2020 BWF World Tour Finals
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| Dates | 27–31 January 2021 | ||
| Edition | 3rd | ||
| Total prize money | US$1,500,000 | ||
| Venue | Impact Arena | ||
| Location | Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand | ||
| Champions | |||
| Men's Singles |  Anders Antonsen |
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| Women's Singles |  Tai Tzu-ying |
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| Men's Doubles | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
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| Women's Doubles |  Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
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| Mixed Doubles |  Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
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The 2020 BWF World Tour Finals (officially known as the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the final tournament of the 2020 BWF World Tour. It was held from 27 to 31 January 2021 in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand and had a total prize of $1,500,000.[1]
Tournament
The 2020 BWF World Tour Finals was the third edition of the BWF World Tour Finals and was organized by Badminton Association of Thailand with sanction from the BWF.[1] It was the last of three BWF tournaments taking place in Thailand in January 2021, after the Yonex and Toyota Thailand Opens. Participation in both Thailand Opens was mandatory to qualify and the performance during the tournaments were counted for this World Tour Finals, in addition to the 2019 Syed Modi International, 2020 Malaysia Masters, 2020 Indonesia Masters, 2020 Thailand Masters, 2020 Spain Masters, 2020 All England Open, and 2020 Denmark Open.
Venue
This tournament was held at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand.[1] It was originally due to be held for the third year in a row at the Tianhe Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China, but was relocated.
Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Finals event.[2]
| Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalists | 3rd in group | 4th in group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 |
Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$1,500,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]
| Achievement | Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalist(s) | 3rd in group | 4th in group |
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| Singles | $120,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $16,500 | $9,000 |
| Doubles | $126,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $19,500 | $10,500 |
Representatives
Eligible players
Below are the eligible players for World Tour Finals. Final ranking used was released on 24 January 2021, and counting the results from the 2019 Syed Modi International.[3]
Men's singles
Women's singles
| Seeds | Rank | NOCs | Players | Performances | ||
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| Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalists | ||||
| 1 | 1 |  Spain (1) |
Carolina Marín | 3: Super 1000: Thailand Open I Super 1000: Thailand Open II Super 300: Syed Modi International |
3: Super 750: Denmark Open Super 500: Indonesia Masters Super 300: Spain Masters |
3: Super 1000: All England Open Super 500: Malaysia Masters Super 300: Thailand Masters |
| 2 | 2 | Chinese Taipei (1) |
Tai Tzu-ying | 1: Super 1000: All England Open |
3: Super 1000: Thailand Open I Super 1000: Thailand Open II Super 500: Malaysia Masters |
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| 3 | 3 | Thailand (1) |
Ratchanok Intanon | 1: Super 500: Indonesia Masters |
1: Super 1000: Thailand Open II |
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| 4 | 4 | South Korea (1) |
An Se-young | 1: Super 300: Thailand Masters |
2: Super 1000: Thailand Open I Super 1000: Thailand Open II |
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| 5 | Thailand (2) |
Pornpawee Chochuwong | 1: Super 300: Spain Masters |
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| 6 |  Canada (1) |
Michelle Li | 1: Super 750: Denmark Open |
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| 9 |  Russia (1) |
Evgeniya Kosetskaya | ||||
| 10 |  India (1) |
P. V. Sindhu | ||||
Men's doubles
| Seeds | Rank | NOCs | Players | Performances | ||
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| Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalists | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Chinese Taipei (1) |
Lee Yang | 2: Super 1000: Thailand Open I Super 1000: Thailand Open II |
1: Super 300: Spain Masters |
1: Super 1000: All England Open |
| Wang Chi-lin | ||||||
| 2 | 2 |  Malaysia (1) |
Aaron Chia | 1: Super 1000: Thailand Open II |
2: Super 500: Indonesia Masters Super 300: Spain Masters |
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| Soh Wooi Yik | ||||||
| 3 | 3 |  Indonesia (1) |
Mohammad Ahsan | 1: Super 500: Indonesia Masters |
2: Super 1000: Thailand Open II Super 500: Malaysia Masters |
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| Hendra Setiawan | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | Malaysia (2) |
Ong Yew Sin | 1: Super 300: Thailand Masters |
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| Teo Ee Yi | ||||||
| 5 | Russia (1) |
Vladimir Ivanov | 1: Super 750: Denmark Open |
1: Super 1000: All England Open |
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| Ivan Sozonov | ||||||
| 6 |  England (1) |
Marcus Ellis | 1: Super 750: Denmark Open |
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| Chris Langridge | ||||||
| 7 | England (2) |
Ben Lane | 1: Super 750: Denmark Open |
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| Sean Vendy | ||||||
| 8 | South Korea (1) |
Choi Sol-gyu | 1: Super 1000: Thailand Open I |
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| Seo Seung-jae | ||||||
Women's doubles
| Seeds | Rank | NOCs | Players | Performances | ||
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| Winner(s) | Runner(s)-up | Semi-finalists | ||||
| 1 | 1 | Indonesia (1) |
Greysia Polii | 3: Super 1000: Thailand Open I Super 500: Indonesia Masters Super 300: Spain Masters |
2: Super 1000: Thailand Open II Super 500: Malaysia Masters |
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| Apriyani Rahayu | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | South Korea (1) |
