The 2026 Korea Masters is scheduled for August 4–9, 2026, and will be held at the Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium in Asan, South Korea. As an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 300 event, it features a total prize pool of US$250,000 across singles and doubles categories.
Tournament Details
Official Name Victor Korea Masters 2026 Organizer Badminton Korea Association Date August 4–9, 2026 Edition 18th Edition Category BWF World Tour Super 300 Location Asan, South Korea Venue Asan Yi Sun-sin Gymnasium Events Men’s & Women’s Singles, Men’s & Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles Draw Size 32 Singles / 32 Doubles / 16 Qualifiers Scoring System Best of three games to 21 points Prize Money US$250,000 Official Website koreabadminton.org
2025 Champions
Event Champion(s) Runner(s)-up Men’s Singles Jason Teh (SGP) [1] Yudai Okimoto (JPN) Women’s Singles Chiu Pin-chian (TPE) [1] Nguyễn Thùy Linh (VIE) [2] Men’s Doubles Lee Jong-min / Wang Chan (KOR) Raymond Indra / Nikolaus Joaquin (INA) [6] Women’s Doubles Hinata Suzuki / Nao Yamakita (JPN) [6] Kim So-yeong / Lee Seo-jin (KOR) Mixed Doubles Kim Jae-hyeon / Jeong Na-eun (KOR) [8] Jimmy Wong / Lai Pei Jing (MAS) [3]
Draws
Competition Schedule
All times are local, Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).
Date Round Event Courts Doors Open Start Time Tuesday, 4 August Qualification All Events 4 08:00 09:00 Tuesday, 4 August Round of 32 MD & WD (Except Qualifiers) 4 08:00 15:00 Wednesday, 5 August Round of 32 All Events 4 08:00 09:00 Thursday, 6 August Round of 16 All Events 4 10:00 11:00 Friday, 7 August Quarterfinals All Events 3 11:00 12:00 Saturday, 8 August Semifinals All Events 2 10:00 11:00 Sunday, 9 August Finals All Events 1 10:00 11:00
International TV Broadcast Schedule
Date Court 1 Start Time Saturday, 8 August 8 Matches 11:00 Sunday, 9 August 5 Matches 11:00
Prize Money Distribution
Edition 2026 W F SF QF R16 Men’s Singles $18,750 $9,500 $3,625 $1,500 $875 Women’s Singles $18,750 $9,500 $3,625 $1,500 $875 Men’s Doubles $19,750 $9,500 $3,500 $1,812.5 $937.5 Women’s Doubles $19,750 $9,500 $3,500 $1,812.5 $937.5 Mixed Doubles $19,750 $9,500 $3,500 $1,812.5 $937.5
The prize money for doubles events is per pair.
