2018 Korea Masters

The 2018 Korea Masters (officially known as Victor Korea Masters 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium in South Korea from 27 November to 2 December 2018 and had a total prize of $250,000.

2018 Korea Masters

Tournament details
Dates	27 November – 2 December
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$250,000
Venue	Gwangju Women’s University Stadium
Location	Gwangju, South Korea
Champions
Men's Singles	Son Wan-ho
Women's Singles	Li Xuerui
Men's Doubles	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae
Women's Doubles	Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun
Mixed Doubles	Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won
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Tournament

The 2018 Korea Masters was the twenty-sixth and last tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour before the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals. However, this tournament was not calculated in the rankings used as qualification for the World Tour Finals. It was part of the Korea Masters, which had been held since 2007. It was organized by the Badminton Korea Association and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at the Gwangju Women’s University Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea.[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 300 event.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512	513/1024
7,000	5,950	4,900	3,850	2,750	1,670	660	320	130	60	30

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$250,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$18,750	$9,500	$3,625	$1,500	$875
Doubles	$19,750	$9,500	$3,500	$1,812.50	$937.50

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Son Wan-ho (Champion)
2. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Withdrew)
3. Tommy Sugiarto (Withdrew)
4. Jonatan Christie (Withdrew)
5. Khosit Phetpradab (Second Round)
6. Kantaphon Wangcharoen (Withdrew)
7. Suppanyu Avihingsanon (First Round)
8. Lee Dong-keun (Second Round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Son Wan-ho	21	21
		Lee Cheuk Yiu	19	14
								1	Son Wan-ho	21	21
									Lee Zii Jia	16	11
		Lee Zii Jia	4
		Sitthikom Thammasin	1^r

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Son W-h	21	21
		P A Maulana	15	11
								1	Son W-h	21	19	21
								Q3	Ren PB	18	21	16
		Lu GZ	21	7	11
	Q3	Ren PB	19	21	21
															1	Son W-h	16	21	21
																I M Mustofa	21	17	13
	8	Lee D-k	21	13	21
		Parupalli K	17	21	8
								8	Lee D-k	15	18
									I M Mustofa	21	21
	Q1	Chen S-c	9	15
		I M Mustofa	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	E Heino	21	12	21
		S Verma	13	21	18
								PFQ	E Heino	17	16
									Lu C-h	21	21
		Zhao JP	21	14	9
		Lu C-h	14	21	21
																Lu C-h	11	13
																Lee C Y	21	21
	7	S Avihingsanon	19	13
		Lee C Y	21	21
									Lee C Y	21	21
									T Saensomboonsuk	12	18
		T Saensomboonsuk	21	21
	Q2	Chang E-c	18	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee Z J	23	22
		Lin Y-h	21	20
									Lee Z J	21	21
								PFQ	Yang C-c	18	15
	PFQ	Yang C-c	18	21	21
	PFQ	M Ludik	21	16	13
																Lee Z J	21	21
																S H Rhustavito	14	13
		S H Rhustavito	21	16	21
	PFQ	Zhou ZQ	12	21	17
									S H Rhustavito	21	21
								PFQ	C A Dwi Wardoyo	19	14
		Heo K-h	15	12
	PFQ	C A Dwi Wardoyo	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Soong J V	18	21	21
	Q4	Ha Y-w	21	12	14
									Soong J V	21	21
								5	K Phetpradab	11	11
		Hsu J-h	15	9
	5	K Phetpradab	21	21
																Soong J V	16	21	15
																S Thammasin	21	16	21
		S Thammasin	21	13	21
		F A Kholik	16	21	12
									S Thammasin	21	17	21
									M Zilberman	10	21	13
		M Zilberman	21	22
	PFQ	Sheng XD	18	20

