2019 Korea Open (badminton)

2019 Korea Open

Tournament details
Dates	24–29 September
Level	Super 500
Total prize money	US$400,000
Venue	Incheon Airport Skydome
Location	Incheon, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Kento Momota
Women's singles	He Bingjiao
Men's doubles	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Women's doubles	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
Mixed doubles	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
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The 2019 Korea Open was a badminton tournament which took place at Incheon Airport Skydome in Incheon, South Korea, from 24 to 29 September 2019 and had a total purse of $400,000.

Tournament

The 2019 Korea Open was the nineteenth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Korea Open championships, which have been held since 1991. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Korea Association with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Incheon Airport Skydome in Incheon, South Korea.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128
9,200	7,800	6,420	5,040	3,600	2,220	880	430

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$400,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$30,000	$15,200	$5,800	$2,400	$1,400
Doubles	$31,600	$15,200	$5,600	$2,900	$1,500

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kento Momota (champion)
2. Chou Tien-chen (final)
3. Shi Yuqi (withdrew)
4. Jonatan Christie (quarter-finals)
5. Anders Antonsen (second round)
6. Chen Long (first round)
7. Viktor Axelsen (second round)
8. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kento Momota	21	21
	PFQ	Parupalli Kashyap	13	15
								1	Kento Momota	21	21
								2	Chou Tien-chen	19	17
		Wang Tzu-wei	21	13	11
	2	Chou Tien-chen	12	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	K Momota	21	21
	Q1	K Vitidsarn	17	13
								1	K Momota	21	21
								Q3	Kim D-h	12	9
		R Gemke	21	15	13
	Q3	Kim D-h	11	21	21
															1	K Momota	21	21
																Lee Z J	15	19
	7	V Axelsen	21	21
	Q4	Zhao JP	12	15
								7	V Axelsen	18	16
									Lee Z J	21	21
	PFQ	S Avihingsanon	7	15
		Lee Z J	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Liew D	21	21
		Lin D	19	14
								PFQ	Liew D	17	21	12
								PFQ	P Kashyap	21	11	21
	PFQ	P Kashyap	21	21
	Q2	Lu C-h	16	16
															PFQ	P Kashyap	24	21
																J Ø. Jørgensen	22	8
	8	A S Ginting	21	22
		K Wangcharoen	16	20
								8	A S Ginting	21	16	13
									J Ø. Jørgensen	17	21	21
		Huang YX	14	21	13
		J Ø. Jørgensen	21	8	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		K Tsuneyama	18	21	17
		Wang T-w	21	15	21
									Wang T-w	21	21
								5	A Antonsen	15	6
		B. Sai Praneeth	9	7r
	5	A Antonsen	21	11
																Wang T-w	21	15	21
															4	J Christie	10	21	13
		K Phetpradab	21	14	21
		Lee C Y	18	21	19
									K Phetpradab	8	20
								4	J Christie	21	22
		H-K Vittinghus	16	20
	4	J Christie	21	22

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	S H Rhustavito	21	21
		Wong W K	12	9
								PFQ	S H Rhustavito	21	21
									Lu GZ	15	13
		Lu GZ	21	13	21
	6	Chen L	15	21	13
															PFQ	S H Rhustavito	18	9
															2	Chou T-c	21	21
		Ng K L	21	15	15
		K Nishimoto	17	21	21
									K Nishimoto	10	21	14
								2	Chou T-c	21	16	21
		S Thammasin	12	15
	2	Chou T-c	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (first round)
2. Chen Yufei (quarter-finals)
3. Tai Tzu-ying (semi-finals)
4. Nozomi Okuhara (quarter-finals)
5. P. V. Sindhu (first round)
6. Ratchanok Intanon (final)
7. He Bingjiao (champion)
8. Saina Nehwal (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	6	Ratchanok Intanon	21	21
	3	Tai Tzu-ying	19	11
								6	Ratchanok Intanon	21	22	17
								7	He Bingjiao	18	24	21
		Michelle Li	9	15
	7	He Bingjiao	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	A Yamaguchi	11r
		Fitriani	10
									Fitriani	16	7
									S Takahashi	21	21
		Li XR	15	3r
		S Takahashi	21	11
																S Takahashi	9	21
															6	R Intanon	21	23
	6	R Intanon	21	21
		Cheung N Y	15	15
								6	R Intanon	21	21
									A Ohori	4	13
	Q4	Jeon J-i	17	9
		A Ohori	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Tai T-y	21	21
		B Ongbamrungphan	13	9
								3	Tai T-y	21	21
									Cai YY	11	11
		Cai YY	21	21
		Chen XX	13	11
															3	Tai T-y	24	22
																G M Tunjung	22	20
	8	S Nehwal	21	18	1r
		Kim G-e	19	21	8
									Kim G-e	20	21	20
									G M Tunjung	22	15	22
		G M Tunjung	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	15	12

