2017 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold

The 2017 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold was a badminton tournament which took place at Yeomju Gymnasium in South Korea from 28 November to 3 December 2017 and had a total purse of $120,000.

2017 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold

Tournament details
Dates	28 November – 3 December
Level	Grand Prix Gold
Total prize money	US$120,000
Venue	Yeomju Gymnasium
Location	Gwangju, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Jeon Hyeok-jin
Women's singles	Gao Fangjie
Men's doubles	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae
Women's doubles	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
Mixed doubles	Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na
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Tournament

The 2017 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold was the eighteenth Grand Prix's badminton tournament of the 2017 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the Korea Masters championships which had been held since 2007. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Korea Association, with the sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Yeomju Gymnasium in Gwangju, South Korea.

Point distribution

Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the Grand Prix Gold event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512	513/1024
7,000	5,950	4,900	3,850	2,750	1,670	660	320	130	60	30

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$120,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semifinals	Quarterfinals	Last 16
Singles	$9,000	$4,560	$1,740	$720	$420
Doubles	$9,480	$4,560	$1,680	$870	$450

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Son Wan-ho (third round)
2. Wang Tzu-wei (first round)
3. Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (second round)
4. Jeon Hyeok-jin (champion)
5. Brice Leverdez (quarterfinals)
6. Hsu Jen-hao (second round)
7. Khosit Phetpradab (semifinals)
8. Zhao Junpeng (withdrew)
9. Chong Wei Feng (third round)
10. Kashyap Parupalli (withdrew)
11. Lee Dong-keun (semifinals)
12. Zulfadli Zulkiffli (withdrew)
13. Suppanyu Avihingsanon (first round)
14. Lee Zii Jia (withdrew)
15. Pannawit Thongnuam (second round)
16. Ihsan Maulana Mustofa (third round)

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Kim Min-ki	21	21
		Lee Chia-hao	18	14
									Kim Min-ki	21	21
								11	Lee Dong-keun	19	15
		Panji Ahmad Maulana	21	19	11
	11	Lee Dong-keun	16	21	21
																Kim Min-ki	17	21	12
															4	Jeon Hyeok-jin	21	19	21
	5	Brice Leverdez	9	12
	4	Jeon Hyeok-jin	21	21
								4	Jeon Hyeok-jin	21	21
								7	Khosit Phetpradab	16	14
	7	Khosit Phetpradab	21	21
		Kantaphon Wangcharoen	11	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round
	1	Son W-h	21	21
		Hsueh H-y	19	12
								1	Son W-h	21	21
									Heo K-h	10	14
		A Rouse	8	17
		Heo K-h	21	21
															1	Son W-h	12	12
																Kim M-k	21	21
	13	S Avihingsanon	9	15
		Bai YP	21	21
									Bai YP	15	21	18
									Kim M-k	21	18	21
		Kim M-k	21	15	21
		Liu W-c	16	21	12

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round
	PFQ	Ko G-b	21	21
	Q3	Kim D-w	8	16
								PFQ	Ko G-b	9	13
									Soong J V	21	21
		M Ludík	13	18
		Soong J V	21	21
																Soong J V	16	15
																Lee C-h	21	21
	PFQ	Noh J-h	13	17
		Lee C-h	21	21
									Lee C-h	21	21
								Q5	Lee Y-k	10	12
	Q5	Lee Y-k	19	21	21
	Q4	Choi H-b	21	16	15

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round
	3	T Saensomboonsuk	21	21
		P Kotsarenko	13	17
								3	T Saensomboonsuk	14	13
									P A Maulana	21	21
		P A Maulana	21	23	21
	Q6	Jang H-s	17	25	18
																P A Maulana	20	21	21
																Lin C-h	22	8	19
	PFQ	Liang H-c	21	21
		P S Low	9	14
								PFQ	Liang H-c	16	8
									Lin C-h	21	21
		Lin C-h	21	10	21
		I Z Zainuddin	17	21	18

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round
	6	Hsu J-h	21	21
		Y F Mainaky	11	10
								6	Hsu J-h	15	13
									F A Kholik	21	21
		F A Kholik	21	21
		Adam Lau Y M	16	17
																F A Kholik	17	23	17
															11	Lee D-k	21	21	21
	11	Lee D-k	21	21
		Liew D	9	18
								11	Lee D-k	21	21
									Woo S-h	15	12
		Woo S-h	21	21
		E Ekiring	7	4