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Ratchanok Intanon (Withdrew)
2. Sung Ji-hyun (Second Round)
3. Nitchaon Jindapol (Quarter-finals)
4. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (First Round)
5. Pornpawee Chochuwong (Withdrew)
6. Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Second Round)
7. Goh Jin Wei (Semi-finals)
8. Han Yue (Final)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	7	Goh Jin Wei	21	21	14
		Li Xuerui	23	10	21
									Li Xuerui	21	21
								8	Han Yue	10	18
	8	Han Yue	19	21	21
		Kim Hyo-min	21	13	9

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	L Lam	12	21	19
		Chiang Y-l	21	17	21
									Chiang Y-l	21	21
									B Tam	19	14
		B Tam	21	21
		C Pan	14	14
																Chiang Y-l	9	6
															7	Goh J W	21	21
	7	Goh J W	21	21
		S de Visch Eijbergen	7	13
								7	Goh J W	21	21
									Zhang YM	16	15
		I Zhong	21	21	13
		Zhang YM	23	16	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	G M Tunjung	19	21	13
		Li XR	21	13	21
									Li XR	21	21
								Q3	Hung Y-t	12	19
	Q3	Hung Y-t	21	21
		D Gupta	13	11
																Li XR	21	21
																Fitriani	14	12
	6	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
		Liang T-y	15	10
								6	B Ongbamrungphan	18	21	11
									Fitriani	21	12	21
		Fitriani	21	21
		Lee S-y	15	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		N Aimsaard	21	17	10
		Lin Y-c	14	21	21
									Lin Y-c	15	17
								8	Han Y	21	21
	Q4	Lee B-l	17	14
	8	Han Y	21	21
															8	Han Y	15	21	22
															3	N Jindapol	21	4	20
	Q1	Bae J-w	20	18
		L A Mainaky	22	21
									L A Mainaky	10	15
								3	N Jindapol	21	21
		Jeon J-i	21	15	12
	3	N Jindapol	17	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Sim Y-j	21	21
		Sung S-y	12	11
									Sim Y-j	13	21	8
									Kim H-m	21	16	21
		Kim H-m	21	21
	PFQ	R A Riodingin	12	10
																Kim H-m	21	0
																Kim G-e	15	0^r
		Kim G-e	21	21
		Chen S-y	9	10
									Kim G-e	21	21
								2	Sung J-h	19	17
	Q2	An S-y	16	21	10
	2	Sung J-h	21	12	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (First Round)
2. Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong (Withdrew)
3. Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong (Second Round)
4. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (Withdrew)
5. Berry Angriawan / Hardianto (Quarter-finals)
6. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (Quarter-finals)
7. Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han (Semi-finals)
8. Po Li-wei / Wang Chi-lin (Final)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Kim Sa-rang Tan Boon Heong	18	21	17
	8	Po Li-wei Wang Chi-lin	21	12	21
								8	Po Li-wei Wang Chi-lin	12	21	18
									Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	21	17	21
	7	Lu Ching-yao Yang Po-han	21	11	14
		Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	14	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	F Alfian M R Ardianto	13	21	12
		Kim S-r Tan B H	21	18	21
									Kim S-r Tan B H	21	22	21
									M Arif A L N M Azriyn A	19	24	17
		Bae K-y Choi J-w	21	16	18
		M Arif A L N M Azriyn A	15	21	21
																Kim S-r Tan B H	21	21
															5	B Angriawan Hardianto	16	17
	5	B Angriawan Hardianto	21	21
		Chung E-s Kim D-y	15	12
								5	B Agriawan Hardianto	22	21
									Lin S-k Tseng M-h	20	15
		Lin S-k Tseng M-h	21	21
	PFQ	Park M-h Yim J-k	14	14

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Goh V S Tan W K	21	24
		Lee S-m Yang P-h	19	22
								3	Goh V S Tan W K	17	16
								PFQ	Huang KX Wang ZK	21	21
		Ahn J-h Lim J-s	21	14	14
	PFQ	Huang KX Wang ZK	19	21	21
															PFQ	Huang KX Wang ZK	21	20	14
															8	Po L-w Wang C-l	16	22	21
	8	Po L-w Wang C-l	21	21
	Q1	Han Y-s Kim J-h	18	13
								8	Po L-w Wang C-l	21	14	21
									S K Gutama F W Putra	17	21	16
		S K Gutama F W Putra	21	28
		Lee C H Tan C H	16	26

