2026 Orléans Masters

2026 Orléans Masters
Tournament details
Dates17–22 March
Edition14th
LevelSuper 300
Total prize moneyUS$240,000
VenuePalais des Sports
LocationOrléans, France
Champions
Men's singles Alex Lanier
Women's singles Nozomi Okuhara
Men's doubles Hu Keyuan
Lin Xiangyi
Women's doubles Sumire Nakade
Miyu Takahashi
Mixed doubles Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
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The 2026 Orléans Masters (officially known as the Orléans Masters Badminton presented by Victor 2026 for sponsorship reasons) was badminton tournament that took place at the Palais des Sports, Orléans, France, from 17 to 22 March 2026 and had a total prize of US$240,000.[1]

Tournament

The 2026 Orléans Masters was the ninth tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and is part of the Orléans Masters championships, which have been held since 2012. This tournament is organized by the Orléans Masters with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This tournament was held at the Palais des Sports in Orléans, 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 300 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128
7,000 5,950 4,900 3,850 2,750 1,670 660 320

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$240,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $18,000 $9,120 $3,480 $1,440 $840
Doubles $18,960 $9,120 $3,360 $1,740 $900

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Chou Tien-chen (quarter-finals)
  2. Alex Lanier (champion)
  3. Kenta Nishimoto (withdrew)
  4. Toma Junior Popov (final)
  5. Chi Yu-jen (first round)
  6. Yushi Tanaka (second round)
  7. Rasmus Gemke (first round)
  8. Ayush Shetty (second round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
Q2 Hu Zhe'an 16 14
4 Toma Junior Popov 21 21
4 Toma Junior Popov 11 13
2 Alex Lanier 21 21
  Yudai Okimoto 14 12
2 Alex Lanier 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Chou T-c 21 21
PFQ K Wangcharoen 13 17
1 Chou T-c 21 21
A S Ginting 14 10
A S Ginting 22 21
PFQ Liao J-f 20 5
1 Chou T-c 21 18 16
Q2 Hu ZA 12 21 21
6 Y Tanaka 21 21
Z Ubaidillah 15 11
6 Y Tanaka 18 21 18
Q2 Hu ZA 21 17 21
Q2 Hu ZA 21 21
J Gunawan 18 14

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 T J Popov 21 21
Q1 Zhu XC 17 13
4 T J Popov 21 14 21
Wang T-w 19 21 15
Wang T-w 21 14 23
T Mannepalli 18 21 21
4 T J Popov 22 21
Q3 Dong TY 20 13
7 R Gemke 17 13
Wang P-w 21 21
Wang P-w 13 16
Q3 Dong TY 21 21
Q3 Dong TY 21 21
J Oldorff 17 15

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
S Kidambi 12 10
M Johannesen 21 21
M Johannesen 17 21 21
SWM Wang ZX 21 19 12
Lee C-h 21 12 14
SWM Wang ZX 11 21 21
M Johannesen 12 15
Y Okimoto 21 21
Y Okimoto 21 21
Q4 E Roy 13 17
Y Okimoto 9 21 21
8 A Shetty 21 18 9
K George 21 10 17
8 A Shetty 17 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Su L-y 21 21
K Koljonen 13 16
Su L-y 16 21 22
J Hoh 21 17 20
J Hoh 21 14 24
5 Chi Y-j 9 21 22
Su L-y 14 15
2 A Lanier 21 21
J Carraggi 20 19
P Teeraratsakul 22 21
P Teeraratsakul 12 16
2 A Lanier 21 21
A Merklé 13 16
2 A Lanier 21 21

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Chiu Pin-chian (first round)
  2. Supanida Katethong (first round)
  3. Lin Hsiang-ti (first round)
  4. Line Christophersen (first round)
  5. Nozomi Okuhara (champion)
  6. Natsuki Nidaira (quarter-finals)
  7. Riko Gunji (quarter-finals)
  8. Beiwen Zhang (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  Pitchamon Opatniputh 21 23
Isharani Baruah 12 21
Pitchamon Opatniputh 15 15
5 Nozomi Okuhara 21 21
5 Nozomi Okuhara 21 21
Tanvi Sharma 9 16

