The 2018 BWF World Tour, officially known as the 2018 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the first season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 26 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. It replaced the BWF Super Series and BWF Grand Prix, which was held from 2007 to 2017.
The tour included 27 tournaments, divided into five levels: Level 1 was the World Tour Finals, Level 2 was Super 1000 (three tournaments), Level 3 was Super 750 (five tournaments), Level 4 was Super 500 (seven tournaments), and Level 5 was Super 300 (11 tournaments). Each tournament offered different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and the largest prize pool were offered at the Super 1000 level, including the World Tour Finals.
One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 (level 6), also offered BWF World Tour ranking points. BWF Tour Super 100 was an important part of the pathway and entry point for players into the BWF World Tour tournaments. When the 11 Level 6 grade tournaments of the BWF Tour Super 100 were included, the complete tour consisted of 38 tournaments.
Results Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation: Key World Tour FinalsSuper 1000Super 750Super 500Super 300Super 100 Winners Tour Report Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles World Tour Finals BWF World Tour Finals Report Shi Yuqi P. V. Sindhu Li Junhui Liu Yuchen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping Super 1000 All England Open Report Shi Yuqi Tai Tzu-ying Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino Indonesia Open Report Kento Momota Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir China Open Report Carolina Marín Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Super 750 Malaysia Open Report Lee Chong Wei Tai Tzu-ying Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Japan Open Report Kento Momota Carolina Marín Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Denmark Open Report Tai Tzu-ying French Open Report Chen Long Akane Yamaguchi Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara Fuzhou China Open Report Kento Momota Chen Yufei Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan Super 500 Malaysia Masters Report Viktor Axelsen Fajar Alfian M. Rian Ardianto Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet Indonesia Masters Report Tai Tzu-ying Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong India Open Report Shi Yuqi Beiwen Zhang Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen Thailand Open Report Kanta Tsuneyama Nozomi Okuhara Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Hafiz Faizal Singapore Open Report Chou Tien-chen Sayaka Takahashi Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai Korea Open Report Nozomi Okuhara Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi He Jiting Du Yue Hong Kong Open Report Son Wan-ho Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino Super 300 Thailand Masters Report Tommy Sugiarto Nitchaon Jindapol Tinn Isriyanet Kittisak Namdash Rawinda Prajongjai Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying Swiss Open Report Sameer Verma Sayaka Takahashi Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich German Open Report Chou Tien-chen Akane Yamaguchi Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai New Zealand Open Report Lin Dan Sayaka Takahashi Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Wang Chi-lin Lee Chia-hsin Australian Open Report Lu Guangzu Cai Yanyan Berry Angriawan Hardianto Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung U.S. Open Report Lee Dong-keun Li Xuerui Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu Tang Jinhua Yu Xiaohan Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying Spain Masters Report Rasmus Gemke Minatsu Mitani Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen Chinese Taipei Open Report Lee Zii Jia Tai Tzu-ying Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida Alfian Eko Prasetya Marsheilla Gischa Islami Macau Open Report Lee Hyun-il Michelle Li Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae Vivian Hoo Yap Cheng Wen Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet Syed Modi International Report Sameer Verma Han Yue Fajar Alfian M. Rian Ardianto Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean Ou Xuanyi Feng Xueying Korea Masters Report Son Wan-ho Li Xuerui Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won Super 100 Orléans Masters Report Mark Caljouw Shiori Saito Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen Lingshui China Masters Report Lin Yu-hsien Li Xuerui Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong Du Yue Li Yinhui Guo Xinwa Liu Xuanxuan Canada Open Report Lu Guangzu Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith Akita Masters Report Sitthikom Thammasin Sayaka Takahashi Akbar Bintang Cahyono Kohei Gondo Ayane Kurihara Russian Open Report Sourabh Verma Ho Yen Mei Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Chisato Hoshi Kie Nakanishi Vladimir Ivanov Kim Min-kyung Vietnam Open Report Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Yeo Jia Min Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Savitree Amitrapai Hyderabad Open Report Sameer Verma Kim Ga-eun Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty Ng Tsz Yau Yuen Sin Ying Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow Report Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Minatsu Mitani Chang Ko-chi Lu Chia-pin Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Rinov Rivaldy Dutch Open Report Sourabh Verma Mia Blichfeldt Ade Yusuf Santoso Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith SaarLorLux Open Report Subhankar Dey Cai Yanyan Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge Scottish Open Report Liu Haichao Kirsty Gilmour
