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BWF World Tour Finals

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BWF World Tour Finals
Official website
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Editions7 (2024)
LocationHangzhou (2024)
China
VenueHangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center (2024)
Prize moneyUS$2,500,000 (2024)
Men's
Draw8S / 8D
Current championsShi Yuqi (singles)
Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (doubles)
Most singles titles3, Viktor Axelsen
Most doubles titles2, Liu Yuchen
Women's
Draw8S / 8D
Current championsWang Zhiyi (singles)
Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee (doubles)
Most singles titles2, Tai Tzu-ying
Most doubles titles3
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
Mixed doubles
Draw8
Current championsZheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
Most titles (male)4, Zheng Siwei
Most titles (female)4, Huang Yaqiong
Last completed
2024 BWF World Tour Finals

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.

Features

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Prize money

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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 2024 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

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Main article: BWF World Ranking

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event.[3]

Winner(s) Runner(s)-up Semi-finalists 3rd in group 4th in group
14,000 12,000 10,000 8,900 7,800

Eligibility

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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]

Only the top 14 results from the BWF World Tour tournaments during the year and a maximum of 3 results from Super 100 will count towards the ranking for BWF World Tour Final [5]

If two or more players are tied 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

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Year Host city Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2018 Guangzhou China Shi Yuqi India P. V. Sindhu China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi 		China Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping 		[6][7]
2019 Japan Kento Momota China Chen Yufei Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong 		[8][9]
2020 Bangkok[a] Denmark Anders Antonsen Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin 		South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai 		[10][11]
2021 Bali[b] Denmark Viktor Axelsen South Korea An Se-young Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi 		South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong 		[12][13]
2022 Bangkok[c] Japan Akane Yamaguchi China Liu Yuchen
China Ou Xuanyi 		China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong 		[15][16]
2023 Hangzhou[17] Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying South Korea Kang Min-hyuk
South Korea Seo Seung-jae 		[18][19]
2024 China Shi Yuqi China Wang Zhiyi Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 		South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee 		[20]
2025


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2026


  1. ^ This tournament, originally due to be held for the third year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
  2. ^ This tournament, originally due to be held for the fourth year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
  3. ^ 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.[14]

Performances by nation

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As of the 2024 edition
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1  China 2 2 2 3 5 14
2  Denmark 4 1 5
 South Korea 1 1 3 5
4  Japan 1 1 1 1 4
5  Chinese Taipei 2 1 3
6  Thailand 2 2
7  India 1 1
 Indonesia 1 1
Total 7 7 7 7 7 35

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Distribution of Prize Money (All Levels)" (PDF). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ^ "World Ranking System (11/11/2023 Version 3.1)" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b "BWF World Tour Regulations" (PDF). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ^ Qualification
  6. ^ "Shi Yuqi, Sindhu crowned at 2018 BWF World Tour Finals". Xinhua. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via China Daily.
  7. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  10. ^ Anil, Nicolas (31 January 2021). "BWF World Tour Finals: Antonsen ends Axelsen winning streak". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  11. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  14. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 Relocated to Bangkok". Badminton World Federation. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  15. ^ "Axelsen, Yamaguchi win badminton World Tour Finals". The Jakarta Post. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  16. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  17. ^ "HSBC World Tour Finals finds home in Hangzhou". BWF. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Tai, Axelsen crowned at BWF World Tour Finals". Xinhua. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via China.org.cn.
  19. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  20. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2024 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  21. ^ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
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