2018 Korea Open (badminton)

The 2018 Korea Open (officially known as the Victor Korea Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the SK Handball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, from 25 to 30 September 2018 and had a total prize of $600,000.

2018 Korea Open
Tournament details
Dates25–30 September
LevelSuper 500
Total prize moneyUS$600,000
VenueSK Handball Stadium
LocationSeoul, South Korea
Champions
Men's Singles Chou Tien-chen
Women's Singles Nozomi Okuhara
Men's Doubles Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe
Women's Doubles Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Mixed Doubles He Jiting
Du Yue
2017 2019

Tournament

The 2018 Korea Open was the eighteenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Korea Open championships, which has been held since 1991. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Korea Association and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at the SK Handball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.[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 65/128 129/256 257/512 513/1024
9,200 7,800 6,420 5,040 3,600 2,220 880 430 170 80 40

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$600,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $45,000 $22,800 $8,700 $3,600 $2,100
Doubles $47,400 $22,800 $8,400 $4,350 $2,250

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Viktor Axelsen (Second Round)
  2. Kento Momota (Quarter-finals)
  3. Son Wan-ho (Second Round)
  4. Chou Tien-chen (Champion)
  5. Srikanth Kidambi (Withdrew)
  6. Kenta Nishimoto (Semi-finals)
  7. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Quarter-finals)
  8. Tommy Sugiarto (Final)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  Jonatan Christie 13 20
8 Tommy Sugiarto 21 22
8 Tommy Sugiarto 13 16
4 Chou Tien-chen 21 21
4 Chou Tien-chen 19 21 21
6 Kenta Nishimoto 21 18 14

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 V Axelsen 21 21
Hsu J-h 9 12
1 V Axelsen 25 9
Q1 Zhao JP 27 21
H-K Vittinghus 13 21 17
Q1 Zhao JP 21 13 21
Q1 Zhao JP 17 16
J Christie 21 21
PFQ Hu Y 21 21
Huang YX 15 19
PFQ Hu Y 12 14
J Christie 21 21
J Christie 21 21
K Tsuneyama 18 16

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 Son W-h 21 21
Lee C Y 16 17
3 Son W-h 21 13 22
Q3 Heo K-h 15 21 24
Q3 Heo K-h 21 21
Lee D-k 10 18
Q3 Heo K-h 21 19 9
8 T Sugiarto 15 21 21
8 T Sugiarto 21 21
Lee H-i 9 16
8 T Sugiarto 21 21
Liew D 15 16
Liew D 15 21 21
Q2 Zhou ZQ 21 10 17

Section 3

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Wang T-w 21 21
T Saensomboonsuk 18 15
Wang T-w 18 18
7 A S Ginting 21 21
L Corvée 18 10
7 A S Ginting 21 21
7 A S Ginting 13 11
4 Chou T-c 21 21
K Sakai 9 21 21
B Leverdez 21 16 13
K Sakai 19 17
4 Chou T-c 21 21
I M Mustofa 18 14
4 Chou T-c 21 21

Section 4

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Lin D 19 21 21
J Ø. Jørgensen 21 17 15
Lin D 21 16 11
6 K Nishimoto 10 21 21
Q4 Lin Y-h 23 11 21
6 K Nishimoto 21 21 23
6 K Nishimoto w / o
2 K Momota
A Antonsen 15 21 21
S Verma 21 16 7
A Antonsen 18 22 16
2 K Momota 21 20 21
PFQ Chong W F 16 17
2 K Momota 21 21

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Akane Yamaguchi (Semi-finals)
  2. Ratchanok Intanon (Second Round)
  3. Nozomi Okuhara (Champion)
  4. Sung Ji-hyun (Semi-finals)
  5. Saina Nehwal (Quarter-finals)
  6. Zhang Beiwen (Final)
  7. Sayaka Takahashi (Quarter-finals)
  8. Gao Fangjie (Quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Akane Yamaguchi 21 17 14
3 Nozomi Okuhara 16 21 21
3 Nozomi Okuhara 21 17 21
6 Zhang Beiwen 10 21 16
4 Sung Ji-hyun 18 19
6 Zhang Beiwen 21 21

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 A Yamaguchi 21 11 21
Han Y 16 21 15
1 A Yamaguchi 24 21 21
Chen XX 26 19 17
J D Jakobsen 17 8
Chen XX 21 21
1 A Yamaguchi 21 21
8 Gao FJ 11 15
8 Gao FJ 21 21 21
Q1 Li XR 18 23 8
8 Gao FJ 10 21 21
S Kawakami 21 19 16
Chiang Y-l 10 13
S Kawakami 21 21

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 N Okuhara 21 21
Lee C-h 9 8
3 N Okuhara 21 21
Yip P Y 16 15
Yip P Y 15 21 21
Q3 P Buranaprasertsuk 21 16 12
3 N Okuhara 15 21 22
5 S Nehwal 21 15 20
5 S Nehwal 21 21
Kim H-m 12 11
5 S Nehwal 21 21
Q2 Kim G-e 18 18
Q2 Kim G-e 21 14 21
Q4 Lee S-y 10 21 18

