2025 Japan Masters

2025 Japan Masters
Tournament details
Dates11–16 November
Edition3rd
LevelSuper 500
Total prize moneyUS$475,000
VenueKumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
LocationKumamoto, Japan
Champions
Men's singles Kodai Naraoka
Women's singles Ratchanok Intanon
Men's doubles Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae
Women's doubles Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan
Mixed doubles Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Supissara Paewsampran
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The 2025 Japan Masters (officially known as the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2025) was a badminton tournament which took place at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan, from 11 to 16 November 2025 and had a total prize of $475,000.

Tournament

The 2025 Japan Masters was the thirty-fifth tournament of the 2025 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Masters championships, which have been held since 2023. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Japan (formerly known as the Nippon Badminton Association) with sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue

This tournament was held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.[1]

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 500 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128
9,200 7,800 6,420 5,040 3,600 2,220 880 430

Prize pool

The total prize money was US$475,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $35,625 $18,050 $6,887.50 $2,850 $1,662.50
Doubles $37,525 $18,050 $6,650 $3,443.75 $1,718.25

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (withdrew)
  2. Chou Tien-chen (second round)
  3. Loh Kean Yew (quarter-finals)
  4. Kodai Naraoka (champion)
  5. Lin Chun-yi (quarter-finals)
  6. Kenta Nishimoto (final)
  7. Lakshya Sen (semi-finals)
  8. Alwi Farhan (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
4 Kodai Naraoka 21 21
Wang Tzu-wei 11 12
4 Kodai Naraoka 21 10 21
6 Kenta Nishimoto 11 21 15
7 Lakshya Sen 19 21 12
6 Kenta Nishimoto 21 14 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 K Naraoka 21 21
A Shetty 16 11
4 K Naraoka 21 21
Y Tanaka 15 12
Chi Y-j 20 21 14
Y Tanaka 22 9 21
4 K Naraoka 21 21
5 Lin C-y 11 12
5 Lin C-y 21 21
B Yang 19 16
5 Lin C-y 21 21
Jeon H-j 14 7
T Mannepalli 9 19
Jeon H-j 21 21

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
8 A Farhan 21 21
PFQ T Obayashi 15 10
8 A Farhan 19 12
Wang T-w 21 21
Wang T-w 18 21 24
Q2 R Takei 21 17 22
Wang T-w 21 21
R Gemke 14 13
SWM Lee C-h 18 17
R Gemke 21 21
R Gemke 21 21
Prannoy H. S. 18 15
Prannoy H. S. 16 21 23
Leong J H 21 13 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
J Teh 21 15 21
V Lai 18 21 17
J Teh 13 11
7 L Sen 21 21
K Watanabe 12 16
7 L Sen 21 21
7 L Sen 21 21
3 Loh K Y 13 17
Q1 S Ogawa 21 21
J Hoh 14 9
Q1 S Ogawa 14 14
3 Loh K Y 21 21
Huang P-h 12 17
3 Loh K Y 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
K George 20 10
Q3 Kok J H 22 21
Q3 Kok J H 20 11
6 K Nishimoto 22 21
K Wangcharoen 13 13
6 K Nishimoto 21 21
6 K Nishimoto 21 21
P Teeraratsakul 15 14
P Teeraratsakul 17 21 21
Q4 Z Ubaidillah 21 19 10
P Teeraratsakul 21 21
2 Chou T-c 19 16
Su L-y 21 18 17
2 Chou T-c 11 21 21

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Akane Yamaguchi (second round)
  2. Tomoka Miyazaki (first round)
  3. Ratchanok Intanon (champion)
  4. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (final)
  5. Michelle Li (second round)
  6. Busanan Ongbamrungphan (first round)
  7. Chiu Pin-chian (semi-finals)
  8. Lin Hsiang-ti (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  Nozomi Okuhara 18 21 14
3 Ratchanok Intanon 21 10 21
3 Ratchanok Intanon 21 22
4 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 16 20
4 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21 21
7 Chiu Pin-chian 16 14

