2018 Akita Masters

2018 Akita Masters
Tournament details
Dates	24–29 July
Level	Super 100
Total prize money	US$75,000
Venue	CNA Arena Akita
Location	Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Sitthikom Thammasin
Women's singles	Sayaka Takahashi
Men's doubles	Akbar Bintang Cahyono; Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
Women's doubles	Ayako Sakuramoto; Yukiko Takahata
Mixed doubles	Kohei Gondo; Ayane Kurihara
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The 2018 Akita Masters (officially known as the Yonex Akita Masters 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at CNA Arena Akita in Japan from 24 to 29 July 2018 and had a total purse of $75,000.

Tournament

The 2018 Akita Masters was the fourth Super 100 tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Akita Masters championships, which was held for the first time. This tournament was organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with the sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at CNA Arena Akita in Akita, Akita Prefecture, Japan.[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for BWF Tour Super 100 events.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64
5,500	4,680	3,850	3,030	2,110	1,290	510

Prize money

The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$75,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$5,625	$2,850	$1,087.50	$450	$262.50
Doubles	$5,925	$2,850	$1,050	$543.75	$281.25

Men's singles

Seeds

Kanta Tsuneyama (withdrew)
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa (final)
Lu Guangzu (second round)
Lin Yu-hsien (second round)
Jan Ø. Jørgensen (semi-finals)
Panji Ahmad Maulana (third round)
Yu Igarashi (semi-finals)
Sitthikom Thammasin (champion)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

8	Sitthikom Thammasin	23	21

5	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	16
					8	Sitthikom Thammasin	21	21

					2	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa	10	13
7	Yu Igarashi	21	14	15

2	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa	14	21	21

Section 1

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

				1	K Tsuneyama
					Y F Mainaky	w	/	o
									Y F Mainaky		13	3
									Lee C-h		21	21
				Lee C-h		21	21
Chan Y C	21	12	15	Lu C-h		8	14
Lu C-h	16	21	21												Lee C-h	16	16
														8	S Thammasin	21	21
				8	S Thammasin	21	21
K Naraoka	21	21			K Naraoka	8	15
P S Low	13	15							8	S Thammasin	13	21	21
										F A Kholik	21	15	16
				B Munkhbat		6	12
Hu C-e	8	7		F A Kholik		21	21
F A Kholik	21	21

Section 2

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

				4	Lin Y-h	20	20
C A D Wardoyo	21	21			C A D Wardoyo	22	22
Y Baba	11	17							C A D Wardoyo		21	21
									Son S-h		19	17
				A Susanto		12	11
Son S-h	22	11	22	Son S-h		21	21
K Leelavechabutr	20	21	20												C A D Wardoyo	19	21	8
														5	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	19	21
				5	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	18	21
Hsueh H-y	21	21			Hsueh H-y	19	21	17
Kim D-h	14	19							5	J Ø. Jørgensen	16	21	21
										R Takeshita	21	14	14
				Lin C-y		13	14
Chi Y-j	9	19		R Takeshita		21	21
R Takeshita	21	21

Section 3

First Round				Second Round					Third Round				Quarter-finals

M B Pangisthu	17	16
H Shimono	21	21		H Shimono		18	21	21
				R Tamang		21	17	10
										H Shimono	19	23
N Matsukawa	21	21							7	Y Igarashi	21	25
V A Saputra	12	10			N Matsukawa	20	18
				7	Y Igarashi	22	21
													7	Y Igarashi	21	19	21
Wu SJ	21	7	15											M Koga	18	21	19
M Koga	13	21	21	M Koga		21	23
				J Ho-shue		17	21
									M Koga		21	21
N Yamazawa	21	15	16						K Bruun		13	18
K Bruun	19	21	21		K Bruun	17	21	21
				3	Lu GZ	21	16	11

Section 4

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarter-finals

Yang C-c	21	21
T Obayashi	11	18		Yang C-c		21	21
				Chen C-w		18	18
										Yang C-c	17	21	21
Shih K-c	21	21	21						6	P A Maulana	21	18	17
A Namkul	10	23	12		Shih K-c	14	26
				6	P A Maulana	21	28
															Yang C-c	16	22
Xu YM	21	17	24											2	I M Mustofa	21	24
Lee Y-k	18	21	22	Xu YM		13	14
				T Ueda		21	21
										T Ueda	13	18
									2	I M Mustofa	21	21
					N Shrestha	21	8	15
				2	I M Mustofa	19	21	21