BADMINTON · 2ND OF 66 COUNTRIES
Japan badminton prize money
$17,950,987 won by 196 players playing for Japan on the BWF World Tour since 2018, 14.4% of everything paid. Akane Yamaguchi won the most, $2,027,273.
PRIZE MONEY $18.0m
PLAYERS PAID 196
TITLES 196
SHARE OF ALL MONEY 14.4%
Japan's players by prize money
Everyone paid on the World Tour while playing for Japan, doubles money split between partners
| # | Player | Overall | Best result | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Akane Yamaguchi | 3rd | Winner, 2026 China Open | $2,027,273$2.0m |
| 02 | Kento Momota | 18th | Winner, 2019 BWF World Tour Finals | $1,008,850 |
| 03 | Yuta Watanabe | 27th | Winner, 2024 Malaysia Open | $878,879 |
| 04 | Yuki Fukushima | 28th | Runner-up, 2025 BWF World Tour Finals | $873,819 |
| 05 | Mayu Matsumoto | 33rd | Runner-up, 2025 BWF World Tour Finals | $766,742 |
| 06 | Arisa Igarashi | 36th | Winner, 2024 Malaysia Open | $718,818 |
| 07 | Nozomi Okuhara | 37th | Winner, 2021 All England Open | $697,683 |
| 08 | Chiharu Shida | 41st | Winner, 2025 All England Open | $654,373 |
| 09 | Nami Matsuyama | 45th | Winner, 2025 All England Open | $622,958 |
| 10 | Kodai Naraoka | 48th | Winner, 2023 China Masters | $606,078 |
| 11 | Sayaka Hirota | 58th | Winner, 2018 Indonesia Open | $542,137 |
| 12 | Takuro Hoki | 63rd | Winner, 2021 BWF World Tour Finals | $497,960 |
| 13 | Yugo Kobayashi | 65th | Winner, 2021 BWF World Tour Finals | $481,626 |
| 14 | Kenta Nishimoto | 71st | Winner, 2022 Japan Open | $430,213 |
| 15 | Wakana Nagahara | 74th | Winner, 2021 All England Open | $421,676 |
| 16 | Misaki Matsutomo | 107th | Winner, 2018 China Open | $318,770 |
| 17 | Tomoka Miyazaki | 115th | Runner-up, 2026 China Masters | $294,162 |
| 18 | Kie Nakanishi | 117th | Winner, 2024 Denmark Open | $288,840 |
| 19 | Rin Uesaka | 118th | Winner, 2024 Denmark Open | $288,062 |
| 20 | Koki Watanabe | 124th | Runner-up, 2026 Japan Open | $269,356 |
| 21 | Aya Ohori | 127th | Semi-finals, 2024 BWF World Tour Finals | $263,208 |
| 22 | Kanta Tsuneyama | 138th | Winner, 2021 French Open | $237,215 |
| 23 | Ayaka Takahashi | 144th | Winner, 2018 China Open | $223,925 |
| 24 | Ayako Sakuramoto | 146th | Winner, 2025 India Open | $211,105 |
| 25 | Hiroyuki Endo | 154th | Winner, 2020 All England Open | $196,544 |
| 26 | Hiroki Midorikawa | 156th | Semi-finals, 2025 BWF World Tour Finals | $193,413 |
| 27 | Natsu Saito | 166th | Semi-finals, 2025 BWF World Tour Finals | $176,295 |
| 28 | Keigo Sonoda | 171st | Winner, 2018 Malaysia Open | $171,963 |
| 29 | Takeshi Kamura | 172nd | Winner, 2018 Malaysia Open | $171,691 |
| 30 | Yushi Tanaka | 176th | Winner, 2026 Swiss Open | $164,307 |
| 31 | Sayaka Takahashi | 179th | Winner, 2018 Singapore Open | $162,000 |
| 32 | Natsuki Nidaira | 211th | Winner, 2024 U.S. Open | $130,952 |
| 33 | Yuki Kaneko | 218th | Runner-up, 2018 Indonesia Open | $124,520 |
| 34 | Miyu Takahashi | 225th | Winner, 2026 China Masters | $116,659 |
| 35 | Kyohei Yamashita | 238th | Runner-up, 2026 India Open | $108,612 |
| 36 | Sayaka Hobara | 241st | Runner-up, 2026 Singapore Open | $107,796 |
| 37 | Akira Koga | 249th | Winner, 2026 Canada Open | $102,902 |
| 38 | Riko Gunji | 254th | Winner, 2026 Canada Open | $99,813 |
| 39 | Rui Hirokami | 276th | Semi-finals, 2026 Indonesia Open | $88,860 |
| 40 | Saena Kawakami | 277th | Runner-up, 2022 Taipei Open | $88,474 |
| 41 | Sumire Nakade | 292nd | Winner, 2026 China Masters | $81,126 |
| 42 | Yuichi Shimogami | 298th | Runner-up, 2026 Singapore Open | $77,764 |
