2018 Korea Masters

The 2018 Korea Masters (officially known as Victor Korea Masters 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Gwangju Women's University Stadium in South Korea from 27 November to 2 December 2018 and had a total prize of $250,000 (₩282,744,600).

Tournament

The 2018 Korea Masters was the twenty-sixth and last tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour before the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals. However, this tournament was not calculated in the rankings used as qualification for the World Tour Finals. It was part of the Korea Masters, which had been held since 2007. It was organized by the Badminton Korea Association and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This tournament was held at the 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 year's tournament was US$250,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$18,750	$9,500	$3,625	$1,500	$875
Doubles	$19,750	$9,500	$3,500	$1,812.50	$937.50

Men's singles

Seeds

South Korea Son Wan-ho (champion)
Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (withdrew)
Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto (withdrew)
Indonesia Jonatan Christie (withdrew)
Thailand Khosit Phetpradab (second round)
Thailand Kantaphon Wangcharoen (withdrew)
Thailand Suppanyu Avihingsanon (first round)
South Korea Lee Dong-keun (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

1	South Korea Son Wan-ho	21	21

	Hong Kong Lee Cheuk Yiu	19	14
	1	South Korea Son Wan-ho	21	21

			Malaysia Lee Zii Jia	16	11
	Malaysia Lee Zii Jia	4

	Thailand Sitthikom Thammasin	1r

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

1	South Korea Son W-h	21	21

	Indonesia P A Maulana	15	11
	1	South Korea Son W-h	21	19	21

		Q3	China Ren PB	18	21	16
	China Lu GZ	21	7	11

Q3	China Ren PB	19	21	21
	1	South Korea Son W-h	16	21	21

			Indonesia I M Mustofa	21	17	13
8	South Korea Lee D-k	21	13	21

	India Parupalli K	17	21	8
	8	South Korea Lee D-k	15	18

			Indonesia I M Mustofa	21	21
Q1	Chinese Taipei Chen S-c	9	15

	Indonesia I M Mustofa	21	21

Section 2

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

PFQ	Finland E Heino	21	12	21

	India S Verma	13	21	18
	PFQ	Finland E Heino	17	16

			Chinese Taipei Lu C-h	21	21
	China Zhao JP	21	14	9

	Chinese Taipei Lu C-h	14	21	21
		Chinese Taipei Lu C-h	11	13

			Hong Kong Lee C Y	21	21
7	Thailand S Avihingsanon	19	13

	Hong Kong Lee C Y	21	21
		Hong Kong Lee C Y	21	21

			Thailand T Saensomboonsuk	12	18
	Thailand T Saensomboonsuk	21	21

Q2	Chinese Taipei Chang E-c	18	16

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	Malaysia Lee Z J	23	22

	Chinese Taipei Lin Y-h	21	20
		Malaysia Lee Z J	21	21

		PFQ	Chinese Taipei Yang C-c	18	15
PFQ	Chinese Taipei Yang C-c	18	21	21

PFQ	Czech Republic M Ludik	21	16	13
		Malaysia Lee Z J	21	21

			Indonesia S H Rhustavito	14	13
	Indonesia S H Rhustavito	21	16	21

PFQ	China Zhou ZQ	12	21	17
		Indonesia S H Rhustavito	21	21

		PFQ	Indonesia C A Dwi Wardoyo	19	14
	South Korea Heo K-h	15	12

PFQ	Indonesia C A Dwi Wardoyo	21	21

Section 4

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

	Malaysia Soong J V	18	21	21

Q4	South Korea Ha Y-w	21	12	14
		Malaysia Soong J V	21	21

		5	Thailand K Phetpradab	11	11
	Chinese Taipei Hsu J-h	15	9

5	Thailand K Phetpradab	21	21
		Malaysia Soong J V	16	21	15

			Thailand S Thammasin	21	16	21
	Thailand S Thammasin	21	13	21

	Indonesia F A Kholik	16	21	12
		Thailand S Thammasin	21	17	21

			Israel M Zilberman	10	21	13
	Israel M Zilberman	21	22

PFQ	Canada Sheng XD	18	20

Women's singles

Seeds

Thailand Ratchanok Intanon (withdrew)
South Korea Sung Ji-hyun (second round)
Thailand Nitchaon Jindapol (quarter-finals)
Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (first round)
Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong (withdrew)
Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan (second round)
Malaysia Goh Jin Wei (semi-finals)
China Han Yue (final)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