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round
		Ha Y-w	21	21
		K G Kumar	13	16
									Ha Y-w	21	21
								15	P Thongnuam	9	9
		Kan C-y	6	9
	15	P Thongnuam	21	21
																Ha Y-w	21	13	20
															5	B Leverdez	16	21	22
		Yim J-w	21	19	21
	PFQ	Um J-k	14	21	5
									Yim J-w	9	19
								5	B Leverdez	21	21
		K H Tang	5	7
	5	B Leverdez	21	21

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round
		A Joe	17	4
		A Namkul	21	21
									A Namkul	15	15
								16	I M Mustofa	21	21
		Lu C-h	19	21	16
	16	I M Mustofa	21	17	21
															16	I M Mustofa	12	15
															4	Jeon H-j	21	21
		Park S-m	12	14
	Q7	Hong J-h	21	21
								Q7	Hong J-h	19	22
								4	Jeon H-j	21	24
		Chang E-c	9	20
	4	Jeon H-j	21	22

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round
		Zhou ZQ	21	21
		S Sirant	9	15
									Zhou ZQ	14	15
								9	Chong W F	21	21
	Q8	Kim Y-h	21	14	13
	9	Chong W F	15	21	21
															9	Chong W F	17	10
															7	K Phetpradab	21	21
		Ren PB	21	21
		Alfred Lau Y L	12	14
									Ren PB	21	9	13
								7	K Phetpradab	10	21	21
		Chen C-w	12	20
	7	K Phetpradab	21	22

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round
	Q2	Ko J-h	25	14	16
		Lu GZ	23	21	21
									Lu GZ	21	21
								Q1	Lee H-d	15	13
	Q1	Lee H-d	16	2
	PFQ	Rho Y-w	21	1r
																Lu GZ	17	14
																K Wangcharoen	21	21
		Tan J W	16	17
		Hwang J-s	21	21
									Hwang J-s	22	19	16
									K Wangcharoen	20	21	21
		K Wangcharoen	21	10	21
	2	Wang T-w	19	21	16

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Sung Ji-hyun (quarterfinals)
2. Nitchaon Jindapol (semifinals)
3. Chen Xiaoxin (withdrew)
4. Busanan Ongbumrungpan (first round)
5. Lee Jang-mi (final)
6. Fitriani (first round)
7. Michelle Li (second round)
8. Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Wang Zhiyi	17	8
		Gao Fangjie	21	21
									Gao Fangjie	21	21
								5	Lee Jang-mi	19	5
	5	Lee Jang-mi	21	21
	2	Nitchaon Jindapol	19	19

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	1	Sung J-h	23	21
	Q3	Kim Y-j	21	10
								1	Sung J-h	14	21	25
									Zhang YM	21	13	23
		Sung S-y	17	13
		Zhang YM	21	21
															1	Sung J-h	25	21	12
																Wang ZY	27	7	21
	6	Fitriani	18	21	16
		S Cheah	21	16	21
									S Cheah	13	12
									Wang ZY	21	21
		Wang ZY	21	21
		S. Kisona	16	19

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	4	B Ongbamrungphan	21	15	17
		Gao FJ	11	21	21
									Gao FJ	21	19	21
								Q4	Bae J-w	6	21	16
	PFQ	L Sarosi	15	21	15
	Q4	Bae J-w	21	19	21
																Gao FJ	21	13	21
															8	P Chochuwong	17	21	16
	8	P Chochuwong	7
		Kim H-i	1r
								8	P Chochuwong	16	21	21
									L A Mainaky	21	8	9
		L A Mainaky	21	16	22
		Chiang M-h	19	21	20

