The prize money in pro badminton tournaments has increased significantly in recent years, with prize funds ranging from $210,000 for the BWF Super 300 tournaments to $2,000,000 for the BWF Finals.
Below is a breakdown of the payouts for the 2023 BWF Tour Season.
Contents
show
2023 BWF Prize Money List by Tournament
| Dates | Tournament | Prize Fund |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 – Jan 15 | Malaysia Open | $1,250,000 |
| Jan 17 – Jan 22 | Yonex Sunrise India Open | $900,000 |
| Jan 24 – Jan 29 | Indonesia Masters | $420,000 |
| Jan 31 – Feb 05 | Thailand Masters | $210,000 |
| Mar 07 – Mar 12 | German Open | $210,000 |
| Mar 14 – Mar 19 | All England Open | $1,250,000 |
| Mar 21 – Mar 26 | Swiss Open | $210,000 |
| Mar 28 – Apr 02 | Spain Masters | $210,000 |
| Apr 04 – Apr 09 | Orleans Masters | $210,000 |
| May 23 – May 28 | Malaysia Masters | $420,000 |
| May 30 – Jun 04 | Thailand | $420,000 |
| Jun 06 – Jun 11 | Singapore | $850,000 |
| Jun 13 – Jun 18 | Indonesia Open | $1,250,000 |
| Jun 20 – Jun 25 | Taipei | $210,000 |
| Jul 04 – Jul 09 | Canada | $420,000 |
| Jul 11 – Jul 16 | US Open Badminton | $210,000 |
| Jul 18 – Jul 23 | Korea | $420,000 |
| Jul 25 – Jul 30 | Japan | $850,000 |
| Aug 01 – Aug 06 | Australia | $420,000 |
| Sep 05 – Sep 10 | China | $1,250,000 |
| Sep 12 – Sep 17 | Hong Kong | $420,000 |
| Oct 10 – Oct 15 | Finnish Arctic Open | $420,000 |
| Oct 17 – Oct 22 | Denmark | $850,000 |
| Oct 24 – Oct 29 | French Open Badminton | $850,000 |
| Oct 31 – Nov 05 | Hylo | $210,000 |
| Nov 07 – Nov 12 | Korea Masters | $210,000 |
| Nov 14 – Nov 19 | Japan Masters | $420,000 |
| Nov 21 – Nov 26 | China Masters | $850,000 |
| Nov 28 – Dec 03 | India International | $210,000 |
| Dec 13 – Dec 17 | BWF World Tour Finals | $2,000,000 |
2023 Badminton Prize Money Leaders
According to an article on the official BWF website, the top 30 earners on tour won $4,344,507 in the first seven months of the year, with An Se Young leading the money list with $428,480, followed by Viktor Axelsen with $270,195.
| # | Badminton Player | 2023 Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Se Young | $428,480 |
| 2 | Viktor Axelsen | $270,195 |
| 3 | Akane Yamaguchi | $259,190 |
| 4 | Chen Yu Fei | $175,760 |
| 5 | Li Shi Feng | $162,125 |
| T6 | Huang Ya Qiong | $154,828 |
| T6 | Zheng Si Wei | $154,828 |
| 8 | Baek Ha Na | $145,021 |
| 9 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn | $138,275 |
| 10 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | $133,960 |
| T11 | Jia Yi Fan | $131,852 |
| T11 | Chen Qing Chen | $131,852 |
| T13 | Kim So Yeong | $130,473 |
| T13 | Kong Hee Yong | $130,473 |
| T15 | Yuta Watanabe | $128,412 |
| T15 | Arisa Higashino | $128,412 |
| 17 | Lee So Hee | $124,727 |
| T18 | Fajar Alfian | $120,517 |
| T18 | Muhammad Rian Ardianto | $120,517 |
| 20 | Seo Seung Jae | $112,850 |
| 21 | Huang Dong Ping | $109,227 |
| 22 | Carolina Marin | $106,570 |
| T23 | Wang Chang | $102,555 |
| T23 | Liang Wei Keng | $102,555 |
| 25 | Tai Tzu Ying | $97,385 |
| 26 | Kodai Naraoka | $95,600 |
| 27 | Anders Antonsen | $93,250 |
| 28 | Feng Yan Zhe | $92,321 |
| 29 | Jonatan Christie | $87,965 |
| T30 | Chirag Shetty | $87,166 |
| T30 | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | $87,166 |
| Total | $4,344,507 |