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Chiu P-c 13 17
P Opatniputh 21 21
P Opatniputh 21 21
Q2 Pai Y-p 18 10
Q2 Pai Y-p 15 21 21
Letshanaa K 21 16 9
P Opatniputh 21 12 21
7 R Gunji 19 21 16
7 R Gunji 21 21
PFQ Y Li 12 16
7 R Gunji 21 21
Yeo J M 18 14
Yeo J M 21 21
Q3 A Kashyap 18 10

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 L Christophersen 13 16
W Y Zhang 21 21
W Y Zhang 11 21 17
I Baruah 21 14 21
I Baruah 21 21
Q1 A Schulz 19 19
I Baruah 21 15
M Bansod 9 7r
8 BW Zhang 19 21 21
Wong L C 21 13 23
Wong L C 22 13
M Bansod 24 21
M Bansod 21 21
Sung S-y 18 14

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
M Suizu 21 21
R Ramraj 9 15
M Suizu 19 11
5 N Okuhara 21 21
H Akechi 21 13 17
5 N Okuhara 19 21 21
5 N Okuhara 21 21
Nguyễn T L 18 8
D Sihag 21 14 15
Q4 Lo S Y 15 21 21
Q4 Lo S Y 12 14
Nguyễn T L 21 21
Nguyễn T L 21 20 22
3 Lin H-t 19 22 20

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Hsu W-c 21 20 23
Huang Y-h 8 22 21
Hsu W-c 22 19 14
6 N Nidaira 20 21 21
WC A Tatranova 12 20
6 N Nidaira 21 22
6 N Nidaira 14 14
T Sharma 21 21
A Kharb 21 21
N Arın 12 16
A Kharb 14 17
T Sharma 21 21
T Sharma 21 14
2 S Katethong 18 12r

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (withdrew)
  2. Raymond Indra / Nikolaus Joaquin (quarter-finals)
  3. Leo Rolly Carnando / Bagas Maulana (semi-finals)
  4. Liu Kuang-heng / Yang Po-han (withdrew)
  5. Daniel Lundgaard / Mads Vestergaard (withdrew)
  6. Kakeru Kumagai / Hiroki Nishi (quarter-finals)
  7. Kang Khai Xing / Aaron Tai (second round)
  8. Muhammad Rian Ardianto / Rahmat Hidayat (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
3 Leo Rolly Carnando
Bagas Maulana
19 10
Hu Keyuan
Lin Xiangyi
21 21
Hu Keyuan
Lin Xiangyi
21 21
SWM Hiroki Okamura
Kyohei Yamashita
19 14
SWM Hiroki Okamura
Kyohei Yamashita
21 21
Christian Faust Kjær
Rasmus Kjær
18 19

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 L R Carnando
B Maulana
21 21
Chen C-k
Lin B-w
13 15
3 L R Carnando
B Maulana
21 21
B Labarthe
Q Ronget
17 16
B Labarthe
Q Ronget
20 21 21
PFQ I van Delsen
Y van Delsen
22 19 13
3 L R Carnando
B Maulana
21 22
SWM H Amsakarunan
Arjun M. R.
12 20
SWM H Amsakarunan
Arjun M. R.
21
J Král
O Král
10r
SWM H Amsakarunan
Arjun M. R.
26 21
A Dunn
A Pringle
24 14
A Dunn
A Pringle
w / o
Q2

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
6 K Kumagai
H Nishi
21 21
PFQ A Green
Z Russ
12 16
6 K Kumagai
H Nishi
21 21
PFQ M Tomic
A Tores
19 9
Q4
PFQ M Tomic
A Tores
w / o
6 K Kumagai
H Nishi
21 19 9
Hu KY
Lin XY
12 21 21
SWM He Z-w
Huang J-h
18 16
Hu KY
Lin XY
21 21
Hu KY
Lin XY
21 18 21
J Maio
W Villeger
18 21 11
J Maio
W Villeger
17 25 21
P Sukphun
P Teeraratsakul
21 23 13

