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BWF World Tour Finals 
Summary
The BWF World Tour Finals, officially HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, which succeeds BWF Super Series Finals, is an annual season finale badminton tournament which is held every December of a year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's events of the BWF World Tour compete for total prize money of at least US$ 2,500,000.
| Official website | |
| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 6 (2023) |
| Location | Hangzhou (2023) China |
| Venue | Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center (2023) |
| Prize money | USD2,500,000 (2023) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 8S / 8D |
| Current champions | Viktor Axelsen (singles) Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | Viktor Axelsen (3) |
| Most doubles titles | Liu Yuchen (2) |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 8S / 8D |
| Current champions | Tai Tzu-ying (singles) Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | Tai Tzu-ying (2) |
| Most doubles titles | Chen Qingchen (3), Jia Yifan (3) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 8 |
| Current champions | Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong |
| Most titles (male) | Zheng Siwei (3) |
| Most titles (female) | Huang Yaqiong (3) |
| Last completed | |
| 2023 BWF World Tour Finals | |
Features edit
Prize money edit
The tournament offers minimum total prize money of USD$2,500,000.[1] The prize money is distributed via the following formula:[2]
The prize money distribution (as of 2023 editions) are:
| Round | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | US$200,000 | US$200,000 | US$210,000 | US$210,000 | US$210,000 |
| Runner-up | US$100,000 | US$100,000 | US$100,000 | US$100,000 | US$100,000 |
| Semi-finalist | US$50,000 | US$50,000 | US$50,000 | US$50,000 | US$50,000 |
| 3rd in Group | US$27,500 | US$27,500 | US$32,500 | US$32,500 | US$32,500 |
| 4th in Group | US$15,000 | US$15,000 | US$17,500 | US$17,500 | US$17,500 |
World ranking points edit
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Final event.[3]
| Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalists | 3rd in group stage | 4th in group stage |
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| 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 7,500 | 6,600 |
Eligibility edit
At the end of the BWF World Tour circuit, top eight players/pairs in the BWF World Tour standing of each discipline, with the maximum of two players/pairs from the same member association, are required to play in a final tournament known as the BWF World Tour Finals.[4]
If two or more players are tie in ranking, the selection of players will based on the following criteria:[4]
- The players who participated in the most BWF World Tour tournaments;
- The players who collected the most points in BWF World Tour tournaments starting on 1 July that year.
Results edit
| Year | Host city | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles | Ref |
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| 2018 | Guangzhou |  Shi Yuqi
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 P. V. Sindhu
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Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
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 Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi
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Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
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| 2019 | Kento Momota
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Chen Yufei
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 Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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| 2020 | Bangkok[a] |  Anders Antonsen
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 Tai Tzu-ying
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Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
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 Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan
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 Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
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| 2021 | Bali[b] | Viktor Axelsen
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An Se-young
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Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi
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Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
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| 2022 | Bangkok[c] | Akane Yamaguchi
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Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi
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Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
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Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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| 2023 | Hangzhou[11] | Tai Tzu-ying
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Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae
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- ^ This tournament, originally due to be held for the third year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, but was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
- ^ This tournament, originally due to be held for the fourth year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, but was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
- ^ This tournament, originally due to be held for the fifth year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, was later relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.[9]
Performances by nation edit
- As of the 2023 edition
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
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| 1 | China
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1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Denmark
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4 | 4 | ||||
| Japan
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| South Korea
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1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||
| 5 | Chinese Taipei
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 6 | Thailand
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2 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | India
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1 | 1 | ||||
| Indonesia
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1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Distribution of Prize Money (All Levels)" (PDF). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ a b "BWF World Tour Regulations" (PDF). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Shi Yuqi, Sindhu crowned at 2018 BWF World Tour Finals". Xinhua. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via China Daily.
- ^ "Badminton: Momota claims record 11th title at World Tour Finals but wants more; China capture three crowns". The Straits Times. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Anil, Nicolas (31 January 2021). "BWF World Tour Finals: Antonsen ends Axelsen winning streak". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "Badminton: South Korea's An and Great Dane Axelsen win at season finale in Bali". The Straits Times. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 Relocated to Bangkok". Badminton World Federation. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Axelsen, Yamaguchi win badminton World Tour Finals". The Jakarta Post. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "HSBC World Tour Finals finds home in Hangzhou". BWF. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ^ "Tai, Axelsen crowned at BWF World Tour Finals". Xinhua. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via China.org.cn.
External links edit
- BWF World Tour Finals official website
- BWF World Tour official website