2025 BWF World Tour Finals: Preview, schedule, where to watch, and prize money

The 2025 BWF World Tour Finals are right around the corner. The tournament marks the end of the year for badminton action and only the best of the best will be seen in action in Hangzhou.

India's sole representation at the event will be the men's doubles duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. The former World No.1 pair struggled with their form earlier in the year, but their late resurgence saw them secure their place at the Tour Finals with ease.

As Rankireddy and Shetty gear up for their upcoming challenge, here is everything you need to know about the tournament.

2025 BWF World Tour Finals: Where to watch

Fans excited to watch the Tour Finals unfold on the big screen can tune in to Sport18 for a live telecast. Additionally, badminton enthusiasts looking to catch the action on the go can also tune in to live streams on Voot Select and the Badminton World Federation's official YouTube channel BWF.TV.

2025 BWF World Tour Finals: Schedule

This is what the schedule for the upcoming Tour Finals will look like:

Wednesday, 17th December: Group Stage matches

Thursday, 18th December: Group Stage matches

Friday, 19th December: Group Stage matches

Saturday, 20th December: Semifinals

Sunday, 21st December: Finals

2025 BWF World Tour Finals: Prize Money

The Tour Finals is one of the biggest events of the year and it boasts a prize purse of USD $3,000,000, making it one of the most rewarding tournaments of the calendar. Of the 3 million up for grabs, winners in the singles event claim $240,000, while titleists in the doubles categories receive $252,000. Runners-ups in all five events will walk away with $120,000.

2025 BWF World Tour Finals: Full list of qualified players

Men's singles

Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA, 1); Anders Antonsen (DEN, 4); Christo Popov (FRA, 5), Jonatan Christie (INA, 6), Li Shifeng (CHN, 2); Chou Tien-Chen (TPE, 3); Shi Yuqi (CHN, 7); Naraoka Kodai (JPN, 8)

Women's singles

An Seyoung (KOR, 1); Yamaguchi Akane (JPN, 4); Putri Kusuma Wardani (INA, 5); Miyazaki Tomoka (JPN, 8), Wang Zhiyi (CHN, 2); Han Yue (CHN, 3); Pornpawee Chochuwong (THA, 6); Ratchanok Intanon (THA, 7)

Men's doubles

Kim Won Ho/Seo Seungjae (KOR, 1); Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee (MAS, 4); Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (INA, 5); Chiu Hsiang Chieh/Wang Chi-Lin (TPE, 7), Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (MAS, 2); Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (IND, 3); Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang (CHN, 6); Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (INA, 8)

Women's doubles

Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (MAS, 1); Jia Yifan/Zhang Shu Xian (CHN, 4); Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto (JPN, 5); Iwanaga Rin/Nakanishi Kie (JPN, 6), Kim Hye Jeong/Kong Hee Yong (KOR, 2); Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (CHN, 3); Baek Hana/Lee Sohee (KOR, 7); Hsieh Pei Shan/Hung En-Tzu (TPE, 8)

Mixed doubles

Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran (THA, 1); Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (CHN, 4); Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (FRA, 6); Midorikawa Hiroki/Saito Natsu (JPN, 7), Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (CHN, 2); Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (MAS, 3); Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie (MAS, 2); Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu (INA, 8)

Edited by Riddhi Acharya