2026 Orléans Masters

2026 Orléans Masters
Tournament details
Dates17–22 March
Edition14th
LevelSuper 300
Total prize moneyUS$250,000
VenuePalais des Sports
LocationOrléans, France
Champions
Men's singlesFrance Alex Lanier
Women's singlesJapan Nozomi Okuhara
Men's doublesChina Hu Keyuan
China Lin Xiangyi
Women's doublesJapan Sumire Nakade
Japan Miyu Takahashi
Mixed doublesFrance Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
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The 2026 Orléans Masters (officially known as the Orléans Masters Badminton presented by Victor 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was badminton tournament that took place at the Palais des Sports, Orléans, France, from 17 to 22 March 2026 and had a total prize of US$250,000.[1]

Tournament

The 2026 Orléans Masters was the ninth tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and is part of the Orléans Masters championships, which have been held since 2012. This tournament is organized by the Orléans Masters with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This tournament was held at the Palais des Sports in Orléans, France.[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 300 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128
7,0005,9504,9003,8502,7501,670660320

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$250,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finalist 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

  1. Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen (quarter-finals)
  2. France Alex Lanier (champion)
  3. Japan Kenta Nishimoto (withdrew)
  4. France Toma Junior Popov (final)
  5. Chinese Taipei Chi Yu-jen (first round)
  6. Japan Yushi Tanaka (second round)
  7. Denmark Rasmus Gemke (first round)
  8. India Ayush Shetty (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
Q2 China Hu Zhe'an 16 14
4 France Toma Junior Popov 21 21
4 France Toma Junior Popov 11 13
2 France Alex Lanier 21 21
  Japan Yudai Okimoto 14 12
2 France Alex Lanier 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 21
PFQ Thailand K Wangcharoen 13 17
1 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 21
Indonesia A S Ginting 14 10
Indonesia A S Ginting 22 21
PFQ Chinese Taipei Liao J-f 20 5
1 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 18 16
Q2 China Hu ZA 12 21 21
6 Japan Y Tanaka 21 21
Indonesia Z Ubaidillah 15 11
6 Japan Y Tanaka 18 21 18
Q2 China Hu ZA 21 17 21
Q2 China Hu ZA 21 21
Hong Kong J Gunawan 18 14

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 France T J Popov 21 21
Q1 China Zhu XC 17 13
4 France T J Popov 21 14 21
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 19 21 15
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 21 14 23
India T Mannepalli 18 21 21
4 France T J Popov 22 21
Q3 China Dong TY 20 13
7 Denmark R Gemke 17 13
Chinese Taipei Wang P-w 21 21
Chinese Taipei Wang P-w 13 16
Q3 China Dong TY 21 21
Q3 China Dong TY 21 21
Finland J Oldorff 17 15

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
India S Kidambi 12 10
Denmark M Johannesen 21 21
Denmark M Johannesen 17 21 21
SWM China Wang ZX 21 19 12
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 21 12 14
SWM China Wang ZX 11 21 21
Denmark M Johannesen 12 15
Japan Y Okimoto 21 21
Japan Y Okimoto 21 21
Q4 France E Roy 13 17
Japan Y Okimoto 9 21 21
8 India A Shetty 21 18 9
India K George 21 10 17
8 India A Shetty 17 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Su L-y 21 21
Finland K Koljonen 13 16
Chinese Taipei Su L-y 16 21 22
Malaysia J Hoh 21 17 20
Malaysia J Hoh 21 14 24
5 Chinese Taipei Chi Y-j 9 21 22
Chinese Taipei Su L-y 14 15
2 France A Lanier 21 21
Belgium J Carraggi 20 19
Thailand P Teeraratsakul 22 21
Thailand P Teeraratsakul 12 16
2 France A Lanier 21 21
France A Merklé 13 16
2 France A Lanier 21 21

