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

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

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Kento Momota	26	11	0r
		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	12r
									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	3r
								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	1r

Women's singles

Seeds

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	2r
									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

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

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	4r
		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

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

External links

• Tournament Link
• Official Website

Preceded by 2021 Denmark Open

BWF World Tour 2021 BWF season

Succeeded by 2021 Hylo Open