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2018 Korea Open (badminton)

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2018 Korea Open
Tournament details
Dates25–30 September
LevelSuper 500
Total prize moneyUS$600,000
VenueSK Handball Stadium
LocationSeoul, South Korea
Champions
Men's singlesChinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen
Women's singlesJapan Nozomi Okuhara
Men's doublesJapan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Women's doublesJapan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
Mixed doublesChina He Jiting
China Du Yue
2017 2019

The 2018 Korea Open (officially known as the Victor Korea Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the SK Handball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, from 25 to 30 September 2018 and had a total prize of $600,000.

Tournament

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The 2018 Korea Open was the eighteenth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Korea Open championships, which has been held since 1991. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Korea Association and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

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This international tournament was held at the SK Handball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Point distribution

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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 money

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The total prize money for this tournament was US$600,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $45,000 $22,800 $8,700 $3,600 $2,100
Doubles $47,400 $22,800 $8,400 $4,350 $2,250

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1. Denmark Viktor Axelsen (second round)
  2. Japan Kento Momota (quarter-finals)
  3. South Korea Son Wan-ho (second round)
  4. Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen (champion)
  5. India Srikanth Kidambi (withdrew)
  6. Japan Kenta Nishimoto (semi-finals)
  7. Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarter-finals)
  8. Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto (final)

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Indonesia Jonatan Christie 13 20
8 Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 21 22
8 Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 13 16
4 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 21 21
4 Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 19 21 21
6 Japan Kenta Nishimoto 21 18 14

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Denmark V Axelsen 21 21
Chinese Taipei Hsu J-h 9 12
1 Denmark V Axelsen 25 9
Q1 China Zhao JP 27 21
Denmark H-K Vittinghus 13 21 17
Q1 China Zhao JP 21 13 21
Q1 China Zhao JP 17 16
Indonesia J Christie 21 21
PFQ Hong Kong Hu Y 21 21
China Huang YX 15 19
PFQ Hong Kong Hu Y 12 14
Indonesia J Christie 21 21
Indonesia J Christie 21 21
Japan K Tsuneyama 18 16

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 South Korea Son W-h 21 21
Hong Kong Lee C Y 16 17
3 South Korea Son W-h 21 13 22
Q3 South Korea Heo K-h 15 21 24
Q3 South Korea Heo K-h 21 21
South Korea Lee D-k 10 18
Q3 South Korea Heo K-h 21 19 9
8 Indonesia T Sugiarto 15 21 21
8 Indonesia T Sugiarto 21 21
South Korea Lee H-i 9 16
8 Indonesia T Sugiarto 21 21
Malaysia Liew D 15 16
Malaysia Liew D 15 21 21
Q2 China Zhou ZQ 21 10 17

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 21 21
Thailand T Saensomboonsuk 18 15
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 18 18
7 Indonesia A S Ginting 21 21
France L Corvée 18 10
7 Indonesia A S Ginting 21 21
7 Indonesia A S Ginting 13 11
4 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 21
Japan K Sakai 9 21 21
France B Leverdez 21 16 13
Japan K Sakai 19 17
4 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 21
Indonesia I M Mustofa 18 14
4 Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
China Lin D 19 21 21
Denmark J Ø. Jørgensen 21 17 15
China Lin D 21 16 11
6 Japan K Nishimoto 10 21 21
Q4 Chinese Taipei Lin Y-h 23 11 21
6 Japan K Nishimoto 21 21 23
6 Japan K Nishimoto w / o
2 Japan K Momota
Denmark A Antonsen 15 21 21
India S Verma 21 16 7
Denmark A Antonsen 18 22 16
2 Japan K Momota 21 20 21
PFQ Malaysia Chong W F 16 17
2 Japan K Momota 21 21

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1. Japan Akane Yamaguchi (semi-finals)
  2. Thailand Ratchanok Intanon (second round)
  3. Japan Nozomi Okuhara (champion)
  4. South Korea Sung Ji-hyun (semi-finals)
  5. India Saina Nehwal (quarter-finals)
  6. United States Zhang Beiwen (final)
  7. Japan Sayaka Takahashi (quarter-finals)
  8. China Gao Fangjie (quarter-finals)

