2018 BWF World Tour Finals

2018 badminton tournament in Guangzhou, China

Badminton tournament

2018 BWF World Tour Finals

Tournament details
Dates| 12–16 December
Edition| 1st
Level| World Tour Finals
Total prize money| US$1,500,000
Venue| Tianhe Gymnasium
Location| Tianhe, Guangzhou, China
Champions
Men's singles|  Shi Yuqi
Women's singles|  P. V. Sindhu
Men's doubles|  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
Women's doubles|  Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Mixed doubles|  Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping
| ← 2017 Dubai
(BWF Super Series) | 2019 Guangzhou →

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The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.[1]

## Tournament

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The 2018 BWF World Tour was the first edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.[2]

### Venue

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This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.[3]

### Point distribution

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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.[4]

Winner  | Runner-up  | 3/4  | 3rd in Group  | 4th in Group

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12,000  | 10,200  | 8,400  | 6,600  | 4,800

### Prize money

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The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[2]

Achievement  | Winner(s)  | Runner(s)-up  | Semi-finalist(s)  | 3rd in group  | 4th in group

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Singles | $120,000  | $60,000  | $30,000  | $16,500  | $9,000
Doubles | $126,000  | $60,000  | $30,000  | $19,500  | $10,500

## Representatives

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### Eligible players

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Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Rankings used are accurate as of 29 November 2018.[5]

#### Men's singles

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Seeds  | Rank  | NOCs  | Players  | Performances

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Winner  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists
1 | 1 |  Chinese Taipei (1) | Chou Tien-chen | 3
Super 500: Singapore Open, Korea Open
Super 300: German Open | 3
Super 750: Denmark Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: India Open | 3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters
Super 300: Chinese Taipei Open
2 | 2 |  Japan (1) | Kento Momota | 4
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 750: Japan Open, Denmark Open, Fuzhou China Open | 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open | 2
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
3/4 | 3 |  Indonesia (1) | Tommy Sugiarto | 1
Super 300: Thailand Masters | 2
Super 500: Thailand Open, Korea Open | 1
Super 750: Malaysia Open
3/4 | 4 |  China (1) | Shi Yuqi | 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 500: India Open | 2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 750: French Open | 3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open
Super 300: German Open
| 5 |  South Korea (1) | Son Wan-ho | 2
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
Super 300: Korea Masters |  | 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters
| 6 |  Thailand (1) | Kantaphon Wangcharoen |  |  | 2
Super 300: Thailand Masters, Swiss Open
| 7 |  India (1) | Sameer Verma | 2
Super 300: Swiss Open, Syed Modi International |  |
| 8 |  Indonesia (2) | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters |  |

#### Women's singles

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Seeds  | Rank  | NOCs  | Players  | Performances

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Winner  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists
1 | 1 |  Chinese Taipei (1) | Tai Tzu-ying | 6
Super 1000: All England Open, Indonesia Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Denmark Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters
Super 300: Chinese Taipei Open | 2
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters | 1
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
2 | 2 |  Japan (1) | Nozomi Okuhara | 3
Super 500: Thailand Open, Korea Open, Hong Kong Open | 2
Super 750: Japan Open, Fuzhou China Open | 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 300: German Open
3/4 | 3 |  Japan (2) | Akane Yamaguchi | 2
Super 750: French Open
Super 300: German Open | 1
Super 1000: All England Open | 3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters, Korea Open
3/4 | 4 |  China (1) | Chen Yufei | 1
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open | 3
Super 1000: Indonesia Open, China Open
Super 300: German Open | 3
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 750: Japan Open, French Open
| 5 |  Thailand (1) | Ratchanok Intanon | 1
Super 500: Malaysia Masters | 1
Super 500: Hong Kong Open | 3
Super 750: Malaysia Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters, India Open
| 6 |  India (1) | P. V. Sindhu |  | 2
Super 500: India Open, Thailand Open | 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open
| 8 |  Canada (1) | Michelle Li | 1
Super 300: Macau Open |  | 1
Super 300: U.S. Open
| 11 |  United States (1) | Beiwen Zhang | 1
Super 500: India Open | 2
Super 500: Korea Open
Super 300: U.S. Open | 1
Super 500: Thailand Open

