Korea Masters
The Korea Masters is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an International Challenge, which is the fourth level tournament of international badminton tournament. It began in 2007, when it was held in Suwon,[1] then it moved to Yeosu in 2008[2] and Hwasun in 2009.[3] In 2010, it was turned into a BWF Grand Prix event.[4][5]
It became a BWF Grand Prix Gold event in 2011, and it remained at that level through the end of Grand Prix Gold in 2017, with the exception of 2014, when it changed back to Grand Prix status, the same year Korea hosted both the Asian Games and the Badminton Asia Championships. The tournament was held in cities in the southwest from 2011 to 2017: in Hwasun in 2011 and 2012,[6] then in Jeonju for 2013 to 2015,[7] then Seogwipo[8] and Gwangju.[9] In 2015, the name of the tournament changed to Korea Masters.
In 2018, this tournament is the part of the BWF World Tour Super 300, after the Grand Prix Gold event ceased.
History of host cities
| City | Years host |
|---|---|
| Suwon | 2007 |
| Yeosu | 2008 |
| Hwasun | 2009, 2011–2012 |
| Gimcheon | 2010 |
| Jeonju | 2013–2015 |
| Seogwipo | 2016 |
| Gwangju | 2017–present |
Winners
Performances by nation
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea |
11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 55 |
| 2 |  China |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||
 Japan |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | ||||
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 65 | |
Note
- This tournament, originally to be played from 24 to 29 November, was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.[10]
References
- "Suwon Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "Yeosu Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "Hwasun Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "2010 Victor Korea Grand Prix Badminton Championships – Information". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "2010 빅터 코리아그랑프리국제배드민턴선수권대회". www.bka.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "Event Information (Hwasun; international)". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "Event Information (Jeonju; international)". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "JEJU VICTOR Korea Masters Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "2017 BWF Calendar – Grand Prix Gold". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- "Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.