The 2018 India Open, officially the Yonex-Sunrise Dr. Akhilesh Das Gupta India Open 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at
Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
from 30 January to 4 February 2018 and had a total purse of $350,000.
Tournament
The 2018 India Open was the fourth tournament of the
2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the
India Open championships which has been held since 2008. This tournament was organized by the
Badminton Association of India
Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the governing body of badminton in India. BAI is an association registered under the societies act. It was formed in 1934, and has been holding national-level tournaments in India since 1936.
BAI has 28 ...
and sanctioned by the
BWF.
The tournament was renamed in a tribute for
Akhilesh Das, president of the Badminton Association of India, who died in April 2017.
Venue
This international tournament was held at
Siri Fort Indoor Stadium in
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the NCT Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati B ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
.
Point distribution
Below is a table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the
BWF points system for the
BWF World Tour Super 500
The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (men's, women's and mixed). The competi ...
event.
Prize money
The total prize money for the 2018 tournament was US$350,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
Men's singles
Seeds
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Viktor Axelsen ''(withdrew)''
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Srikanth Kidambi
Srikanth Kidambi (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, Kidambi was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, in 2018. and the Arjuna award in 2015. In 2021, he became the first Indian t ...
''(second round)''
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Chou Tien-chen
Chou Tien-chen ( Chinese: 周天成; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won ...
''(final)''
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Shi Yuqi (champion)
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Prannoy H. S. ''(first round)''
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Wang Tzu-wei ''(quarterfinals)''
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Anders Antonsen ''(first round)''
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B. Sai Praneeth ''(quarterfinals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
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P. V. Sindhu ''(final)''
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Carolina Marín ''(quarterfinals)''
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Ratchanok Intanon
Ratchanok Intanon ( th, รัชนก อินทนนท์, , ; born 5 February 1995) is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in women's singles. She is known for her relaxed hitting motion and light footwork, w ...
''(semifinals)''
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Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal (; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian professional badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Zhang Beiwen
Beiwen Zhang (; born 12 July 1990) is a Chinese-born American badminton player who is a singles specialist.
Career
Zhang was born in China and moved to Singapore at the age of 13 in 2003 and played with the Singapore National Team until 2012. ...
(champion)
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Cheung Ngan Yi ''(semifinals)''
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Yip Pui Yin
Yip Pui Yin (; born 6 August 1987) is a badminton player from Hong Kong.
Career
Yip played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the third round after beating Laura Molina of Spain and ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Beatriz Corrales ''(quarterfinals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon /
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (champions)
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Mathias Boe
Mathias Boe (born 11 July 1980) is a badminton player from Denmark. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He joined the De ...
/
Carsten Mogensen
Carsten Mogensen (born 24 July 1983) is a former badminton player from Denmark. He was the gold medalist at the 2015 European Games, two time European champions winning in 2012 and 2017, and the silver medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Moge ...
''(second round)''
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Lu Ching-yao /
Yang Po-han ''(second round)''
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Kim Astrup /
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen ''(final)''
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Mathias Christiansen /
David Daugaard ''(first round)''
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Ong Yew Sin /
Teo Ee Yi ''(withdrew)''
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Angga Pratama
Angga Pratama (born 12 May 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. He competed in the men's doubles event in the international tournaments, and together with Ricky Karanda Suwardi, he won the 2015 Singapo ...
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Rian Agung Saputro ''(quarterfinals)''
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He Jiting /
Tan Qiang ''(quarterfinals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
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Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Kamilla Rytter Juhl (born 23 November 1983) is a retired Danish badminton player. Juhl is an Olympic silver medalist, World Championship gold medalist and seven times European champion as well.
Career
Rytter Juhl played as a left-handed doub ...
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Christinna Pedersen ''(semifinals)''
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Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Jongkolphan Kititharakul ( th, จงกลพรรณ กิติธรากุล; born 1 March 1993) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in doubles. She was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, also ...
/
Rawinda Prajongjai ''(final)''
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Greysia Polii
Greysia Polii (; born 11 August 1987) is an Indonesian former badminton player specializing in doubles. She won gold medals in the women's doubles at the 2014 Asian Games, at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Sh ...
/
Apriyani Rahayu (champions)
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Chayanit Chaladchalam /
Phataimas Muenwong ''(second round)''
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Della Destiara Haris
Della Destiara Haris (born 8 December 1992) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. In the junior event, she was the mixed doubles silver medalist at the 2009 BWF World Junior Championships, 2009 World Junior C ...
/
Rizki Amelia Pradipta ''(quarterfinals)''
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Ashwini Ponnappa /
N. Sikki Reddy
Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles. In 2016, she won the 2016 Brazil Open Grand Prix, Brazil and 2016 Russia Open Grand Prix, Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Meghana Jakkampudi /
Poorvisha S Ram
Poorvisha S. Ram (born 24 January 1995) is an Indian badminton player who specializes in doubles and mixed doubles. As of February 2020, she is ranked 48 in doubles. She had attained career best ranking of 30 in November 2018. She was previousl ...
''(quarterfinals)''
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Kittipak Dubthuk /
Natcha Saengchote ''(quarterfinals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
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Tontowi Ahmad /
Liliyana Natsir
Liliyana Natsir (born 9 September 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She is one of the standout front court player, with dexterousness and skill in controlling and executing the shuttlecock. Natsir has tre ...
''(withdrew)''
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Chris Adcock /
Gabrielle Adcock ''(withdrew)''
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Tan Kian Meng /
Lai Pei Jing ''(second round)''
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Goh Soon Huat
Goh Soon Huat (born 27 June 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was a part of the Malaysia team that won bronze in the men's team event at the Incheon 2014 Asian Games. He switched to mixed doubles and paired up with Shevon Jemie Lai d ...
/
Shevon Jemie Lai ''(quarterfinals)''
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Mathias Christiansen /
Christina Pedersen (champions)
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He Jiting /
Du Yue ''(semifinals)''
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Chan Peng Soon
Chan Peng Soon (born 27 April 1988) is a Malaysian badminton player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He is best known for his partnership with Goh Liu Ying where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in ...
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Goh Liu Ying
Goh Liu Ying (born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player. She has been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won ...
''(first round)''
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Pranaav Jerry Chopra /
N. Sikki Reddy
Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles. In 2016, she won the 2016 Brazil Open Grand Prix, Brazil and 2016 Russia Open Grand Prix, Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed ...
''(semifinals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Tournament Link
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The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was up ...
India Open (badminton)
The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was up ...