2025 Japan Masters

The 2025 Japan Masters (officially known as the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025) was a badminton tournament which took place at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan, from 11 to 16 November 2025 and had a total prize of $475,000.

2025 Japan Masters

Tournament details
Dates	11–16 November
Edition	3rd
Level	Super 500
Total prize money	US$475,000
Venue	Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
Location	Kumamoto, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Kodai Naraoka
Women's singles	Ratchanok Intanon
Men's doubles	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae
Women's doubles	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan
Mixed doubles	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran
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Tournament

The 2025 Japan Masters was the thirty-fifth tournament of the 2025 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Masters championships, which have been held since 2023. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Japan (formerly known as the Nippon Badminton Association) with sanction from the BWF.^[1]

Venue

This tournament was held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.^[1]

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.^[2]

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 pool

The total prize money was US$475,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$35,625	$18,050	$6,887.50	$2,850	$1,662.50
Doubles	$37,525	$18,050	$6,650	$3,443.75	$1,718.25

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (withdrew)
2. Chou Tien-chen (second round)
3. Loh Kean Yew (quarter-finals)
4. Kodai Naraoka (champion)
5. Lin Chun-yi (quarter-finals)
6. Kenta Nishimoto (final)
7. Lakshya Sen (semi-finals)
8. Alwi Farhan (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	4	Kodai Naraoka	21	21
		Wang Tzu-wei	11	12
								4	Kodai Naraoka	21	10	21
								6	Kenta Nishimoto	11	21	15
	7	Lakshya Sen	19	21	12
	6	Kenta Nishimoto	21	14	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	K Naraoka	21	21
		A Shetty	16	11
								4	K Naraoka	21	21
									Y Tanaka	15	12
		Chi Y-j	20	21	14
		Y Tanaka	22	9	21
															4	K Naraoka	21	21
															5	Lin C-y	11	12
	5	Lin C-y	21	21
		B Yang	19	16
								5	Lin C-y	21	21
									Jeon H-j	14	7
		T Mannepalli	9	19
		Jeon H-j	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	8	A Farhan	21	21
	PFQ	T Obayashi	15	10
								8	A Farhan	19	12
									Wang T-w	21	21
		Wang T-w	18	21	24
	Q2	R Takei	21	17	22
																Wang T-w	21	21
																R Gemke	14	13
	SWM	Lee C-h	18	17
		R Gemke	21	21
									R Gemke	21	21
									Prannoy H. S.	18	15
		Prannoy H. S.	16	21	23
		Leong J H	21	13	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		J Teh	21	15	21
		V Lai	18	21	17
									J Teh	13	11
								7	L Sen	21	21
		K Watanabe	12	16
	7	L Sen	21	21
															7	L Sen	21	21
															3	Loh K Y	13	17
	Q1	S Ogawa	21	21
		J Hoh	14	9
								Q1	S Ogawa	14	14
								3	Loh K Y	21	21
		Huang P-h	12	17
	3	Loh K Y	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		K George	20	10
	Q3	Kok J H	22	21
								Q3	Kok J H	20	11
								6	K Nishimoto	22	21
		K Wangcharoen	13	13
	6	K Nishimoto	21	21
															6	K Nishimoto	21	21
																P Teeraratsakul	15	14
		P Teeraratsakul	17	21	21
	Q4	Z Ubaidillah	21	19	10
									P Teeraratsakul	21	21
								2	Chou T-c	19	16
		Su L-y	21	18	17
	2	Chou T-c	11	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (second round)
2. Tomoka Miyazaki (first round)
3. Ratchanok Intanon (champion)
4. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (final)
5. Michelle Li (second round)
6. Busanan Ongbamrungphan (first round)
7. Chiu Pin-chian (semi-finals)
8. Lin Hsiang-ti (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Nozomi Okuhara	18	21	14
	3	Ratchanok Intanon	21	10	21
								3	Ratchanok Intanon	21	22
								4	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	16	20
	4	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	21	21
	7	Chiu Pin-chian	16	14

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	A Yamaguchi	22	23
		Chen S-y	20	21
								1	A Yamaguchi	19	15
									N Okuhara	21	21
		P Opatniputh	19	21	12
		N Okuhara	21	15	21
																N Okuhara	21	21
															8	Lin H-t	9	19
	8	Lin H-t	21	21
	Q1	N Hisaminato	14	6
								8	Lin H-t	21	21
									Tung C-t	18	15
		Tung C-t	13	21	21
		M Suizu	21	9	17

