Japan Masters (badminton)

The Japan Masters is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF World Tour tournaments in 2023. BWF categorised Japan Masters as one of the nine BWF World Tour Super 500 events in the BWF events structure since 2023.[1][2] On 18 April 2022, the city of Kumamoto was confirmed to be the host of this tournament for the 2023–2026 BWF World Tour cycle.[3]

Japan Masters
Official website
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
Editions2 (2024)
LocationKumamoto (2024)
Japan
VenueKumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium (2024)
Prize moneyUSD$420,000 (2024)
Men's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsViktor Axelsen (singles)
He Jiting
Ren Xiangyu (doubles)
Most singles titles1
Viktor Axelsen
Most doubles titles1
He Jiting
Ren Xiangyu
Women's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsGregoria Mariska Tunjung (singles)
Zhang Shuxian
Zheng Yu (doubles)
Most singles titles1
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Most doubles titles1
Zhang Shuxian
Zheng Yu
Mixed doubles
Draw32
Current championsZheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
Most titles (male)1
Zheng Siwei
Most titles (female)1
Huang Yaqiong
Super 500
Ongoing
2024 Japan Masters

Winners

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2023   Viktor Axelsen   Gregoria Mariska Tunjung   He Jiting
  Ren Xiangyu
  Zhang Shuxian
  Zheng Yu
  Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
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2024      
 
 
 
 
 
[5]

Performances by nation

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As of the 2023 edition
Pos. Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1   China 1 1 1 3
2   Denmark 1 1
  Indonesia 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 1 5

References

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  1. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "熊本マスターズジャパン(バドミントン国際大会)開催!". city.kumamoto.jp. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Kumamoto Masters Japan 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.