BWF World Tour Finals 2026 in Hangzhou
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Badminton’s season finale comes to Hangzhou from 9 to 13 December 2026, for the fourth and last year of the city’s deal with BWF. Only the season’s top 8 in each of the five events play, for US$3,500,000 in prize money. Tickets are not on sale yet. Below: the five days, the session times in your time zone, what tickets cost last time and how to buy them from abroad, and the metro to the arena.
2026汇丰世界羽联世界巡回赛总决赛 · 杭州奥体中心体育馆 · 2026-12-09 – 2026-12-13
- Dates
- 9–13 Dec 2026finals Sun 13 Dec
- Finals start
- 14:00 expectedHangzhou time, as in 2024 and 2025
- Tickets 2024
- 80 CNY–2,2802026 prices not out
- Prize money
- US$3,500,000up from US$3,000,000
Tickets: not on sale yet
In 2025 the ticket plan came out on 18 November and the sale opened on 26 November 2025 at 14:00, three weeks before the first match. Expect the 2026 sale in the second half of November. How to buy →
BWF World Tour Finals 2026 schedule: the five days
Five events: men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles. In each, the 8 qualifiers are drawn into two groups of four and play everyone in their group once. The top two of each group go through to the semi-finals, where the winner of one group plays the runner-up of the other.
Wednesday
9 December
Group stage · round 1
20 matches across both sessions, all five events
09:30 and 17:00
Thursday
10 December
Group stage · round 2
20 matches across both sessions, all five events
09:30 and 17:00
Friday
11 December
Group stage · round 3
20 matches across both sessions, all five events
09:30 and 17:00
Saturday
12 December
Semi-finals
10 semi-finals, two per event
09:30 and 17:00
Sunday
13 December
Finals
5 finals, one per event
14:00
Session times are those of 2024 and 2025. BWF publishes the order of play for each day the evening before, so which match is in which session is only known then.
| Result | Singles | Doubles, per pair |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | 240,000 | 252,000 |
| Runner-up | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Semi-finalist | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| 3rd in group | 33,000 | 39,000 |
| 4th in group | 18,000 | 21,000 |
What time do the matches start in your time zone?
Hangzhou is on UTC+8 all year, the same time as Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Perth, one hour ahead of Jakarta and Bangkok. The table uses the session times of the last two years until the organiser publishes 2026’s. Pick your own time zone at the bottom.
| Session | Hangzhou | Jakarta | India | Tokyo, Seoul | Copenhagen, Paris | London |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage, day session, Wed 9 Decexpected | 09:30Wed 9 Dec | 08:30Wed 9 Dec | 07:00Wed 9 Dec | 10:30Wed 9 Dec | 02:30Wed 9 Dec | 01:30Wed 9 Dec |
| Group stage, evening session, Wed 9 Decexpected | 17:00Wed 9 Dec | 16:00Wed 9 Dec | 14:30Wed 9 Dec | 18:00Wed 9 Dec | 10:00Wed 9 Dec | 09:00Wed 9 Dec |
| Semi-finals, day session, Sat 12 Decexpected | 09:30Sat 12 Dec | 08:30Sat 12 Dec | 07:00Sat 12 Dec | 10:30Sat 12 Dec | 02:30Sat 12 Dec | 01:30Sat 12 Dec |
| Semi-finals, evening session, Sat 12 Decexpected | 17:00Sat 12 Dec | 16:00Sat 12 Dec | 14:30Sat 12 Dec | 18:00Sat 12 Dec | 10:00Sat 12 Dec | 09:00Sat 12 Dec |
| Finals, Sun 13 Decexpected | 14:00Sun 13 Dec | 13:00Sun 13 Dec | 11:30Sun 13 Dec | 15:00Sun 13 Dec | 07:00Sun 13 Dec | 06:00Sun 13 Dec |
“Expected”: the start times of 2024 and 2025, not yet confirmed for 2026. We update this table when the organiser publishes the schedule.
