BWF World Tour Finals 2025 Prize Money on Offer
HANGZHOU, CHINA — The battle for supremacy in world badminton is set to reach a spectacular climax this December, and the stakes have never been higher. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals 2025, scheduled to take place from December 17 to 21 in Hangzhou, China, will feature an unprecedented total prize purse of US$3,000,000.
This monumental figure marks a significant increase in player remuneration, elevating the season-ending championship’s total prize money by a staggering US$500,000—a 20% jump from the previous edition’s $2.5 million fund. As the world’s elite shuttlers gather at the magnificent Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, they will be competing not just for the prestigious title of World Tour Champion, but also for a newly enhanced share of the record-breaking pool.
A 20% Boost Across the Board
The substantial increase ensures that every single player and pair who qualifies for the exclusive tournament will benefit handsomely. The breakdown of the prize money reveals a direct 20% increase for every placing compared to the 2024 Finals.
The winners of the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles titles will see their top prize money soar from $200,000 to $240,000 each. Similarly, the winning doubles pairs (Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed Doubles) will now claim $252,000—up from $210,000—cementing the BWF World Tour Finals as one of the richest events on the global badminton calendar.
Even the runners-up stand to gain significantly, with the singles and doubles silver medalists now taking home $120,000 per entry, a bump from $100,000. Semi-finalists will receive $60,000, while those eliminated in the group stages will also see a sharp rise in their earnings, underscoring the BWF’s commitment to rewarding the tour’s most consistent performers.
| Result | Singles Prize Money (USD) | Doubles Prize Money (USD) | Ranking Points |
| Winner(s) | $240,000 | $252,000 | 14000 pt |
| Runner(s)-up | $120,000 | $120,000 | 12000 pt |
| Semi-Finalist(s) | $60,000 | $60,000 | 10000 pt |
| 3rd in Group | $33,000 | $39,000 | 8900 pt |
| 4th in Group | $18,000 | $21,000 | 7800 pt |
The Elite Field: Who’s in the Race?
The BWF World Tour Finals is a highly exclusive tournament, inviting only the top eight players or pairs in the “Race to Finals” rankings across the five disciplines, with a limit of two representatives per country per event. As the 2025 qualifying window closes, the field is shaping up to be a showcase of badminton’s dominant forces and emerging stars.
In the highly competitive Men’s Singles event, the field is expected to be fierce. Defending champion and local favorite Shi Yuqi (China) has successfully qualified as the reigning World Champion, looking to clinch the title in front of his home crowd once more. He will face stiff challenges from rivals like Denmark’s Anders Antonsen, Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie, and Thailand’s former World Champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn, all of whom have shown championship-winning form throughout the year.
The Women’s Singles event promises a thrilling conclusion, potentially featuring South Korea’s sensational An Se Young and reigning champion Wang Zhiyi (China). Meanwhile, the Doubles categories are stacked with world-class talent.
The Men’s Doubles competition is poised to feature the top-ranked South Korean pair Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae, alongside formidable challengers like Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, and the mighty Indian duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.
In Women’s Doubles, Malaysian duo Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan are among the qualified pairs, prepared to face off against strong Chinese teams like Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning and Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian.
The Mixed Doubles event will undoubtedly feature the Chinese powerhouse Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping, who won a total of seven World Tour titles this year, though they will be pushed hard by other top teams, including Thailand’s top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Supissara Paewsampran.
The tournament structure itself is demanding: players are split into two groups of four for the preliminary stage, facing a grueling round-robin format, with only the top two from each group advancing to the knockout semi-finals.
The increase to $3 million in total prize money not only reflects the BWF’s push for greater rewards but also the growing commercial value and global prestige of the sport’s ultimate year-end showcase. With the world’s best prepared to give their all for the biggest financial rewards in the tournament’s history, the five-day spectacle in Hangzhou is shaping up to be an unmissable event that perfectly concludes the 2025 BWF World Tour season.