Section 3

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Sung S-y 21 9 13
Zhang YM 19 21 21
Zhang YM 17 12
7 S Takahashi 21 21
L A Mainaky 9 11
7 S Takahashi 21 21
7 S Takahashi 15 11
4 Sung J-h 21 21
E Kosetskaya 18 18
L Kjærsfeldt 21 21
L Kjærsfeldt 14 8
4 Sung J-h 21 21
A Ohori 21 16 13
4 Sung J-h 18 21 21

Section 4

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Pai Y-p 26 16 19
Cai YY 24 21 21
Cai YY 21 20 21
6 Zhang BW 15 22 23
V R Jakka 10 9
6 Zhang BW 21 21
6 Zhang BW 21 21
K Gilmour 15 19
M Li 22 14 11
K Gilmour 20 21 21
K Gilmour 21 21
2 R Intanon 18 17
S Sato 9 19
2 R Intanon 21 21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
21 21
Q1 Choi Sol-gyu
Seo Seung-jae
11 14
  Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
21 15 10
8 Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe
9 21 21
  Chooi Kah Ming
Low Juan Shen
13 12
8 Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe
21 21

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 T Kamura
K Sonoda
21 21
Han CK
Zhou HD
15 14
1 T Kamura
K Sonoda
21 10 9
Kim G-j
Lee Y-d
18 21 21
Kim G-j
Lee Y-d
22 21
V Ivanov
I Sozonov
20 16
Kim G-j
Lee Y-d
21 21 15
T Hoki
Y Kobayashi
23 17 21
6 Chen H-l
Wang C-l
21 21
Q3 Kim J-h
Park K-h
10 6
6 Chen H-l
Wang C-l
15 19
T Hoki
Y Kobayashi
21 21
T Hoki
Y Kobayashi
21 21
P Chew
R Chew
8 14

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4 T Inoue
Y Kaneko
21 21
M Lamsfuß
M E Seidel
13 18
4 T Inoue
Y Kaneko
21 21
D Daugaard
F Søgaard
17 18
D Daugaard
F Søgaard
21 21
A B Cahyono
M R P Isfahani
13 12
4 T Inoue
Y Kaneko
10 15
Q1 Choi S-g
Seo S-j
21 21
5 K Astrup
A S Rasmussen
21 14 11
Lee J-h
Lee Y
12 21 21
Lee J-h
Lee Y
21 20 12
Q1 Choi S-g
Seo S-j
18 22 21
Lu C-y
Yang P-h
19 20
Q1 Choi S-g
Seo S-j
21 22

Section 3

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q4 Chang K-c
Lu C-p
17 16
Chooi K M
Low J S
21 21
Chooi K M
Low J S
21 21
7 Liao M-c
Su C-h
19 16
Chung E-s
Kim D-y
18 21 19
7 Liao M-c
Su C-h
21 18 21
Chooi K M
Low J S
21 14 21
K Kedren
D Puavaranukroh
19 21 15
M Arif A L
N M Azriyn A
20 21 13
He JT
Tan Q
22 18 21
He JT
Tan Q
18 16
K Kedren
D Puavaranukroh
21 21
K Kedren
D Puavaranukroh
21 21
3 M Conrad-Petersen
M P Kolding
15 19

Section 4

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Kang M-h
Kim W-h
13 18
Ou XY
Ren XY
21 21
Ou XY
Ren XY
21 8 18
8 H Endo
Y Watanabe
18 21 21
Q2 Lee F-c
Lee F-j
24 18
8 H Endo
Y Watanabe
26 21
8 H Endo
Y Watanabe
22 21
A Chia
Soh W Y
20 14
B Isara
M Jongjit
22 24
A Chia
Soh W Y
24 26
A Chia
Soh W Y
21 21
Huang KX
Wang ZK
16 11
Huang KX
Wang ZK
21 17 23
PFQ Lee S-h
Yang P-h
13 21 21

Women's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
21 21
Naoko Fukuman
Kurumi Yonao
15 12
1 Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
11 18
2 Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21 21
4 Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto
10 11
2 Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21 21

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Y Fukushima
S Hirota
21 21
Chang C-h
Yang C-t
14 10
1 Y Fukushima
S Hirota
21 21
L Efler
I Herttrich
14 11
Q1
L Efler
I Herttrich
w / o
1 Y Fukushima
S Hirota
21 21
Chow M K
Lee M Y
13 14
5 Lee S-h
Shin S-c
1r
Chow M K
Lee M Y
5
Chow M K
Lee M Y
21 18 21
Chang Y-n
Jung K-e
13 21 14
J Goliszewski
L Käpplein
10 12
Chang Y-n
Jung K-e
21 21

