2026 Korea Masters

2026 Korea Masters

Tournament details
Dates	4–9 August
Edition	18th
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$250,000
Venue	Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium
Location	Asan, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Zhu Xuanchen
Women's singles	Ashmita Chaliha
Men's doubles	Tee Kai Wun Yap Roy King
Women's doubles	Luo Yi Wang Tingge
Mixed doubles	Yuta Watanabe Maya Taguchi
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The 2026 Korea Masters was a badminton tournament that took place at the Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium in Asan, South Korea, from 4 to 9 August 2026 and had a total prize pool of $240,000.

Tournament

The 2026 Korea Masters was the twentieth tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and also part of the Korea Masters championships, which have been held since 2007. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Korea Association with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This tournament was held at the Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium in Asan, 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 pool

The total prize money was US$240,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$18,000	$9,120	$3,480	$1,440	$840
Doubles	$18,960	$9,120	$3,360	$1,740	$900

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Yudai Okimoto (semi-finals)
2. Jason Teh (first round)
3. Srikanth Kidambi (first round)
4. Jeon Hyeok-jin (second round)
5. Jason Gunawan (quarter-finals)
6. Hu Zhe'an (quarter-finals)
7. Su Li-yang (quarter-finals)
8. Wang Po-wei (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Yudai Okimoto	16	18
		Yoo Tae-bin	21	21
									Yoo Tae-bin	16	21
									Zhu Xuanchen	21	23
		Zhu Xuanchen	21	16	21
		Cheam June Wei	8	21	12

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Y Okimoto	21	13
		S Dayanand	11	4r
								1	Y Okimoto	21	21
								Q2	Sun C	16	12
	Q1	S Ogawa	15	21	19
	Q2	Sun C	21	17	21
															1	Y Okimoto	21	15	21
															5	J Gunawan	17	21	18
	5	J Gunawan	21	16	21
	PFQ	M S Alcala	12	21	14
								5	J Gunawan	21	21
									H Huang	14	9
	Q3	Lim M H	21	16	8
		H Huang	16	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	Jeon H-j	23	21
		R Chouhan	21	19
								4	Jeon H-j	17	21	16
									Yoo T-b	21	19	21
		Yoo T-b	21	12	21
		T Mannepalli	13	21	19
																Yoo T-b	21	21
															Q4	Park S-y	16	8
	8	Wang P-w	21	21
		Nguyễn H Đ	17	16
								8	Wang P-w	19	18
								Q4	Park S-y	21	21
	Q4	Park S-y	21	21
		K George	15	9

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		J Oldorff	8	10
		R Takei	21	21
									R Takei	19	19
								6	Hu ZA	21	21
		K Koljonen	19	17
	6	Hu ZA	21	21
															6	Hu ZA	15	21	14
																Zhu XC	21	10	21
		Zhu XC	21	21
		M Manjunath	11	9
									Zhu XC	22	21
									D Dubovenko	20	15
		D Dubovenko	22	14	21
	3	S Kidambi	20	21	12

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		E Ewe	21	21
		Lee Z J	9	19
									E Ewe	21	21	13
								7	Su L-y	23	19	21
		K Wangcharoen	13	16
	7	Su L-y	21	21
															7	Su L-y	21	21	18
																Cheam J W	23	10	21
		M Koga	8	16
		Dong TY	21	21
									Dong TY	10	13
									Cheam J W	21	21
		Cheam J W	21	21
	2	J Teh	13	19

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Hina Akechi (quarter-finals)
2. Nguyễn Thùy Linh (first round)
3. Tanvi Sharma (quarter-finals)
4. Han Qianxi (final)
5. Isharani Baruah (second round)
6. Yeo Jia Min (withdrew)
7. Malvika Bansod (withdrew)
8. Anmol Kharb (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	SWM	Ashmita Chaliha	21	16	21
	SWM	Rakshitha Ramraj	13	21	13
								SWM	Ashmita Chaliha	14	21	21
								4	Han Qianxi	21	14	14
	4	Han Qianxi	22	18	21
	Q2	Kim Ga-ram	20	21	14