#### Men's doubles

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Seeds  | Rank  | NOCs  | Players  | Performances

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Winner  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists
1 | 1 |  Indonesia (1) | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 8
Super 1000: All England Open, Indonesia Open
Super 750: Japan Open, Denmark Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters, India Open, Hong Kong Open | 1
Super 750: French Open | 1
Super 1000: China Open
2 | 2 |  Chinese Taipei (1) | Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin | 2
Super 300: New Zealand Open, Chinese Taipei Open |  | 3
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Japan Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters
3/4 | 3 |  Chinese Taipei (2) | Liao Min-chun
Su Ching-heng |  | 1
Super 300: Chinese Taipei Open | 1
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
3/4 | 4 |  China (1) | Han Chengkai
Zhou Haodong | 1
Super 750: French Open | 1
Super 1000: China Open | 2
Super 500: India Open, Singapore Open
| 5 |  Denmark (1) | Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 1
Super 1000: China Open | 1
Super 500: India Open |
| 6 |  Indonesia (2) | Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan | 1
Super 500: Singapore Open |  | 5
Super 750: Denmark Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: India Open, Hong Kong Open
Super 300: German Open
| 7 |  Japan (1) | Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe | 1
Super 500: Korea Open | 2
Super 750: Malaysia Open
Super 500: Thailand Open | 1
Super 1000: All England Open
| 10 |  China (2) | Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen |  | 2
Super 750: Japan Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters | 1
Super 750: Malaysia Open

#### Women's doubles

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Seeds  | Rank  | NOCs  | Players  | Performances

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Winner  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists
1 | 1 |  Japan (1) | Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi | 4
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters, Korea Open | 1
Super 500: Thailand Open | 2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open
2 | 3 |  Japan (2) | Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara | 1
Super 750: French Open | 3
Super 1000: Indonesia Open, China Open
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open | 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 300: 2018 Spain Masters
3/4 | 4 |  Indonesia (1) | Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu | 2
Super 500: India Open, Thailand Open | 1
Super 500: Indonesia Masters | 5
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Japan Open, Denmark Open, French Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
3/4 | 5 |  Thailand (1) | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai | 1
Super 300: Thailand Masters | 1
Super 500: India Open | 2
Super 500: Thailand Open, Singapore Open
| 6 |  South Korea (1) | Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan | 1
Super 750: Fuzhou China Open | 2
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
Super 300: Korea Masters | 3
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters, Indonesia Masters
| 7 |  Bulgaria (1) | Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva |  | 2
Super 750: French Open
Super 300: Swiss Open | 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 300: German Open
| 8 |  China (1) | Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan |  | 3
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters | 1
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
| 11 |  China (2) | Du Yue
Li Yinhui |  |  | 2
Super 750: Japan Open
Super 500: India Open

#### Mixed doubles

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Seeds  | Rank  | NOCs  | Players  | Performances

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Winner  | Runner-up  | Semifinalists
1 | 1 |  China (1) | Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong | 7
Super 1000: China Open
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, Denmark Open, French Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: Indonesia Masters | 2
Super 1000: All England Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters | 1
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
2 | 2 |  Japan (1) | Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino | 1
Super 1000: All England Open |  | 5
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, French Open, Fuzhou China Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
3/4 | 3 |  Thailand (1) | Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai |  | 2
Super 750: Denmark Open
Super 300: Thailand Masters | 5
Super 750: French Open
Super 500: Singapore Open, Korea Open, Hong Kong Open
Super 300: New Zealand Open
3/4 | 4 |  Malaysia (1) | Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying | 2
Super 300: Thailand Masters, U.S. Open | 2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 300: Australian Open | 1
Super 750: Japan Open
| 5 |  China (2) | Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping |  | 3
Super 750: Malaysia Open, Japan Open, Fuzhou China Open | 2
Super 1000: China Open
Super 500: Hong Kong Open
| 6 |  Indonesia (1) | Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 1
Super 500: Thailand Open |  | 2
Super 1000: Indonesia Open
Super 500: Malaysia Masters
| 7 |  Malaysia (2) | Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai | 2
Super 500: Singapore Open
Super 300: German Open |  | 2
Super 500: Malaysia Masters, Indonesia Masters
| 8 |  England (1) | Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith |  | 2
Super 300: Swiss Open, Spain Masters |

