BWF World Tour Finals

BWF World Tour Finals
Official website
Founded2018 (2018)
Editions8 (2025)
LocationHangzhou (2025)
China
VenueHangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center (2025)
Prize moneyUS$3,000,000 (2025)
Men's
Draw8S / 8D
Most singles titles3, Viktor Axelsen
Most doubles titles2
Liu Yuchen
Seo Seung-jae
Women's
Draw8S / 8D
Most singles titles2
Tai Tzu-ying
An Se-young
Most doubles titles3
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
Lee So-hee
Mixed doubles
Draw8
Most titles (male)4, Zheng Siwei
Most titles (female)4, Huang Yaqiong
Last completed
2025 BWF World Tour Finals

The BWF World Tour Finals, officially HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, which succeeds BWF Super Series Finals, is an annual season finale badminton tournament which is held every December of a year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's events of the BWF World Tour compete for total prize money of at least US$ 2,500,000.

Features

Prize money

The tournament offers total prize money of US$3,000,000.[1] The prize money is distributed via the following formula:[2]

The prize money distribution (as of 2025 editions) are:

Round Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Winner US$240,000 US$240,000 US$252,000 US$252,000 US$252,000
Runner-up US$120,000 US$120,000 US$120,000 US$120,000 US$120,000
Semi-finalist US$60,000 US$60,000 US$60,000 US$60,000 US$60,000
3rd in Group US$33,000 US$33,000 US$39,000 US$39,000 US$39,000
4th in Group US$18,000 US$18,000 US$21,000 US$21,000 US$21,000

World ranking points

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event.[3]

Winner(s) Runner(s)-up Semi-finalists 3rd in group 4th in group
14,000 12,000 10,000 8,900 7,800

Eligibility

At the end of the BWF World Tour circuit, top eight players/pairs in the BWF World Tour standing of each discipline, with the maximum of two players/pairs from the same member association, are required to play in a final tournament known as the BWF World Tour Finals.[4]

Only the top 14 results from the BWF World Tour tournaments during the year and a maximum of 3 results from Super 100 will count towards the ranking for BWF World Tour Final [5]

If two or more players are tied in ranking, the selection of players will based on the following criteria:[4]

  • The players who participated in the most BWF World Tour tournaments;
  • The players who collected the most points in BWF World Tour tournaments starting on 1 July that year.

Results

Year Host city Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2018 Guangzhou China Shi Yuqi India P. V. Sindhu China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen
Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
China Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping
[6][7]
2019 Japan Kento Momota China Chen Yufei Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan
China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
[8][9]
2020 Bangkok[a] Denmark Anders Antonsen Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin
South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
[10][11]
2021 Bali[b] Denmark Viktor Axelsen South Korea An Se-young Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong
[12][13]
2022 Bangkok[c] Japan Akane Yamaguchi China Liu Yuchen
China Ou Xuanyi
China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan
China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
[15][16]
2023 Hangzhou[17] Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying South Korea Kang Min-hyuk
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
[18][19]
2024 China Shi Yuqi China Wang Zhiyi Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee
[20]
2025 France Christo Popov South Korea An Se-young South Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping
[21]
2026


  1. ↑ This tournament, originally due to be held for the third year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
  2. ↑ This tournament, originally due to be held for the fourth year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, was relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.
  3. ↑ This tournament, originally due to be held for the fifth year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, was later relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in China.[14]

Performance by nations

As of the 2025 edition
No Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1  China 2 2 2 3 6 15
2  South Korea 2 2 4 8
3  Denmark 4 1 5
4  Japan 1 1 1 1 4
5  Chinese Taipei 2 1 3
6  Thailand 2 2
7  France 1 1
 India 1 1
 Indonesia 1 1
Total 8 8 8 8 8 40

Records and statistics

As of the 2025 edition

Most titles

Only players who have won at least two BWF World Tour Finals titles are listed. In doubles events, titles are counted individually for each player.

Overall

Rank Player Event Titles Years
1 China Huang Yaqiong Mixed doubles 4 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
China Zheng Siwei Mixed doubles 4 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
3 China Chen Qingchen Women's doubles 3 2019, 2022, 2023
China Jia Yifan Women's doubles 3 2019, 2022, 2023
Denmark Viktor Axelsen Men's singles 3 2021, 2022, 2023
South Korea Lee So-hee Women's doubles 3 2020, 2024, 2025
7 China Huang Dongping Mixed doubles 2 2018, 2025
China Liu Yuchen Men's doubles 2 2018, 2022
China Shi Yuqi Men's singles 2 2018, 2024
Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Women's singles 2 2020, 2023
South Korea An Se-young Women's singles 2 2021, 2025
South Korea Baek Ha-na Women's doubles 2 2024, 2025
South Korea Seo Seung-jae Men's doubles 2 2023, 2025
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh Mixed doubles 2 2020, 2021
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai Mixed doubles 2 2020, 2021

