Korea Masters

Korea Masters
Official website
Founded2007; 19 years ago (2007)
Editions18 (2026)
LocationAsan (2026)
South Korea
VenueYi Sun-sin Gymnasium (2026)
Prize moneyUS$240,000 (2026)
Men's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsZhu Xuanchen (singles)
Tee Kai Wun
Yap Roy King (doubles)
Most singles titles3
Lee Dong-keun
Most doubles titles4
Ko Sung-hyun
Lee Yong-dae
Women's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsAshmita Chaliha (singles)
Luo Yi
Wang Tingge (doubles)
Most singles titles3
Sung Ji-hyun
Most doubles titles5
Jung Kyung-eun
Chang Ye-na
Mixed doubles
Draw32
Current championsYuta Watanabe
Maya Taguchi
Most titles (male)3
Yoo Yeon-seong
Ko Sung-hyun
Most titles (female)3
Kim Ha-na
Super 300
Last completed
2026 Korea Masters

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, then it moved to Yeosu in 2008 and Hwasun in 2009. In 2010, it was turned into a BWF Grand Prix event.

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, then in Jeonju for 2013 to 2015, then Seogwipo and Gwangju. 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

City Years host
Suwon2007
Yeosu2008
Hwasun2009, 2011–2012
Gimcheon2010
Jeonju2013–2015
Seogwipo2016
Gwangju2017–2019, 2022–2023
Iksan2024–2025
Asan2026
Korea Masters is located in South Korea
2007
2008
2009, 2011–2012
2010
2013–2015
2016
2017–2019, 2022–2023
2024–2025
2026
Locations of Korea Masters host cities

Winners

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2007 South Korea Shon Seung-mo South Korea Lee Yun-hwa South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Kwon Yi-goo		 South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young		 South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young
2008 South Korea Park Sung-hwan South Korea Kwon Hee-sook South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae		 South Korea Ha Jung-eun
South Korea Kim Min-jung		 South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Hwang Yu-mi
2009 South Korea Rho Ye-wook South Korea Bae Yeon-ju South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young		 South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
2010 China Bao Chunlai China Liu Xin South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae		 South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young		 South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
South Korea Kim Min-jung
2011 South Korea Lee Hyun-il South Korea Sung Ji-hyun South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong		 South Korea Eom Hye-won
South Korea Chang Ye-na		 South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
South Korea Chang Ye-na
2012 South Korea Lee Dong-keun South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Lee Yong-dae		 South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Eom Hye-won
2013 South Korea Lee Hyun-il South Korea Bae Yeon-ju South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang		 South Korea Chang Ye-na
South Korea Kim So-yeong		 South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
South Korea Chang Ye-na
2014 South Korea Lee Dong-keun Japan Nozomi Okuhara South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong		 South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan		 South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
2015 South Korea Lee Dong-keun Japan Sayaka Sato South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang		 South Korea Chang Ye-na
South Korea Lee So-hee		 South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Kim Ha-na
2016 South Korea Son Wan-ho South Korea Sung Ji-hyun South Korea Kim Jae-hwan
South Korea Ko Sung-hyun		 South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
2017 South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin China Gao Fangjie South Korea Kim Won-ho
South Korea Seo Seung-jae		 South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan		 South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Kim Ha-na
2018 South Korea Son Wan-ho China Li Xuerui South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Seo Seung-jae		 South Korea Chang Ye-na
South Korea Jung Kyung-eun		 South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Eom Hye-won
2019 Japan Kanta Tsuneyama South Korea An Se-young Chinese Taipei Lee Yang
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin		 Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida		 Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet
2020 Cancelled
2021 Cancelled
2022 South Korea Jeon Hyeok-jin China He Bingjiao South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang		 South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong		 China Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping
2023 Japan Kento Momota South Korea Kim Ga-eun Chinese Taipei Lee Jhe-huei
Chinese Taipei Yang Po-hsuan		 South Korea Jeong Na-eun
South Korea Kim Hye-jeong		 South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung
2024 Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn Indonesia Putri Kusuma Wardani Malaysia Aaron Chia
Malaysia Soh Wooi Yik		 South Korea Kim Hye-jeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong		 China Guo Xinwa
China Chen Fanghui
2025 Singapore Jason Teh Chinese Taipei Chiu Pin-chian South Korea Lee Jong-min
South Korea Wang Chan		 Japan Hinata Suzuki
Japan Nao Yamakita		 South Korea Kim Jae-hyeon
South Korea Jeong Na-eun
2026 China Zhu Xuanchen India Ashmita Chaliha Malaysia Tee Kai Wun
Malaysia Yap Roy King		 China Luo Yi
China Wang Tingge		 Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Maya Taguchi

Performances by nation

As of the 2026 edition
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1 South Korea* 12914151464
2 China 24129
3 Japan 22217
4 Chinese Taipei 123
5 Malaysia 22
6 Hong Kong 11
 India 11
 Indonesia 11
 Singapore 11
 Thailand 11
Total 18 18 18 18 18 90

 *  Host nation

Note

  1. ↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 24 to 29 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
  2. ↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 1 to 6 June, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.

References

  1. ↑ "Suwon Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "Yeosu Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ↑ "Hwasun Korea Challenge". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "2010 Victor Korea Grand Prix Badminton Championships – Information". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "2010 빅터 코리아그랑프리국제배드민턴선수권대회". www.bka.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Event Information (Hwasun; international)". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  7. ↑ "Event Information (Jeonju; international)". Badminton Korea Association. Retrieved 8 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. ↑ "JEJU VICTOR Korea Masters Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "2017 BWF Calendar – Grand Prix Gold". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "KOREA INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE 2007 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Korea Int Challenge 2008 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Korea International Challenge 2009 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Victor Korea Open GP 2010 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "2010 빅터 코리아오픈국제배드민턴대회 성료". Badminton Daily (in Korean). 29 November 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "2011 HWASUN VICTOR Korea Grand Prix Gold winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "Korea Grand Prix Gold 2012 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Korea Grand Prix Gold 2013 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "Jeonju Victor Korea Grand Prix 2014 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  19. ↑ "Jeonju Victor Korea Masters 2015 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "JEJU VICTOR 2016 Korea Masters Championships winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  21. ↑ "Gwangju VICTOR Korea Masters 2017 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  22. ↑ "GWANGJU Korea Masters 2018 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  23. ↑ "Gwangju Korea Masters 2019 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  24. ↑ "Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  25. ↑ "GWANGJU Korea Masters 2020 (Cancelled)". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  26. ↑ "Tournament updates 11 August 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  27. ↑ "Korea Masters 2021 (Cancelled)". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  28. ↑ "2022 Gwangju YONEX Korea Masters winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  29. ↑ "Korea Masters 2023 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  30. ↑ "Korea Masters 2024 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  31. ↑ "IKSAN VICTOR Korea Masters 2025 winners". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  32. ↑ "Korea Masters: Maiden Titles for Zhu, Chaliha". Badminton World Federation. 9 August 2026. Archived from the original on 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.