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	H Akechi	21	22
		T Hemanth	16	20
								1	H Akechi	21	21
									I Jaiswal	18	16
		I Jaiswal	22	13	21
		T Švábíková	20	21	13
															1	H Akechi	22	15	19
															SWM	A Chaliha	20	21	21
	SWM	A Chaliha	22	21
	Q3	R Hiramoto	20	18
								SWM	A Chaliha	21	21
									Kim M-j	17	6
		A Kashyap	22	21	3
		Kim M-j	20	23	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	T Sharma	21	21
	Q1	Yuan AQ	16	15
								3	T Sharma	21	17	21
									S Valishetty	16	21	13
		S Valishetty	21	21
		Pai Y-p	15	14
															3	T Sharma	21	19	18
															SWM	R Ramraj	18	21	21
	SWM	R Ramraj	22	21	21
	Q4	Yoo A-y	24	12	13
								SWM	R Ramraj	22	21
									M Suizu	20	10
		M Suizu	21	21
	PFQ	P Phannachet	6	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Wang P-y	21	16	10
	PFQ	Vũ T T	15	21	21
								PFQ	Vũ T T	23	15	21
								8	A Kharb	21	21	18
		Lo S Y	21	17	12
	8	A Kharb	16	21	21
															PFQ	Vũ T T	9	19
															4	Han QX	21	21
		Kim J-e	21	19	9
		M Singh	14	21	21
									M Singh	12	21	17
								4	Han QX	21	14	21
		Kisona S	20	13
	4	Han QX	22	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		C Hoang	13	13
		Kim M-s	21	21
									Kim M-s	17	21	21
								5	I Baruah	21	18	19
		Lee S-y	18	21	7
	5	I Baruah	21	15	21
																Kim M-s	12	8
															Q2	Kim G-r	21	21
		Park G-e	17	10
	Q2	Kim G-r	21	21
								Q2	Kim G-r	19	23	23
									Xu WJ	21	21	21
		Xu WJ	21	21
	2	Nguyễn T L	10	10

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Hu Keyuan / Lin Xiangyi (second round)
2. Choi Sol-gyu / Goh V Shem (second round)
3. He Zhi-wei / Huang Jui-hsuan (quarter-finals)
4. Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn / Worrapol Thongsa-nga (first round)
5. Hiroki Okamura / Kyohei Yamashita (withdrew)
6. Shuntaro Mezaki / Yuta Oku (quarter-finals)
7. Oliver Butler / Samuel Jones (first round)
8. Lai Po-yu / Tsai Fu-cheng (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Haruki Kawabe Kenta Matsukawa	21	20	18
		Man Wei Chong Soh Wooi Yik	18	22	21
									Man Wei Chong Soh Wooi Yik	13	18
									Tee Kai Wun Yap Roy King	21	21
		Shuji Sawada Daigo Tanioka
		Tee Kai Wun Yap Roy King	w	/	o

