2021 French Open (badminton)

2021 French Open
Tournament details
Dates26–31 October
LevelSuper 750
Total prize moneyUS$600,000
VenueStade Pierre de Coubertin
LocationParis, France
Champions
Men's singlesJapan Kanta Tsuneyama
Women's singlesJapan Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doublesSouth Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
Women's doublesSouth Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
Mixed doublesJapan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
2019 2022

The 2021 French Open (officially known as the Yonex French Open 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 26 to 31 October 2021 and had a total prize of US$600,000.

Tournament

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The 2021 French Open was the sixth tournament according to the 2021 BWF World Tour as many tournaments got canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a part of the French Open, which had been held since 1935. This tournament was organized by French Badminton Federation with sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue

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This international tournament was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.[1]

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 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

Prize money

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The total prize money for this tournament was US$600,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16 Last 32
Singles $42,000 $20,400 $8,400 $3,300 $1,800 $600
Doubles $44,400 $21,000 $8,400 $3,750 $1,800 $600

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1. Japan Kento Momota (semi-finals)
  2. Denmark Viktor Axelsen (first round)
  3. Denmark Anders Antonsen (first round)
  4. Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen (final)
  5. Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (withdrew)
  6. Indonesia Jonatan Christie (withdrew)
  7. Malaysia Lee Zii Jia (first round)
  8. Hong Kong Ng Ka Long (second round)

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1 Japan Kento Momota 26 11 0r
Japan Kanta Tsuneyama 24 21 1
  Japan Kanta Tsuneyama 15 21 21
4 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 21 8 17
4 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 21 21
South Korea Heo Kwang-hee 15 17

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Japan K Momota 21 20 21
India S Kidambi 18 22 19
1 Japan K Momota 21 21
Denmark R Gemke 19 18
France T J Popov 14 10
Denmark R Gemke 21 21
1 Japan K Momota 21 21
Indonesia S H Rhustavito 19 11
PFR South Korea Lee D-k 14 12
India Sa Verma 21 21
India Sa Verma 21 12r
Indonesia S H Rhustavito 16 21
Canada B Yang 17 16
Indonesia S H Rhustavito 21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 Denmark A Antonsen 19 19
Hong Kong Lee C Y 21 21
Hong Kong Lee C Y 21 21
France T Rouxel 17 18
Thailand K Wangcharoen 15 21 25
France T Rouxel 21 11 27
Hong Kong Lee C Y 16 9
Japan K Tsuneyama 21 21
8 Hong Kong Ng K L 16
Netherlands M Caljouw 3r
8 Hong Kong Ng K L 9 12
Japan K Tsuneyama 21 21
Malaysia Liew D 18 13
Japan K Tsuneyama 21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Japan K Nishimoto 21 11 21
Thailand K Vitidsarn 16 21 16
Japan K Nishimoto 21 21
India So Verma 12 9
India So Verma 22 21
PFR Brazil Y Coelho 20 19
Japan K Nishimoto 17 21 16
4 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 19 21
India Parupalli K 17 21 11
France B Leverdez 21 17 21
France B Leverdez 16 21 19
4 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 17 21
India Prannoy K 11 14
4 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
India L Sen 21 21
PFR Republic of Ireland N Nguyen 10 16
India L Sen 21 21
Singapore Loh K Y 17 13
Singapore Loh K Y 24 21
7 Malaysia Lee Z J 22 14
India L Sen 17 15
South Korea Heo K-h 21 21
PFR Israel M Zilberman 15 21 9
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 21 19 21
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 10 18
South Korea Heo K-h 21 21
South Korea Heo K-h 0
2 Denmark V Axelsen 1r

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1. Japan Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
  2. Thailand Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
  3. India P. V. Sindhu (semi-finals)
  4. South Korea An Se-young (semi-finals)
  5. Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)
  6. Canada Michelle Li (withdrew)
  7. Denmark Mia Blichfeldt (first round)
  8. Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan (quarter-finals)

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1 Japan Akane Yamaguchi 21 10 21
4 South Korea An Se-young 13 21 18
1 Japan Akane Yamaguchi 21 21
Japan Sayaka Takahashi 18 12
3 India P. V. Sindhu 21 16 12
Japan Sayaka Takahashi 18 21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Japan A Yamaguchi 21 21
South Korea Kim G-e 19 19
1 Japan A Yamaguchi 21 22
Russia E Kosetskaya 17 20
Russia E Kosetskaya 21 21
Thailand S Katethong 16 15
1 Japan A Yamaguchi 21 19 21
5 Thailand P Chochuwong 19 21 16
5 Thailand P Chochuwong 21 21
Bulgaria L Zetchiri 12 4
5 Thailand P Chochuwong 21 21
Germany Y Li 10 5
Germany Y Li 8 21 21
Thailand P Chaiwan 21 18 15

