A closer look at the prize money on offer at the BWF World Tour Finals 2025

As stated on the tournament’s official website, the BWF World Tour Finals 2025 features a substantial prize purse of USD 3 million (approximately MYR 12.3 million). This total is USD 500,000 higher than last year’s amount and stands as the richest prize pool across all badminton events worldwide. 

From this fund, the champions in both the men’s and women’s singles categories will earn USD 240,000 along with 14,000 BWF ranking points. At the same time, the title-winning pairs in men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles will receive USD 252,000 and 14,000 BWF points. 

Here is a detailed look at the prize money distribution and points allocation for the BWF World Tour Finals 2025: 

Singles (men’s and women’s)
Champions: USD 240,000 and 14,000 BWF points
Runners-up: USD 120,000 and 12,000 BWF points
Semi-finalists: USD 60,000 and 10,000 BWF points
Third in Group Stage: USD 33,000 and 8,900 BWF points
Fourth in Group Stage: USD 18,000 and 7,800 BWF points 

Doubles (men’s, women’s, and mixed)
Champions: USD 252,000 and 14,000 BWF points
Runners-up: USD 120,000 and 12,000 BWF points
Semi-finalists: USD 60,000 and 10,000 BWF points
Third in Group Stage: USD 39,000 and 8,900 BWF points
Fourth in Group Stage: USD 21,000 and 7,800 BWF points 

Singles players competing at the BWF World Tour Finals 2025 

Men’s singles:
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
Li Shifeng (China)
Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei)
Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
Christo Popov (France)
Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
Shi Yuqi (China)
Kodai Naraoka (Japan) 

Women’s singles:
An Se-young (South Korea)
Wang Zhiyi (China)
Han Yue (China)
Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Putri Kusuma Wardani (Indonesia)
Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand)
Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan)

Badminton fans in Malaysia can catch live coverage of the BWF World Tour Finals on BWF’s official YouTube channel, BWF TV. They can also follow live scores and updates via the tournament’s official website.