2023 Japan Masters

The 2023 Japan Masters (officially known as the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2023) was a badminton tournament that took place at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan, from 14 to 19 November 2023 and had a total prize of $420,000.

2023 Japan Masters

Tournament details
Dates	14–19 November
Edition	1st
Level	Super 500
Total prize money	US$420,000
Venue	Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Location	Kumamoto, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen
Women's singles	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Men's doubles	He Jiting Ren Xiangyu
Women's doubles	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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Tournament

The 2023 Japan Masters was the thirty-second tournament of the 2023 BWF World Tour and was also the inaugural edition of Japan Masters championship. This tournament was organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This tournament was held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.

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 500 event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128
9,200	7,800	6,420	5,040	3,600	2,220	880	430

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$420,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$31,500	$15,960	$6,090	$2,520	$1,470
Doubles	$33,180	$15,960	$5,880	$3,045	$1,575

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Viktor Axelsen (champion)
2. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (first round)
3. Kodai Naraoka (second round)
4. Shi Yuqi (final)
5. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (withdrew)
6. Jonatan Christie (quarter-finals)
7. Prannoy H. S. (second round)
8. Loh Kean Yew (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21
	Q1	Takuma Obayashi	7	13
								1	Viktor Axelsen	22	21
								4	Shi Yuqi	20	17
	4	Shi Yuqi	21	21
		Chou Tien-chen	15	16

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	21	21
		C A Dwi Wardoyo	11	7
								1	V Axelsen	20	21	21
									Ng T Y	22	11	18
		Wang T-w	12	11
		Ng T Y	21	21
															1	V Axelsen	15	21	21
															6	J Christie	21	18	9
	6	J Christie	21	21
	Q4	Chi Y-j	14	9
								6	J Christie	19	21	22
								PFQ	Su L-y	21	11	20
	PFQ	Su L-y	21	17	24
	Q2	Jeon H-j	15	21	22

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	K Naraoka	21	21
		L Sen	17	10
								3	K Naraoka	21	17
									A Antonsen	23	21
		Lee Z J	18	20
		A Antonsen	21	22
																A Antonsen	12	21	12
															Q1	T Obayashi	21	10	21
	PFQ	K Wangcharoen	18	8
	Q1	T Obayashi	21	21
								Q1	T Obayashi	21	16	21
									Lin C-y	15	21	17
		Lin C-y	21	21
		P Rajawat	15	12

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R Gemke	21	21
		Ng K L	14	19
									R Gemke	19	22	16
								Q3	K Momota	21	20	21
	Q3	K Momota	18	26	21
	8	Loh K Y	21	24	19
															Q3	K Momota	17	12
															4	Shi YQ	21	21
	PFQ	Lee C-h	21	10	9
		Lu GZ	11	21	21
									Lu GZ	19	11
								4	Shi YQ	21	21
		K Nishimoto	21	15	18
	4	Shi YQ	15	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Chou T-c	21	21
		K Tsuneyama	14	9
									Chou T-c	19	21	21
								7	Prannoy H. S.	21	16	19
		Lee C Y	20	21	17
	7	Prannoy H. S.	22	19	21
																Chou T-c	21	21
																K Watanabe	17	15
		K Watanabe	21	21
		M Johannesen	16	14
									K Watanabe	19	21	21
									Weng HY	21	9	19
		Weng HY	21	18	21
	2	A S Ginting	16	21	17

Women's singles

Seeds

1. An Se-young (semi-finals)
2. Akane Yamaguchi (withdrew)
3. Chen Yufei (final)
4. Tai Tzu-ying (quarter-finals)
5. Carolina Marín (quarter-finals)
6. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (champion)
7. Beiwen Zhang (semi-finals)
8. P. V. Sindhu (withdrew)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	An Se-young	18	22	8
	3	Chen Yufei	21	20	21
								3	Chen Yufei	12	12
								6	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	21	21
	7	Beiwen Zhang	12	13
	6	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	An S-y	22	21
		Pai Y-p	20	13
								1	An S-y	21	21
									Gao FJ	15	18
		Gao FJ	w	/	o
	Q1
															1	An S-y	21	21
																S Katethong	17	9
	PFQ	A Takahashi	21	16	18
	PFQ	Liang T-y	17	21	21
								PFQ	Liang T-y	11	13
									S Katethong	21	21
	Q4	Lin S-y	4	7
		S Katethong	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Chen YF	21	21
	PFQ	Huang Y-h	8	13
								3	Chen YF	23	21
								Q2	T Miyazaki	21	12
	Q2	T Miyazaki	21	21
		S Kawakami	13	17
															3	Chen YF	21	21
															5	C Marín	12	9
	5	C Marín	21	21
		Sung S-y	13	10
								5	C Marín	15	21	21
									A Ohori	21	15	15
		A Ohori	21	21
		Hsu W-c	13	19

