Thailand Masters (badminton)

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The Thailand Masters is an international badminton tournament held starting from 2016. The tournament is launched to honor Princess Sirivannavari, who was a former badminton player. [1] Currently, the level of the tournament is BWF World Tour Super 300, replacing the older structure of Grand Prix Gold. The first tournament was held in Bangkok and offered a total prize money of US$120,000, until 2018 it increased to US$150,000.

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Past winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
2016 Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyun-il Flag of Thailand.svg Ratchanok Intanon Flag of Indonesia.svg Mohammad Ahsan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Qing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Yunlei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Siwei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qingchen
2017 Flag of Indonesia.svg Tommy Sugiarto Flag of Thailand.svg Busanan Ongbamrungphan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Kaixiang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Yilyu
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 Zhang Nan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yinhui
2018 Flag of Thailand.svg Nitchaon Jindapol Flag of Thailand.svg Tinn Isriyanet
Flag of Thailand.svg Kittisak Namdash
Flag of Thailand.svg Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Flag of Thailand.svg Rawinda Prajongjai
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Peng Soon
Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Liu Ying
2019 Flag of Singapore.svg Loh Kean Yew Flag of Indonesia.svg Fitriani Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh V Shem
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Wee Kiong
Flag of Thailand.svg Puttita Supajirakul
Flag of Thailand.svg Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2020 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Ka Long Flag of Japan.svg Akane Yamaguchi Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Yew Sin
Flag of Malaysia.svg Teo Ee Yi
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Qingchen
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jia Yifan
Flag of England.svg Marcus Ellis
Flag of England.svg Lauren Smith
2021Cancelled [note 1]
2022No competition
2023 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Chun-yi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Yiman Flag of Indonesia.svg Leo Rolly Carnando
Flag of Indonesia.svg Daniel Marthin
Flag of Thailand.svg Benyapa Aimsaard
Flag of Thailand.svg Nuntakarn Aimsaard
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Feng Yanzhe
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Dongping
2024 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Tien-chen Flag of Japan.svg Aya Ohori Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg He Jiting
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ren Xiangyu
Flag of Thailand.svg Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Flag of Thailand.svg Sapsiree Taerattanachai
  1. This tournament, originally to be played from 12–17 January, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand.

Performances by countries

As of the 2024 edition
RankNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 12339
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 31419
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2125
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 224
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 22
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22
7Flag of England.svg  England 11
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 11
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 11
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 11
Total7777735

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References

  1. "Phuket girl wants more glory". The Phuket News. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2023.