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 A Yamaguchi 22 23
Chen S-y 20 21
1 A Yamaguchi 19 15
N Okuhara 21 21
P Opatniputh 19 21 12
N Okuhara 21 15 21
N Okuhara 21 21
8 Lin H-t 9 19
8 Lin H-t 21 21
Q1 N Hisaminato 14 6
8 Lin H-t 21 21
Tung C-t 18 15
Tung C-t 13 21 21
M Suizu 21 9 17

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 R Intanon 21 21
Hsieh Y-e 9 8
3 R Intanon 22 21 21
BW Zhang 24 13 10
Q4 K Furukawa 19 16
BW Zhang 21 21
3 R Intanon 21 21
Wong L C 17 9
5 M Li 21 21
T Švábíková 18 12
5 M Li 17 21 19
Wong L C 21 16 21
Wong L C 21 21
Q3 N Kondo 16 11

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Pai Y-p 21 12 13
A Takahashi 18 21 21
A Takahashi 10 21 21
N Pratiwi 21 16 12
N Pratiwi 21 13 23
6 B Ongbamrungphan 15 21 21
A Takahashi 21 14 13
4 G M Tunjung 16 21 21
N Nidaira 8 18
H Akechi 21 21
H Akechi 21 18
4 G M Tunjung 23 21
Hung Y-t 21 9 18
4 G M Tunjung 17 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
K F Azzahra 23 8
Letshanaa K 25 21
Letshanaa K 22 18
7 Chiu P-c 24 21
Q2 S Li 21 5 16
7 Chiu P-c 16 21 21
7 Chiu P-c 18 21 21
Huang Y-h 21 15 17
Huang Y-h 21 21
K Sugiyama 11 12
Huang Y-h 21 21
Sung S-y 15 16
Sung S-y 21 21
2 T Miyazaki 19 13

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (champions)
  2. Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (semi-finals)
  3. Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (first round)
  4. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (withdrew)
  5. Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan (quarter-finals)
  6. Chiu Hsiang-chieh / Wang Chi-lin (semi-finals)
  7. Junaidi Arif / Yap Roy King (quarter-finals)
  8. Lee Fang-chih / Lee Fang-jen (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae
21 21
6 Chiu Hsiang-chieh
Wang Chi-lin
19 19
1 Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae
20 21 21
Hiroki Midorikawa
Kyohei Yamashita
22 11 16
  Hiroki Midorikawa
Kyohei Yamashita
21 21
2 Goh Sze Fei
Nur Izzuddin
12 17

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Kim W-h
Seo S-j
21 21
Q4 M Onodera
D Tanioka
12 15
1 Kim W-h
Seo S-j
21 21
Jin Y
Na S-s
11 18
Jin Y
Na S-s
21 10 21
C Kjær
R Kjær
19 21 19
1 Kim W-h
Seo S-j
21 21
K Kumagai
H Nishi
11 17
8 Lee F-c
Lee F-j
9 16
K Kumagai
H Nishi
21 21
K Kumagai
H Nishi
21 21
N M Azriyn A
Tan W K
13 11
Lai P-y
Tsai F-c
16 14
N M Azriyn A
Tan W K
21 21

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
6 Chiu H-c
Wang C-l
25 21
Chen C-k
Lin B-w
23 16
6 Chiu H-c
Wang C-l
14 21 21
Chen Z-y
P Smith
21 13 19
Chen Z-y
P Smith
22 21
PFQ Chia W J
Lwi S H
20 12
6 Chiu H-c
Wang C-l
21 21
Choong H J
M Haikal
16 16
SWM Liu K-h
Yang P-ha
23 23
He Z-w
Huang J-h
21 21
SWM Liu K-h
Yang P-ha
21 17 19
Choong H J
M Haikal
14 21 21
Choong H J
M Haikal
21 21
K Shibata
N Yamada
19 16

