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 (₩282,744,600).

Tournament

The 2018 Korea Masters was the twenty-sixth and last tournament of the

2018 BWF World Tour The 2018 BWF World Tour, officially known as the 2018 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the first season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 26 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. It replaced ...

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 The Korea Masters is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an Inter ...

, which had been held since 2007. It was organized by the

Badminton Korea Association Badminton Korea Association (BKA, 대한배드민턴협회; ''Daehan baedeuminteon hyeobhoe'') is the national governing body for the sport of badminton in South Korea. History Badminton was spread in Korea after Liberation Day and was not orga ...

and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This tournament was held at the Gwangju Women's University Stadium in

Gwangju Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...

, South Korea.

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 The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (men's, women's and mixed). The competi ...

event.

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.

Men's singles

Seeds

Son Wan-ho Son Wan-ho (Hangul: 손완호; or ; born 17 May 1988) is a South Korean badminton player. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's singles in May 2017. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He plays primarily defensive ...

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Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (; born October 20, 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. He first rose to prominence when he won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. At the 2020 Olympics, he won bronze in the men's singles event. He became t ...

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Tommy Sugiarto Tommy Sugiarto (born 31 May 1988) is an Indonesian badminton player who is a singles specialist. He was the bronze medalist at the 2014 World Championships. Sugiarto competed at the 2014 Asian Games and 2016 Summer Olympics. Personal life ...

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Jonatan Christie Leonardus Jonatan Christie (born 15 September 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in the singles discipline affiliated with the Tangkas Specs club. He won the men's singles title at the Badminton at the 2017 Southeast Asian Ga ...

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Khosit Phetpradab Khosit Phetpradab ( th, โฆษิต เพชรประดับ; born 8 July 1994) is a Thai badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger ...

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Kantaphon Wangcharoen Kantaphon Wangcharoen ( th, กันตภณ หวังเจริญ; born 18 September 1998) is a Thai badminton player. At the young age, Wangcharoen became the runner-up in the senior tournament 2014 Singapore International in the men's ...

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Suppanyu Avihingsanon Suppanyu Avihingsanon ( th, สัพพัญญู อวิหิงสานนท์; ; born 24 October 1989) is a Thai badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalist at the 2011 Summer Universiade. Achievements Summer Univers ...

''(first round)'' # Lee Dong-keun ''(second round)''

Finals

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Women's singles

Seeds

Ratchanok Intanon Ratchanok Intanon ( th, รัชนก อินทนนท์, , ; born 5 February 1995) is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in women's singles. She is known for her relaxed hitting motion and light footwork, w ...

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Sung Ji-hyun Sung Ji-hyun (; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She is an Asian Championship gold medalist, a two-time Summer Universiade gold medalist, and a World Championship bronze medalist. She was also part of South Kore ...

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Nitchaon Jindapol Nitchaon Jindapol ( th, ณิชชาอร จินดาพล; born 31 March 1991) is a Thai badminton singles player. She was a member of the national women's team which finished as runners-up at the 2010 Asian Games. She graduated at the ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Cahyaningsih (born 11 August 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player who plays in the singles event. Her club is PB. Mutiara Cardinal in Bandung, West Java, and entered the national team in 2013. She won the girls' sing ...

''(first round)'' #

Pornpawee Chochuwong Pornpawee Chochuwong ( th, พรปวีณ์ ช่อชูวงศ์; born 22 January 1998) is a Thai badminton player. She was the girls' singles silver medalist at the 2015 Asian and 2016 World Junior Championships. She was also part ...

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Busanan Ongbamrungphan Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thai: บุศนันท์ อึ๊งบำรุงพันธ์; born 22 March 1996) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in singles. She competed at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games as well as the 2020 Summe ...

''(second round)'' #

Goh Jin Wei Goh Jin Wei ( zh, s=吴堇溦, t=吳堇溦, poj=Gô͘ Kín-bî, j=Ng4 Gan2 Mei4, p=Wú Jǐnwēi; born 30 January 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player. She won the 2015 BWF World Junior Championships, 2015 and 2018 BWF World Junior Championsh ...

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Han Yue Han Yue (; born 18 November 1999) is a Chinese badminton player. She won the girls' singles title at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships, and the mixed team title at the World Junior Championships. Han was part of the national team that won the ...

''(final)''

Finals

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Men's doubles

Seeds

Fajar Alfian Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the bronze medals at the 2019 World Championships and at the 2017 Southeast A ...

Muhammad Rian Ardianto Muhammad Rian Ardianto (born 13 February 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Bantul, Yogyakarta SR, Ardianto plays for the Jaya Raya Jakarta club at national events. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, th ...