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		Hu L-f	21	21
		D Gupta	12	7
									Hu L-f	15	10
								5	Lee J-m	21	21
	Q2	Choi Y-r	13	10
	5	Lee J-m	21	21
															5	Lee J-m	21	18	21
																G M Tunjung	15	21	15
		Jeon J-i	21	20	20
	Q1	Lee B-l	16	22	22
								Q1	Lee B-l	2	5r
									G M Tunjung	21	11
		G M Tunjung	21	21
	PFQ	Peng L-t	13	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		Lee C-h	21	21
		Ho Y M	18	19
									Lee C-h	15	21	21
								7	M Li	21	18	19
		Kim H-m	9	15
	7	M Li	21	21
																Lee C-h	18	8
															2	N Jindapol	21	21
		Pai Y-p	15	21	6
		Lee M-j	21	16	21
									Lee M-j	12	15
								2	N Jindapol	21	21
		Tang W-y	10	9
	2	N Jindapol	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang (first round)
2. Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han (quarterfinals)
3. Liao Min-chun / Su Cheng-heng (semifinals)
4. Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge (withdrew)
5. Bodin Isara / Nipitphon Phuangphuapet (quarterfinals)
6. Hsu Jen-hao / Wang Chi-lin (first round)
7. Chooi Kah Ming / Low Juan Shen (first round)
8. Chung Eui-seok / Kim Duk-young (quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	21	11	19
		Jung Jae-wook Kim Gi-jung	16	21	21
									Jung Jae-wook Kim Gi-jung	15	16
									Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	21	21
	3	Liao Min-chun Su Cheng-heng	25	12	15
		Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	23	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	1	Lee J-h Lee Y	17	17
		Kang J-w Lee S-j	21	21
									Kang J-w Lee S-j	10	21	14
									Lee Y-d Yoo Y-s	21	18	21
		Lee Y-d Yoo Y-s	21	20	21
		Ren XY Tan Q	12	22	18
																Lee Y-d Yoo Y-s	21	21
																Choi H-g Park K-h	9	13
	6	Hsu J-h Wang C-l	17	21	18
		Choi H-g Park K-h	21	16	21
									Choi H-g Park K-h	21	21
									Po L-w Yang M-t	9	18
		Jang S-h Ko S-h	16	15
		Po L-w Yang M-t	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	Kang M-h Lee H-s	21	24	21
	Q1	Kim D-j Yim J-k	16	26	16
								PFQ	Kang M-h Lee H-s	18	16
									Jung J-w Kim G-j	21	21
		Jung J-w Kim G-j	21	21
		Chang K-c Lu C-p	16	16
																Jung J-w Kim G-j	21	19	24
															5	B Isara N Phuangphuapet	16	21	22
	5	B Isara N Phuangphuapet	21	21
	Q4	Choi H-j Lee S-c	12	15
								5	B Isara N Phuangphuapet	15	22	21
									Goh V S Teo E Y	21	20	19
		Lee S-m Lin C-y	20	21	20
		Goh V S Teo E Y	22	17	22

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	Kim D-e Kim D-s	21	19	21
		Ahn S-s Lim J-s	12	21	19
								PFQ	Kim D-e Kim D-s	21	15	14
								8	Chung E-s Kim D-y	17	21	21
		Chen SH Fan QY	21	12	17
	8	Chung E-s Kim D-y	19	21	21
															8	Chung E-s Kim D-y	17	19
															3	Liao M-c Su C-h	21	21
	PFQ	A Joe P S Low	18	17
		E Dremin P Kotsarenko	21	21
									E Dremin P Kotsarenko	13	16
								3	Liao M-c Su C-h	21	21
		N M A Ayub Ooi Z H	19	12
	3	Liao M-c Su C-h	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		Choi S-g Kim J-h	21	21
	Q2	Jung T-i Kim Y-h	16	12
									Choi S-g Kim J-h	16	14
									Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
		Kim W-h Seo S-j	18	21	21
	7	Chooi K M Low J S	21	17	16
																Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
															2	Lu C-y Yang P-h	12	19
		Chen X-y Wu Y-c	21	23
	Q3	Ahn J-h Park M-s	17	21
									Chen X-y Wu Y-c	14	14
								2	Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	21
		W Nayaka A Yusuf	15	21	13
	2	Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	14	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (second round)
2. Anggia Shitta Awanda / Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani (quarterfinals)
3. Hsu Ya-ching / Wu Ti-jung (first round)
4. Lim Yin Loo / Yap Cheng Wen (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean	21	7	12
		Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	14	21	21
									Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	18	21
									Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	23
		Lee Eun-ah Yoon Min-ah	5	9
		Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
								1	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	13	12
									Chow M K Lee M Y	21	21
		Cheng C-y Chung Y-f	12	14
		Chow M K Lee M Y	21	21
																Chow M K Lee M Y	21	21
																Chae Y-j Kim H-r	17	8
		M Mawarti G N Rahmadani
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	w	/	o
									Chang C-h Yang C-t	11	6
									Chae Y-j Kim H-r	21	21
		Chae Y-j Kim H-r	21	21
		Y Barkah N K Maheswari	9	10

