2018 Akita Masters

The 2018 Akita Masters (officially known as the Yonex Akita Masters 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at CNA Arena Akita in Japan from 24 to 29 July 2018 and had a total purse of $75,000.

2018 Akita Masters

Tournament details
Dates	24–29 July
Level	Super 100
Total prize money	US$75,000
Venue	CNA Arena Akita
Location	Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Champions
Men's Singles	Sitthikom Thammasin
Women's Singles	Sayaka Takahashi
Men's Doubles	Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
Women's Doubles	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata
Mixed Doubles	Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara
2019 →

Tournament

The 2018 Akita Masters was the fourth Super 100 tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Akita Masters championships, which was held for the first time. This tournament was organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with the sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at CNA Arena Akita in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for BWF Tour Super 100 events.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512	513/1024
5,500	4,680	3,850	3,030	2,110	1,290	510	240	100	45	30

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$5,625	$2,850	$1,087.50	$450	$262.50
Doubles	$5,925	$2,850	$1,050	$543.75	$281.25

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kanta Tsuneyama (Withdrew)
2. Ihsan Maulana Mustofa (Final)
3. Lu Guangzu (Second Round)
4. Lin Yu-hsien (Second Round)
5. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (Semi-finals)
6. Panji Ahmad Maulana (Third Round)
7. Yu Igarashi (Semi-finals)
8. Sitthikom Thammasin (Champion)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Sitthikom Thammasin	23	21
	5	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	16
								8	Sitthikom Thammasin	21	21
								2	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa	10	13
	7	Yu Igarashi	21	14	15
	2	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa	14	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								1	K Tsuneyama
									Y F Mainaky	w	/	o
																Y F Mainaky	13	3
																Lee C-h	21	21
									Lee C-h	21	21
		Chan Y C	21	12	15				Lu C-h	8	14
		Lu C-h	16	21	21																		Lee C-h	16	16
																						8	S Thammasin	21	21
								8	S Thammasin	21	21
		K Naraoka	21	21					K Naraoka	8	15
		P S Low	13	15											8	S Thammasin	13	21	21
																F A Kholik	21	15	16
									B Munkhbat	6	12
		Hu C-e	8	7					F A Kholik	21	21
		F A Kholik	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								4	Lin Y-h	20	20
		C A D Wardoyo	21	21					C A D Wardoyo	22	22
		Y Baba	11	17												C A D Wardoyo	21	21
																Son S-h	19	17
									A Susanto	12	11
		Son S-h	22	11	22				Son S-h	21	21
		K Leelavechabutr	20	21	20																		C A D Wardoyo	19	21	8
																						5	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	19	21
								5	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	18	21
		Hsueh H-y	21	21					Hsueh H-y	19	21	17
		Kim D-h	14	19											5	J Ø. Jørgensen	16	21	21
																R Takeshita	21	14	14
									Lin C-y	13	14
		Chi Y-j	9	19					R Takeshita	21	21
		R Takeshita	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		M B Pangisthu	17	16
		H Shimono	21	21					H Shimono	18	21	21
									R Tamang	21	17	10
																H Shimono	19	23
		N Matsukawa	21	21											7	Y Igarashi	21	25
		V A Saputra	12	10					N Matsukawa	20	18
								7	Y Igarashi	22	21
																						7	Y Igarashi	21	19	21
		Wu SJ	21	7	15																		M Koga	18	21	19
		M Koga	13	21	21				M Koga	21	23
									J Ho-shue	17	21
																M Koga	21	21
		N Yamazawa	21	15	16											K Bruun	13	18
		K Bruun	19	21	21				K Bruun	17	21	21
								3	Lu GZ	21	16	11

