BWF World Tour Finals

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BWF World Tour Finals
Official website
Founded2018;6 years ago (2018)
Editions6 (2023)
Location Hangzhou (2023)
China
Venue Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center (2023)
Prize money USD2,500,000 (2023)
Men's
Draw8S / 8D
Current champions Viktor Axelsen (singles)
Kang Min-hyuk &
Seo Seung-jae (doubles)
Most singles titles Viktor Axelsen (3)
Most doubles titles Liu Yuchen (2)
Women's
Draw8S / 8D
Current champions Tai Tzu-ying (singles)
Chen Qingchen &
Jia Yifan (doubles)
Most singles titles Tai Tzu-ying (2)
Most doubles titles Chen Qingchen (3),
Jia Yifan (3)
Mixed doubles
Draw8
Current champions Zheng Siwei &
Huang Yaqiong
Most titles (male) Zheng Siwei (3)
Most titles (female) Huang Yaqiong (3)
Last completed
2023 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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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 2023 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 for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Final event. [3]

Winner(s)Runner(s)-upSemi-finalists3rd in group stage4th in group stage
12,00010,2008,4007,5006,600

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]

If two or more players are tie 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
[5]
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
[6]
2020 Bangkok [lower-alpha 1] 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
[7]
2021 Bali [lower-alpha 2] 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
[8]
2022 Bangkok [lower-alpha 3] 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
[10]
2023 Hangzhou [11] 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
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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, but 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, but 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. [9]

Performances by nation

As of the 2023 edition
PosNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1123411
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 44
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11114
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1124
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
Total6666630

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