000US$100,000US$100,000US$100,000
Semi-finalistUS$50,000US$50,000US$50,000US$50,000US$50,000
3rd in GroupUS$27,500US$27,500US$32,500US$32,500US$32,500
4th in GroupUS$15,000US$15,000US$17,500US$17,500US$17,500

World ranking points

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event. [3]

Winner(s)Runner(s)-upSemi-finalists3rd in group4th in group
14,00012,00010,0008,9007,800

Eligibility

At the end of the BWF World Tour circuit, top eight players/pairs in the BWF World Tour standing of each discipline, with the maximum of two players/pairs from the same member association, are required to play in a final tournament known as the BWF World Tour Finals. [4]

Only the top 14 results from the BWF World Tour tournaments during the year and a maximum of 3 results from Super 100 will count towards the ranking for BWF World Tour Final [5]

If two or more players are tied in ranking, the selection of players will based on the following criteria: [4]

Results

YearHost cityMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doublesRef
2018 Guangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shi Yuqi Flag of India.svg P. V. Sindhu Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Junhui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yuchen
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Matsutomo
Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Takahashi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yilyu
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Dongping
[6] [7]
2019 Flag of Japan.svg Kento Momota Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Yufei Flag of Indonesia.svg Mohammad Ahsan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qingchen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Yifan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Siwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yaqiong
[8] [9]
2020 Bangkok [a] Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tai Tzu-ying Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lee Yang
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wang Chi-lin
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee So-hee
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Seung-chan
Flag of Thailand.svg Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Flag of Thailand.svg Sapsiree Taerattanachai
[10] [11]
2021 Bali [b] Flag of Denmark.svg Viktor Axelsen Flag of South Korea.svg An Se-young Flag of Japan.svg Takuro Hoki
Flag of Japan.svg Yugo Kobayashi
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim So-yeong
Flag of South Korea.svg Kong Hee-yong
[12] [13]
2022 Bangkok [c] Flag of Japan.svg Akane Yamaguchi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Yuchen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ou Xuanyi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qingchen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Yifan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Siwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yaqiong
[15] [16]
2023 Hangzhou [17] Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tai Tzu-ying Flag of South Korea.svg Kang Min-hyuk
Flag of South Korea.svg Seo Seung-jae
[18] [19]
2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shi Yuqi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Zhiyi Flag of Denmark.svg Kim Astrup
Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Flag of South Korea.svg Baek Ha-na
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee So-hee
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  1. This tournament, originally due to be held for the third year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
  2. This tournament, originally due to be held for the fourth year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
  3. This tournament, originally due to be held for the fifth year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, was later relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China. [14]

Performance by nations

As of the 2024 edition
#NationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2223514
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 415
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1135
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11114
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 213
6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 22
7Flag of India.svg  India 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 11
Total7777735

See also

References

  1. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Distribution of Prize Money (All Levels)" (PDF). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. "World Ranking System (11/11/2023 Version 3.1)" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "BWF World Tour Regulations" (PDF). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. Qualification
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  8. "Badminton: Momota claims record 11th title at World Tour Finals but wants more; China capture three crowns" . The Straits Times. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  9. "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 via Tournament Software.
  10. Anil, Nicolas (31 January 2021). "BWF World Tour Finals: Antonsen ends Axelsen winning streak". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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  12. "Badminton: South Korea's An and Great Dane Axelsen win at season finale in Bali" . The Straits Times. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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  14. "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 Relocated to Bangkok". Badminton World Federation. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  15. "Axelsen, Yamaguchi win badminton World Tour Finals" . The Jakarta Post. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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  17. "HSBC World Tour Finals finds home in Hangzhou". BWF. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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  19. "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 via Tournament Software.
  20. "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2024 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 via Tournament Software.
  21. "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 via Tournament Software.