2018 Badminton Asia Championships

The 2018 Badminton Asia Championships, was a badminton tournament which took place at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in China from 24 to 29 April 2018 and has a total purse of $350,000.

2018 Badminton Asia Championships

Tournament details
Dates	24–29 April
Total prize money	US$350,000
Venue	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium
Location	Wuhan, China
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Tournament

The 2018 Badminton Asia Championships is the 38th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. This tournament was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association, with the sanctioned from the Badminton Asia.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was hold at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in Wuhan, China.[1]

Point distribution

This tournament is graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512	513/1024
9,200	7,800	6,420	5,040	3,600	2,220	880	430	170	80	40

Prize money

The total prize money for this year tournament is US$350,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semifinals	Quarterfinals	Last 16
Singles	$26,250	$13,300	$5,075	$2,100	$1,225
Doubles	$27,650	$13,300	$4,900	$2,537.50	$1,312.50

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Kento Momota	Chen Long	Lee Chong Wei
			H. S. Prannoy
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying	Chen Yufei	Saina Nehwal
			Sung Ji-hyun
Men's doubles	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilü
			Liu Cheng Zhang Nan
Women's doubles	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Della Destiara Haris Rizki Amelia Pradipta
			Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
Mixed doubles	Wang Yilü Huang Dongping	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
			Zhang Nan Li Yinhui

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	2	2	4	8
2	Japan	2	2	0	4
3	Chinese Taipei	1	0	0	1
4	Indonesia	0	1	1	2
5	India	0	0	2	2
	South Korea	0	0	2	2
7	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 nations)		5	5	10	20

Group stage

See also: 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Group Stage

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Srikanth Kidambi (Quarterfinals)
2. Son Wan-ho (Quarterfinals)
3. Chen Long (Final)
4. Shi Yuqi (Second Round)
5. Lee Chong Wei (Semifinals)
6. Lin Dan (First Round)
7. Chou Tien-chen (Quarterfinals)
8. Ng Ka Long (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Lee Chong Wei	19	14
		Kento Momota	21	21
									Kento Momota	21	21
								3	Chen Long	17	13
	3	Chen Long	21	21
		H. S. Prannoy	16	18

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	S Kidambi	13	21	21
		K Nishimoto	21	16	16
								1	S Kidambi	7
									Wong W K	2^r
	D1	R Tamang	16	21	4
		Wong W K	21	17	21
															1	S Kidambi	12	15
															5	Lee C W	21	21
	5	Lee C W	21	21
		Qiao B	17	16
								5	Lee C W	16	21	21
									A S Ginting	21	9	11
		N Karunaratne	20	12
		A S Ginting	22	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Shi YQ	21	6
		Lee D-k	3	2^r
								4	Shi YQ	15	21	12
									K Momota	21	12	21
		Nguyễn TM	11	15
		K Momota	21	21
																K Momota	21	21
															7	Chou T-c	5	13
	7	Chou T-c	23	21
		S Verma	21	17
								7	Chou T-c	21	18	21
									K Phetpradab	18	21	13
	A1	Hu Y	14	8
		K Phetpradab	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		K Sakai	13	11
		J Christie	21	21
									J Christie	19	21	15
								8	Ng K L	21	12	21
		Hsu J-h	18	21	14
	8	Ng K L	21	14	21
															8	Ng K L	24	15	17
															3	Chen L	22	21	21
		S Avihingsanon	13	21	19
		B. S Praneeth	21	11	21
									B. S Praneeth	12	12
								3	Chen L	21	21
	B1	B A Alshannik	8	8
	3	Chen L	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		H. S. Prannoy	21	19	21
	C1	K Wangcharoen	15	21	19
									H. S. Prannoy	16	21	21
									Wang T-w	21	14	12
		Wang T-w	15	21	21
	6	Lin D	21	9	16
																H. S. Prannoy	18	23	21
															2	Son W-h	21	21	12
		K Tsuneyama	21	21
	PFQ	R Ng Z R	5	17
									K Tsuneyama	12	18
								2	Son W-h	21	21
		I M Mustofa	17	10
	2	Son W-h	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Tai Tzu-ying (Champion)
2. Akane Yamaguchi (Withdrew)
3. P. V. Sindhu (Quarterfinals)
4. Ratchanok Intanon (Second Round)
5. Nozomi Okuhara (First Round)
6. Chen Yufei (Final)
7. Sung Ji-hyun (Semifinals)
8. He Bingjiao (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Tai Tzu-ying	27	21
		Saina Nehwal	25	19
								1	Tai Tzu-ying	21	22
								6	Chen Yufei	19	20
	7	Sung Ji-hyun	12	13
	6	Chen Yufei	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Tai T-y	21	21
	A1	Jeon J-i	13	9
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
									Kim H-m	16	12
		Kim H-m	21	21
	PFQ	L A Mainaky	10	10
															1	Tai T-y	21	21
															8	He BJ	14	9
	8	He BJ	21	21
		Yip P Y	19	14
								8	He BJ	21	21
									P Chochuwong	10	12
		A Ohori	7	21	18
		P Chochuwong	21	16	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	R Intanon	21	21
		Lee C-h	7	13
								4	R Intanon	21	17	15
									Lee J-m	19	21	21
		H Ramadini	17	21	23
		Lee J-m	21	17	25
																Lee J-m	15	13
																S Nehwal	21	21
	5	N Okuhara	15	21
		Gao FJ	21	23
									Gao FJ	18	8
									S Nehwal	21	21
	C1	Yeo J M	12	9
		S Nehwal	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Goh J W	21	15	10
		B Ongbumrungpan	18	21	21
									B Ongbumrungpan	14	12
								7	Sung J-h	21	21
		S Sato	13	19
	7	Sung J-h	21	21
															7	Sung J-h	21	21
															3	P. V. Sindhu	19	10
		Chen XX	21	21
	B1	Nguyễn T L	13	9
									Chen XX	12	15
								3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		Pai Y-p	14	19
	3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Lee Y Y	21	17	17
		N Jindapol	12	21	21
									N Jindapol	19	14
								6	Chen YF	21	21
		Chiang M-h	10	15
	6	Chen YF	21	21
															6	Chen YF	21	21
																Cheung N Y	9	18
		Cheung N Y	21	21
		D D Ayustine	17	18
									Cheung N Y	21	21
								PFQ	Vũ T T	18	12
	D1	G Chua H Z	10	17
	PFQ	Vũ T T	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (Champions)
2. Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan (Semifinals)
3. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (Final)
4. Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin (First Round)
5. Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang (Quarterfinals)
6. Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko (Quarterfinals)
7. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Second Round)
8. Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21	14	21
		Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilü	17	21	10
								1	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	11	21	21
								3	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21	10	13
	3	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	14	21	25
	2	Liu Cheng Zhang Nan	21	12	23