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1 Japan Akane Yamaguchi 21 17 14
3 Japan Nozomi Okuhara 16 21 21
3 Japan Nozomi Okuhara 21 17 21
6 United States Zhang Beiwen 10 21 16
4 South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 18 19
6 United States Zhang Beiwen 21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Japan A Yamaguchi 21 11 21
China Han Y 16 21 15
1 Japan A Yamaguchi 24 21 21
China Chen XX 26 19 17
Denmark J D Jakobsen 17 8
China Chen XX 21 21
1 Japan A Yamaguchi 21 21
8 China Gao FJ 11 15
8 China Gao FJ 21 21 21
Q1 China Li XR 18 23 8
8 China Gao FJ 10 21 21
Japan S Kawakami 21 19 16
Chinese Taipei Chiang Y-l 10 13
Japan S Kawakami 21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3 Japan N Okuhara 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 9 8
3 Japan N Okuhara 21 21
Hong Kong Yip P Y 16 15
Hong Kong Yip P Y 15 21 21
Q3 Thailand P Buranaprasertsuk 21 16 12
3 Japan N Okuhara 15 21 22
5 India S Nehwal 21 15 20
5 India S Nehwal 21 21
South Korea Kim H-m 12 11
5 India S Nehwal 21 21
Q2 South Korea Kim G-e 18 18
Q2 South Korea Kim G-e 21 14 21
Q4 South Korea Lee S-y 10 21 18

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y 21 9 13
China Zhang YM 19 21 21
China Zhang YM 17 12
7 Japan S Takahashi 21 21
Indonesia L A Mainaky 9 11
7 Japan S Takahashi 21 21
7 Japan S Takahashi 15 11
4 South Korea Sung J-h 21 21
Russia E Kosetskaya 18 18
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt 21 21
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt 14 8
4 South Korea Sung J-h 21 21
Japan A Ohori 21 16 13
4 South Korea Sung J-h 18 21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 26 16 19
China Cai YY 24 21 21
China Cai YY 21 20 21
6 United States Zhang BW 15 22 23
India V R Jakka 10 9
6 United States Zhang BW 21 21
6 United States Zhang BW 21 21
Scotland K Gilmour 15 19
Canada M Li 22 14 11
Scotland K Gilmour 20 21 21
Scotland K Gilmour 21 21
2 Thailand R Intanon 18 17
Japan S Sato 9 19
2 Thailand R Intanon 21 21

Men's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
21 21
Q1 South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Seo Seung-jae
11 14
  Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi
21 15 10
8 Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe
9 21 21
  Malaysia Chooi Kah Ming
Malaysia Low Juan Shen
13 12
8 Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe
21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Japan T Kamura
Japan K Sonoda
21 21
China Han CK
China Zhou HD
15 14
1 Japan T Kamura
Japan K Sonoda
21 10 9
South Korea Kim G-j
South Korea Lee Y-d
18 21 21
South Korea Kim G-j
South Korea Lee Y-d
22 21
Russia V Ivanov
Russia I Sozonov
20 16
South Korea Kim G-j
South Korea Lee Y-d
21 21 15
Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
23 17 21
6 Chinese Taipei Chen H-l
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
21 21
Q3 South Korea Kim J-h
South Korea Park K-h
10 6
6 Chinese Taipei Chen H-l
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
15 19
Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
21 21
Japan T Hoki
Japan Y Kobayashi
21 21
United States P Chew
United States R Chew
8 14

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4 Japan T Inoue
Japan Y Kaneko
21 21
Germany M Lamsfuß
Germany M E Seidel
13 18
4 Japan T Inoue
Japan Y Kaneko
21 21
Denmark D Daugaard
Denmark F Søgaard
17 18
Denmark D Daugaard
Denmark F Søgaard
21 21
Indonesia A B Cahyono
Indonesia M R P Isfahani
13 12
4 Japan T Inoue
Japan Y Kaneko
10 15
Q1 South Korea Choi S-g
South Korea Seo S-j
21 21
5 Denmark K Astrup
Denmark A S Rasmussen
21 14 11
Chinese Taipei Lee J-h
Chinese Taipei Lee Y
12 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee J-h
Chinese Taipei Lee Y
21 20 12
Q1 South Korea Choi S-g
South Korea Seo S-j
18 22 21
Chinese Taipei Lu C-y
Chinese Taipei Yang P-h
19 20
Q1 South Korea Choi S-g
South Korea Seo S-j
21 22

