The 2022 Korea Masters was a badminton tournament that took place at Gwangju Women's University Stadium in
Gwangju
Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...
, South Korea, from 12 to 17 April 2022 and had a total prize of $180,000.
Tournament
The 2022 Korea Masters was the ninth tournament of the
2022 BWF World Tour
The 2022 BWF World Tour (officially known as 2022 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (B ...
and was part of the
Korea Masters
The Korea Masters () is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an ...
championships, which had been held since 2007. This tournament was organized by the
Badminton Korea Association
Badminton Korea Association (BKA, 대한배드민턴협회; ''Daehan baedeuminteon hyeobhoe'') is the national sport governing body, governing body for the sport of badminton in South Korea.
History
Badminton was spread in Korea after National L ...
with sanction from the
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Venue
This international tournament was held at Gwangju Women's University Stadium in
Gwangju
Gwangju (; ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated Special cities of South Korea, metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home ...
, South Korea.
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 pool
The total prize money was US$180,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.
Men's singles
Seeds
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Srikanth Kidambi
Srikanth Kidambi (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian badminton player. Known for his powerful smashes and quick footwork, he became the first Indian male to reach the World No. 1 ranking in the BWF World Rankings in April 2018. He made history ...
''(withdrew)''
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Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (; simply known as View (); born 11 May 2001) is a Thai badminton player who became the first Thai to become No.1 in men's singles. He is the current World and Asia men's singles champions as he won the gold medals at the 202 ...
''(withdrew)''
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Kantaphon Wangcharoen
Kantaphon Wangcharoen (; born 18 September 1998) is a Thai badminton player. At the young age, Wangcharoen became the runner-up in the senior tournament 2014 Singapore International in the men's singles event after losing the match because of fo ...
''(withdrew)''
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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 ...
''(quarter-finals)''
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Heo Kwang-hee
Heo Kwang-hee (; born 11 August 1995) is a South Korean badminton player who was educated at the Dankook University. He was selected to join the national team in 2012, and joined the Samsung Electro-Mechanics team in 2014. Heo was the bronze med ...
''(second round)''
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Sitthikom Thammasin
Sitthikom Thammasin (; born 7 April 1995) is a Thai badminton player. He won the men's singles title at the 2012 Singapore International Series when he was 17. Thammasin was part of the Thailand national team that clinched the bronze medal at the ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Zhao Junpeng
Zhao Junpeng (, born 2 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player. In 2016 and 2017, he became the runner-up at the China International Challenge tournament in the men's singles event. He won his first senior international title at the 2016 M ...
''(first round)''
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Parupalli Kashyap
Parupalli Kashyap (born 8 September 1986) is an Indian former badminton player. A former World No. 6, he is a coach at Gopichand Badminton Academy. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2012.
He became the first male player from India to reac ...
''(withdrew)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
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Chen Yufei
Chen Yufei ( zh, s=陈雨菲, p=Chén Yǔfēi; born 1 March 1998) is a Chinese badminton player. She was the gold medalist in the 2020 Summer Olympics, and also at the 2025 Asian Championships. In her junior career, she won the girls' singles ...
''(final)''
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An Se-young
An Se-young (; born 5 February 2002) is a South Korean badminton player from Gwangju, who won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She was named 2019’s Most Promising Player of the Year and 2023's Female Pl ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Ratchanok Intanon
Ratchanok Intanon (, , ; 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, which has been described as 'balletic' by com ...
''(withdrew)''
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He Bingjiao
He Bingjiao (; Mandarin pronunciation: ; born 21 March 1997) is a Chinese badminton player. She won the silver medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2019 Asian Championships. She also won the bronze medals at the 2018 and 2021 World Champions ...
(champion)
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Pornpawee Chochuwong
Pornpawee Chochuwong (; born 22 January 1998) is a Thai badminton player. She was the girls' singles silver medalist at the 2015 Asian and 2016 World Junior Championships. She was also part of the Thai winning teams at the 2017, 2019 and 2021 S ...
''(first round)''
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Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thai: บุศนันท์ อึ๊งบำรุงพันธ์; born 22 March 1996) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in singles. She was the women's singles gold medalists at the 2015 SEA Games, and ...
''(withdrew)''
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Michelle Li
Michelle Li (born November 3, 1991) is a Canadian badminton player. Li is the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion and the first Canadian to win an individual gold medal in women's singles badminton at the Commonwealth Games. She has won gold in bo ...