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
W Koh
J Kubo
24 21 21
Q1 A Buijk
B Wassink
26 9 13
W Koh
J Kubo
8 15
SWM H Okamura
K Yamashita
21 21
C Grimley
M Grimley
14r
SWM H Okamura
K Yamashita
18
SWM H Okamura
K Yamashita
17 21 21
Lai P-y
Tsai F-c
21 19 13
PFQ A Doddavarapu
A Pochana
7 9
Lai P-y
Tsai F-c
21 21
Lai P-y
Tsai F-c
21 21
PFQ B Geiss
J R Jansen
12 16
PFQ B Geiss
J R Jansen
21 16 21
8 M R Ardianto
R Hidayat
19 21 16

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
C F Kjær
R Kjær
21 21
Chang K-c
Po L-w
7 13
C F Kjær
R Kjær
21 21
7 Kang K X
A Tai
17 13
R Alimov
M Ogloblin
11 17
7 Kang K X
A Tai
21 21
C F Kjær
R Kjær
21 12 21
2 R Indra
N Joaquin
18 21 14
Q3
M Cattoen
L Renoir
w / o
M Cattoen
L Renoir
21 9 18
2 R Indra
N Joaquin
19 21 21
D Wee
H Wong
13 16
2 R Indra
N Joaquin
21 21

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (withdrew)
  2. Hsu Yin-hui / Lin Jhih-yun (second round)
  3. Hsu Ya-ching / Sung Yu-hsuan (quarter-finals)
  4. Rui Hirokami / Sayaka Hobara (semi-finals)
  5. Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari (second round)
  6. Margot Lambert / Camille Pognante (quarter-finals)
  7. Chang Ching-hui / Yang Ching-tun (first round)
  8. Rachel Allessya Rose / Febi Setianingrum (semi-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
8 Rachel Allessya Rose
Febi Setianingrum
10 20
Sumire Nakade
Miyu Takahashi
21 22
  Sumire Nakade
Miyu Takahashi
22 12 21
Lin Chih-chun
Yang Chu-yun
20 21 18
4 Rui Hirokami
Sayaka Hobara
21 19 18
Lin Chih-chun
Yang Chu-yun
17 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Hsu Y-c
Sung Y-h
21 22 21
Luo Y
Wang TG
7 24 17
Hu L-f
Jheng Y-c
19 13
Luo Y
Wang TG
21 21
3 Hsu Y-c
Sung Y-h
14 15
8 R A Rose
F Setianingrum
21 21
8 R A Rose
F Setianingrum
14 21 21
Chen S-y
Lee Y-h
21 6 13
S Pilgaard
S Schulz
Chen S-y
Lee Y-h
w / o

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
5 F D Kusuma
M T Puspita Sari
w / o
K Vang
M Werge
5 F D Kusuma
M T Puspita Sari
19 13
S Nakade
M Takahashi
21 21
S Nakade
M Takahashi
21 21
K de Wit
M Loos
16 15
S Nakade
M Takahashi
21 21
SWM L Lam
A Lee
12 14
SWM L Lam
A Lee
21 21
D Jille
I Lohau
19 17
SWM L Lam
A Lee
21 21 22
Ong X Y
C Ting
23 18 20
E Guilbard
A Nambot
7 10
Ong X Y
C Ting
21 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Lin X-m
Wang Y-q
15 21 21
Li YJ
Wang YD
21 14 11
Lin X-m
Wang Y-q
7 15
Bao LJ
Luo XM
21 21
Bao LJ
Luo XM
21 21
7 Chang C-h
Yang C-t
4 10
Bao LJ
Luo XM
21 24 17
4 R Hirokami
S Hobara
16 26 21
H Mijad
N Tungkasatan
21 16 21
H Suzuki
N Yamakita
18 21 18
H Mijad
N Tungkasatan
13 10
4 R Hirokami
S Hobara
21 21
A Bhat
S Gautam
4 R Hirokami
S Hobara
w / o