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	R Intanon	21	21
		Hsieh Y-e	9	8
								3	R Intanon	22	21	21
									BW Zhang	24	13	10
	Q4	K Furukawa	19	16
		BW Zhang	21	21
															3	R Intanon	21	21
																Wong L C	17	9
	5	M Li	21	21
		T Švábíková	18	12
								5	M Li	17	21	19
									Wong L C	21	16	21
		Wong L C	21	21
	Q3	N Kondo	16	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Pai Y-p	21	12	13
		A Takahashi	18	21	21
									A Takahashi	10	21	21
									N Pratiwi	21	16	12
		N Pratiwi	21	13	23
	6	B Ongbamrungphan	15	21	21
																A Takahashi	21	14	13
															4	G M Tunjung	16	21	21
		N Nidaira	8	18
		H Akechi	21	21
									H Akechi	21	18
								4	G M Tunjung	23	21
		Hung Y-t	21	9	18
	4	G M Tunjung	17	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		K F Azzahra	23	8
		Letshanaa K	25	21
									Letshanaa K	22	18
								7	Chiu P-c	24	21
	Q2	S Li	21	5	16
	7	Chiu P-c	16	21	21
															7	Chiu P-c	18	21	21
																Huang Y-h	21	15	17
		Huang Y-h	21	21
		K Sugiyama	11	12
									Huang Y-h	21	21
									Sung S-y	15	16
		Sung S-y	21	21
	2	T Miyazaki	19	13

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (champions)
2. Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (semi-finals)
3. Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (first round)
4. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (withdrew)
5. Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan (quarter-finals)
6. Chiu Hsiang-chieh / Wang Chi-lin (semi-finals)
7. Junaidi Arif / Yap Roy King (quarter-finals)
8. Lee Fang-chih / Lee Fang-jen (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	21	21
	6	Chiu Hsiang-chieh Wang Chi-lin	19	19
								1	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	20	21	21
									Hiroki Midorikawa Kyohei Yamashita	22	11	16
		Hiroki Midorikawa Kyohei Yamashita	21	21
	2	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	12	17

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
	Q4	M Onodera D Tanioka	12	15
								1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
									Jin Y Na S-s	11	18
		Jin Y Na S-s	21	10	21
		C Kjær R Kjær	19	21	19
															1	Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
																K Kumagai H Nishi	11	17
	8	Lee F-c Lee F-j	9	16
		K Kumagai H Nishi	21	21
									K Kumagai H Nishi	21	21
									N M Azriyn A Tan W K	13	11
		Lai P-y Tsai F-c	16	14
		N M Azriyn A Tan W K	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	6	Chiu H-c Wang C-l	25	21
		Chen C-k Lin B-w	23	16
								6	Chiu H-c Wang C-l	14	21	21
									Chen Z-y P Smith	21	13	19
		Chen Z-y P Smith	22	21
	PFQ	Chia W J Lwi S H	20	12
															6	Chiu H-c Wang C-l	21	21
																Choong H J M Haikal	16	16
	SWM	Liu K-h Yang P-ha	23	23
		He Z-w Huang J-h	21	21
								SWM	Liu K-h Yang P-ha	21	17	19
									Choong H J M Haikal	14	21	21
		Choong H J M Haikal	21	21
		K Shibata N Yamada	19	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		T Nomura Y Shimogami	23	21
	Q2	D Puavaranukroh L E Wedler	21	14
									T Nomura Y Shimogami	11	19
								7	J Arif Yap R K	21	21
		Chang K-c Po L-w	19	12
	7	J Arif Yap R K	21	21
															7	J Arif Yap R K	19	14
																H Midorikawa K Yamashita	21	21
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
		Chen Z-r Lin Y-c	18	18
									Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	21	14
									H Midorikawa K Yamashita	21	10	21
		H Midorikawa K Yamashita	21	21
	3	Man W C Tee K W	19	18

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	Q3	H Kawabe K Matsukawa	21	21
		Choi S-g Goh V S	18	19
								Q3	H Kawabe K Matsukawa	18	21	14
								5	Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	16	21
		K Mitsuhashi H Okamura	18	19
	5	Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	21
															5	Lee J-h Yang P-hs	16	21	16
															2	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	10	21
	Q1	T Aizawa D Sano	21	18	8
		K Matsui K Tamate	18	21	21
									K Matsui K Tamate	23	13	24
								2	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21	26
		Kang M-h Ki D-j	17	13
	2	Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (champions)
2. Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (semi-finals)
3. Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (semi-finals)
4. Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (final)
5. Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (first round)
6. Arisa Igarashi / Chiharu Shida (second round)
7. Hsu Yin-hui / Lin Jhih-yun (quarter-finals)
8. Chang Ching-hui / Yang Ching-tun (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	24	23
	3	Yuki Fukushima Mayu Matsumoto	22	21
								1	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	22	21
								4	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	20	19
	4	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	21	21
	2	Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong	16	11

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	P Tan Thinaah M	18	21	21
	Q3	M Aiso M Niimi	21	9	17
								1	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21
									Jeong N-e Lee Y-w	14	9
	Q1	M Aoki A Uesugi	8	12
		Jeong N-e Lee Y-w	21	21
															1	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21
															7	Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	13	17
	7	Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	21	21
		O Jongsathapornparn S Suwachai	15	13
								7	Hsu Y-h Lin J-y	21	21
									N Hara R Kiyose	16	14
		N Hara R Kiyose	21	20	21
		J Dent C Lai	9	22	18

