2021 French Open (badminton)

2021 French Open
Tournament details
Dates	26–31 October
Level	Super 750
Total prize money	US$600,000
Venue	Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Location	Paris, France
Champions
Men's singles	Kanta Tsuneyama
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Ko Sung-hyun; Shin Baek-cheol
Women's doubles	Lee So-hee; Shin Seung-chan
Mixed doubles	Yuta Watanabe; Arisa Higashino
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The 2021 French Open (officially known as the Yonex French Open 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from 26 to 31 October 2021 and had a total prize of US$600,000.

Tournament

The 2021 French Open was the sixth tournament according to the 2021 BWF World Tour as many tournaments got canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a part of the French Open, which had been held since 1935. This tournament was organized by French Badminton Federation with sanction from the BWF.^[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France.^[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 750 event.^[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
11,000	9,350	7,700	6,050	4,320	2,660

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$600,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.^[1]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16	Last 32
Singles	$42,000	$20,400	$8,400	$3,300	$1,800	$600
Doubles	$44,400	$21,000	$8,400	$3,750	$1,800	$600

Men's singles

Seeds

Kento Momota (semi-finals)
Viktor Axelsen (first round)
Anders Antonsen (first round)
Chou Tien-chen (final)
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (withdrew)
Jonatan Christie (withdrew)
Lee Zii Jia (first round)
Ng Ka Long (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Kento Momota	26	11	0^r

	Kanta Tsuneyama	24	21	1
						Kanta Tsuneyama	15	21	21

					4	Chou Tien-chen	21	8	17
4	Chou Tien-chen	21	21

	Heo Kwang-hee	15	17

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

1	K Momota	21	20	21

	S Kidambi	18	22	19
					1	K Momota	21	21

						R Gemke	19	18
	T J Popov	14	10

	R Gemke	21	21
									1	K Momota	21	21

										S H Rhustavito	19	11
PFR	Lee D-k	14	12

	Sa Verma	21	21
						Sa Verma	21	12^r

						S H Rhustavito	16	21
	B Yang	17	16

	S H Rhustavito	21	21

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

3	A Antonsen	19	19

	Lee C Y	21	21
						Lee C Y	21	21

						T Rouxel	17	18
	K Wangcharoen	15	21	25

	T Rouxel	21	11	27
										Lee C Y	16	9

										K Tsuneyama	21	21
8	Ng K L	16

	M Caljouw	3^r
					8	Ng K L	9	12

						K Tsuneyama	21	21
	Liew D	18	13

	K Tsuneyama	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	K Nishimoto	21	11	21

	K Vitidsarn	16	21	16
						K Nishimoto	21	21

						So Verma	12	9
	So Verma	22	21

PFR	Y Coelho	20	19
											K Nishimoto	17	21	16

										4	Chou T-c	21	19	21
	Parupalli K	17	21	11

	B Leverdez	21	17	21
						B Leverdez	16	21	19

					4	Chou T-c	21	17	21
	Prannoy K	11	14

4	Chou T-c	21	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

	L Sen	21	21

PFR	N Nguyen	10	16
						L Sen	21	21

						Loh K Y	17	13
	Loh K Y	24	21

7	Lee Z J	22	14
										L Sen	17	15

										Heo K-h	21	21
PFR	M Zilberman	15	21	9

	Wang T-w	21	19	21
						Wang T-w	10	18

						Heo K-h	21	21
	Heo K-h	0

2	V Axelsen	1^r

Women's singles

Seeds

Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)
P. V. Sindhu (semi-finals)
An Se-young (semi-finals)
Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)
Michelle Li (withdrew)
Mia Blichfeldt (first round)
Busanan Ongbamrungphan (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	10	21

