2019 Japan Open (badminton)

The 2019 Japan Open (officially known as the Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was a BWF World Tour 750 event which took place at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 to 28 July 2019. It had a total purse of $750,000.

2019 Japan Open

Tournament details

Dates

23–28 July

Level

Super 750

Total prize money

US$750,000

Venue

Musashino Forest Sport Plaza

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Champions

Men's singles

Kento Momota

Women's singles

Akane Yamaguchi

Men's doubles

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Women's doubles

Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong

Mixed doubles

Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping

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Tournament edit

The 2019 Japan Open was the fifteenth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Open championships, which has been held since 1977. This tournament was organized by Nippon Badminton Association with the sanction of the BWF.^[1]

Venue edit

This international tournament was held at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan.^[1]

Point distribution edit

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.^[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660

Prize money edit

The total prize money for this tournament was US$750,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$52,500	$25,500	$10,500	$4,125	$2,250	$750
Doubles	$55,500	$26,250	$10,500	$4,687.50	$2,437.50	$750

Men's singles edit

Seeds edit

Kento Momota (champion)
Shi Yuqi (withdrew)
Viktor Axelsen (withdrew)
Chou Tien-chen (second round)
Chen Long (first round)
Jonatan Christie (final)
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarter-finals)
Srikanth Kidambi (first round)

Finals edit

Semi-finals				Final

1	Kento Momota	21	21

	B. Sai Praneeth	18	12
				1	Kento Momota	21	21

				6	Jonatan Christie	16	13
	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	14	14

6	Jonatan Christie	21	21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

1	K Momota	21	22

	H-K Vittinghus	17	20
					1	K Momota	21	21

						K Wangcharoen	12	13
	K Wangcharoen	16	21	21

	M Caljouw	21	11	11
										1	K Momota	21	20	21

										7	A S Ginting	13	22	15
7	A S Ginting	22	21

	Lu GZ	20	16
					7	A S Ginting	20	21	21

						S Thammasin	22	17	6
	S Thammasin	22	21

	Liew D	20	10

Section 2 edit

First Round				Second Round				Quarter-finals

PFR	Wong W K	21	21

	Huang YX	9	18
				PFR	Wong W K	16	17

					T Sugiarto	21	21
	T Sugiarto	26	21

	B Leverdez	24	6
									T Sugiarto	12	15

									B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
5	Chen L	14	17

	K Tsuneyama	21	21
					K Tsuneyama	13	16

					B. Sai Praneeth	21	21
	B. Sai Praneeth	21	21

	K Nishimoto	17	13

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	Wang T-w	21	14	20

	R Gemke	19	21	22
						R Gemke	21	21

						Prannoy K	9	15
	Prannoy K	13	21	22

8	S Kidambi	21	11	20
											R Gemke	21	14	13

											J Ø. Jørgensen	11	21	21
	Lin D	21	11	21

	J Ø. Jørgensen	16	21	23
						J Ø. Jørgensen	21	11	21

					4	Chou T-c	19	21	19
	Lee D-k	17	12

4	Chou T-c	21	21

Section 4 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	K Phetpradab	10	15

	Ng K L	21	21
						Ng K L	16	15

					6	J Christie	21	21
	S Avihingsanon	15	21

6	J Christie	21	23
										6	J Christie	21	21

											A Antonsen	12	14
	A Antonsen	21	21

	S Verma	17	12
						A Antonsen	13	21	21

					PFR	Lee C Y	21	15	16
	Lee Z J	19	21	19

PFR	Lee C Y	21	15	21

Women's singles edit

Seeds edit

Tai Tzu-ying (quarter-finals)
Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
Nozomi Okuhara (final)
Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
P. V. Sindhu (quarter-finals)
He Bingjiao (second round)
Ratchanok Intanon (first round)
Saina Nehwal (withdrew)

Finals edit

Semi-finals				Final

	Michelle Li	12	18

3	Nozomi Okuhara	21	21
				3	Nozomi Okuhara	13	15

				4	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
4	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21