| 43 | Hina Akechi | 300th | Winner, 2025 Syed Modi International | $76,972 |
| 44 | Hiroki Okamura | 304th | Winner, 2026 Canada Open | $75,367 |
| 45 | Rena Miyaura | 307th | Semi-finals, 2023 China Open | $74,887 |
| 46 | Koharu Yonemoto | 314th | Winner, 2019 Thailand Open | $71,237 |
| 47 | Yudai Okimoto | 316th | Winner, 2026 Canada Open | $70,784 |
| 48 | Yukiko Takahata | 335th | Winner, 2018 Singapore Open | $65,697 |
| 49 | Shiho Tanaka | 336th | Winner, 2019 Thailand Open | $65,688 |
| 50 | Taichi Saito | 340th | Semi-finals, 2021 Indonesia Open | $64,925 |
| 51 | Naru Shinoya | 394th | Runner-up, 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | $49,839 |
| 52 | Takuto Inoue | 396th | Runner-up, 2018 Indonesia Open | $49,600 |
| 53 | Manami Suizu | 397th | Winner, 2025 Canada Open | $49,170 |
| 54 | Takuma Obayashi | 409th | Winner, 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II | $46,073 |
| 55 | Yuna Kato | 414th | Runner-up, 2022 Taipei Open | $45,076 |
| 56 | Maya Taguchi | 421st | Winner, 2026 Korea Masters | $43,568 |
| 57 | Hiroki Nishi | 423rd | Quarter-finals, 2026 China Open | $43,509 |
| 58 | Kenya Mitsuhashi | 428th | Winner, 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II | $42,476 |
| 59 | Hinata Suzuki | 432nd | Winner, 2026 Canada Open | $41,549 |
| 60 | Nao Yamakita | 457th | Winner, 2026 Canada Open | $36,754 |
| 61 | Keiichiro Matsui | 464th | Last 16, 2023 China Open | $35,631 |
| 62 | Kokona Ishikawa | 468th | Quarter-finals, 2026 Malaysia Open | $34,890 |
| 63 | Kaho Osawa | 471st | Runner-up, 2026 Canada Open | $34,223 |
| 64 | Mai Tanabe | 472nd | Runner-up, 2026 Canada Open | $34,223 |
| 65 | Kakeru Kumagai | 488th | Quarter-finals, 2026 China Open | $31,685 |
| 66 | Yoshinori Takeuchi | 501st | Last 16, 2023 China Open | $30,065 |
| 67 | Kazumasa Sakai | 503rd | Runner-up, 2018 Indonesia Masters | $29,887 |
| 68 | Asuka Takahashi | 514th | Quarter-finals, 2021 Indonesia Open | $28,938 |
| 69 | Minatsu Mitani | 525th | Winner, 2018 Spain Masters | $28,105 |
| 70 | Kaoru Sugiyama | 532nd | Winner, 2024 Ruichang China Masters | $27,257 |
| 71 | Takumi Nomura | 536th | Quarter-finals, 2026 China Masters | $26,944 |
| 72 | Mizuki Otake | 548th | Winner, 2025 German Open | $26,033 |
| 73 | Ririna Hiramoto | 553rd | Quarter-finals, 2026 Malaysia Open | $25,611 |
| 74 | Koo Takahashi | 562nd | Runner-up, 2024 Orléans Masters | $24,925 |
| 75 | Shogo Ogawa | 570th | Winner, 2024 Vietnam Open | $24,060 |
| 76 | Ayane Kurihara | 592nd | Runner-up, 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | $22,275 |
| 77 | Riichi Takeshita | 601st | Runner-up, 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | $20,837 |
| 78 | Kurumi Yonao | 619th | Semi-finals, 2018 Korea Open | $18,837 |
| 79 | Naoko Fukuman | 621st | Semi-finals, 2018 Korea Open | $18,706 |
| 80 | Riki Takei | 627th | Runner-up, 2026 Canada Open | $18,065 |
| 81 | Sayaka Sato | 628th | Last 16, 2018 Indonesia Open | $18,037 |
| 82 | Chisato Hoshi | 630th | Winner, 2021 Hylo Open | $17,915 |
| 83 | Aoi Matsuda | 632nd | Winner, 2021 Hylo Open | $17,821 |
| 84 | Ayumi Mine | 650th | Runner-up, 2018 Australian Open | $16,262 |
| 85 | Minoru Koga | 666th | Semi-finals, 2025 Syed Modi International | $15,473 |
| 86 | Akari Sato | 672nd | Winner, 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | $15,048 |
| 87 | Kohei Gondo | 720th | Winner, 2018 Akita Masters | $12,775 |
| 88 | Riko Kiyose | 732nd | Winner, 2024 Odisha Masters | $12,110 |