4	An Se-young	13	21	18
					1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21

						Sayaka Takahashi	18	12
3	P. V. Sindhu	21	16	12

	Sayaka Takahashi	18	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

1	A Yamaguchi	21	21

	Kim G-e	19	19
					1	A Yamaguchi	21	22

						E Kosetskaya	17	20
	E Kosetskaya	21	21

	S Katethong	16	15
									1	A Yamaguchi	21	19	21

									5	P Chochuwong	19	21	16
5	P Chochuwong	21	21

	L Zetchiri	12	4
					5	P Chochuwong	21	21

						Y Li	10	5
	Y Li	8	21	21

	P Chaiwan	21	18	15

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

4	An S-y	21	21

PFR	L Huet	10	9
					4	An S-y	21	21

						L Kjærsfeldt	9	7
	L Kjærsfeldt	20	22	21

PFR	B Corrales	22	20	19
									4	An S-y	21	21

										Yeo J M	11	17
7	M Blichfeldt	13	12

	G M Tunjung	21	21
						G M Tunjung	19	8

						Yeo J M	21	21
	L Tan	16	9

	Yeo J M	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

	K Gilmour	21	13	21

	I Wang	14	21	14
						K Gilmour	15	15

					8	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
	K Kuuba	9	17

8	B Ongbamrungphan	21	21
									8	B Ongbamrungphan	14	14

									3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
	L Christophersen	21	21

PFR	J Hart	18	16
						L Christophersen	19	9

					3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
	J D Jakobsen	15	18

3	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

	S Takahashi	21	9

	S Nehwal	11	2^r
						S Takahashi	21	21

						A Ohori	11	12
	A Ohori	21	21

PFR	Y Hoyaux	12	10
										S Takahashi	21	21

									2	R Intanon	6	16
	C Azurmendi	21	18	17

	Pai Y-p	18	21	21
						Pai Y-p	16	12

					2	R Intanon	21	21
	M Batomene	13	16

2	R Intanon	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (final)
Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (quarter-finals)
Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (semi-finals)
Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (semi-finals)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (quarter-finals)
Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (withdrew)
Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (quarter-finals)
Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21	12	26

3	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	19	21	24
					1	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	17	20

						Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	21	22
4	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	21	10	22

	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	14	21	24

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	w	/	o

	J Eipe R Kjær
					1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	21

						M Lamsfuß M Seidel	19	16
	M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	21

	Tan K M Tan W K	18	15
									1	M F Gideon K S Sukamuljo	21	22

									7	Ong Y S Teo E Y	13	20
7	Ong Y S Teo E Y	22	22	21

	Goh S F N Izzuddin	24	20	17
					7	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	21

						C Hemming S Stallwood	8	8
	R Jille T van der Lecq	13	22

	C Hemming S Stallwood	21	24

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21

	A Dunn A Hall	14	14
					3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21

						C Popov T J Popov	12	15
	C Popov T J Popov	17	23	21

	D Lundgaard M Thyrri	21	21	10
									3	F Alfian M R Ardianto	23	21

									8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	18
8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21

	F Delrue W Villeger	9	19
					8	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21

						B Lane S Vendy	12	17
	J Bay L Mølhede

	B Lane S Vendy	w	/	o

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	Arjun M.R. D Kapila	21	21

	J Magee P Reynolds	13	7
						Arjun M.R. D Kapila	21	10	19

					5	S Rankireddy C Shetty	15	21	21
	Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	17	13

5	S Rankireddy C Shetty	18	21	21
										5	S Rankireddy C Shetty	21	18	17

										4	A Chia Soh W Y	18	21	21
	S Jomkoh K Kedren	20	21	21

	L Corvée R Labar	22	14	16
						S Jomkoh K Kedren	12	12

					4	A Chia Soh W Y	21	21
	Goh V S Low J S	23	12

4	A Chia Soh W Y	25	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	Ko S-h Shin B-c	21	21

	M Attri B. S Reddy	14	16
						Ko S-h Shin B-c	21	21

						A Koga T Saito	15	14
	A Koga T Saito	w	/	o

6	K Astrup A S Rasmussen
											Ko S-h Shin B-c	16	21	21

										2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	19	13
	L R Carnando D Marthin	22	17

	Lu C-y Yang P-ha	24	21
						Lu C-y Yang P-ha	16	21	15

					2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	14	21
	K Matsui Y Takeuchi	19	21

2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	23

Women's doubles

Seeds

Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (champions)
Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (final)
Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (quarter-finals)
Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (semi-finals)
Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (quarter-finals)
Chloe Birch / Lauren Smith (quarter-finals)
Maiken Fruergaard / Sara Thygesen (second round)
Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

1	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	21

	Yuki Fukushima Arisa Higashino	18	19
				1	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21	21

				2	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	17	12
4	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	17	19

2	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

1	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21

	A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	16	17
					1	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	13	21

						N V Marwah P Syaikah	18	21	14
	N V Marwah P Syaikah	21	21

	A Magelund F Ravn	16	16
										1	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21

