The 2018 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour. It was held from 12 to 16 December 2018 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.
Tournament
The 2018 BWF World Tour was the first edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.
Venue
This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.
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 Finals event.
Prize money
The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
Representatives
Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Rankings used are accurate as of 29 November 2018.
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
- Notes: In the women's singles, the 7th-ranked Carolina Marín, who received the wild cards as the women's singles world champion, withdrew from the competition due to injury. The player next in line, He Bingjiao could not fulfill the invitation due to injury as well.
Representatives by nation
§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).
Performances by nation
Men's singles
Group A
Group B
Finals
Women's singles
Group A
Group B
Finals
Men's doubles
Group A
Group B
Finals
Women's doubles
Group A
Group B
Finals
Mixed doubles
Group A
Group B
Finals
References
External links
- HSBC BWF World Tour Finals website
- Tournament Link
- HSBC BWF World Tour website