| 89 | Riku Hatano | 735th | Semi-finals, 2026 Baoji China Masters | $11,965 |
| 90 | Masayuki Onodera | 740th | Quarter-finals, 2022 Taipei Open | $11,719 |
| 91 | Nanako Hara | 742nd | Winner, 2024 Odisha Masters | $11,675 |
| 92 | Shiori Saito | 763rd | Winner, 2018 Orléans Masters | $10,663 |
| 93 | Akane Watanabe | 765th | Winner, 2018 Vietnam Open | $10,559 |
| 94 | Yu Igarashi | 766th | Runner-up, 2019 Akita Masters | $10,542 |
| 95 | Misato Aratama | 770th | Winner, 2018 Vietnam Open | $10,419 |
| 96 | Haruki Kawabe | 785th | Semi-finals, 2026 Korea Masters | $9,689 |
| 97 | Ayato Endo | 816th | Winner, 2022 Canada Open | $8,748 |
| 98 | Yuta Takei | 817th | Winner, 2022 Canada Open | $8,748 |
| 99 | Shuntaro Mezaki | 846th | Runner-up, 2026 Baoji China Masters | $7,679 |
| 100 | Saori Ozaki | 876th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | $6,924 |
| 101 | Kenta Matsukawa | 924th | Semi-finals, 2026 Korea Masters | $5,976 |
| 102 | Maiko Kawazoe | 929th | Runner-up, 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | $5,896 |
| 103 | Yui Suizu | 943rd | Semi-finals, 2023 Korea Masters | $5,658 |
| 104 | Hina Osawa | 953rd | Last 16, 2025 Japan Masters | $5,326 |
| 105 | Yuho Imai | 956th | Winner, 2025 Kaohsiung Masters | $5,297 |
| 106 | Mio Konegawa | 973rd | Last 16, 2024 China Masters | $5,134 |
| 107 | Yujiro Nishikawa | 974th | Last 16, 2022 Taipei Open | $5,102 |
| 108 | Sakura Masuki | 975th | Runner-up, 2025 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I | $5,020 |
| 109 | Mahiro Kaneko | 982nd | Last 16, 2021 Indonesia Open | $4,944 |
| 110 | Akari Kurihara | 986th | Runner-up, 2023 Vietnam Open | $4,920 |
| 111 | Haruko Suzuki | 1009th | Runner-up, 2019 Akita Masters | $4,537 |
| 112 | Yunosuke Kubota | 1012th | Last 16, 2021 Indonesia Open | $4,531 |
| 113 | Daigo Tanioka | 1029th | Semi-finals, 2026 Korea Masters | $4,333 |
| 114 | Katsuki Tamate | 1033rd | Last 16, 2025 Japan Masters | $4,255 |
| 115 | Akane Araki | 1037th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | $4,222 |
| 116 | Yuta Oku | 1048th | Runner-up, 2026 Baoji China Masters | $4,093 |
| 117 | Haruya Nishida | 1091st | Quarter-finals, 2023 Spain Masters | $3,586 |
| 118 | Haruna Konishi | 1093rd | Runner-up, 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | $3,530 |
| 119 | R Imai | 1106th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | $3,444 |
| 120 | Miki Kashihara | 1165th | Runner-up, 2019 Russian Open | $2,925 |
| 121 | Miyuki Kato | 1166th | Runner-up, 2019 Russian Open | $2,925 |
| 122 | Mako Urushizaki | 1173rd | Runner-up, 2018 Akita Masters | $2,850 |
| 123 | Takuto Goto | 1196th | Semi-finals, 2026 Canada Open | $2,656 |
| 124 | Tsubasa Yoshida | 1197th | Semi-finals, 2026 Canada Open | $2,656 |
| 125 | Yukino Nakai | 1203rd | Quarter-finals, 2018 Australian Open | $2,634 |
| 126 | Daisuke Sano | 1217th | Last 16, 2025 Canada Open | $2,472 |
| 127 | Hashiru Shimono | 1243rd | Semi-finals, 2019 Akita Masters | $2,250 |
| 128 | Rira Kawashima | 1248th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | $2,225 |
| 129 | Kazuki Shibata | 1253rd | Last 16, 2025 Japan Masters | $2,201 |
| 130 | Misaki Kurashima | 1263rd | Semi-finals, 2025 Malaysia Super 100 | $2,126 |
| 131 | Kota Ogawa | 1271st | Runner-up, 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I | $2,088 |
| 132 | Tori Aizawa | 1274th | Last 16, 2025 Canada Open | $2,040 |
| 133 | Hirari Mizui | 1294th | Semi-finals, 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | $1,975 |
