2026 Japan Open

2026 Japan Open

Tournament details
Dates	14–19 July
Edition	43rd
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$950,000
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Christo Popov
Women's singles	P. V. Sindhu
Men's doubles	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Women's doubles	Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong
Mixed doubles	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
Official website	daihatsu-japan-open.com/2026/
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The 2026 Japan Open (officially known as the Daihatsu Japan Open 2026) was a badminton tournament which took place at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, from 14 to 19 July 2026. The total prize money was $950,000.

Tournament

The 2026 Japan Open was the seventeenth tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Open championships, which have been held since 1982. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Japan with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Point distribution

Below was the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.

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

Prize pool

The total prize money will be US$950,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$66,500	$32,300	$13,300	$5,225	$2,850	$950
Doubles	$70,300	$33,250	$13,300	$5,937.50	$3,087.50	$950

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Shi Yuqi (quarter-finals)
2. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (quarter-finals)
3. Anders Antonsen (quarter-finals)
4. Jonatan Christie (first round)
5. Christo Popov (champion)
6. Chou Tien-chen (first round)
7. Alex Lanier (second round)
8. Li Shifeng (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5	Christo Popov	21	21
		Kodai Naraoka	14	11
								5	Christo Popov	21	21
									Koki Watanabe	11	19
		Koki Watanabe	19	23	21
		Yushi Tanaka	21	21	19

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Shi YQ	21	21
		Y Okimoto	15	15
								1	Shi YQ	16	21	21
									B Yang	21	19	18
		Loh K Y	17	21	18
		B Yang	21	18	21
															1	Shi YQ	21	10	11
															5	C Popov	14	21	21
	5	C Popov	21	23
		Weng HY	14	21
								5	C Popov	16	21	21
									Leong J H	21	11	17
		Chi Y-j	19	16
		Leong J H	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	J Christie	16	14
		Pan Teeraratsakul	21	21
									Pan Teeraratsakul	21	16	16
									K Naraoka	10	21	21
		Lin C-y	17	19
		K Naraoka	21	21
																K Naraoka	21	20	21
																A Farhan	18	22	18
	7	A Lanier	21	21
		Lee C-h	15	18
								7	A Lanier	21	14	16
									A Farhan	9	21	21
		A Farhan	21	21
		K Nishimoto	14	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		L Sen	16	14
		K Watanabe	21	21
									K Watanabe	21	21
									N Nguyen	15	19
		N Nguyen	21	21
	6	Chou T-c	19	6
																K Watanabe	21	21
															3	A Antonsen	13	17
		Z Ubaidillah	21	16	21
		R Gemke	14	21	18
									Z Ubaidillah	12	19
								3	A Antonsen	21	21
		T J Popov	17	13
	3	A Antonsen	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Lee C Y	23	21
		Lu GZ	21	10
									Lee C Y	21	10	11
									Y Tanaka	14	21	21
		Y Tanaka	21	19	21
	8	Li SF	17	21	15
																Y Tanaka	20	21	21
															2	K Vitidsarn	22	16	18
		Ng K L	19	14
		J Teh	21	21
									J Teh	11	16
								2	K Vitidsarn	21	21
		A Shetty	19	25	15
	2	K Vitidsarn	21	23	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. An Se-young (second round)
2. Wang Zhiyi (quarter-finals)
3. Akane Yamaguchi (final)
4. Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
5. Han Yue (second round)
6. Putri Kusuma Wardani (semi-finals)
7. Ratchanok Intanon (first round)
8. Pornpawee Chochuwong (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		P. V. Sindhu	21	15
	4	Chen Yufei	19	10r
									P. V. Sindhu	21	21
								3	Akane Yamaguchi	17	17
	3	Akane Yamaguchi	9	21	21
	6	Putri Kusuma Wardani	21	16	14

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	An S-y	21	21
		H Akechi	6	9
								1	An S-y
									N Okuhara	w	/	o
		Han QX	21	11	14
		N Okuhara	11	21	21
																N Okuhara
																P. V. Sindhu	w	/	o
	5	Han Y	21	21
		T Miyazaki	10	12
								5	Han Y	16	14
									P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		Wong L C	14	11

