The 2019 Korea Masters (officially known as the Gwangju Korea Masters 2019) was a badminton tournament which took place at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea, from 19 to 24 November 2019 and had a total prize of $200,000.

2019 Korea Masters
Tournament details
Dates19–24 November
LevelSuper 300
Total prize moneyUS$200,000
VenueGwangju Women’s University Stadium
LocationGwangju, South Korea
Champions
Men's singlesJapan Kanta Tsuneyama
Women's singlesSouth Korea An Se-young
Men's doublesChinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin
Women's doublesJapan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
Mixed doublesHong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet
2018 2022

Tournament

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The 2019 Korea Masters was the twenty-fifth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Korea Masters championships, which has been held since 2007. This was the last tournament to be counted in the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals rank. This tournament was organized by Badminton Korea Association and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

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This international tournament was held at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea.[1]

Point distribution

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Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128
7,000 5,950 4,900 3,850 2,750 1,670 660 320

Prize money

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The total prize money for this tournament was US$200,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $15,000 $7,600 $2,900 $1,200 $700
Doubles $15,800 $7,600 $2,800 $1,450 $750

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Shi Yuqi (withdrew)
  2.   Chen Long (withdrew)
  3.   Anders Antonsen (withdrew)
  4.   Viktor Axelsen (withdrew)
  5.   Ng Ka Long (second round)
  6.   Srikanth Kidambi (second round)
  7.   Kantaphon Wangcharoen (second round)
  8.   Kenta Nishimoto (second round)

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
    Kanta Tsuneyama 21 18 21
  Lu Guangzu 14 21 17
    Kanta Tsuneyama 24 21
  Lin Dan 22 12
    Lin Dan 21 21
  Zhao Junpeng 12 11

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ   K Sakai 8r
  Sa Verma 11
  Sa Verma 19 12
Q2   Kim D-h 21 21
Q2   Kim D-h 13 21 21
  So Verma 21 12 13
Q2   Kim D-h 21 20 6
  K Tsuneyama 16 22 21
6   S Kidambi 21 21
  Wong W K 18 17
6   S Kidambi 14 19
  K Tsuneyama 21 21
  K Tsuneyama 21 21
PFQ   Lu C-h 11 10

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ   V Svendsen 14 13
  Wang T-w 21 21
  Wang T-w 18 21 18
  Lu GZ 21 13 21
Q3   Lee C-h 19 8
  Lu GZ 21 21
  Lu GZ 17 21 21
Q4   Lin C-y 21 18 10
7   K Wangcharoen 21 21
  Lee C Y 16 15
7   K Wangcharoen 21 14 13
Q4   Lin C-y 16 21 21
Q1   Yang C-c 13 21 15
Q4   Lin C-y 21 15 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  Son W-h 21 19 21
  T Saensomboonsuk 17 21 23
  T Saensomboonsuk 21 21
5   Ng K L 12 19
PFQ   M Zilberman 12 13
5   Ng K L 21 21
  T Saensomboonsuk 18 11
  Lin D 21 21
  Lee D-k 21 14 14
  Lin D 19 21 21
  Lin D 26 21 21
PFQ   Heo K-h 28 19 19
PFQ   Heo K-h 19 21 21
PFQ   Lin Y-h 21 14 16

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  B Leverdez 12 21
  Zhao JP 21 23
  Zhao JP 21 21
8   K Nishimoto 18 13
PFQ   L Claerbout 16 20
8   K Nishimoto 21 22
  Zhao JP 21 10 21
  K Watanabe 13 21 19
  K Watanabe 15 21 21
PFQ   L Corvee 21 19 15
  K Watanabe 21 21
PFQ   K Vitidsarn 16 16
PFQ   Li SF 18 19
PFQ   K Vitidsarn 21 21

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Akane Yamaguchi (semifinals)
  2.   He Bingjiao (second round)
  3.   Saina Nehwal (withdrew)
  4.   Sayaka Takahashi (first round)
  5.   Sung Ji-hyun (final)
  6.   Han Yue (withdrew)
  7.   An Se-young (champion)
  8.   Carolina Marín (withdrew)

