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BADMINTON · SUPER 300 · GWANGJU

2023 Korea Masters prize money

$210,000 paid across five draws in Gwangju, 7-12 November 2023. Kento Momota and Kim Ga-eun won the singles and were paid $15,750 each, and each winning doubles pair took $16,590.

PRIZE MONEY $210,000
SINGLES WINNER $15,750
DOUBLES PAIR $16,590
PLAYERS PAID 117

What each round paid

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

Super 300

Went out Singles Doubles pair All five draws
WINNER $15,750 $16,590 $81,270
Runner-up $7,980 $7,980 $39,900
Semi-finals $3,045 $2,940 $29,820
Quarter-finals $1,260 $1,523 $28,350
Last 16 $735 $788 $30,660

Where the money went, round by round

Winner $81k
Runner-up $40k
Semi-finals $30k
Quarter-finals $28k
Last 16 $31k

The five champions took $81,270 between them, 39% of the pot. Everyone out in the last 16 took 15%. A Super 300 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 $8,295 to each of them.

Men's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Kento Momota Japan WINNER $15,750
Koki Watanabe Japan Runner-up $7,980
Lei Lanxi China Semi-finals $3,045
Wang Tzu-wei Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $3,045
Leong Jun Hao Malaysia Quarter-finals $1,260
Liao Jhuo-fu Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $1,260
Lin Chun-yi Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $1,260
Soong Joo Ven Malaysia Quarter-finals $1,260
Jan Louda Czechia Last 16 $735
Jeon Hyeok-jin South Korea Last 16 $735
Jeong Min-seon South Korea Last 16 $735
Kai Schäfer Germany Last 16 $735
Kalle Koljonen Finland Last 16 $735
Riku Hatano Japan Last 16 $735
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Indonesia Last 16 $735
Takuma Obayashi Japan Last 16 $735

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Kim Ga-eun South Korea WINNER $15,750
Tomoka Miyazaki Japan Runner-up $7,980
Asuka Takahashi Japan Semi-finals $3,045
Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo Indonesia Semi-finals $3,045
Hsu Wen-chi Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $1,260
Manami Suizu Japan Quarter-finals $1,260
Natsuki Nidaira Japan Quarter-finals $1,260
Pornpicha Choeikeewong Thailand Quarter-finals $1,260
Kim Ga-ram South Korea Last 16 $735
Kim Joo-eun South Korea Last 16 $735
Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi Indonesia Last 16 $735
Lin Hsiang-ti Chinese Taipei Last 16 $735
Lin Sih-yun Chinese Taipei Last 16 $735
Nguyễn Thùy Linh Vietnam Last 16 $735
Sim Yu-jin South Korea Last 16 $735
Tereza Švábíková Czechia Last 16 $735

Men's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Lee Jhe-huei
Yang Po-hsuan
Chinese Taipei WINNER $16,590
Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin
Chinese Taipei Runner-up $7,980
Kang Min-hyuk
Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Semi-finals $2,940
Lee Fang-chih
Lee Fang-jen
Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $2,940
Ayato Endo
Yuta Takei
Japan Quarter-finals $1,523
Chang Ko-chi
Po Li-wei
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $1,523
Goh Sze Fei
Nur Izzuddin
Malaysia Quarter-finals $1,523
Hiroki Okamura
Kenya Mitsuhashi
Japan Quarter-finals $1,523
Chiu Hsiang-chieh
Yang Ming-tse
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $788
Daigo Tanioka
Yudai Okimoto
Japan Last 16 $788
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Rahmat Hidayat
Indonesia Last 16 $788
Kim Young-hyuk
Wang Chan
South Korea Last 16 $788
Lin Yu-chieh
Su Li-wei
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $788
Lu Ming-che
Tang Kai-wei
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $788
Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
Tan Wee Kiong
Malaysia Last 16 $788
Wei Chun-wei
Wu Guan-xun
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $788

Women's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Jeong Na-eun
Kim Hye-jeong
South Korea WINNER $16,590
Rui Hirokami
Yuna Kato
Japan Runner-up $7,980
Hsu Yin-hui
Lin Jhih-yun
Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $2,940
Yui Suizu
Sayaka Hobara
Japan Semi-finals $2,940
Allison Lee
Francesca Corbett
United States Quarter-finals $1,523
Kim A-young
Kim So-jung
South Korea Quarter-finals $1,523
Kim Yu-jung
Lee Yeon-woo
South Korea Quarter-finals $1,523
Yang Chu-yun
Nicole Gonzales Chan
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $1,523
Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
South Korea Last 16 $788
Chang Ching-hui
Yang Ching-tun
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $788
Lee Yu-lim
Shin Seung-chan
South Korea Last 16 $788
Lin Chih-chun
Sung Yu-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $788
Lin Wan-ching
Hsu Ya-ching
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $788
Lin Xiao-min
Hu Ling-fang
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $788
Miku Shigeta
Maya Taguchi
Japan Last 16 $788
Seong Seung-yeon
Yoon Min-ah
South Korea Last 16 $788

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

2023 Korea 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 2023 Korea Masters?

$210,000, across the five draws in Gwangju, 7-12 November 2023.

How much did Kento Momota win at the 2023 Korea Masters?

$15,750 for the men's singles title. Kim Ga-eun was paid the same $15,750 for the women's.

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

$16,590 a pair, $8,295 each. That went to Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan in the men's doubles, Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong in the women's and Chae Yoo-jung and Seo Seung-jae in the mixed.

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

Nothing. A Super 300 pays from the last 16, where a singles player took $735 and a doubles pair $788.

Did the 2023 Korea Masters pay more than 2022?

Yes. It paid $210,000 against $180,000 at the 2022 Korea Masters.

Which country won the most at the 2023 Korea Masters?

South Korea, with $65,573, 31% of the pot.

Where to next

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