7	Malaysia Goh Jin Wei	21	21	14

	China Li Xuerui	23	10	21
		China Li Xuerui	21	21

		8	China Han Yue	10	18
8	China Han Yue	19	21	21

	South Korea Kim Hyo-min	21	13	9

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

PFQ	United States L Lam	12	21	19

	Chinese Taipei Chiang Y-l	21	17	21
		Chinese Taipei Chiang Y-l	21	21

			Canada B Tam	19	14
	Canada B Tam	21	21

	United States C Pan	14	14
		Chinese Taipei Chiang Y-l	9	6

		7	Malaysia Goh J W	21	21
7	Malaysia Goh J W	21	21

	Netherlands S de Visch Eijbergen	7	13
	7	Malaysia Goh J W	21	21

			China Zhang YM	16	15
	United States I Zhong	21	21	13

	China Zhang YM	23	16	21

Section 2

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

4	Indonesia G M Tunjung	19	21	13

	China Li XR	21	13	21
		China Li XR	21	21

		Q3	Chinese Taipei Hung Y-t	12	19
Q3	Chinese Taipei Hung Y-t	21	21

	United States D Gupta	13	11
		China Li XR	21	21

			Indonesia Fitriani	14	12
6	Thailand B Ongbamrungphan	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Liang T-y	15	10
	6	Thailand B Ongbamrungphan	18	21	11

			Indonesia Fitriani	21	12	21
	Indonesia Fitriani	21	21

	South Korea Lee S-y	15	10

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

	Thailand N Aimsaard	21	17	10

	Chinese Taipei Lin Y-c	14	21	21
		Chinese Taipei Lin Y-c	15	17

		8	China Han Y	21	21
Q4	South Korea Lee B-l	17	14

8	China Han Y	21	21
	8	China Han Y	15	21	22

		3	Thailand N Jindapol	21	4	20
Q1	South Korea Bae J-w	20	18

	Indonesia L A Mainaky	22	21
		Indonesia L A Mainaky	10	15

		3	Thailand N Jindapol	21	21
	South Korea Jeon J-i	21	15	12

3	Thailand N Jindapol	17	21	21

Section 4

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

PFQ	South Korea Sim Y-j	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Sung S-y	12	11
		South Korea Sim Y-j	13	21	8

			South Korea Kim H-m	21	16	21
	South Korea Kim H-m	21	21

PFQ	Indonesia R A Riodingin	12	10
		South Korea Kim H-m	21	0

			South Korea Kim G-e	15	0r
	South Korea Kim G-e	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Chen S-y	9	10
		South Korea Kim G-e	21	21

		2	South Korea Sung J-h	19	17
Q2	South Korea An S-y	16	21	10

2	South Korea Sung J-h	21	12	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Indonesia Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (first round)
China Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong (withdrew)
Malaysia Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong (second round)
Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (withdrew)
Indonesia Berry Angriawan / Hardianto (quarter-finals)
Malaysia Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (quarter-finals)
Chinese Taipei Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han (semi-finals)
Chinese Taipei Po Li-wei / Wang Chi-lin (final)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

	South Korea Kim Sa-rang Malaysia Tan Boon Heong	18	21	17

8	Chinese Taipei Po Li-wei Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin	21	12	21
	8	Chinese Taipei Po Li-wei Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin	12	21	18

			South Korea Choi Sol-gyu South Korea Seo Seung-jae	21	17	21
7	Chinese Taipei Lu Ching-yao Chinese Taipei Yang Po-han	21	11	14

	South Korea Choi Sol-gyu South Korea Seo Seung-jae	14	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

1	Indonesia F Alfian Indonesia M R Ardianto	13	21	12

	South Korea Kim S-r Malaysia Tan B H	21	18	21
		South Korea Kim S-r Malaysia Tan B H	21	22	21

			Malaysia M Arif A L Malaysia N M Azriyn A	19	24	17
	South Korea Bae K-y South Korea Choi J-w	21	16	18

	Malaysia M Arif A L Malaysia N M Azriyn A	15	21	21
		South Korea Kim S-r Malaysia Tan B H	21	21

		5	Indonesia B Angriawan Indonesia Hardianto	16	17
5	Indonesia B Angriawan Indonesia Hardianto	21	21

	South Korea Chung E-s South Korea Kim D-y	15	12
	5	Indonesia B Angriawan Indonesia Hardianto	22	21

			Chinese Taipei Lin S-k Chinese Taipei Tseng M-h	20	15
	Chinese Taipei Lin S-k Chinese Taipei Tseng M-h	21	21