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4 South Korea An S-y 21 21
PFR France L Huet 10 9
4 South Korea An S-y 21 21
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt 9 7
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt 20 22 21
PFR Spain B Corrales 22 20 19
4 South Korea An S-y 21 21
Singapore Yeo J M 11 17
7 Denmark M Blichfeldt 13 12
Indonesia G M Tunjung 21 21
Indonesia G M Tunjung 19 8
Singapore Yeo J M 21 21
Belgium L Tan 16 9
Singapore Yeo J M 21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Scotland K Gilmour 21 13 21
United States I Wang 14 21 14
Scotland K Gilmour 15 15
8 Thailand B Ongbamrungphan 21 21
Estonia K Kuuba 9 17
8 Thailand B Ongbamrungphan 21 21
8 Thailand B Ongbamrungphan 14 14
3 India P. V. Sindhu 21 21
Denmark L Christophersen 21 21
PFR Poland J Hart 18 16
Denmark L Christophersen 19 9
3 India P. V. Sindhu 21 21
Denmark J D Jakobsen 15 18
3 India P. V. Sindhu 21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Japan S Takahashi 21 9
India S Nehwal 11 2r
Japan S Takahashi 21 21
Japan A Ohori 11 12
Japan A Ohori 21 21
PFR France Y Hoyaux 12 10
Japan S Takahashi 21 21
2 Thailand R Intanon 6 16
Spain C Azurmendi 21 18 17
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 18 21 21
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 16 12
2 Thailand R Intanon 21 21
France M Batomene 13 16
2 Thailand R Intanon 21 21

Men's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
21 12 26
3 Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto
19 21 24
1 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
17 20
South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
21 22
4 Malaysia Aaron Chia
Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik
21 10 22
South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
14 21 24

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Indonesia M F Gideon
Indonesia K S Sukamuljo
w / o
Denmark J Eipe
Denmark R Kjær
1 Indonesia M F Gideon
Indonesia K S Sukamuljo
21 21
Germany M Lamsfuß
Germany M Seidel
19 16
Germany M Lamsfuß
Germany M Seidel
21 21
Malaysia Tan K M
Malaysia Tan W K
18 15
1 Indonesia M F Gideon
Indonesia K S Sukamuljo
21 22
7 Malaysia Ong Y S
Malaysia Teo E Y
13 20
7 Malaysia Ong Y S
Malaysia Teo E Y
22 22 21
Malaysia Goh S F
Malaysia N Izzuddin
24 20 17
7 Malaysia Ong Y S
Malaysia Teo E Y
21 21
England C Hemming
England S Stallwood
8 8
Netherlands R Jille
Netherlands T van der Lecq
13 22
England C Hemming
England S Stallwood
21 24

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
21 21
Scotland A Dunn
Scotland A Hall
14 14
3 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
21 21
France C Popov
France T J Popov
12 15
France C Popov
France T J Popov
17 23 21
Denmark D Lundgaard
Denmark M Thyrri
21 21 10
3 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
23 21
8 Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
21 18
8 Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
21 21
France F Delrue
France W Villeger
9 19
8 Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
21 21
England B Lane
England S Vendy
12 17
Denmark J Bay
Denmark L Mølhede
England B Lane
England S Vendy
w / o

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
India Arjun M.R.
India D Kapila
21 21
Republic of Ireland J Magee
Republic of Ireland P Reynolds
13 7
India Arjun M.R.
India D Kapila
21 10 19
5 India S Rankireddy
India C Shetty
15 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee J-h
Chinese Taipei Yang P-hs
21 17 13
5 India S Rankireddy
India C Shetty
18 21 21
5 India S Rankireddy
India C Shetty
21 18 17
4 Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
18 21 21
Thailand S Jomkoh
Thailand K Kedren
20 21 21
France L Corvée
France R Labar
22 14 16
Thailand S Jomkoh
Thailand K Kedren
12 12
4 Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
21 21
Malaysia Goh V S
Malaysia Low J S
23 12
4 Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
25 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
South Korea Ko S-h
South Korea Shin B-c
21 21
India M Attri
India B. S Reddy
14 16
South Korea Ko S-h
South Korea Shin B-c
21 21
Japan A Koga
Japan T Saito
15 14
Japan A Koga
Japan T Saito
w / o
6 Denmark K Astrup
Denmark A S Rasmussen
South Korea Ko S-h
South Korea Shin B-c
16 21 21
2 Indonesia M Ahsan
Indonesia H Setiawan
21 19 13
Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia D Marthin
22 17
Chinese Taipei Lu C-y
Chinese Taipei Yang P-ha
24 21
Chinese Taipei Lu C-y
Chinese Taipei Yang P-ha
16 21 15
2 Indonesia M Ahsan
Indonesia H Setiawan
21 14 21
Japan K Matsui
Japan Y Takeuchi
19 21
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