2019 Korea Masters

2019 Korea Masters

Tournament details
Dates	19–24 November
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$200,000
Venue	Gwangju Women’s University Stadium
Location	Gwangju, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Kanta Tsuneyama
Women's singles	An Se-young
Men's doubles	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
Women's doubles	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
Mixed doubles	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
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The 2019 Korea Masters (officially known as the Gwangju Korea Masters 2019) was a badminton tournament which took place at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea, from 19 to 24 November 2019 and had a total prize of $200,000.

Tournament

The 2019 Korea Masters was the twenty-fifth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Korea Masters championships, which has been held since 2007. This was the last tournament to be counted in the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals rank. This tournament was organized by Badminton Korea Association and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium in Gwangju, 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 event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128
7,000	5,950	4,900	3,850	2,750	1,670	660	320

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$200,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$15,000	$7,600	$2,900	$1,200	$700
Doubles	$15,800	$7,600	$2,800	$1,450	$750

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Shi Yuqi (withdrew)
2. Chen Long (withdrew)
3. Anders Antonsen (withdrew)
4. Viktor Axelsen (withdrew)
5. Ng Ka Long (second round)
6. Srikanth Kidambi (second round)
7. Kantaphon Wangcharoen (second round)
8. Kenta Nishimoto (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Kanta Tsuneyama	21	18	21
		Lu Guangzu	14	21	17
									Kanta Tsuneyama	24	21
									Lin Dan	22	12
		Lin Dan	21	21
		Zhao Junpeng	12	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	K Sakai	8r
		Sa Verma	11
									Sa Verma	19	12
								Q2	Kim D-h	21	21
	Q2	Kim D-h	13	21	21
		So Verma	21	12	13
															Q2	Kim D-h	21	20	6
																K Tsuneyama	16	22	21
	6	S Kidambi	21	21
		Wong W K	18	17
								6	S Kidambi	14	19
									K Tsuneyama	21	21
		K Tsuneyama	21	21
	PFQ	Lu C-h	11	10

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	V Svendsen	14	13
		Wang T-w	21	21
									Wang T-w	18	21	18
									Lu GZ	21	13	21
	Q3	Lee C-h	19	8
		Lu GZ	21	21
																Lu GZ	17	21	21
															Q4	Lin C-y	21	18	10
	7	K Wangcharoen	21	21
		Lee C Y	16	15
								7	K Wangcharoen	21	14	13
								Q4	Lin C-y	16	21	21
	Q1	Yang C-c	13	21	15
	Q4	Lin C-y	21	15	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Son W-h	21	19	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	17	21	23
									T Saensomboonsuk	21	21
								5	Ng K L	12	19
	PFQ	M Zilberman	12	13
	5	Ng K L	21	21
																T Saensomboonsuk	18	11
																Lin D	21	21
		Lee D-k	21	14	14
		Lin D	19	21	21
									Lin D	26	21	21
								PFQ	Heo K-h	28	19	19
	PFQ	Heo K-h	19	21	21
	PFQ	Lin Y-h	21	14	16

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		B Leverdez	12	21
		Zhao JP	21	23
									Zhao JP	21	21
								8	K Nishimoto	18	13
	PFQ	L Claerbout	16	20
	8	K Nishimoto	21	22
																Zhao JP	21	10	21
																K Watanabe	13	21	19
		K Watanabe	15	21	21
	PFQ	L Corvee	21	19	15
									K Watanabe	21	21
								PFQ	K Vitidsarn	16	16
	PFQ	Li SF	18	19
	PFQ	K Vitidsarn	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (semifinals)
2. He Bingjiao (second round)
3. Saina Nehwal (withdrew)
4. Sayaka Takahashi (first round)
5. Sung Ji-hyun (final)
6. Han Yue (withdrew)
7. An Se-young (champion)
8. Carolina Marín (withdrew)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Akane Yamaguchi	16	16
	7	An Se-young	21	21
								7	An Se-young	21	21
								5	Sung Ji-hyun	13	17
		Saena Kawakami	12	10
	5	Sung Ji-hyun	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
	Q3	Kim N-y	19	14
								1	A Yamaguchi	19	21	21
									K Gilmour	21	13	12
		K Gilmour	21	21
		P Chaiwan	12	14
															1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
															PFQ	Lee S-y	9	15
	PFQ	Lin J-y	21	17	12
	PFQ	Lee S-y	17	21	21
								PFQ	Lee S-y	21	21
								Q4	Kim S-m	13	15
		I Zhong	17	13
	Q4	Kim S-m	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Liang T-y	11	13
		Sim Y-j	21	21
									Sim Y-j	21	21	21
								Q2	Park G-e	23	18	9
	Q2	Park G-e	14	21	21
		L Tan	21	19	18
																Sim Y-j	13	13
															7	An S-y	21	21
	7	An S-y	25	21
		A Ohori	23	10
								7	An S-y	21	21
									Wang ZY	12	16
		Wang ZY	21	15	21
		Pai Y-p	8	21	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		S Kawakami	21	21
		Yip P Y	16	18
									S Kawakami	21	21
									Kim H-m	16	14
		Kim H-m	w	/	o
	8	C Marín
																S Kawakami	21	21
																Zhang YM	14	16
		Jeon J-i	21	21
		A Mine	18	17
									Jeon J-i	20	21	10
									Zhang YM	22	16	21
		Zhang YM	21	21
	4	S Takahashi	13	16