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Li JH Liu YC	21	21
	B1	D Karunaratne N Karunaratne	12	10
								1	Li JH Liu YC	21	21
									Arjun M.R. R Shlok	11	19
		Chung E-s Kim D-y	23	21
		Arjun M.R. R Shlok	25	23
															1	Li JH Liu YC	21	15	21
															6	T Inoue Y Kaneko	17	21	17
	6	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
		Or C C Tang C M	13	10
								6	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
									Lu C-y Yang P-h	16	8
		Lu C-y Yang P-h	20	21	21
		Goh S F N Izzuddin Mohd Rumsani	22	18	17

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Chen H-l Wang C-l	11	19
		Huang KX Wang YL	21	21
									Huang KX Wang YL	11
								C1	A Pratama R A Saputro	4^r
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	23
	C1	A Pratama R A Saputro	21	25
																Huang KX Wang YL	21	21
																H Endo Y Watanabe	15	18
	7	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
		Choi H-g Park K-h	18	17
								7	F Alfian M R Ardianto	16	21	13
									H Endo Y Watanabe	21	16	21
		K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	11	10
		H Endo Y Watanabe	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		B Angriawan Hardianto	15	22	21
		Choi S-g Kim J-h	21	20	15
									B Angriawan Hardianto	16	18
								8	Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
		Liao M-c Su C-h	22	20
	8	Goh V S Tan W K	24	22
															8	Goh V S Tan W K	18	17
															3	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
		He JT Tan Q	21	21
		T Isriyanet K Namdash	14	18
									He JT Tan Q	16	17
								3	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
	A1	A Bakhshullaev A Savatyugin	8	7
	3	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Kim W-h Seo S-j	17	18
	D1	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
								D1	M Ahsan H Setiawan	18	21	16
								5	Lee J-h Lee Y	21	18	21
		Chooi K M Low J S	16	21	16
	5	Lee J-h Lee Y	21	18	21
															5	Lee J-h Lee Y	21	14	15
															2	Liu C Zhang N	19	21	21
		B Issara N Phuangphuapet	21	21
		M Attri B. S Reddy	14	16
									B Issara N Phuangphuapet	14	16
								2	Liu C Zhang N	21	21
	PFQ	B A Alshannik M N M Nayef	11	16
	2	Liu C Zhang N	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (Second Round)
2. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (Final)
3. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Champions)
4. Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (First Round)
5. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (Quarterfinals)
6. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (First Round)
7. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (Quarterfinals)
8. Du Yue / Li Yinhui (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Della Destiara Haris Rizki Amelia Pradipta	29	17	11
	3	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	27	21	21
								3	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21	18	21
								2	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	18	21	15
		Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	17	22	14
	2	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	20	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
		K Dubthuk N Saengchote	10	18
								1	Chen QC Jia YF	16	14
									D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
		D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
		Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	17	16
																D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
																N Fukuman K Yonao	12	12
	6	Lee S-h Shin S-c	2^r
		N Fukuman K Yonao	5
									N Fukuman K Yonao	21	21
									Ng W Y Yeung N T	8	12
		Ng W Y Yeung N T
	D1	Bye

