BWF Japan Masters 2025: Updated schedule, fixtures, results, live streaming details

Home favourite Akane Yamaguchi is the top seed in women’s singles.

The BWF Japan Masters 2025 is set to bring world-class badminton action to Japan from November 11 to 16 at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium.

A Super 500 event, it has a prize pool of USD 475,000 and serves as one of the final opportunities for players to secure crucial ranking points ahead of the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals in December.

The tournament will feature a strong mix of stars and emerging players across all five categories. The men’s singles draw is headlined by Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn, the top seed, while Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi leads the women’s singles field as both top seed and defending champion.

India will have notable representation with Lakshya Sen seeded seventh in men’s singles, alongside Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Kiran George, and Tharun Mannepalli. Rohan Kapoor and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde will represent India in mixed doubles.

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Malaysia fields a formidable contingent led by Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (seeded second) in men’s doubles and Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan as top seeds in women’s doubles. Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew will enter as the third seed in men’s singles.

Japan will have strong home representation across all categories, with multiple seeded players including Kodai Naraoka, Kenta Nishimoto, Tomoka Miyazaki, and several top doubles pairs looking to capitalize on crowd support.

Also Read: Full list of players who have already qualified for BWF World Tour Finals 2025

When will BWF Japan Masters 2025 begin?

The Kumamoto Japan Masters will run from November 11 to 16.

Where will BWF Japan Masters 2025 be held?

The event will be held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.

Who are the defending champions of BWF Japan Masters?

• Men’s Singles: Li Shifeng (China)
• Women’s Singles: Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
• Men’s Doubles: Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia)
• Women’s Doubles: Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (China)
• Mixed Doubles: Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)

Who are the seeded players at BWF Japan Masters 2025?

Men’s Singles

1. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
2. Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei)
3. Loh Kean Yew (Singapore)
4. Kodai Naraoka (Japan)
5. Lin Chun-yi (Chinese Taipei)
6. Kenta Nishimoto (Japan)
7. Lakshya Sen (India)
8. Alwi Farhan (Indonesia)

Women’s Singles

1. Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
2. Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan)
3. Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
4. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia)
5. Michelle Li (Canada)
6. Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand)
7. Chiu Pin-chian (Chinese Taipei)
8. Lin Hsiang-ti (Chinese Taipei)

Men’s Doubles

1. Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)
2. Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia)
3. Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun (Malaysia)
4. Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
5. Lee Jhe-huei/Yang Po-hsuan (Chinese Taipei)
6. Chiu Hsiang-chieh/Wang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei)
7. Junaidi Arif/Yap Roy King (Malaysia)
8. Lee Fang-chih/Lee Fang-jen (Chinese Taipei)

Women’s Doubles

1. Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
2. Kim Hye-jeong/Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)
3. Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto (Japan)
4. Rin Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi (Japan)
5. Hsieh Pei-shan/Hung En-tzu (Chinese Taipei)
6. Arisa Igarashi/Chiharu Shida (Japan)
7. Hsu Yin-hui/Lin Jhih-yun (Chinese Taipei)
8. Chang Ching-hui/Yang Ching-tun (Chinese Taipei)

Mixed Doubles

1. Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)
2. Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (France)
3. Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsu Saito (Japan)
4. Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai (Malaysia)
5. Ruttanapak Oupthong/Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat (Thailand)
6. Yang Po-hsuan/Hu Ling-fang (Chinese Taipei)
7. Ye Hong-wei/Nicole Gonzales Chan (Philippines)
8. Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Bøje (Denmark)

Competition schedule of BWF Japan Masters 2025

• First round: November 11-12
• Second round: November 13
• Quarter-finals: November 14
• Semi-finals: November 15
• Final: November 16

Which players will represent India at BWF Japan Masters 2025?

Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen (Seed 7), Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy, Kiran George, Tharun Mannepalli

Mixed Doubles: Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde

Which players will represent Malaysia at BWF Japan Masters 2025?

Men’s Singles: Leong Jun Hao, Hoh Justin

Women’s Singles: Karupathevan Letshanaa, Wong Ling Ching

Men’s Doubles: Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (Seed 2), Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun (Seed 3), Junaidi Arif/Yap Roy King (Seed 7), Tan Wee Kiong/Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub, Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi, Haikal Muhammad/Choong Hon Jian, Choi Sol Gyu/Goh V Shem

Women’s Doubles: Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Seed 1), Ong Xin Yee/Carmen Ting

Mixed Doubles: Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie (Seed 4), Hoo Pang Ron/Cheng Su Yin, Wong Tien Ci/Lim Chiew Sien, Jimmy Wong/Lai Pei Jing

Which players will represent Singapore at BWF Japan Masters 2025?

Men’s Singles: Loh Kean Yew (Seed 3), Jia Heng Jason Teh

Which players will represent Indonesia at BWF Japan Masters 2025?

Women’s Singles: Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi

Women’s Doubles: Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti/Apriyani Rahayu

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of Japan Masters 2025 in India?

Fans can watch the live telecast and stream on the Star Sports network and JioHotstar respectively. Depending on territorial rights, the BWF YouTube channel will also be streaming the matches. The live scores can be followed on the BWF website.

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of Japan Masters 2025 in Malaysia?

Fans can watch the live telecast on Astro Network Channels. Astro Badminton 1 & 2 channels will also broadcast the event. The BWF YouTube channel will also live stream the matches, subject to territorial rights. Meanwhile, the live scores can be followed on the BWF website.

India’s full schedule, fixtures and results for BWF Japan Masters 2025

Day 1 — November 11 (Tuesday)

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Malaysia’s full schedule, fixtures and results for BWF Japan Masters 2025

Day 1 — November 11 (Tuesday)

Men’s Doubles Round of 32

• Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee vs Hiroki Midorikawa/Kyohei Yamashita
• Chia Weijie/Lwi Sheng Hao vs Chen Zhi Yi/Presley Smith
• Choong Hon Jian/Muhammad Haikal vs Kazuki Shibata/Naoki Yamada
• Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi vs Chen Zhi Ray/Lin Yu Chieh
• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin vs Kang Min Hyuk/Kl Dong Ju
• Junaidi Arif/Roy King Yap vs Chang Ko-Chi/Po Li-Wei
• Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub/Tan Wee Kiong vs Lai Po Yu/Tsai Fu Cheng

Women’s Doubles Round of 32

• Ong Xin Yee/Carmen Ting vs Hsieh Pei Shan/Hung En-Tzu

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