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		B Ongbamrungphan	13	21	21
		Cai YY	21	19	14
									B Ongbamrungphan	15	21	12
								5	Sung J-h	21	15	21
		N Jindapol	15	20
	5	Sung J-h	21	22
															5	Sung J-h	21	21
																Kim G-e	15	11
		Kim G-e	21	21
		S Katethong	7	14
									Kim G-e	21	12	21
								2	He BJ	13	21	19
	Q1	Bae J-w	11	19
	2	He BJ	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (withdrew)
2. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (withdrew)
3. Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe (withdrew)
4. Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong (first round)
5. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (first round)
6. Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin (champions)
7. Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong (final)
8. Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	21	15	19
	7	Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	16	21	21
								7	Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	19	22	19
								6	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	21	20	21
	6	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	21	21
		Kim Won-ho Park Kyung-hoon	16	13

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	M Kaneko Y Kubota	14	15
		He JT Tan Q	21	21
									He JT Tan Q	21	21
									A Koga T Saito	16	18
		A Koga T Saito	23	18	21
		Lin C-y Yang M-t	21	21	17
																He JT Tan Q	10	18
															8	Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	21
	8	Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	22
		Goh S F N Izzuddin M R	17	20
								8	Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	21
								Q3	N Phuangphuapet T Viriyangkura	13	9
	Q3	N Phuangphuapet T Viriyangkura	22	21
		Liao M-c Su C-h	20	14

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Chang K-c Lu C-p	14	16
		Di ZJ Wang C	21	21
									Di ZJ Wang C	21	12	21
									Huang KX Liu C	14	21	16
		Huang KX Liu C	21	21
	PFQ	Lee F-c Lee F-j	18	17
																Di ZJ Wang C	21	15	16
															7	Goh V S Tan W K	16	21	21
	7	Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	16	17
								7	Goh V S Tan W K	21	16	21
									Kim G-j Lee Y-d	13	21	17
	Q2	Lin S-k Tseng M-h	10	17
		Kim G-j Lee Y-d	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
		Na S-s Wang C	13	14
									A Chia Soh W Y	21	15	15
								6	Lee Y Wang C-l	18	21	21
		Ko S-h Shin B-c
	6	Lee Y Wang C-l	w	/	o
															6	Lee Y Wang C-l	21	22
																Lee J-h Yang P-hs	18	20
	Q4	Choi H-b Park M-h	19	13
		T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
									T Inoue Y Kaneko	14	14
									Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	21
		Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	22
	4	Han CK Zhou HD	17	20

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lu C-y Yang P-ha	22	23
		Kang M-h Kim J-h	20	21
									Lu C-y Yang P-ha	22	21	19
									Ou XY Zhang N	24	18	21
		Ou XY Zhang N	21	21
	5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	16	17
																Ou XY Zhang N	21	13
															PFQ	Kim W-h Park K-h	23	21
	PFQ	Kim W-h Park K-h	21	21
		H Okamura M Onodera	19	19
								PFQ	Kim W-h Park K-h	21	21
								PFQ	M Pieler Kolding C Mogensen	11	16
	Q1	Lee C H Tam C H	21	16	16
	PFQ	M Pieler Kolding C Mogensen	15	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (withdrew)
2. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (withdrew)
3. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (withdrew)
4. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (final)
5. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (semi-finals)
6. Du Yue / Li Yinhui (withdrew)
7. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (second round)
8. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (withdrew)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Hsu Ya-ching Hu Ling-fang	19	16
		Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	21	21
									Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	15	21	21
								4	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	17	18
	4	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	8	21
	5	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	14	21	17

