2020 Yonex Thailand Open

Yonex Thailand Open

Tournament details
Dates	12–17 January 2021
Level	Super 1000
Total prize money	US$1,000,000
Venue	Impact Arena
Location	Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Champions
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen
Women's singles	Carolina Marín
Men's doubles	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
Women's doubles	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
Mixed doubles	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
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The Yonex Thailand Open^[a] was a badminton tournament which took place at the Impact Arena in Thailand from 12 to 17 January 2021. It had a total purse of $1,000,000.

Tournament[]

The Yonex Thailand Open was the eighth tournament of the 2020 BWF World Tour and also part of the Thailand Open championships, which had been held since 1984. This tournament was organized by Badminton Association of Thailand and sanctioned by the BWF. It was the first of three BWF tournaments taking place in Thailand in January 2021. Participation in both Thailand Opens was mandatory to qualify for the 2020 BWF World Tour Finals.^[2]

Four out of five world number ones withdrew from all three tournaments. The Chinese team withdrew from all three tournaments after failing to get permission to travel to Thailand; affected players include Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan (women's doubles), and Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong (mixed doubles).^[3] In addition, the Japanese team withdrew from the tournaments following the positive COVID-19 diagnosis of Kento Momota (men's singles).^[4] Following Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo's positive COVID-19 diagnosis, he and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (men's doubles) withdrew from the tournaments.^[5]

Venue[]

This international tournament was held at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand.^[2]

Point distribution[]

Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.^[6]

Prize money[]

The total prize money for this tournament was US$1,000,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.^[2]

Men's singles[]

Seeds[]

Finals[]

	Semi-finals							Final
	5	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	19	21	13
	4	Viktor Axelsen	21	13	21
								4	Viktor Axelsen	21	21
								7	Ng Ka Long	14	14
	7	Ng Ka Long	17	21	21
	2	Chou Tien-chen	21	18	15

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	S Avihingsanon	21	14	10
		K Phetpradab	14	21	21
									K Phetpradab	20	8
									R Gemke	22	21
		R Gemke	14	21	21
	PFR	H-K Vittinghus	21	18	13
																R Gemke	14	21	5
															5	A S Ginting	21	19	21
	5	A S Ginting	21	11	21
		Heo K-h	15	21	16
								5	A S Ginting	21	21
									K Vitidsarn	16	19
		K Vitidsarn	21	19	21
	PFR	L E Peñalver	12	21	16

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	V Axelsen	21	21
		S Thammasin	12	6
								4	V Axelsen	21	21
									K Wangcharoen	13	17
		K Wangcharoen	21	21
		B. Sai Praneeth	16	10
															4	V Axelsen	21	21
															6	J Christie	14	5
	6	J Christie	13	21	21
		Loh K Y	21	10	16
								6	J Christie	21	21
								PFR	J Ho-Shue	10	9
		Parupalli K	9	21	8r
	PFR	J Ho-Shue	21	13	14

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		B Leverdez	12	21	16
		Wang T-w	21	14	21
									Wang T-w	15	21	20
								7	Ng K L	21	15	22
		M Caljouw	15	15
	7	Ng K L	21	21
															7	Ng K L	21	21
																Lee C Y	17	12
		Lee C Y	21	21
	PFR	A Manota	13	17
									Lee C Y	21	21
									Liew D	14	17
		Liew D	21	21
	3	A Antonsen	12	18

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		S Kidambi	21	21
		So Verma	12	11
									S Kidambi
								8	Lee Z J	w	/	o
		Prannoy K	21	14	8
	8	Lee Z J	13	21	21
															8	Lee Z J	17	15
															2	Chou T-c	21	21
		Sa Verma	15	17
		S H Rhustavito	21	21
									S H Rhustavito	16	19
								2	Chou T-c	21	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	21	10	14
	2	Chou T-c	16	21	21

Women's singles[]

Seeds[]

Finals[]

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Tai Tzu-ying	21	23
		Mia Blichfeldt	8	21
								1	Tai Tzu-ying	9	16
								5	Carolina Marín	21	21
	7	An Se-young	18	16
	5	Carolina Marín	21	21