| 134 | Sorano Yoshikawa | 1318th | Semi-finals, 2024 Odisha Masters | $1,835 |
| 135 | Natsuki Oie | 1329th | Semi-finals, 2019 Vietnam Open | $1,800 |
| 136 | Shuji Sawada | 1347th | Semi-finals, 2026 Korea Masters | $1,750 |
| 137 | Natsumi Shimoda | 1385th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Thailand Masters | $1,613 |
| 138 | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | 1426th | Runner-up, 2018 Akita Masters | $1,425 |
| 139 | Hiroyuki Saeki | 1427th | Runner-up, 2018 Akita Masters | $1,425 |
| 140 | Rui Kiyama | 1448th | Quarter-finals, 2025 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I | $1,380 |
| 141 | Erina Honda | 1461st | Semi-finals, 2019 Russian Open | $1,331 |
| 142 | Naoki Yamada | 1468th | Last 16, 2025 Taipei Open | $1,310 |
| 143 | Masato Takano | 1490th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Australian Open | $1,249 |
| 144 | Miki Kanehiro | 1512th | Quarter-finals, 2025 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I | $1,205 |
| 145 | Miku Shigeta | 1513th | Semi-finals, 2019 Akita Masters | $1,191 |
| 146 | Moto Hayashi | 1518th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Canada Open | $1,162 |
| 147 | Natsuki Sone | 1539th | Quarter-finals, 2019 New Zealand Open | $1,097 |
| 148 | Yusuke Onodera | 1545th | Semi-finals, 2019 Akita Masters | $1,088 |
| 149 | Riko Imai | 1561st | Semi-finals, 2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters | $1,050 |
| 150 | Moe Aoki | 1581st | Semi-finals, 2025 Malaysia Super 100 | $976 |
| 151 | Sona Yonemoto | 1601st | Last 16, 2026 Canada Open | $938 |
| 152 | Y Tsukamoto | 1665th | Last 16, 2019 Thailand Masters | $834 |
| 153 | Mei Sudo | 1683rd | Last 32, 2023 Japan Open | $800 |
| 154 | Mayu Nakamura | 1685th | Semi-finals, 2019 Akita Masters | $797 |
| 155 | Takuma Ueda | 1713th | Last 16, 2018 Australian Open | $788 |
| 156 | Keisuke Fujiwara | 1858th | Quarter-finals, 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | $600 |
| 157 | Nao Ono | 1891st | Last 16, 2018 New Zealand Open | $562 |
| 158 | Minami Kawashima | 1898th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Vietnam Open | $553 |
| 159 | S Hoshino | 1914th | Quarter-finals, 2019 Akita Masters | $544 |
| 160 | T Urai | 1915th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Canada Open | $544 |
| 161 | Y Tsukamoto}} | 1917th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Australian Open | $544 |
| 162 | Asumi Kugo | 1926th | Semi-finals, 2018 Akita Masters | $525 |
| 163 | Megumi Yokoyama | 1936th | Semi-finals, 2018 Akita Masters | $525 |
| 164 | Tadayuki Urai | 1944th | Semi-finals, 2019 Vietnam Open | $525 |
| 165 | Nijika Kamata | 1979th | Last 16, 2026 Korea Masters | $469 |
| 166 | Saya Yamamoto | 2023rd | Quarter-finals, 2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters | $450 |
| 167 | Yui Hashimoto | 2036th | Quarter-finals, 2018 Akita Masters | $450 |
| 168 | Yuto Nakashizu | 2037th | Last 16, 2026 Taipei Open | $450 |
| 169 | Nodoka Sunakawa | 2091st | Last 16, 2026 Baoji China Masters | $420 |
| 170 | Takuma Kawamoto | 2094th | Last 16, 2023 Ruichang China Masters | $420 |
| 171 | Tsukiko Yasaki | 2131st | Quarter-finals, 2025 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II | $399 |
| 172 | Nanami Someya | 2175th | Last 16, 2025 Odisha Masters | $385 |
| 173 | Shiori Ebihara | 2179th | Last 16, 2025 Odisha Masters | $385 |
| 174 | An Sato | 2185th | Last 16, 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I | $375 |