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
		Chen S-y Hsieh Y-e	10	10
								3	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
									A Rahayu S F S Ramadhanti	10	16
		A Rahayu S F S Ramadhanti	21	21
		S Hirota H Konishi	12	18
															3	Y Fukushima M Matsumoto	21	21
																Hu L-f Jheng Y-c	17	11
	8	Chang C-h Yang C-t	21	15	21
	Q2	Lee C-c Lin Y-y	15	21	7
								8	Chang C-h Yang C-t	17	13
									Hu L-f Jheng Y-c	21	21
	PFQ	B Aimsaard S Wedler	20	16
		Hu L-f Jheng Y-c	22	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		F Corbett J Gai	22	15	14
		R Hirokami S Hobara	20	21	21
									R Hirokami S Hobara	21	21
									Ong X Y C Ting	12	9
		Ong X Y C Ting	22	18	21
	5	Hsieh P-s Hung E-t	20	21	10
																R Hirokami S Hobara	23	20	18
															4	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	22	21
		Hsu Y-c Sung Y-h	13	21	21
		H Suzuki N Yamakita	21	9	23
									H Suzuki N Yamakita	21	20	18
								4	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	17	22	21
		Lin X-m Wang Y-q	8	21	13
	4	R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	17	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	Teng C-h Yang C-y	21	17	21
		M Lambert C Pognante	18	21	19
								PFQ	Teng C-h Yang C-y	w	/	o
								6	A Igarashi C Shida
		Chen Y-f Sun L-c	13	14
	6	A Igarashi C Shida	21	21
															PFQ	Teng C-h Yang C-y	10	14
															2	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	21
		Sung S-y Yu C-h	12	21	21
		K Osawa M Tanabe	21	19	17
									Sung S-y Yu C-h	15	19
								2	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	21
	Q4	R Hiramoto K Ishikawa	13	13
	2	Kim H-j Kong H-y	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (champions)
2. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (final)
3. Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito (second round)
4. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (first round)
5. Ruttanapak Oupthong / Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat (second round)
6. Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang (first round)
7. Ye Hong-wei / Nicole Gonzales Chan (semi-finals)
8. Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran	21	21
		Akira Koga Misaki Matsutomo	19	12
								1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Supissara Paewsampran	21	14	21
								2	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	18	21	18
	7	Ye Hong-wei Nicole Gonzales Chan	17	12
	2	Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	21
	Q2	H Kawabe K Ishikawa	17	10
								1	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	14	21	21
									Hoo P R Cheng S Y	21	12	17
		Hoo P R Cheng S Y	21	18	21
		Wu H-y Yang C-y	18	21	19
															1	D Puavaranukroh S Paewsampran	21	21
																P Horbanluekit B Aimsaard	12	17
	6	Yang P-hs Hu L-f	20	20
		P Horbanluekit B Aimsaard	22	22
									P Horbanluekit B Aimsaard	21	22
									Po L-w Chang C-h	17	20
		Po L-w Chang C-h	21	21
		Chen Z-y F Corbett	13	13

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	H Midorikawa N Saito	21	21
		S Jomkoh O Jongsathapornparn	14	15
								3	H Midorikawa N Saito	21	17	19
									P Smith J Gai	14	21	21
		P Smith J Gai	21	19	22
		R Kapoor R Gadde	12	21	20
																P Smith J Gai	16	14
																A Koga M Matsutomo	21	21
	5	R Oupthong J Sudjaipraparat	22	21
		Lin Y-c Lee C-c	20	19
								5	R Oupthong J Sudjaipraparat	16	21	19
									A Koga M Matsutomo	21	10	21
		A Koga M Matsutomo	21	21
		J Lai C Lai	8	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		J Wong Lai P J	21	21
		Lu M-c Hung E-t	19	15
									J Wong Lai P J	17	14
								7	Ye H-w N G Chan	21	21
		E Lau S Li	13	12
	7	Ye H-w N G Chan	21	21
															7	Ye H-w N G Chan	21	21
																Liu K-h Jheng Y-c	18	16
		Liu K-h Jheng Y-c	21	21
		Wong T C Lim C S	15	16
									Liu K-h Jheng Y-c	21	9	21
									Y Shimogami S Hobara	18	21	13
		Y Shimogami S Hobara	21	21
	4	Goh S H S J Lai	17	13

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	He Z-w Sun L-c	14	21	12
	Q1	K Shibata H Osawa	21	19	21
								Q1	K Shibata H Osawa	8	16
								8	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21
	PFQ	T Aizawa M Kurashima	13	12
	8	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21
															8	M Christiansen A Bøje	15	21	15
															2	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	13	21
	Q3	K Matsukawa R Kiyose	23	11
		Chen C-k Hsu Y-h	25	21
									Chen C-k Hsu Y-h	17	13
								2	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
		Kim J-h Jeong N-e	13	10
	2	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21