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		Yang C-c	21	21
		T Obayashi	11	18					Yang C-c	21	21
									Chen C-w	18	18
																Yang C-c	17	21	21
		Shih K-c	21	21	21										6	P A Maulana	21	18	17
		A Namkul	10	23	12				Shih K-c	14	26
								6	P A Maulana	21	28
																							Yang C-c	16	22
		Xu YM	21	17	24																	2	I M Mustofa	21	24
		Lee Y-k	18	21	22				Xu YM	13	14
									T Ueda	21	21
																T Ueda	13	18
															2	I M Mustofa	21	21
									N Shrestha	21	8	15
								2	I M Mustofa	19	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Sayaka Takahashi (Champion)
2. Minatsu Mitani (Second Round)
3. Sung Shuo-yun (First Round)
4. Saena Kawakami (Quarter-finals)
5. Brittney Tam (First Round)
6. Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky (First Round)
7. Shiori Saito (Quarter-finals)
8. Haruko Suzuki (Second Round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Sayaka Takahashi	21	21
		Ayumi Mine	11	12
								1	Sayaka Takahashi	21	13	21
								Q3	Mako Urushizaki	11	21	18
	Q3	Mako Urushizaki	21	17	21
		Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	15	21	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	S Takahashi	21	21
		Sim Y-j	16	8
								1	S Takahashi	21	21
								Q1	Choirunnisa	14	11
		N Shimoda	16	19
	Q1	Choirunnisa	21	21
															1	S Takahashi	16	21	21
																Y Hashimoto	21	19	14
	8	H Suzuki	21	21
		Chang Y-l	11	11
								8	H Suzuki	15	11
									Y Hashimoto	21	21
		P Chaiwan	19	18
		Y Hashimoto	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Sung S-y	13	9
		Y Nakai	21	21
									Y Nakai	20	9
									A Mine	22	21
		N Aimsaard	9	18
		A Mine	21	21
																A Mine	21	21
															Q2	B S Rahayu	8	15
	5	B Tam	14	11
	Q2	B S Rahayu	21	21
								Q2	B S Rahayu	21	12	21
									Lin H-t	19	21	19
		Y Nakamura	20	14
		Lin H-t	22	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Liang T-y	21	17	19
	Q3	M Urushizaki	18	21	21
								Q3	M Urushizaki	14	21	21
									Lin Y-c	21	8	15
		Lin Y-c	23	21
	6	L A Mainaky	21	15
															Q3	M Urushizaki	20	21	22
															4	S Kawakami	22	19	20
	Q4	Hui XR	19	20
		S Katethong	21	22
									S Katethong	21	14	19
								4	S Kawakami	16	21	21
		T Poopradubsil	17	15
	4	S Kawakami	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		A Takahashi	18	21	20
		C Jucharoen	21	16	22
									C Jucharoen	16	15
								7	S Saito	21	21
		J Gai	8	5
	7	S Saito	21	21
															7	S Saito	15	23	14
																P Buranaprasertsuk	21	21	21
		P Buranaprasertsuk	21	21
		Kim G-e	15	18
									P Buranaprasertsuk	22	21
								2	M Mitani	20	14
		B Aimsaard	11	9
	2	M Mitani	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Jason Ho-shue / Nyl Yakura (Second Round)
2. Inkarat Apisuk / Tanupat Viriyangkura (Semi-finals)
3. Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Frengky Wijaya Putra (Withdrew)
4. Po Li-wei / Yang Ming-tse (Second Round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Lee Sheng-mu Lin Chia-yu	17	14
		Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani	21	21
									Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani	21	21
									Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki	16	6
		Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Saeki	21	21
	2	Inkarat Apisuk Tanupat Viriyangkura	18	19

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	J Ho-shue N Yakura	9	15
		A Koga T Saito	21	21					A Koga T Saito	21	21
		Jin YL Tang YZ	5	19												A Koga T Saito	17	21	20
		N Shrestha R Tamang	11	15												Lee S-m Lin C-y	21	16	22
		N Phuangphuapet N Yordphaisong	21	21					N Phuangphuapet N Yordphaisong	15	19
		S Hoshino Y Nishikawa	15	14					Lee S-m Lin C-y	21	21
		Lee S-m Lin C-y	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								4	Po L-w Yang M-t	19	15
		A B Cahyono M R P Isfahani	21	21					A B Cahyono M R P Isfahani	21	21
		Hu C-e Lin C-y	7	14												A B Cahyono M R P Isfahani	21	21
		H Okamura M Onodera	23	21												D B Chrisnanta T Hee Y K	16	16
		Lee F-c Lee F-j	21	19					H Okamura M Onodera	15	17
		Lin S-c Yang P-h	18	17					D B Chrisnanta T Hee Y K	21	21
		D B Chrisnanta T Hee Y K	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Jung J-w Kim H-t	4
		M Kaneko Y Kubota	1^r						Jung J-w Kim H-t	17	14
		H Hashimoto H Saeki	21	19	24				H Hashimoto H Saeki	21	21
		Tan B H Yoo Y-s	16	21	22											H Hashimoto H Saeki	21	24
		Lu C-h Shih K-c	13	19												Li JQ Liu ZR	6	22
		Li JQ Liu ZR	21	21					Li JQ Liu ZR	w	/	o
								3	S K Gutama F W Putra

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Tamate K Yamashita	21	21
		Lin S-k Tseng M-h	15	19					K Tamate K Yamashita	21	23
		K Ichikawa D Umayahara	17	18					Lin Y-s Su L-w	19	21
		Lin Y-s Su L-w	21	21												K Tamate K Yamashita	10	19
		Chang K-c Lin Y-h	20	23	21										2	I Apisuk T Viriyangkura	21	21
		Cai RQ Zhang SJ	22	21	23				Cai RQ Zhang SJ	12	15
								2	I Apisuk T Viriyangkura	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao (Quarter-finals)
2. Ayako Sakuramoto / Yukiko Takahata (Champions)
3. Savitree Amitrapai / Pacharapun Chochuwong (Second Round)
4. Misato Aratama / Akane Watanabe (Second Round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	21	21
		Asumi Kugo Megumi Yokoyama	17	18
									Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	21	11
								2	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	23	21
		Kim Hye-jeong Kim So-yeong	18	22
	2	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	21	24