Men's singles

Rank Player Titles Years
1 Denmark Viktor Axelsen 3 2021, 2022, 2023
2 China Shi Yuqi 2 2018, 2024

Women's singles

Rank Player Titles Years
1 Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 2 2020, 2023
South Korea An Se-young 2 2021, 2025

Men's doubles

Rank Player Titles Years
1 China Liu Yuchen 2 2018, 2022
South Korea Seo Seung-jae 2 2023, 2025

Women's doubles

Rank Player Titles Years
1 China Chen Qingchen 3 2019, 2022, 2023
China Jia Yifan 3 2019, 2022, 2023
South Korea Lee So-hee 3 2020, 2024, 2025
4 South Korea Baek Ha-na 2 2024, 2025

Mixed doubles

Rank Player Titles Years
1 China Huang Yaqiong 4 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
China Zheng Siwei 4 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
3 China Huang Dongping 2 2018, 2025
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh 2 2020, 2021
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai 2 2020, 2021

Consecutive titles

Only players or pairs who have won titles in at least two consecutive editions are listed.

Rank Player(s) Event Consecutive titles Years
1 China Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong Mixed doubles 3 2022–2024
Denmark Viktor Axelsen Men's singles 3 2021–2023
3 China Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan Women's doubles 2 2022–2023
South Korea Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee Women's doubles 2 2024–2025
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai Mixed doubles 2 2020–2021

Youngest champions

The five youngest players to win a BWF World Tour Finals title are listed. Ages are calculated as of the date of the final. In doubles events, players are counted individually.

Rank Player Event Age Edition
1 South Korea An Se-young Women's singles 19 years, 303 days 2021
2 China Chen Yufei Women's singles 21 years, 289 days 2019
3 China Jia Yifan Women's doubles 22 years, 169 days 2019
4 China Chen Qingchen Women's doubles 22 years, 175 days 2019
5 China Shi Yuqi Men's singles 22 years, 291 days 2018

Oldest champions

The five oldest players to win a BWF World Tour Finals title are listed. Ages are calculated as of the date of the final. In doubles events, players are counted individually.

Rank Player Event Age Edition
1 Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Men's doubles 35 years, 304 days 2024
2 Indonesia Hendra Setiawan Men's doubles 35 years, 112 days 2019
3 Denmark Kim Astrup Men's doubles 32 years, 284 days 2024
4 Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan Men's doubles 32 years, 99 days 2019
5 South Korea Lee So-hee Women's doubles 31 years, 190 days 2025

Most finals

Only players who have reached at least three BWF World Tour Finals finals are listed. In doubles events, final appearances are counted individually for each player.

Rank Player Event Finals Titles Runners-up Years
1 China Huang Yaqiong Mixed doubles 5 4 1 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
China Zheng Siwei Mixed doubles 5 4 1 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
South Korea Lee So-hee Women's doubles 5 3 2 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025
4 China Huang Dongping Mixed doubles 4 2 2 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025
China Shi Yuqi Men's singles 4 2 2 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025
Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying Women's singles 4 2 2 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
Denmark Viktor Axelsen Men's singles 4 3 1 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
8 China Chen Qingchen Women's doubles 3 3 0 2019, 2022, 2023
China Jia Yifan Women's doubles 3 3 0 2019, 2022, 2023
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan Men's doubles 3 1 2 2019, 2020, 2022
Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan Men's doubles 3 1 2 2019, 2020, 2022
Japan Yuta Watanabe Men's doubles / Mixed doubles 3 0 3 2018, 2019, 2021
South Korea Baek Ha-na Women's doubles 3 2 1 2023, 2024, 2025
South Korea Seo Seung-jae Men's doubles / Mixed doubles 3 2 1 2020, 2023, 2025
Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh Mixed doubles 3 2 1 2020, 2021, 2022
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai Mixed doubles 3 2 1 2020, 2021, 2022

See also

References

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  2. ↑ "Distribution of Prize Money (All Levels)" (PDF). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "World Ranking System (11/11/2023 Version 3.1)" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "BWF World Tour Regulations" (PDF). 20 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Qualification
  6. ↑ "Shi Yuqi, Sindhu crowned at 2018 BWF World Tour Finals". Xinhua. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024 – via China Daily.
  7. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  8. ↑ "Badminton: Momota claims record 11th title at World Tour Finals but wants more; China capture three crowns". The Straits Times. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  10. ↑ Anil, Nicolas (31 January 2021). "BWF World Tour Finals: Antonsen ends Axelsen winning streak". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  12. ↑ "Badminton: South Korea's An and Great Dane Axelsen win at season finale in Bali". The Straits Times. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2021 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  14. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 Relocated to Bangkok". Badminton World Federation. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Axelsen, Yamaguchi win badminton World Tour Finals". The Jakarta Post. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  16. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  17. ↑ "HSBC World Tour Finals finds home in Hangzhou". BWF. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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  19. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  20. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2024 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.
  21. ↑ "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2023 – via Tournament Software.