Korea Masters
{{Short description|Annual badminton tournament in South Korea}}
{{Infobox badminton tournament
| Name = Korea Masters
| Last = 2024 Korea Masters
| Last alias = 2024 Korea Masters
| Current =
| Current alias =
| Logo =
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| Bar Color = #89E4A6
| Founded = {{start date and age|2007|df=y}}
| Editions = 16 (2024)
| City = Iksan (2024)
| Country = South Korea
| Venue = Iksan Gymnasium (2024)
| Circuit = Super 300
| Men Draw = 32S / 32D
| Men Current = Kunlavut Vitidsarn (singles)
Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik (doubles)
| Men Most S = 3
Lee Dong-keun
| Men Most D = 4
Ko Sung-hyun
Lee Yong-dae
| Women Draw = 32S / 32D
| Women Current = Putri Kusuma Wardani (singles)
Kim Hye-jeong
Kong Hee-yong (doubles)
| Women Most S = 3
Sung Ji-hyun
| Women Most D = 5
Jung Kyung-eun
Chang Ye-na
| Mixed Draw = 32
| Mixed Current = Guo Xinwa
Chen Fanghui
| Mixed Most M = 3
Yoo Yeon-seong
Ko Sung-hyun
| Mixed Most F = 3
Kim Ha-na
| Prize Money = US$210,000 (2024)
| Web site = http://www.koreabadminton.org/
| Notes =
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The Korea Masters ({{langx|ko|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,{{cite web|title=Suwon Korea Challenge|url=http://www.koreabadminton.org/event/gameinfo_view2.asp?gnum=3000655|website=Badminton Korea Association|access-date=8 August 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} then it moved to Yeosu in 2008{{cite web|title=Yeosu Korea Challenge|url=http://www.koreabadminton.org/event/gameinfo_view2.asp?gnum=3000741|website=Badminton Korea Association|access-date=8 August 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and Hwasun in 2009.{{cite web|title=Hwasun Korea Challenge|url=http://www.koreabadminton.org/event/gameinfo_view2.asp?gnum=3000795|website=Badminton Korea Association|access-date=8 August 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2010, it was turned into a BWF Grand Prix event.{{cite web|title=2010 Victor Korea Grand Prix Badminton Championships – Information|url=http://bka.kr/grandprix/2010/info_e.asp|website=Badminton Korea Association|access-date=8 August 2017}}{{cite web |title=2010 빅터 코리아그랑프리국제배드민턴선수권대회 |url=http://www.bka.kr/event/gameinfo_view.asp?hnum=11382 |website=www.bka.kr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216224817/http://www.bka.kr/event/gameinfo_view.asp?hnum=11382 |url-status=live |archive-date=16 December 2020 |access-date=16 December 2020 |language=ko}}
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,{{cite web|title=Event Information (Hwasun; international)|url=http://www.koreabadminton.org/event/gameinfo2.asp?keyword=%C8%AD%BC%F8&div=2|website=Badminton Korea Association|access-date=8 August 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} then in Jeonju for 2013 to 2015,{{cite web|title=Event Information (Jeonju; international)|url=http://www.koreabadminton.org/event/gameinfo2.asp?keyword=%C0%FC%C1%D6&div=2|website=Badminton Korea Association|access-date=8 August 2017}}{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} then Seogwipo{{cite web|title=JEJU VICTOR Korea Masters Prospectus|url=http://system.bwfbadminton.com/uploads/2016/10/19/JEJU%20VICTOR%20Korea%20Masters%202016%20-%20Prospectus%20-%20FINAL.pdf|publisher=Badminton World Federation|access-date=8 August 2017}} and Gwangju.{{cite web|title=2017 BWF Calendar – Grand Prix Gold|url=http://bwfcorporate.com/events/calendar/2017/all/3/grand-prix-gold/|publisher=Badminton World Federation|access-date=8 August 2017}} 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
| class=wikitable
!City !Years host | |
| Suwon | 2007 |
| Yeosu | 2008 |
| Hwasun | 2009, 2011–2012 |
| Gimcheon | 2010 |
| Jeonju | 2013–2015 |
| Seogwipo | 2016 |
| Gwangju | 2017–2019, 2022–2023 |
| Iksan | 2024 |
{{Location map+ |South Korea |width=500
|float=left |caption=Locations of Korea Masters host cities|places=
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=37.266667 |long=127.016667 |label=2007|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=34.733333 |long=127.733333 |label=2008|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.059444 |long=126.985 |label=2009, 2011–2012|label_width=50 |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=36.133333 |long=128.1 |label=2010|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.816667 |long=127.15 |label=2013–2015|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |South Korea |lat=33.249722 |long=126.56 |label=2016|position=right}}
{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.165278 |long=126.848611 |label=2017–2019, 2022–2023|label_width=50 |position=top}}
{{location map~ |South Korea |lat=35.943889 |long=126.954444 |label=2024|position=left}}
}}
{{Clear}}
Winners
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;"
!Year !Men's singles !Women's singles !Men's doubles !Women's doubles !Mixed doubles !Ref |
| 2007
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Shon Seung-mo |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Lee Yun-hwa |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Ko Sung-hyun |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jung Kyung-eun |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Shin Baek-cheol |
| 2008
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Park Sung-hwan |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Kwon Hee-sook |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jung Jae-sung |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Ha Jung-eun |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Hwang Ji-man |
| 2009
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Rho Ye-wook |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Bae Yeon-ju |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jung Kyung-eun |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Lee Yong-dae |
| 2010
