2021 French Open (badminton)

The 2021 French Open (officially known as the Yonex French Open 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 26 to 31 October 2021 and had a total prize of US$600,000.

2021 French Open

Tournament details
Dates	26–31 October
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$600,000
Venue	Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Location	Paris, France
Champions
Men's singles	Kanta Tsuneyama
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol
Women's doubles	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
Mixed doubles	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino
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Tournament

The 2021 French Open was the sixth tournament according to the 2021 BWF World Tour as many tournaments got canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a part of the French Open, which had been held since 1935. This tournament was organized by French Badminton Federation with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$600,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$42,000	$20,400	$8,400	$3,300	$1,800	$600
Doubles	$44,400	$21,000	$8,400	$3,750	$1,800	$600

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kento Momota (semi-finals)
2. Viktor Axelsen (first round)
3. Anders Antonsen (first round)
4. Chou Tien-chen (final)
5. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (withdrew)
6. Jonatan Christie (withdrew)
7. Lee Zii Jia (first round)
8. Ng Ka Long (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Kento Momota	26	11	0r
		Kanta Tsuneyama	24	21	1
									Kanta Tsuneyama	15	21	21
								4	Chou Tien-chen	21	8	17
	4	Chou Tien-chen	21	21
		Heo Kwang-hee	15	17

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	K Momota	21	20	21
		S Kidambi	18	22	19
								1	K Momota	21	21
									R Gemke	19	18
		T J Popov	14	10
		R Gemke	21	21
															1	K Momota	21	21
																S H Rhustavito	19	11
	PFR	Lee D-k	14	12
		Sa Verma	21	21
									Sa Verma	21	12r
									S H Rhustavito	16	21
		B Yang	17	16
		S H Rhustavito	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	A Antonsen	19	19
		Lee C Y	21	21
									Lee C Y	21	21
									T Rouxel	17	18
		K Wangcharoen	15	21	25
		T Rouxel	21	11	27
																Lee C Y	16	9
																K Tsuneyama	21	21
	8	Ng K L	16
		M Caljouw	3r
								8	Ng K L	9	12
									K Tsuneyama	21	21
		Liew D	18	13
		K Tsuneyama	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Nishimoto	21	11	21
		K Vitidsarn	16	21	16
									K Nishimoto	21	21
									So Verma	12	9
		So Verma	22	21
	PFR	Y Coelho	20	19
																K Nishimoto	17	21	16
															4	Chou T-c	21	19	21
		Parupalli K	17	21	11
		B Leverdez	21	17	21
									B Leverdez	16	21	19
								4	Chou T-c	21	17	21
		Prannoy K	11	14
	4	Chou T-c	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		L Sen	21	21
	PFR	N Nguyen	10	16
									L Sen	21	21
									Loh K Y	17	13
		Loh K Y	24	21
	7	Lee Z J	22	14
																L Sen	17	15
																Heo K-h	21	21
	PFR	M Zilberman	15	21	9
		Wang T-w	21	19	21
									Wang T-w	10	18
									Heo K-h	21	21
		Heo K-h	0
	2	V Axelsen	1r

