2024 Japan Masters

2024 Japan Masters
Tournament details
Dates12–17 November
Edition2nd
LevelSuper 500
Total prize moneyUS$420,000
VenueKumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
LocationKumamoto, Japan
Champions
Men's singlesChina Li Shifeng
Women's singlesJapan Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doublesIndonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Women's doublesChina Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning
Mixed doublesThailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Supissara Paewsampran
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The 2024 Japan Masters (officially known as the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024) was a badminton tournament which took place at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan, from 12 to 17 November 2024 and had a total prize of $420,000.

Tournament

The 2024 Japan Masters was the thirty-fifth tournament of the 2024 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Masters championships, which have been held since 2023. This tournament is organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue

This tournament was held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.[1]

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 Super 500 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128
9,200 7,800 6,420 5,040 3,600 2,220 880 430

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$420,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $31,500 $15,960 $6,090 $2,520 $1,470
Doubles $33,180 $15,960 $5,880 $3,045 $1,575

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Denmark Viktor Axelsen (semi-finals)
  2. Japan Kodai Naraoka (quarter-finals)
  3. Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn (second round)
  4. Indonesia Jonatan Christie (semi-finals)
  5. Malaysia Lee Zii Jia (quarter-finals)
  6. Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen (second round)
  7. China Li Shifeng (champion)
  8. Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (withdrew)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Denmark Viktor Axelsen16 15
7 China Li Shifeng2121
7 China Li Shifeng2121
Malaysia Leong Jun Hao10 13
4 Indonesia Jonatan Christie2118 20
Malaysia Leong Jun Hao10 2122

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Denmark V Axelsen2121
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w14 14
1 Denmark V Axelsen14 2121
China Lei LX2114 9
China Lei LX2121
Singapore Loh K Y19 19
1 Denmark V Axelsen2116 21
France C Popov18 2118
6 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c17 2121
Canada B Yang2119 17
6 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c2114 18
France C Popov10 2121
France C Popov2121
Q2 Indonesia A Farhan13 16

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Thailand K Vitidsarn2121
Hong Kong Ng K L19 12
3 Thailand K Vitidsarn19 10
PFQ Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j2121
Q1 Japan M Koga15 19
PFQ Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j2121
PFQ Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j2111 7
7 China Li SF19 2121
7 China Li SF19 2121
France A Lanier216 13
7 China Li SF2121
Japan K Nishimoto15 13
Japan K Nishimoto2121
Japan T Obayashi16 18

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Q4 Japan K Takahashi17 2117
PFQ Chinese Taipei Su L-y2119 21
PFQ Chinese Taipei Su L-y218 16
5 Malaysia Lee Z J19 2121
Q3 Malaysia J Hoh16 2117
5 Malaysia Lee Z J2112 21
5 Malaysia Lee Z J2118 18
4 Indonesia J Christie12 2121
Denmark R Gemke2116 21
Hong Kong Lee C Y10 2114
Denmark R Gemke20 17
4 Indonesia J Christie2221
Japan Y Tanaka15 11
4 Indonesia J Christie2121

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
India L Sen2217 16
Malaysia Leong J H20 2121
Malaysia Leong J H2116 21
SWM Japan K Watanabe10 2113
Indonesia C A Dwi Wardoyo12 2118
SWM Japan K Watanabe2118 21
Malaysia Leong J H219 21
2 Japan K Naraoka17 2116
France T J Popov2221
China Lu GZ20 10
France T J Popov22 9
2 Japan K Naraoka2421
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h22 16
2 Japan K Naraoka2421

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. China Wang Zhiyi (second round)
  2. Japan Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
  3. Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying (withdrew)
  4. China Han Yue (second round)
  5. Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (final)
  6. Japan Aya Ohori (quarter-finals)
  7. Thailand Supanida Katethong (quarter-finals)
  8. Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  South Korea Sim Yu-jin2117 19
5 Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung18 2121
5 Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung12 12
2 Japan Akane Yamaguchi2121
  Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong9 2118
2 Japan Akane Yamaguchi2112 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 China Wang ZY2121
Thailand P Choeikeewong 14 12
1 China Wang ZY24 18
South Korea Sim Y-j2621
South Korea Sim Y-j2121
Q1 United States L Lam 17 5
South Korea Sim Y-j16 2121
Canada M Li219 15
8 Thailand B Ongbamrungphan12 8
India P. V. Sindhu2121
India P. V. Sindhu2116 17
Canada M Li17 2121
Japan N Nidaira20 12
Canada M Li2221