''(first round)'' #

Han Chengkai Han Chengkai (, born 29 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2016 Asian and World Junior Championships. Han also part of the Chinese team that won the 2019 Tong Yun Kai and Sudirman Cups. Together ...

Zhou Haodong Zhou Haodong (, born 20 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. Together with his partner Han Chengkai Han Chengkai (, born 29 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2016 Asian and World Jun ...

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Goh V Shem Goh V Shem (; born Goh Wei Shem, 20 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player in the doubles event. He was partnered with Tan Wee Kiong after their outstanding performance at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Goh and Tan won the gold medal for ...

Tan Wee Kiong Tan Wee Kiong (; born 21 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player in the doubles event. He is well-known for his former partnership with Goh V Shem, which began at the 2014 Thomas Cup. Together, Tan and Goh won the gold medal in the men's d ...

''(second round)'' #

Mohammad Ahsan Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club who specializes in the men's doubles. He is three-time World Champion, three-time season ending finals champion, and Asian Games gold medalist ...

Hendra Setiawan Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion. With these achievements, Setiawan has ...

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Berry Angriawan Berry Angriawan (born 3 October 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. He was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2016 Asia Team Championships and at the 2017 SEA Games. Career 2023 In September, Angriawan a ...

Hardianto Hardianto (born 28 February 1993) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Mutiara Cardinal Bandung club. Career In September 2023, Hardianto and his partner Ade Yusuf Santoso lost at the first round of Indonesia Masters Super 100 I ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Aaron Chia Aaron Chia Teng Fong (Chinese: 谢定峰, born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He joined the national team since 2015. He represented Malaysia in the 2018 Thomas Cup. Chia and his partner Soh Wooi Yik were the All England O ...

Soh Wooi Yik Soh Wooi Yik (, born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2015 and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team after being defeated by China in ...

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Lu Ching-yao Lu Ching-yao (; born 7 June 1993) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He was the silver medalist at the 2011 Asian Junior Championships, and 2015 Summer Universiade. He won his first senior international title at the 2014 Singapore International ...

Yang Po-han Yang Po-han (; born 13 March 1994) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at the Vietnam International tournament partnered with Liao Min-chun when he was 18-year-old. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 title, ...

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Po Li-wei Po Li-wei (; born 2 May 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (wi ...

Wang Chi-lin Wang Chi-lin (; born 18 January 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He is the 2020 Olympics men's doubles champion. Career In 2021, at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he and his partner Lee Yang defeated the 2018 World ...

''(final)''

Finals

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Women's doubles

Seeds

Jongkolphan Kititharakul Jongkolphan Kititharakul ( th, จงกลพรรณ กิติธรากุล; born 1 March 1993) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in doubles. She was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, also p ...

Rawinda Prajongjai Rawinda Prajongjai ( th, รวินดา ประจงใจ; born 29 June 1993) is a Thai badminton player. She was part of the national women's team that clinched the gold medal at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games, also won th ...

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Lee So-hee Lee So-hee (Hangul: 이소희; ; born 14 June 1994) is a South Korean badminton player. She won the women's doubles title at the 2017 All England Open tournament. She also helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships a ...

Shin Seung-chan Shin Seung-chan (신승찬; ; born 6 December 1994) is a South Korean doubles specialist badminton player. She won the women's doubles bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2014 BWF World Championships. Shin clinched the women's and mi ...

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Chang Ye-na Chang Ye-na (; ; born 13 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won gold medals at the 2013 Kazan Universiade in the mixed team and w ...

Jung Kyung-eun Jung Kyung-eun (Hangul: 정경은; or ; born 20 March 1990) is a South Korean professional badminton player. She was the 2016 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the women's doubles event. Career Jung Kyung-eun began her career competing in s ...

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Chayanit Chaladchalam Chayanit Chaladchalam ( th, ชญานิษฐ์ ฉลาดแฉลม; born 8 March 1991) is a Thai badminton player. She was part of Thai squad that won gold medal at the 2019 Philippines SEA Games. Career She plays in the women's do ...

Phataimas Muenwong Phataimas Muenwong ( th, ผไทมาส เหมือนวงษ์; born 5 July 1995) is a Thai badminton player. Career Muenwong studied at the Rattana Bundit University, and competed at the 2015 and 2017 Summer Universiade. She plays ...

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Baek Ha-na Baek Ha-na (Hangul: 백하나; born 22 September 2000) is a South Korean badminton player who attended Cheongsong Girls' High School. She started playing badminton in 2009 after being recommended by her brother, and was selected to join the nati ...

Kim Hye-rin Kim Hye-rin (Hangul: 김혜린; born 19 May 1995) is a South Korean badminton player. In 2013, she won the mixed doubles title at the Romanian International tournament partnered with Choi Sol-gyu. In 2017, she won the silver medal at the Asia ...

