The Orleans Masters is an open badminton tournament held in France. It began as a regional event in 1994, and the 2025 edition started on 4 March and will conclude on 9 March. It’s the 13th edition of the tournament and is the sixth tournament of the 2025 BWF World Tour.
It will be held at the Palais des Sports in Orléans France, bringing together some of the world’s top badminton players. The tournament features all five categories, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles, so let’s take a look at the category-wise participants.
Meet The Top-seeded Players of the Orleans Masters 2025
Men’s Singles
Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia) – Top seed
Lin Chun-yi (Chinese Taipei) – Second seed
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Loh Kean Yew (Singapore) – Third seed (lost in the first round)
Alex Lanier (France) – Fourth seed
Kenta Nishimoto (Japan) – Fifth seed
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Ng Ka Long Angus (Hong Kong) – Seventh seed (lost in the first round)
Lee Cheuk Yiu (Hong Kong) – Eighth seed (lost in the first round)
Women’s Singles
An Se-young (South Korea) – Top seed
Wang Zhiyi (China)
Han Yue (China) – Lost in the first round
Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand)
Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan)
Supanida Katethong (Thailand) – Lost in the first round
Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand) – Lost in the first round
Chen Yufei (China)
Men’s Doubles
Daniel Lundgaard / Mads Vestergaard (Denmark) – Top seeds.
Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (China)
Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
He Jiting / Ren Xiangyu (China)
Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan (Chinese Taipei)
Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (Malaysia)
Chen Boyang / Liu Yi (China)
Chiu Hsiang-chieh / Wang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei)
Women’s Doubles
Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (South Korea)
Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
Yuki Fukushima / Misaki Matsutomo (Japan)
Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)
Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (China)
Chen Qingchen / Wang Tingge (China) (lost in the first round)
Laksika Kanlaha / Phataimas Muenwong (Thailand) (lost in the first round)
Yeung Nga Ting / Yeung Pui Lam (Hong Kong)
Mixed Doubles
Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia) – First seeds
Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (France) – Second seeds (lost in the first round)
Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang (Chinese Taipei) – Third seeds
Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito (Japan) – Fourth seeds
Jesper Toft / Amalie Magelund (Denmark) – Fifth seeds
Hoo Pang Ron / Cheng Su Yin (Malaysia) – Sixth seeds
Lee Jong-min / Chae Yu-jung (South Korea) – Seventh seeds
Terry Hee / Jin Yujia (Singapore) – Eighth seeds (lost in the first round)
Orleans Masters 2025: Prize Money Distribution
| Event Stage | Singles | Doubles |
| Winner | $18,000 | $18,960 |
| Finalist | $9,120 | $9,120 |
| Semi-finals | $3,480 | $3,360 |
| Quarter-finals | $1,440 | $1,740 |
| Last 16 | $840 | $900 |
Orleans Masters 2025: Point Distribution
| Position | Points in Singles/Doubles |
| Winner | 7,000 |
| Runner-up | 5,950 |
| 3/4 | 4,900 |
| 5/8 | 3,850 |
| 9/16 | 2,750 |
| 17/32 | 1,670 |
| 33/64 | 660 |
| 65/128 | 320 |
How To Watch Orleans Masters 2025
You will have several options to watch the tournament. Channels like BLN will offer free live streaming of the Orleans Masters. It’s also available on the official Olympic Channel and BWF TV.
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