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ Japan H Akechi10 2119
Q3 Japan M Suizu2118 21
Q3 Japan M Suizu
Denmark M Blichfeldtw / o
Denmark M Blichfeldt2121
PFQ Indonesia K A C Dewi12 14
Denmark M Blichfeldt16 18
5 Indonesia G M Tunjung2121
5 Indonesia G M Tunjung2121
Japan T Miyazaki15 12
5 Indonesia G M Tunjung2121
Thailand R Intanon14 15
Q2 Japan A Takahashi7 20
Thailand R Intanon2122

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt2121
Singapore Yeo J M14 13
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt15 18
7 Thailand S Katethong2121
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y2111 7
7 Thailand S Katethong12 2121
7 Thailand S Katethong19 11
Thailand P Chochuwong2121
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p16 7
Thailand P Chochuwong2121
Thailand P Chochuwong17 2121
4 China Han Y2112 14
Chinese Taipei Lin H-t 18 10
4 China Han Y2121

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Japan R Gunji18 2121
Indonesia P K Wardani2110 14
Japan R Gunji17 14
6 Japan A Ohori2121
Chinese Taipei Chiu P-c 2112 19
6 Japan A Ohori14 2121
6 Japan A Ohori2115 13
2 Japan A Yamaguchi18 2121
Germany Y Li12 6
Q4 Hong Kong Lo S Y2121
Q4 Hong Kong Lo S Y12 8
2 Japan A Yamaguchi2121
Denmark L Christophersen13 19
2 Japan A Yamaguchi2121

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
3 Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto
2121
SWM Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia Bagas Maulana
18 13
3 Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto
2117 21
6 Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
15 2117
  Malaysia Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong
12 15
6 Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
2121

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
2521
PFQ United States Chen Z Y
United States P Smith
23 11
3 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
2119 21
Malaysia Man W C
Malaysia Tee K W
17 2119
France C Popov
France T J Popov
18 2319
Malaysia Man W C
Malaysia Tee K W
2121 21
3 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
17 2121
8 Indonesia M S Fikri
Indonesia D Marthin
2116 18
8 Indonesia M S Fikri
Indonesia D Marthin
2116 21
PFQ Chinese Taipei Chen Z-r
Chinese Taipei Lin Y-c
13 2117
8 Indonesia M S Fikri
Indonesia D Marthin
2121
Chinese Taipei Liu K-h
Chinese Taipei Yang P-ha
13 18
Chinese Taipei Liu K-h
Chinese Taipei Yang P-ha
2121
Malaysia Choong H J
Malaysia M Haikal
15 17

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
7 Chinese Taipei Lee J-h
Chinese Taipei Yang P-hs
19 2118
Q1 Japan T Nomura
Japan Y Shimogami
2117 21
Q1 Japan T Nomura
Japan Y Shimogami
17 16
China Chen BY
China Liu Y
2121
China Xie HN
China Zeng WH
14 14
China Chen BY
China Liu Y
2121
China Chen BY
China Liu Y
15 15
SWM Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia B Maulana
2121
SWM Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia B Maulana
15 2121
Chinese Taipei Lee F-c
Chinese Taipei Lee F-j
2115 13
SWM Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia B Maulana
2121
Japan K Mitsuhashi
Japan H Okamura
19 12
Denmark R Kjær
Denmark F Søgaard
19 13
Japan K Mitsuhashi
Japan H Okamura
2121

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Malaysia N M Azriyn A
Malaysia Tan W K
2121
Chinese Taipei Chang K-c
Chinese Taipei Chen X-y
9 18
Malaysia N M Azriyn A
Malaysia Tan W K
2123
5 Malaysia Goh S F
Malaysia N Izzuddin
9 21
Chinese Taipei Lin B-w
Chinese Taipei Su C-h
12 17
5 Malaysia Goh S F
Malaysia N Izzuddin
2121
Malaysia N M Azriyn A
Malaysia Tan W K
2121
Chinese Taipei Chiu H-c
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
19 19
Q3 Malaysia Low H Y
Malaysia Ng E C
14 19
Chinese Taipei Chiu H-c
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
2121
Chinese Taipei Chiu H-c
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
2121
4 Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
11 13
Denmark D Lundgaard
Denmark M Vestergaard
2117 9
4 Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
15 2121