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
I S Meida
R K Nastine
B Erçetin
N İnci
w / o
B Erçetin
N İnci
15 16
6 M Lambert
C Pognante
21 21
J MacPherson
C Torrance
6 M Lambert
C Pognante
w / o
6 M Lambert
C Pognante
24 14 13
Lin C-c
Yang C-y
22 21 21
K Frost
P Woods
4 11
Lin C-c
Yang C-y
21 21
Lin C-c
Yang C-y
26 23
2 Hsu Y-h
Lin J-y
24 21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
18 21 21
Liu Kuang-heng
Jheng Yu-chieh
21 18 16
1 Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
21 21
2 Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje
19 13
  Ruben Garcia
Lucia Rodriguez
18 21 14
2 Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje
21 14 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 T Gicquel
D Delrue
21 21
Chen C-k
Hsu Y-h
17 10
1 T Gicquel
D Delrue
19 21 21
R Kapoor
R Gadde
21 9 14
Q1 Tsai F-c
Sung Y-hs
15 9
R Kapoor
R Gadde
21 21
1 T Gicquel
D Delrue
21 21 21
5 Cheng X
Zhang C
9 23 17
5 Cheng X
Zhang C
21 10 21
P Teeraratsakul
S Taerattanachai
11 21 14
5 Cheng X
Zhang C
21 21
A Dunn
J MacPherson
14 19
A Dunn
J MacPherson
21 21
R Espersen
A C Kudsk
17 14

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 J Toft
A Magelund
Q4 K Mammeri
T Mammeri
w / o
Q4 K Mammeri
T Mammeri
14 12
Liu K-h
Jheng Y-c
21 21
Wu G-x
Lee C-h
12 13
Liu K-h
Jheng Y-c
21 21
Liu K-h
Jheng Y-c
21 21
PFQ Y Watanabe
M Taguchi
12 15
8 A Maulana
I C Jamil
24 21 21
PFQ Y Watanabe
M Taguchi
26 14 23
PFQ Y Watanabe
M Taguchi
21 21
C Hemming
E van Leeuwen
9 12
C Hemming
E van Leeuwen
23 21 21
Gao JX
Wu MY
25 19 11

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
M Tomic
A Vitman
18 15
Zhu YJ
Li Q
21 21
Zhu YJ
Li Q
21 18 22
D Ferdinansyah
B Wardana
14 21 20
D Ferdinansyah
B Wardana
21 21
SWM D Kapila
T Crasto
14 18
Zhu YJ
Li Q
23 21 19
R Garcia
L Rodriguez
21 23 21
PFQ A Koga
N Saito
21 21
Wong T C
Lim C S
17 4
PFQ A Koga
N Saito
22 21 19
R Garcia
L Rodriguez
20 23 21
R Garcia
L Rodriguez
21 25
6 R Oupthong
J Sudjaipraparat
17 23

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
PFQ N Begga
E Jacob
20 17
Q3 B Wassink
D Jille
22 21
Q3 B Wassink
D Jille
13 12
7 A Syahnawi
N V Marwah
21 21
P Horbanluekit
B Aimsaard
21 18 16
7 A Syahnawi
N V Marwah
17 21 21
7 A Syahnawi
N V Marwah
19 16
2 M Christiansen
A Bøje
21 21
Yang P-hs
Hu L-f
16 22 18
Wu H-y
Yang C-y
21 20 21
Wu H-y
Yang C-y
21 19 12
2 M Christiansen
A Bøje
18 21 21
Q2 Lai P-y
Lin X-m
11 14
2 M Christiansen
A Bøje
21 21

References

  1. ^ a b c "Orléans Masters Badminton 2026 presented by Victor Prospectus" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.