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	N Fukuman K Yonao	21	21
		Kuo Y-w Lin W-c	14	18					S Hobara N Sone	6	17
		S Hobara N Sone	21	21											1	N Fukuman K Yonao	15	23
		N Matsuyama C Shida	21	22												N Matsuyama C Shida	21	25
		Citra P S D Jin YJ	18	20					N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
		R Eto A Matsuda	21	21					R Eto A Matsuda	12	15
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	10	16

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								3	S Amitrapai P Chochuwong	20	18
		M Kashihara M Kato	18	21	21				M Kashihara M Kato	22	21
		Chen S Shen YB	21	7	7											M Kashihara M Kato	21	18	13
		Chang H-t Yu C-h	11	13												A Kugo M Yokoyama	17	21	21
		A Kugo M Yokoyama	21	21					A Kugo M Yokoyama	21	21
		Guo YX Zhou SQ	15	21	21				Guo YX Zhou SQ	15	16
		W O Kandow A Wiratama	21	16	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Wang XW Wang ZX	13	9
		E Honda N Shimizu	21	21					E Honda N Shimizu	19	14
		R Kawashima S Ozaki	21	20	14				Chen H-h Hu L-f	21	21
		Chen H-h Hu L-f	14	22	21											Chen H-h Hu L-f	14	19
		R Laisuan S Mingchua	12	14												Kim H-j Kim S-y	21	21
		Kim H-j Kim S-y	21	21					Kim H-j Kim S-y	21	21
								4	M Aratama A Watanabe	18	14

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		R Iwanaga Y Suizu	21	21
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	19	11					R Iwanaga Y Suizu	21	22
		Y Nakai N Ono	21	21					Y Nakai N Ono	10	20
		Cheng Y-c Hsieh P-s	18	17												R Iwanaga Y Suizu	13	16
		M Fujii R Kakiiwa													2	A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	21	21
		Cheng C-y Sung S-y	w	/	o				Cheng C-y Sung S-y	11	15
								2	A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Chang Ko-chi / Cheng Chi-ya (Semi-finals)
2. Kim Hwi-tae / Kim Hye-jeong (First Round)
3. Akbar Bintang Cahyono / Winny Oktavina Kandow (Quarter-finals)
4. Danny Bawa Chrisnanta / Crystal Wong Jia Ying (Quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Chang Ko-chi Cheng Chi-ya	16	21	14
		Alfian Eko Prasetya Angelica Wiratama	21	17	21
									Alfian Eko Prasetya Angelica Wiratama	9	23	17
									Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara	21	21	21
		Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	17	21	15
		Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara	21	19	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	Chang K-c Cheng C-y	21	21
		C Hemming Liew F T	12	21	9				Lin C-y Lin W-c	18	16
		Lin C-y Lin W-c	21	14	21										1	Chang K-c Cheng C-y	21	21
		T Saito A Watanabe	20	18												Tseng M-h Hsieh P-s	18	11
		Tseng M-h Hsieh P-s	22	21					Tseng M-h Hsieh P-s	21	21
		Lin S-k Cheng Y-c	21	21					Lin S-k Cheng Y-c	19	14
		N Ishikawa K Kameda	17	12

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	D B Chrisnanta C Wong J Y	21	21
		Lee F-c Yang C-t	17	14
								4	D B Chrisnanta C Wong J Y	21	16	21
									K Mitsuhashi N Shinoya	15	21	14
		K Mitsuhashi N Shinoya	21	21
		Lee F-j Yu C-h	19	14
															4	D B Chrisnanta C Wong J Y	14	12
																A E Prasetya A Wiratama	21	21
		Chen K Liu L	16	19
		A E Prasetya A Wiratama	21	21
									A E Prasetya A Wiratama	21	21
									Yang P-h Lin Y-c	18	19
		Y Kubota C Shida
		Yang P-h Lin Y-c	w	/	o

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Po L-w Chang C-h	21	21
		Y F Mainaky L A Mainaky	15	11
									Po L-w Chang C-h	22	20
									R Rivaldy P H Mentari	24	22
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21
		Yang M-t Sung S-y	11	11
																R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21
															3	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	14	11
		T Hee Y K Citra P S D	21	21
		Chi Y-j Chen H-h	15	9
									T Hee Y K Citra P S D	21	18	17
								3	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	17	21	21
		T Urai R Miyaura	15	8
	3	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Tamate M Zaitsu	21	21
		Su L-w Lin H-t	16	19
									K Tamate M Zaitsu	7	17
									N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	21	21
		N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	21	21
		Lin S-c Kuo Y-w	11	9
																N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	22	17	13
																K Gondo A Kurihara	20	21	21
		H Okamura Y Takahata	21	21
		M Narongrit S Katethong	16	17
									H Okamura Y Takahata	19	8
									K Gondo A Kurihara	21	21
		K Gondo A Kurihara	21	21
	2	Kim H-t Kim H-j	19	13

References

1. "Prospectus Akita Masters 2018" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
2. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

External links

• Tournament Link

Preceded by Debut year	Akita Masters	Succeeded by 2019 Akita Masters
Preceded by 2018 Singapore Open	BWF World Tour 2018 BWF season	Succeeded by 2018 Russian Open