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Tai T-y	21	26
	PFR	B Aimsaard	18	24
								1	Tai T-y	21	21
									Kim G-e	16	10
		P Chaiwan	19	14
		Kim G-e	21	21
															1	Tai T-y	21	21
															8	M Li	11	13
	8	M Li	21	24
		Cheung N Y	17	22
								8	M Li	21	21
									Sung J-h	17	17
		G M Tunjung	21	15	14
		Sung J-h	15	21	21

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	Kisona S	15	15
		S Nehwal	21	21
									S Nehwal	23	14	16
									B Ongbamrungphan	21	21	21
		B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
		S Jaquet	16	17
																B Ongbamrungphan	13	18
																M Blichfeldt	21	21
	6	P. V. Sindhu	21	24	13
		M Blichfeldt	16	26	21
									M Blichfeldt	21	21
									I Wang	12	16
		L Kjærsfeldt	17	21	16
		I Wang	21	19	21

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR		w	/	o
	PFR	D Hany
								PFR		8	7
								7	An S-y	21	21
		S Cheah S Y	15	12
	7	An S-y	21	21
															7	An S-y	22	21
															4	R Intanon	20	12
		Y Li	21	21
	PFR	H Hosny	7	9
									Y Li	11	15
								4	R Intanon	21	21
		Yeo J M	15	15
	4	R Intanon	21	21

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		N Yiğit	20	13
		P Chochuwong	22	21
									P Chochuwong	8	12
								5	C Marín	21	21
		Qi XF	10	12
	5	C Marín	21	21
															5	C Marín	21	21
																S Katethong	16	16
		S Katethong	21	21
		R Hartawan	14	16
									S Katethong	21	21
									E Kosetskaya	16	8
		E Kosetskaya	21	21
	PFR		12	9

Men's doubles[]

Seeds[]

Finals[]

	Semi-finals							Final
		Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	21	21
	PFR	Leo Rolly Carnando Daniel Marthin	19	10
									Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	16	23	19
								6	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	21	21	21
	6	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	15	21	21
	7	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	21	14	14

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	M Christiansen N Nøhr	21	16	21
		J Maio	18	21	15
								PFR	M Christiansen N Nøhr	19	10
									Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
		Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	19	21
		Ko S-h Shin B-c	16	21	11
																Goh S F N Izzuddin	16	19
																Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
	8	A Chia Soh W Y	7	19
		Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
									Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
									B Lane S Vendy	11	19
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	19	17
		B Lane S Vendy	17	21	21

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	J R Jansen	21	21
		O Leydon-Davis A Manota	15	16
								PFR	J R Jansen	12	16
									M Ellis C Langridge	21	21
		M Ellis C Langridge	21	21
		B Isara M Jongjit	13	10
																M Ellis C Langridge	21	14	15
															PFR	L R Carnando D Marthin	12	21	21
	5	F Alfian M R Ardianto	17	21	22
		N Phuangphuapet T Viriyangkura	21	16	20
								5	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	17	20
								PFR	L R Carnando D Marthin	16	21	22
		M S Fikri B Maulana	21	27	13
	PFR	L R Carnando D Marthin	15	29	21

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	K Kedren	23	21
		M Lamsfuß M E Seidel	21	19
								PFR	K Kedren	14	18
								6	Lee Y Wang C-l	21	21
		K Astrup A S Rasmussen	13	18
	6	Lee Y Wang C-l	21	21
															6	Lee Y Wang C-l	23	21
																Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	15
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	13	21	24
		Arjun M.R. D Kapila	21	8	22
									Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21
									P Chew R Chew	12	7
		P Chew R Chew	21	21
	PFR		17	12

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		M Attri B. S Reddy	19	14
	PFR		21	21
								PFR		9	12
								7	Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	21
		J Ho-Shue N Yakura	17	12
	7	Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	21
															7	Choi S-g Seo S-j	21	21
															2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	16	19
		S Rankireddy C Shetty	19	21	21
		Kim G-j Lee Y-d	21	16	14
									S Rankireddy C Shetty	19	17
								2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
		P Kusumawardana Y Rambitan	14	19
	2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21

