Japan Open 2025: Updated Schedule, fixtures, results & live streaming details

Kunlavut Vitidsarn leads the men’s singles draw at the Japan Open 2025.

With the Canada Open now concluded, attention turns to the Japan Open 2025, a premier BWF Super 750 tournament set to unfold at the prestigious Yokohama Arena, Tokyo. The tournament features a prize money of US$950,000.

In men’s singles, all eyes will be on World No. 1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn, who headlines the draw as the top seed. He’ll be challenged by a formidable lineup including Anders Antonsen, Shi Yuqi, Jonatan Christie, and Li Shifeng, each eyeing momentum in the final stretch of the 2025 season.

The women’s singles competition is equally stacked, led by World No. 1 An Se-young. She’s joined by Chen Yufei, Akane Yamaguchi, Han Yue, and rising star Tomoka Miyazaki.

In men’s doubles, Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin enter as top seeds, closely followed by Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik, and the Korean pair Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae. The draw also features strong duos from Indonesia, China, and Denmark.

Also Read: Full list of players who have withdrawn from Japan Open 2025

Women’s doubles will see China’s powerful duo Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning take the lead, with strong competition from Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee, Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida, and Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan.

In mixed doubles, China’s Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping are the top seeds. Here’s everything you need to know about the Super 750 tournament:

When will BWF Japan Open 2025 begin?

The Japan Open 2025 will start on July 15 and end on July 20.

Where will BWF Japan Open 2025 be held?

Japan Open 2025 will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.

Who are the defending champions at BWF Japan Open?

• Men’s Singles – Alex Lanier (France)
• Women’s Singles – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
• Men’s Doubles – Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia)
• Women’s Doubles – Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (China)
• Mixed Doubles – Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (China)

Also Read: Japan Open: Full list of all winners

Who are the seeded players at BWF Japan Open 2025

Men’s Singles

1. Kunlavut Vitidsarn
2. Anders Antonsen
3. Shi Yuqi
4. Jonatan Christie
5. Li Shifeng
6. Chou Tien-chen
7. Kodai Naraoka
8. Alex Lanier

Women’s Singles

1. An Se-young
2. Wang Zhiyi
3. Akane Yamaguchi
4. Han Yue
5. Chen Yufei
6. Tomoka Miyazaki
7. Pornpawee Chochuwong
8. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung

Men’s Doubles

1. Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin
2. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
3. Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae
4. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
5. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang
6. Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun
7. Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
8. Leo Rolly Carnando / Bagas Maulana

Women’s Doubles

1. Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning
2. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida
3. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan
4. Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee
5. Li Yijing / Luo Xumin
6. Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi
7. Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong
8. Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto

Mixed Doubles

1. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
2. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
3. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
4. Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei
5. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran
6. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai
7. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue
8. Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito

Competition schedule of BWF Japan Open 2025

• First round: July 15-16
• Second round: July 17
• Quarter-finals: July 18
• Semi-finals: July 19
• Final: July 20

Also Read: Japan Open 2025: All you need to know about prize money & points on offer

Players representing India at BWF Japan Open 2025

• Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy
• Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Anupama Upadhyaya, Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj
• Men’s Doubles: Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Hariharan Amsakarunan/Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi
• Women’s Doubles: Rutaparna Pand/Swetaparna Panda, Kavipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi
• Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde

Players representing Malaysia at BWF Japan Open 2025

• Men’s Singles: Leong Jun Hao
• Women’s Singles: Goh Jin Wei, Karupathevan Letshanaa
• Men’s Doubles: Nur Izzuddin/Goh Sze Fei, Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun, Junaidi Arif/Yap Roy King, Tan Wee Kiong/Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub, Teo Ee Yi/Ong Yew Sin
• Women’s Doubles: Tan Pearly/Thinaah Muralitharan, Go Pei Kee/Teoh Mei Xing, Ong Xin Yee/Carmen Ting
• Mixed Doubles: Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei, Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie, Hoo Pang Ron/Cheng Su Yin, Wong Tien Ci/Lim Chiew Sien

Players representing Singapore at the BWF Japan Open 2025

• Men’s Singles: Jason Teh
• Women’s Singles: Yeo Jia Min
• Mixed Doubles: Hee Yong Kai Terry/Jin Yu Jia

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

Fans can watch the live telecast and stream on Star Sports 3 and JioHotstar. Depending on territorial rights, the BWF YouTube channel will also be streaming the matches. The live score can be followed on the BWF website.

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

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

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of Japan Open 2025 in Singapore?

Fans can watch the event live on Starhub and Hub Sports 1 in Singapore. BWF YouTube channel will also live stream the matches, subject to territorial rights. Meanwhile, the live score can be followed on the BWF website.

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of Japan Open 2025 in Indonesia?

Vidio, Nex Parabola, and TVRI will broadcast the Japan Open 2025 live in Indonesia. BWF YouTube channel will also live stream the matches, subject to territorial rights. Meanwhile, the live score can be followed on the BWF website.

