The 2019 Spain Masters (officially known as the Barcelona Spain Masters 2019) was a badminton tournament which took place at the

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, from 19 to 24 February 2019 with a total prize purse of $150,000.

Tournament

The 2019 Spain Masters was the fourth tournament of the

2019 BWF World Tour The 2019 BWF World Tour (officially known as the 2019 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the second season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 26 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. The 27 tou ...

and also part of the

Spain Masters The Spain Masters () is an annual badminton tournament held in Spain. This tournament is part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF World Tour Super 300. Venue & host city * 2018–2020: Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron, Barcelon ...

championships, which had been held since 2018. This tournament was organized by the Spanish Badminton Federation and was sanctioned by the

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Venue

This international tournament was held at the

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 The BWF World Tour is a Badminton World Federation#Grade 2, 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 (me ...

event.

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Champion, two-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and four-time European Badminton Championships, European Cha ...

(champion) #

Rasmus Gemke Rasmus Gemke (born 11 January 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He was awarded the 2012 Badminton Denmark Comet of the Year. He was part of the Danish national U-19 team to win bronze at the 2015 European Junior Badminton Championships in Lubi ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Anders Antonsen Anders Antonsen (born 27 April 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He is a three-time World Championships medalist, two-time European Champion, and he has been ranked as high as No. 2 in the men’s singles discipline of BWF World Ranking. He ...

''(final)'' #

Lu Guangzu Lu Guangzu (; born on 19 October 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. He was a silver medalist in the 2025 Asian Championships. Lu was integrated to China winning team in the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup, as well at the 2024 Thomas Cup. In 2018 ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Jan Ø. Jørgensen Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the national league. He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Badminton Championships, 2014 European Championshi ...

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Wang Tzu-wei Wang Tzu-wei (; born 27 February 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He won his first international title at the 2014 New Zealand Open tournament. Wang competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where he won the gold medals in the men's singl ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus (born 16 January 1986) is a retired Danish badminton player. He was a member of the winning Denmark team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China. Career Junior He won 4 junior national titles, 2 in singles ...

''(second round)'' #

Rajiv Ouseph Theratil Rajiv Ouseph (born 30 August 1986) is a former international badminton player from England who has represented both England and Great Britain. A long-time English and British No.1, Ouseph's most significant international tournament achi ...

''(quarter-finals)''

Finals

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Women's singles

Seeds

Han Yue Han Yue (; born 18 November 1999) is a Chinese badminton player. She won the girls' singles title at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships, and the mixed team title at the World Junior Championships. Han was a part of the national team that won ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Mia Blichfeldt Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player. She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event. Career ...

(champion) #

Cai Yanyan Cai Yanyan (, born 15 November 1999) is a Chinese badminton player. She won her first international title at the 2017 China International tournament in the women's singles event. Cai was the bronze medalists at the 2017 World Junior Championsh ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Line Kjærsfeldt Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (born 20 April 1994) is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She was a gold medalists in the 2015 European Games and 2025 European Championships. In the juniors, she won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF Worl ...

''(final)'' #

Li Xuerui Li Xuerui (born 24 January 1991) is a retired Chinese professional badminton player. She is one of the most successful players of her time. She was a gold medalist at 2012 London Olympics in the women's singles event and was the silver medalist ...

''(second round)'' #

Chen Xiaoxin Chen Xiaoxin (, born 24 April 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. Chen started playing badminton in 2006, and has won some junior international tournament includes the mixed team event at the 2014 World Junior Championships. She made her first ...

''(first round)'' #

Kirsty Gilmour Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a Scottish badminton player who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain. Career Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final a ...

''(first round)'' #

Sayaka Sato is a Japanese badminton player. She competed for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Achievements BWF World Junior Championships ''Girls' singles'' BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 200 ...

''(withdrew)''

Finals

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Men's doubles

Seeds

Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. He was the men's doubles gold medalists at the 2018 European Championships and the 2023 European Games with his partner Anders Skaarup Rasmussen. He also won the bronze medal ...

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. Rasmussen won the men's doubles title at the 2018 European Championships and at the 2023 European Games partnered with Kim Astrup. He also won the bronze medal at th ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Marcus Ellis Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the English National Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's dou ...

Chris Langridge Christopher Phillip Langridge (born 2 May 1985) is a retired British badminton player. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won three medals. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Mathias Boe Mathias Boe (born 11 July 1980) is a Danish former badminton player. 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. Boe was a part ...

Carsten Mogensen Carsten Mogensen (born 24 July 1983) is a former badminton player from Denmark. He was the gold medalist at the Badminton at the 2015 European Games, 2015 European Games, two time European Badminton Championships, European champions winning in 2 ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Lu Ching-yao Lu Ching-yao (; born 7 June 1993) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He was the silver medalist at the 2011 Asian Junior Championships, and 2015 Summer Universiade. He won his first senior international title at the 2014 Singapore International ...

/ Yang Po-han ''(semi-finals)'' #

Lee Yang Lee Yang (; born 12 August 1995) is a Taiwanese retired professional badminton player. He is the Olympic men's doubles champion in 2020 and 2024, becoming the first unseeded men's doubles pair in Olympics history to win consecutive gold medals ...

Wang Chi-lin Wang Chi-lin (; born 18 January 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He is the 2020 and 2024 Olympics men's doubles champion, becoming the first doubles pair in Olympics history to win consecutive gold medals, and th ...

(champions) # Ou Xuanyi /

Ren Xiangyu Ren Xiangyu (; born 23 October 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. Born in Luzhou, Sichuan province, he has shown his talent in badminton since he was a child. He once trained at the Luzhou sports school, and entered the national team in 2016. ...