* Notes: In the women's singles, the 7th-ranked Carolina Marín, who received the wild cards as the women's singles world champion, withdrew from the competition due to injury. The player next in line, He Bingjiao could not fulfill the invitation due to injury as well.[6]

### Representatives by nation

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Top Nations

Rank | Nation  | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD  | Total | Players
1 |  China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14
2 |  Japan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10§
3 |  Indonesia | 2 |  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10
4 |  Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 |  |  | 4 | 6
Thailand | 1 | 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6
6 |  Malaysia |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 4
7 |  South Korea | 1 |  |  | 1 |  | 2 | 3
8 |  India | 1 | 1 |  |  |  | 2 | 2
9 |  Bulgaria |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 | 2
Denmark |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 | 2
England |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 2
12 |  Canada |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1
United States |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Total  | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8  | 40 | 63

§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).

## Performances by nation

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Nation | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final | Winner(s)

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China | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3
Japan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1
Indonesia | 6 |  |  |
Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 |  |
Thailand | 4 | 2 |  |
India | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1
Malaysia | 2 |  |  |
South Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 |  |  |
Canada | 1 |  |  |
Denmark | 1 | 1 |  |
England | 1 |  |  |
United States | 1 |  |  |
Total | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5

## Men's singles

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### Group A

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Shi Yuqi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 142 | 111
2 |  Son Wan-ho | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 150 | 125
3 |  Chou Tien-chen | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 141 | 159
4 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 105 | 143
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Shi Yuqi | 2–1 |  Son Wan-ho | 16–21 | 21–19 | 21–8
12 Dec  | Chou Tien-chen | 2–1 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 17–21 | 21–18 | 21–18
13 Dec  | Shi Yuqi | 2–0 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 21–8 | 21–19 |
13 Dec  | Chou Tien-chen | 1–2 |  Son Wan-ho | 21–18 | 11–21 | 14–21
14 Dec  | Son Wan-ho | 2–0 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 21–11 | 21–10 |
14 Dec  | Chou Tien-chen | 0–2 |  Shi Yuqi | 17–21 | 19–21 |

### Group B

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Kento Momota | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 68
2 |  Sameer Verma | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 108 | 92
3 |  Tommy Sugiarto | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 105 | 134
4 |  Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 99 | 144
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Kento Momota | 2–0 |  Sameer Verma | 21–18 | 21–6 |
12 Dec  | Tommy Sugiarto | 2–1 |  Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 21–18 | 18–21 | 21–11
13 Dec  | Tommy Sugiarto | 0–2 |  Sameer Verma | 16–21 | 7–21 |
13 Dec  | Kento Momota | 2–0 |  Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 21–15 | 21–7 |
14 Dec  | Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 0–2 |  Sameer Verma | 9–21 | 18–21 |
14 Dec  | Kento Momota | 2–0 |  Tommy Sugiarto | 21–14 | 21–8 |