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
		Chow M K Lee M Y	12	7
								3	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
									Huang YQ Tang JH	15	15
		Cheng Y-c Hu L-f	13	15
		Huang YQ Tang JH	21	21
															3	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
															7	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	19	13
	7	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
	PFQ	Gong X X Ng W C	11	9
								7	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
									M Jakkampudi P S Ram	8	9
	PFQ	Ong R N C Wong J Y	21	20	17
		M Jakkampudi P S Ram	14	22	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Soong F C Tee J Y	21	21
	PFQ	K Garg N B Hazarika	10	12
									Soong F C Tee J Y	18	10
								8	Du Y Li YH	21	21
		C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	10	17
	8	Du Y Li YH	21	21
															8	Du Y Li YH	17	22	11
																Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	20	21
	PFQ	A N Abdul Razzaq F N Abdul Razzaq	9	12
		Lin X-m Wu F-c	21	21
									Lin X-m Wu F-c	7	5
									Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		Kim S-y Kong H-y	19	23	21
	4	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21	19

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		A Balan Sruthi K.P	10	10
		Baek H-n Lee Y-r	21	21
									Baek H-n Lee Y-r	12	21	13
								5	G Polii A Rahayu	21	17	21
		Huang DP Li WM	21	11	19
	5	G Polii A Rahayu	15	21	21
															5	G Polii A Rahayu	19	14
															2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
		Chiang K-h Hung S-h	18	13
		S Amitrapai P Chochuwong	21	21
									S Amitrapai P Chochuwong	11	0^r
								2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	0
	PFQ	T P Hendahewa K Sirimannage	6	7
	2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir (Finals)
2. Wang Yilü / Huang Dongping (Champions)
3. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (Quarterfinals)
4. Seo Seung-jae / Kim Ha-na (First Round)
5. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (Semifinals)
6. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (Second Round)
7. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (First Round)
8. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	21	21
	5	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	11	13
								1	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	17	17
								2	Wang Yilü Huang Dongping	21	21
		Zhang Nan Li Yinhui	21	18	17
	2	Wang Yilü Huang Dongping	18	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	21
		Y Kaneko K Yonemoto	18	12
								1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	21
									T Isriyanet P Chochuwong	16	15
		T Isriyanet P Chochuwong	21	17	21
		Lu C-y Chiang K-h	11	21	12
															1	T Ahmad L Natsir	21	9	21
																He JT Du Y	11	21	10
	7	Tan K M Lai P J	21	12	16
		He JT Du Y	18	21	21
									He JT Du Y	21	21
									Kim W-h Shin S-c	12	18
		Kim W-h Shin S-c	21	21
	PFQ	S Sharma A Parikh	17	14

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	16	12
								3	Tang C M Tse Y S	22	21
									N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	20	12
		N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	21	13	21
		D B Chrisnanta C Wong J Y	9	21	12
															3	Tang C M Tse Y S	8	7
															5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
	5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
	PFQ	H Z Shaheed F N Abdul Razzaq	2	9
								5	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									Choi S-g Chae Y-j	16	16
		Liao M-c Chen H-h	17	22
		Choi S-g Chae Y-j	21	24

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	21
	PFQ	T Hee Y K Ong R N	15	13
									Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	18	18
								8	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	11	21	21
		Chang T C Ng W Y	21	12	15
	8	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	18	21	21
															8	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	16	16
																Zhang N Li YH	21	21
	PFQ	R Kapoor K Garg	10	17
		Zhang N Li YH	21	21
									Zhang N Li YH	19	22	21
									Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	20	8
		Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
	4	Seo S-j Kim H-n	16	12

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	S Dias T P Hendahewa	14	21	10
		R K Suwardi D Susanto	21	17	21
									R K Suwardi D Susanto	21	26
								6	Goh S H S J Lai	16	24
		Lee Y Hsu Y-c	19	6
	6	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
																R K Suwardi D Susanto	15	19
															2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		Lee C H Chau H W	21	21
		V G Prasad J Dewangan	11	13
									Lee C H Chau H W	16	17
								2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21
		Đỗ Tu Đ Phạm N T	10	15
	2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21

References

1. "Prospectus Badminton Asia Championships 2018". Badminton Asia. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
2. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

External links

• Tournament Link