2018 Akita Masters

The 2018 Akita Masters (officially known as the Yonex Akita Masters 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at CNA Arena Akita in Japan from 24 to 29 July 2018 and had a total purse of $75,000.

2018 Akita Masters

Tournament details
Dates	24–29 July
Level	Super 100
Total prize money	US$75,000
Venue	CNA Arena Akita
Location	Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Sitthikom Thammasin
Women's singles	Sayaka Takahashi
Men's doubles	Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
Women's doubles	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata
Mixed doubles	Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara
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Tournament

The 2018 Akita Masters was the fourth Super 100 tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Akita Masters championships, which was held for the first time. This tournament was organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with the sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at CNA Arena Akita in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for BWF Tour Super 100 events.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64
5,500	4,680	3,850	3,030	2,110	1,290	510

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$5,625	$2,850	$1,087.50	$450	$262.50
Doubles	$5,925	$2,850	$1,050	$543.75	$281.25

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kanta Tsuneyama (withdrew)
2. Ihsan Maulana Mustofa (final)
3. Lu Guangzu (second round)
4. Lin Yu-hsien (second round)
5. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (semi-finals)
6. Panji Ahmad Maulana (third round)
7. Yu Igarashi (semi-finals)
8. Sitthikom Thammasin (champion)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Sitthikom Thammasin	23	21
	5	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	16
								8	Sitthikom Thammasin	21	21
								2	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa	10	13
	7	Yu Igarashi	21	14	15
	2	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa	14	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								1	K Tsuneyama
									Y F Mainaky	w	/	o
															Y F Mainaky		13	3
															Lee C-h		21	21
								Lee C-h		21	21
	Chan Y C		21	12	15			Lu C-h		8	14
	Lu C-h		16	21	21																		Lee C-h	16	16
																						8	S Thammasin	21	21
								8	S Thammasin	21	21
	K Naraoka		21	21					K Naraoka	8	15
	P S Low		13	15											8	S Thammasin	13	21	21
																F A Kholik	21	15	16
								B Munkhbat		6	12
	Hu C-e		8	7				F A Kholik		21	21
	F A Kholik		21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								4	Lin Y-h	20	20
	C A D Wardoyo		21	21					C A D Wardoyo	22	22
	Y Baba		11	17											C A D Wardoyo		21	21
															Son S-h		19	17
								A Susanto		12	11
	Son S-h		22	11	22			Son S-h		21	21
	K Leelavechabutr		20	21	20																		C A D Wardoyo	19	21	8
																						5	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	19	21
								5	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	18	21
	Hsueh H-y		21	21					Hsueh H-y	19	21	17
	Kim D-h		14	19											5	J Ø. Jørgensen	16	21	21
																R Takeshita	21	14	14
								Lin C-y		13	14
	Chi Y-j		9	19				R Takeshita		21	21
	R Takeshita		21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
	M B Pangisthu		17	16
	H Shimono		21	21				H Shimono		18	21	21
								R Tamang		21	17	10
																H Shimono	19	23
	N Matsukawa		21	21											7	Y Igarashi	21	25
	V A Saputra		12	10					N Matsukawa	20	18
								7	Y Igarashi	22	21
																						7	Y Igarashi	21	19	21
	Wu SJ		21	7	15																		M Koga	18	21	19
	M Koga		13	21	21			M Koga		21	23
								J Ho-shue		17	21
															M Koga		21	21
	N Yamazawa		21	15	16										K Bruun		13	18
	K Bruun		19	21	21				K Bruun	17	21	21
								3	Lu GZ	21	16	11