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Bao Chunlai |{{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Xin |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jung Jae-sung |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jung Kyung-eun |{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Yoo Yeon-seong | {{cite web |title=Victor Korea Open GP 2010 winners |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=8bee4278-3ffd-45ab-aea2-65c0f39c40fb |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=5 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=2010 빅터 코리아오픈국제배드민턴대회 성료 |url=http://www.badmintondaily.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=608 |website=Badminton Daily |date=29 November 2010 |access-date=15 March 2025 |language=ko}} |
| 2011
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Hyun-il |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOR}} Sung Ji-hyun |{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Sung-hyun |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOR}} Eom Hye-won |{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Yeon-seong |
| 2012
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Dong-keun |{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Sung-hyun |{{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Baek-cheol |
| 2013
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Hyun-il |{{flagicon|KOR}} Bae Yeon-ju |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Gi-jung |{{flagicon|KOR}} Chang Ye-na |{{flagicon|KOR}} Yoo Yeon-seong |
| 2014
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Dong-keun |{{flagicon|JPN}} Nozomi Okuhara |{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yong-dae |{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee So-hee |{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Sol-gyu |
| 2015
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Dong-keun |{{flagicon|JPN}} Sayaka Sato |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Gi-jung |{{flagicon|KOR}} Chang Ye-na |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Sung-hyun |
| 2016
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Wan-ho |{{flagicon|KOR}} Sung Ji-hyun |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jae-hwan |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Kyung-eun |
| 2017
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeon Hyeok-jin |{{flagicon|CHN}} Gao Fangjie |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Won-ho |{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee So-hee |{{flagicon|KOR}} Seo Seung-jae |
| 2018
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Wan-ho |{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Xuerui |{{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Sol-gyu |{{flagicon|KOR}} Chang Ye-na |{{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Sung-hyun |
| 2019
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kanta Tsuneyama |{{flagicon|KOR}} An Se-young |{{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Yang |{{flagicon|JPN}} Nami Matsuyama |{{flagicon|HKG}} Tang Chun Man |
| 2020
|colspan="5" align="center" |Cancelled{{refn|group="note"|This tournament, originally to be played from 24 to 29 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.}} | {{cite news |title=Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior |url=https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2020/06/04/update-on-tournaments-grade-2-3-and-junior/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=5 June 2020 |date=4 June 2020 |work=bwfbadminton.com}}{{cite web |title=GWANGJU Korea Masters 2020 (Cancelled) |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/78CD50D4-2D01-47C2-B8F4-BFCC920095E1 |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=5 November 2024}} |
| 2021
|colspan="5" align="center" |Cancelled{{refn|group="note"|name="Cancelled11August"|This tournament, originally to be played from 1 to 6 June, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.}} | {{cite news |title=Tournament updates 11 August 2021 |url=https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/08/11/tournament-update-calendar-2021/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |accessdate=11 August 2021 |date=11 August 2021 |work=bwfbadminton.com}}{{cite web |title=Korea Masters 2021 (Cancelled) |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/BC819D7B-9B12-4CC7-830C-35FB94673EC8 |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=5 November 2024}} |
| 2022
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeon Hyeok-jin |{{flagicon|CHN}} He Bingjiao |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Gi-jung |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim So-yeong |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yilyu |
| 2023
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kento Momota |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ga-eun |{{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Jhe-huei |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jeong Na-eun |{{flagicon|KOR}} Seo Seung-jae |
| 2024
|{{flagicon|THA}} Kunlavut Vitidsarn |{{flagicon|INA}} Putri Kusuma Wardani |{{flagicon|MAS}} Aaron Chia |{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hye-jeong |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guo Xinwa |
Performances by nation
{{updated|the 2024 edition}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||
| Pos
!Nation !MS !WS !MD !WD !XD !Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left style="border: 3px solid red" |{{bd|KOR}}
|12 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 62 |
| 2 | align=left|{{bd|CHN}}
|1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 3 | align=left|{{bd|JPN}}
|2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | align=left|{{nowrap|{{bd|TPE}}}} | |2 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"| 5 | align=left|{{bd|HKG}} | |1 | 1 | |||
| align=left| {{bd|INA}} | |1 | 1 | ||||
| align=left| {{bd|MAS}} | |1 | 1 | ||||
| align=left| {{bd|THA}}
|1 | 1 | |||||
| colspan="2" | Total
! 16 ! 16 ! 16 ! 16 ! 16 ! 80 |
Note
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References
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External links
- [http://www.bka.kr/ Official website]
{{BWF World Tour}}
{{Korea Masters}}
{{Badminton competitions}}
Category:Badminton tournaments in South Korea