### Finals

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 3/4 |  Shi Yuqi | 12 | 22 | 21 | |
|  |  Sameer Verma | 21 | 20 | 17 |
| | 3/4 |  Shi Yuqi | 21 | 21 |  |
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|  |  Son Wan-ho | 14 | 12 |  |

| 2 |  Kento Momota | 21 | 21 |  |

## Women's singles

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### Group A

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  P. V. Sindhu | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 61
2 |  Akane Yamaguchi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 65
3 |  Beiwen Zhang | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 84
N/A |  Tai Tzu-ying | Retired
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Akane Yamaguchi | 0–2 |  P. V. Sindhu | 22–24 | 15–21 |
12 Dec  | Tai Tzu-ying | ~~2–0~~ |  Beiwen Zhang | ~~21 –15~~ | ~~21 –17~~ |
13 Dec  | Tai Tzu-ying | ~~1–2~~ |  P. V. Sindhu | ~~21 –14~~ | ~~16– 21~~ | ~~18– 21~~
13 Dec  | Akane Yamaguchi | 2–0 |  Beiwen Zhang | 21–10 | 21–10 |
14 Dec  | P. V. Sindhu | 2–0 |  Beiwen Zhang | 21–9 | 21–15 |
14 Dec  | Tai Tzu-ying | Retired |  Akane Yamaguchi | ~~17– 21~~ | 12–11r |

### Group B

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Nozomi Okuhara | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 85
2 |  Ratchanok Intanon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 88 | 81
3 |  Michelle Li | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 86
N/A |  Chen Yufei | Retired
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Chen Yufei | ~~1–2~~ |  Ratchanok Intanon | ~~18– 21~~ | ~~22 –20~~ | ~~17– 21~~
12 Dec  | Nozomi Okuhara | 2–0 |  Michelle Li | 21–18 | 23–21 |
13 Dec  | Chen Yufei | ~~1–2~~ |  Michelle Li | ~~21 –16~~ | ~~18– 21~~ | ~~17– 21~~
13 Dec  | Nozomi Okuhara | 2–1 |  Ratchanok Intanon | 14–21 | 21–11 | 21–14
14 Dec  | Ratchanok Intanon | 2–0 |  Michelle Li | 21–13 | 21–12 |
14 Dec  | Nozomi Okuhara | Retired |  Chen Yufei | 5–4r |  |

### Finals

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 25 |  | |
|  |  Ratchanok Intanon | 16 | 23 |  |
| |  |  P. V. Sindhu | 21 | 21 |  |
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| 3/4 |  Akane Yamaguchi | 17 | 14 |  |

| 2 |  Nozomi Okuhara | 21 | 21 |  |

## Men's doubles

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### Group A

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 128 | 111
2 |  Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 95 | 96
3 |  Han Chengkai
Zhou Haodong | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 110
N/A |  Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Retired
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | ~~2–1~~ |  Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | ~~20– 22~~ | ~~21 –17~~ | ~~21 –13~~
12 Dec  | Han Chengkai
Zhou Haodong | 1–2 |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | 17–21 | 28–26 | 13–21
13 Dec  | Han Chengkai
Zhou Haodong | 0–2 |  Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 17–21 | 19–21 |
13 Dec  | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | ~~0–2~~ |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | ~~18– 21~~ | ~~22– 24~~ |
14 Dec  | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Walkover |  Han Chengkai
Zhou Haodong | Walkover
14 Dec  | Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 1–2 |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | 21–18 | 15–21 | 17–21

### Group B

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 139 | 113
2 |  Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 135 | 128
3 |  Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 117 | 129
4 |  Liao Min-chun
Su Ching-heng | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 118 | 139
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan | 0–2 |  Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe | 4–21 | 18–21 |
12 Dec  | Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin | 2–0 |  Liao Min-chun
Su Ching-heng | 21–17 | 21–16 |
13 Dec  | Liao Min-chun
Su Ching-heng | 0–2 |  Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan | 18–21 | 14–21 |
13 Dec  | Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin | 0–2 |  Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe | 19–21 | 19–21 |
14 Dec  | Liao Min-chun
Su Ching-heng | 2–1 |  Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe | 11–21 | 21–17 | 21–17
14 Dec  | Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin | 2–1 |  Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan | 13–21 | 21–18 | 21–14