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Jang E-s Jang H-j	w	/	o
	Q2
								PFQ	Jang E-s Jang H-j	12	22	16
									Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	21	20	21
	PFQ	Chiang K-h Hung S-h	13	12
		Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	21	21
																Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	26	10	21
																Liu XX Xia YT	24	21	17
	PFQ	Go A-r Yoo C-r	21	21
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	15	5
								PFQ	Go A-r Yoo C-r	18	13
									Liu XX Xia YT	21	21
		Liu XX Xia YT	w	/	o
	Q4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	W Adamek M Swierczynska	9	7
	PFR	Lee S-m Lee Y-l	21	21
								PFR	Lee S-m Lee Y-l	11	14
									N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
		Chow M K Lee M Y
		N Matsuyama C Shida	w	/	o
																N Matsuyama C Shida	21	20	21
																Chang Y-n Kim H-r	13	22	16
	7	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		Ng W Y Yeung N T	14	8
								7	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	16	15
									Chang Y-n Kim H-r	18	21	21
		Cheng C-y Lee C-c	20	8
		Chang Y-n Kim H-r	22	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q3
		Baek H-n Jung K-e	w	/	o
									Baek H-n Jung K-e	21	21
									A Araki R Imai	10	12
		A Araki R Imai	21	21
	PFQ	A Goszczynska K Szubert	8	11
																Baek H-n Jung K-e	21	13	12
															4	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	10	21	21
		Ng T Y Yuen S Y	11	18
		C Hoshi A Matsuda	21	21
									C Hoshi A Matsuda	23	14
								4	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	25	21
		Jeong N-e Kim H-j	23	7
	4	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	25	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		S Mapasa G Somerville	22	21
	PFQ	Liang T-y Lin S-y	20	18
									S Mapasa G Somerville	21	11	17
								5	Lee S-h Shin S-c	16	21	21
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	14	15
	5	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
															5	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	22
																G Stoeva S Stoeva	10	20
	Q1
		G Stoeva S Stoeva	w	/	o
									G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	14	21
									Eom H-w Kim M-j	18	21	6
	PFR	Seong S-y Yoon M-a	11	21	4
	PFQ	Eom H-w Kim M-j	21	13	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (withdrew)
2. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (withdrew)
3. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (quarter-finals)
4. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-finals)
5. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (champions)
6. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (final)
7. He Jiting / Du Yue (withdrew)
8. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	21	21
		Yang Po-hsuan Hu Ling-fang	12	15
								5	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	21	21
								6	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	14	15
	6	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	21	21
		Lee Jhe-huei Hsu Ya-ching	17	17

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Ho W L Yuen S Y	21	21
	Q3	Lee F-c Lee C-c	15	19
								PFQ	Ho W L Yuen S Y	21	21
									S Leung W H G Somerville	18	13
		Lee F-j Chang C-h	14	15
		S Leung W H G Somerville	21	21
															PFQ	Ho W L Yuen S Y	15	18
															5	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
	5	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	15	21
		Chang T C Ng W Y	16	21	13
								5	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
								PFQ	Park S-h Jang E-s	7	10
		Yeung M N Ng T Y	17	19
	PFQ	Park S-h Jang E-s	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Chan P S Goh L Y	23	21
		N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	21	16
								4	Chan P S Goh L Y	16	21	21
								PFQ	H Okamura C Hoshi	21	14	17
		N Nøhr S Thygesen	15	18
	PFQ	H Okamura C Hoshi	21	21
															4	Chan P S Goh L Y	17	16
																Yang P-hs Hu L-f	21	21
	PFQ	Wang C Jeong N-e	21	16	22
		Law C H Yeung N T	17	21	20
								PFQ	Wang C Jeong N-e	17	10
									Yang P-hs Hu L-f	21	21
		Yang P-hs Hu L-f	21	21
	Q2	Kang M-h Kim H-j	12	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	Kim W-h Kim H-r	21	18	23
		Dong WJ Chen XF	16	21	21
								Q4	Kim W-h Kim H-r	20	22	17
								6	Goh S H S J Lai	22	20	21
		Wang C-l Cheng C-y	9	22	11
	6	Goh S H S J Lai	21	20	21
															6	Goh S H S J Lai	11	21	26
															3	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	13	24
		Ko S-h Eom H-y	1r
		M Fogarty I Zhong	0
									M Fogarty I Zhong
								3	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	w	/	o
	Q1	Choi H-b Yoon M-a	8	8
	3	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	21	20	21
		Lee Y Yang C-t	19	22	15
									Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	16	24	27
								8	Tan K M Lai P J	21	22	25
		Ren XY Zhou CM	10	16
	8	Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
																Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	21	15	21
																Choi S-g Shin S-c	14	21	19
		Choi S-g Shin S-c	21	21
		K Gondo A Kurihara	15	16
									Choi S-g Shin S-c	21	21
								PFQ	Na S-s Kim M-j	13	19
	PFQ	Na S-s Kim M-j	21	21
	PFQ	R Cybulski W Adamek	16	18

External links

• Tournament Link