Full list of players who have withdrawn from BWF Japan Masters 2025

Top seeds Anders Antonsen and Viktor Axelsen headline withdrawals from BWF Japan Masters 2025.

The BWF Japan Masters 2025 set to take place in Kumamoto from November 11 to 16, has witnessed significant withdrawals across all five categories.

As the thirty-fifth tournament of the 2025 BWF World Tour and one of the final events before the season-ending World Tour Finals, multiple top-ranked players have opted out, reshaping the competitive landscape at the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium.

In men’s singles, the event takes a major blow with the withdrawal of World No. 2 Anders Antonsen and Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen.

Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia, and India’s Kidambi Srikanth and S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian have also withdrawn from the tournament.

The women’s singles field suffers significant losses with Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong and Supanida Katethong, India’s PV Sindhu, Anmol Kharb, Tanya Hemanth, and Shriyanshi Valishetty, Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min, Korea’s Kim Ga Eun and Park Ga Eun, Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh, Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong, Ukraine’s Polina Buhrova, and Canada’s Wen Yu Zhang opting out of the competition.

The men’s doubles event has been heavily affected by the withdrawal of several elite pairs. Most notably, Malaysia’s World No. 2 pair Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik and India’s Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have pulled out.

Indonesia’s Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, Thailand’s Peeratchai Sukphun/Pakkapon Teeraratsakul, Malaysia’s Ng Eng Cheong/Low Hang Yee, and Canada’s Kevin Lee/Ty Alexander Lindeman are also among the notable absentees.

In women’s doubles, six pairs have withdrawn from the tournament, significantly altering the draw. Notable absences include Korea’s seventh-ranked Lee So Hee/Baek Ha Na, Malaysia’s Go Pei Kee/Teoh Mei Xing, Ukraine’s Polina Buhrova/Yevheniia Kantemyr, Thailand’s Laksika Kanlaha/Phataimas Muenwong, and Canada’s Catherine Choi/Eliana Zhang and Eyota Kwan/Johnna Rymes.

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The mixed doubles category sees seven pairs pulling out. Korea’s Lee Jongmin/Chae Yu Jung, Vietnam’s Van Hai Pham/Van Anh Than, Canada’s Kevin Lee/Eliana Zhang and Ty Alexander Lindeman/Jacqueline Cheung, Malaysia’s Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei, Denmark’s Jesper Toft/Amalie Magelund, and Czechia’s Ondřej Král/Tereza Švábíková feature on the withdrawal list.

With a prize pool of USD 475,000, the Kumamoto Japan Masters serves as a crucial opportunity for players to gain ranking points ahead of the World Tour Finals.

Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn leads the men’s singles draw as top seed, while Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi tops the women’s singles field.

While these absences significantly reduce the star power, they simultaneously create opportunities for lower-ranked players to progress deeper into the tournament and secure valuable ranking points in the final stretch of the 2025 season.

Full list of withdrawals from BWF Japan Masters 2025

Men’s Singles

• Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
• Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
• Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
• Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
• Kidambi Srikanth (India)
• S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian (India)
• Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)

Women’s Singles

• Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand)
• Supanida Katethong (Thailand)
• PV Sindhu (India)
• Yeo Jia Min (Singapore)
• Kim Ga Eun (Korea)
• Nguyen Thuy Linh (Vietnam)
• Pornpicha Choeikeewong (Thailand)
• Polina Buhrova (Ukraine)
• Wen Yu Zhang (Canada)
• Shriyanshi Valishetty (India)
• Anmol Kharb (India)
• Tanya Hemanth (India)
• Park Ga Eun (Korea)

Men’s Doubles

• Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
• Chirag Shetty / Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (India)
• Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (Indonesia)
• Peeratchai Sukphun / Pakkapon Teeraratsakul (Thailand)
• Ng Eng Cheong / Low Hang Yee (Malaysia)
• Kevin Lee / Ty Alexander Lindeman (Canada)

Women’s Doubles

• Catherine Choi / Eliana Zhang (Canada)
• Eyota Kwan / Johnna Rymes (Canada)
• Lee So Hee / Baek Ha Na (Korea)
• Go Pei Kee / Teoh Mei Xing (Malaysia)
• Polina Buhrova / Yevheniia Kantemyr (Ukraine)
• Laksika Kanlaha / Phataimas Muenwong (Thailand)

Mixed Doubles

• Lee Jongmin / Chae Yu Jung (Korea)
• Kevin Lee / Eliana Zhang (Canada)
• Van Hai Pham / Van Anh Than (Vietnam)
• Ty Alexander Lindeman / Jacqueline Cheung (Canada)
• Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia)
• Jesper Toft / Amalie Magelund (Denmark)
• Ondřej Král / Tereza Švábíková (Czechia)

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