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		K Gilmour	22	21
		Y Li	20	16
									K Gilmour	13	14
								7	BW Zhang	21	21
	Q3	Yu C-h	17	14
	7	BW Zhang	21	21
															7	BW Zhang	19	21	6
															4	Tai T-y	21	19	0r
	PFQ	Lin H-t	18	21	18
		L Chaiwan	21	18	21
									L Chaiwan	18	15
								4	Tai T-y	21	21
	PFQ	M Suizu	8	13
	4	Tai T-y	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Kim G-e	11
		P K Wardani	5r
									Kim G-e	21	12
								6	G M Tunjung	23	21
		N Okuhara	19	19
	6	G M Tunjung	21	21
															6	G M Tunjung	22	21
																Yeo J M	20	19
		B Ongbamrungphan	17	20
		Yeo J M	21	22
									Yeo J M	21	21
									N Nidaira	13	16
		N Nidaira	21	21
	PFQ	Huang C-p	17	10

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (first round)
2. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (withdrew)
3. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (withdrew)
4. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (second round)
5. Kang Min-hyuk / Seo Seung-jae (second round)
6. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (quarter-finals)
7. Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi (final)
8. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi	21	20	17
	7	Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	16	22	21
								7	Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	14	21	15
									He Jiting Ren Xiangyu	21	15	21
		He Jiting Ren Xiangyu	21	21
		Tan Qiang Zhou Haodong	13	16

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	18	16
		Lu C-y Yang P-ha	16	21	21
									Lu C-y Yang P-ha	21	11	14
									Lee F-c Lee F-j	12	21	21
	Q3	K Kumagai K Ogawa	21	17	17
		Lee F-c Lee F-j	16	21	21
																Lee F-c Lee F-j	19	16
															8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
	8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
		Man W C Tee K W	16	7
								8	Ong Y S Teo E Y	14	21	21
								Q4	P Kaosamaang W Thongsa-nga	21	15	15
	Q4	P Kaosamaang W Thongsa-nga	21	21
		Chen BY Liu Y	19	18

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
		Lee Y Wang C-l	18	14
								4	A Chia Soh W Y	18	16
									A Koga T Saito	21	21
		A Koga T Saito	21	21
		M S Fikri B Maulana	18	16
																A Koga T Saito	19	13
															7	Liu YC Ou XY	21	21
	7	Liu YC Ou XY	w	/	o
	Q1
								7	Liu YC Ou XY	21	21
									P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	19	13
		P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	16	21	21
		B Lane S Vendy	21	19	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	21	21
		M Ahsan H Setiawan	16	14
									K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	21	21
								5	Kang M-h Seo S-j	14	16
		K Matsui Y Takeuchi	13	12
	5	Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21
																K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	17	16
																He JT Ren XY	21	21
	Q2	R Hidayat K S Sukamuljo	21	21
		Goh S F N Izzuddin	19	14
								Q2	R Hidayat K S Sukamuljo	10	17
									He JT Ren XY	21	21
		He JT Ren XY	21	21
	PFQ	Chiu H-c Yang M-t	19	16

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Jin Y Na S-s	18	15
		Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	21
									Lee J-h Yang P-hs	15	21	19
								6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	17	21
		L R Carnando D Marthin	14	21	18
	6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	10	21
															6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	15	21	17
																Tan Q Zhou HD	21	17	21
		Chang K-c Po L-w	18	14
		Tan Q Zhou HD	21	21
									Tan Q Zhou HD	11	21	21
									M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	12	14
		M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	19	21
	PFQ	A Endo Y Takei	17	21	7