PFQ	South Korea Park M-h South Korea Yim J-k	14	14

Section 2

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

3	Malaysia Goh V S Malaysia Tan W K	21	24

	Chinese Taipei Lee S-m Chinese Taipei Yang P-h	19	22
	3	Malaysia Goh V S Malaysia Tan W K	17	16

		PFQ	China Huang KX China Wang ZK	21	21
	South Korea Ahn J-h South Korea Lim J-s	21	14	14

PFQ	China Huang KX China Wang ZK	19	21	21
	PFQ	China Huang KX China Wang ZK	21	20	14

		8	Chinese Taipei Po L-w Chinese Taipei Wang C-l	16	22	21
8	Chinese Taipei Po L-w Chinese Taipei Wang C-l	21	21

Q1	South Korea Han Y-s South Korea Kim J-h	18	13
	8	Chinese Taipei Po L-w Chinese Taipei Wang C-l	21	14	21

			Indonesia S K Gutama Indonesia F W Putra	17	21	16
	Indonesia S K Gutama Indonesia F W Putra	21	28

	Hong Kong Lee C H Hong Kong Tan C H	16	26

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

Q2	South Korea Choi H-g South Korea Jung T-i	21	16	19

	Chinese Taipei Lee F-c Chinese Taipei Lee F-j	17	21	21
		Chinese Taipei Lee F-c Chinese Taipei Lee F-j	21	18	14

		7	Chinese Taipei Lu C-y Chinese Taipei Yang P-h	16	21	21
	South Korea Kang M-h South Korea Kim W-h	16	15

7	Chinese Taipei Lu C-y Chinese Taipei Yang P-h	21	21
	7	Chinese Taipei Lu C-y Chinese Taipei Yang P-h	21	21

		PFQ	South Korea Jang S-h South Korea Kim D-j	12	17
	South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Shin B-c	25	21

Q4	South Korea Kim Y-h South Korea Na S-s	23	11
		South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Shin B-c	21	22	12

		PFQ	South Korea Jang S-h South Korea Kim D-j	19	24	21
	Chinese Taipei Chang K-c Chinese Taipei Lu C-p	19	12

PFQ	South Korea Jang S-h South Korea Kim D-j	21	21

Section 4

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

Q3	South Korea Jung J-w South Korea Kim H-t	19	21	22

	Malaysia Chooi K M Malaysia Low J S	21	18	20
	Q3	South Korea Jung J-w South Korea Kim H-t	17	19

		6	Malaysia A Chia Malaysia Soh W Y	21	21
	South Korea Jung J-y South Korea Kim D-e	13	21	19

6	Malaysia A Chia Malaysia Soh W Y	21	18	21
	6	Malaysia A Chia Malaysia Soh W Y	21	19	18

			South Korea Choi S-g South Korea Seo S-j	17	21	21
	Indonesia A B Cahyono Indonesia M R P Isfahani	21	19	18

	South Korea Choi S-g South Korea Seo S-j	19	21	21
		South Korea Choi S-g South Korea Seo S-j	21	21

		PFQ	Malaysia Chen T J Malaysia Man W C	11	19
	Australia S Leung W H Australia M Wheller	12	9

PFQ	Malaysia Chen T J Malaysia Man W C	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (withdrew)
South Korea Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (final)
South Korea Chang Ye-na / Jung Kyung-eun (champions)
Thailand Chayanit Chaladchalam / Phataimas Muenwong (quarter-finals)
South Korea Baek Ha-na / Kim Hye-rin (semi-finals)
Hong Kong Ng Tsz Yau / Yuen Sin Ying (first round)
Chinese Taipei Hsu Ya-ching / Hu Ling-fang (second round)
South Korea Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

	Indonesia Yulfira Barkah Indonesia Jauza Fadhila Sugiarto	10	16

3	South Korea Chang Ye-na South Korea Jung Kyung-eun	21	21
	3	South Korea Chang Ye-na South Korea Jung Kyung-eun	21	21

		2	South Korea Lee So-hee South Korea Shin Seung-chan	14	17
5	South Korea Baek Ha-na South Korea Kim Hye-rin	4	24	7

2	South Korea Lee So-hee South Korea Shin Seung-chan	21	22	21

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

PFQ	Indonesia L A Mainaky Indonesia R A Riodingin	14	22

	South Korea Lee D-b South Korea Park Y-s	21	24
		South Korea Lee D-b South Korea Park Y-s	10	8