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q4 Chinese Taipei Chang K-c
Chinese Taipei Lu C-p
17 16
Malaysia Chooi K M
Malaysia Low J S
21 21
Malaysia Chooi K M
Malaysia Low J S
21 21
7 Chinese Taipei Liao M-c
Chinese Taipei Su C-h
19 16
South Korea Chung E-s
South Korea Kim D-y
18 21 19
7 Chinese Taipei Liao M-c
Chinese Taipei Su C-h
21 18 21
Malaysia Chooi K M
Malaysia Low J S
21 14 21
Thailand K Kedren
Thailand D Puavaranukroh
19 21 15
Malaysia M Arif A L
Malaysia N M Azriyn A
20 21 13
China He JT
China Tan Q
22 18 21
China He JT
China Tan Q
18 16
Thailand K Kedren
Thailand D Puavaranukroh
21 21
Thailand K Kedren
Thailand D Puavaranukroh
21 21
3 Denmark M Conrad-Petersen
Denmark M P Kolding
15 19

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
South Korea Kang M-h
South Korea Kim W-h
13 18
China Ou XY
China Ren XY
21 21
China Ou XY
China Ren XY
21 8 18
8 Japan H Endo
Japan Y Watanabe
18 21 21
Q2 Chinese Taipei Lee F-c
Chinese Taipei Lee F-j
24 18
8 Japan H Endo
Japan Y Watanabe
26 21
8 Japan H Endo
Japan Y Watanabe
22 21
Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
20 14
Thailand B Isara
Thailand M Jongjit
22 24
Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
24 26
Malaysia A Chia
Malaysia Soh W Y
21 21
China Huang KX
China Wang ZK
16 11
China Huang KX
China Wang ZK
21 17 23
PFQ Chinese Taipei Lee S-h
Chinese Taipei Yang P-h
13 21 21

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1 Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota
21 21
Japan Naoko Fukuman
Japan Kurumi Yonao
15 12
1 Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota
11 18
2 Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
21 21
4 Japan Shiho Tanaka
Japan Koharu Yonemoto
10 11
2 Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 Japan Y Fukushima
Japan S Hirota
21 21
Chinese Taipei Chang C-h
Chinese Taipei Yang C-t
14 10
1 Japan Y Fukushima
Japan S Hirota
21 21
Germany L Efler
Germany I Herttrich
14 11
Q1
Germany L Efler
Germany I Herttrich
w / o
1 Japan Y Fukushima
Japan S Hirota
21 21
Malaysia Chow M K
Malaysia Lee M Y
13 14
5 South Korea Lee S-h
South Korea Shin S-c
1r
Malaysia Chow M K
Malaysia Lee M Y
5
Malaysia Chow M K
Malaysia Lee M Y
21 18 21
South Korea Chang Y-n
South Korea Jung K-e
13 21 14
Germany J Goliszewski
Germany L Käpplein
10 12
South Korea Chang Y-n
South Korea Jung K-e
21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ Malaysia Vivian Hoo K M
Malaysia Yap C W
21 21
United States E Kan
United States I Zhong
14 12
PFQ Malaysia Vivian Hoo K M
Malaysia Yap C W
19 21 18
Indonesia A S Awanda
Indonesia N K M Istarani
21 19 21
Indonesia A S Awanda
Indonesia N K M Istarani
21 14 22
PFQ Chinese Taipei Chang H-t
Chinese Taipei Cheng C-y
15 21 20
Indonesia A S Awanda
Indonesia N K M Istarani
21 14 12
Japan N Fukuman
Japan K Yonao
19 21 21
7 Indonesia D D Haris
Indonesia R A Pradipta
21 21
South Korea Choi H-i
South Korea Kim M-j
12 17
7 Indonesia D D Haris
Indonesia R A Pradipta
19 22 19
Japan N Fukuman
Japan K Yonao
21 20 21
Japan N Fukuman
Japan K Yonao
13 22 21
Thailand S Paewsampran
Thailand P Supajirakul
21 20 15

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
Chinese Taipei Wu T-j
21 21 21
PFQ Chinese Taipei Chen S-y
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y
16 23 10
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
Chinese Taipei Wu T-j
14 18
8 China Du Y
China Li YH
21 21
South Korea Kim H-j
South Korea Kong H-y
8 21 17
8 China Du Y
China Li YH
21 19 21
8 China Du Y
China Li YH
14 15
4 Japan S Tanaka
Japan K Yonemoto
21 21
China Tang JH
China Yu XH
24 21
Hong Kong Ng W Y
Hong Kong Yeung N T
22 15
China Tang JH
China Yu XH
21 15 14
4 Japan S Tanaka
Japan K Yonemoto
12 21 21
China Cao TW
China Zheng Y
15 21 11
4 Japan S Tanaka
Japan K Yonemoto
21 15 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q3
PFQ Chinese Taipei Peng L-t
Chinese Taipei Yu C-h
w / o
PFQ Chinese Taipei Peng L-t
Chinese Taipei Yu C-h
12 7
6 Japan M Matsumoto
Japan W Nagahara
21 21
Q4
6 Japan M Matsumoto
Japan W Nagahara
w / o
6 Japan M Matsumoto
Japan W Nagahara
17 15
2 Japan M Matsutomo
Japan A Takahashi
21 21
South Korea Lee Y-n
South Korea Seong A-y
w / o
Q2
South Korea Lee Y-n
South Korea Seong A-y
17 9
2 Japan M Matsutomo
Japan A Takahashi
21 21
South Korea Chae Y-j
South Korea Kim S-y
17 21 10
2 Japan M Matsutomo
Japan A Takahashi
21 19 21

