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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 11–15 December | ||
| Edition | 2nd | ||
| Level | World Tour Finals | ||
| Total prize money | US$1,500,000 | ||
| Venue | Tianhe Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Tianhe, Guangzhou, China | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's singles | |||
| Women's singles | |||
| Men's doubles | |||
| Women's doubles | |||
| Mixed doubles | |||
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The 2019 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2019 BWF World Tour. It was held from 11 to 15 December 2019 in Guangzhou, China and had a total prize of $1,500,000.[1]
Tournament
The 2019 BWF World Tour Finals was the second edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by the Guangzhou Sports Bureau, Guangzhou Sports Competitions Centre, Guangzhou Badminton Administrative Centre, and Guangzhou Badminton Association. It was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association and Guangzhou Municipal Government with sanction from the BWF.[1]
Venue
This international tournament was held at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Tianhe, Guangzhou, China.
Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event.[2]
| Winner | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | 3rd in Group | 4th in Group | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 
Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]
| Achievement | Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalist(s) | 3rd in group | 4th in group | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | $120,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $16,500 | $9,000 | 
| Doubles | $126,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $19,500 | $10,500 | 
Representatives
Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Final ranking used was released on 26 November 2019, and not counting the results from the Syed Modi International.[3] Players who won titles at the 2019 BWF World Championships are marked in bold.
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Representatives by nation
| Top Nations | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | Players | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12§ | |||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 63 | |||
§: Yuta Watanabe from Japan was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles).
Performances by nation
| Nation | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final | Winner(s) | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
| 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | |||
| 3 | 1 | |||
| 2 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 
Men's singles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 98 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 115 | 127 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 101 | 121 | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 144 | 159 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Kento Momota  | 
2–0 | 21–10 | 21–9 | ||
| 11 Dec | Jonatan Christie  | 
2–0 | 23–21 | 21–16 | ||
| 12 Dec | Jonatan Christie  | 
0–2 | 12–21 | 17–21 | ||
| 12 Dec | Kento Momota  | 
2–1 | 19–21 | 21–15 | 21–15 | |
| 13 Dec | Kento Momota  | 
2–0 | 21–14 | 21–14 | ||
| 13 Dec | Anders Antonsen  | 
2–1 | 23–21 | 12–21 | 21–12 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 101 | 80 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 76 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 91 | 101 | |
| 4 | Retired | ||||||||
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Chen Long  | 
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| 11 Dec | Chou Tien-chen  | 
2–1 | 11–21 | 21–15 | 25–23 | |
| 12 Dec | Chen Long  | 
0–2 | 12–21 | 11–21 | ||
| 12 Dec | Chou Tien-chen  | 
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| 13 Dec | Chou Tien-chen  | 
0–2 | 15–21 | 19–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Viktor Axelsen  | 
Retired | 6r–13 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
Women's singles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 146 | 101 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 151 | 139 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 139 | 160 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 115 | 151 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Chen Yufei  | 
2–0 | 21–9 | 21–18 | ||
| 11 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi  | 
2–1 | 18–21 | 21–18 | 21–8 | |
| 12 Dec | Chen Yufei  | 
2–1 | 20–22 | 21–16 | 21–12 | |
| 12 Dec | Akane Yamaguchi  | 
2–1 | 25–27 | 21–10 | 21–13 | |
| 13 Dec | Chen Yufei  | 
2–0 | 21–14 | 21–10 | ||
| 13 Dec | He Bingjiao  | 
0–2 | 19–21 | 19–21 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 141 | 106 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 153 | 135 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 123 | 115 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 126 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Ratchanok Intanon  | 
2–0 | 21–4 | 21–16 | ||
| 11 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara  | 
2–1 | 15–21 | 21–18 | 21–19 | |
| 12 Dec | Nozomi Okuhara  | 
2–0 | 21–12 | 21–10 | ||
| 12 Dec | Ratchanok Intanon  | 
1–2 | 21–11 | 18–21 | 16–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Ratchanok Intanon  | 
0–2 | 14–21 | 12–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Tai Tzu-ying  | 
