2021 French Open (badminton)


The 2021 French Open was a badminton tournament which took place at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 26 to 31 October 2021 and had a total prize of US$600,000.

Tournament

The 2021 French Open was the sixth tournament according to the BWF World Tour as many tournaments got canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a part of the French Open, which had been held since 1935. This tournament was organized by French Badminton Federation with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.

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.
WinnerRunner-up3/45/89/1617/32
11,0009,3507,7006,0504,3202,660

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$600,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.
EventWinnerFinalistSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16Last 32
Singles$42,000$20,400$8,400$3,300$1,800$600
Doubles$44,400$21,000$8,400$3,750$1,800$600

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Kento Momota '
  2. Viktor Axelsen '
  3. Anders Antonsen '
  4. Chou Tien-chen '
  5. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting '
  6. Jonatan Christie '
  7. Lee Zii Jia
  8. Ng Ka Long ''''

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Akane Yamaguchi
  2. Ratchanok Intanon '
  3. P. V. Sindhu '
  4. An Se-young '
  5. Pornpawee Chochuwong '
  6. Michelle Li '
  7. Mia Blichfeldt '
  8. Busanan Ongbamrungphan ''''

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo '
  2. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan '
  3. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto '
  4. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik '
  5. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty '
  6. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen '
  7. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi
  8. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi ''''

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan
  2. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong '
  3. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai '
  4. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida '
  5. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva '
  6. Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith '
  7. Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen '
  8. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan ''''

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai '
  2. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti '
  3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino
  4. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith '
  5. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying '
  6. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue '
  7. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet '
  8. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing ''''