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Chen YF	23	21
		S Katethong	21	12
								4	Chen YF	21	21
									P Buhrova	14	11
		P Buhrova	18	22	22
		R Gunji	21	20	20
															4	Chen YF	21	21
																Sim Y-j	10	12
	7	R Intanon	18	19
		Sim Y-j	21	21
									Sim Y-j	18	21	21
									M Li	21	19	16
		B Ongbamrungphan	17	12
		M Li	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Letshanaa K	16	12
		Kim G-e	21	21
									Kim G-e	w	/	o
								8	P Chochuwong
		Chiu P-c	14	16
	8	P Chochuwong	21	21
																Kim G-e	21	13	20
															3	A Yamaguchi	14	21	22
		N Arın	13	13
		P Opatniputh	21	21
									P Opatniputh	21	15	11
								3	A Yamaguchi	17	21	21
		N Nidaira	12	12
	3	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Huang Y-h	16	21	21
		U Hooda	21	16	15
									Huang Y-h	19	9
								6	P K Wardani	21	21
		BW Zhang	6	15
	6	P K Wardani	21	21
															6	P K Wardani	9	21	21
															2	Wang ZY	21	17	4
		K Gilmour	19	19
		Lin H-t	21	21
									Lin H-t	15	11
								2	Wang ZY	21	21
		Sung S-y	7	12
	2	Wang ZY	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (final)
2. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (champions)
3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (first round)
4. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (quarter-finals)
5. Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (semi-finals)
6. Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (second round)
7. Chen Boyang / Liu Yi (first round)
8. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	21	11	21
	5	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	12	21	13
								1	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	19	17
								2	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri	21	21
	8	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	14	21	18
	2	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Shohibul Fikri	21	19	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	17	21	21
		P Sukphun Pak Teeraratsakul	21	13	11
								1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
									K Kumagai H Nishi	14	18
		K Kumagai H Nishi	21	21
		T Nomura Y Shimogami	13	16
															1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
																Kang K X A Tai	13	10
	7	Chen BY Liu Yi	21	24	15
		Kang K X A Tai	11	26	21
									Kang K X A Tai	21	21
									Lee J-h Yang P-h	10	15
		H Amsakarunan Arjun M. R.	13	21	7
		Lee J-h Yang P-h	21	17	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	S Rankireddy C Shetty	19	0r
		D Lundgaard M Vestergaard	21	0
									D Lundgaard M Vestergaard	15	12
									Chen Z-y P Smith	21	21
		Chen Z-y P Smith	26	15	21
		J Arif Yap R K	24	21	18
																Chen Z-y P Smith	18	21	13
															5	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	15	21
	5	Goh S F N Izzuddin	22	21
		Hu KY Lin XY	20	18
								5	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
									K Astrup A S Rasmussen	18	19
	PFR	K Matsui K Mitsuhashi	21	16
		K Astrup A S Rasmussen	23	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R Indra N Joaquin	16	23	10
		H Kawabe K Matsukawa	21	21	21
									H Kawabe K Matsukawa	19	21	19
								8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	19	21
		N M Azriyn A Tan W K	17	14
	8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
															8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
															4	Liang WK Wang C	12	19
		K Lee T A Lindeman	5	14
		Huang D Liu Ya	21	21
									Huang D Liu Ya	17	15
								4	Liang WK Wang C	21	21
		Choi S-g Goh V S	11	11
	4	Liang WK Wang C	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		B Lane S Vendy	21	22
		He Z-w Huang J-h	16	20
									B Lane S Vendy	21	21
								6	S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	11	17
		Chiu H-c Wang C-l	18	21	16
	6	S K Gutama M R P Isfahani	21	17	21
																B Lane S Vendy	20	13
															2	F Alfian M S Fikri	22	21
		Lee F-c Lee F-j	21	21	21
		Man W C Soh W Y	23	17	16
									Lee F-c Lee F-j	14	14
								2	F Alfian M S Fikri	21	21
		C Popov T J Popov	19	13
	2	F Alfian M S Fikri	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (second round)
2. Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (final)
3. Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (second round)
4. Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (semi-finals)
5. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (first round)
6. Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (champions)
7. Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (second round)
8. Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Hsu Yin-hui Lin Jhih-yun	18	18
	6	Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong	21	21
								6	Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong	14	21	30
								2	Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian	21	15	29
	4	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	15	21	21
	2	Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian	21	12	23