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		M Li	21	21
		P Chochuwong	19	19
									M Li	21	8	21
									Zhang BW	15	21	10
		Zhang BW	7	24	21
	5	P. V. Sindhu	21	22	15
																M Li	21	21	21
															4	N Okuhara	23	16	19
		Sung J-h	21	21
		An S-y	19	16
									Sung J-h	13	18
								4	N Okuhara	21	21
	Q3	Sim Y-j	9	14
	4	N Okuhara	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q1	Pai Y-p	16	18
		N Jindapol	21	21
									N Jindapol	23	13	13
								7	He BJ	21	21	21
		Han Y	17	21	15
	7	He BJ	21	14	21
															7	He BJ	15	21	21
															2	Chen YF	21	17	18
	Q2	Kim H-m	21	21
		L Kjærsfeldt	7	19
								Q2	Kim H-m	13	11
								2	Chen YF	21	21
	PFQ	E Kosetskaya	13	18
	2	Chen YF	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

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

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	6	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	27	22
	3	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	25	20
								6	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21	21
								4	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	16	17
	4	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21	21
		Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	13	14

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	22	21	21
		A Chia Soh W Y	24	10	13
								1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	22
									Goh V S Tan W K	9	20
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	13	16
		Goh V S Tan W K	16	21	21
															1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	20	17
															6	F Alfian M R Ardianto	22	21
	6	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	20	21
	Q3	Ou XY Zhang N	15	22	16
								6	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
									Lee Y Wang C-l	18	18
		Ko S-h Shin B-c	16	18
		Lee Y Wang C-l	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Li JH Liu YC	21	21
	PFQ	M Arif A L N M Azriyn A	11	13
								3	Li JH Liu YC	21	16	21
								Q1	Kang M-h Kim J-h	13	21	15
	Q1	Kang M-h Kim J-h	21	21
		J Maas R Tabeling	16	9
															3	Li JH Liu YC	21	17	22
															Q4	Huang KX Liu C	14	21	20
	5	H Endo Y Watanabe	21	17	21
		T Inoue Y Kaneko	11	21	13
								5	H Endo Y Watanabe	13	19
								Q4	Huang KX Liu C	21	21
		M Attri B. S Reddy	16	21	18
	Q4	Huang KX Liu C	21	19	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q2	Lee J-h Yang P-hs	20	22	18
		W Nayaka A Yusuf	22	20	21
									W Nayaka A Yusuf	22	14	10
									M Boe M Conrad-Petersen	20	21	21
		M Boe M Conrad-Petersen	21	21
	7	Han CK Zhou HD	12	9
																M Boe M Conrad-Petersen	13	17
															4	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
		Liao M-c Su C-h	9	21	19
		He JT Tan Q	21	19	21
									He JT Tan Q	19	12
								4	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
		S Rankireddy C Shetty	19	21	18
	4	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	18	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Kim G-j Lee Y-d	21	10	19
		Choi S-g Seo S-j	19	21	21
									Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	21
								8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	17	13
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	15	18
	8	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
																Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	18	21
																Goh S F N Izzuddin M R	18	21	18
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	13	12
		Goh S F N Izzuddin M R	21	21
									Goh S F N Izzuddin M R	19	21	21
								PFQ	Chooi K M Low J S	21	18	15
		Lu C-y Yang P-h	13	19
	PFQ	Chooi K M Low J S	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (second round)
2. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (quarter-finals)
3. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (second round)
4. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (quarter-finals)
5. Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu (second round)
6. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (final)
7. Du Yue / Li Yinhui (quarter-finals)
8. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (champions)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	13	21	5
	8	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21	13	21
								8	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	13	21	21
								6	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	19	17
		Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	21	19	15
	6	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	15	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
		C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	12	10
								1	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	16	21	14
									Chang Y-n Kim H-r	21	17	21
		Dong WJ Feng XY	15	16
		Chang Y-n Kim H-r	21	21
																Chang Y-n Kim H-r	20	19
																A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	22	21
	5	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
		Hsu y-c Hu L-f	13	15
								5	G Polii A Rahayu	19	17
									A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	21	21
	Q3	C Choi J Wu	13	8
		A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
	Q4	Chang C-h Yang C-t	7	9
								4	Chen QC Jia YF	21	20	21
									R Honderich K Tsai	13	22	6
		R Honderich K Tsai	21	21
		S Piek C Seinen	14	17
															4	Chen QC Jia YF	18	16
															8	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
	8	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		V Hoo K M Yap C W	11	18
								8	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	18	21
									G Stoeva S Stoeva	7	21	13
		G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
	PFQ	Ng W Y Yeung N T	18	9