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
	Yang C-c		21	21
	T Obayashi		11	18				Yang C-c		21	21
								Chen C-w		18	18
																Yang C-c	17	21	21
	Shih K-c		21	21	21										6	P A Maulana	21	18	17
	A Namkul		10	23	12				Shih K-c	14	26
								6	P A Maulana	21	28
																							Yang C-c	16	22
	Xu YM		21	17	24																	2	I M Mustofa	21	24
	Lee Y-k		18	21	22			Xu YM		13	14
								T Ueda		21	21
																T Ueda	13	18
															2	I M Mustofa	21	21
									N Shrestha	21	8	15
								2	I M Mustofa	19	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Sayaka Takahashi (champion)
2. Minatsu Mitani (second round)
3. Sung Shuo-yun (first round)
4. Saena Kawakami (quarter-finals)
5. Brittney Tam (first round)
6. Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky (first round)
7. Shiori Saito (quarter-finals)
8. Haruko Suzuki (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Sayaka Takahashi	21	21
		Ayumi Mine	11	12
								1	Sayaka Takahashi	21	13	21
								Q3	Mako Urushizaki	11	21	18
	Q3	Mako Urushizaki	21	17	21
		Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	15	21	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	S Takahashi	21	21
		Sim Y-j	16	8
								1	S Takahashi	21	21
								Q1	Choirunnisa	14	11
		N Shimoda	16	19
	Q1	Choirunnisa	21	21
															1	S Takahashi	16	21	21
																Y Hashimoto	21	19	14
	8	H Suzuki	21	21
		Chang Y-l	11	11
								8	H Suzuki	15	11
									Y Hashimoto	21	21
	P Chaiwan		19	18
	Y Hashimoto		21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Sung S-y	13	9
		Y Nakai	21	21
								Y Nakai		20	9
								A Mine		22	21
	N Aimsaard		9	18
	A Mine		21	21
																A Mine	21	21
															Q2	B S Rahayu	8	15
	5	B Tam	14	11
	Q2	B S Rahayu	21	21
								Q2	B S Rahayu	21	12	21
									Lin H-t	19	21	19
	Y Nakamura		20	14
	Lin H-t		22	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Liang T-y	21	17	19
	Q3	M Urushizaki	18	21	21
								Q3	M Urushizaki	14	21	21
									Lin Y-c	21	8	15
		Lin Y-c	23	21
	6	L A Mainaky	21	15
															Q3	M Urushizaki	20	21	22
															4	S Kawakami	22	19	20
	Q4	Hui XR	19	20
		S Katethong	21	22
									S Katethong	21	14	19
								4	S Kawakami	16	21	21
		T Poopradubsil	17	15
	4	S Kawakami	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	A Takahashi		18	21	20
	C Jucharoen		21	16	22
									C Jucharoen	16	15
								7	S Saito	21	21
		J Gai	8	5
	7	S Saito	21	21
															7	S Saito	15	23	14
																P Buranaprasertsuk	21	21	21
	P Buranaprasertsuk		21	21
	Kim G-e		15	18
									P Buranaprasertsuk	22	21
								2	M Mitani	20	14
		B Aimsaard	11	9
	2	M Mitani	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Jason Ho-shue / Nyl Yakura (second round)
2. Inkarat Apisuk / Tanupat Viriyangkura (semi-finals)
3. Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Frengky Wijaya Putra (withdrew)
4. Po Li-wei / Yang Ming-tse (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Lee Sheng-mu Lin Chia-yu	17	14
		Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani	21	21
									Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani	21	21
									Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki	16	6
		Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki	21	21
	2	Inkarat Apisuk Tanupat Viriyangkura	18	19

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	J Ho-shue N Yakura	9	15
									A Koga T Saito	21	21
	A Koga T Saito		21	21
	Jin YL Tang YZ		5	19
															A Koga T Saito		17	21	20
															Lee S-m Lin C-y		21	16	22
	N Shrestha R Tamang		11	15
	N Phuangphuapet N Yordphaisong		21	21
								N Phuangphuapet N Yordphaisong		15	19
								Lee S-m Lin C-y		21	21
	S Hoshino Y Nishikawa		15	14
	Lee S-m Lin C-y		21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								4	Po L-w Yang M-t	19	15
									A B Cahyono M R P Isfahani	21	21
	A B Cahyono M R P Isfahani		21	21
	Hu C-e Lin C-y		7	14
															A B Cahyono M R P Isfahani		21	21
															D B Chrisnanta T Hee		16	16
	H Okamura M Onodera		23	21
	Lee F-c Lee F-j		21	19
								H Okamura M Onodera		15	17
								D B Chrisnanta T Hee		21	21
	Lin S-c Yang P-h		18	17
	D B Chrisnanta T Hee		21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Jung J-w Kim H-t		4
	M Kaneko Y Kubota		1r
								Jung J-w Kim H-t		17	14
								H Hashimoto H Saeki		21	21
	H Hashimoto H Saeki		21	19	24
	Tan B H Yoo Y-s		16	21	22
															H Hashimoto H Saeki		21	24
															Li JQ Liu ZR		6	22
	Lu C-h Shih K-c		13	19
	Li JQ Liu ZR		21	21
									Li JQ Liu ZR	w	/	o
								3	S K Gutama F W Putra

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	K Tamate K Yamashita		21	21
	Lin S-k Tseng M-h		15	19
								K Tamate K Yamashita		21	23
								Lin Y-s Su L-w		19	21
	K Ichikawa D Umayahara		17	18
	Lin Y-s Su L-w		21	21
																K Tamate K Yamashita	10	19
															2	I Apisuk T Viriyangkura	21	21
	Chang K-c Lin Y-h		20	23	21
	Cai RQ Zhang SJ		22	21	23
									Cai RQ Zhang SJ	12	15
								2	I Apisuk T Viriyangkura	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao (quarter-finals)
2. Ayako Sakuramoto / Yukiko Takahata (champions)
3. Savitree Amitrapai / Pacharapun Chochuwong (second round)
4. Misato Aratama / Akane Watanabe (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	21	21
		Asumi Kugo Megumi Yokoyama	17	18
									Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	21	11
								2	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	23	21
		Kim Hye-jeong Kim So-yeong	18	22
	2	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	21	24

