2018 China Open (badminton)

2018 China Open
Tournament details
Dates	18–23 September
Level	Super 1000
Total prize money	US$1,000,000
Venue	Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium
Location	Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Champions
Men's Singles	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Women's Singles	Carolina Marín
Men's Doubles	Kim Astrup; Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Women's Doubles	Misaki Matsutomo; Ayaka Takahashi
Mixed Doubles	Zheng Siwei; Huang Yaqiong
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The 2018 China Open (officially known as the Victor China Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China, from 18 to 23 September 2018. It had a total prize of $1,000,000.

Tournament

The 2018 China Open was the seventeenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the China Open championships, which had been held since 1986. This tournament was organized by Chinese Badminton Association, and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Olympic Sports Center Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.[1]

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 1000 event.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512	513/1024
12,000	10,200	8,400	6,600	4,800	3,000	1,200	600	240	120	60

Prize money

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

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$70,000	$34,000	$14,000	$5,500	$3,000	$1,000
Doubles	$74,000	$35,000	$14,000	$6,250	$3,250	$1,000

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen (Second Round)
Shi Yuqi (Semi-finals)
Kento Momota (Final)
Son Wan-ho (Quarter-finals)
Chou Tien-chen (Semi-finals)
Chen Long (Quarter-finals)
Srikanth Kidambi (Quarter-finals)
Ng Ka Long (Quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final


	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	12	21	21

5	Chou Tien-chen	21	17	15
						Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	23	21

					3	Kento Momota	21	19
3	Kento Momota	21	21

2	Shi Yuqi	10	17

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals


1	Viktor Axelsen	21	21

	K Phetpradab	12	15
					1	V Axelsen	18	17

						A S Ginting	21	21
	A S Ginting	22	21	21

	Lin D	24	5	19
										A S Ginting	18	22	21

									6	Chen L	21	20	16
6	Chen L	20	21	21

	Huang YX	22	19	13
					6	Chen L	21	21

					PFR	J Ø. Jørgensen	10	5
PFR	J Ø. Jørgensen	18	21	21

	Lee D-k	21	17	13

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals


4	Son W-h	19	21	21

PFR	Lee C Y	21	5	13
					4	Son W-h	21	21

						Wong W K	16	16
	Wong W K	21	21

	Wang T-w	10	13
									4	Son W-h	17	14

									5	Chou T-c	21	21
5	Chou T-c	21	20	21

	Hsu J-h	11	22	19
					5	Chou T-c	21	21

						K Wangcharoen	14	11
	H-K Vittinghus	18	18

	K Wangcharoen	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals


	M Caljouw	20	17

	S Avihingsanon	22	21
					S Avihingsanon	12	21	22

				7	S Kidambi	21	15	24
	R Gemke	9	19

7	S Kidambi	21	21
									7	S Kidambi	9	11

									3	K Momota	21	21
	K Nishimoto	21	21

	K Sakai	12	11
					K Nishimoto	9	9

				3	K Momota	21	21
	B Leverdez	14	12

3	K Momota	21	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals


	K Tsuneyama	18	21	13

	J Christie	21	17	21
						J Christie	18	16

					8	Ng K L	21	21
	H. S. Prannoy	16	12

8	Ng K L	21	21
										8	Ng K L	17	15

										2	Shi YQ	21	21
	A Antonsen	21	19	18

	Lee H-i	18	21	21
						Lee H-i	21	18	15

					2	Shi YQ	19	21	21
	T Sugiarto	21	13

2	Shi YQ	23	21