2026 Japan Masters

2026 Japan Masters
Tournament details
Dates11–16 November
Edition4th
LevelSuper 500
Total prize moneyUS$500,000
VenueKumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium
LocationKumamoto, Japan
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The 2026 Japan Masters (officially known as the Kumamoto Masters Japan 2026) was a badminton tournament which took place at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan, from 10 to 15 November 2025 and had a total prize of $500,000.

Tournament

The 2026 Japan Masters was the thirty-first tournament of the 2026 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.

Venue

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

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.

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$500,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $37,500$19,000$7,250$3,000$1,750
Doubles $39,500$19,000$7,000$3,625$1,875

Men's singles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
 
 
 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1  
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
2  

Women's singles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
   
 
   
 
   
 

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
 
 
 
 
 
 
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Prospectus Japan Masters 2026" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.