										5	G Stoeva S Stoeva	13	9
5	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	20	21

	Hsu Y-c Hu L-f	18	22	8
					5	G Stoeva S Stoeva	25	23

						A Bøje M Poulsen	23	21
	V Hoo K M Lim C S	12	14

	A Bøje M Poulsen	21	21

Section 2

First Round				Second Round				Quarter-finals

3	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21

	J Finne-Ipsen M Surrow	16	12
				3	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21

					R Honderich K Tsai	13	17
	R Honderich K Tsai	21	21

	K-K Marran H Rüütel	17	12
								3	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	16	19

									Y Fukushima A Higashino	21	21
7	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21

	C Azurmendi B Corrales	17	19
				7	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	12	7

					Y Fukushima A Higashino	21	21
	Y Fukushima A Higashino	21	21

	B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	18	11

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	Lee M Y Yap C W	21	21

PFR	M Stoliarenko Y Zharka	12	17
						Lee M Y Yap C W	19	24	16

					6	C Birch L Smith	21	22	21
	M Lambert A Tran	16	12

6	C Birch L Smith	21	21
										6	C Birch L Smith	14	21	10

										4	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	18	21
	J Magnusson C Nistad	19	22	21

	Chang C-h Lee C-c	21	20	19
						J Magnusson C Nistad	16	16

					4	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
	L Efler I Lohau	15	12

4	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

	K Frost M Ryan	11	13

	S F S Ramadhanti R Sugiarto	21	21
						S F S Ramadhanti R Sugiarto	21	23

					8	P Tan Thinaah M	12	21
	J Hopton J Pugh	21	10

8	P Tan Thinaah M	23	21
										S F S Ramadhanti R Sugiarto	19	14

									2	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
	M Jakkampudi P S. Ram	4^r

	A Tirtosentono I van der Aar	11
						A Tirtosentono I van der Aar	16	6

					2	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
	P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	18	21	10

2	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	12	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (semi-finals)
Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (quarter-finals)
Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (champions)
Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (second round)
Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-finals)
Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (withdrew)
Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (semi-finals)
Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals				Final

1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	18	20

3	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	22
				3	Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino	21	21

					Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	8	17
	Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje	21	21

7	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	11	15

Top half

Section 1

First Round				Second Round				Quarter-finals

1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21

PFR	J R Jansen L Efler	18	12
				1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21

					R Tabeling S Piek	15	17
	E Dremin E Dimova	15	7

	R Tabeling S Piek	21	21
								1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21

									Goh S H S J Lai	14	10
PFR	O Leydon-Davis A Pak	9	12

	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
					Goh S H S J Lai	21	21

					R Alimov A Davletova	9	13
	Ko S-h Eom H-w	17	11

	R Alimov A Davletova	21	21

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Quarter-finals

3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21

	R Rivaldy P H Mentari	12	16
					3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21

						Hoo P R Cheah Y S	16	18
	Hoo P R Cheah Y S	21	21

	Yang P-hs Hu L-f	14	14
									3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21

									5	Chan P S Goh L Y	10	17
5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21

	D Kapila N. S Reddy	19	19
					5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21

						Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	19	14
	Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	15	21	21

	Chang T C Ng W Y	21	17	18

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	C Hemming J Pugh	12	21

	S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	21	23
						S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	20	23	21

					8	Tan K M Lai P J	22	21	14
	J Bay S Lundgaard	18	15

8	Tan K M Lai P J	21	21
											S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	16	10

											M Christiansen A Bøje	21	21
	R Labar G Somerville	14	21	20

	M Christiansen A Bøje	21	16	22
						M Christiansen A Bøje	11	21	21

					4	M Ellis L Smith	21	14	17
	M Lamsfuß I Lohau	18	18

4	M Ellis L Smith	21	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Quarter-finals

	Lee J-h Hsu Y-c	25	26	13

	N Nøhr A Magelund	27	24	21
						N Nøhr A Magelund	11	13

					7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
	M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	17	21	13

7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	19	21
										7	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21

										2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	19	11
	M Thyrri M Surrow	19	15

	S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	21
						S Rankireddy A Ponnappa	21	17	19

					2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	15	21	21
	Chen T J Peck Y W	20	19

2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	22	21

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Prospectus Yonex Internationaux de France de Badminton 2021" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

External links

[pros-1] "Prospectus Yonex Internationaux de France de Badminton 2021" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[2] "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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