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Li WM Zheng Y	21	21
		Chow M K Lee M Y	14	16
									Li WM Zheng Y	17	22	14
								7	Du Y Li YH	21	20	21
		D Delrue L Palermo	12	23	10
	7	Du Y Li YH	21	21	21
															7	Du Y Li YH	19	21	13
																N Matsuyama C Shida	21	16	21
		E Bolotova A Davletova	17	17
		N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
									N Matsuyama C Shida	21	22
								3	Y Fukushima S Hirota	18	20
	Q1	Jeong N-e Kim M-j	6	0r
	3	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	0

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	17	12
		J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
									J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	9	21	10
								6	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	18	21
		Baek H-n Jung K-e	19	20
	6	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	22
															6	Lee S-h Shin S-c	16	21	21
															2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	19	18
		Liu XX Xia YT	21	14	16
		P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	15	21	21
									P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	10	18
								2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
	Q2	Ng T Y Yuen S Y	9	15
	2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (final)
2. Wang Yilü / Huang Dongping (first round)
3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (quarter-finals)
4. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (champions)
5. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (first round)
6. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (semi-finals)
7. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (quarter-finals)
8. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	21	21
	6	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	11	16
								1	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	14	13
								4	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21	21
	4	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	20	21	21
		Rinov Rivaldy Pitha Haningtyas Mentari	22	11	18

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
		T Ahmad W O Kandow	19	11
								1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
									C Adcock G Adcock	8	10
		T Gicquel D Delrue	11	12
		C Adcock G Adcock	21	21
															1	Zheng SW Huang YQ	21	21
															7	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	10	18
	7	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	24	23
		M Ellis L Smith	22	21
								7	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21
									H Faizal G E Widjaja	13	14
	Q2	N Nøhr S Thygesen	15	17
		H Faizal G E Widjaja	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
	PFQ	Chang T C Ng W Y	14	12
								3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
									Lu K Chen L	7	9
		Tan K M Lai P J	21	19	13
		Lu K Chen L	11	21	21
															3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	14	16
															6	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
	6	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	20	21	21
	Q1	Choi S-g Shin S-c	22	14	13
								6	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
									R Alimov A Davletova	16	12
		R Alimov A Davletova	21	21
	PFQ	J Hurlburt-Yu J Wu	16	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		T Hoki W Nagahara	14	12
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	21	21
									Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	21	21
									N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	17	12
		N Phuangphuapet S Amitrapai	21	21
	5	Chan P S Goh L Y	12	10
																Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	15	12
															4	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
		S Magee C Magee	21	21
		Ou XY Feng XY	18	18
									S Magee C Magee	8	22	10
								4	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	20	21
	Q4	Kang M-h Kim H-j	20	14
	4	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	22	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		R Tabeling S Piek	21	21
		K Gondo A Kurihara	13	14
									R Tabeling S Piek	17	12
									He JT Du Y	21	21
		He JT Du Y	21	22
	8	Tang C M Tse Y S	12	20
																He JT Du Y	24	24	20
																R Rivaldy P H Mentari	26	22	22
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	18	21
		Ko S-h Eom H-w	18	21	18
									R Rivaldy P H Mentari	20	21	21
								Q3	Wang C-l Cheng C-y	22	16	18
	Q3	Wang C-l Cheng C-y	3
	2	Wang YL Huang DP	1r

External links

• Tournament Link