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BWF China Open, one of the most important tournaments of world badminton calendars, was formally started on July 22 and this tournament will last till July 27, 2025. Held in Changzhou, Jiangsu at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, the tournament is a crucial event of the year since it is one of the three super-tournaments (Super 1000) of the season. The event carries US 2 million as prize money, and enormous points towards the ranking and this has attracted participation of the best shuttlers in the world.
As a Super 1000 tournament, the event will deliver the heat of the competition, but it is also important in determining the state of the rankings globally in view of major tournaments, such as the BWF World Tour Finals in the near term, and next year, the 2025 World Championships. The rewards are structured in kind and ranking based on money and ranking point depicting the position the tournament holds in the badminton circuit.
The victories in the singles events will have single payments of USD 140,000, whereas the titles at the three types of doubles events men, women, and mixed will be paid USD 148,000 per a pair. The second place rewards are USD 68,000 amongst singles and USD 70,000 among doubles teams.
This is the distribution of the prize money in all the five categories:
| Stage | Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles | Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
| Winner | $140,000 | $140,000 | $148,000 | $148,000 | $148,000 |
| Runner-up | $68,000 | $68,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 | $70,000 |
| Semi-finalist | $28,000 | $28,000 | $28,000 | $28,000 | $28,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | $11,000 | $11,000 | $12,500 | $12,500 | $12,500 |
| Second Round | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,500 | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| First Round | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
The reward structure ensures that every athlete making it into the main draw secures a monetary return, regardless of their progression in the tournament.
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Ranking points are a key incentive for athletes beyond the cash prizes. As per the Super 1000 format, the champion of each category will earn 13,500 points. These points can significantly impact a player’s seeding in upcoming events and overall world ranking.
The complete breakdown of ranking points is as follows:
Such arguments are especially crucial to the players who are still trying to come to terms with a bad outing, such as some of the top players in India who did not do well in the Japan Open. Some players like Lakshya Sen, PV Sindhu and men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are in search of good performance in this tournament to regain lost ground in the standings.
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