''(first round)''
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Yeo Jia Min
Yeo Jia Min (; born 1 February 1999) is a Singaporean badminton player. She is a former World Junior No.1 and the first Singaporean in either the junior or senior categories to made it to the top of the BWF's ranking system.
Early life and ed ...
''(quarter-finals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
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Ong Yew Sin
Ong Yew Sin (born 30 January 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won a silver medal with Teo Ee Yi at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Teo at the 2021 BWF World Championships.
Personal life
Ong Yew Sin is en ...
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Teo Ee Yi
Teo Ee Yi (; born 4 April 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won a silver medal with Ong Yew Sin at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Ong at the 2021 BWF World Championships. In the junior event, he captured ...
''(withdrew)''
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Ko Sung-hyun
Ko Sung-hyun (; ; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Championships, BWF World Champion, two time Badminto ...
/
Shin Baek-cheol
Shin Baek-cheol (; born 19 October 1989) is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. He is a World, Asian and World Junior Champions, as well a gold medalists in the Asian Games and Summer Universiade.
Career
Shin starte ...
''(quarter-finals)''
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Pramudya Kusumawardana
Pramudya Kusumawardana Riyanto (born 13 December 2000) is an Indonesian-Australian badminton player. He was a men's doubles gold medalists at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, 2022 Asian Championships and Badminton at the 2023 SEA Games, 202 ...
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Yeremia Rambitan
Yeremia Erich Yotje Yacob Rambitan (born 15 October 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player, who also plays for Exist Jakarta in the national event. He won the gold medals at the 2022 Asian Championships and 2023 SEA Games. In his young age, Ra ...
''(first round)''
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Bagas Maulana
Bagas Maulana (born 20 July 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club.
Career
In the junior event, Maulana won a boys' doubles Junior Grand Prix title in 2016 partnered with Muhammad Fachrikar.
In 2018, Maulana team ...
/
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (born 16 November 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with SGS PLN Bandung club.
Career
In 2018, Fikri teamed-up with Bagas Maulana, finished as runner-up at the Indonesia International. He and his partn ...
''(quarter-finals)''
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Leo Rolly Carnando /
Daniel Marthin ''(first round)''
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Liu Cheng /
Zhang Nan ''(first round)''
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Arjun M.R. /
Dhruv Kapila
Dhruv Kapila (born 1 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He won the gold at the 2019 South Asian Games in the men's, mixed doubles and team events. He was part of the team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup.
Achievements
South Asian Ga ...
''(withdrew)''
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Krishna Prasad Garaga
Krishna Prasad Garaga (born 15 March 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2019 South Asian Games in the men's doubles and team events. He was part of the India team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup.
Achievements
...
/
Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala ''(withdrew)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
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Lee So-hee
Lee So-hee (; ; born 14 June 1994) is a South Korean badminton player. She won the women's doubles title at the 2017 All England Open tournament. She also helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships at the 2017 Sudirm ...
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Shin Seung-chan
Shin Seung-chan (; ; born 6 December 1994) is a South Korean doubles specialist badminton player. She won the women's doubles bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and 2014 BWF World Championships. Shin clinched the women's and mixed doubl ...
''(withdrew)''
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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 ...
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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)
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Ashwini Ponnappa
Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwal ...
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N. Sikki Reddy ''(withdrew)''
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Liu Xuanxuan
Liu Xuanxuan (; born 18 June 2000) is a Chinese badminton player from Hunan. She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team title at the 2017 and 2018 World Junior Championships and also at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships ...
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Xia Yuting
Xia Yuting (; born 29 May 2000) is a Chinese badminton player from Jiangsu. She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team title at the 2017 and 2018 World Junior Championships and also at the 2018 Asian Junior Championships. ...
''(second round)''
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Jeong Na-eun
Jeong Na-eun (; born 27 June 2000) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Hwasun County team. She was the silver medalist in the mixed doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She was part of Korean winning team in the 2022 Uber Cup a ...
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Kim Hye-jeong
Kim Hye-jeong (; born 3 January 1998) is a South Korean badminton player. She has shown her potential as a badminton player since she was young. Kim entered the regular training in the second grade of elementary school in Wanwol-dong, Masan, and ...