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Chinese Taipei Chiu Pin-chian (first round)
  2. Thailand Supanida Katethong (first round)
  3. Chinese Taipei Lin Hsiang-ti (first round)
  4. Denmark Line Christophersen (first round)
  5. Japan Nozomi Okuhara (champion)
  6. Japan Natsuki Nidaira (quarter-finals)
  7. Japan Riko Gunji (quarter-finals)
  8. United States Beiwen Zhang (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  Thailand Pitchamon Opatniputh 21 23
India Isharani Baruah 12 21
Thailand Pitchamon Opatniputh 15 15
5 Japan Nozomi Okuhara 21 21
5 Japan Nozomi Okuhara 21 21
India Tanvi Sharma 9 16

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Chinese Taipei Chiu P-c 13 17
Thailand P Opatniputh 21 21
Thailand P Opatniputh 21 21
Q2 Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 18 10
Q2 Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 15 21 21
Malaysia Letshanaa K 21 16 9
Thailand P Opatniputh 21 12 21
7 Japan R Gunji 19 21 16
7 Japan R Gunji 21 21
PFQ Germany Y Li 12 16
7 Japan R Gunji 21 21
Singapore Yeo J M 18 14
Singapore Yeo J M 21 21
Q3 India A Kashyap 18 10

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 Denmark L Christophersen 13 16
Canada W Y Zhang 21 21
Canada W Y Zhang 11 21 17
India I Baruah 21 14 21
India I Baruah 21 21
Q1 Denmark A Schulz 19 19
India I Baruah 21 15
India M Bansod 9 7r
8 United States BW Zhang 19 21 21
Malaysia Wong L C 21 13 23
Malaysia Wong L C 22 13
India M Bansod 24 21
India M Bansod 21 21
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y 18 14

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Japan M Suizu 21 21
India R Ramraj 9 15
Japan M Suizu 19 11
5 Japan N Okuhara 21 21
Japan H Akechi 21 13 17
5 Japan N Okuhara 19 21 21
5 Japan N Okuhara 21 21
Vietnam Nguyễn T L 18 8
India D Sihag 21 14 15
Q4 Hong Kong Lo S Y 15 21 21
Q4 Hong Kong Lo S Y 12 14
Vietnam Nguyễn T L 21 21
Vietnam Nguyễn T L 21 20 22
3 Chinese Taipei Lin H-t 19 22 20

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c 21 20 23
Chinese Taipei Huang Y-h 8 22 21
Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c 22 19 14
6 Japan N Nidaira 20 21 21
WC France A Tatranova 12 20
6 Japan N Nidaira 21 22
6 Japan N Nidaira 14 14
India T Sharma 21 21
India A Kharb 21 21
Turkey N Arın 12 16
India A Kharb 14 17
India T Sharma 21 21
India T Sharma 21 14
2 Thailand S Katethong 18 12r

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Denmark Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (withdrew)
  2. Indonesia Raymond Indra / Nikolaus Joaquin (quarter-finals)
  3. Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando / Bagas Maulana (semi-finals)
  4. Chinese Taipei Liu Kuang-heng / Yang Po-han (withdrew)
  5. Denmark Daniel Lundgaard / Mads Vestergaard (withdrew)
  6. Japan Kakeru Kumagai / Hiroki Nishi (quarter-finals)
  7. Malaysia Kang Khai Xing / Aaron Tai (second round)
  8. Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto / Rahmat Hidayat (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
3 Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia Bagas Maulana
19 10
China Hu Keyuan
China Lin Xiangyi
21 21
China Hu Keyuan
China Lin Xiangyi
21 21
SWM Japan Hiroki Okamura
Japan Kyohei Yamashita
19 14
SWM Japan Hiroki Okamura
Japan Kyohei Yamashita
21 21
Denmark Christian Faust Kjær
Denmark Rasmus Kjær
18 19

