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BADMINTON · SUPER 500 · KUMAMOTO

2025 Japan Masters prize money

$475,000 paid across five draws in Kumamoto, 11-16 November 2025. Kodai Naraoka and Ratchanok Intanon won the singles and were paid $35,625 each, and each winning doubles pair took $37,525.

PRIZE MONEY $475,000
SINGLES WINNER $35,625
DOUBLES PAIR $37,525
PLAYERS PAID 119

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 $35,625 $37,525 $183,825
Runner-up $18,050 $18,050 $90,250
Semi-finals $6,887 $6,650 $67,450
Quarter-finals $2,850 $3,444 $64,125
Last 16 $1,663 $1,781 $69,350

Where the money went, round by round

Winner $184k
Runner-up $90k
Semi-finals $67k
Quarter-finals $64k
Last 16 $69k

The five champions took $183,825 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 $18,762 to each of them.

Men's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Kodai Naraoka Japan WINNER $35,625
Kenta Nishimoto Japan Runner-up $18,050
Lakshya Sen India Semi-finals $6,887
Wang Tzu-wei Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $6,887
Lin Chun-yi Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $2,850
Loh Kean Yew Singapore Quarter-finals $2,850
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul Thailand Quarter-finals $2,850
Rasmus Gemke Denmark Quarter-finals $2,850
Alwi Farhan Indonesia Last 16 $1,663
Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,663
Jason Teh Singapore Last 16 $1,663
Jeon Hyeok-jin South Korea Last 16 $1,663
Kok Jing Hong Malaysia Last 16 $1,663
Prannoy H. S. India Last 16 $1,663
Shogo Ogawa Japan Last 16 $1,663
Yushi Tanaka Japan Last 16 $1,663

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Ratchanok Intanon Thailand WINNER $35,625
Gregoria Mariska Tunjung Indonesia Runner-up $18,050
Chiu Pin-chian Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $6,887
Nozomi Okuhara Japan Semi-finals $6,887
Asuka Takahashi Japan Quarter-finals $2,850
Huang Yu-hsun Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $2,850
Lin Hsiang-ti Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $2,850
Wong Ling Ching Malaysia Quarter-finals $2,850
Akane Yamaguchi Japan Last 16 $1,663
Beiwen Zhang United States Last 16 $1,663
Hina Akechi Japan Last 16 $1,663
Letshanaa Karupathevan Malaysia Last 16 $1,663
Michelle Li Canada Last 16 $1,663
Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi Indonesia Last 16 $1,663
Sung Shuo-yun Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,663
Tung Ciou-tong Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,663

Men's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae
South Korea WINNER $37,525
Hiroki Midorikawa
Kyohei Yamashita
Japan Runner-up $18,050
Chiu Hsiang-chieh
Wang Chi-lin
Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $6,650
Goh Sze Fei
Nur Izzuddin
Malaysia Semi-finals $6,650
Choong Hon Jian
Muhammad Haikal
Malaysia Quarter-finals $3,444
Hiroki Nishi
Kakeru Kumagai
Japan Quarter-finals $3,444
Junaidi Arif
Yap Roy King
Malaysia Quarter-finals $3,444
Lee Jhe-huei
Yang Po-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,444
Chen Zhi-yi
Presley Smith
United States Last 16 $1,781
Haruki Kawabe
Kenta Matsukawa
Japan Last 16 $1,781
Jin Yong
Na Sung-seung
South Korea Last 16 $1,781
Katsuki Tamate
Keiichiro Matsui
Japan Last 16 $1,781
Liu Kuang-heng
Yang Po-han
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,781
Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
Tan Wee Kiong
Malaysia Last 16 $1,781
Ong Yew Sin
Teo Ee Yi
Malaysia Last 16 $1,781
Takumi Nomura
Yuichi Shimogami
Japan Last 16 $1,781

Women's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

2025 Japan Masters by country

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

12 countries

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money was there at the 2025 Japan Masters?

$475,000, across the five draws in Kumamoto, 11-16 November 2025.

How much did Kodai Naraoka win at the 2025 Japan Masters?

$35,625 for the men's singles title. Ratchanok Intanon was paid the same $35,625 for the women's.

How much did the doubles winners get at the 2025 Japan Masters?

$37,525 a pair, $18,762 each. That went to Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae in the men's doubles, Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan in the women's and Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran in the mixed.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 2025 Japan Masters?

Nothing. A Super 500 pays from the last 16, where a singles player took $1,663 and a doubles pair $1,781.

Did the 2025 Japan Masters pay more than 2024?

Yes. It paid $475,000 against $420,000 at the 2024 Japan Masters.

Which country won the most at the 2025 Japan Masters?

Japan, with $142,381, 30% of the pot.

Where to next

Every other Japan Masters, and the rest of the 2025 season