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q2	Choi H-g Jung T-i	21	16	19
		Lee F-c Lee F-j	17	21	21
									Lee F-c Lee F-j	21	18	14
								7	Lu C-y Yang P-h	16	21	21
		Kang M-h Kim W-h	16	15
	7	Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	21
															7	Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	21
															PFQ	Jang S-h Kim D-j	12	17
		Ko S-h Shin B-c	25	21
	Q4	Kim Y-h Na S-s	23	11
									Ko S-h Shin B-c	21	22	12
								PFQ	Jang S-h Kim D-j	19	24	21
		Chang K-c Lu C-p	19	12
	PFQ	Jang S-h Kim D-j	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q3	Jung J-w Kim H-t	19	21	22
		Chooi K M Low J S	21	18	20
								Q3	Jung J-w Kim H-t	17	19
								6	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
		Jung J-y Kim D-e	13	21	19
	6	A Chia Soh W Y	21	18	21
															6	A Chia Soh W Y	21	19	18
																Choi S-g Seo S-j	17	21	21
		A B Cahyono M R P Isfahani	21	19	18
		Choi S-g Seo S-j	19	21	21
									Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	21
								PFQ	Chen T J Man W C	11	19
		S Leung W H M Wheller	12	9
	PFQ	Chen T J Man W C	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (Withdrew)
2. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (Final)
3. Chang Ye-na / Jung Kyung-eun (Champions)
4. Chayanit Chaladchalam / Phataimas Muenwong (Quarter-finals)
5. Baek Ha-na / Kim Hye-rin (Semi-finals)
6. Ng Tsz Yau / Yuen Sin Ying (First Round)
7. Hsu Ya-ching / Hu Ling-fang (Second Round)
8. Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (Quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Yulfira Barkah Jauza Fadhila Sugiarto	10	16
	3	Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun	21	21
								3	Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun	21	21
								2	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	14	17
	5	Baek Ha-na Kim Hye-rin	4	24	7
	2	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	22	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	L A Mainaky R A Riodingin	14	22
		Lee D-b Park Y-s	21	24
									Lee D-b Park Y-s	10	8
								Q3	Go A-r Yoo C-r	21	21
		Chang H-t Cheng C-y	18	20
	Q3	Go A-r Yoo C-r	21	22
															Q3	Go A-r Yoo C-r	15	17
																Y Barkah J F Sugiarto	21	21
	7	Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	21	14	21
		T O Kusumah V A Sukoco	14	21	14
								7	Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	21	13	14
									Y Barkah J F Sugiarto	19	21	21
		Y Barkah J F Sugiarto	21	21
		Lin W-c Wu T-j	12	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	21
		Li Z-q Teng C-h	16	18
								3	Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	21
								Q2	Choi H-i Kim M-j	7	17
		Cheng Y-p Lin J-y	6	5
	Q2	Choi H-i Kim M-j	21	21
															3	Chang Y-n Jung K-e	21	21
																Mok H-m Seong A-y	17	4
	6	Ng T Y Yuen S Y	19	11
		Mok H-m Seong A-y	21	21
									Mok H-m Seong A-y	21	21
									Kang C-h O Konon	13	17
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	22	21	16
		Kang C-h O Konon	24	12	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	An S-y Jeong N-e	21	21
		E Kan I Zhong	7	9
								Q4	An S-y Jeong N-e	13	19
								5	Baek H-n Kim H-r	21	21
	Q1	Eom H-w Ko H-r	13	21	16
	5	Baek H-n Kim H-r	21	12	21
															5	Baek H-n Kim H-r	21	21
															4	C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	13	18
		Hung Y-t Sung S-y	15	21	15
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	12	21
									B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	15	14
								4	C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	21
		N Someya A Uesugi	18	16
	4	C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		N K M Istarani V Putri	21	21
		Hung S-h Yu C-h	18	17
									N K M Istarani V Putri	17	19
								8	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	21
		Dong WJ Feng XY	14	14
	8	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	21
															8	Kim H-j Kong H-y	18	18
															2	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
		Ji J-b Lee Y-n	2^r
		Chen L Xu Y	6
									Chen L Xu Y	14	21
								2	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	23
		Kuo Y-w Lin Y-c	10	16
	2	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Semi-finals)
2. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (Withdrew)
3. Chen Tang Jie / Peck Yen Wei (Second Round)
4. Rinov Rivaldy / Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (Second Round)
5. Alfian Eko Prasetya / Marsheilla Gischa Islami (First Round)
6. Lu Kai / Chen Lu (Quarter-finals)
7. Tontowi Ahmad / Della Destiara Haris (Withdrew)
8. Akbar Bintang Cahyono / Winny Oktavina Kandow (Quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	20	21	17
		Choi Sol-gyu Shin Seung-chan	22	18	21
									Choi Sol-gyu Shin Seung-chan	12	21	18
								Q2	Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won	21	15	21
	Q2	Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won	20	21	21
		Mak Hee Chun Chau Hoi Wah	22	11	10