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Liu SS Tan N	21	11	21
	PFR	H Mijad N Tungkasatan	12	21	17
								1	Liu SS Tan N
									F D Kusuma M T Puspita Sari	w	/	o
		Chang C-h Yang C-t	16	8
		F D Kusuma M T Puspita Sari	21	21
																F D Kusuma M T Puspita Sari	18	15
																Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	21	21
	5	P Tan Thinaah M	21	17	17
		Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	9	21	21
									Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	21	21
									Lui L L Tsang H Y	7	10
		Lui L L Tsang H Y	21	21
		P Buhrova Y Kantemyr	12	10

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	21
		Ong X Y C Ting	12	18
								3	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	18	12
									L Lam A Lee	9	21	21
		Hu L-f Jheng Y-c	15	12
		L Lam A Lee	21	21
																L Lam A Lee	13	13
															6	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	21
	6	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	16	21
		Luo Y Wang TG	14	21	14
								6	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	22
									S Hirota A Sakuramoto	11	20
		S Hirota A Sakuramoto	21	21
		J MacPherson C Torrance	15	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		H Suzuki N Yamakita	22	15	21
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	20	21	18
									H Suzuki N Yamakita	21	18	21
								7	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	15	21	11
		B Erçetin N İnci	17	16
	7	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	21
																H Suzuki N Yamakita	14	10
															4	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
		K Osawa M Tanabe	8	18
		Yeung N T Yeung P L	21	21
									Yeung N T Yeung P L	21	14	19
								4	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	19	21	21
		F Corbett J Gai	17	19
	4	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R Hirokami S Hobara	21	21
		A C Pratiwi S F S Ramadhanti	16	16
									R Hirokami S Hobara	18	15
									G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
		G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
	8	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	16	10
																G Stoeva S Stoeva	12	12
															2	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	21
		Hsu Y-c Sung Y-h	18	21	22
		R Hiramoto K Ishikawa	21	19	20
									Hsu Y-c Sung Y-h	16	21	10
								2	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	18	21
		R A Rose F Setianingrum	11	21	14
	2	Jia YF Zhang SX	21	19	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (champions)
2. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (quarter-finals)
3. Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (quarter-finals)
4. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (second round)
5. Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (second round)
6. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (second round)
7. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (final)
8. Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21	21
		Akira Koga Natsu Saito	13	8
								1	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21	14	21
								7	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	14	21	15
		Jimmy Wong Cheng Su Yin	21	18	15
	7	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	17	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
		R Kapoor R Gadde	11	10
								1	Feng YZ Huang DP	22	21
									D Kapila T Crasto	20	17
		A Dunn J MacPherson	16	14
		D Kapila T Crasto	21	21
															1	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
																Ye H-w N G Chan	5	17
	5	Guo XW Chen FH	21	21
		Wong T C Lim C S	13	18
								5	Guo XW Chen FH	21	18	19
									Ye H-w N G Chan	11	21	21
		Pak Teeraratsakul S Taerattanachai	21	19	19
		Ye H-w N G Chan	15	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	21
		S Jomkoh O Jongsathapornparn	19	12
								4	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	16	16
									Yang P-h Hu L-f	21	21
		Chen T J C San	15	19
		Yang P-h Hu L-f	21	21
																Yang P-h Hu L-f	14	21	13
																A Koga N Saito	21	17	21
	8	Cheng X Zhang C	14	21	14
		A Koga N Saito	21	18	21
									A Koga N Saito	21	17	21
									Y Watanabe M Taguchi	10	21	8
		Y Watanabe M Taguchi	22	21
	PFR	Liu K-h Hsu Y-h	20	18

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		J Wong Cheng S Y	21	11	21
		Y Shimogami S Hobara	19	21	19
									J Wong Cheng S Y	23	24
								6	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	22
		A Syahnawi N V Marwah	18	21
	6	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	23
																J Wong Cheng S Y	21	21
															3	M Christiansen A Bøje	17	17
		M Seidel T P Nguyen	23	17
		Kim J-h Jang H-j	25	21
									Kim J-h Jang H-j	12	20
								3	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	22
		Chun K L K Feng	2	6
	3	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		P Smith J Gai	21	17	20
		Chan Y C Ng T Y	18	21	22
									Chan Y C Ng T Y	15	10
								7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
		E Sönmez Y Bektaş	13	11
	7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
															7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
															2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	17	13
		Chen Z-y F Corbett	13	20
		Goh S H S J Lai	21	22
									Goh S H S J Lai	14	7
								2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	21
		H Midorikawa M Matsutomo	15	21	12
	2	Jiang ZB Wei YX	21	17	21

External links

• Tournament link