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	3	Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	13	11
		Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
									Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
									D D Haris R A Pradipta	13	11
		D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
		S Amitrapai P Chochuwong	18	16
																Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
																Liu XX Xia YT	10	11
		Lin Y-c Pai Y-p	15	21	18
		Liu XX Xia YT	21	16	21
									Liu XX Xia YT	21	22
									Kang C-h O Konon	15	20
		Soong F C Tee J Y	21	13	18
		Kang C-h O Konon	13	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	21
		Peng L-t Tang W-y	15	10
									C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	15	13
									Lee E-a Yoon M-a	21	21
		Lee E-a Yoon M-a	21	21
		Chiang K-h Hung S-h	14	17
																Lee E-a Yoon M-a	21	21
																Cheng Y-c Hu L-f	17	9
		Ji J-b Lee D-b	17	19
		Cheng Y-c Hu L-f	21	21
									Cheng Y-c Hu L-f	15	21	21
								4	Lim Y L Yap C W	21	18	18
		Chang H-t Yu C-h	21	13	14
	4	Lim Y L Yap C W	15	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		S Mapasa G Somerville
		Lee S-h Shin S-c	w	/	o
									Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
									Baek H-n Lee Y-r	16	16
		Baek H-n Lee Y-r	18	21	21
		Chen H-h Hsieh P-s	21	9	11
																Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	24
															2	A S Awanda N K M Istarani	14	22
		Bang J-s Han G-h	21	19	16
		Feng ZX Zhang SX	14	21	21
									Feng ZX Zhang SX	14	11
								2	A S Awanda N K M Istarani	21	21
		Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	14	20
	2	A S Awanda N K M Istarani	14	21	22

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Choi Sol-gyu / Chae Yoo-jung (final)
2. Terry Hee Yong Kai / Tan Wei Han (quarterfinals)
3. Wang Chi-lin / Lee Chia-hsin (second round)
4. Seo Seung-jae / Kim Ha-na (champions)
5. Liao Min-chun / Chen Hsiao-huan (second round)
6. Bodin Isara / Savitree Amitrapai (first round)
7. Kim Won-ho / Shin Seung-chan (semifinals)
8. Ko Sung-hyun / Ko Hye-ryeon (first round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	21	21
	7	Kim Won-ho Shin Seung-chan	17	12
								1	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	21	13	18
								4	Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na	17	21	21
	4	Seo Seung-jae Kim Ha-na	21	21
		Hafiz Faisal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	15	11

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	1	Choi S-g Chae Y-j	21	21
		Tseng M-h Hu L-f	18	10
								1	Choi S-g Chae Y-j	23	21
									Lee Y Hsu Y-c	21	14
		T Isriyanet P Chochuwong	24	21	17
		Lee Y Hsu Y-c	26	19	21
															1	Choi S-g Chae Y-j	w	/	o
																R Mateusiak O Konon
	8	Ko S-h Ko H-r	12	7
		N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	21	21
									N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	21	20	14
									R Mateusiak O Konon	17	22	21
		R Mateusiak O Konon	21	21
		Po L-w Chang C-h	19	15

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	3	Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	21
	PFQ	Su C-h Hsieh P-s	12	10
								3	Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	14	17
									A E Prasetya M D Oktavianti	16	21	21
		A E Prasetya M D Oktavianti	21	21
		Wu Y-c Yang C-t	15	19
																A E Prasetya M D Oktavianti	21	12	18
															7	Kim W-h Shin S-c	18	21	21
	7	Kim W-h Shin S-c	21	19	21
		Lu C-p Chang H-t	5	21	15
								7	Kim W-h Shin S-c	21	21
									Chan P S Cheah Y S	15	16
		Chan P S Cheah Y S	21	21
		Kang J-w Han G-h	15	12

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		Choi H-j Go A-r	21	21
		Y F Mainaky L A Mainaky	13	9
									Choi H-j Go A-r	21	12	13
									Kim J-h Lee S-h	18	21	21
		Kim J-h Lee S-h	17	21	21
	6	B Isara S Amitrapai	21	10	10
																Kim J-h Lee S-h	13	18
															4	Seo S-j Kim H-n	21	21
	Q3	Kim H-t Kim S-y	17	15
		Chang K-c Cheng C-y	21	21
									Chang K-c Cheng C-y	21	17	16
								4	Seo S-j Kim H-n	17	21	21
		E Dremin E Dimova	15	13
	4	Seo S-j Kim H-n	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	Q4	Park K-h Baek H-n	18	18
		H Faisal G E Widjaja	21	21
									H Faisal G E Widjaja	16	21	21
								5	Liao M-c Chen H-h	21	19	14
	Q2	Chen SH Xia YT	13	11
	5	Liao M-c Chen H-h	21	21
																H Faisal G E Widjaja	21	21
															2	Hee Y K Tan W H	16	14
	Q1	Kim D-j Choi H-i	21	21
		Di ZJ Zhang SX	6	17
								Q1	Kim D-j Choi H-i	14	18
								2	Hee Y K Tan W H	21	21
	PFQ	Chang E-c Chung Y-f	6	15
	2	Hee Y K Tan W H	21	21

External links

• Official site
• Tournament link