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
2. Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
3. P. V. Sindhu (semi-finals)
4. An Se-young (semi-finals)
5. Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)
6. Michelle Li (withdrew)
7. Mia Blichfeldt (first round)
8. Busanan Ongbamrungphan (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	10	21
	4	An Se-young	13	21	18
								1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
									Sayaka Takahashi	18	12
	3	P. V. Sindhu	21	16	12
		Sayaka Takahashi	18	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		Kim G-e	19	19
								1	A Yamaguchi	21	22
									E Kosetskaya	17	20
		E Kosetskaya	21	21
		S Katethong	16	15
															1	A Yamaguchi	21	19	21
															5	P Chochuwong	19	21	16
	5	P Chochuwong	21	21
		L Zetchiri	12	4
								5	P Chochuwong	21	21
									Y Li	10	5
		Y Li	8	21	21
		P Chaiwan	21	18	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	An S-y	21	21
	PFR	L Huet	10	9
								4	An S-y	21	21
									L Kjærsfeldt	9	7
		L Kjærsfeldt	20	22	21
	PFR	B Corrales	22	20	19
															4	An S-y	21	21
																Yeo J M	11	17
	7	M Blichfeldt	13	12
		G M Tunjung	21	21
									G M Tunjung	19	8
									Yeo J M	21	21
		L Tan	16	9
		Yeo J M	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Gilmour	21	13	21
		I Wang	14	21	14
									K Gilmour	15	15
								8	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
		K Kuuba	9	17
	8	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
															8	B Ongbamrungphan	14	14
															3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		L Christophersen	21	21
	PFR	J Hart	18	16
									L Christophersen	19	9
								3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		J D Jakobsen	15	18
	3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		S Takahashi	21	9
		S Nehwal	11	2r
									S Takahashi	21	21
									A Ohori	11	12
		A Ohori	21	21
	PFR	Y Hoyaux	12	10
																S Takahashi	21	21
															2	R Intanon	6	16
		C Azurmendi	21	18	17
		Pai Y-p	18	21	21
									Pai Y-p	16	12
								2	R Intanon	21	21
		M Batomene	13	16
	2	R Intanon	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (final)
2. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (quarter-finals)
3. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (semi-finals)
4. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (semi-finals)
5. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (quarter-finals)
6. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (withdrew)
7. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (quarter-finals)
8. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	12	26
	3	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	19	21	24
								1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	17	20
									Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	21	22
	4	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	21	10	22
		Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	14	21	24

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	w	/	o
		J Eipe R Kjær
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
									M Lamsfuß M Seidel	19	16
		M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	21
		Tan K M Tan W K	18	15
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	22
															7	Ong Y S Teo E Y	13	20
	7	Ong Y S Teo E Y	22	22	21
		Goh S F N Izzuddin	24	20	17
								7	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
									C Hemming S Stallwood	8	8
		R Jille T van der Lecq	13	22
		C Hemming S Stallwood	21	24

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
		A Dunn A Hall	14	14
								3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
									C Popov T J Popov	12	15
		C Popov T J Popov	17	23	21
		D Lundgaard M Thyrri	21	21	10
															3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	23	21
															8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	18
	8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
		F Delrue W Villeger	9	19
								8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
									B Lane S Vendy	12	17
		J Bay L Mølhede
		B Lane S Vendy	w	/	o

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Arjun M.R. D Kapila	21	21
		J Magee P Reynolds	13	7
									Arjun M.R. D Kapila	21	10	19
								5	S Rankireddy C Shetty	15	21	21
		Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	17	13
	5	S Rankireddy C Shetty	18	21	21
															5	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	18	17
															4	A Chia Soh W Y	18	21	21
		S Jomkoh K Kedren	20	21	21
		L Corvée R Labar	22	14	16
									S Jomkoh K Kedren	12	12
								4	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
		Goh V S Low J S	23	12
	4	A Chia Soh W Y	25	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Ko S-h Shin B-c	21	21
		M Attri B. S Reddy	14	16
									Ko S-h Shin B-c	21	21
									A Koga T Saito	15	14
		A Koga T Saito	w	/	o
	6	K Astrup A S Rasmussen
																Ko S-h Shin B-c	16	21	21
															2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	19	13
		L R Carnando D Marthin	22	17
		Lu C-y Yang P-ha	24	21
									Lu C-y Yang P-ha	16	21	15
								2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	14	21
		K Matsui Y Takeuchi	19	21
	2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	23

