2018 Australian Open
Tournament details
Dates8–13 May
LevelSuper 300
Total prize moneyUS$150,000
VenueQuaycentre
LocationSydney, Australia
Champions
Men's singlesChina Lu Guangzu
Women's singlesChina Cai Yanyan
Men's doublesIndonesia Berry Angriawan
Indonesia Hardianto
Women's doublesJapan Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan Yukiko Takahata
Mixed doublesSouth Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung
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The 2018 Australian Open (officially known as the Crown Group Australian Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at Quaycentre in Australia from 8 to 13 May 2018. The purse totalled $150,000.

Tournament

The 2018 Australian Open was the ninth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Australian Open championships, which had been held since 1975. This tournament was organized by Badminton Australia and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Quaycentre in Sydney, Australia.[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128
7,000 5,950 4,900 3,850 2,750 1,670 660 320

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $11,250 $5,700 $2,175 $900 $525
Doubles $11,850 $5,700 $2,100 $1,087.50 $562.50

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. India Prannoy Kumar (withdrew)
  2. India B. Sai Praneeth (quarter-finals)
  3. Thailand Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (withdrew)
  4. India Sameer Verma (quarter-finals)
  5. Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto (quarter-finals)
  6. India Parupalli Kashyap (withdrew)
  7. Hong Kong Lee Cheuk Yiu (semi-finals)
  8. Malaysia Liew Daren (first round)

Wild card

Badminton Australia awarded a wild card entry to Anthony Joe of Australia.

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
China Zhao Junpeng 21 19 15
Q4 China Lu Guangzu 12 21 21
Q4 China Lu Guangzu 21 23
PFQ China Zhou Zeqi 8 21
PFQ China Zhou Zeqi 21 21
7 Hong Kong Lee Cheuk Yiu 14 15

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ Malaysia Chong Y H 21 21
WC Australia A Joe 18 15
PFQ Malaysia Chong Y H 21 17 18
Indonesia S D Kuncoro 8 21 21
India K R Rajarajan 15 8
Indonesia S D Kuncoro 21 21
Indonesia S D Kuncoro 8 21 17
China Zhao JP 21 16 21
8 Malaysia Liew D 15 18
Q3 China Sun FX 21 21
Q3 China Sun FX 21 10 11
China Zhao JP 16 21 21
China Zhao JP 21 21
Czech Republic A Mendrek 14 14

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 India S Verma 13 21 21
PFQ New Zealand A Manota 21 9 7
4 India S Verma 21 21
Japan T Ueda 16 12
Japan T Ueda 19 21 21
India S Verma 21 17 12
4 India S Verma 14 6
Q4 China Lu GZ 21 21
PFQ South Korea Heo K-h 9 21 18
Q4 China Lu GZ 21 16 21
Q4 China Lu GZ 21 21
Malaysia Chong W F 15 11
Malaysia Chong W F 21 19 21
Japan K Watanabe 10 21 11

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ China Ren PB 21 18 11
Japan Y Igarashi 19 21 21
Japan Y Igarashi 12 9
5 Indonesia T Sugiarto 21 21
Czech Republic M Ludík 10 11
5 Indonesia T Sugiarto 21 21
5 Indonesia T Sugiarto 12 15
PFQ China Zhou ZQ 21 21
India A Jayaram 22 20 17
Q1 Japan R Takeshita 20 22 21
Q1 Japan R Takeshita 8 14
PFQ China Zhou ZQ 21 21
PFQ Sri Lanka N Karunaratne 17 20
PFQ China Zhou ZQ 21 22

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Malaysia Cheam J W 21 21
Q2 Indonesia Y F Mainaky 13 5
Malaysia Cheam J W 17 21 20
7 Hong Kong Lee C Y 21 12 22
India L Sen 20 21 19
7 Hong Kong Lee C Y 22 13 21
7 Hong Kong Lee C Y 23 21
2 India B. S Praneeth 21 13
India R Y Chittaboina 11 17
Indonesia P A Maulana 21 21
Indonesia P A Maulana 12 14
2 India B. S Praneeth 21 21
Israel M Zilberman 17 14
2 India B. S Praneeth 21 21