Finals January DateTournamentChampionsRunners-up9–14 JanuaryThailand Masters (Report) Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Nimibutr Stadium Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Tommy Sugiarto Leong Jun Hao Score: 21–16, 21–15 Nitchaon Jindapol Pornpawee Chochuwong Score: 21–11, 21–18 Tinn Isriyanet Kittisak Namdash Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira Ade Yusuf Santoso Score: 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani Score: 21–19, 21–17 Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying Dechapol Puavaranukroh Puttita Supajirakul Score: 21–15, 14–21, 21–1616–21 JanuaryMalaysia Masters (Report) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Venue: Axiata Arena Level: Super 500 Prize: $350,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Viktor Axelsen Kenta Nishimoto Score: 21–13, 21–23, 21–18 Ratchanok Intanon Tai Tzu-ying Score: 21–16, 14–21, 24–22 Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong Score: 14–21, 24–22, 21–13 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan Score: 22–20, 21–18 Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Score: 19–21, 22–20, 21–1823–28 JanuaryIndonesia Masters (Report) Host: Jakarta, Indonesia Venue: Istora Gelora Bung Karno Level: Super 500 Prize: $350,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Kazumasa Sakai Score: 21–13, 21–12 Tai Tzu-ying Saina Nehwal Score: 21–9, 21–13 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Li Junhui Liu Yuchen Score: 11–21, 21–10, 21–16 Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu Score: 21–17, 21–12 Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir Score: 21–14, 21–1130 Jan – 4 FebIndia Open (Report) Host: New Delhi, India Venue: Siri Fort Sports Complex Level: Super 500 Prize: $350,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Shi Yuqi Chou Tien-chen Score: 21–18, 21–14 Beiwen Zhang P. V. Sindhu Score: 21–18, 11–21, 22–20 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Score: 21–14, 21–16 Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai Score: 21–18, 21–15 Mathias Christiansen Christinna Pedersen Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti Score: 21–14, 21–15
February DateTournamentChampionsRunners-up20–25 FebruarySwiss Open (Report) Host: Basel, Switzerland Venue: St. Jakobshalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Sameer Verma Jan Ø. Jørgensen Score: 21–15, 21–13 Sayaka Takahashi Natsuki Nidaira Score: 21–12, 21–18 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Tinn Isriyanet Kittisak Namdash Score: 21–15, 21–11 Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Score: 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith Score: 22–20, 21–19
March DateTournamentChampionsRunners-up6–11 MarchGerman Open (Report) Host: Mülheim, Germany Venue: Innogy Sporthalle Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Chou Tien-chen Ng Ka Long Score: 21–19, 18–21, 21–18 Akane Yamaguchi Chen Yufei Score: 21–19, 6–21, 21–12 Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto Score: 21–16, 21–18 Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Huang Dongping Zheng Yu Score: 18–21, 21–14, 21–6 Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen Score: 21–14, 22–2014–18 MarchAll England Open (Report) Host: Birmingham, England Venue: Arena Birmingham Level: Super 1000 Prize: $1,000,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Shi Yuqi Lin Dan Score: 21–19, 16–21, 21–9 Tai Tzu-ying Akane Yamaguchi Score: 22–20, 21–13 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Score: 21–18, 21–17 Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota Score: 21–19, 21–18 Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Score: 15–21, 22–20, 21–1627 Mar –1 AprOrléans Masters (Report) Host: Orléans, France Venue: Palais des Sports Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Mark Caljouw Rasmus Gemke Score: 10–21, 21–18, 21–8 Shiori Saito Mia Blichfeldt Score: 21–18, 21–14 Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Emil Seidel Shia Chun Kang Tan Wee Gieen Score: 21–10, 21–18 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo Score: 21–8, 21–14 Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen Peter Käsbauer Olga Konon Score: 21–19, 21–9
April DateTournamentChampionsRunners-up10–15 AprilLingshui China Masters (Report) Host: Lingshui, China Venue: Agile Stadium Level: Super 100 Prize: $75,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lin Yu-hsien Lu Guangzu Score: 12–21, 21–12, 21–14 Li Xuerui Kim Ga-eun Score: 16–21, 21–16, 21–18 Han Chengkai Zhou Haodong Di Zijian Wang Chang Score: 19–21, 21–17, 21–16 Du Yue Li Yinhui Huang Dongping Li Wenmei Score: 21–16, 21–18 Guo Xinwa Liu Xuanxuan Ronald Alexander Annisa Saufika Score: 21–17, 7–21, 21–19
May DateTournamentChampionsRunners-up1–6 MayNew Zealand Open (Report) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: North Shore Events Centre Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lin Dan Jonatan Christie Score: 21–14, 21–19 Sayaka Takahashi Zhang Yiman Score: 21–13, 21–14 Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin Berry Angriawan Hardianto Score: 21–17, 21–17 Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Cao Tongwei Zheng Yu Score: 21–9, 21–19 Wang Chi-lin Lee Chia-hsin Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung Score: 21–19, 14–21, 21–198–13 MayAustralian Open (Report) Host: Sydney, Australia Venue: Quaycentre Level: Super 300 Prize: $150,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lu Guangzu Zhou Zeqi Score: 21–8, 23–21 Cai Yanyan Ayumi Mine Score: 21–14, 21–13 Berry Angriawan Hardianto Wahyu Nayaka Arya Pankaryanira Ade Yusuf Santoso Score: 21–9, 9–21, 21–15 Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim Score: 23–21, 21–18 Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying Score: 21–12, 23–21
June DateTournamentChampionsRunners-up12–17 JuneU.S. Open (Report) Host: Fullerton, California, United States Venue: Titan Gym