''(withdrew)''
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Laksika Kanlaha /
Phataimas Muenwong
Phataimas Muenwong (; born 5 July 1995) is a Thai badminton player.
Career
Muenwong studied at the Rattana Bundit University, and competed at the 2015 and 2017 Summer Universiade. She plays in the women's doubles with her partner Chayanit Cha ...
''(second round)''
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Vivian Hoo
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Hí Kâ-vùn''; born 19 March 1990) is a Malaysian former badminton player. She is the elder sister of Hoo Pang Ron, who is also a Malaysian badminton player.
Career
Teamed-up with Woon Khe Wei in th ...
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Lim Chiew Sien
Lim Chiew Sien (; born 14 May 1994) is a Malaysian badminton player. She competed at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and 2014 Asian Games.
Career
Lim joined the Malaysian national team when she was 16, played as a singles player for six years be ...
''(withdrew)''
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Catherine Choi
Catherine Choi (born 1 May 2001) is a Canadian badminton player. She affiliates with E badminton club and represents Ontario in the national events. Choi was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships, 2023 Pan A ...
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Josephine Wu
Josephine Yuenling Wu (born 20 January 1995) is a Canadian badminton player. She clinched three Pan American Games gold medals by winning the mixed doubles title in 2019 and 2023, and in the women's doubles title in 2023. At the Pan Am Champions ...
''(second round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
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Wang Yilyu
Wang Yilyu (; ; born 8 November 1994), sometimes also transliterated as Wang Yilu, Wang Yilv or Wang Yilü, is a Chinese badminton player. He is the mixed doubles Olympic Champion at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and was two-time mixed doubles As ...
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Huang Dongping
Huang Dongping (; born 30 April 1995) is a Chinese badminton player. She is the mixed doubles Olympic Champion at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and was three-time mixed doubles Asian Champion, winning in 2018, 2019 and 2024. Huang was ranked first ...
(champions)
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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 ...
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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 ...
''(withdrew)''
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Tan Kian Meng
Tan Kian Meng (, born 1 June 1994) is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in the doubles events. He is currently playing with Lai Pei Jing in mixed doubles. Originally a singles player, he switched to play in the doubles events since ...
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Lai Pei Jing
Lai Pei Jing (; born 8 August 1992) is a Malaysian badminton player who played in the doubles events. She started her career in the women's singles event. She briefly partnered Chan Peng Soon in mid-2014 and in August that year, they reached ...
''(withdrew)''
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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 ...
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Shevon Jemie Lai
Shevon Jemie Lai (; born 8 August 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player.
Career
Lai started playing badminton at her primary school SJKC Kuen Cheng 2, then in 2011 she joined the Malaysia national badminton team. She competed at the BWF World ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Ko Sung-hyun
Ko Sung-hyun (; ; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Championships, BWF World Champion, two time Badminto ...
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Eom Hye-won
Eom Hye-won (; born 8 September 1991) is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles. She became a national representative since 2004, and was selected to join the national team in 2008. As a member of the Korea National Sport U ...
''(first round)''
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Rinov Rivaldy
Rinov Rivaldy (born 12 November 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. He won the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and bronze medals at the 2019 and 2021 SEA Games in the mixed doubles with Pitha H ...
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Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (born 1 July 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. She won the gold medal at the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships, 2017 World Junior Championships, and bronze medals ...
''(second round)''
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Adnan Maulana
Adnan Maulana (born 23 October 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2021 SEA Games partnered with Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso.
Career
In 2019, Maulana ...
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Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso
Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso (born 1 May 1998) is an Indonesian former badminton player affiliated PB Djarum club. She won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2021 SEA Games partnered with Adnan Maulana.
Career
In 2016, Bandaso won her f ...
''(first round)''
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Chan Peng Soon
Chan Peng Soon (born 27 April 1988) is a Malaysian former badminton player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He has had a partnership with Goh Liu Ying where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in th ...
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Toh Ee Wei
Toh Ee Wei (; born 18 September 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player. She was the girls' doubles silver medalist at the 2018 Asian and World Junior Championships. She also won the 2016 World Junior bronze medal in the mixed doubles event. Pa ...
''(second round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
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Korea Masters
Korea Masters
The Korea Masters () is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an ...
Korea Masters
The Korea Masters () is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an ...
Korea Masters
The Korea Masters () is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an ...