CHINA · NO. 287 ON THE MONEY LIST

Cai Yanyan prize money

Q: How much prize money has Cai Yanyan won?

$84,208 on the BWF World Tour since 2018, from 39 events. That is 287th of the 2,684 players paid on the tour since 2018.

Q: How many World Tour titles has Cai Yanyan won?

5, worth $40,125 between them. The most recent was the women's singles at the 2025 Vietnam Open.

Q: What was Cai Yanyan's best season?

2018, with $36,493 from 15 draws.

Q: How does Cai Yanyan compare with the rest of China?

Cai Yanyan won 0.3% of the $27,392,880 paid to China's players on the World Tour, 48th of the 242.

$84,208 in BWF World Tour prize money since 2018, from 39 events and 5 titles. The biggest single payday was the women's singles at the 2018 Australian Open, where Cai Yanyan won the title, for $11,250.

PRIZE MONEY $84k

BEST SEASON $36k

TITLES 5

ON THE MONEY LIST 287 of 2,684

Cai Yanyan prize money by season

Every World Tour season since Cai Yanyan's first payday

9 seasons

$36k

$20k

$3,095

$420

$15k

$9,570

season running total

Every World Tour event Cai Yanyan was paid at

Newest first, with the round reached

39 draws

Event	Went out	Prize
2025 Vietnam Open	WINNER	$8,250
2025 Baoji China Masters	Quarter-finals	$660
2025 Malaysia Super 100	Quarter-finals	$660
2024 Guwahati Masters	WINNER	$7,500
2024 Odisha Masters	WINNER	$7,500
2023 Ruichang China Masters	Last 16	$420
2020 Malaysia Masters	Last 16	$1,400
2020 All England Open	Last 32	$1,100
2020 Thailand Masters	Last 16	$595
2019 Denmark Open	Last 16	$2,325
2019 Spain Masters	Semi-finals	$2,175
2019 Singapore Open	Quarter-finals	$2,130
2019 Fuzhou China Open	Last 16	$2,100
2019 Hong Kong Open	Last 16	$1,400
2019 Korea Open	Last 16	$1,400
2019 Indonesia Open	Last 32	$1,250
2019 India Open	Last 16	$1,225
2019 All England Open	Last 32	$1,000
2019 China Open	Last 32	$1,000
2019 Macau Open	Quarter-finals	$900
2019 French Open	Last 32	$750
2019 Japan Open	Last 32	$750
2019 Malaysia Open	Last 32	$700
2019 Thailand Masters	Last 16	$525
2018 Australian Open	WINNER	$11,250
2018 SaarLorLux Open	WINNER	$5,625
2018 Denmark Open	Quarter-finals	$4,263
2018 French Open	Last 16	$2,250
2018 Singapore Open	Quarter-finals	$2,130
2018 Japan Open	Last 16	$2,100
2018 Korea Open	Last 16	$2,100
2018 Hong Kong Open	Last 16	$1,400
2018 Canada Open	Semi-finals	$1,088
2018 Scottish Open	Semi-finals	$1,088
2018 China Open	Last 32	$1,000
2018 Fuzhou China Open	Last 32	$700
2018 New Zealand Open	Last 16	$525
2018 U.S. Open	Last 16	$525
2018 Lingshui China Masters	Quarter-finals	$450

Where Cai Yanyan sits on the money list

Ranked 287 of 2,684 players paid on the World Tour since 2018

#	Player	Country	Titles	Prize money
277	Saena Kawakami	Japan	1	$88,474
278	Ng Tze Yong	Malaysia	0	$88,151
279	Felisha Pasaribu	Indonesia	2	$87,930
280	Kittinupong Kedren	Thailand	1	$87,597
281	Nikolaus Joaquin	Indonesia	2	$87,344
282	Liu Kuang-heng	Chinese Taipei	1	$86,687
283	Hsieh Pei-shan	Chinese Taipei	3	$85,893
284	N. Sikki Reddy	India	0	$84,702
285	Su Ching-heng	Chinese Taipei	1	$84,448
286	Chang Ye-na	South Korea	2	$84,425
288	Liu Xuanxuan	China	2	$82,366
289	Han Chengkai	China	2	$82,232
290	Liliyana Natsir	Indonesia	1	$81,689
291	Yap Roy King	Malaysia	2	$81,291
292	Sumire Nakade	Japan	5	$81,126
293	Bao Lijing	China	3	$80,769
294	Rachel Allessya Rose	Indonesia	3	$80,697
295	Lin Jhih-yun	Chinese Taipei	0	$79,906
296	Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat	Thailand	2	$79,526
297	Zhang Nan	China	2	$78,319

China on the World Tour

Everyone paid while playing for China, by what they won

$27,392,880 between them

#	Player	Prize money
01	Chen Yufei	$1,901,787$1.9m
02	Shi Yuqi	$1,772,068$1.8m
03	Wang Zhiyi	$1,487,905$1.5m
04	Huang Dongping	$1,372,109$1.4m
05	Huang Yaqiong	$1,335,154$1.3m
06	Zheng Siwei	$1,327,943
07	Jia Yifan	$1,200,476
08	Feng Yanzhe	$1,003,948
09	Liu Shengshu	$904,746
10	Tan Ning	$890,906
11	Chen Qingchen	$888,817
12	Han Yue	$818,820
13	Wang Chang	$658,142
14	Wei Yaxin	$654,724
15	Liang Weikeng	$646,271
16	Li Shifeng	$621,507
17	Jiang Zhenbang	$578,256
18	He Bingjiao	$553,665
19	Zhang Shuxian	$547,887
20	Weng Hongyang	$367,126
21	Wang Yilyu	$365,089
22	Lu Guangzu	$364,588
23	Liu Yuchen	$356,321
24	He Jiting	$337,577
25	Guo Xinwa	$332,057
26	Chen Fanghui	$306,167
27	Ou Xuanyi	$284,514
28	Zheng Yu	$281,449
29	Chen Long	$268,180
30	Ren Xiangyu	$238,170
31	Du Yue	$199,046
32	Gao Fangjie	$191,567
33	Luo Xumin	$191,099
34	Li Yijing	$175,617
35	Zhang Yiman	$160,980
36	Liu Yi	$159,038
37	Chen Boyang	$148,708
38	Li Yinhui	$145,919
39	Lin Dan	$143,437
40	Zhang Chi	$142,172

The top 40 of 242. The rest are on the China page.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Cai Yanyan won?

$84,208 on the BWF World Tour since 2018, from 39 events. That is 287th of the 2,684 players paid on the tour since 2018.

What was Cai Yanyan's biggest payday?

The women's singles at the 2018 Australian Open, where Cai Yanyan won the title. It paid $11,250.

How many World Tour titles has Cai Yanyan won?

5, worth $40,125 between them. The most recent was the women's singles at the 2025 Vietnam Open.

What was Cai Yanyan's best season?

2018, with $36,493 from 15 draws.

How does Cai Yanyan compare with the rest of China?

Cai Yanyan won 0.3% of the $27,392,880 paid to China's players on the World Tour, 48th of the 242.

Where to next

The events Cai Yanyan played, the partners, and the players around them