Kim So-yeong | 1: Super 1000: Thailand Open II |
3: Super 1000: Thailand Open I Super 500: Indonesia Masters Super 300: Thailand Masters |
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| Kong Hee-yong | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | South Korea (2) |
Lee So-hee | 1: Super 1000: Thailand Open II |
2: Super 1000: All England Open Super 1000: Thailand Open I |
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| Shin Seung-chan | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | England (1) |
Chloe Birch | 1: Super 300: Spain Masters |
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| Lauren Smith | ||||||
| 6 | Thailand (1) |
Jongkolphan Kititharakul | 1: Super 1000: Thailand Open I |
1: Super 300: Spain Masters |
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| Rawinda Prajongjai | ||||||
| 8 |  Germany (1) |
Linda Efler | 1: Super 300: Syed Modi International |
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| Isabel Herttrich | ||||||
| 9 | Malaysia (1) |
Chow Mei Kuan | 1: Super 1000: Thailand Open II |
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| Lee Meng Yean | ||||||
| 10 | Malaysia (2) |
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun | ||||
| Yap Cheng Wen | ||||||
Mixed doubles
Representatives by nation
| Top Nations | ||||||||
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| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | Players |
| 1 | Malaysia |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| 2 | Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 3 | Korea |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8§ | |
| 4 | England |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6§ | ||
| Thailand (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Russia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Germany |
1 | 1 | 2 | 3§ | ||||
| 9 | Denmark |
2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| India |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 11 |  France |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | Canada |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Spain |
1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total (14 NOCs) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 60 | |
§: Marcus Ellis from England and Seo Seung-jae from South Korea play in men's and mixed doubles, while Lauren Smith from England and Isabel Herttrich from Germany play in women's and mixed doubles.
Performance by nation
| Rank | Nation | Group stage | Semi-finals | Final | Winner(s) |
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| 1 | Chinese Taipei |
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Denmark |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Korea |
5 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Thailand (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Indonesia |
5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Spain |
1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Malaysia |
6 | 2 | ||
| 8 | England |
4 | 1 | ||
| 9 | France |
1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Germany |
2 | |||
| India |
2 | ||||
| Russia |
2 | ||||
| 13 | Canada |
1 | |||
| Hong Kong |
1 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 20 | 10 | 5 | |
Men's singles
Group A
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Chou Tien-chen |
2–1 | Lee Zii Jia |
21–16 | 12–21 | 21–11 |
| Viktor Axelsen |
2–0 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
21–17 | 21–8 | ||
| 28 Jan | Chou Tien-chen |
2–0 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
21–19 | 21–11 | |
| Viktor Axelsen |
2–0 | Lee Zii Jia |
21–15 | 21–4 | ||
| 29 Jan | Lee Zii Jia |
1–2 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
12–21 | 21–15 | 13–21 |
| Viktor Axelsen |
2–0 | Chou Tien-chen |
21–10 | 21–14 |
Group B
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Wang Tzu-wei |
2–0 | Ng Ka Long |
21–10 | 21–14 | |
| Anders Antonsen |
2–1 | Srikanth Kidambi |
15–21 | 21–16 | 21–18 | |
| 28 Jan | Anders Antonsen |
2–0 | Ng Ka Long |
21–19 | 21–16 | |
| Wang Tzu-wei |
2–1 | Srikanth Kidambi |
19–21 | 21–9 | 21–19 | |
| 29 Jan | Ng Ka Long |
2–1 | Srikanth Kidambi |
12–21 | 21–18 | 21–19 |
| Anders Antonsen |
0–2 | Wang Tzu-wei |
11–21 | 19–21 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Viktor Axelsen |
21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Chou Tien-chen |
16 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Viktor Axelsen |
16 | 21 | 17 | |||||||||
| Anders Antonsen |
21 | 5 | 21 | |||||||||
| Anders Antonsen |
21 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||
| Wang Tzu-wei |
18 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||
Women's singles
Group A
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | An Se-young |
2–0 | Michelle Li |
21–12 | 21–17 | |
| Carolina Marín |
2–0 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
21–19 | 21–14 | ||
| 28 Jan | Carolina Marín |
2–0 | Michelle Li |
21–16 | 21–13 | |
| An Se-young |
2–0 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
21–13 | 21–17 | ||
| 29 Jan | Carolina Marín |
1–2 | An Se-young |
16–21 | 21–14 | 19–21 |
| Michelle Li |
0–2 | Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
23–25 | 10–21 |
Group B
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Tai Tzu-ying |
2–1 | P. V. Sindhu |
19–21 | 21–12 | 21–17 |
| Ratchanok Intanon |
1–2 | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
21–15 | 11–21 | 18–21 | |
| 28 Jan | Ratchanok Intanon |
2–0 | P. V. Sindhu |
21–18 | 21–13 | |
| Tai Tzu-ying |
0–2 | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
17–21 | 11–21 | ||
| 29 Jan | Pornpawee Chochuwong |
0–2 | P. V. Sindhu |
18–21 | 15–21 | |
| Tai Tzu-ying |
2–1 | Ratchanok Intanon |
23–25 | 21–12 | 21–9 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| An Se-young |
18 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Tai Tzu-ying |
21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Tai Tzu-ying |
14 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
| Carolina Marín |
21 | 8 | 19 | |||||||||
| Carolina Marín |
21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Pornpawee Chochuwong |
13 | 13 | ||||||||||
Men's doubles
Group A
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
