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BADMINTON · SUPER 500 · MOKPO

2024 Korea Open prize money

$420,000 paid across five draws in Mokpo, 27 August-1 September 2024. Lu Guangzu and Kim Ga-eun 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 124

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
Lu Guangzu China WINNER $31,500
Lee Chia-hao Chinese Taipei Runner-up $15,960
Lee Cheuk Yiu Hong Kong Semi-finals $6,090
Lin Chun-yi Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $6,090
Anders Antonsen Denmark Quarter-finals $2,520
Kodai Naraoka Japan Quarter-finals $2,520
Li Shifeng China Quarter-finals $2,520
Shi Yuqi China Quarter-finals $2,520
Brian Yang Canada Last 16 $1,470
Jason Gunawan Hong Kong Last 16 $1,470
Kantaphon Wangcharoen Thailand Last 16 $1,470
Lei Lanxi China Last 16 $1,470
Ng Ka Long Hong Kong Last 16 $1,470
Rasmus Gemke Denmark Last 16 $1,470
Su Li-yang Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,470
Takuma Obayashi Japan Last 16 $1,470

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Kim Ga-eun South Korea WINNER $31,500
Wang Zhiyi China Runner-up $15,960
Lin Hsiang-ti Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $6,090
Sim Yu-jin South Korea Semi-finals $6,090
Chiu Pin-chian Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $2,520
Han Yue China Quarter-finals $2,520
Pornpawee Chochuwong Thailand Quarter-finals $2,520
Yeo Jia Min Singapore Quarter-finals $2,520
Busanan Ongbamrungphan Thailand Last 16 $1,470
Huang Yu-hsun Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,470
Line Christophersen Denmark Last 16 $1,470
Line Kjærsfeldt Denmark Last 16 $1,470
Lo Sin Yan Hong Kong Last 16 $1,470
Manami Suizu Japan Last 16 $1,470
Pornpicha Choeikeewong Thailand Last 16 $1,470
Zhang Yiman China 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
Jeong Na-eun
Kim Hye-jeong
South Korea WINNER $33,180
Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan
Malaysia Runner-up $15,960
Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
South Korea Semi-finals $5,880
Lee Yu-lim
Shin Seung-chan
South Korea Semi-finals $5,880
Hsieh Pei-shan
Hung En-tzu
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,045
Hsu Yin-hui
Lin Jhih-yun
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,045
Li Yijing
Luo Xumin
China Quarter-finals $3,045
Yang Chu-yun
Teng Chun-hsun
Chinese Taipei Quarter-finals $3,045
Allison Lee
Francesca Corbett
United States Last 16 $1,575
Chiharu Shida
Nami Matsuyama
Japan Last 16 $1,575
Go Pei Kee
Teoh Mei Xing
Malaysia Last 16 $1,575
Keng Shuliang
Zhang Shuxian
China Last 16 $1,575
Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
South Korea Last 16 $1,575
Lin Chih-Chun
Nicole Gonzales Chan
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,575
Mio Konegawa
Kokona Ishikawa
Japan Last 16 $1,575
Wang Yu-qiao
Sung Yu-hsuan
Chinese Taipei Last 16 $1,575

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

2024 Korea Open 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 2024 Korea Open?

$420,000, across the five draws in Mokpo, 27 August-1 September 2024.

How much did Lu Guangzu win at the 2024 Korea Open?

$31,500 for the men's singles title. Kim Ga-eun was paid the same $31,500 for the women's.

How much did the doubles winners get at the 2024 Korea Open?

$33,180 a pair, $16,590 each. That went to Bagas Maulana and Leo Rolly Carnando in the men's doubles, Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong in the women's and Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei in the mixed.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 2024 Korea Open?

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

Did the 2024 Korea Open pay more than 2022?

Yes. It paid $420,000 against $360,000 at the 2022 Korea Open.

Which country won the most at the 2024 Korea Open?

South Korea, with $113,610, 27% of the pot.

Where to next

Every other Korea Open, and the rest of the 2024 season