Mixed doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
8 Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
19 11
5 China He Jiting
China Du Yue
21 21
5 China He Jiting
China Du Yue
21 21
2 Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
18 16
  South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung
22 13 15
2 Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
20 21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1 China Zheng SW
China Huang YQ
5r
Hong Kong Chang T C
Hong Kong Ng W Y
11
Hong Kong Chang T C
Hong Kong Ng W Y
21 21
Q1 South Korea Kim Y-h
South Korea Seong A-y
16 16
Q1 South Korea Kim Y-h
South Korea Seong A-y
21 21
Malaysia M Arif A L
Indonesia R A Riodingin
19 18
Hong Kong Chang T C
Hong Kong Ng W Y
9 17
8 Thailand D Puavaranukroh
Thailand S Taerattanachai
21 21
8 Thailand D Puavaranukroh
Thailand S Taerattanachai
17 21 21
South Korea Choi S-g
South Korea Shin S-c
21 15 16
8 Thailand D Puavaranukroh
Thailand S Taerattanachai
21 19 23
Japan Y Kaneko
Japan M Matsutomo
18 21 21
Indonesia R Rivaldy
Indonesia P H Mentari
18 13
Japan Y Kaneko
Japan M Matsutomo
21 21

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4 Indonesia H Faizal
Indonesia G E Widjaja
21 21
Q2 Chinese Taipei Lee F-c
Chinese Taipei Chang C-h
15 11
4 Indonesia H Faizal
Indonesia G E Widjaja
21 20 21
Indonesia P Jordan
Indonesia M D Oktavianti
16 22 13
China Ou XY
China Tang JH
10 21
Indonesia P Jordan
Indonesia M D Oktavianti
21 23
4 Indonesia H Faizal
Indonesia G E Widjaja
14 10
5 China He JT
China Du Y
21 21
5 China He JT
China Du Y
21 21 21
Q3 Thailand S Jomkoh
Thailand P Supajirakul
14 23 15
5 China He JT
China Du Y
21 21
South Korea Kim H-t
South Korea Kim H-j
13 15
Indonesia R Alexander
Indonesia A Saufika
20 17
South Korea Kim H-t
South Korea Kim H-j
22 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Germany M E Seidel
Germany L Efler
21 8 18
South Korea Kim W-h
South Korea Baek H-n
18 21 21
South Korea Kim W-h
South Korea Baek H-n
10 16
7 Japan Y Watanabe
Japan A Higashino
21 21
Germany M Lamsfuß
Germany I Herttrich
21 15 11
7 Japan Y Watanabe
Japan A Higashino
17 21 21
7 Japan Y Watanabe
Japan A Higashino
16 16
South Korea Seo S-j
South Korea Chae Y-j
21 21
South Korea Seo S-j
South Korea Chae Y-j
21 21
China Ren XY
China Cao TW
16 15
South Korea Seo S-j
South Korea Chae Y-j
25 21
3 England C Adcock
England G Adcock
23 13
Q4 Chinese Taipei Lee F-j
Chinese Taipei Chang H-t
14 12
3 England C Adcock
England G Adcock
21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
China Lu K
China Chen Lu
18 19
Chinese Taipei Lee Y
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee Y
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
19 21 21
6 Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h
21 15 15
PFQ Japan T Hoki
Japan K Yonemoto
15 19
6 Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h
21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee Y
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
15 14
2 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark C Pedersen
21 21
Malaysia Chen T J
Malaysia Peck Y W
17 21 21
Chinese Taipei Chang K-c
Chinese Taipei Cheng C-y
21 14 17
Malaysia Chen T J
Malaysia Peck Y W
13 20
2 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark C Pedersen
21 22
Hong Kong Mak H C
Hong Kong Yeung N T
15 15
2 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark C Pedersen
21 21

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Prospectus Korea Open 2018" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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