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Mark Lamsfuß Mark Lamsfuß (born 19 April 1994) is a German badminton player and plays for the BC Wipperfeld. He and his partner, Isabel Lohau won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2022 BWF World Championships. Career Lamsfuß started playing badminto ...

Marvin Seidel Marvin Emil Seidel (; born 9 November 1995) is a German badminton player. He was the bronze medalist at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles, and a silver medalist at the 2021 European Championships in the men's doubles e ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Kim Won-ho Kim Won-ho (; born 2 June 1999) is a South Korean badminton player. He was the silver medalists in the Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles, mixed doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2022 Asian Games – M ...

Seo Seung-jae Seo Seung-jae (; born 4 September 1997) is a South Korean badminton player. He is the first South Korean player in 24 years to have won two gold medals in a single edition of the BWF World Championships, by winning the mixed and men's doubles e ...

''(final)''

Finals

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Women's doubles

Seeds

Gabriela Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva (; born 15 July 1994) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The pair is the four-time European Champion and two-time European Games gold medalist as wel ...

Stefani Stoeva Stefani Stoeva (; born 23 September 1995) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. They competed at the 2016, 2020 and the 2024 Summer Olympics. The duo together have won ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Nami Matsuyama is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team. She is the bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Matsuyama helps the national team won the 2020 Asia Team Championships. She reached a career high as world number 2 in ...

Chiharu Shida is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team. She is the bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Shida was part of the Japan winning team in the 2020 Asia Team Championships. She reached a career high as world number ...

''(final)'' #

Maiken Fruergaard Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen (born 11 May 1995) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. As a junior player, she was the gold medalists at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the team and mixed doubles events, and in 2014 ...

Sara Thygesen Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Chow Mei Kuan Chow Mei Kuan (; born 23 December 1994) is a Malaysian retired badminton player. She started playing badminton at the age of 7 in her primary school. Chow made a debut in the international senior tournament in 2012. She won gold medals at the ...

Lee Meng Yean Lee Meng Yean (born 30 March 1994) is a Malaysian badminton player. Together with Chow Mei Kuan, she won the 2018 Syed Modi International and achieved a career-high ranking of 10 in women's doubles. Career She was the 2011 Asian Junior Ba ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani / Rizki Amelia Pradipta ''(withdrew)'' #

Kim So-yeong Kim So-yeong (; born 9 July 1992) is a South Korean badminton player. Kim, who attended the University of Incheon, was the triple crowns at the 2013 Summer Universiade, by winning the gold medals in the women's doubles, mixed doubles and team ...

Kong Hee-yong Kong Hee-yong (; born 11 December 1996) is a South Korean badminton player. In 2013, she won the mixed team gold at the BWF World Junior Championships. In 2014, Kong who was educated at the Daesung girls' high school competed at the Asian Junio ...

(champions) #

Émilie Lefel Émilie Lefel (born 25 August 1988) is a French badminton player. In 2012, she won her first National Championships title in the women's doubles event with her partner Pi Hongyan. Achievements European Games ''Women's doubles'' European ...

Anne Tran Anne Tran (born 27 April 1996) is a French badminton player. Tran was the women's doubles champion at the 2013 and 2017 French National Championships. She was part of the French junior team that won the silver medal at the 2013 European Junior ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Ekaterina Bolotova Ekaterina Vladimirovna Malkova ((; born 12 December 1992; née Bolotova) is a Russian badminton player. She was the women's doubles silver medalist at the 2015 Baku European Games with partner Evgeniya Kosetskaya, and later won a bronze medal in ...

Alina Davletova Alina Ilgizarovna Davletova (; born 17 July 1998) is a Russian badminton player. She won the mixed doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 2017 and at the European Championships in 2021. Career Davletova who was born in Ufa, sta ...

''(second round)''

Finals

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

Mathias Christiansen Mathias Christiansen (born 20 February 1994) is a Danish badminton player who joined the national team in July 2013. He was the silver medalists in the 2018 European Badminton Championships, 2018 and 2024 European Badminton Championships, 2024 Eu ...

Christinna Pedersen Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish badminton player. Career Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist. From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two Euro ...

''(first round)'' #

/ Lauren Smith ''(semi-finals)'' #

Chae Yoo-jung Chae Yoo-jung (; born 9 May 1995) is a South Korean badminton player who affiliated with Incheon International Airport team. She is the daughter of former singles player Kim Bok-sun. She won the mixed doubles title at the 2023 World Champions ...

(champions) #

/ Isabel Herttrich ''(first round)'' #

Tontowi Ahmad Tontowi Ahmad (born 18 July 1987) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he pa ...

Winny Oktavina Kandow Winny Oktavina Kandow (born 14 October 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player specializes in doubles from Tewasen village in South Minahasa Regency, South Minahasa (then of Minahasa Regency, Minahasa), North Sulawesi. Career Trained at the Ta ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Nipitphon Phuangphuapet Nipitphon Phuangphuapet (; , born 31 May 1991) is a Thai badminton player. He studies bachelor of Laws at Bangkok-Dhonburi University. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men's doubles'' SEA Games ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' ...

Savitree Amitrapai Savitree Amitrapai (; born 19 November 1988) is a Thai badminton player. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Achievements Asian Championships ''Women's doubles'' SEA Games ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed d ...

''(second round)'' #

Niclas Nøhr Niclas Nøhr (born 2 August 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. He started playing badminton at Møn badminton club. In 2012, he joined Denmark national badminton team, and in 2015, he won a gold medal at the Europea ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Linda Efler Linda Efler (born 23 January 1995) is a German badminton player who became the member of the national team in 2013. She affiliate with SC Union 08 Lüdinghausen, and won the National Championships women's doubles title in 2019 and 2020, also in t ...

Tournament

Venue

Point distribution

Prize money

Men's singles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

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