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