### Finals

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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|  |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | 18 | 21 | 21 | |
| 2 |  Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin | 21 | 12 | 15 |
| |  |  Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen | 21 | 21 |  |
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| | |  |  Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe | 15 | 11 |  |
|  |  Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 19 | 13 |  |

|  |  Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe | 21 | 21 |  |

## Women's doubles

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### Group A

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 109
2 |  Du Yue
Li Yinhui | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 101
3 |  Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 130 | 125
4 |  Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 74 | 126
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan | 0–2 |  Du Yue
Li Yinhui | 19–21 | 15–21 |
12 Dec  | Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi | 2–0 |  Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu | 21–11 | 21–16 |
13 Dec  | Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu | 0–2 |  Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan | 14–21 | 8–21 |
13 Dec  | Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi | 2–0 |  Du Yue
Li Yinhui | 21–9 | 21–19 |
14 Dec  | Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi | 2–1 |  Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan | 19–21 | 21–19 | 21–14
14 Dec  | Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu | 0–2 |  Du Yue
Li Yinhui | 18–21 | 7–21 |

### Group B

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 146 | 95
2 |  Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 155 | 128
3 |  Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 118
4 |  Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 104 | 140
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara | 2–0 |  Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva | 21–10 | 21–16 |
12 Dec  | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai | 0–2 |  Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan | 14–21 | 8–21 |
13 Dec  | Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara | 2–1 |  Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan | 21–18 | 20–22 | 21–17
13 Dec  | Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai | 2–0 |  Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva | 21–16 | 21–18 |
14 Dec  | Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara | 2–0 |  Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai | 21–5 | 21–12 |
14 Dec  | Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan | 2–1 |  Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva | 21–14 | 14–21 | 21–9

### Finals

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| 1 |  Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi | 22 | 11 |  | |
|  |  Du Yue
Li Yinhui | 20 | 3r |  |
| | 1 |  Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi | 21 | 22 |  |
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Shin Seung-chan | 12 | 20 |  |
|  |  Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan | 21 | 21 |  |

| 2 |  Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara | 13 | 13 |  |

## Mixed doubles

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### Group A

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 126 | 88
2 |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 106
3 |  Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 131 | 140
4 |  Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 113 | 147
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong | 2–0 |  Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith | 21–16 | 21–17 |
12 Dec  | Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 2–0 |  Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai | 21–19 | 21–10 |
13 Dec  | Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong | 2–0 |  Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai | 21–16 | 21–12 |
13 Dec  | Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 2–0 |  Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith | 21–16 | 21–19 |
14 Dec  | Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai | 1–2 |  Marcus Ellis
Lauren Smith | 20–22 | 22–20 | 14–21
14 Dec  | Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong | 2–0 |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 21–19 | 21–8 |

### Group B

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Rank  | Players  | Pts  | Pld  | W  | L  | SF  | SA  | PF  | PA

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1 |  Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 88
2 |  Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 125 | 127
3 |  Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 111
4 |  Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 113 | 141
Date  |  | Score  |  | Set 1  | Set 2  | Set 3

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12 Dec  | Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino | 1–2 |  Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 18–21 | 21–16 | 18–21
12 Dec  | Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying | 0–2 |  Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping | 20–22 | 13–21 |
13 Dec  | Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino | 0–2 |  Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping | 12–21 | 14–21 |
13 Dec  | Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying | 2–0 |  Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 21–14 | 21–12 |
14 Dec  | Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino | 2–0 |  Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying | 21–9 | 21–18 |
14 Dec  | Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping | 2–0 |  Hafiz Faizal
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja | 21–16 | 21–13 |

### Finals

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| 1 |  Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong | 19 | 21 | 21 | |
| 3/4 |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 21 | 14 | 12 |
| | 1 |  Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong | 21 | 21 | 18 |
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| | |  |  Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping | 23 | 16 | 21 |
| 2 |  Yuta Watanabe
Arisa Higashino | 9 | 21 | 13 |

|  |  Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping | 21 | 19 | 21 |

## References

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1. ^ Almond, Florence (13 November 2018). "Guangzhou ready to host BWF World Tour Finals as new structured season climaxes". www.insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media Company. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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3. ^ Meese, Joe (28 November 2018). "Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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