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
Dates14–19 November
Edition1st
LevelSuper 500
Total prize moneyUS$420,000
VenueKumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
LocationKumamoto, Japan
Champions
Men's singlesDenmark Viktor Axelsen
Women's singlesIndonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Men's doublesChina He Jiting
China Ren Xiangyu
Women's doublesChina Zhang Shuxian
China Zheng Yu
Mixed doublesChina Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
2024

Tournament

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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.[1]

Venue

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This tournament was held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.[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 500 event.[2]

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

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The total prize money is US$420,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

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

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Seeds

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  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

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  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

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Seeds

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Seeds

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  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

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Prospectus Japan Masters 2023" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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