The Japan Masters 2025 is set to take place in Kumamoto, Japan, from 11 to 16 November 2025. This will be the third edition of the tournament.
This event will be held at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium in Kumamoto, Japan.
The Japan Masters 2025 is the 35th tournament of the 2025 BWF World Tour and also part of the Japan Masters championships, which have been held since 2023. This tournament is organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with sanction from the BWF.
The Japan Masters is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. BWF categorised Japan Masters as one of the nine BWF World Tour Super 500 events in the BWF events.
Japan Masters 2025: Top Seeds
Men’s Singles
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
- Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei)
- Loh Kean Yew (Singapore)
- Kodai Naraoka (Japan)
- Lin Chun-yi (Chinese Taipei)
- Kenta Nishimoto (Japan)
- Lakshya Sen (India)
- Alwi Farhan (Indonesia)
Women’s Singles
- Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
- Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan)
- Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
- Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia)
- Michelle Li (Canada)
- Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand)
- Chiu Pin-chian (Chinese Taipei)
- Lin Hsiang-ti (Chinese Taipei)
Women’s Doubles
- Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)
- Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia)
- Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (Malaysia)
- Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
- Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan (Chinese Taipei)
- Chiu Hsiang-chieh / Wang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei)
- Junaidi Arif / Yap Roy King (Malaysia)
- Lee Fang-chih / Lee Fang-jen (Chinese Taipei)
Women’s Doubles
- Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
- Kim Hye-jeong / Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)
- Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (Japan)
- Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (Japan)
- Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (Chinese Taipei)
- Arisa Igarashi / Chiharu Shida (Japan)
- Hsu Yin-hui / Lin Jhih-yun (Chinese Taipei)
- Chang Ching-hui / Yang Ching-tun (Chinese Taipei)
Mixed Doubles
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)
- Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (France)
- Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito (Japan)
- Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (Malaysia)
- Ruttanapak Oupthong / Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat (Thailand)
- Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang (Chinese Taipei)
- Ye Hong-wei / Nicole Gonzales Chan (Chinese Taipei)
- Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (Denmark)
BWF Japan Masters 2025: Schedule
| Date | Event Stage |
| Tuesday, November 11 | Qualification Rounds and Round of 32 |
| Wednesday, November 12 | Round of 32 |
| Thursday, November 13 | Round of 16 |
| Friday, November 14 | Quarterfinals |
| Saturday, November 15 | Semifinals |
| Sunday, November 16 | Finals |
Japan Masters 2025: Points Distribution
Here is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.
| Stage | Value |
| Winner | 9,200 |
| Runner-up | 7,800 |
| 3rd/4th | 6,420 |
| 5th–8th | 5,040 |
| 9th–16th | 3,600 |
| 17th–32nd | 2,220 |
| 33rd–64th | 880 |
| 65th–128th | 430 |
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Japan Masters 2025: Prize Money
The tournament carries a total prize fund of US$420,000. Here is the prize money breakdown in accordance with BWF regulations.
| Stage | Singles ($) | Doubles ($) |
| Winner | 35,625 | 37,525 |
| Finalist | 18,050 | 18,050 |
| Semi-finals | 6,887.50 | 6,650 |
| Quarter-finals | 2,850 | 3,443.75 |
| Last 16 | 1,662.50 | 1,718.25 |
