The popularity of badminton as a sport has been on a steady rise. The sport which was largely popular in South East Asia have been gaining popularity in Europe and Americas.
One of the reasons on why a lot of youngsters are picking up a racket and shuttlecock is because badminton has become one of the most lucrative sports. The tournaments offer significant prize money that each players battle out for.
Here are the badminton tournaments ranked by their prize money in 2025:
1. BWF World Tour Finals
The BWF World Tour Finals is an annual season finale badminton tournament in which the players with the most points from that calendar year’s events of the BWF World Tour compete for the year-end title. It is held every year in December. This is the most lucrative tournament of the year.
In 2025, this tournament carries a total prize money of US$3,000,000 which is a marked increase from that of last year (US$ 2,500,000).
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Here is the breakdown:
| Position | Singles | Doubles (per pair) |
| Winner | $240,000 | $252,000 |
| Finalist | $120,000 | $120,000 |
| Semi-finalist | $60,000 | $60,000 |
| 3rd in Group Stage | $33,000 | $39,000 |
| 4th in Group Stage | $18,000 | $21,000 |
2. China Open
China Open is second on the list of badminton tournaments with biggest prize money. The 2025 edition of the tournament carried a total prize pool of US$2,000,000. BWF categorised China Open as one of the three BWF World Tour Super 1000 events in the BWF events structure since 2018.
Here is the breakdown:
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3. Malaysia Open/All England Open/Indonesia Open
After the China Open, three other BWF tournaments offer prize money more than US$1,000,000. The Malaysia Open, All England Open and Indonesia Open all offered US$1,450,000 each. This is a slight increase from last year where these tournaments offered US$1,300,000 each. They are all BWF World Tour Super 1000 events.
Here is the breakdown:
6. Singapore Open
Singapore Open is a BWF World Tour Super 750 event. It carried a total prize fund of US$1,000,00 in 2025. This is a decent increase from last edition where the tournament provided $850,000.
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