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ Vivian Hoo K M
Yap C W
21 21
E Kan
I Zhong
14 12
PFQ Vivian Hoo K M
Yap C W
19 21 18
A S Awanda
N K M Istarani
21 19 21
A S Awanda
N K M Istarani
21 14 22
PFQ Chang H-t
Cheng C-y
15 21 20
A S Awanda
N K M Istarani
21 14 12
N Fukuman
K Yonao
19 21 21
7 D D Haris
R A Pradipta
21 21
Choi H-i
Kim M-j
12 17
7 D D Haris
R A Pradipta
19 22 19
N Fukuman
K Yonao
21 20 21
N Fukuman
K Yonao
13 22 21
S Paewsampran
P Supajirakul
21 20 15

Section 3

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Hsu Y-c
Wu T-j
21 21 21
PFQ Chen S-y
Sung S-y
16 23 10
Hsu Y-c
Wu T-j
14 18
8 Du Y
Li YH
21 21
Kim H-j
Kong H-y
8 21 17
8 Du Y
Li YH
21 19 21
8 Du Y
Li YH
14 15
4 S Tanaka
K Yonemoto
21 21
Tang JH
Yu XH
24 21
Ng W Y
Yeung N T
22 15
Tang JH
Yu XH
21 15 14
4 S Tanaka
K Yonemoto
12 21 21
Cao TW
Zheng Y
15 21 11
4 S Tanaka
K Yonemoto
21 15 21

Section 4

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q3
PFQ Peng L-t
Yu C-h
w / o
PFQ Peng L-t
Yu C-h
12 7
6 M Matsumoto
W Nagahara
21 21
Q4
6 M Matsumoto
W Nagahara
w / o
6 M Matsumoto
W Nagahara
17 15
2 M Matsutomo
A Takahashi
21 21
Lee Y-n
Ah Y-s
w / o
Q2
Lee Y-n
Ah Y-s
17 9
2 M Matsutomo
A Takahashi
21 21
Chae Y-j
Kim S-y
17 21 10
2 M Matsutomo
A Takahashi
21 19 21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
8 Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
19 11
5 He Jiting
Du Yue
21 21
5 He Jiting
Du Yue
21 21
2 Mathias Christiansen
Christinna Pedersen
18 16
  Seo Seung-jae
Chae Yoo-jung
22 13 15
2 Mathias Christiansen
Christinna Pedersen
20 21 21

Section 1

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Zheng SW
Huang YQ
5r
Chang T C
Ng W Y
11
Chang T C
Ng W Y
21 21
Q1 Kim Y-h
Seong A-y
16 16
Q1 Kim Y-h
Seong A-y
21 21
M Arif A L
R A Riodingin
19 18
Chang T C
Ng W Y
9 17
8 D Puavaranukroh
S Taerattanachai
21 21
8 D Puavaranukroh
S Taerattanachai
17 21 21
Choi S-g
Shin S-c
21 15 16
8 D Puavaranukroh
S Taerattanachai
21 19 23
Y Kaneko
M Matsutomo
18 21 21
R Rivaldy
P H Mentari
18 13
Y Kaneko
M Matsutomo
21 21

Section 2

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4 H Faizal
G E Widjaja
21 21
Q2 Lee F-c
Chang C-h
15 11
4 H Faizal
G E Widjaja
21 20 21
P Jordan
M D Oktavianti
16 22 13
Ou XY
Tang JH
10 21
P Jordan
M D Oktavianti
21 23
4 H Faizal
G E Widjaja
14 10
5 He JT
Du Y
21 21
5 He JT
Du Y
21 21 21
Q3 S Jomkoh
P Supajirakul
14 23 15
5 He JT
Du Y
21 21
Kim H-t
Kim H-j
13 15
R Alexander
A Saufika
20 17
Kim H-t
Kim H-j
22 21

Section 3

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
M E Seidel
L Efler
21 8 18
Kim W-h
Baek H-n
18 21 21
Kim W-h
Baek H-n
10 16
7 Y Watanabe
A Higashino
21 21
M Lamsfuß
I Herttrich
21 15 11
7 Y Watanabe
A Higashino
17 21 21
7 Y Watanabe
A Higashino
16 16
Seo S-j
Chae Y-j
21 21
Seo S-j
Chae Y-j
21 21
Ren XY
Cao TW
16 15
Seo S-j
Chae Y-j
25 21
3 C Adcock
G Adcock
23 13
Q4 Lee F-j
Chang H-t
14 12
3 C Adcock
G Adcock
21 21

Section 4

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Lu K
Chen Lu
18 19
Lee Y
Hsu Y-c
21 21
Lee Y
Hsu Y-c
19 21 21
6 Wang C-l
Lee C-h
21 15 15
PFQ T Hoki
K Yonemoto
15 19
6 Wang C-l
Lee C-h
21 21
Lee Y
Hsu Y-c
15 14
2 M Christiansen
C Pedersen
21 21
Chen T J
Peck Y W
17 21 21
Chang K-c
Cheng C-y
21 14 17
Chen T J
Peck Y W
13 20
2 M Christiansen
C Pedersen
21 22
Mak H C
Yeung N T
15 15
2 M Christiansen
C Pedersen
21 21

References

  1. "Prospectus Korea Open 2018" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
Preceded by
2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters
BWF World Tour
2018 BWF season
Succeeded by
2018 Chinese Taipei Open
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