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BADMINTON · SUPER 500 · KUMAMOTO

2023 Japan Masters prize money

$420,000 paid across five draws in Kumamoto, 14-19 November 2023. Viktor Axelsen and Gregoria Mariska Tunjung won the singles and were paid $31,500 each, and each winning doubles pair took $33,180.

PRIZE MONEY $420,000
SINGLES WINNER $31,500
DOUBLES PAIR $33,180
PLAYERS PAID 126

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 $31,500 $33,180 $162,540
Runner-up $15,960 $15,960 $79,800
Semi-finals $6,090 $5,880 $59,640
Quarter-finals $2,520 $3,045 $56,700
Last 16 $1,470 $1,575 $61,320

Where the money went, round by round

Winner $163k
Runner-up $80k
Semi-finals $60k
Quarter-finals $57k
Last 16 $61k

The five champions took $162,540 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 $16,590 to each of them.

Men's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Viktor Axelsen Denmark WINNER $31,500
Shi Yuqi China Runner-up $15,960
Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $6,090
Takuma Obayashi Japan Semi-finals $6,090
Anders Antonsen Denmark Quarter-finals $2,520
Jonatan Christie Indonesia Quarter-finals $2,520
Kento Momota Japan Quarter-finals $2,520
Koki Watanabe Japan Quarter-finals $2,520
Kodai Naraoka Japan Last 16 $1,470
Lin Chun-yi Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,470
Lu Guangzu China Last 16 $1,470
Ng Tze Yong Malaysia Last 16 $1,470
Prannoy H. S. India Last 16 $1,470
Rasmus Gemke Denmark Last 16 $1,470
Su Li-yang Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,470
Weng Hongyang China Last 16 $1,470

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Indonesia WINNER $31,500
Chen Yufei China Runner-up $15,960
An Se-young South Korea Semi-finals $6,090
Beiwen Zhang United States Semi-finals $6,090
Carolina Marín Spain Quarter-finals $2,520
Supanida Katethong Thailand Quarter-finals $2,520
Tai Tzu-ying Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $2,520
Yeo Jia Min Singapore Quarter-finals $2,520
Aya Ohori Japan Last 16 $1,470
Gao Fangjie China Last 16 $1,470
Kim Ga-eun South Korea Last 16 $1,470
Kirsty Gilmour Scotland Last 16 $1,470
Lalinrat Chaiwan Thailand Last 16 $1,470
Liang Ting-yu Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,470
Natsuki Nidaira Japan Last 16 $1,470
Tomoka Miyazaki Japan Last 16 $1,470

Men's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Women's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Zhang Shuxian
Zheng Yu
China WINNER $33,180
Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning
China Runner-up $15,960
Ayako Sakuramoto
Rena Miyaura
Japan Semi-finals $5,880
Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
Japan Semi-finals $5,880
Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard
Thailand Quarter-finals $3,045
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
Thailand Quarter-finals $3,045
Lee Chia-hsin
Teng Chun-hsun
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,045
Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan
Malaysia Quarter-finals $3,045
Chang Ching-hui
Yang Ching-tun
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,575
Isabel Lohau
Linda Efler
Germany Last 16 $1,575
Keng Shuliang
Zhang Chi
China Last 16 $1,575
Kie Nakanishi
Rin Uesaka
Japan Last 16 $1,575
Rui Hirokami
Yuna Kato
Japan Last 16 $1,575
Sung Shuo-yun
Yu Chien-hui
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,575
Yang Chu-yun
N G Chan
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,575
Yui Suizu
Sayaka Hobara
Japan Last 16 $1,575

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

2023 Japan Masters 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 2023 Japan Masters?

$420,000, across the five draws in Kumamoto, 14-19 November 2023.

How much did Viktor Axelsen win at the 2023 Japan Masters?

$31,500 for the men's singles title. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung was paid the same $31,500 for the women's.

How much did the doubles winners get at the 2023 Japan Masters?

$33,180 a pair, $16,590 each. That went to He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu in the men's doubles, Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu in the women's and Huang Yaqiong and Zheng Siwei in the mixed.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 2023 Japan Masters?

Nothing. A Super 500 pays from the last 16, where a singles player took $1,470 and a doubles pair $1,575.

Which country won the most at the 2023 Japan Masters?

China, with $194,250, 46% of the pot.

Where to next

Every other Japan Masters, and the rest of the 2023 season