The Korea Masters (Korean: 코리아마스터즈) 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 International Challenge, which is the fourth level tournament of international badminton tournament. It began in 2007, when it was held in Suwon,[1] then it moved to Yeosu in 2008[2] and Hwasun in 2009.[3] In 2010, it was turned into a BWF Grand Prix event.[4][5]
| Official website | |
| Founded | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 16 (2024) |
| Location | Iksan (2024) South Korea |
| Venue | Iksan Gymnasium (2024) |
| Prize money | US$210,000 (2024) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Kunlavut Vitidsarn (singles) Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 3 Lee Dong-keun |
| Most doubles titles | 4 Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Putri Kusuma Wardani (singles) Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 3 Sung Ji-hyun |
| Most doubles titles | 5 Jung Kyung-eun Chang Ye-na |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Guo Xinwa Chen Fanghui |
| Most titles (male) | 3 Yoo Yeon-seong Ko Sung-hyun |
| Most titles (female) | 3 Kim Ha-na |
| Super 300 | |
| Last completed | |
| 2024 Korea Masters | |
It became a BWF Grand Prix Gold event in 2011, and it remained at that level through the end of Grand Prix Gold in 2017, with the exception of 2014, when it changed back to Grand Prix status, the same year Korea hosted both the Asian Games and the Badminton Asia Championships. The tournament was held in cities in the southwest from 2011 to 2017: in Hwasun in 2011 and 2012,[6] then in Jeonju for 2013 to 2015,[7] then Seogwipo[8] and Gwangju.[9] In 2015, the name of the tournament changed to Korea Masters.
In 2018, this tournament is the part of the BWF World Tour Super 300, after the Grand Prix Gold event ceased.
History of host cities
edit| City | Years host |
|---|---|
| Suwon | 2007 |
| Yeosu | 2008 |
| Hwasun | 2009, 2011–2012 |
| Gimcheon | 2010 |
| Jeonju | 2013–2015 |
| Seogwipo | 2016 |
| Gwangju | 2017–2019, 2022–2023 |
| Iksan | 2024 |
Winners
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Performances by nation
edit- As of the 2024 edition
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea
|
12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 62 |
| 2 |  China
|
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 |  Japan
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei
|
2 | 2 | ||||
| 5 |  Hong Kong
|
1 | 1 | ||||
 Indonesia
|
1 | 1 | |||||
 Malaysia
|
1 | 1 | |||||
 Thailand
|
1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 80 | |
Note
edit- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 24 to 29 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 1 to 6 June, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
References
edit- ^ "Suwon Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Yeosu Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hwasun Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2010 Victor Korea Grand Prix Badminton Championships – Information". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "2010 빅터 코리아그랑프리국제배드민턴선수권대회". www.bka.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Event Information (Hwasun; international)". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Event Information (Jeonju; international)". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "JEJU VICTOR Korea Masters Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "2017 BWF Calendar – Grand Prix Gold". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "KOREA INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE 2007 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Korea Int Challenge 2008 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Korea International Challenge 2009 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Victor Korea Open GP 2010 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "2011 HWASUN VICTOR Korea Grand Prix Gold winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Korea Grand Prix Gold 2012 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Korea Grand Prix Gold 2013 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Jeonju Victor Korea Grand Prix 2014 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Jeonju Victor Korea Masters 2015 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "JEJU VICTOR 2016 Korea Masters Championships winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Gwangju VICTOR Korea Masters 2017 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "GWANGJU Korea Masters 2018 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Gwangju Korea Masters 2019 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "GWANGJU Korea Masters 2020 (Cancelled)". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Tournament updates 11 August 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Korea Masters 2021 (Cancelled)". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "2022 Gwangju YONEX Korea Masters winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Korea Masters 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "Korea Masters 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.