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	N Fukuman K Yonao	21	21
									S Hobara N Sone	6	17
	Kuo Y-w Lin W-c		14	18
	S Hobara N Sone		21	21
															1	N Fukuman K Yonao	15	23
																N Matsuyama C Shida	21	25
	N Matsuyama C Shida		21	22
	Citra P S D Jin YJ		18	20
								N Matsuyama C Shida		21	21
								R Eto A Matsuda		12	15
	R Eto A Matsuda		21	21
	Chang C-h Yang C-t		10	16

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								3	S Amitrapai P Chochuwong	20	18
									M Kashihara M Kato	22	21
	M Kashihara M Kato		18	21	21
	Chen S Shen YB		21	7	7
															M Kashihara M Kato		21	18	13
															A Kugo M Yokoyama		17	21	21
	Chang H-t Yu C-h		11	13
	A Kugo M Yokoyama		21	21
								A Kugo M Yokoyama		21	21
								Guo YX Zhou SQ		15	16
	Guo YX Zhou SQ		15	21	21
	W O Kandow A Wiratama		21	16	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Wang XW Wang ZX		13	9
	E Honda N Shimizu		21	21
								E Honda N Shimizu		19	14
								Chen H-h Hu L-f		21	21
	R Kawashima S Ozaki		21	20	14
	Chen H-h Hu L-f		14	22	21
															Chen H-h Hu L-f		14	19
															Kim H-j Kim S-y		21	21
	R Laisuan S Mingchua		12	14
	Kim H-j Kim S-y		21	21
									Kim H-j Kim S-y	21	21
								4	M Aratama A Watanabe	18	14

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	R Iwanaga Y Suizu		21	21
	B Aimsaard N Aimsaard		19	11
								R Iwanaga Y Suizu		21	22
								Y Nakai N Ono		10	20
	Y Nakai N Ono		21	21
	Cheng Y-c Hsieh P-s		18	17
																R Iwanaga Y Suizu	13	16
															2	A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	21	21
	M Fujii R Kakiiwa
	Cheng C-y Sung S-y		w	/	o
									Cheng C-y Sung S-y	11	15
								2	A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Chang Ko-chi / Cheng Chi-ya (semi-finals)
2. Kim Hwi-tae / Kim Hye-jeong (first round)
3. Akbar Bintang Cahyono / Winny Oktavina Kandow (quarter-finals)
4. Danny Bawa Chrisnanta / Crystal Wong (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Chang Ko-chi Cheng Chi-ya	16	21	14
		Alfian Eko Prasetya Angelica Wiratama	21	17	21
									Alfian Eko Prasetya Angelica Wiratama	9	23	17
									Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara	21	21	21
		Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	17	21	15
		Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara	21	19	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	Chang K-c Cheng C-y	21	21
									Lin C-y Lin W-c	18	16
	C Hemming F T Liew		12	21	9
	Lin C-y Lin W-c		21	14	21
															1	Chang K-c Cheng C-y	21	21
																Tseng M-h Hsieh P-s	18	11
	T Saito A Watanabe		20	18
	Tseng M-h Hsieh P-s		22	21
								Tseng M-h Hsieh P-s		21	21
								Lin S-k Cheng Y-c		19	14
	Lin S-k Cheng Y-c		21	21
	N Ishikawa K Kameda		17	12

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	D B Chrisnanta C Wong	21	21
		Lee F-c Yang C-t	17	14
								4	D B Chrisnanta C Wong	21	16	21
									K Mitsuhashi N Shinoya	15	21	14
	K Mitsuhashi N Shinoya		21	21
	Lee F-j Yu C-h		19	14
															4	D B Chrisnanta C Wong	14	12
																A E Prasetya A Wiratama	21	21
	Chen K Liu L		16	19
	A E Prasetya A Wiratama		21	21
								A E Prasetya A Wiratama		21	21
								Yang P-h Lin Y-c		18	19
	Y Kubota C Shida
	Yang P-h Lin Y-c		w	/	o

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Po L-w Chang C-h		21	21
	Y F Mainaky L A Mainaky		15	11
								Po L-w Chang C-h		22	20
								R Rivaldy P H Mentari		24	22
	R Rivaldy P H Mentari		21	21
	Yang M-t Sung S-y		11	11
																R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21
															3	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	14	11
	T Hee Citra P S D		21	21
	Chi Y-j Chen H-h		15	9
									T Hee Citra P S D	21	18	17
								3	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	17	21	21
		T Urai R Miyaura	15	8
	3	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	K Tamate M Zaitsu		21	21
	Su L-w Lin H-t		16	19
								K Tamate M Zaitsu		7	17
								N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai		21	21
	N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai		21	21
	Lin S-c Kuo Y-w		11	9
															N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai		22	17	13
															K Gondo A Kurihara		20	21	21
	H Okamura Y Takahata		21	21
	M Narongrit S Katethong		16	17
								H Okamura Y Takahata		19	8
								K Gondo A Kurihara		21	21
		K Gondo A Kurihara	21	21
	2	Kim H-t Kim H-j	19	13

External links

• Tournament Link