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1   Akane Yamaguchi 16 16
7   An Se-young 21 21
7   An Se-young 21 21
5   Sung Ji-hyun 13 17
    Saena Kawakami 12 10
5   Sung Ji-hyun 21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   A Yamaguchi 21 21
Q3   Kim N-y 19 14
1   A Yamaguchi 19 21 21
  K Gilmour 21 13 12
  K Gilmour 21 21
  P Chaiwan 12 14
1   A Yamaguchi 21 21
PFQ   Lee S-y 9 15
PFQ   Lin J-y 21 17 12
PFQ   Lee S-y 17 21 21
PFQ   Lee S-y 21 21
Q4   Kim S-m 13 15
  I Zhong 17 13
Q4   Kim S-m 21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ   Liang T-y 11 13
  Sim Y-j 21 21
  Sim Y-j 21 21 21
Q2   Park G-e 23 18 9
Q2   Park G-e 14 21 21
  L Tan 21 19 18
  Sim Y-j 13 13
7   An S-y 21 21
7   An S-y 25 21
  A Ohori 23 10
7   An S-y 21 21
  Wang ZY 12 16
  Wang ZY 21 15 21
  Pai Y-p 8 21 15

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  S Kawakami 21 21
  Yip P Y 16 18
  S Kawakami 21 21
  Kim H-m 16 14
  Kim H-m w / o
8   C Marín
  S Kawakami 21 21
  Zhang YM 14 16
  Jeon J-i 21 21
  A Mine 18 17
  Jeon J-i 20 21 10
  Zhang YM 22 16 21
  Zhang YM 21 21
4   S Takahashi 13 16

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  B Ongbamrungphan 13 21 21
  Cai YY 21 19 14
  B Ongbamrungphan 15 21 12
5   Sung J-h 21 15 21
  N Jindapol 15 20
5   Sung J-h 21 22
5   Sung J-h 21 21
  Kim G-e 15 11
  Kim G-e 21 21
  S Katethong 7 14
  Kim G-e 21 12 21
2   He BJ 13 21 19
Q1   Bae J-w 11 19
2   He BJ 21 21

Men's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
8   Choi Sol-gyu
  Seo Seung-jae
21 15 19
7   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
16 21 21
7   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
19 22 19
6   Lee Yang
  Wang Chi-lin
21 20 21
6   Lee Yang
  Wang Chi-lin
21 21
  Kim Won-ho
  Park Kyung-hoon
16 13

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ   M Kaneko
  Y Kubota
14 15
  He JT
  Tan Q
21 21
  He JT
  Tan Q
21 21
  A Koga
  T Saito
16 18
  A Koga
  T Saito
23 18 21
  Lin C-y
  Yang M-t
21 21 17
  He JT
  Tan Q
10 18
8   Choi S-g
  Seo S-j
21 21
8   Choi S-g
  Seo S-j
21 22
  Goh S F
  N Izzuddin M R
17 20
8   Choi S-g
  Seo S-j
21 21
Q3   N Phuangphuapet
  T Viriyangkura
13 9
Q3   N Phuangphuapet
  T Viriyangkura
22 21
  Liao M-c
  Su C-h
20 14

