Korea Masters
Annual badminton tournament in South Korea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Korea Masters (Korean: 코리아마스터즈) is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an International Challenge, which is the fourth level tournament of international badminton tournament. It began in 2007, when it was held in Suwon,[1] then it moved to Yeosu in 2008[2] and Hwasun in 2009.[3] In 2010, it was turned into a BWF Grand Prix event.[4][5]
| Official website | |
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 16 (2024) |
| Location | Iksan (2024) South Korea |
| Venue | Iksan Gymnasium (2024) |
| Prize money | US$210,000 (2024) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Kunlavut Vitidsarn (singles) Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 3 Lee Dong-keun |
| Most doubles titles | 4 Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Putri Kusuma Wardani (singles) Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 3 Sung Ji-hyun |
| Most doubles titles | 5 Jung Kyung-eun Chang Ye-na |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Guo Xinwa Chen Fanghui |
| Most titles (male) | 3 Yoo Yeon-seong Ko Sung-hyun |
| Most titles (female) | 3 Kim Ha-na |
| Super 300 | |
| Last completed | |
| 2024 Korea Masters | |
It became a BWF Grand Prix Gold event in 2011, and it remained at that level through the end of Grand Prix Gold in 2017, with the exception of 2014, when it changed back to Grand Prix status, the same year Korea hosted both the Asian Games and the Badminton Asia Championships. The tournament was held in cities in the southwest from 2011 to 2017: in Hwasun in 2011 and 2012,[6] then in Jeonju for 2013 to 2015,[7] then Seogwipo[8] and Gwangju.[9] In 2015, the name of the tournament changed to Korea Masters.
In 2018, this tournament is the part of the BWF World Tour Super 300, after the Grand Prix Gold event ceased.
History of host cities
Locations of Korea Masters host cities
Winners
Performances by nation
- As of the 2024 edition
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea |
12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 62 |
| 2 |  China |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 |  Japan |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei |
2 | 2 | ||||
| 5 |  Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | ||||
 Indonesia |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Malaysia |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Thailand |
1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 80 | |
Note
- This tournament, originally to be played from 24 to 29 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
- This tournament, originally to be played from 1 to 6 June, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
References
External links
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