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia B Maulana
21 21
Chinese Taipei Chen C-k
Chinese Taipei Lin B-w
13 15
3 Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia B Maulana
21 21
France B Labarthe
France Q Ronget
17 16
France B Labarthe
France Q Ronget
20 21 21
PFQ Belgium I van Delsen
Belgium Y van Delsen
22 19 13
3 Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia B Maulana
21 22
SWM India H Amsakarunan
India Arjun M. R.
12 20
SWM India H Amsakarunan
India Arjun M. R.
21
Czech Republic J Král
Czech Republic O Král
10r
SWM India H Amsakarunan
India Arjun M. R.
26 21
Scotland A Dunn
Scotland A Pringle
24 14
Scotland A Dunn
Scotland A Pringle
w / o
Q2

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
6 Japan K Kumagai
Japan H Nishi
21 21
PFQ England A Green
England Z Russ
12 16
6 Japan K Kumagai
Japan H Nishi
21 21
PFQ Serbia M Tomic
France A Tores
19 9
Q4
PFQ Serbia M Tomic
France A Tores
w / o
6 Japan K Kumagai
Japan H Nishi
21 19 9
China Hu KY
China Lin XY
12 21 21
SWM Chinese Taipei He Z-w
Chinese Taipei Huang J-h
18 16
China Hu KY
China Lin XY
21 21
China Hu KY
China Lin XY
21 18 21
France J Maio
France W Villeger
18 21 11
France J Maio
France W Villeger
17 25 21
Thailand P Sukphun
Thailand P Teeraratsakul
21 23 13

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Singapore W Koh
Singapore J Kubo
24 21 21
Q1 Netherlands A Buijk
Netherlands B Wassink
26 9 13
Singapore W Koh
Singapore J Kubo
8 15
SWM Japan H Okamura
Japan K Yamashita
21 21
Scotland C Grimley
Scotland M Grimley
14r
SWM Japan H Okamura
Japan K Yamashita
18
SWM Japan H Okamura
Japan K Yamashita
17 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lai P-y
Chinese Taipei Tsai F-c
21 19 13
PFQ India A Doddavarapu
India A Pochana
7 9
Chinese Taipei Lai P-y
Chinese Taipei Tsai F-c
21 21
Chinese Taipei Lai P-y
Chinese Taipei Tsai F-c
21 21
PFQ Germany B Geiss
Germany J R Jansen
12 16
PFQ Germany B Geiss
Germany J R Jansen
21 16 21
8 Indonesia M R Ardianto
Indonesia R Hidayat
19 21 16

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Denmark C F Kjær
Denmark R Kjær
21 21
Chinese Taipei Chang K-c
Chinese Taipei Po L-w
7 13
Denmark C F Kjær
Denmark R Kjær
21 21
7 Malaysia Kang K X
Malaysia A Tai
17 13
Individual Neutral Athletes R Alimov
Individual Neutral Athletes M Ogloblin
11 17
7 Malaysia Kang K X
Malaysia A Tai
21 21
Denmark C F Kjær
Denmark R Kjær
21 12 21
2 Indonesia R Indra
Indonesia N Joaquin
18 21 14
Q3
France M Cattoen
France L Renoir
w / o
France M Cattoen
France L Renoir
21 9 18
2 Indonesia R Indra
Indonesia N Joaquin
19 21 21
Singapore D Wee
Singapore H Wong
13 16
2 Indonesia R Indra
Indonesia N Joaquin
21 21

