2018 Akita Masters


The 2018 Akita Masters was a badminton tournament which took place at CNA Arena Akita in Japan from 24 to 29 July 2018 and had a total purse of $75,000.

Tournament

The 2018 Akita Masters was the fourth Super 100 tournament of the BWF World Tour">Badminton World Federation">BWF World Tour and also part of the Akita Masters championships, which was held for the first time. This tournament was organized by the Nippon [Badminton Association] with the sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at CNA Arena Akita in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for BWF Tour Super 100 events.
WinnerRunner-up3/45/89/1617/3233/64
5,5004,6803,8503,0302,1101,290510

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
EventWinnerFinalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Singles$5,625$2,850$1,087.50$450$262.50
Doubles$5,925$2,850$1,050$543.75$281.25

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Kanta Tsuneyama '
  2. Ihsan Maulana Mustofa '
  3. Lu Guangzu '
  4. Lin Yu-hsien '
  5. Jan Ø. Jørgensen '
  6. Panji Ahmad Maulana '
  7. Yu Igarashi '
  8. Sitthikom Thammasin '''

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Sayaka Takahashi
  2. Minatsu Mitani '
  3. Sung Shuo-yun '
  4. Saena Kawakami '
  5. Brittney Tam '
  6. Lyanny Alessandra Mainaky '
  7. Shiori Saito '
  8. Haruko Suzuki ''''

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Jason Ho-shue / Nyl Yakura '
  2. Inkarat Apisuk / Tanupat Viriyangkura '
  3. Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Frengky Wijaya Putra
  4. Po Li-wei / Yang Ming-tse ''''

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao '
  2. Ayako Sakuramoto / Yukiko Takahata
  3. Savitree Amitrapai / Pacharapun Chochuwong '
  4. Misato Aratama / Akane Watanabe ''''

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Chang Ko-chi / Cheng Chi-ya '
  2. Kim Hwi-tae / Kim Hye-jeong '
  3. Akbar Bintang Cahyono / Winny Oktavina Kandow
  4. Danny Bawa Chrisnanta / Crystal Wong ''''