2018 Japan Open (badminton)

2018 Japan Open

Tournament details
Dates	11–16 September
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$700,000
Venue	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Kento Momota
Women's singles	Carolina Marín
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Women's doubles	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
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The 2018 Japan Open (officially known as the Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, from 11 to 16 September 2018 and had a total prize of $700,000.

The 2018 Japan Open was the sixteenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Open championships, which had been held since 1977. This tournament was organized by Nippon Badminton Association, and sanctioned by the BWF.^[1]

This international tournament was held at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.^[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660

The total prize money for this tournament was US$700,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$49,000	$23,800	$9,800	$3,850	$2,100	$700
Doubles	$51,800	$24,500	$9,800	$4,375	$2,275	$700

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Viktor Axelsen	18	11
	3	Kento Momota	21	21
								3	Kento Momota	21	21
									Khosit Phetpradab	14	11
		Lee Dong-keun	12	16
		Khosit Phetpradab	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	21	21
		Hsu J-h	12	9
								1	V Axelsen	21	21
									K Nishimoto	13	17
	PFR	Lee C Y	16	10
		K Nishimoto	21	21
															1	V Axelsen	21	21
																A S Ginting	17	15
	8	Ng K L	14	15
		A S Ginting	21	21
									A S Ginting	21	21
									H. S. Prannoy	14	17
		H. S. Prannoy	21	21
		J Christie	18	17

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	K Momota	21	21
		A Antonsen	9	10
								3	K Momota	21	21
									R Gemke	16	18
		R Gemke	21	21
	PFR	T Saensomboonsuk	18	10
															3	K Momota	21	21
																Lin D	8	10
	5	Chou T-c	21	21
		K Tsuneyama	11	10
								5	Chou T-c	21	15	19
									Lin D	10	21	21
		Lin D	16	21	21
		K Wangcharoen	21	19	10

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		H-K Vittinghus	21	17	12
		Wong W K	18	21	21
									Wong W K	15	14
								7	S Kidambi	21	21
		Huang YX	13	15
	7	S Kidambi	21	21
															7	S Kidambi	21	16	18
																Lee D-k	19	21	21
		Lee D-k	21	20	21
		S Verma	18	22	10
									Lee D-k	21	21
								4	Son W-h	13	13
		K Sakai	21	15	20
	4	Son W-h	17	21	22

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		B Leverdez	17	19
		S Avihingsanon	21	21
									S Avihingsanon	6	10
								6	Chen L	21	21
		T Sugiarto	21	17	14
	6	Chen L	12	21	21
															6	Chen L	19	22
																K Phetpradab	21	24
		Wang T-w	14	17
		M Caljouw	21	21
									M Caljouw	14	18
									K Phetpradab	21	21
		K Phetpradab	21	24
	2	Shi YQ	18	22

	Semi-finals							Final
	8	Nozomi Okuhara	21	21
		Aya Ohori	12	12
								8	Nozomi Okuhara	19	21	11
								6	Carolina Marín	21	17	21
	6	Carolina Marín	21	21
	5	Chen Yufei	12	13

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Tai T-y	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	18	18
								1	Tai T-y	18	14
									Chen XX	21	21
		Zhang BW	13	12
		Chen XX	21	21
																Chen XX	17	16
															8	N Okuhara	21	21
	8	N Okuhara	21	13
		Cheung N Y	13	12r
								8	N Okuhara	21	21
									S Sato	10	14
		S Sato	21	21
		Lee C-h	7	11

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	P. V. Sindhu	21	7	21
		S Takahashi	17	21	13
								3	P. V. Sindhu	18	19
									Gao FJ	21	21
		Gao FJ	21	21
	PFR	V R Jakka	10	8
																Gao FJ	14	12
																A Ohori	21	21
	PFR	L A Mainaky	21	21
	PFR	K Polikarpova	10	8
								PFR	L A Mainaky	11	14
									A Ohori	21	21
		Yip P Y	14	10
		A Ohori	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		P Chochuwong	21	21
		K Gilmour	18	7
									P Chochuwong	11	23	11
								6	C Marín	21	21	21
		S Kawakami	7	12
	6	C Marín	21	21
															6	C Marín	21	21
															4	R Intanon	18	19
		G M Tunjung	21	21
		E Kosetskaya	18	17
									G M Tunjung	15	13
								4	R Intanon	21	21
		M Mitani	21	9	15
	4	R Intanon	17	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Goh J W	21	14	16
		Sung J-h	14	21	21
									Sung J-h	21	9	12
								5	Chen YF	18	21	21
		M Blichfeldt	16	18
	5	Chen YF	21	21
															5	Chen YF	21	15	21
															2	A Yamaguchi	13	21	15
		M Li	11	14
		Cai YY	21	21
									Cai YY	18	19
								2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		Pai Y-p	18	12
	2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	14	21
		He Jiting Tan Qiang	16	21	13
								1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	21
								2	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	11	13
		Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin	14	16
	2	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	15	15
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21
									W Nayaka A Yusuf	13	17
		J Ho-shue N Yakura	17	21	18
		W Nayaka A Yusuf	21	15	21
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	17	21
																J Maas R Tabeling	10	21	14
	5	M Boe C Mogensen	21	22
		M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	11	20
								5	M Boe C Mogensen	21	17	12
									J Maas R Tabeling	14	21	21
		J Maas R Tabeling	21	21
		Han CK Zhou HD	18	16

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Liu C Zhang N	14	18
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
									T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
									B Angriawan Hardianto	17	13
		B Angriawan Hardianto	21	17	21
		M Arif A L N M A Ayub	14	21	16
																T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	19	15
																He JT Tan Q	18	21	21
	7	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	19	17
		He JT Tan Q	13	21	21
									He JT Tan Q	21	16	21
									M Attri B. S Reddy	18	21	12
		Goh V S Tan W K	21	21	19
		M Attri B. S Reddy	15	23	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		T Isriyanet K Namdash	10	11
		Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
									Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
								8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	16	15
		R K Suwardi A Pratama	13	11
	8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
																Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	21
															PFR	Kim W-h Seo S-j	17	19
		Liao M-c Su C-h	11	18
	PFR	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
								PFR	Kim W-h Seo S-j	16	21	21
								3	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	18	18
		S Rankireddy C Shetty	12	17
	3	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	18
		F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
									F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
									Lee J-h Lee Y	14	18
		Lee J-h Lee Y	21	21
	6	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	19	16
																F Alfian M R Ardianto	20	21	14
															2	Li JH Liu YC	22	18	21
		H Endo Y Watanabe	17	22	17
		M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	20	21
									M Ahsan