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Q4 Chinese Taipei Chiang C-w
Chinese Taipei Wei C-w
2116 10
Indonesia S K Gutama
Indonesia M R P Isfahani
12 2121
Indonesia S K Gutama
Indonesia M R P Isfahani
19 20
6 Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
2122
Malaysia J Arif
Malaysia Yap R K
14 15
6 Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
2121
6 Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
2129
South Korea Jin Y
South Korea Seo S-j
18 27
South Korea Jin Y
South Korea Seo S-j
2121
Q2 Japan A Endo
Japan Y Takei
14 15
South Korea Jin Y
South Korea Seo S-j
2121
2 China He JT
China Ren XY
10 14
Thailand P Sukphun
Thailand P Teeraratsakul
2114 12
2 China He JT
China Ren XY
18 2121

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. South Korea Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (withdrew)
  2. China Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (champions)
  3. Japan Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (semi-finals)
  4. Japan Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (first round)
  5. Malaysia Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (first round)
  6. China Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (quarter-finals)
  7. China Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (semi-finals)
  8. Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Mayu Matsumoto
2121
7 China Li Yijing
China Luo Xumin
15 11
  Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Mayu Matsumoto
15 5
2 China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning
2121
3 Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
12 18
2 China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning
2121

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 Japan R Iwanaga
Japan K Nakanishi
2111 16
South Korea Lee Y-w
South Korea Lee Y-l
13 2121
South Korea Lee Y-w
South Korea Lee Y-l
2121
Japan R Hirokami
Japan Y Kato
13 16
Japan R Hirokami
Japan Y Kato
2121
Chinese Taipei Lee C-c
Chinese Taipei Lin Y-y
12 15
South Korea Lee Y-w
South Korea Lee Y-l
13 2117
Japan Y Fukushima
Japan M Matsumoto
2118 21
5 Malaysia P Tan
Malaysia Thinaah M
9 2121
Japan Y Fukushima
Japan M Matsumoto
2114 23
Japan Y Fukushima
Japan M Matsumoto
2121
Q3 Japan K Osawa
Japan M Tanabe
17 18
Q3 Japan K Osawa
Japan M Tanabe
2121
Malaysia V Hoo
Malaysia Lim C S
17 16

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
7 China Li YJ
China Luo XM
2121
PFQ Chinese Taipei Hsieh P-s
Chinese Taipei Hung E-t
19 13
7 China Li YJ
China Luo XM
2118 21
South Korea Jeong N-e
South Korea Shin S-c
11 2116
Indonesia J P Miantoro
Indonesia F Setianingrum
2118 22
South Korea Jeong N-e
South Korea Shin S-c
16 2124
7 China Li YJ
China Luo XM
2221
Q4 Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
20 19
SWM Hong Kong Yeung N T
Hong Kong Yeung P L
2122
Australia G Somerville
Australia A Yu
11 20
SWM Hong Kong Yeung N T
Hong Kong Yeung P L
13 23
Q4 Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
2125
China Keng SL
China Li WM
12 15
Q4 Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
2121

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
South Korea Kim H-j
South Korea Kong H-y
18 2121
Thailand B Aimsaard
Thailand N Aimsaard
2119 12
South Korea Kim H-j
South Korea Kong H-y
29 2121
8 Indonesia F D Kusuma
Indonesia A C Pratiwi
3019 17
Japan K Ishikawa
Japan M Konegawa
17 11
8 Indonesia F D Kusuma
Indonesia A C Pratiwi
2121
South Korea Kim H-j
South Korea Kong H-y
13 15
3 Japan N Matsuyama
Japan C Shida
2121
Q2 Japan M Kawazoe
Japan H Konishi
9 16
Q1 Japan A Higashino
Japan A Sakuramoto
2121
Q1 Japan A Higashino
Japan A Sakuramoto
10 18
3 Japan N Matsuyama
Japan C Shida
2121
Indonesia L T Mayasari
Indonesia S F S Ramadhanti
2111 16
3 Japan N Matsuyama
Japan C Shida
17 2121

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y
Chinese Taipei Yu C-h
7 2118
South Korea Kim B-r
South Korea Kim S-y
2119 21
South Korea Kim B-r
South Korea Kim S-y
13 15
6 China Jia YF
China Zhang SX
2121
Japan M Otake
Japan M Takahashi
17 0r
6 China Jia YF
China Zhang SX
210
6 China Jia YF
China Zhang SX
2111 16
2 China Liu SS
China Tan N
17 2121
India T Jolly
India G Gopichand
16 16
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
Chinese Taipei Lin J-y
2121
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
Chinese Taipei Lin J-y
18 11
2 China Liu SS
China Tan N
2121
Chinese Taipei Chang C-h
Chinese Taipei Yang C-t
15 15
2 China Liu SS
China Tan N
2121