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
T Nomura
Y Shimogami
23 21
Q2 D Puavaranukroh
L E Wedler
21 14
T Nomura
Y Shimogami
11 19
7 J Arif
Yap R K
21 21
Chang K-c
Po L-w
19 12
7 J Arif
Yap R K
21 21
7 J Arif
Yap R K
19 14
H Midorikawa
K Yamashita
21 21
Ong Y S
Teo E Y
21 21
Chen Z-r
Lin Y-c
18 18
Ong Y S
Teo E Y
17 21 14
H Midorikawa
K Yamashita
21 10 21
H Midorikawa
K Yamashita
21 21
3 Man W C
Tee K W
19 18

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Q3 H Kawabe
K Matsukawa
21 21
Choi S-g
Goh V S
18 19
Q3 H Kawabe
K Matsukawa
18 21 14
5 Lee J-h
Yang P-hs
21 16 21
K Mitsuhashi
H Okamura
18 19
5 Lee J-h
Yang P-hs
21 21
5 Lee J-h
Yang P-hs
16 21 16
2 Goh S F
N Izzuddin
21 10 21
Q1 T Aizawa
D Sano
21 18 8
K Matsui
K Tamate
18 21 21
K Matsui
K Tamate
23 13 24
2 Goh S F
N Izzuddin
21 21 26
Kang M-h
Ki D-j
17 13
2 Goh S F
N Izzuddin
21 21

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (champions)
  2. Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (semi-finals)
  3. Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (semi-finals)
  4. Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (final)
  5. Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (first round)
  6. Arisa Igarashi / Chiharu Shida (second round)
  7. Hsu Yin-hui / Lin Jhih-yun (quarter-finals)
  8. Chang Ching-hui / Yang Ching-tun (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan
24 23
3 Yuki Fukushima
Mayu Matsumoto
22 21
1 Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan
22 21
4 Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi
20 19
4 Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi
21 21
2 Kim Hye-jeong
Kong Hee-yong
16 11

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 P Tan
Thinaah M
18 21 21
Q3 M Aiso
M Niimi
21 9 17
1 P Tan
Thinaah M
21 21
Jeong N-e
Lee Y-w
14 9
Q1 M Aoki
A Uesugi
8 12
Jeong N-e
Lee Y-w
21 21
1 P Tan
Thinaah M
21 21
7 Hsu Y-h
Lin J-y
13 17
7 Hsu Y-h
Lin J-y
21 21
O Jongsathapornparn
S Suwachai
15 13
7 Hsu Y-h
Lin J-y
21 21
N Hara
R Kiyose
16 14
N Hara
R Kiyose
21 20 21
J Dent
C Lai
9 22 18