		Q3	South Korea Go A-r South Korea Yoo C-r	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Chang H-t Chinese Taipei Cheng C-y	18	20

Q3	South Korea Go A-r South Korea Yoo C-r	21	22
	Q3	South Korea Go A-r South Korea Yoo C-r	15	17

			Indonesia Y Barkah Indonesia J F Sugiarto	21	21
7	Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c Chinese Taipei Hu L-f	21	14	21

	Indonesia T O Kusumah Indonesia V A Sukoco	14	21	14
	7	Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c Chinese Taipei Hu L-f	21	13	14

			Indonesia Y Barkah Indonesia J F Sugiarto	19	21	21
	Indonesia Y Barkah Indonesia J F Sugiarto	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Lin W-c Chinese Taipei Wu T-j	12	15

Section 2

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

3	South Korea Chang Y-n South Korea Jung K-e	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Li Z-q Chinese Taipei Teng C-h	16	18
	3	South Korea Chang Y-n South Korea Jung K-e	21	21

		Q2	South Korea Choi H-i South Korea Kim M-j	7	17
	Chinese Taipei Cheng Y-p Chinese Taipei Lin J-y	6	5

Q2	South Korea Choi H-i South Korea Kim M-j	21	21
	3	South Korea Chang Y-n South Korea Jung K-e	21	21

			South Korea Mok H-m South Korea Seong A-y	17	4
6	Hong Kong Ng T Y Hong Kong Yuen S Y	19	11

	South Korea Mok H-m South Korea Seong A-y	21	21
		South Korea Mok H-m South Korea Seong A-y	21	21

			South Korea Kang C-h Germany O Konon	13	17
	Chinese Taipei Chang C-h Chinese Taipei Yang C-t	22	21	16

	South Korea Kang C-h Germany O Konon	24	12	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

Q4	South Korea An S-y South Korea Jeong N-e	21	21

	United States E Kan United States I Zhong	7	9
	Q4	South Korea An S-y South Korea Jeong N-e	13	19

		5	South Korea Baek H-n South Korea Kim H-r	21	21
Q1	South Korea Eom H-w South Korea Ko H-r	13	21	16

5	South Korea Baek H-n South Korea Kim H-r	21	12	21
	5	South Korea Baek H-n South Korea Kim H-r	21	21

		4	Thailand C Chaladchalam Thailand P Muenwong	13	18
	Chinese Taipei Hung Y-t Chinese Taipei Sung S-y	15	21	15

	Thailand B Aimsaard Thailand N Aimsaard	21	12	21
		Thailand B Aimsaard Thailand N Aimsaard	15	14

		4	Thailand C Chaladchalam Thailand P Muenwong	21	21
	Japan N Someya Japan A Uesugi	18	16

4	Thailand C Chaladchalam Thailand P Muenwong	21	21

Section 4

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

	Indonesia N K M Istarani Indonesia V Putri	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Hung S-h Chinese Taipei Yu C-h	18	17
		Indonesia N K M Istarani Indonesia V Putri	17	19

		8	South Korea Kim H-j South Korea Kong H-y	21	21
	China Dong WJ China Feng XY	14	14

8	South Korea Kim H-j South Korea Kong H-y	21	21
	8	South Korea Kim H-j South Korea Kong H-y	18	18

		2	South Korea Lee S-h South Korea Shin S-c	21	21
	South Korea Ji J-b South Korea Lee Y-n	2r

	China Chen L China Xu Y	6
		China Chen L China Xu Y	14	21

		2	South Korea Lee S-h South Korea Shin S-c	21	23
	Chinese Taipei Kuo Y-w Chinese Taipei Lin Y-c	10	16

2	South Korea Lee S-h South Korea Shin S-c	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Indonesia Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (semi-finals)
South Korea Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (withdrew)
Malaysia Chen Tang Jie / Peck Yen Wei (second round)
Indonesia Rinov Rivaldy / Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (second round)
Indonesia Alfian Eko Prasetya / Marsheilla Gischa Islami (first round)
China Lu Kai / Chen Lu (quarter-finals)
Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad / Della Destiara Haris (withdrew)
Indonesia Akbar Bintang Cahyono / Winny Oktavina Kandow (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals			Final

1	Indonesia Praveen Jordan Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktavianti	20	21	17

	South Korea Choi Sol-gyu South Korea Shin Seung-chan	22	18	21
		South Korea Choi Sol-gyu South Korea Shin Seung-chan	12	21	18

