2019 Korea Masters

2019 Korea Masters
Tournament details
Dates	19–24 November
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$200,000
Venue	Gwangju Women’s University Stadium
Location	Gwangju, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Kanta Tsuneyama
Women's singles	An Se-young
Men's doubles	Lee Yang; Wang Chi-lin
Women's doubles	Nami Matsuyama; Chiharu Shida
Mixed doubles	Tang Chun Man; Tse Ying Suet
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The 2019 Korea Masters (officially known as the Gwangju Korea Masters 2019) was a badminton tournament which took place at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea, from 19 to 24 November 2019 and had a total prize of $200,000.

Tournament

The 2019 Korea Masters was the twenty-fifth tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour and also part of the Korea Masters championships, which has been held since 2007. This was the last tournament to be counted in the 2019 BWF World Tour Finals rank. This tournament was organized by Badminton Korea Association and sanctioned by the BWF.^[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Gwangju Women’s University Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea.^[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 300 event.^[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128
7,000	5,950	4,900	3,850	2,750	1,670	660	320

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$200,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$15,000	$7,600	$2,900	$1,200	$700
Doubles	$15,800	$7,600	$2,800	$1,450	$750

Men's singles

Seeds

Shi Yuqi (withdrew)
Chen Long (withdrew)
Anders Antonsen (withdrew)
Viktor Axelsen (withdrew)
Ng Ka Long (second round)
Srikanth Kidambi (second round)
Kantaphon Wangcharoen (second round)
Kenta Nishimoto (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

	Kanta Tsuneyama	21	18	21

	Lu Guangzu	14	21	17
						Kanta Tsuneyama	24	21

						Lin Dan	22	12
	Lin Dan	21	21

	Zhao Junpeng	12	11

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

PFQ	K Sakai	8^r

	Sa Verma	11
						Sa Verma	19	12

					Q2	Kim D-h	21	21
Q2	Kim D-h	13	21	21

	So Verma	21	12	13
									Q2	Kim D-h	21	20	6

										K Tsuneyama	16	22	21
6	S Kidambi	21	21

	Wong W K	18	17
					6	S Kidambi	14	19

						K Tsuneyama	21	21
	K Tsuneyama	21	21

PFQ	Lu C-h	11	10

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

PFQ	V Svendsen	14	13

	Wang T-w	21	21
						Wang T-w	18	21	18

						Lu GZ	21	13	21
Q3	Lee C-h	19	8

	Lu GZ	21	21
											Lu GZ	17	21	21

										Q4	Lin C-y	21	18	10
7	K Wangcharoen	21	21

	Lee C Y	16	15
					7	K Wangcharoen	21	14	13

					Q4	Lin C-y	16	21	21
Q1	Yang C-c	13	21	15

Q4	Lin C-y	21	15	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	Son W-h	21	19	21

	T Saensomboonsuk	17	21	23
						T Saensomboonsuk	21	21

					5	Ng K L	12	19
PFQ	M Zilberman	12	13

5	Ng K L	21	21
											T Saensomboonsuk	18	11

											Lin D	21	21
	Lee D-k	21	14	14

	Lin D	19	21	21
						Lin D	26	21	21

					PFQ	Heo K-h	28	19	19
PFQ	Heo K-h	19	21	21

PFQ	Lin Y-h	21	14	16

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

	B Leverdez	12	21

	Zhao JP	21	23
						Zhao JP	21	21

					8	K Nishimoto	18	13
PFQ	L Claerbout	16	20

8	K Nishimoto	21	22
										Zhao JP	21	10	21

										K Watanabe	13	21	19
	K Watanabe	15	21	21

PFQ	L Corvee	21	19	15
						K Watanabe	21	21

					PFQ	K Vitidsarn	16	16
PFQ	Li SF	18	19

PFQ	K Vitidsarn	21	21