2	Chen Yufei	15	15

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

1	Tai T-y	21	21

	Zhang BW	17	19
				1	Tai T-y	21	21

					G M Tunjung	18	15
	G M Tunjung	21	21

	L Kjærsfeldt	15	17
									1	Tai T-y	15	21	20

										M Li	21	15	22
7	R Intanon	15	13

	Kim G-e	21	21
					Kim G-e	12	21	13

					M Li	21	17	21
	M Li	21	21

	Cheung N Y	11	14

Section 2 edit

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

3	N Okuhara	21	21

	S Kawakami	9	17
					3	N Okuhara	21	21

						M Blichfeldt	11	12
	M Blichfeldt	21	6	21

	S Takahashi	18	21	13
									3	N Okuhara	16	21	21

										N Jindapol	21	16	19
6	He BJ	21	21

	Cai YY	11	15
					6	He BJ	11	17

						N Jindapol	21	21
	N Jindapol	21	21

	Deng X	7	16

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

	K Gilmour	18	19

	A Ohori	21	21
					A Ohori	21	10	13

				5	P. V. Sindhu	11	21	21
	Han Y	9	17

5	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
									5	P. V. Sindhu	18	15

									4	A Yamaguchi	21	21
	Chen XX	21	21

	Yeo J M	12	11
					Chen XX	15	14

				4	A Yamaguchi	21	21
PFR	E Kosetskaya	9	9

4	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Section 4 edit

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

	P Chochuwong	21	19	12

	Sung J-h	16	21	21
						Sung J-h	16	14

						B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21

PFR	Yip P Y	12	18
										B Ongbamrungphan	18	21	12

									2	Chen YF	21	15	21
	Li XR	18	21	17

	S Cheah S Y	21	19	21
						S Cheah S Y	7	16

					2	Chen YF	21	21
	Fitriani	5	19

2	Chen YF	21	21

Men's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (champions)
Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (semi-finals)
Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (semi-finals)
Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (final)
Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe (quarter-finals)
Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (second round)
Han Chengkai / Zhou Haodong (second round)
Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (withdrew)

Finals edit

Semi-finals					Final

1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	16	21	21

3	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21	11	18
					1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	23

					4	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	18	21
4	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	22	21

2	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	20	10

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21

	He JT Tan Q	18	12
					1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21

						T Hoki Y Kobayashi	8	19
	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21

	Ou XY Zhang N	16	14
										1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	22	21

											A Chia Soh W Y	14	24	15
7	Han CK Zhou HD	21	21

	J Maas R Tabeling	10	11
					7	Han CK Zhou HD	20	25	14

						A Chia Soh W Y	22	23	21
	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	14	18

	A Chia Soh W Y	15	21	21

Section 2 edit

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

3	Li JH Liu YC	21	21

	J Ho-shue N Yakura	12	17
					3	Li JH Liu YC	24	21

						B Isara M Jongjit	22	19
	B Angriawan Hardianto	21	19	13

	B Isara M Jongjit	17	21	21
									3	Li JH Liu YC	22	21	21

									5	H Endo Y Watanabe	24	12	12
5	H Endo Y Watanabe	21	22

	Liao M-c Su C-h	7	20
					5	H Endo Y Watanabe	21	21

						Goh S F N Izzuddin M R	16	17
	Goh S F N Izzuddin M R	21	21

	M Attri B. S Reddy	12	16

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round				Second Round					Quarter-finals

	V Ivanov I Sozonov	20	16

	Ko S-h Shin B-c	22	21
					Ko S-h Shin B-c	11	21	21

				6	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	12	18
	Lu C-y Yang P-h	10	13

6	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
										Ko S-h Shin B-c	17	21	19

									4	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	19	21
	W Nayaka A Yusuf	24	21

	Goh V S Tan W K	22	10
					W Nayaka A Yusuf	21	18	20

				4	M Ahsan H Setiawan	16	21	22
	M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	16	17

4	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21

Section 4 edit

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	M Ellis C Langridge	16	17

	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	21
						S Rankireddy C Shetty	15	21	21

					PFR	Huang KX Liu C	21	11	19
	Choi S-g Seo S-j	18	21	14

PFR	Huang KX Liu C	21	17	21
											S Rankireddy C Shetty	19	18

										2	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
	T Inoue Y Kaneko	16	15

	Lee Y Wang C-l	21	21
						Lee Y Wang C-l	16	18

					2	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
	M Arif A L N M Azriyn A	21	13	8

2	T Kamura K Sonoda	18	21	21

Women's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (final)
Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (quarter-finals)
Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (semi-finals)
Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (second round)
Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (quarter-finals)
Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (second round)
Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (first round)
Du Yue / Li Yinhui (quarter-finals)

Finals edit

Semi-finals				Final

1	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	21	21

3	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	16	19
				1	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	12	12

					Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21	21
	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21	21

	Li Wenmei Zheng Yu	16	11