Japan Open (badminton)

Japan Open
Official website
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982)[1][2][3]
Editions41 (2024)[4]
LocationYokohama (2024)
Japan
VenueYokohama Arena
Prize moneyUSD$850,000 (2024)
Men's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsAlex Lanier (singles)
Goh Sze Fei
Nur Izzuddin (doubles)
Most singles titles6
Lee Chong Wei
Most doubles titles4
Candra Wijaya
Park Joo-bong
Ricky Subagja
Women's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsAkane Yamaguchi (singles)
Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning (doubles)
Most singles titles4
Li Lingwei
Akane Yamaguchi
Most doubles titles4
Chung So-young
Ge Fei
Gu Jun
Mixed doubles
Draw32
Current championsJiang Zhenbang
Wei Yaxin
Most titles (male)5
Park Joo-bong
Most titles (female)6
Chung Myung-hee
Super 750
Last completed
2024 Japan Open

The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007. BWF categorised Japan Open as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events in the BWF events structure since 2018.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Prospectus Japan Open 1982" (PDF). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Yonex Open Japan Game & Player History 1982-1986, Japan Open 2011 website". Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Yonex Open Japan Game & Player History 1982-1986, Japan Open 2016 website". Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Official website Daihatsu Japan Open 2024". Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.