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ   Chang K-c
  Lu C-p
14 16
  Di ZJ
  Wang C
21 21
  Di ZJ
  Wang C
21 12 21
  Huang KX
  Liu C
14 21 16
  Huang KX
  Liu C
21 21
PFQ   Lee F-c
  Lee F-j
18 17
  Di ZJ
  Wang C
21 15 16
7   Goh V S
  Tan W K
16 21 21
7   Goh V S
  Tan W K
21 21
  Ong Y S
  Teo E Y
16 17
7   Goh V S
  Tan W K
21 16 21
  Kim G-j
  Lee Y-d
13 21 17
Q2   Lin S-k
  Tseng M-h
10 17
  Kim G-j
  Lee Y-d
21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  A Chia
  Soh W Y
21 21
  Na S-s
  Wang C
13 14
  A Chia
  Soh W Y
21 15 15
6   Lee Y
  Wang C-l
18 21 21
  Ko S-h
  Shin B-c
6   Lee Y
  Wang C-l
w / o
6   Lee Y
  Wang C-l
21 22
  Lee J-h
  Yang P-hs
18 20
Q4   Choi H-b
  Park M-h
19 13
  T Inoue
  Y Kaneko
21 21
  T Inoue
  Y Kaneko
14 14
  Lee J-h
  Yang P-hs
21 21
  Lee J-h
  Yang P-hs
21 22
4   Han CK
  Zhou HD
17 20

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  Lu C-y
  Yang P-ha
22 23
  Kang M-h
  Kim J-h
20 21
  Lu C-y
  Yang P-ha
22 21 19
  Ou XY
  Zhang N
24 18 21
  Ou XY
  Zhang N
21 21
5   K Astrup
  A S Rasmussen
16 17
  Ou XY
  Zhang N
21 13
PFQ   Kim W-h
  Park K-h
23 21
PFQ   Kim W-h
  Park K-h
21 21
  H Okamura
  M Onodera
19 19
PFQ   Kim W-h
  Park K-h
21 21
PFQ   M Pieler Kolding
  C Mogensen
11 16
Q1   Lee C H
  Tam C H
21 16 16
PFQ   M Pieler Kolding
  C Mogensen
15 21 21

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
    Hsu Ya-ching
  Hu Ling-fang
19 16
  Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida
21 21
    Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida
15 21 21
4   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21 17 18
4   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21 8 21
5   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
14 21 17

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ   Jang E-s
  Jang H-j
w / o
Q2  
 
PFQ   Jang E-s
  Jang H-j
12 22 16
  Hsu Y-c
  Hu L-f
21 20 21
PFQ   Chiang K-h
  Hung S-h
13 12
  Hsu Y-c
  Hu L-f
21 21
  Hsu Y-c
  Hu L-f
26 10 21
  Liu XX
  Xia YT
24 21 17
PFQ   Go A-r
  Yoo C-r
21 21
  M Fruergaard
  S Thygesen
15 5
PFQ   Go A-r
  Yoo C-r
18 13
  Liu XX
  Xia YT
21 21
  Liu XX
  Xia YT
w / o
Q4  
 

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ   W Adamek
  M Swierczynska
9 7
PFR   Lee S-m
  Lee Y-l
21 21
PFR   Lee S-m
  Lee Y-l
11 14
  N Matsuyama
  C Shida
21 21
  Chow M K
  Lee M Y
  N Matsuyama
  C Shida
w / o
  N Matsuyama
  C Shida
21 20 21
  Chang Y-n
  Kim H-r
13 22 16
7   Kim S-y
  Kong H-y
21 21
  Ng W Y
  Yeung N T
14 8
7   Kim S-y
  Kong H-y
21 16 15
  Chang Y-n
  Kim H-r
18 21 21
  Cheng C-y
  Lee C-c
20 8
  Chang Y-n
  Kim H-r
22 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q3  
 
  Baek H-n
  Jung K-e
w / o
  Baek H-n
  Jung K-e
21 21
  A Araki
  R Imai
10 12
  A Araki
  R Imai
21 21
PFQ   A Goszczynska
  K Szubert
8 11
  Baek H-n
  Jung K-e
21 13 12
4   M Matsutomo
  A Takahashi
10 21 21
  Ng T Y
  Yuen S Y
11 18
  C Hoshi
  A Matsuda
21 21
  C Hoshi
  A Matsuda
23 14
4   M Matsutomo
  A Takahashi
25 21
  Jeong N-e
  Kim H-j
23 7
4   M Matsutomo
  A Takahashi
25 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  S Mapasa
  G Somerville
22 21
PFQ   Liang T-y
  Lin S-y
20 18
  S Mapasa
  G Somerville
21 11 17
5   Lee S-h
  Shin S-c
16 21 21
  Chang C-h
  Yang C-t
14 15
5   Lee S-h
  Shin S-c
21 21
5   Lee S-h
  Shin S-c
21 22
  G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
10 20
Q1  
 