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Hu KY Lin XY	21	21
		Nguyễn Đ H Trần Đ M	9	15
								1	Hu KY Lin XY	15	21	19
									H Kawabe K Matsukawa	21	17	21
	Q1	Na S-s Wang C	16	5r
		H Kawabe K Matsukawa	21	13
																H Kawabe K Matsukawa	21	21
															6	S Mezaki Y Oku	15	16
	6	S Mezaki Y Oku	21	21
		Kang G-h Kim M-g	11	11
								6	S Mezaki Y Oku	27	21
								Q4	Lin YF Yang JY	25	15
		A Q Lee S Xing	14	19
	Q4	Lin YF Yang JY	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	C Charoenkitamorn W Thongsa-nga	16	18
		K P Garaga P Roy	21	21
									K P Garaga P Roy	21	21
								Q3	Kim Y-h Shin T-y	18	19
		J Kubo H Wong	19	21	15
	Q3	Kim Y-h Shin T-y	21	18	21
																K P Garaga P Roy	7	8
																Man W C Soh W Y	21	21
	7	O Butler S Jones	19	21	19
		Nge J J D Wee	21	14	21
									Nge J J D Wee	18	14
									Man W C Soh W Y	21	21
		H Midorikawa Y Nakashizu	21	17	11
		Man W C Soh W Y	12	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	Q2	Kim M-s Lee S-w	15	17
		Hung K C Lui C W	21	21
									Hung K C Lui C W	22	18	6
									S Sawada D Tanioka	20	21	21
		S Sawada D Tanioka	18	21	21
	8	Lai P-y Tsai F-c	21	9	18
																S Sawada D Tanioka	21	21
															3	He Z-w Huang J-h	19	15
		J Arif Kang K X	16	21	20
		Low H Y Ng E C	21	13	22
									Low H Y Ng E C	16	21	13
								3	He Z-w Huang J-h	21	17	21
	PFQ	Choi J-h Kim M-s	23	12	9
	3	He Z-w Huang J-h	21	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		T Hee W Koh	21	17	16
		Tee K W Yap R K	18	21	21
									Tee K W Yap R K	21	21
								SWM	Jin Y Lee J-m	15	13
		Lin C-y Lin Y-s	11	16
	SWM	Jin Y Lee J-m	21	21
																Tee K W Yap R K	21	21
																A Chia A Tai	12	15
		A Chia A Tai	21	21
		B R Arigela V T Gobburu	17	15
									A Chia A Tai	21	21
								2	Choi S-g Goh V S	14	13
		A R Doddavarapu A R Pochana	3	10
	2	Choi S-g Goh V S	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Lauren Lam / Allison Lee (quarter-finals)
2. Ririna Hiramoto / Kokona Ishikawa (second round)
3. Luo Yi / Wang Tingge (champions)
4. Hathaithip Mijad / Napapakorn Tungkasatan (first round)
5. Bao Lijing / Cao Zihan (second round)
6. Benyapa Aimsaard / Nuntakarn Aimsaard (final)
7. Sumire Nakade / Miyu Takahashi (quarter-finals)
8. Lin Chih-chun / Yang Chu-yun (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Kim Yu-jung Lee Yu-lim	21	16	18
	3	Luo Yi Wang Tingge	14	21	21
								3	Luo Yi Wang Tingge	17	21	21
								6	Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard	21	19	14
	6	Benyapa Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard	21	21
	Q3	Lee Seung-hee Park Min-ji	11	14

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	L Lam A Lee	21	21
		L C Griselda N Shimizu	8	18
								1	L Lam A Lee	23	21
								Q2	Jo Y-n Kim Y-r	21	13
	Q2	Jo Y-n Kim Y-r	21	18	21
		M Hatasue K Muroya	19	21	19
															1	L Lam A Lee	19	8
																Kim Y-j Lee Y-l	21	21
	5	Bao LJ Cao ZH	21	21
		V Ng Tan Z Y	12	16
								5	Bao LJ Cao ZH	21	18	8
									Kim Y-j Lee Y-l	14	21	21
		A Takata M Yairo	11	10
		Kim Y-j Lee Y-l	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Luo Yi Wang TG	21	21
		M Sugiyama N Takahashi	11	15
								3	Luo Yi Wang TG	17	21	21
									N Kamata M Taguchi	21	16	10
		N Kamata M Taguchi	21	21
		S Kelly L Tolman	8	18
															3	Luo Yi Wang TG	21	21
															8	Lin C-c Yang C-y	18	14
	8	Lin C-c Yang C-y	21	21
		Wang YD Wang ZM	18	15
								8	Lin C-c Yang C-y	21	21
									Cheng S H Chong J Y	17	18
		Cheng S H Chong J Y	21	20	23
		Phạm T D L Phạm T K	16	22	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Lee S-j Lee Y-w	23	21
		Kim B-r Yeon S-y	21	14
									Lee S-j Lee Y-w	19	3r
								6	B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	4
		Ji Y-b Lee Y-n	17	18
	6	B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	21
															6	B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	19	21	21
																N Hara R Kiyose	21	15	11
	Q1	Moon I-s Park S	19	21	21
		Low Z Y N Maisarah	21	18	17
								Q1	Moon I-s Park S	16	17
									N Hara R Kiyose	21	21
		N Hara R Kiyose	21	21
	4	H Mijad N Tungkasatan	9	17

