CHINESE TAIPEI · NO. 11 ON THE MONEY LIST
Chou Tien-chen prize money
$1,335,525 in BWF World Tour prize money since 2018, from 126 events and 12 titles. The biggest single payday was the men's singles at the 2026 China Open, where Chou Tien-chen won the title, for $140,000.
PRIZE MONEY $1.3m
BEST SEASON $235k
TITLES 12
ON THE MONEY LIST 11 of 2,684
Chou Tien-chen prize money by season
Every World Tour season since Chou Tien-chen's first payday
$184k 18
$235k 19
$107k 20
$36k 21
$120k 22
$64k 23
$183k 24
$215k 25
$191k 26
season running total
Every World Tour event Chou Tien-chen was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| Event | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 China Open | WINNER | $140,000 |
| 2026 Indonesia Open | Semi-finals | $20,300 |
| 2026 Thailand Open | Semi-finals | $7,250 |
| 2026 All England Open | Last 16 | $4,350 |
| 2026 Malaysia Open | Last 16 | $4,350 |
| 2026 Taipei Open | Semi-finals | $3,480 |
| 2026 Indonesia Masters | Quarter-finals | $3,000 |
| 2026 Australian Open | Last 16 | $1,750 |
| 2026 Orléans Masters | Quarter-finals | $1,500 |
| 2026 China Masters | Last 32 | $1,250 |
| 2026 Singapore Open | Last 32 | $1,000 |
| 2026 India Open | Last 32 | $950 |
| 2026 Japan Open | Last 32 | $950 |
| 2026 U.S. Open | Last 16 | $875 |
| 2025 Indonesia Open | Runner-up | $49,300 |
| 2025 Arctic Open | WINNER | $35,625 |
| 2025 BWF World Tour Finals | Third in group | $33,000 |
| 2025 China Open | Semi-finals | $28,000 |
| 2025 Taipei Open | Runner-up | $9,120 |
| 2025 Malaysia Open | Quarter-finals | $7,975 |
| 2025 Hong Kong Open | Semi-finals | $7,250 |
| 2025 Australian Open | Semi-finals | $6,887 |
| 2025 Korea Open | Semi-finals | $6,887 |
| 2025 India Open | Quarter-finals | $5,225 |
| 2025 All England Open | Last 16 | $4,350 |
| 2025 China Masters | Last 16 | $3,750 |
| 2025 U.S. Open | Semi-finals | $3,480 |
| 2025 Singapore Open | Last 16 | $3,000 |
| 2025 French Open | Last 16 | $2,850 |
| 2025 Japan Open | Last 16 | $2,850 |
| 2025 Japan Masters | Last 16 | $1,663 |
| 2025 Thailand Open | Last 16 | $1,663 |
| 2025 Canada Open | Quarter-finals | $1,440 |
| 2025 Denmark Open | Last 32 | $950 |
| 2024 BWF World Tour Finals | Semi-finals | $50,000 |
| 2024 Arctic Open | WINNER | $31,500 |
| 2024 Japan Open | Runner-up | $28,900 |
| 2024 Thailand Masters | WINNER | $15,750 |
| 2024 Singapore Open | Semi-finals | $11,900 |
| 2024 Swiss Open | Runner-up | $7,980 |
| 2024 Thailand Open | Semi-finals | $6,090 |
| 2024 Indonesia Open | Last 16 | $3,900 |
| 2024 Spain Masters | Semi-finals | $3,045 |
| 2024 Taipei Open | Semi-finals | $3,045 |
| 2024 Denmark Open | Last 16 | $2,550 |
| 2024 Australian Open | Quarter-finals | $2,520 |
| 2024 Hong Kong Open | Quarter-finals | $2,520 |
| 2024 Malaysia Masters | Quarter-finals | $2,520 |
| 2024 Indonesia Masters | Last 16 | $1,470 |
| 2024 Japan Masters | Last 16 | $1,470 |
| 2024 All England Open | Last 32 | $1,300 |
| 2024 Malaysia Open | Last 32 | $1,300 |
| 2024 Hylo Open | Quarter-finals | $1,260 |
| 2024 China Masters | Last 32 | $1,150 |
| 2024 French Open | Last 32 | $850 |
| 2024 India Open | Last 32 | $850 |
| 2024 German Open | Last 16 | $735 |
| 2023 Hylo Open | WINNER | $15,750 |
| 2023 Swiss Open | Runner-up | $7,980 |
| 2023 Indonesia Open | Quarter-finals | $6,875 |
| 2023 Japan Masters | Semi-finals | $6,090 |
| 2023 India Open | Quarter-finals | $4,675 |
| 2023 Malaysia Open | Last 16 | $3,750 |
| 2023 Denmark Open | Last 16 | $2,550 |
| 2023 French Open | Last 16 | $2,550 |