Women's doubles[]

Seeds[]

Finals[]

	Semi-finals							Final
	7	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21	17	22
	4	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	17	21	20
								7	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	15	12
								5	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	21	21
	3	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	15	16
	5	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	15	21	21

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
								1	Y Fukushima S Hirota
										w	/	o
			12	21	21
		Jin YJ	21	15	18
																	10	17
															7	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
	7	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
			16	11
								7	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
									É Lefel A Tran	9	13
		É Lefel A Tran	21	21
		S F S Ramadhanti R Sugiarto	17	17

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	16	7
								4	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
									C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	13	17
		L Efler I Herttrich	14	23
		C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	21	25
															4	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
																C Birch L Smith	8	11
	8	N Matsuyama C Shida
		C Birch L Smith	w	/	o
									C Birch L Smith	10	21	21
									M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	12	13
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21
		D Hany H Hosny	5	9

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		V Hériau M Lambert	15	18
		Chow M K Lee M Y	21	21
									Chow M K Lee M Y	20	21	11
								6	Chang Y-n Kim H-r	22	19	21
		J Wu	8	13
	6	Chang Y-n Kim H-r	21	21
															6	Chang Y-n Kim H-r	15	21	15
															3	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	19	21
		A Akchurina O Morozova	10	11
		V Hoo K M Yap C W	21	21
									V Hoo K M Yap C W	14	14
								3	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21
		A Magelund F Ravn	10	17
	3	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	21
		S Mapasa G Somerville	11	9
									P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	18	13
								5	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
		R Honderich K Tsai	12	11
	5	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
															5	G Polii A Rahayu	21	21
																P Tan K L T Muralitharan	15	12
		P Tan K L T Muralitharan	21	21
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	19	17
									P Tan K L T Muralitharan	22	21
									A Bøje M Poulsen	20	14
		A Bøje M Poulsen	w	/	o
	2	M Matsumoto W Nagahara

Mixed doubles[]

Seeds[]

Finals[]

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	17	21	22
	4	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	21	17	20
								1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21	20	21
								2	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	3	22	18
		Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue	16	21
	2	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21	23

Top half[]

Section 1[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	18	21	21
		Hoo P R Cheah Y S	21	16	15
								1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	20	21	21
									Goh S H S J Lai	22	18	12
		Goh S H S J Lai	21	14	21
		R Labar A Tran	16	21	17
															1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
															5	Chan P S Goh L Y	18	17
	5	Chan P S Goh L Y	22	21
		A Maulana M C Bandaso	20	18
								5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
									R Tabeling S Piek	18	13
	PFR	M Lambert	17	9
		R Tabeling S Piek	21	21

Section 2[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	w	/	o
		A H Elgamal D Hany
								4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	18	21	21
									Ko S-h Eom H-w	21	9	15
		R Alimov A Davletova	15	24
		Ko S-h Eom H-w	21	26
															4	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	15	21
																	16	21	4
	6	H Faizal G E Widjaja	11	29	16
		S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	27	21
									S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	12	17
										21	21
	PFR	O Leydon-Davis A Pak	8	14
			21	21

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		J Hurlburt-Yu J Wu	12	13
		M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	21
									M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	w	/	o
								8	Tang C M Tse Y S
		B. S Reddy N. S Reddy	20	17
	8	Tang C M Tse Y S	22	21
																M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	19	18
																T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
		T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
		M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	15	10
									T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
									Tan K M Lai P J	16	15
		Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
	PFR	L Efler	14	14

Section 4[]

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21
		N Phuangphuapet	14	12
									M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21
								7	M Ellis L Smith	18	18
		J R Jansen K Ostermeyer	13	13
	7	M Ellis L Smith	21	21
																M Christiansen A Bøje	19	20
															2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	22
			21	11	21
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	18	21	19
										14	20
								2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	22
		N Nøhr A Magelund	17	16
	2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21

Notes[]

References[]

External links[]

• Tournament Link