2018 Japan Open (badminton)

2018 Japan Open
Tournament details
Dates	11–16 September
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$700,000
Venue	Musashino Forest Sports Plaza
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Champions
Men's Singles	Kento Momota
Women's Singles	Carolina Marín
Men's Doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon; Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Women's Doubles	Yuki Fukushima; Sayaka Hirota
Mixed Doubles	Zheng Siwei; Huang Yaqiong
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The 2018 Japan Open (officially known as the Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, from 11 to 16 September 2018 and had a total prize of $700,000.

Tournament

The 2018 Japan Open was the sixteenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Open championships, which had been held since 1977. This tournament was organized by Nippon Badminton Association, and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo, Japan.[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 750 event.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512	513/1024
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660	1,060	520	210	100	50

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$700,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$49,000	$23,800	$9,800	$3,850	$2,100	$700
Doubles	$51,800	$24,500	$9,800	$4,375	$2,275	$700

Men's singles

Seeds

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

Finals

Semi-finals				Final


1	Viktor Axelsen	18	11

3	Kento Momota	21	21
				3	Kento Momota	21	21

					Khosit Phetpradab	14	11
	Lee Dong-keun	12	16

	Khosit Phetpradab	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First Round				Second Round				Quarter-finals


1	V Axelsen	21	21

	Hsu J-h	12	9
				1	V Axelsen	21	21

					K Nishimoto	13	17
PFR	Lee C Y	16	10

	K Nishimoto	21	21
								1	V Axelsen	21	21

									A S Ginting	17	15
8	Ng K L	14	15

	A S Ginting	21	21
					A S Ginting	21	21

					H. S. Prannoy	14	17
	H. S. Prannoy	21	21

	J Christie	18	17

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals


3	K Momota	21	21

	A Antonsen	9	10
					3	K Momota	21	21

						R Gemke	16	18
	R Gemke	21	21

PFR	T Saensomboonsuk	18	10
										3	K Momota	21	21

											Lin D	8	10
5	Chou T-c	21	21

	K Tsuneyama	11	10
					5	Chou T-c	21	15	19

						Lin D	10	21	21
	Lin D	16	21	21

	K Wangcharoen	21	19	10

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals


	H-K Vittinghus	21	17	12

	Wong W K	18	21	21
						Wong W K	15	14

					7	S Kidambi	21	21
	Huang YX	13	15

7	S Kidambi	21	21
									7	S Kidambi	21	16	18

										Lee D-k	19	21	21
	Lee D-k	21	20	21

	S Verma	18	22	10
						Lee D-k	21	21

					4	Son W-h	13	13
	K Sakai	21	15	20

4	Son W-h	17	21	22

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals


	B Leverdez	17	19

	S Avihingsanon	21	21
						S Avihingsanon	6	10

					6	Chen L	21	21
	T Sugiarto	21	17	14

6	Chen L	12	21	21
									6	Chen L	19	22

										K Phetpradab	21	24
	Wang T-w	14	17

	M Caljouw	21	21
						M Caljouw	14	18

						K Phetpradab	21	21
	K Phetpradab	21	24

2	Shi YQ	18	22