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

Day 1 — July 15 (Tuesday)

Women’s Doubles Round of 32

• Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda lost to Kokona Ishikawa/Maiko Kawazoe (13-21, 7-21)

Day 2 — July 16 (Wednesday)

Men’s Singles Round of 32

• Lakshya Sen beat Wang Zheng Xing (21-11, 21-18)

Women’s Singles Round of 32

• PV Sindhu lost to Sim Yu Jin (15-21, 14-21)
• Unnati Hooda lost to Pornpawee Chochuwong (8-21, 12-21)
• Anupama Upadhyaya beat Rakshitha Sree Santhosh Ramraj (21-15, 18-21, 21-18)

Men’s Doubles Round of 32

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty beat Kang Min Hyuk/KI Dong Ju (21-18, 21-10)
• Hariharan Amsakarunan/Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi lost to Kim Won Ho/Seo Sueng Jae (15-21, 9-21)

Women’s Doubles Round of 32

• Kavipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi lost to Lui Lok Lok/Tsang Hiu Yan (6-21, 15-21)

Day 3 — July 17 (Thursday)

Men’s Singles Round of 16

• Lakshya Sen lost to Kodai Naraoka (19-21, 11-21)

Women’s Singles Round of 16

• Anupama Upadhyaya lost to Wang Zhi Yi (21-13, 11-21, 12-21)

Men’s Doubles Round of 16

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty lost to Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang (22-24, 14-21)

Malaysia’s full schedule, fixtures and results for BWF Indonesia Open 2025

Day 1 — July 15 (Tuesday)

Men’s Singles Round of 32

• Leong Jun Hao lost to Alex Lanier (12-21, 14-21)

Men’s Doubles Round of 32

• Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn/Tan Wee Kiong beat Christo Popov/Toma Junior Popov (13-21, 21-17, 21-19)
• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin beat Kevin Lee/Ty Alexander Lindeman (21-13, 21-15)

Women’s Doubles Round of 32

• Ong Xin Yee/Carmen Ting lost to Rin Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi (21-17, 8-21, 8-21)
• Go Pei Kee/Teoh Mei Xing lost to Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee (9-21, 19-21)

Day 2 — July 16 (Wednesday)

Men’s Doubles Round of 32

• Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik lost to Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi (15-21, 15-21)
• Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee beat Junaidi Arif/Roy King Yap (30-28, 21-12)

Women’s Doubles Round of 32

• Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan beat Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva (21-16, 21-14)

Mixed Doubles Round of 32

• Wong Tien Ci/Lim Chiew Sien lost to Yuichi Shimogami/Sayaka Hobara (9-21, 8-21)
• Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie beat Ruttanapak Oupthong/Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat (21-15, 21-10)
• Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei beat Kevin Lee/Josephine Wu (21-15, 21-19)
• Hoo Pang Ron/Cheng Su Yin beat Presley Smith/Jennie GaI (21-19, 12-21, 21-16)

Day 3 — July 17 (Thursday)

Men’s Doubles Round of 16

• Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi beat Chen Zhi Yi/Presley Smith (19-21, 21-14, 21-19)
• Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn/Tan Wee Kiong beat Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (21-16, 15-21, 21-19)
• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin beat Hiroki Midorikawa/Kyohei Yamashita (21-19, 21-18)
• Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee beat Huang Di/Liu Yang (21-19, 14-21, 22-20)

Women’s Doubles Round of 16

• Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan beat Hsieh Pei Shan/Huang En-Tzu (21-14, 21-16)

Mixed Doubles Round of 16

• Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie beat Hee Yong Kai Terry/Jin Yu Jia (21-14, 21-17)
• Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei beat Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu (17-21, 21-16, 21-12)
• Hoo Pang Ron/Cheng Su Yin lost to Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (9-21, 6-21)

Day 4 — July 18 (Friday)

Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals

• Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee lost to Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae (13-21, 21-18, 13-21)
• Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi beat Liang Wei Weng/Wang Chang (25-23, 21-19)
• Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Azriyn/Tan Wee Kiong lost to Liu Kuang Heng/Yang Po Han (21-18, 23-25, 17-21)
• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin beat Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (21-13, 17-21, 22-20)

Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals

• Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan beat Jeong Na Eun/Lee Yeon Woo (21-15, 21-19)

Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals

• Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie lost to Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (13-21, 21-23)
• Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei beat Yuichi Shimogami/Sayaka Hobara (21-14, 21-12)

Day 5 — July 19 (Saturday)

Men’s Doubles Semi-finals

• Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi lost to Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae (14-21, 15-21)
• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin beat Liu Kuang Heng/Yang Po Han (21-19, 21-11)

Women’s Doubles Semi-finals

• Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan beat N Mastsuyama/C Shida (21-13, 21-11)

Mixed Doubles Semi-finals

• Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei lost to Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (21-12, 21-16)

Day 6 — July 20 (Sunday)

Men’s Doubles final

• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin lost to Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae (16-21, 17-21)

Women’s Doubles final

• Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan lost to Liu SS/Tan N (15-21, 14-21)

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