2018 badminton tournament in Guangzhou, China
Badminton tournament
The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.[1]
Tournament
The 2018 BWF World Tour was the first edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.[2]
Venue
This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.[3]
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 Finals event.[4]
| Winner
|
Runner-up
|
3/4
|
3rd in Group
|
4th in Group
|
| 12,000
|
10,200
|
8,400
|
6,600
|
4,800
|
Prize money
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[2]
| Achievement
|
Winner(s)
|
Runner(s)-up
|
Semi-finalist(s)
|
3rd in group
|
4th in group
|
| Singles
|
$120,000
|
$60,000
|
$30,000
|
$16,500
|
$9,000
|
| Doubles
|
$126,000
|
$60,000
|
$30,000
|
$19,500
|
$10,500
|
Representatives
Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Rankings used are accurate as of 29 November 2018.[5]
Men's singles
Women's singles
| Seeds
|
Rank
|
NOCs
|
Players
|
Performances
|
| Winner
|
Runner-up
|
Semifinalists
|
| 1 |
1 |
 Chinese Taipei (1) |
Tai Tzu-ying
|
6
Super 1000: All England Open, Indonesia Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Denmark Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters
Super 300: Chinese Taipei Open
|
2
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters
|
1
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
|
| 2 |
2 |
 Japan (1) |
Nozomi Okuhara
|
3
Super 500: Thailand Open, Korea Open, Hong Kong Open
|
2
Super 750: Japan Open, Fuzhou China Open
|
2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 300: German Open
|
| 3/4 |
3 |
Japan (2) |
Akane Yamaguchi
|
2
Super 750: French Open
Super 300: German Open
|
1
Super 1000: All England Open
|
3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters, Korea Open
|
| 3/4 |
4 |
 China (1) |
Chen Yufei
|
1
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open
|
3
Super 1000: Indonesia Open, China Open
Super 300: German Open
|
3
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 750: Japan Open, French Open
|
|
5 |
 Thailand (1) |
Ratchanok Intanon
|
1
Super 500: Malaysia Masters
|
1
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
|
3
Super 750: Malaysia Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters, India Open
|
|
6 |
 India (1) |
P. V. Sindhu
|
|
2
Super 500: India Open, Thailand Open
|
2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open
|
|
8 |
 Canada (1) |
Michelle Li
|
1
Super 300: Macau Open
|
|
1
Super 300: U.S. Open
|
|
11 |
 United States (1) |
Beiwen Zhang
|
1
Super 500: India Open
|
2
Super 500: Korea Open
Super 300: U.S. Open
|
1
Super 500: Thailand Open
|
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Seeds
|
Rank
|
NOCs
|
Players
|
Performances
|
| Winner
|
Runner-up
|
Semifinalists
|
| 1 |
1 |
China (1) |
Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
|
7
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, Denmark Open, French Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters
|
2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters
|
1
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
|
| 2 |
2 |
Japan (1) |
Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino
|
1
Super 1000: All England Open
|
|
5
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, French Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
|
| 3/4 |
3 |
Thailand (1) |
Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
|
|
2
Super 750: Denmark Open
Super 300: Thailand Masters
|
5
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Singapore Open, Korea Open, Hong Kong Open
Super 300: New Zealand Open
|
| 3/4 |
4 |
 Malaysia (1) |
Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying
|
2
Super 300: Thailand Masters, U.S. Open
|
2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 300: Australian Open
|
1
Super 750: Japan Open
|
|
5 |
China (2) |
Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping
|
|
3
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, Fuzhou China Open
|
2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
|
|
6 |
 Indonesia (1) |
Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
|
1
Super 500: Thailand Open
|
|
2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters
|
|
7 |
Malaysia (2) |
Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai
|
2
Super 500: Singapore Open
Super 300: German Open
|
|
2
Super 500: Malaysia Masters, Indonesia Masters
|
|
8 |
 England (1) |
Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith
|
|
2
Super 300: Swiss Open, Spain Masters
|
|
- Notes: In the women's singles, the 7th-ranked Carolina Marín, who received the wild cards as the women's singles world champion, withdrew from the competition due to injury. The player next in line, He Bingjiao could not fulfill the invitation due to injury as well.[6]
Representatives by nation
§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).
