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BADMINTON · SUPER 500 · HONG KONG

2019 Hong Kong Open prize money

$400,000 paid across five draws in Hong Kong, 12-17 November 2019. Lee Cheuk Yiu and Chen Yufei won the singles and were paid $30,000 each, and each winning doubles pair took $31,600.

PRIZE MONEY $400,000
SINGLES WINNER $30,000
DOUBLES PAIR $31,600
PLAYERS PAID 121

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 $30,000 $31,600 $154,800
Runner-up $15,200 $15,200 $76,000
Semi-finals $5,800 $5,600 $56,800
Quarter-finals $2,400 $2,900 $54,000
Last 16 $1,400 $1,500 $58,400

Where the money went, round by round

Winner $155k
Runner-up $76k
Semi-finals $57k
Quarter-finals $54k
Last 16 $58k

The five champions took $154,800 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 $15,800 to each of them.

Men's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Lee Cheuk Yiu Hong Kong WINNER $30,000
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Indonesia Runner-up $15,200
Jonatan Christie Indonesia Semi-finals $5,800
Srikanth Kidambi India Semi-finals $5,800
Anders Antonsen Denmark Quarter-finals $2,400
Chen Long China Quarter-finals $2,400
Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $2,400
Viktor Axelsen Denmark Quarter-finals $2,400
Jan Ø. Jørgensen Denmark Last 16 $1,400
Liew Daren Malaysia Last 16 $1,400
Lin Dan China Last 16 $1,400
Parupalli Kashyap India Last 16 $1,400
Prannoy H. S. India Last 16 $1,400
Shi Yuqi China Last 16 $1,400
Sourabh Verma India Last 16 $1,400
Wang Tzu-wei Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,400

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Chen Yufei China WINNER $30,000
Ratchanok Intanon Thailand Runner-up $15,200
Akane Yamaguchi Japan Semi-finals $5,800
Beiwen Zhang United States Semi-finals $5,800
Busanan Ongbamrungphan Thailand Quarter-finals $2,400
He Bingjiao China Quarter-finals $2,400
Nozomi Okuhara Japan Quarter-finals $2,400
Ruselli Hartawan Indonesia Quarter-finals $2,400
An Se-young South Korea Last 16 $1,400
Aya Ohori Japan Last 16 $1,400
Cai Yanyan China Last 16 $1,400
Cheung Ying Mei Hong Kong Last 16 $1,400
Nitchaon Jindapol Thailand Last 16 $1,400
P. V. Sindhu India Last 16 $1,400
Pornpawee Chochuwong Thailand Last 16 $1,400
Sayaka Takahashi Japan Last 16 $1,400

Men's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Women's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

2019 Hong Kong Open by country

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

15 countries

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money was there at the 2019 Hong Kong Open?

$400,000, across the five draws in Hong Kong, 12-17 November 2019.

How much did Lee Cheuk Yiu win at the 2019 Hong Kong Open?

$30,000 for the men's singles title. Chen Yufei was paid the same $30,000 for the women's.

How much did the doubles winners get at the 2019 Hong Kong Open?

$31,600 a pair, $15,800 each. That went to Choi Sol-gyu and Seo Seung-jae in the men's doubles, Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the women's and Arisa Igarashi and Yuta Watanabe in the mixed.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 2019 Hong Kong Open?

Nothing. A Super 500 pays from the last 16, where a singles player took $1,400 and a doubles pair $1,500.

Did the 2019 Hong Kong Open pay more than 2018?

No. Both paid $400,000.

Which country won the most at the 2019 Hong Kong Open?

China, with $98,800, 25% of the pot.

Where to next

Every other Hong Kong Open, and the rest of the 2019 season