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (first round)
2. Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (withdrew)
3. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (first round)
4. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (first round)
5. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (first round)
6. Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu (champions)
7. Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (withdrew)
8. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	16	21
		Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21	23
									Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21	12	17
								6	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	12	21	21
		Rena Miyaura Ayako Sakuramoto	12	15
	6	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Chen QC Jia YF	11r
		L Efler I Lohau	8
									L Efler I Lohau	12	20
									J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	22
		J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		Hsu Y-c Lin W-c	11	7
																J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	12	18
															8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
	8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
	PFQ	J MacPherson C Torrance	8	19
								8	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
									R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	11	13
		F D Kusuma A C Pratiwi	12	11
		R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	18	18
		Liu SS Tan N	19	21	21
									Liu SS Tan N	23	21
									Keng SL Zhang C	21	14
		Jeong N-e Kim H-j	11	19
		Keng SL Zhang C	21	21
																Liu SS Tan N	15	21	21
																B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	16	18
	5	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	20	12
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	19	22	21
									B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	21
								Q1	N G Chan Yang C-y	9	11
		Li WM Liu XX	15	11
	Q1	N G Chan Yang C-y	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Lee Y-l Shin S-c	14	22	18
		P Tan Thinaah M	21	20	21
									P Tan Thinaah M	21	21
									R Hirokami Y Kato	17	16
		R Hirokami Y Kato	21	22
	PFQ	F Corbett A Lee	16	20
																P Tan Thinaah M	13	18
																R Miyaura A Sakuramoto	21	21
		R Miyaura A Sakuramoto	21	21
		V Hoo Lim C S	17	11
									R Miyaura A Sakuramoto	21	21
								Q3	Sung S-y Yu C-h	13	11
	Q3	Sung S-y Yu C-h	7
	3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	11r

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		A Cheong Teoh M X	21	19	7r
	Q4	S Hobara Y Suizu	14	21	15
								Q4	S Hobara Y Suizu	17	10
								6	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
		Li YJ Luo XM	18	13
	6	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
															6	Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
																Lee C-h Teng C-h	9	14
		Yeung N T Yeung P L	21	18	19
		Lee C-h Teng C-h	13	21	21
									Lee C-h Teng C-h	21	21
								PFQ	Chang C-h Yang C-t	13	10
	Q2	Cheng Y-p Sun W-p	17	16
	PFQ	Chang C-h Yang C-t	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (champions)
2. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (semi-finals)
3. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (final)
4. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (semi-finals)
5. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (quarter-finals)
6. Kim Won-ho / Jeong Na-eun (second round)
7. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (withdrew)
8. Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	20	23	21
	4	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	22	21	13
								1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	25	21
								3	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	23	9
	3	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	18	21	24
	2	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	15	22

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21	21
		Tang C M Tse Y S	23	18	16
								1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									H Midorikawa N Saito	6	17
		H Midorikawa N Saito	21	21
		R Tabeling S Piek	11	17
															1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
															8	Chen T J Toh E W	14	14
	8	Chen T J Toh E W	21	21
	Q3	Wei C-w N G Chan	11	10
								8	Chen T J Toh E W	16	21	21
									Goh S H S J Lai	21	13	13
		A Hall J MacPherson	11	11
		Goh S H S J Lai	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	15	17
								4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	24
									R Rivaldy P H Mentari	16	22
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	22
		Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	17	20
															4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
															5	Jiang ZB Wei YX	19	19
	5	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21
		R N Kusharjanto L A Kusumawati	12	13
								5	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21
									H Nishi A Sato	13	18
	Q4	Y Eto A Kamiyama	15	17
		H Nishi A Sato	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	21
		Yang P-h Hu L-f	15	18
									K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	21
									Chang K-c Lee C-c	13	12
		Chang K-c Lee C-c	21	21
	PFQ	P Smith A Lee	17	15
																K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	18	7
															3	Feng YZ Huang DP	14	21	21
		Lee C H Ng T Y	21	21
	Q2	Lu C Cheng Y-p	13	18
									Lee C H Ng T Y	13	11
								3	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
	Q1	Wu H-y Yang C-y	22	10
	3	Feng YZ Huang DP	24	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Chen Z-r Yang C-t	22	13	15
		Tan K M Lai P J	20	21	21
									Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
								6	Kim W-h Jeong N-e	14	17
		M Christiansen A Bøje	21	22	12
	6	Kim W-h Jeong N-e	16	24	21
																Tan K M Lai P J	15	16
															2	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
		Ye H-w Lee C-h	21	22
	PFQ	Chiu H-c Lin X-m	18	20
									Ye H-w Lee C-h	20	20
								2	Y Watanabe A Higashino	22	22
		M Lamsfuß I Lohau	19	12
	2	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21

External links

• Tournament link