The 2022 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2022 BWF World Tour. It was scheduled to be held from 14 to 18 December 2022 in Guangzhou, China but was later moved to Bangkok, Thailand, and held a week earlier – from 7 to 11 December 2022 – due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.[1][2] It had a total prize of $1,500,000.
Tournament
The 2022 BWF World Tour was the fifth edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was originally scheduled to be organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It would have been hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.
This international tournament was originally planned to be held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China. It was later relocated to Nimibutr Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, due to the circumstances in regard of the COVID-19 pandemic in China.[2]
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
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
Tie-breaking criteria
Players or pairs was ranked according to points (1 point for a win, 0 points for a loss). If two players/pairs were tied on points, the result of head-to-head match among the tied players/pairs was used to determine the rankings.[4] If more than two players/pairs were tied, and after applying the head-to-head criteria above, a subset of players/pairs were still tied, the criteria above was reapplied exclusively to this subset of players/pairs;
Game difference in all group matches; if two players/pairs still tied, then reapply the head-to-head criteria above;
Point difference in all group matches; if two players/pairs still tied, then reapply the head-to-head criteria above;
Drawing of lots if three or more players/pairs still tied.
Representatives
Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals.
Viktor Axelsen
Akane Yamaguchi
Liu Yuchen