BWF World Tour Finals tickets: prices and how to buy
One ticket is good for one session, and you leave the arena when it ends. The 2026 prices will come with the sale. Here are the 2024 prices per person and session, from the cheapest tier to the best seats, so you know what to budget. 2025 kept the same range, from 80 CNY to 2,280 CNY, and added an extra tier close to the court for the semi-finals and finals.
| Session | When | Prices 2024, CNY |
|---|---|---|
| Group stage, day session | Wed to Fri, 09:30 | 80 · 180 · 280 · 480 |
| Group stage, evening session | Wed to Fri, 17:00 | 180 · 280 · 380 · 580 |
| Semi-finals | Sat, 09:30 or 17:00 | 380 · 580 · 980 · 1,480 · 1,780 |
| Finals | Sun, 14:00 | 680 · 980 · 1,480 · 1,980 · 2,280 |
2024 prices, from the official plan as Wuhan.com listed it. Not the 2026 prices. In 2025 the organiser also sold a full pass for all nine sessions (4,880 CNY, 36 passes), a group of six at 25 % off, and 30 % off some group-stage seats on the first two days.
- CNY 80 (≈ US$12) each
Group stage, day, cheapest
Wed to Fri, 09:30
0 - CNY 480 (≈ US$71) each
Group stage, day, best seats
Lower tier, near the court
0 - CNY 180 (≈ US$27) each
Group stage, evening, cheapest
Wed to Fri, 17:00
0 - CNY 580 (≈ US$86) each
Group stage, evening, best seats
Lower tier, near the court
0 - CNY 380 (≈ US$56) each
Semi-finals, cheapest
Sat, either session
0 - CNY 1,780 (≈ US$263) each
Semi-finals, best seats
Sat, either session
0 - CNY 680 (≈ US$100) each
Finals, cheapest
Sun, 14:00
0 - CNY 2,280 (≈ US$337) each
Finals, best seats
Sun, 14:00
0 - CNY 4,880 (≈ US$721) each
Full pass, all 9 sessions
2025 price, only 36 sold
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At 2024 prices (the full pass at 2025’s). The dollar figure uses 6.769 CNY to the US dollar (31 July 2026).
Where to buy
- Hangzhou event one-stop service 杭州赛会一站通: mini program in Alipay and WeChat
- Damai 大麦: app and website
- Maoyan 猫眼: app
- Piaoxingqiu 票星球: app
- Trip.com 携程: for buyers abroad, according to the organiser
The 2025 channels. All opened at the same time.
Real name, passport
Each ticket carries a visitor’s name and ID number. As a foreigner, that is your passport, and you bring the same passport to the gate. Everyone aged 2 and over needs a ticket. Arrive 60 minutes early for the security check.
Limits and refunds
In 2025: up to 6 tickets per session per buyer. Free refunds for the first days of the sale, then a 20 % fee, and none from 11 December, six days before the first match.
Third-party resale sites already list the Finals. Tickets are in the buyer’s real name, so a resold ticket in someone else’s name may not get you in. Buy from the official channels.
Sale day: be ready
What you need ready as a buyer from abroad, based on the 2025 sale. Your ticks stay in this browser.
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Which session fits you?
Tick what matters to you. The session that fits is marked, with the reason on each card.
What do you want from your day at the World Tour Finals?
Tick a situation above and the option that fits best is marked.
Group stage, day session 小组赛 早场
80 CNY–480 in 2024
Wednesday to Friday from 09:30. All 40 players and pairs play three group matches each over these three days, so every name in the draw is on court at least once in the group stage.
- 2024 price
- 80 CNY–480
- Starts
- 09:30, expected
- Matches
- About half of the day’s 20
- Smallest budget: The cheapest tickets of the week, from 80 CNY.
- See as many players as possible: Group days have the most matches: 20 a day across two sessions.
- See the titles decided: Nothing is decided yet. The semi-finalists are only known on Friday.
- Follow one player or pair: Everyone plays three group matches, so your player is sure to play on these days. The order of play comes out the day before.
- With children: Daytime, the cheapest seats, and you can leave whenever you like.