  G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
w / o
  G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
21 14 21
  Eom H-w
  Kim M-j
18 21 6
PFR   Seong S-y
  Yoon M-a
11 21 4
PFQ   Eom H-w
  Kim M-j
21 13 21

Mixed doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
5   Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet
21 21
  Yang Po-hsuan
  Hu Ling-fang
12 15
5   Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet
21 21
6   Goh Soon Huat
  Shevon Jemie Lai
14 15
6   Goh Soon Huat
  Shevon Jemie Lai
21 21
  Lee Jhe-huei
  Hsu Ya-ching
17 17

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ   Ho W L
  Yuen S Y
21 21
Q3   Lee F-c
  Lee C-c
15 19
PFQ   Ho W L
  Yuen S Y
21 21
  S Leung W H
  G Somerville
18 13
  Lee F-j
  Chang C-h
14 15
  S Leung W H
  G Somerville
21 21
PFQ   Ho W L
  Yuen S Y
15 18
5   Tang C M
  Tse Y S
21 21
5   Tang C M
  Tse Y S
21 15 21
  Chang T C
  Ng W Y
16 21 13
5   Tang C M
  Tse Y S
21 21
PFQ   Park S-h
  Jang E-s
7 10
  Yeung M N
  Ng T Y
17 19
PFQ   Park S-h
  Jang E-s
21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   Chan P S
  Goh L Y
23 21
  N Phuangphuapet
  S Amitrapai
21 16
4   Chan P S
  Goh L Y
16 21 21
PFQ   H Okamura
  C Hoshi
21 14 17
  N Nøhr
  S Thygesen
15 18
PFQ   H Okamura
  C Hoshi
21 21
4   Chan P S
  Goh L Y
17 16
  Yang P-hs
  Hu L-f
21 21
PFQ   Wang C
  Jeong N-e
21 16 22
  Law C H
  Yeung N T
17 21 20
PFQ   Wang C
  Jeong N-e
17 10
  Yang P-hs
  Hu L-f
21 21
  Yang P-hs
  Hu L-f
21 21
Q2   Kang M-h
  Kim H-j
12 5

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q4   Kim W-h
  Kim H-r
21 18 23
  Dong WJ
  Chen XF
16 21 21
Q4   Kim W-h
  Kim H-r
20 22 17
6   Goh S H
  S J Lai
22 20 21
  Wang C-l
  Cheng C-y
9 22 11
6   Goh S H
  S J Lai
21 20 21
6   Goh S H
  S J Lai
11 21 26
3   Seo S-j
  Chae Y-j
21 13 24
  Ko S-h
  Eom H-y
1r
  M Fogarty
  I Zhong
0
  M Fogarty
  I Zhong
3   Seo S-j
  Chae Y-j
w / o
Q1   Choi H-b
  Yoon M-a
8 8
3   Seo S-j
  Chae Y-j
21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  Lee J-h
  Hsu Y-c
21 20 21
  Lee Y
  Yang C-t
19 22 15
  Lee J-h
  Hsu Y-c
16 24 27
8   Tan K M
  Lai P J
21 22 25
  Ren XY
  Zhou CM
10 16
8   Tan K M
  Lai P J
21 21
  Lee J-h
  Hsu Y-c
21 15 21
  Choi S-g
  Shin S-c
14 21 19
  Choi S-g
  Shin S-c
21 21
  K Gondo
  A Kurihara
15 16
  Choi S-g
  Shin S-c
21 21
PFQ   Na S-s
  Kim M-j
13 19
PFQ   Na S-s
  Kim M-j
21 21
PFQ   R Cybulski
  W Adamek
16 18

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Prospectus Korea Masters 2019" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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