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21
		Chang K-c Cheng C-y	17	14
								1	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21
									Lee F-c Sung S-y	15	8
		Lee F-c Sung S-y	21	19	21
	PFQ	Lin S-k Cheng Y-p	10	21	18
															1	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	19	21	21
															Q4	Kim W-h Baek H-n	21	17	18
	5	A E Prasetya M G Islami	21	20	15
	Q4	Kim W-h Baek H-n	19	22	21
								Q4	Kim W-h Baek H-n	21	24
									Ou XY Feng XY	18	22
		Ou XY Feng XY	21	21
		Wang C-l Chang H-t	9	18

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Chen T J Peck Y W	21	21
		Bae K-y Go A-r	16	18
								3	Chen T J Peck Y W	19	11
									Choi S-g Shin S-c	21	21
		Lee F-j Yu C-h	14	16
		Choi S-g Shin S-c	21	21
																Choi S-g Shin S-c	21	21
															6	Lu K Chen L	8	14
	6	Lu K Chen L	21	13	21
		Lee C H Ng T Y	15	21	13
								6	Lu K Chen L	21	21
									Yang P-h Wu T-j	16	10
		Kim H-t Kim H-j	9	22	11
		Yang P-h Wu T-j	21	20	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q1	Kim D-y Chang Y-n	21	21
		Hoo P R Cheah Y S	18	8
								Q1	Kim D-y Chang Y-n	23	19
								8	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	25	21
	Q3	Park B-h Kim S-y	17	13
	8	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	21	21
															8	A B Cahyono W O Kandow	15	16
															Q2	Ko S-h Eom H-w	21	21
		Tam C H Yuen S Y	15	8
	Q2	Ko S-h Eom H-w	21	21
								Q2	Ko S-h Eom H-w	13	21	21
								4	R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	16	13
		Po L-w Chang C-h	19	16
	4	R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		M Fogarty I Zhong	9	16
		M Arif A L R A Riodingin	21	21
									M Arif A L R A Riodingin	15	21	17
									Tseng M-h Lin J-y	21	19	21
		Tseng M-h Lin J-y	14	21	21
	PFQ	Lu C-p Yang C-t	21	17	12
																Tseng M-h Lin J-y	16	21	21
																Mak H C Chau H W	21	17	23
		Mak H C Chau H W	21	18	21
		Dong WJ Dong WJ	16	21	18
									Mak H C Chau H W	21	21
									M Zilberman S Zilberman	13	8
		M Zilberman S Zilberman	w	/	o
	2	Seo S-j Chae Y-j

References

1. "VICTOR Korea Masters 2018 Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
2. "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

External links

• Tournament Link

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