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. India Saina Nehwal (withdrew)
  2. Canada Michelle Li (first round)
  3. Hong Kong Cheung Ngan Yi (semi-finals)
  4. Japan Minatsu Mitani (semi-finals)
  5. Turkey Neslihan Yiğit (withdrew)
  6. Japan Natsuki Nidaira (withdrew)
  7. Canada Brittney Tam (first round)
  8. Japan Shiori Saito (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
China Cai Yanyan 21 21
3 Hong Kong Cheung Ngan Yi 19 11
China Cai Yanyan 21 21
Q2 Japan Ayumi Mine 14 13
4 Japan Minatsu Mitani 17 17
Q2 Japan Ayumi Mine 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ Thailand M Hemrachatanun 18 11
Australia L Ma 21 21
Australia L Ma 9 15
PFQ China Ji ST 21 21
Q4 Australia Y Jiang 13 17
PFQ China Ji ST 21 21
PFQ China Ji ST 15 13
China Cai YY 21 21
PFQ United States C Pan 14 12
China Cai YY 21 21
China Cai YY 21 21
China Zhang YM 10 12
Thailand P Chaiwan 20 21 16
China Zhang YM 22 17 21

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Hong Kong Cheung N Y 21 21
Australia J Tam 5 12
3 Hong Kong Cheung N Y 21 21
Switzerland S Jaquet 9 5
Switzerland S Jaquet 21 13 21
Q1 South Korea Kim G-e 16 21 14
3 Hong Kong Cheung N Y 11 21 21
Q3 Japan Y Nakai 21 14 15
7 Canada B Tam 24 11 12
Q3 Japan Y Nakai 22 21 21
Q3 Japan Y Nakai 19 21 21
Indonesia L A Mainaky 21 8 6
United States D Gupta 11 14
Indonesia L A Mainaky 21 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
India S K P Kudaravalli 18 20
Indonesia Y Y Susanto 21 22
Indonesia Y Y Susanto 21 21
Indonesia J Muljati 13 14
Indonesia J Muljati 21 21
PFQ United States I Zhong 17 14
Indonesia Y Y Susanto 14 13
4 Japan M Mitani 21 21
Thailand C Jucharoen 9 15
South Korea Jeon J-i 21 21
South Korea Jeon J-i 12 12
4 Japan M Mitani 21 21
Israel K Polikarpova 10 13
4 Japan M Mitani 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Q2 Japan A Mine 21 21
India S U R Chukka 8 19
Q2 Japan A Mine 21 21
Australia Chen H-y 6 9
Australia Chen H-y 8 21 22
8 Japan S Saito 21 15 20
Q2 Japan A Mine 21 21
China Han Y 15 13
England G Bland 21 15 15
India V R Jakka 19 21 21
India V R Jakka 5 5
China Han Y 21 21
China Han Y 21 21
2 Canada M Li 11 11

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Indonesia Berry Angriawan / Hardianto (champions)
  2. Indonesia Wahyu Nayaka / Ade Yusuf (final)
  3. India Manu Attri / B. Sumeeth Reddy (semi-finals)
  4. China He Jiting / Tan Qiang (first round)
  5. Malaysia Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (withdrew)
  6. Malaysia Tan Boon Heong / South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong (first round)
  7. India Arjun M.R. / Ramchandran Shlok (quarter-finals)
  8. India Alwin Francis / Nandagopal Kidambi (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1
21 21
3
17 15
1
21 9 21
2
9 21 15
17 11
2
21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1
21 21
9 15
1
21 21
17 17
21 21
  • Australia C Chen
  • Australia T Wong
7 15
1
21 21
10 18
8
30 7r
  • South Korea Jung T-i
  • South Korea Kim H-t
 		28 8
  • South Korea Jung T-i
  • South Korea Kim H-t
21 19 23
18 21 25
21 21
Q2
  • Chinese Taipei Kan C-y
  • Chinese Taipei Liao C-h
17 19

