2024 Japan Masters

2024 Japan Masters

Tournament details
Dates	12–17 November
Edition	2nd
Level	Super 500
Total prize money	US$420,000
Venue	Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Location	Kumamoto, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Li Shifeng
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Women's doubles	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning
Mixed doubles	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran
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The 2024 Japan Masters (officially known as the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2024) was a badminton tournament which took place at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan, from 12 to 17 November 2024 and had a total prize of $420,000.

The 2024 Japan Masters was the thirty-fifth tournament of the 2024 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Masters championships, which have been held since 2023. This tournament is organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.^[1]

This tournament was held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, 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 500 event.^[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128
9,200	7,800	6,420	5,040	3,600	2,220	880	430

The total prize money is US$420,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$31,500	$15,960	$6,090	$2,520	$1,470
Doubles	$33,180	$15,960	$5,880	$3,045	$1,575

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Viktor Axelsen	16	15
	7	Li Shifeng	21	21
								7	Li Shifeng	21	21
									Leong Jun Hao	10	13
	4	Jonatan Christie	21	18	20
		Leong Jun Hao	10	21	22

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	21	21
		Wang T-w	14	14
								1	V Axelsen	14	21	21
									Lei LX	21	14	9
		Lei LX	21	21
		Loh K Y	19	19
															1	V Axelsen	21	16	21
																C Popov	18	21	18
	6	Chou T-c	17	21	21
		B Yang	21	19	17
								6	Chou T-c	21	14	18
									C Popov	10	21	21
		C Popov	21	21
	Q2	A Farhan	13	16

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	K Vitidsarn	21	21
		Ng K L	19	12
								3	K Vitidsarn	19	10
								PFQ	Chi Y-j	21	21
	Q1	M Koga	15	19
	PFQ	Chi Y-j	21	21
															PFQ	Chi Y-j	21	11	7
															7	Li SF	19	21	21
	7	Li SF	19	21	21
		A Lanier	21	6	13
								7	Li SF	21	21
									K Nishimoto	15	13
		K Nishimoto	21	21
		T Obayashi	16	18

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	K Takahashi	17	21	17
	PFQ	Su L-y	21	19	21
								PFQ	Su L-y	21	8	16
								5	Lee Z J	19	21	21
	Q3	J Hoh	16	21	17
	5	Lee Z J	21	12	21
															5	Lee Z J	21	18	18
															4	J Christie	12	21	21
		R Gemke	21	16	21
		Lee C Y	10	21	14
									R Gemke	20	17
								4	J Christie	22	21
		Y Tanaka	15	11
	4	J Christie	21	21

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		L Sen	22	17	16
		Leong J H	20	21	21
									Leong J H	21	16	21
								SWM	K Watanabe	10	21	13
		C A Dwi Wardoyo	12	21	18
	SWM	K Watanabe	21	18	21
																Leong J H	21	9	21
															2	K Naraoka	17	21	16
		T J Popov	22	21
		Lu GZ	20	10
									T J Popov	22	9
								2	K Naraoka	24	21
		Lee C-h	22	16
	2	K Naraoka	24	21

	Semi-finals							Final
		Sim Yu-jin	21	17	19
	5	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	18	21	21
								5	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	12	12
								2	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
		Pornpawee Chochuwong	9	21	18
	2	Akane Yamaguchi	21	12	21

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Wang ZY	21	21
		P Choeikeewong	14	12
								1	Wang ZY	24	18
									Sim Y-j	26	21
		Sim Y-j	21	21
	Q1	L Lam	17	5
																Sim Y-j	16	21	21
																M Li	21	9	15
	8	B Ongbamrungphan	12	8
		P. V. Sindhu	21	21
									P. V. Sindhu	21	16	17
									M Li	17	21	21
		N Nidaira	20	12
		M Li	22	21

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	H Akechi	10	21	19
	Q3	M Suizu	21	18	21
								Q3	M Suizu
									M Blichfeldt	w	/	o
		M Blichfeldt	21	21
	PFQ	K A C Dewi	12	14
																M Blichfeldt	16	18
															5	G M Tunjung	21	21
	5	G M Tunjung	21	21
		T Miyazaki	15	12
								5	G M Tunjung	21	21
									R Intanon	14	15
	Q2	A Takahashi	7	20
		R Intanon	21	22

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	21
		Yeo J M	14	13
									L Kjærsfeldt	15	18
								7	S Katethong	21	21
		Sung S-y	21	11	7
	7	S Katethong	12	21	21
															7	S Katethong	19	11
																P Chochuwong	21	21
		Pai Y-p	16	7
		P Chochuwong	21	21
									P Chochuwong	17	21	21
								4	Han Y	21	12	14
		Lin H-t	18	10
	4	Han Y	21	21

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R Gunji	18	21	21
		P K Wardani	21	10	14
									R Gunji	17	14
								6	A Ohori	21	21
		Chiu P-c	21	12	19
	6	A Ohori	14	21	21
															6	A Ohori	21	15	13
															2	A Yamaguchi	18	21	21
		Y Li	12	6
	Q4	Lo S Y	21	21
								Q4	Lo S Y	12	8
								2	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		L Christophersen	13	19
	2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

	Semi-finals							Final
	3	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21	21
	SWM	Leo Rolly Carnando Bagas Maulana	18	13
								3	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21	17	21
								6	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	15	21	17
		Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Tan Wee Kiong	12	15
	6	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	21	21

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	25	21
	PFQ	Chen Z Y P Smith	23	11
								3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	19	21
									Man W C Tee K W	17	21	19
		C Popov T J Popov	18	23	19
		Man W C Tee K W	21	21	21
															3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	17	21	21
															8	M S Fikri D Marthin	21	16	18
	8	M S Fikri D Marthin	21	16	21
	PFQ	Chen Z-r Lin Y-c	13	21	17
								8	M S Fikri D Marthin	21	21
									Liu K-h Yang P-ha	13	18
		Liu K-h Yang P-ha	21	21
		Choong H J M Haikal	15	17

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	7	Lee J-h Yang P-hs	19	21	18
	Q1	T Nomura Y Shimogami	21	17	21
								Q1	T Nomura Y Shimogami	17	16
									Chen BY Liu Y	21	21
		Xie HN Zeng WH	14	14
		Chen BY Liu Y	21	21
																Chen BY Liu Y	15	15
															SWM	L R Carnando B Maulana	21	21
	SWM	L R Carnando B Maulana	15	21	21
		Lee F-c Lee F-j	21	15	13
								SWM	L R Carnando B Maulana	21	21
									K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	19	12
		R Kjær F Søgaard	19	13
		K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	21	21

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		N M Azriyn A Tan W K	21	21
		Chang K-c Chen X-y	9	18
									N M Azriyn A Tan W K	21	23
								5	Goh S F N Izzuddin	9	21
		Lin B-w Su C-h	12	17
	5	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
																N M Azriyn A Tan W K	21	21
																Chiu H-c Wang C-l	19	19
	Q3	Low H Y Ng E C	14	19
		Chiu H-c Wang C-l	21	21
									Chiu H-c Wang C-l	21	21
								4	A Chia Soh W Y	11	13
		D Lundgaard M Vestergaard	21	17	9
	4	A Chia Soh W Y	15	21	21

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	Chiang C-w Wei C-w	21	16	10
		S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	12	21	21
									S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	19	20
								6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	22
		J Arif Yap R K	14	15
	6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
															6	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	29
																Jin Y Seo S-j	18	27
		Jin Y Seo S-j	21	21
	Q2	A Endo Y Takei	14	15
									Jin Y Seo S-j	21