0–2 | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
20–22 | 15–21 | |
| Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
2–0 | Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
21–18 | 24–22 | ||
| 28 Jan | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
2–0 | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
21–14 | 21–18 | |
| Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
2–0 | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
21–19 | 21–18 | ||
| 29 Jan | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
2–0 | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
21–17 | 21–13 | |
| Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi |
0–2 | Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
15–21 | 13–21 |
Group B
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
2–1 | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
21–18 | 15–21 | 21–17 |
| Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
2–0 | Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae |
21–14 | 21–19 | ||
| 28 Jan | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
0–2 | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
19–21 | 16–21 | |
| Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
0–2 | Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae |
19–21 | 16–21 | ||
| 29 Jan | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik |
1–2 | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
21–18 | 17–21 | 11–21 |
| Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
1–2 | Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae |
11–21 | 21–17 | 16–21 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
22 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Ben Lane Sean Vendy |
20 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin |
21 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
17 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
23 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae |
21 | 13 | ||||||||||
Women's doubles
Group A
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean |
2–1 | Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Yap Cheng Wen |
21–16 | 10–21 | 21–15 |
| Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
2–1 | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–17 | 22–24 | 21–15 | |
| 28 Jan | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
2–0 | Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean |
21–15 | 21–17 | |
| Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
2–0 | Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Yap Cheng Wen |
21–17 | 21–7 | ||
| 29 Jan | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
2–0 | Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Yap Cheng Wen |
21–12 | 21–16 | |
| Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
0–2 | Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean |
13–21 | 17–21 |
Group B
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
0–2 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
10–21 | 11–21 | |
| Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
2–1 | Linda Efler Isabel Herttrich |
21–11 | 19–21 | 21–11 | |
| 28 Jan | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
2–1 | Linda Efler Isabel Herttrich |
20–22 | 21–16 | 21–12 |
| Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
2–0 | Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
21–12 | 21–14 | ||
| 29 Jan | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
2–0 | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
21–14 | 21–18 | |
| Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
2–0 | Linda Efler Isabel Herttrich |
21–13 | 21–14 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean |
14 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
15 | 26 | 21 | |||||||||
| Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
21 | 24 | 19 | |||||||||
| Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai |
11 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||
| Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong |
21 | 12 | 21 | |||||||||
Mixed doubles
Group A
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
0–2 | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
12–21 | 12–21 | |
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
2–1 | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
21–13 | 16–21 | 21–11 | |
| 28 Jan | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
0–2 | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
17–21 | 17–21 | |
| Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
0–2 | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
20–22 | 19–21 | ||
| 29 Jan | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
0–2 | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
10–21 | 13–21 | |
| Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
0–2 | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
12–21 | 11–21 |
Group B
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| Date | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | ||
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| 27 Jan | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
2–1 | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
14–21 | 21–14 | 21–17 |
| Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich |
1–2 | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
21–14 | 18–21 | 18–21 | |
| 28 Jan | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
2–0 | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
21–17 | 21–9 | |
| Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich |
1–2 | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
21–15 | 20–22 | 15–21 | |
| 29 Jan | Hafiz Faizal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja |
1–2 | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
21–17 | 13–21 | 13–21 |
| Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich |
0–2 | Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
10–21 | 15–21 |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
19 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
18 | 21 | 8 | |||||||||
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21 | 8 | 21 | |||||||||
| Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
15 | 17 | ||||||||||
References
External links
| Preceded by | BWF World Tour 2020 BWF season |
Succeeded by 2021 Swiss Open |
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