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Y Fukushima
M Matsumoto
21 21
Chen S-y
Hsieh Y-e
10 10
3 Y Fukushima
M Matsumoto
21 21
A Rahayu
S F S Ramadhanti
10 16
A Rahayu
S F S Ramadhanti
21 21
S Hirota
H Konishi
12 18
3 Y Fukushima
M Matsumoto
21 21
Hu L-f
Jheng Y-c
17 11
8 Chang C-h
Yang C-t
21 15 21
Q2 Lee C-c
Lin Y-y
15 21 7
8 Chang C-h
Yang C-t
17 13
Hu L-f
Jheng Y-c
21 21
PFQ B Aimsaard
S Wedler
20 16
Hu L-f
Jheng Y-c
22 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
F Corbett
J Gai
22 15 14
R Hirokami
S Hobara
20 21 21
R Hirokami
S Hobara
21 21
Ong X Y
C Ting
12 9
Ong X Y
C Ting
22 18 21
5 Hsieh P-s
Hung E-t
20 21 10
R Hirokami
S Hobara
23 20 18
4 R Iwanaga
K Nakanishi
21 22 21
Hsu Y-c
Sung Y-h
13 21 21
H Suzuki
N Yamakita
21 9 23
H Suzuki
N Yamakita
21 20 18
4 R Iwanaga
K Nakanishi
17 22 21
Lin X-m
Wang Y-q
8 21 13
4 R Iwanaga
K Nakanishi
21 17 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ Teng C-h
Yang C-y
21 17 21
M Lambert
C Pognante
18 21 19
PFQ Teng C-h
Yang C-y
w / o
6 A Igarashi
C Shida
Chen Y-f
Sun L-c
13 14
6 A Igarashi
C Shida
21 21
PFQ Teng C-h
Yang C-y
10 14
2 Kim H-j
Kong H-y
21 21
Sung S-y
Yu C-h
12 21 21
K Osawa
M Tanabe
21 19 17
Sung S-y
Yu C-h
15 19
2 Kim H-j
Kong H-y
21 21
Q4 R Hiramoto
K Ishikawa
13 13
2 Kim H-j
Kong H-y
21 21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (champions)
  2. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (final)
  3. Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito (second round)
  4. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (first round)
  5. Ruttanapak Oupthong / Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat (second round)
  6. Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang (first round)
  7. Ye Hong-wei / Nicole Gonzales Chan (semi-finals)
  8. Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Supissara Paewsampran
21 21
Akira Koga
Misaki Matsutomo
19 12
1 Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Supissara Paewsampran
21 14 21
2 Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
18 21 18
7 Ye Hong-wei
Nicole Gonzales Chan
17 12
2 Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 D Puavaranukroh
S Paewsampran
21 21
Q2 H Kawabe
K Ishikawa
17 10
1 D Puavaranukroh
S Paewsampran
14 21 21
Hoo P R
Cheng S Y
21 12 17
Hoo P R
Cheng S Y
21 18 21
Wu H-y
Yang C-y
18 21 19
1 D Puavaranukroh
S Paewsampran
21 21
P Horbanluekit
B Aimsaard
12 17
6 Yang P-hs
Hu L-f
20 20
P Horbanluekit
B Aimsaard
22 22
P Horbanluekit
B Aimsaard
21 22
Po L-w
Chang C-h
17 20
Po L-w
Chang C-h
21 21
Chen Z-y
F Corbett
13 13

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 H Midorikawa
N Saito
21 21
S Jomkoh
O Jongsathapornparn
14 15
3 H Midorikawa
N Saito
21 17 19
P Smith
J Gai
14 21 21
P Smith
J Gai
21 19 22
R Kapoor
R Gadde
12 21 20
P Smith
J Gai
16 14
A Koga
M Matsutomo
21 21
5 R Oupthong
J Sudjaipraparat
22 21
Lin Y-c
Lee C-c
20 19
5 R Oupthong
J Sudjaipraparat
16 21 19
A Koga
M Matsutomo
21 10 21
A Koga
M Matsutomo
21 21
J Lai
C Lai
8 10

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
J Wong
Lai P J
21 21
Lu M-c
Hung E-t
19 15
J Wong
Lai P J
17 14
7 Ye H-w
N G Chan
21 21
E Lau
S Li
13 12
7 Ye H-w
N G Chan
21 21
7 Ye H-w
N G Chan
21 21
Liu K-h
Jheng Y-c
18 16
Liu K-h
Jheng Y-c
21 21
Wong T C
Lim C S
15 16
Liu K-h
Jheng Y-c
21 9 21
Y Shimogami
S Hobara
18 21 13
Y Shimogami
S Hobara
21 21
4 Goh S H
S J Lai
17 13

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Q4 He Z-w
Sun L-c
14 21 12
Q1 K Shibata
H Osawa
21 19 21
Q1 K Shibata
H Osawa
8 16
8 M Christiansen
A Bøje
21 21
PFQ T Aizawa
M Kurashima
13 12
8 M Christiansen
A Bøje
21 21
8 M Christiansen
A Bøje
15 21 15
2 T Gicquel
D Delrue
21 13 21
Q3 K Matsukawa
R Kiyose
23 11
Chen C-k
Hsu Y-h
25 21
Chen C-k
Hsu Y-h
17 13
2 T Gicquel
D Delrue
21 21
Kim J-h
Jeong N-e
13 10
2 T Gicquel
D Delrue
21 21

References

  1. ^ a b c "Prospectus Japan Masters 2025" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.