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BADMINTON · SUPER 500 · SYDNEY

2026 Australian Open prize money

$500,000 paid across five draws in Sydney, 9-14 June 2026. Alwi Farhan and Akane Yamaguchi won the singles and were paid $37,500 each, and each winning doubles pair took $39,500.

PRIZE MONEY $500,000
SINGLES WINNER $37,500
DOUBLES PAIR $39,500
PLAYERS PAID 124

What each round paid

One singles player, or one doubles pair, for going out at each stage

Super 500

Went out Singles Doubles pair All five draws
WINNER $37,500 $39,500 $193,500
Runner-up $19,000 $19,000 $95,000
Semi-finals $7,250 $7,000 $71,000
Quarter-finals $3,000 $3,625 $67,500
Last 16 $1,750 $1,875 $73,000

Where the money went, round by round

Winner $193k
Runner-up $95k
Semi-finals $71k
Quarter-finals $68k
Last 16 $73k

The five champions took $193,500 between them, 39% of the pot. Everyone out in the last 16 took 15%. A Super 500 pays from the last 16. A player who goes out in the first round of the main draw is not paid.

Doubles money is paid to the pair. On every player page it is counted half to each partner, so a doubles title here is worth $19,750 to each of them.

Men's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Alwi Farhan Indonesia WINNER $37,500
Dong Tianyao China Runner-up $19,000
Jason Gunawan Hong Kong Semi-finals $7,250
Zaki Ubaidillah Indonesia Semi-finals $7,250
Hu Zhe'an China Quarter-finals $3,000
Justin Hoh Malaysia Quarter-finals $3,000
Lee Chia-hao Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,000
Ng Ka Long Hong Kong Quarter-finals $3,000
Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,750
Jeon Hyeok-jin South Korea Last 16 $1,750
Lee Cheuk Yiu Hong Kong Last 16 $1,750
Lin Chun-yi Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,750
Minoru Koga Japan Last 16 $1,750
Nhat Nguyen Ireland Last 16 $1,750
Wang Tzu-wei Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,750
Yushi Tanaka Japan Last 16 $1,750

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Akane Yamaguchi Japan WINNER $37,500
Pornpawee Chochuwong Thailand Runner-up $19,000
Nozomi Okuhara Japan Semi-finals $7,250
P. V. Sindhu India Semi-finals $7,250
Chen Su-yu Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,000
Huang Yu-hsun Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,000
Lin Hsiang-ti Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,000
Tanvi Sharma India Quarter-finals $3,000
Isharani Baruah India Last 16 $1,750
Malvika Bansod India Last 16 $1,750
Pai Yu-po Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,750
Sung Shuo-yun Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,750
Tanya Hemanth India Last 16 $1,750
Tung Ciou-tong Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,750
Wong Ling Ching Malaysia Last 16 $1,750
Yeo Jia Min Singapore Last 16 $1,750

Men's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Chen Boyang
Liu Yi
China WINNER $39,500
Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
Sabar Karyaman Gutama
Indonesia Runner-up $19,000
Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang
China Semi-finals $7,000
Liu Kuang-heng
Chen Cheng-kuan
Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $7,000
Hariharan Amsakarunan
Arjun M. R.
India Quarter-finals $3,625
Huang Di
Liu Yang
China Quarter-finals $3,625
Kang Min-hyuk
Ki Dong-ju
South Korea Quarter-finals $3,625
Lee Fang-chih
Lee Fang-jen
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,625
Chia Wei Jie
Teo Ee Yi
Malaysia Last 16 $1,875
Daniel Marthin
Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia Last 16 $1,875
Hung Kuei Chun
Lui Chun Wai
Hong Kong Last 16 $1,875
Kanki Igawa
Ooi Yi Hern
Australia Last 16 $1,875
Michael Owen
Dylan Soedjasa
Australia / New Zealand Last 16 $1,875
Na Sung-seung
Wang Chan
South Korea Last 16 $1,875
Pakkapon Teeraratsakul
Peeratchai Sukphun
Thailand Last 16 $1,875
Wang Yue Hang
Xie Zewei
England / Australia Last 16 $1,875

Women's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Jia Yifan
Zhang Shuxian
China WINNER $39,500
Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari
Indonesia Runner-up $19,000
Febi Setianingrum
Rachel Allessya Rose
Indonesia Semi-finals $7,000
Hsu Yin-hui
Lin Jhih-yun
Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $7,000
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Bulgaria Quarter-finals $3,625
Hsu Ya-ching
Sung Yu-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,625
Low Zi Yu
Noraqilah Maisarah
Malaysia Quarter-finals $3,625
Wang Tingge
Luo Yi
China Quarter-finals $3,625
Allison Lee
Lauren Lam
United States Last 16 $1,875
Audrey Chang
Jasmine Yeung
United States Last 16 $1,875
Francesca Corbett
Jennie Gai
United States Last 16 $1,875
Jazmine Lam
Lim Yee-yuan
Australia Last 16 $1,875
Jung Kyung-eun
Kim So-yeong
South Korea Last 16 $1,875
Laudya Chelsea Griselda
Nozomi Shimizu
Australia Last 16 $1,875
Lui Lok Lok
Tsang Hiu Yan
Hong Kong Last 16 $1,875
Polina Buhrova
Yevheniia Kantemyr
Ukraine Last 16 $1,875

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Feng Yanzhe
Huang Dongping
China WINNER $39,500
Chen Fanghui
Guo Xinwa
China Runner-up $19,000
Jennie Gai
Presley Smith
United States Semi-finals $7,000
Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
Ruttanapak Oupthong
Thailand Semi-finals $7,000
Akira Koga
Natsu Saito
Japan Quarter-finals $3,625
Chan Yin Chak
Ng Tsz Yau
Hong Kong Quarter-finals $3,625
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto
Indonesia Quarter-finals $3,625
Hu Ling-fang
Yang Po-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,625
Cheng Su Yin
Jimmy Wong
Malaysia Last 16 $1,875
Dhruv Rawat
K. Maneesha
India Last 16 $1,875
Edward Lau
Shaunna Li
New Zealand Last 16 $1,875
Hoo Pang Ron
Lai Pei Jing
Malaysia Last 16 $1,875
Liu Kuang-heng
Hsu Yin-hui
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,875
Loo Bing Kun
Noraqilah Maisarah
Malaysia Last 16 $1,875
Tonkid Saeheng
Tonrug Saeheng
Thailand Last 16 $1,875
Wu Hsuan-yi
Yang Chu-yun
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,875

2026 Australian Open by country

What each country's players took home, doubles money split between the partners

17 countries

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money was there at the 2026 Australian Open?

$500,000, across the five draws in Sydney, 9-14 June 2026.

How much did Alwi Farhan win at the 2026 Australian Open?

$37,500 for the men's singles title. Akane Yamaguchi was paid the same $37,500 for the women's.

How much did the doubles winners get at the 2026 Australian Open?

$39,500 a pair, $19,750 each. That went to Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in the men's doubles, Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian in the women's and Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping in the mixed.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 2026 Australian Open?

Nothing. A Super 500 pays from the last 16, where a singles player took $1,750 and a doubles pair $1,875.

Did the 2026 Australian Open pay more than 2025?

Yes. It paid $500,000 against $475,000 at the 2025 Australian Open.

Which country won the most at the 2026 Australian Open?

China, with $173,750, 35% of the pot.

Where to next

Every other Australian Open, and the rest of the 2026 season