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		S Singh R Thaker	13	21	21
	Q4	Bang J-s Jang H-j	21	15	12
									S Singh R Thaker	15	9
								7	S Nakade M Takahashi	21	21
		Xu W Y Zhang	13	8
	7	S Nakade M Takahashi	21	21
															7	S Nakade M Takahashi	15	22
															Q3	Lee S-h Park M-j	21	24
		E Kwan J Rymes	17	15
	Q3	Lee S-h Park M-j	21	21
								Q3	Lee S-h Park M-j	21	19	21
								2	R Hiramoto K Ishikawa	13	21	16
		P Konjengbam S Mishra	15	13
	2	R Hiramoto K Ishikawa	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Yuta Watanabe / Maya Taguchi (champions)
2. Kim Jae-hyeon / Jang Ha-jeong (final)
3. Gao Jiaxuan / Wu Mengying (semi-finals)
4. Wu Hsuan-yi / Yang Chu-yun (second round)
5. Jimmy Wong / Cheng Su Yin (quarter-finals)
6. Ishaan Bhatnagar / Shruti Mishra (second round)
7. Dhruv Rawat / K. Maneesha (first round)
8. Cho Song-hyun / Jeong Na-eun (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Yuta Watanabe Maya Taguchi	21	17	21
	3	Gao Jiaxuan Wu Mengying	14	21	10
								1	Yuta Watanabe Maya Taguchi	21	21
								2	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong	19	14
		Haruki Kawabe Kokona Ishikawa	21	15	13
	2	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong	14	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Y Watanabe M Taguchi	21	21
		S Jones L Tolman	12	17
								1	Y Watanabe M Taguchi	21	19	21
								Q1	Jin S-i Lee S-h	9	21	11
		Y Oku R Kiyose	14	16
	Q1	Jin S-i Lee S-h	21	21
															1	Y Watanabe M Taguchi	23	20	21
																Shin T-y Kim Y-j	21	22	13
	6	I Bhatnagar S Mishra	20	21	21
		S R Kanapuram R Sharma	22	10	15
								6	I Bhatnagar S Mishra	16	21	13
									Shin T-y Kim Y-j	21	16	21
		Shin T-y Kim Y-j	21	21
		Kim M-s Lim M-j	7	16

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Gao JX Wu MY	21	21
	Q2	Park S-m Hong Y-b	11	13
								3	Gao JX Wu MY	21	21
									Trần Đ M Phạm T K	9	9
		P Volkmann F Volkmann	21	18	18
		Trần Đ M Phạm T K	17	21	21
															3	Gao JX Wu MY	21	21
																Loo B K N Maisarah	14	15
	7	D Rawat K. Maneesha	21	14	17
		Loo B K N Maisarah	18	21	21
									Loo B K N Maisarah	21	22
									A Ramadiansyah N Shimizu	15	20
		A Ramadiansyah N Shimizu	21	15	21
	Q3	S Mezaki N Hara	18	21	12

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		H Kawabe K Ishikawa	21	21
		C Devereux D Töpffer	5	5
									H Kawabe K Ishikawa	21	21
									Lee S-w Lee H-w	14	17
		Lee S-w Lee H-w	18	21	21
	8	Cho S-h Jeong N-e	21	19	18
																H Kawabe K Ishikawa	22	21
																Chen T J C San	20	17
		Low H C Chan W T	19	18
		Chen T J C San	21	21
									Chen T J C San	21	13	21
								4	Wu H-y Yang C-y	12	21	11
		Lim M H S Pan	10	5
	4	Wu H-y Yang C-y	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	Kim J-y Lee Y-l	21	21
		Kang G-h Lim J-y	14	7
								Q4	Kim J-y Lee Y-l	21	15	23
								5	J Wong Cheng S Y	13	21	25
		K Matsukawa S Nakade	21	15	10
	5	J Wong Cheng S Y	14	21	21
															5	J Wong Cheng S Y	17	18
															2	Kim J-h Jang H-j	21	21
		T Lock C Hoang	21	21
		Wang YH Lam C W	8	13
									T Lock C Hoang	24	19
								2	Kim J-h Jang H-j	26	21
		Wee Y H V Gobi	12	20
	2	Kim J-h Jang H-j	21	22

External links

• Tournament link