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BADMINTON · SUPER 300 · ASAN

2026 Korea Masters prize money

$250,000 paid across five draws in Asan, 4-9 August 2026. Zhu Xuanchen and Ashmita Chaliha won the singles and were paid $18,750 each, and each winning doubles pair took $19,750.

PRIZE MONEY $250,000
SINGLES WINNER $18,750
DOUBLES PAIR $19,750
PLAYERS PAID 120

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 $18,750 $19,750 $96,750
Runner-up $9,500 $9,500 $47,500
Semi-finals $3,625 $3,500 $35,500
Quarter-finals $1,500 $1,812 $33,750
Last 16 $875 $938 $36,500

Where the money went, round by round

Winner $97k
Runner-up $48k
Semi-finals $36k
Quarter-finals $34k
Last 16 $37k

The five champions took $96,750 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 $9,875 to each of them.

Men's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Zhu Xuanchen China WINNER $18,750
Yoo Tae-bin South Korea Runner-up $9,500
Cheam June Wei Malaysia Semi-finals $3,625
Yudai Okimoto Japan Semi-finals $3,625
Hu Zhe'an China Quarter-finals $1,500
Jason Gunawan Hong Kong Quarter-finals $1,500
Park Sang-yong South Korea Quarter-finals $1,500
Su Li-yang Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $1,500
Daniil Dubovenko Israel Last 16 $875
Dong Tianyao China Last 16 $875
Eogene Ewe Malaysia Last 16 $875
Harry Huang England Last 16 $875
Jeon Hyeok-jin South Korea Last 16 $875
Riki Takei Japan Last 16 $875
Sun Chao China Last 16 $875
Wang Po-wei Chinese Taipei Last 16 $875

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Ashmita Chaliha India WINNER $18,750
Han Qianxi China Runner-up $9,500
Kim Ga-ram South Korea Semi-finals $3,625
Rakshitha Ramraj India Semi-finals $3,625
Hina Akechi Japan Quarter-finals $1,500
Kim Min-sun South Korea Quarter-finals $1,500
Tanvi Sharma India Quarter-finals $1,500
Vũ Thị Trang Vietnam Quarter-finals $1,500
Anmol Kharb India Last 16 $875
Isharani Baruah India Last 16 $875
Ishika Jaiswal United States Last 16 $875
Kim Min-ji South Korea Last 16 $875
Manami Suizu Japan Last 16 $875
Mansi Singh India Last 16 $875
Shriyanshi Valishetty India Last 16 $875
Xu Wenjing China Last 16 $875

Men's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Tee Kai Wun
Yap Roy King
Malaysia WINNER $19,750
Man Wei Chong
Soh Wooi Yik
Malaysia Runner-up $9,500
Daigo Tanioka
Shuji Sawada
Japan Semi-finals $3,500
Haruki Kawabe
Kenta Matsukawa
Japan Semi-finals $3,500
Aaron Chia
Aaron Tai
Malaysia Quarter-finals $1,812
He Zhi-wei
Huang Jui-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $1,812
Pruthvi Roy
Krishna Prasad Garaga
India Quarter-finals $1,812
Yuta Oku
Shuntaro Mezaki
Japan Quarter-finals $1,812
Choi Sol-gyu
Goh V Shem
South Korea / Malaysia Last 16 $938
Donovan Wee
Nge Joo Jie
Singapore Last 16 $938
Hu Keyuan
Lin Xiangyi
China Last 16 $938
Hung Kuei Chun
Lui Chun Wai
Hong Kong Last 16 $938
Kim Young-hyuk
Shin Tae-yang
South Korea Last 16 $938
Lee Jong-min
Jin Yong
South Korea Last 16 $938
Lin Yifan
Yang Jiayi
China Last 16 $938
Ng Eng Cheong
Low Hang Yee
Malaysia Last 16 $938

Women's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Wang Tingge
Luo Yi
China WINNER $19,750
Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard
Thailand Runner-up $9,500
Kim Yu-jung
Lee Yu-lim
South Korea Semi-finals $3,500
Lee Seung-hee
Park Min-ji
South Korea Semi-finals $3,500
Allison Lee
Lauren Lam
United States Quarter-finals $1,812
Lin Chih-chun
Yang Chu-yun
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $1,812
Miyu Takahashi
Sumire Nakade
Japan Quarter-finals $1,812
Nanako Hara
Riko Kiyose
Japan Quarter-finals $1,812
Bao Lijing
Cao Zihan
China Last 16 $938
Cheng Su Hui
Chong Jie Yu
Malaysia Last 16 $938
Jo Yoo-na
Kim Ye-ri
South Korea Last 16 $938
Kokona Ishikawa
Ririna Hiramoto
Japan Last 16 $938
Lee Seo-jin
Lee Yeon-woo
South Korea Last 16 $938
Moon In-seo
Park Seul
South Korea Last 16 $938
Nijika Kamata
Maya Taguchi
Japan Last 16 $938
Ritika Thaker
Sonali Singh
India Last 16 $938

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Pair Country Went out Per pair
Maya Taguchi
Yuta Watanabe
Japan WINNER $19,750
Jang Ha-jeong
Kim Jae-hyeon
South Korea Runner-up $9,500
Gao Jiaxuan
Wu Mengying
China Semi-finals $3,500
Haruki Kawabe
Kokona Ishikawa
Japan Semi-finals $3,500
Cheng Su Yin
Jimmy Wong
Malaysia Quarter-finals $1,812
Clarissa San
Chen Tang Jie
Malaysia Quarter-finals $1,812
Kim Yu-jung
Shin Tae-yang
South Korea Quarter-finals $1,812
Loo Bing Kun
Noraqilah Maisarah
Malaysia Quarter-finals $1,812
Chloe Hoang
Timothy Lock
Canada Last 16 $938
Ishaan Bhatnagar
Shruti Mishra
India Last 16 $938
Jin Sung-ik
Lee Seung-hee
South Korea Last 16 $938
Kim Joon-young
Lee Yu-lim
South Korea Last 16 $938
Lee Hye-won
Lee Sang-won
South Korea Last 16 $938
Nozomi Shimizu
Andika Ramadiansyah
Australia Last 16 $938
Phạm Thị Khánh
Trần Đình Mạnh
Vietnam Last 16 $938
Wu Hsuan-yi
Yang Chu-yun
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $938

2026 Korea 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 2026 Korea Masters?

$250,000, across the five draws in Asan, 4-9 August 2026.

How much did Zhu Xuanchen win at the 2026 Korea Masters?

$18,750 for the men's singles title. Ashmita Chaliha was paid the same $18,750 for the women's.

How much did the doubles winners get at the 2026 Korea Masters?

$19,750 a pair, $9,875 each. That went to Tee Kai Wun and Yap Roy King in the men's doubles, Wang Tingge and Luo Yi in the women's and Maya Taguchi and Yuta Watanabe in the mixed.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 2026 Korea Masters?

Nothing. A Super 300 pays from the last 16, where a singles player took $875 and a doubles pair $938.

Did the 2026 Korea Masters pay more than 2025?

Yes. It paid $250,000 against $240,000 at the 2025 Korea Masters.

Which country won the most at the 2026 Korea Masters?

China, with $58,438, 23% of the pot.

Where to next

Every other Korea Masters, and the rest of the 2026 season