| 2023 Singapore Open | Last 16 | $2,550 |
| 2023 Australian Open | Quarter-finals | $2,520 |
| 2023 China Open | Last 32 | $2,000 |
| 2023 Arctic Open | Last 16 | $1,470 |
| 2023 Thailand Open | Last 16 | $1,470 |
| 2023 All England Open | Last 32 | $1,250 |
| 2023 China Masters | Last 32 | $1,150 |
| 2023 Japan Open | Last 32 | $850 |
| 2023 Taipei Open | Last 16 | $735 |
| 2022 Taipei Open | WINNER | $37,500 |
| 2022 Japan Open | Runner-up | $25,500 |
| 2022 All England Open | Semi-finals | $14,000 |
| 2022 Indonesia Masters | Runner-up | $13,680 |
| 2022 BWF World Tour Finals | Fourth in group | $9,000 |
| 2022 Hylo Open | Runner-up | $6,840 |
| 2022 Denmark Open | Quarter-finals | $4,125 |
| 2022 Indonesia Open | Last 16 | $3,600 |
| 2022 Malaysia Masters | Quarter-finals | $2,160 |
| 2022 Malaysia Open | Last 16 | $2,025 |
| 2022 Singapore Open | Last 16 | $1,295 |
| 2022 French Open | Last 32 | $675 |
| 2021 French Open | Runner-up | $20,400 |
| 2021 Indonesia Masters | Semi-finals | $8,400 |
| 2021 Denmark Open | Quarter-finals | $4,675 |
| 2021 Indonesia Open | Last 16 | $2,550 |
| 2020 All England Open | Runner-up | $37,400 |
| 2020 BWF World Tour Finals | Semi-finals | $30,000 |
| 2020 Toyota Thailand Open | Semi-finals | $14,000 |
| 2020 Yonex Thailand Open | Semi-finals | $14,000 |
| 2020 Denmark Open | Semi-finals | $10,500 |
| 2020 Malaysia Masters | Last 16 | $1,400 |
| 2019 Indonesia Open | WINNER | $87,500 |
| 2019 Chinese Taipei Open | WINNER | $37,500 |
| 2019 Thailand Open | WINNER | $26,250 |
| 2019 Fuzhou China Open | Runner-up | $23,800 |
| 2019 BWF World Tour Finals | Third in group | $16,500 |
| 2019 Korea Open | Runner-up | $15,200 |
| 2019 China Open | Quarter-finals | $5,500 |
| 2019 Singapore Open | Semi-finals | $5,147 |
| 2019 Denmark Open | Quarter-finals | $4,263 |
| 2019 Hong Kong Open | Quarter-finals | $2,400 |
| 2019 French Open | Last 16 | $2,250 |
| 2019 Japan Open | Last 16 | $2,250 |
| 2019 Australian Open | Semi-finals | $2,175 |
| 2019 German Open | Semi-finals | $2,175 |
| 2019 All England Open | Last 32 | $1,000 |
| 2019 Malaysia Open | Last 32 | $700 |
| 2018 Korea Open | WINNER | $45,000 |
| 2018 Singapore Open | WINNER | $26,625 |
| 2018 Denmark Open | Runner-up | $26,350 |
| 2018 Fuzhou China Open | Runner-up | $23,800 |
| 2018 China Open | Semi-finals | $14,000 |
| 2018 India Open | Runner-up | $13,300 |
| 2018 German Open | WINNER | $11,250 |
| 2018 Chinese Taipei Open | Semi-finals | $7,250 |
| 2018 Indonesia Masters | Semi-finals | $5,075 |
| 2018 Malaysia Open | Quarter-finals | $3,850 |
| 2018 Indonesia Open | Last 16 | $3,750 |
| 2018 Japan Open | Last 16 | $2,100 |
| 2018 All England Open | Last 32 | $1,000 |
| 2018 French Open | Last 32 | $750 |
Where Chou Tien-chen sits on the money list
Ranked 11 of 2,684 players paid on the World Tour since 2018
| # | Player | Country | Titles | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | An Se-young | South Korea | 38 | $3,115,291$3.1m |
| 02 | Viktor Axelsen | Denmark | 27 | $2,098,683$2.1m |
| 03 | Akane Yamaguchi | Japan | 22 | $2,027,273$2.0m |
| 04 | Chen Yufei | China | 19 | $1,901,787$1.9m |
| 05 | Shi Yuqi | China | 14 | $1,772,068$1.8m |
| 06 | Tai Tzu-ying | Chinese Taipei | 17 | $1,723,190$1.7m |
| 07 | Seo Seung-jae | South Korea | 29 | $1,510,733$1.5m |
| 08 | Wang Zhiyi | China | 10 | $1,487,905$1.5m |
| 09 | Anders Antonsen | Denmark | 10 | $1,422,608$1.4m |
| 10 | Huang Dongping | China | 29 | $1,372,109$1.4m |