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (withdrew)
  2. Chinese Taipei Hsu Yin-hui / Lin Jhih-yun (second round)
  3. Chinese Taipei Hsu Ya-ching / Sung Yu-hsuan (quarter-finals)
  4. Japan Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara (semi-finals)
  5. Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari (second round)
  6. France Margot Lambert / Camille Pognante (quarter-finals)
  7. Chinese Taipei Chang Ching-hui / Yang Ching-tun (first round)
  8. Indonesia Rachel Allessya Rose / Febi Setianingrum (semi-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
8 Indonesia Rachel Allessya Rose
Indonesia Febi Setianingrum
10 20
Japan Sumire Nakade
Japan Miyu Takahashi
21 22
  Japan Sumire Nakade
Japan Miyu Takahashi
22 12 21
Chinese Taipei Lin Chih-chun
Chinese Taipei Yang Chu-yun
20 21 18
4 Japan Rui Hirokami
Japan Sayaka Hobara
21 19 18
Chinese Taipei Lin Chih-chun
Chinese Taipei Yang Chu-yun
17 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
Chinese Taipei Sung Y-h
21 22 21
China Luo Y
China Wang TG
7 24 17
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
19 13
China Luo Y
China Wang TG
21 21
3 Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
Chinese Taipei Sung Y-h
14 15
8 Indonesia R A Rose
Indonesia F Setianingrum
21 21
8 Indonesia R A Rose
Indonesia F Setianingrum
14 21 21
Chinese Taipei Chen S-y
Chinese Taipei Lee Y-h
21 6 13
Denmark S Pilgaard
Denmark S Schulz
Chinese Taipei Chen S-y
Chinese Taipei Lee Y-h
w / o

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
5 Indonesia F D Kusuma
Indonesia M T Puspita Sari
w / o
Denmark K Vang
Denmark M Werge
5 Indonesia F D Kusuma
Indonesia M T Puspita Sari
19 13
Japan S Nakade
Japan M Takahashi
21 21
Japan S Nakade
Japan M Takahashi
21 21
Netherlands K de Wit
Netherlands M Loos
16 15
Japan S Nakade
Japan M Takahashi
21 21
SWM United States L Lam
United States A Lee
12 14
SWM United States L Lam
United States A Lee
21 21
Netherlands D Jille
Germany I Lohau
19 17
SWM United States L Lam
United States A Lee
21 21 22
Malaysia Ong X Y
Malaysia C Ting
23 18 20
France E Guilbard
France A Nambot
7 10
Malaysia Ong X Y
Malaysia C Ting
21 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Lin X-m
Chinese Taipei Wang Y-q
15 21 21
China Li YJ
China Wang YD
21 14 11
Chinese Taipei Lin X-m
Chinese Taipei Wang Y-q
7 15
China Bao LJ
China Luo XM
21 21
China Bao LJ
China Luo XM
21 21
7 Chinese Taipei Chang C-h
Chinese Taipei Yang C-t
4 10
China Bao LJ
China Luo XM
21 24 17
4 Japan R Hirokami
Japan S Hobara
16 26 21
Thailand H Mijad
Thailand N Tungkasatan
21 16 21
Japan H Suzuki
Japan N Yamakita
18 21 18
Thailand H Mijad
Thailand N Tungkasatan
13 10
4 Japan R Hirokami
Japan S Hobara
21 21
India A Bhat
India S Gautam
4 Japan R Hirokami
Japan S Hobara
w / o