2–0 | 21–14 | 21–9 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 17 | |||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Men's doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 140 | 98 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 141 | 146 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 134 | 149 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 116 | 138 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Takeshi Kamura  Keigo Sonoda  | 
0–2 | 19–21 | 13–21 | ||
| 11 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo  | 
2–1 | 21–18 | 14–21 | 21–18 | |
| 12 Dec | Takeshi Kamura  Keigo Sonoda  | 
1–2 | 14–21 | 21–12 | 16–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo  | 
1–2 | 11–21 | 21–14 | 11–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Li Junhui  Liu Yuchen  | 
0–2 | 12–21 | 11–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo  | 
2–0 | 21–16 | 21–17 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 148 | 121 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 135 | 127 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 153 | 163 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 135 | 160 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Lee Yang  Wang Chi-lin  | 
2–0 | 21–16 | 21–12 | ||
| 11 Dec | Mohammad Ahsan  Hendra Setiawan  | 
2–0 | 21–19 | 21–16 | ||
| 12 Dec | Lee Yang  Wang Chi-lin  | 
2–1 | 22–20 | 21–23 | 21–14 | |
| 12 Dec | Mohammad Ahsan  Hendra Setiawan  | 
2–1 | 21–10 | 15–21 | 21–19 | |
| 13 Dec | Lu Ching-yao  Yang Po-han  | 
1–2 | 17–21 | 21–19 | 19–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Mohammad Ahsan  Hendra Setiawan  | 
0–2 | 18–21 | 18–21 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 15 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 21 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Women's doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 158 | 107 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 140 | 138 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 152 | 162 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 131 | 174 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Chen Qingchen  Jia Yifan  | 
2–1 | 21–12 | 16–21 | 21–16 | |
| 11 Dec | Yuki Fukushima  Sayaka Hirota  | 
2–1 | 19–21 | 21–5 | 21–9 | |
| 12 Dec | Yuki Fukushima  Sayaka Hirota  | 
2–1 | 10–21 | 24–22 | 21–6 | |
| 12 Dec | Chen Qingchen  Jia Yifan  | 
2–1 | 17–21 | 21–10 | 21–16 | |
| 13 Dec | Greysia Polii  Apriyani Rahayu  | 
1–2 | 21–12 | 17–21 | 11–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Yuki Fukushima  Sayaka Hirota  | 
2–0 | 21–10 | 21–13 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 160 | 147 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 154 | 145 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 136 | 136 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 130 | 152 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Kim So-yeong  Kong Hee-yong  | 
1–2 | 21–18 | 17–21 | 18–21 | |
| 11 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto  Wakana Nagahara  | 
2–1 | 19–21 | 21–14 | 22–20 | |
| 12 Dec | Kim So-yeong  Kong Hee-yong  | 
2–0 | 24–22 | 21–12 | ||
| 12 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto  Wakana Nagahara  | 
1–2 | 21–13 | 16–21 | 13–21 | |
| 13 Dec | Lee So-hee  Shin Seung-chan  | 
2–0 | 22–20 | 23–21 | ||
| 13 Dec | Mayu Matsumoto  Wakana Nagahara  | 
2–0 | 21–17 | 21–18 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 17 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 13 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 14 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | 8 | ||||||||||||
Mixed doubles
Group A
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 143 | 110 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 125 | 120 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 128 | 118 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 85 | 133 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh  Sapsiree Taerattanachai  | 
2–0 | 21–16 | 21–19 | ||
| 11 Dec | Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping  | 
2–0 | 21–11 | 21–14 | ||
| 12 Dec | Wang Yilyu  Huang Dongping  | 
2–1 | 16–21 | 21–12 | 21–18 | |
| 12 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh  Sapsiree Taerattanachai  | 
2–0 | 21–16 | 28–26 | ||
| 13 Dec | Dechapol Puavaranukroh  Sapsiree Taerattanachai  | 
0–2 | 14–21 | 20–22 | ||
| 13 Dec | Chan Peng Soon  Goh Liu Ying  | 
0–2 | 10–21 | 8–21 | 
Group B
| Rank | Players | Pts | Pld | W | L | SF | SA | PF | PA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 144 | 107 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 150 | 145 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 122 | 134 | |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 130 | 160 | 
| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec | Praveen Jordan  Melati Daeva Oktavianti  | 
0–2 | 11–21 | 19–21 | ||
| 11 Dec | Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong  | 
0–2 | 15–21 | 15–21 | ||
| 12 Dec | Praveen Jordan  Melati Daeva Oktavianti  | 
1–2 | 15–21 | 21–18 | 15–21 | |
| 12 Dec | Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong  | 
2–1 | 21–15 | 20–22 | 21–17 | |
| 13 Dec | Yuta Watanabe  Arisa Higashino  | 
2–0 | 21–14 | 21–12 | ||
| 13 Dec | Zheng Siwei  Huang Yaqiong  | 
2–1 | 21–8 | 15–21 | 22–20 | 
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2019 Guangzhou Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
 - ↑ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
 - ↑ "HSBC Race to Guangzhou Ranking (11/26/2019)". Retrieved 29 November 2019.
 