| 12 | Huang Yaqiong | China | 33 | $1,335,154$1.3m |
| 13 | Zheng Siwei | China | 33 | $1,327,943 |
| 14 | Jia Yifan | China | 23 | $1,200,476 |
| 15 | Jonatan Christie | Indonesia | 10 | $1,112,277 |
| 16 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh | Thailand | 25 | $1,102,980 |
| 17 | Lee So-hee | South Korea | 12 | $1,072,204 |
| 18 | Kento Momota | Japan | 16 | $1,008,850 |
| 19 | Carolina Marín | Spain | 10 | $1,004,307 |
| 20 | Feng Yanzhe | China | 23 | $1,003,948 |
| 21 | Kim Won-ho | South Korea | 14 | $914,066 |
Chinese Taipei on the World Tour
Everyone paid while playing for Chinese Taipei, by what they won
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tai Tzu-ying | $1,723,190$1.7m |
| 02 | Chou Tien-chen | $1,335,525$1.3m |
| 03 | Wang Chi-lin | $517,801 |
| 04 | Lin Chun-yi | $479,050 |
| 05 | Lee Yang | $380,664 |
| 06 | Yang Po-hsuan | $295,278 |
| 07 | Wang Tzu-wei | $271,348 |
| 08 | Lee Jhe-huei | $202,546 |
| 09 | Ye Hong-wei | $190,517 |
| 10 | Hu Ling-fang | $179,291 |
| 11 | Lee Chia-hao | $162,669 |
| 12 | Sung Shuo-yun | $151,828 |
| 13 | Lee Chia-hsin | $145,823 |
| 14 | Yang Po-han | $142,841 |
| 15 | Hsu Yin-hui | $133,631 |
| 16 | Hsu Ya-ching | $131,610 |
| 17 | Chiu Pin-chian | $127,914 |
| 18 | Chi Yu-jen | $114,528 |
| 19 | Pai Yu-po | $113,962 |
| 20 | Lin Hsiang-ti | $110,920 |
| 21 | Lu Ching-yao | $110,086 |
| 22 | Hsu Wen-chi | $106,165 |
| 23 | Hung En-tzu | $104,345 |
| 24 | Chiu Hsiang-chieh | $95,420 |
| 25 | Nicole Gonzales Chan | $94,613 |
| 26 | Su Li-yang | $94,005 |
| 27 | Lee Fang-chih | $92,105 |
| 28 | Lee Fang-jen | $92,017 |
| 29 | Liu Kuang-heng | $86,687 |
| 30 | Hsieh Pei-shan | $85,893 |
| 31 | Su Ching-heng | $84,448 |
| 32 | Lin Jhih-yun | $79,906 |
| 33 | Yang Ching-tun | $68,885 |
| 34 | Chang Ching-hui | $61,804 |
| 35 | Huang Yu-hsun | $57,859 |
| 36 | Chang Ko-chi | $57,646 |
| 37 | Chen Cheng-kuan | $55,192 |
| 38 | Liao Min-chun | $54,553 |
| 39 | Sung Yu-hsuan | $52,174 |
| 40 | Chen Hung-ling | $51,016 |
The top 40 of 242. The rest are on the Chinese Taipei page.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Chou Tien-chen won?
$1,335,525 on the BWF World Tour since 2018, from 126 events. That is 11th of the 2,684 players paid on the tour since 2018.
What was Chou Tien-chen's biggest payday?
The men's singles at the 2026 China Open, where Chou Tien-chen won the title. It paid $140,000.
How many World Tour titles has Chou Tien-chen won?
12, worth $510,250 between them. The most recent was the men's singles at the 2026 China Open.
What was Chou Tien-chen's best season?
2019, with $234,610 from 16 draws.
How does Chou Tien-chen compare with the rest of Chinese Taipei?
Chou Tien-chen won 13.6% of the $9,853,479 paid to Chinese Taipei's players on the World Tour, 2nd of the 242.
Where to next
The events Chou Tien-chen played, the partners, and the players around them
Events Chou Tien-chen played
- 2026 China Open
- 2026 Indonesia Open
- 2026 Thailand Open
- 2026 All England Open
- 2026 Malaysia Open
- 2026 Taipei Open
- 2026 Indonesia Masters
- 2026 Australian Open
- 2026 Orléans Masters
- 2026 China Masters
- 2026 Singapore Open
- 2026 India Open
- 2026 Japan Open
- 2026 U.S. Open
- 2025 Indonesia Open
- 2025 Arctic Open
- 2025 BWF World Tour Finals
- 2025 China Open
- 2025 Taipei Open
- 2025 Malaysia Open
- 2025 Hong Kong Open
- 2025 Australian Open
- 2025 Korea Open
- 2025 India Open
- 2025 All England Open
- 2025 China Masters
- 2025 U.S. Open
- 2025 Singapore Open
- 2025 French Open
- 2025 Japan Open