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (champions)
2. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (final)
3. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (quarter-finals)
4. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (semi-finals)
5. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (quarter-finals)
6. Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (quarter-finals)
7. Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (second round)
8. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	21
		Yuki Fukushima Arisa Higashino	18	19
								1	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	21
								2	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	17	12
	4	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	17	19
	2	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
		A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	16	17
								1	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	13	21
									N V Marwah P Syaikah	18	21	14
		N V Marwah P Syaikah	21	21
		A Magelund F Ravn	16	16
															1	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
															5	G Stoeva S Stoeva	13	9
	5	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	20	21
		Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	18	22	8
								5	G Stoeva S Stoeva	25	23
									A Bøje M Poulsen	23	21
		V Hoo K M Lim C S	12	14
		A Bøje M Poulsen	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		J Finne-Ipsen M Surrow	16	12
								3	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
									R Honderich K Tsai	13	17
		R Honderich K Tsai	21	21
		K-K Marran H Rüütel	17	12
															3	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	16	19
																Y Fukushima A Higashino	21	21
	7	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21
		C Azurmendi B Corrales	17	19
								7	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	12	7
									Y Fukushima A Higashino	21	21
		Y Fukushima A Higashino	21	21
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	18	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee M Y Yap C W	21	21
	PFR	M Stoliarenko Y Zharka	12	17
									Lee M Y Yap C W	19	24	16
								6	C Birch L Smith	21	22	21
		M Lambert A Tran	16	12
	6	C Birch L Smith	21	21
															6	C Birch L Smith	14	21	10
															4	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	18	21
		J Magnusson C Nistad	19	22	21
		Chang C-h Lee C-c	21	20	19
									J Magnusson C Nistad	16	16
								4	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
		L Efler I Lohau	15	12
	4	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Frost M Ryan	11	13
		S F S Ramadhanti R Sugiarto	21	21
									S F S Ramadhanti R Sugiarto	21	23
								8	P Tan Thinaah M	12	21
		J Hopton J Pugh	21	10
	8	P Tan Thinaah M	23	21
																S F S Ramadhanti R Sugiarto	19	14
															2	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		M Jakkampudi P S. Ram	4r
		A Tirtosentono I van der Aar	11
									A Tirtosentono I van der Aar	16	6
								2	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	18	21	10
	2	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	12	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (semi-finals)
2. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (quarter-finals)
3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (champions)
4. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (second round)
5. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-finals)
6. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (withdrew)
7. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (semi-finals)
8. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	18	20
	3	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	22
								3	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	21
									Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	8	17
		Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	21	21
	7	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	11	15

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
	PFR	J R Jansen L Efler	18	12
								1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
									R Tabeling S Piek	15	17
		E Dremin E Dimova	15	7
		R Tabeling S Piek	21	21
															1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
																Goh S H S J Lai	14	10
	PFR	O Leydon-Davis A Pak	9	12
		Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
									Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
									R Alimov A Davletova	9	13
		Ko S-h Eom H-w	17	11
		R Alimov A Davletova	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	12	16
								3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
									Hoo P R Cheah Y S	16	18
		Hoo P R Cheah Y S	21	21
		Yang P-hs Hu L-f	14	14
															3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
															5	Chan P S Goh L Y	10	17
	5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
		D Kapila N. S Reddy	19	19
								5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
									Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	19	14
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	15	21	21
		Chang T C Ng W Y	21	17	18

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		C Hemming J Pugh	12	21
		S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	21	23
									S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	20	23	21
								8	Tan K M Lai P J	22	21	14
		J Bay S Lundgaard	18	15
	8	Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
																S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	16	10
																M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21
		R Labar G Somerville	14	21	20
		M Christiansen A Bøje	21	16	22
									M Christiansen A Bøje	11	21	21
								4	M Ellis L Smith	21	14	17
		M Lamsfuß I Lohau	18	18
	4	M Ellis L Smith	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	25	26	13
		N Nøhr A Magelund	27	24	21
									N Nøhr A Magelund	11	13
								7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
		M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	17	21	13
	7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	19	21
															7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
															2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	19	11
		M Thyrri M Surrow	19	15
		S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	21
									S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	17	19
								2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	15	21	21
		Chen T J Peck Y W	20	19
	2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	22	21

External links

• Tournament Link
• Official Website