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  China Guo Xinwa
China Chen Fanghui
14 11
France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
2121
  France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
16 2117
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Supissara Paewsampran
2110 21
3 Malaysia Goh Soon Huat
Malaysia Shevon Jemie Lai
2120 14
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Supissara Paewsampran
18 2221

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Hong Kong Tang C M
Hong Kong Tse Y S
2121
Chinese Taipei Chen C-k
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
13 12
1 Hong Kong Tang C M
Hong Kong Tse Y S
18 2315
China Guo XW
China Chen FH
2121 21
China Guo XW
China Chen FH
2121
Q2 Chinese Taipei Chiu H-c
Chinese Taipei Lee C-c
5 12
China Guo XW
China Chen FH
2121
United States P Smith
United States J Gai
11 14
8 Denmark J Toft
Denmark A Magelund
20 2112
Malaysia Wong T C
Malaysia Lim C S
2211 21
Malaysia Wong T C
Malaysia Lim C S
2114 16
United States P Smith
United States J Gai
13 2121
Q1 Chinese Taipei Chang K-c
Chinese Taipei Lin Y-y
15 11
United States P Smith
United States J Gai
2121

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 China Cheng X
China Zhang C
2121
PFQ Chinese Taipei Lu M-c
Chinese Taipei Hung E-t
15 17
4 China Cheng X
China Zhang C
13 17
France T Gicquel
France D Delrue
2121
France T Gicquel
France D Delrue
2121
Q4 Chinese Taipei Liu K-h
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
15 12
France T Gicquel
France D Delrue
2122
Thailand R Oupthong
Thailand J Sudjaipraparat
14 20
6 Chinese Taipei Yang P-h
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
16 12
Thailand R Oupthong
Thailand J Sudjaipraparat
2121
Thailand R Oupthong
Thailand J Sudjaipraparat
2121
Japan H Nishi
Japan A Sato
14 18
Japan H Nishi
Japan A Sato
2121
Chinese Taipei Wu H-y
Chinese Taipei Yang C-y
16 16

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Lin B-w
Chinese Taipei Lin C-c
2114 19
Indonesia R N Kusharjanto
Indonesia L A Kusumawati
15 2121
Indonesia R N Kusharjanto
Indonesia L A Kusumawati
17 7
Japan H Midorikawa
Japan N Saito
2121
Japan H Midorikawa
Japan N Saito
2121
5 Indonesia D Ferdinansyah
Indonesia G E Widjaja
19 18
Japan H Midorikawa
Japan N Saito
16 13
3 Malaysia Goh S H
Malaysia S J Lai
2121
Q3 Japan K Ichikawa
Japan M Kurashima
17 17
China Zhou ZH
China Yang JY
2121
China Zhou ZH
China Yang JY
19 11
3 Malaysia Goh S H
Malaysia S J Lai
2121
Japan Y Watanabe
Japan M Taguchi
2112 14
3 Malaysia Goh S H
Malaysia S J Lai
18 2121

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Malaysia Hoo P R
Malaysia Cheng S Y
2121
Japan Y Shimogami
Japan S Hobara
18 19
Malaysia Hoo P R
Malaysia Cheng S Y
18 2421
7 Indonesia R Rivaldy
Indonesia P H Mentari
2122 10
Thailand S Jomkoh
Thailand S Taerattanachai
13 18
7 Indonesia R Rivaldy
Indonesia P H Mentari
2121
Malaysia Hoo P R
Malaysia Cheng S Y
17 16
Thailand D Puavaranukroh
Thailand S Paewsampran
2121
Denmark M Vestergaard
Denmark C Busch
15 14
Netherlands R Tabeling
Denmark A Bøje
2121
Netherlands R Tabeling
Denmark A Bøje
12 2119
Thailand D Puavaranukroh
Thailand S Paewsampran
2117 21
Thailand D Puavaranukroh
Thailand S Paewsampran
2121
2 Malaysia Chen T J
Malaysia Toh E W
15 12

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prospectus Japan Masters 2024" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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