| 175 | Ryoma Muramoto | 2219th | Last 16, 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II | $350 |
| 176 | T Nomura | 2236th | Last 16, 2023 Vietnam Open | $328 |
| 177 | Masato Takanobu | 2288th | Last 16, 2019 Thailand Masters | $281 |
| 178 | Kazuaki Oshima | 2325th | Quarter-finals, 2019 Russian Open | $272 |
| 179 | Dai Watanabe | 2338th | Last 16, 2019 Russian Open | $263 |
| 180 | Koji Naito | 2354th | Last 16, 2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters | $263 |
| 181 | S Omoto | 2370th | Last 16, 2019 Akita Masters | $263 |
| 182 | Yosei Yamaguchi | 2378th | Last 16, 2019 Akita Masters | $263 |
| 183 | Mihane Endo | 2520th | Last 16, 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I | $188 |
| 184 | Seiya Inoue | 2534th | Last 16, 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I | $188 |
| 185 | Y Shimogami | 2546th | Last 16, 2023 Vietnam Open | $188 |
| 186 | Yuto Noda | 2547th | Last 16, 2023 Vietnam Open | $188 |
| 187 | Chisa Yamafuji | 2577th | Last 16, 2019 Akita Masters | $141 |
| 188 | Eriko Yokoyama | 2596th | Last 16, 2019 Akita Masters | $141 |
| 189 | Hitomi Nimura | 2608th | Last 16, 2019 Akita Masters | $141 |
| 190 | Minori Zaitsu | 2630th | Last 16, 2018 Akita Masters | $141 |
| 191 | Mizuki Fujii | 2631st | Last 16, 2018 SaarLorLux Open | $141 |
| 192 | N Uesugi | 2633rd | Last 16, 2019 Akita Masters | $141 |
| 193 | Rie Eto | 2647th | Last 16, 2018 Akita Masters | $141 |
| 194 | Sumiya Nihei | 2661st | Last 16, 2019 Akita Masters | $141 |
| 195 | Y Kubota}} | 2678th | Last 16, 2018 Canada Open | $141 |
| 196 | Yoshitaka Ogura | 2681st | Last 16, 2019 Akita Masters | $141 |
Japan prize money by season
Every World Tour season since 2018
$2.8m 18
$2.6m 19
$501k 20
$1.5m 21
$1.4m 22
$2.6m 23
$2.0m 24
$2.4m 25
$2.1m 26
| Draw | Prize money | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Women's doubles | $6,270,604$6.3m | 35% |
| Women's singles | $4,048,985$4.0m | 23% |
| Men's singles | $2,994,418$3.0m | 17% |
| Men's doubles | $2,422,194$2.4m | 13% |
| Mixed doubles | $2,214,786$2.2m | 12% |
Every World Tour title won for Japan
Newest first
The prize column is what the title paid, to the pair in doubles. Japan's players took $7,122,054 from these 196 titles.
Frequently asked questions
How much badminton prize money have Japan's players won?
$17,950,987 on the World Tour since 2018, shared by 196 players. That is 14.4% of everything paid, 2nd of 66 countries.
Who is Japan's highest-earning badminton player?
Akane Yamaguchi, with $2,027,273, 11% of the country's total.
Which discipline earns Japan the most?
Women's doubles, with $6,270,604, 35% of the total.
How many World Tour titles has Japan won?
196 since 2018. The most recent was the women's singles at the 2026 China Open, won by Akane Yamaguchi.
What was Japan's best season?
2018, with $2,752,186.
Where to next
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Japan's players
- Akane Yamaguchi
- Kento Momota
- Yuta Watanabe
- Yuki Fukushima
- Mayu Matsumoto
- Arisa Igarashi
- Nozomi Okuhara
- Chiharu Shida
- Nami Matsuyama
- Kodai Naraoka
- Sayaka Hirota
- Takuro Hoki
- Yugo Kobayashi
- Kenta Nishimoto
- Wakana Nagahara
- Misaki Matsutomo
- Tomoka Miyazaki
- Kie Nakanishi
- Rin Uesaka
- Koki Watanabe
- Aya Ohori
- Kanta Tsuneyama
- Ayaka Takahashi
- Ayako Sakuramoto
- Hiroyuki Endo
- Hiroki Midorikawa
- Natsu Saito
- Keigo Sonoda
- Takeshi Kamura
- Yushi Tanaka
- Sayaka Takahashi
- Natsuki Nidaira
- Yuki Kaneko
- Miyu Takahashi
- Kyohei Yamashita
- Sayaka Hobara
- Akira Koga
- Riko Gunji
- Rui Hirokami
- Saena Kawakami