The 2026 China Masters (officially known as the Li-Ning China Masters 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China, from 1 to 6 September 2026, and featured a total prize pool of $1,250,000.
Tournament The 2026 China Masters was the twenty-third tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and is also part of the China Masters championships, which have been held since 2005. This tournament is organized by the Chinese Badminton Association and is sanctioned by the BWF.
Venue This international tournament was held at Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, 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 Super 750 event.
Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 11,000 9,350 7,700 6,050 4,320 2,660
Prize money The total prize money for this tournament was US$1,250,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
EventWinnerFinalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16Last 32 Singles $85,100 $40,250 $17,500 $6,875 $3,750 $1,250 Doubles $92,500 $43,750 $17,500 $7,812.50 $4,062.50 $1,250
Men's singles Seeds
Jonatan Christie (second round) Christo Popov (semi-finals) Kunlavut Vitidsarn (quarter-finals) Chou Tien-chen (first round) Anders Antonsen (semi-finals) Shi Yuqi (first round) Alex Lanier (withdrew) Kodai Naraoka (quarter-finals)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles Seeds
An Se-young (champion) Wang Zhiyi (semi-finals) Akane Yamaguchi (semi-finals) Chen Yufei (withdrew) Han Yue (withdrew) Ratchanok Intanon (second round) Putri Kusuma Wardani (withdrew) Pornpawee Chochuwong (first round)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles Seeds
Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (first round) Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (withdrew) Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (withdrew) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (champions) Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (first round) Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (quarter-finals) Ben Lane / Sean Vendy (second round) Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (first round)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles Seeds
Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (withdrew) Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (withdrew) Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (withdrew) Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (semi-finals) Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (second round) Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (second round) Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (first round) Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (withdrew)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles Seeds
Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (champions) Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (first round) Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (second round) Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (first round) Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (second round) Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi (second round) Ye Hong-wei / Nicole Gonzales Chan (quarter-finals) Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (semi-finals)
Finals
Top half Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half Section 3
Section 4
References
External links Tournament link