2026 China Masters

2026 China Masters
Tournament details
Dates1–6 September
Edition19th
LevelSuper 750
Total prize moneyUS$1,250,000
VenueShenzhen Arena
LocationShenzhen, China
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The 2026 China Masters (officially known as the Li-Ning China Masters 2026 for sponsorship reasons) is a badminton tournament that will take place at Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China, from 1 to 6 September 2026, and will feature a total prize pool of $1,250,000.[1]

Tournament

The 2026 China Masters is the thirty-fifth tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and is also part of the China Masters championships, which have been held since 2005. This tournament is organized by the Chinese Badminton Association and is sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China.[1]

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 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

The total prize money for this tournament was US$1,250,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16 Last 32
Singles $85,100$40,250$17,500$6,875$3,750$1,250
Doubles $92,500$43,750$17,500$7,812.50$4,062.50$1,250

Men's singles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
   
 
   
 
   
 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Indonesia J Christie
Malaysia Leong J H
 
 
Japan K Watanabe
Hong Kong J Gunawan
 
 
6 China Shi YQ
Singapore Loh K Y
 
 
Singapore J Teh
China Weng HY

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Thailand K Vitidsarn
Japan Y Tanaka
 
 
China Lu GZ
Indonesia A Farhan
 
 
5 Denmark A Antonsen
China Hu ZA
 
 
Denmark R Gemke
Japan K Nishimoto

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j
India S Kidambi
 
 
India L Sen
7 France A Lanier
 
 
Hong Kong Ng K L
Hong Kong Lee C Y
Hong Kong
 
France T J Popov
4 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h
Canada B Yang
 
 
China Li SF
8 Japan K Naraoka
 
 
Canada V Lai
Japan Y Okimoto
 
 
Thailand Pan Teeraratsakul
2 France C Popov

Women's singles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
   
 
   
 
   
 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 South Korea An S-y
Chinese Taipei Lin H-t
 
 
China Han QX
Thailand B Ongbamrungphan
 
 
5 China Han Y
India U Hooda
 
 
Denmark L Christophersen
Japan R Gunji

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Japan A Yamaguchi
Chinese Taipei Huang Y-h
 
 
South Korea Sim Y-j
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y
 
 
8 Thailand P Chochuwong
Chinese Taipei Chiu P-c
 
 
Thailand S Katethong
Malaysia Wong L C

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
India T Sharma
Denmark A Schulz
 
 
Japan H Akechi
7 Indonesia P K Wardani
 
 
India D Sihag
Bulgaria K Nalbantova
 
 
Chinese Taipei Tung C-t
4 China Chen YF

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Canada M Li
Japan N Okuhara
 
 
Japan N Nidaira
6 Thailand R Intanon
 
 
Malaysia L Karupathevan
Japan T Miyazaki
 
 
South Korea Kim G-e
2 China Wang ZY

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
 

 

 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 South Korea Kim W-h
South Korea Seo S-j
Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia D Marthin


Japan T Nomura
Japan Y Shimogami
Chinese Taipei Chen Z-r
Chinese Taipei Lin Y-c


5 Malaysia Goh S F
Malaysia N Izzuddin
Indonesia A F Rayhan
Indonesia D A Wahyudi


China Chen BY
China Liu Y
Malaysia Tee K W
Malaysia Yap R K

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 India S Rankireddy
India C Shetty
China Hu KY
China Lin XY


Chinese Taipei Lee J-h
Chinese Taipei Yang P-h
China He JT
China Ren XY


8 Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
India H Amsakarunan
India Arjun M. R.


Malaysia Soh W Y
Malaysia A Tai
Japan H Okamura
Japan K Yamashita

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Japan K Kumagai
Japan H Nishi
Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Man W C


Malaysia N M Azriyn A
Malaysia Tan W K
6 Indonesia S K Gutama
Indonesia M R P Isfahani


Denmark D Lundgaard
Denmark M Vestergaard
United States Chen Z-y
United States P Smith


South Korea Kang M-h
South Korea Ki D-j
3 China Liang WK
China Wang C

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Denmark C F Kjær
Denmark R Kjær
Denmark K Astrup
Denmark A S Rasmussen
Denmark
Denmark

Chinese Taipei Chiu H-c
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
7 England B Lane
England S Vendy


France C Popov
France T J Popov
Chinese Taipei Lee F-c
Chinese Taipei Lee F-j


Malaysia J Arif
Malaysia Kang K X
2 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M S Fikri

Women's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
 

 

 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 China Liu SS
China Tan N

China Bao LJ
China Cao ZH
Malaysia Low Z Y
Malaysia N Maisarah


7 China Li YJ
China Luo XM
Canada J Dent
Canada C Lai


Malaysia Ong X Y
Malaysia C Ting
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
Chinese Taipei Sung Y-h

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Japan Y Fukushima
Japan M Matsumoto

United States F Corbett
United States J Gai
Japan R Hirokami
Japan S Hobara


6 Japan R Iwanaga
Japan K Nakanishi
Hong Kong Yeung N T
Hong Kong Yeung P L


United States L Lam
United States A Lee
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Chang C-h
Chinese Taipei Yang C-t
Hong Kong Lui L L
Hong Kong Tsang H Y


China Luo Y
China Wang TG
5 Malaysia P Tan
Malaysia T Muralitharan


Canada C Choi
Canada E Kwan
Japan S Hirota
Japan A Sakuramoto


Japan S Nakade
Japan M Takahashi
4 China Jia YF
China Zhang SX

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Germany Y Li
United States I Wang
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
Chinese Taipei Lin J-y


Chinese Taipei Lin C-c
Chinese Taipei Yang C-y
8 Bulgaria G Stoeva
Bulgaria S Stoeva


Japan K Osawa
Japan M Tanabe
Thailand B Aimsaard
Thailand N Aimsaard

2 South Korea Baek H-n
South Korea Lee S-h

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
 

 

 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 China Feng YZ
China Huang DP
Japan Y Watanabe
Japan M Taguchi


Chinese Taipei Yang P-h
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
Thailand Pak Teeraratsakul
Thailand S Taerattanachai


7 Chinese Taipei Ye H-w
Chinese Taipei N G Chan
Malaysia Wong T C
Malaysia Lim C S


Chinese Taipei Wu H-y
Chinese Taipei Yang C-y
United States P Smith
United States J Gai

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 China Jiang ZB
China Wei YX
Japan Y Shimogami
Japan S Hobara


China Gao JX
China Wu MY
France J Maio
France L Palermo


8 Malaysia Goh S H
Malaysia S J Lai
United States Chen Z-y
United States F Corbett


Malaysia Par T A
Venezuela J Z Gabriela
Japan A Koga
Japan N Saito

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Hong Kong Chan Y C
Hong Kong Ng T Y
Malaysia Hoo P R
Malaysia Lai P J


Canada J Lai
Canada C Lai
6 China Cheng X
China Zhang C


Thailand Tonk Saeheng
Thailand Tonr Saeheng
India D Kapila
India T Crasto


Chinese Taipei Liu K-h
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
4 France T Gicquel
France D Delrue

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
South Korea Kim J-h
South Korea Jang H-j
China Zhu YJ
China Li Q


Malaysia Chen T J
Malaysia Cheng S Y
5 China Guo XW
China Chen FH


Chinese Taipei Wu G-x
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h
India R Kapoor
India R Gadde


Germany M Seidel
Germany T P Nguyen
2 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark A Bøje

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Prospectus China Masters 2026" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.