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Ng Tsz Yau Yoyo Ng Tsz Yau (; born 24 April 1998) is a Hong Kong badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged 5, and in 2013, she competed in the women's doubles event with Yeung Nga Ting. In 2017, she reach the mixed doubles semi final round a ...

Yuen Sin Ying Yuen Sin Ying (, born 13 January 1994) is a Hong Kong badminton player. She competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. She won her first international title at the 2018 Hyderabad Open, a World Super 100 tournament, in the women's d ...

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Hsu Ya-ching Hsu Ya-ching (; born 30 July 1991) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Personal life Hsu is married to former doubles partner Lin Chia-yu Lin Chia-yu (; born 30 June 1993) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2011, he won the gold medal at th ...

Hu Ling-fang Hu Ling-fang (; born 6 April 1998) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2016, she was selected to compete at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, 2016 Uber Cup in Kunshan, China. She played as a third women's singles and finally the Chinese Taipei nationa ...

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Kim Hye-jeong Kim Hye-jeong (Hangul: 김혜정; born 3 January 1998) is a South Korean badminton player. She has shown her potential as a badminton player since she was young. Kim entered the regular training in the second grade of elementary school in Wanwol ...

Kong Hee-yong Kong Hee-yong (Hangul: 공희용; born 11 December 1996) is a South Korean badminton player. In 2013, she won the mixed team gold at the BWF World Junior Championships. In 2014, Kong who was educated at the Daesung girls' high school competed at ...

''(quarter-finals)''

Finals

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

Praveen Jordan Praveen Jordan (born 26 April 1993) is an Indonesian badminton player who specialises in doubles. He is a two-time All England Open champion in mixed doubles, winning in 2016 with Debby Susanto and in 2020 with Melati Daeva Oktavianti. He has ...

Melati Daeva Oktavianti Melati Daeva Oktavianti (born 26 October 1994) is an Indonesian doubles specialist badminton player affiliated with Djarum club since 2008. She was the 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in the mixed doubles with Praveen Jordan, and 2012 ...

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Seo Seung-jae Seo Seung-jae (Hangul: 서승재; born 4 September 1997) is a South Korean badminton player. In 2014, he competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and w ...

Chae Yoo-jung Chae Yoo-jung (, Hanja: 蔡侑玎; born 9 May 1995) is a South Korean badminton player. She is the daughter of former singles player Kim Bok-sun. Chae was a part of the Korean national team that won the world mixed team championships at the 2 ...

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Chen Tang Jie Chen Tang Jie (; born 5 January 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2016 Asian Junior Championships and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has help Malaysia to clinched a silver medal in the World Jun ...

Peck Yen Wei Peck Yen Wei (, born 10 February 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged ten in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Jinjang Utara. She made her debut in the international tournament in 2014, and at the same year sh ...

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Rinov Rivaldy Rinov Rivaldy (born 12 November 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and bronze medals at the 2019 and 2021 Southeast Asian Games in the mixed doubles ...

Pitha Haningtyas Mentari Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (born 1 July 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player from Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. She won the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and bronze medals at the 2019 and 2021 Southeast Asian Games in t ...

''(second round)'' #

Alfian Eko Prasetya Alfian Eko Prasetya (born 4 August 1994) is an Indonesian badminton player specializes in doubles, affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. He was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships partnered with ...

Marsheilla Gischa Islami Marsheilla Gischa Islami (born 25 March 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum badminton club. Career 2023 In January, Islami and her partner Akbar Bintang Cahyono competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, ...

''(first round)'' #

Lu Kai Lu Kai (198 – December 269 or January 270), courtesy name Jingfeng, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the influential Lu clan of the Wu region toward ...

/ Chen Lu ''(quarter-finals)'' #

Tontowi Ahmad Tontowi Ahmad (born 18 July 1987) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he pa ...

Della Destiara Haris Della Destiara Haris (born 8 December 1992) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. In the junior event, she was the mixed doubles silver medalist at the 2009 World Junior Championships, and also the mixed tea ...

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Akbar Bintang Cahyono Akbar Bintang Cahyono (born 12 April 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with PB Djarum, Djarum badminton club. He started his career in badminton when he was in the elementary school in 2005, and later joined the Ganesha badminton ...

Winny Oktavina Kandow Winny Oktavina Kandow (born 14 October 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player specializes in doubles from Tewasen village in South Minahasa (then of Minahasa), North Sulawesi. Career Trained at the Tangkas Intiland Jakarta, she managed to cl ...

''(quarter-finals)''

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References

External links

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