Badminton Asia Championships 2025: Host China Ready To Shine; Check Top Players, Prize And Points At Stake

The Badminton Asia Championships returns to Ningbo for the second consecutive year. It will bring together some of the top shuttlers of the world, after a hiatus of a fortnight in on-court action. 

This will be the 42nd edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. The tournament is organized by Badminton Asia and hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association.

The continental competition will be held from April 8-13. at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Ningbo, China.

The men’s singles draw will feature the likes of world number one Shi Yuqi, Olympic silver medallist Kunlavut Vitidsarn and 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew. Seven of the top nine men’s singles players in the world are from Asia and Yuqi is set to lead the home charge. 

Chinese shuttlers will look for an opportunity in the women’s competition amid the absence of world no. 1 An Seyoung of the Republic of Korea. Top seeds Chen Yufei, Wang Zhiyi and Han Yue are the home favourites.

Badminton Asia Championships 2025: Top Seeds

 Men

1. Shi Yuqi
2. Jonatan Christie
3. Kunlavut Vitidsarn
4. Li Shifeng
5. Kodai Naraoka
6. Chou Tien-chen
7. Lin Chun-yi
8. Loh Kean Yew 

Women

1. Wang Zhiyi
2. Han Yue
3. Akane Yamaguchi
4. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
5. Pornpawee Chochuwong
6. Tomoka Miyazaki
7. Supanida Katethong
8. Ratchanok Intanon

Men’s Doubles

1.  Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin
2. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang
3. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto
4. He Jiting / Ren Xiangyu
5. Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae
6. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
7. Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
8. Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun

Women’s Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles

1. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
2. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
3. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai
4. Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui
5. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
6. Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang
7. Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi
8. Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito

Also Read: Latest BWF Rankings In Men’s And Women’s Singles: A Glance At Top 25

Badminton Asia Championships 2025: Full schedule

The tournament will begin on 8 April, with the finals set to take place on 13 April. 

Date	Day	Rounds
8th April	Tuesday	Qualification Rounds
9th April	Wednesday	Round of 32 matches
10th April	Thursday	Round of 16 Matches
11th April	Friday	Quarter-finals
12th April	Saturday	Semi-finals
13th April	Sunday	Finals

Badminton Asia Championships 2025: Points on Offer

Here’s how the points will be distributed  based on the points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event. 

• Winner: $12,000 
• Runner-up: $10,200 
• 3/4: $8,400 
• 5/8: $6,600 
• 9/16: $4,800 
• 17/32: $3,000 
• 33/64: $1,200 

Badminton Asia Championships 2025: Prize Money Breakdown

The tournament carries a total prize money of US$500,000 that will be split in accordance with BWF regulations

Singles Event

• Winner: $35,000 
• Finalist: $17,000 
• Semi-finals: $7,000 
• Quarter-finals: $2,750 
• Last 16: $1,500 
• Last 32: $500 

Doubles Event

• Winner: $37,000 
• Finalist: $17,500 
• Semi-finals: $7,000 
• Quarter-finals: $3,125 
• Last 16: $1,625 
• Last 32: $500