		Q2	South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Eom Hye-won	21	15	21
Q2	South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Eom Hye-won	20	21	21

	Hong Kong Mak Hee Chun Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah	22	11	10

Top half

Section 1

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

1	Indonesia P Jordan Indonesia M D Oktavianti	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Chang K-c Chinese Taipei Cheng C-y	17	14
	1	Indonesia P Jordan Indonesia M D Oktavianti	21	21

			Chinese Taipei Lee F-c Chinese Taipei Sung S-y	15	8
	Chinese Taipei Lee F-c Chinese Taipei Sung S-y	21	19	21

PFQ	Chinese Taipei Lin S-k Chinese Taipei Cheng Y-p	10	21	18
	1	Indonesia P Jordan Indonesia M D Oktavianti	19	21	21

		Q4	South Korea Kim W-h South Korea Baek H-n	21	17	18
5	Indonesia A E Prasetya Indonesia M G Islami	21	20	15

Q4	South Korea Kim W-h South Korea Baek H-n	19	22	21
	Q4	South Korea Kim W-h South Korea Baek H-n	21	24

			China Ou XY China Feng XY	18	22
	China Ou XY China Feng XY	21	21

	Chinese Taipei Wang C-l Chinese Taipei Chang H-t	9	18

Section 2

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

3	Malaysia Chen T J Malaysia Peck Y W	21	21

	South Korea Bae K-y South Korea Go A-r	16	18
	3	Malaysia Chen T J Malaysia Peck Y W	19	11

			South Korea Choi S-g South Korea Shin S-c	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Lee F-j Chinese Taipei Yu C-h	14	16

	South Korea Choi S-g South Korea Shin S-c	21	21
		South Korea Choi S-g South Korea Shin S-c	21	21

		6	China Lu K China Chen L	8	14
6	China Lu K China Chen L	21	13	21

	Hong Kong Lee C H Hong Kong Ng T Y	15	21	13
	6	China Lu K China Chen L	21	21

			Chinese Taipei Yang P-h Chinese Taipei Wu T-j	16	10
	South Korea Kim H-t South Korea Kim H-j	9	22	11

	Chinese Taipei Yang P-h Chinese Taipei Wu T-j	21	20	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round			Second round			Quarter-finals

Q1	South Korea Kim D-y South Korea Chang Y-n	21	21

	Malaysia Hoo P R Malaysia Cheah Y S	18	8
	Q1	South Korea Kim D-y South Korea Chang Y-n	23	19

		8	Indonesia A B Cahyono Indonesia W O Kandow	25	21
Q3	South Korea Park B-h South Korea Kim S-y	17	13

8	Indonesia A B Cahyono Indonesia W O Kandow	21	21
	8	Indonesia A B Cahyono Indonesia W O Kandow	15	16

		Q2	South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Eom H-w	21	21
	Hong Kong Tam C H Hong Kong Yuen S Y	15	8

Q2	South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Eom H-w	21	21
	Q2	South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Eom H-w	13	21	21

		4	Indonesia R Rivaldy Indonesia P H Mentari	21	16	13
	Chinese Taipei Po L-w Chinese Taipei Chang C-h	19	16

4	Indonesia R Rivaldy Indonesia P H Mentari	21	21

Section 4

First Round			Second Round			Quarter-finals

	United States M Fogarty United States I Zhong	9	16

	Malaysia M Arif A L Indonesia R A Riodingin	21	21
		Malaysia M Arif A L Indonesia R A Riodingin	15	21	17

			Chinese Taipei Tseng M-h Chinese Taipei Lin J-y	21	19	21
	Chinese Taipei Tseng M-h Chinese Taipei Lin J-y	14	21	21

PFQ	Chinese Taipei Lu C-p Chinese Taipei Yang C-t	21	17	12
		Chinese Taipei Tseng M-h Chinese Taipei Lin J-y	16	21	21

			Hong Kong Mak H C Hong Kong Chau H W	21	17	23
	Hong Kong Mak H C Hong Kong Chau H W	21	18	21

	China Dong WJ China Dong WJ	16	21	18
		Hong Kong Mak H C Hong Kong Chau H W	21	21

			Israel M Zilberman Israel S Zilberman	13	8
	Israel M Zilberman Israel S Zilberman	w	/	o

2	South Korea Seo S-j South Korea Chae Y-j

External links

Precededby2018 Scottish Open

BWF World Tour 2018 BWF season

Succeededby2018 BWF World Tour Finals