2018 French Open (badminton)

2018 French Open
Tournament details
Dates	23–28 October
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$750,000
Venue	Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Location	Paris, France
Champions
Men's singles	Chen Long
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Han Chengkai; Zhou Haodong
Women's doubles	Mayu Matsumoto; Wakana Nagahara
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei; Huang Yaqiong
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The 2018 French Open (officially known as the Yonex French Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 23 to 28 October 2018 and had a total prize of $750,000.

Tournament

The 2018 French Open is the twenty-first tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the French Open championships, which had been held since 1909. This tournament is organized by French Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.[1]

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 750 event.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512	513/1024
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660	1,060	520	210	100	50

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$750,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$52,500	$25,500	$10,500	$4,125	$2,250	$750
Doubles	$55,500	$26,250	$10,500	$4,687.50	$2,437.50	$750

Men's singles

Seeds

Kento Momota (Semi-finals)
Shi Yuqi (Final)
Viktor Axelsen (Withdrew)
Chou Tien-chen (First Round)
Srikanth Kidambi (Quarter-finals)
Chen Long (Champion)
Son Wan-ho (Quarter-finals)
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (First Round)

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

1	Kento Momota	18	8

6	Chen Long	21	21
				6	Chen Long	21	21

				2	Shi Yuqi	17	19
	Rasmus Gemke	11	16

2	Shi Yuqi	21	21

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

1	K Momota	21	21

	Hsu J-h	19	12
					1	K Momota	21	21

						K Sakai	17	17
	K Sakai	9	21	21

	Lin D	21	14	14
										1	K Momota	21	21

										5	S Kidambi	16	19
5	S Kidambi	21	21

	Wong W K	19	13
					5	S Kidambi	12	21	21

						Lee D-k	21	16	18
	K Phetpradab	21	10	15

	Lee D-k	10	21	21

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

PFR	Y Coelho de Oliveira	13	17

	B. S Praneeth	21	21
						B. S Praneeth	16	14

						J Christie	21	21
	S Verma	21	17	15

	J Christie	16	21	21
										J Christie	18	21	16

									6	Chen L	21	12	21
6	Chen L	21	21

	B Leverdez	11	13
					6	Chen L	21	21

					PFR	J Ø. Jørgensen	10	14
PFR	J Ø. Jørgensen	24	21

	Huang YX	22	17

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	R Ouseph	21	21

	Liew D	19	17
						R Ouseph	7	15

						K Wangcharoen	21	21
	K Wangcharoen	22	21

8	A S Ginting	20	12
											K Wangcharoen	21	11	17

											R Gemke	12	21	21
	M Caljouw	7	21	14

	H-K Vittinghus	21	17	21
						H-K Vittinghus	17	21	15

						R Gemke	21	19	21
	R Gemke	21	18	21

4	Chou T-c	11	21	12

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

	K Nishimoto	21	21

PFR	L Corvee	16	17
						K Nishimoto	14	18

					7	Son W-h	21	21
	T Sugiarto	21	24	20

7	Son W-h	16	26	22
									7	Son W-h	11	13

									2	Shi YQ	21	21
	Ng K L	21	21

	S Avihingsanon	17	15
						Ng K L	7	10

					2	Shi YQ	21	21
	K Tsuneyama	14	16

2	Shi YQ	21	21