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3
21 21
PFQ
  • Australia L Defolky
  • Australia M Fariman
11 10
3
21 21
17 17
21 21
13 13
3
17 21 21
7
21 19 18
7
21 21
7 15
7
21 25
15 23
21 12 21
19 21 17

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
18 13
21 21
21 22 21
PFQ
16 24 15
15 21 7
PFQ
21 15 21
19 21 22
21 14 20
21 21
Q1
8 5
17 21 26
PFQ
21 18 24
PFQ
21 21
4
16 18

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
14 11
Q3
21 21
Q3
23 21
21 19
21 20 21
6
19 22 18
Q3
19 21 21
2
21 14 23
  • Australia J Sun
  • Australia Y Zhang
 		25 21
Q4
  • Australia S Aroliveettil
  • Australia Trần P N
23 12
  • Australia J Sun
  • Australia Y Zhang
14 5
2
21 21
Thailand I Apisuk
Thailand T Viriyangkura 		25 16 13
2
23 21 21

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Japan Misato Aratama / Akane Watanabe (semi-finals)
  2. Japan Ayako Sakuramoto / Yukiko Takahata (champions)
  3. China Du Yue / Li Yinhui (second round)
  4. South Korea Baek Ha-na / Lee Yu-rim (final)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1
16 17
4
21 21
4
21 18
2
23 21
18 16
2
21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1
21 21
13 16
21 21
19 14
1
21 21
15 13
  • Australia L Y Khoo
  • Australia A-L Slee
9 16
21 21
21 21
  • Thailand R Laisuan
  • Thailand S Mingchua
16 17

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4
21 21
  • United States E Kan
  • United States I Zhong
10 5
  • Australia M Tam
  • Australia Y Zhang
9 19
  • United States E Kan
  • United States I Zhong
 		21 21
4
21 14 21
14 21 11
3 6
21 21
21 21
10 18

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
  • Australia M Chan
  • Australia J Vega
10 16
21 21
11 13
  • Japan M Kashihara
  • Japan M Kato
 		21 21
  • Japan M Kashihara
  • Japan M Kato
 		21 21
14 9
  • Japan M Kashihara
  • Japan M Kato
17 12
21 21
11 9
21 21
22 21
3
20 16

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 		w / o
w / o
13 13
2
21 21
  • New Zealand S Fu
  • New Zealand A Tagle
 		w / o
  • New Zealand S Fu
  • New Zealand A Tagle
2 6
2
21 21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Malaysia Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (quarter-finals)
  2. China He Jiting / Du Yue (quarter-finals)
  3. India Pranav Chopra / N. Sikki Reddy (withdrew)
  4. Indonesia Hafiz Faizal / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (second round)
  5. South Korea Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Ha-na (semi-finals)
  6. South Korea Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (champions)
  7. Malaysia Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (final)
  8. China Wang Zekang / Li Yinhui (semi-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
8
16 23
7
21 25
7
12 21
5
21 23
5
21 21
5
16 12

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1
21 21
13 10
1
21 21
10 18
Q3
21 23 15
23 21 21
1
17 13
8
21 21
8
21 21
18 14
8
13 21 22
Q4
21 17 20
21 14 12
Q4
16 21 21

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ
11 12
21 21
21 21
15 12
Q1
  • Singapore J Tan D J
  • Australia Y Zhang
19 14
21 21
3 10
7
21 21
7
21 21
18 12
7
21 21
17 17
21 14 11
13 21 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 		21 21
  • Indonesia Y F Mainaky
  • Indonesia L A Mainaky
13 10
6 13
5
21 21
Q2
6 13
5
21 21
5
21 21
11 16
10 11
21 21
21 21
4
18 17
5 15
4
21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 		21 21
12 10
11 11
5
21 21
21 17 18
5
16 21 21
5
16 24 21
2
21 22 13
21 21
  • Australia S Aroliveettil
  • Australia M Chan
9 10
7 15
2
21 21
6 15
2
21 21

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prospectus Australia Open 2018" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

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Preceded by2017 Australian Super Series Australian Open Succeeded by2019 Australian Open Preceded by2018 New Zealand Open BWF World Tour 2018 BWF season Succeeded by2018 U.S. Open
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