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Indonesia I S Meida
Indonesia R K Nastine
Turkey B Erçetin
Turkey N İnci
w / o
Turkey B Erçetin
Turkey N İnci
15 16
6 France M Lambert
France C Pognante
21 21
Scotland J MacPherson
Scotland C Torrance
6 France M Lambert
France C Pognante
w / o
6 France M Lambert
France C Pognante
24 14 13
Chinese Taipei Lin C-c
Chinese Taipei Yang C-y
22 21 21
Republic of Ireland K Frost
Republic of Ireland P Woods
4 11
Chinese Taipei Lin C-c
Chinese Taipei Yang C-y
21 21
Chinese Taipei Lin C-c
Chinese Taipei Yang C-y
26 23
2 Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
Chinese Taipei Lin J-y
24 21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
18 21 21
Chinese Taipei Liu Kuang-heng
Chinese Taipei Jheng Yu-chieh
21 18 16
1 France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue
21 21
2 Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
19 13
  Spain Ruben Garcia
Spain Lucia Rodriguez
18 21 14
2 Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Alexandra Bøje
21 14 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 France T Gicquel
France D Delrue
21 21
Chinese Taipei Chen C-k
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-h
17 10
1 France T Gicquel
France D Delrue
19 21 21
India R Kapoor
India R Gadde
21 9 14
Q1 Chinese Taipei Tsai F-c
Chinese Taipei Sung Y-hs
15 9
India R Kapoor
India R Gadde
21 21
1 France T Gicquel
France D Delrue
21 21 21
5 China Cheng X
China Zhang C
9 23 17
5 China Cheng X
China Zhang C
21 10 21
Thailand P Teeraratsakul
Thailand S Taerattanachai
11 21 14
5 China Cheng X
China Zhang C
21 21
Scotland A Dunn
Scotland J MacPherson
14 19
Scotland A Dunn
Scotland J MacPherson
21 21
Denmark R Espersen
Denmark A C Kudsk
17 14

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 Denmark J Toft
Denmark A Magelund
Q4 Algeria K Mammeri
Algeria T Mammeri
w / o
Q4 Algeria K Mammeri
Algeria T Mammeri
14 12
Chinese Taipei Liu K-h
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
21 21
Chinese Taipei Wu G-x
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h
12 13
Chinese Taipei Liu K-h
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
21 21
Chinese Taipei Liu K-h
Chinese Taipei Jheng Y-c
21 21
PFQ Japan Y Watanabe
Japan M Taguchi
12 15
8 Indonesia A Maulana
Indonesia I C Jamil
24 21 21
PFQ Japan Y Watanabe
Japan M Taguchi
26 14 23
PFQ Japan Y Watanabe
Japan M Taguchi
21 21
England C Hemming
England E van Leeuwen
9 12
England C Hemming
England E van Leeuwen
23 21 21
China Gao JX
China Wu MY
25 19 11

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Serbia M Tomic
Serbia A Vitman
18 15
China Zhu YJ
China Li Q
21 21
China Zhu YJ
China Li Q
21 18 22
Indonesia D Ferdinansyah
Indonesia B Wardana
14 21 20
Indonesia D Ferdinansyah
Indonesia B Wardana
21 21
SWM India D Kapila
India T Crasto
14 18
China Zhu YJ
China Li Q
23 21 19
Spain R Garcia
Spain L Rodriguez
21 23 21
PFQ Japan A Koga
Japan N Saito
21 21
Malaysia Wong T C
Malaysia Lim C S
17 4
PFQ Japan A Koga
Japan N Saito
22 21 19
Spain R Garcia
Spain L Rodriguez
20 23 21
Spain R Garcia
Spain L Rodriguez
21 25
6 Thailand R Oupthong
Thailand J Sudjaipraparat
17 23

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ France N Begga
France E Jacob
20 17
Q3 Netherlands B Wassink
Netherlands D Jille
22 21
Q3 Netherlands B Wassink
Netherlands D Jille
13 12
7 Indonesia A Syahnawi
Indonesia N V Marwah
21 21
Thailand P Horbanluekit
Thailand B Aimsaard
21 18 16
7 Indonesia A Syahnawi
Indonesia N V Marwah
17 21 21
7 Indonesia A Syahnawi
Indonesia N V Marwah
19 16
2 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark A Bøje
21 21
Chinese Taipei Yang P-hs
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
16 22 18
Chinese Taipei Wu H-y
Chinese Taipei Yang C-y
21 20 21
Chinese Taipei Wu H-y
Chinese Taipei Yang C-y
21 19 12
2 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark A Bøje
18 21 21
Q2 Chinese Taipei Lai P-y
Chinese Taipei Lin X-m
11 14
2 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark A Bøje
21 21

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Orléans Masters Badminton 2026 presented by Victor Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.