- Only one session: A good taste of everything, but no medals.
Group stage, evening session 小组赛 晚场
180 CNY–580 in 2024
Wednesday to Friday from 17:00, after work for the people of Hangzhou. Friday is the last group round, which decides the semi-finalists.
- 2024 price
- 180 CNY–580
- Starts
- 17:00, expected
- Matches
- About half of the day’s 20
- Smallest budget: A hundred yuan more than the day session, from 180 CNY.
- See as many players as possible: As many matches as the day session.
- See the titles decided: No titles, but on Friday the last group matches decide who goes through.
- Follow one player or pair: Your player is sure to play in the group stage. Check the order of play the day before.
- With children: Runs late into the evening.
- Only one session: An evening out, and on Friday the group deciders.
Semi-finals 半决赛
380 CNY–1,780 in 2024
Saturday 12 December, in two sessions. The top two of each group play the other group’s top two: 10 matches, every one of them for a place in a final.
- 2024 price
- 380 CNY–1,780
- Starts
- 09:30 or 17:00
- Matches
- 10 across two sessions
- Smallest budget: Mid-priced, from 380 CNY.
- See as many players as possible: The last four in each event, but fewer matches than a group day.
- See the titles decided: Every match is knockout, and the finals line-up is set by the evening.
- Follow one player or pair: Only if your player gets out of the group. You buy before you know.
- With children: Day or evening, your choice.
- Only one session: All knockout, at half the price of the finals.
Finals 决赛
680 CNY–2,280 in 2024
Sunday 13 December from 14:00: five finals in a row, each followed by a medal ceremony. The most expensive session.
- 2024 price
- 680 CNY–2,280
- Starts
- 14:00, expected
- Matches
- 5 finals
- Smallest budget: The most expensive session, from 680 CNY.
- See as many players as possible: Only ten players or pairs reach the finals.
- See the titles decided: All five titles, with medal ceremonies.
- Follow one player or pair: A gamble: your player has to win the group and a semi-final first.
- With children: An afternoon session, but long, five matches in a row.
- Only one session: If you can only go once and want the trophies, this is it.
Full pass 全程套票
4,880 CNY in 2025
In 2025 the organiser sold 36 passes for all nine sessions with a seat in section 119, 4,880 CNY instead of 8,120 CNY for the same tickets one by one.
- 2025 price
- 4,880 CNY
- Sessions
- 9, Wed to Sun
- Sold
- 36 only
- Smallest budget: The biggest single outlay, though cheaper than nine tickets.
- See as many players as possible: Every match of the week.
- See the titles decided: Includes the finals.
- Follow one player or pair: Every match your player plays.
- With children: Five days in a row is a lot for children.
- Only one session: Only makes sense for the whole week.
Prices: 2024 (full pass: 2025). Session times: 2024 and 2025. Who plays when is only known the evening before.
Getting to the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center
The gymnasium (杭州奥体中心体育馆) opened in 2021 for the Asian Games, where it hosted the basketball, and seats about 18,000. It stands on the south bank of the Qiantang River, beside the “Big Lotus” main stadium and the “Small Lotus” tennis centre, about 8 km from West Lake as the crow flies. It shares one building with the aquatics centre.
Nearest station: Expo Center
Line 6, 博览中心. Exit A1 is about 281 m from the arena as the crow flies. Olympic Sports Center (奥体中心), where Lines 6 and 7 meet, is about 706 m away.
From Hangzhou East station
High-speed trains from Shanghai arrive at Hangzhou East. Take Line 6 from the station’s east side (火车东站(东广场)) towards Shuangpu or Guihua West Road: it runs straight to Expo Center, no change.
From the airport and the old town
Line 7 runs from Xiaoshan Airport to Olympic Sports Center and on into the city to Wushan Square, by the old town. So from the airport, or from a hotel near the lake on Line 7, there is no change either.
Paying, late nights
Pay at the gates with the ride code in Alipay. The evening sessions can end late: check the last train at the station before you go in. For a taxi, DiDi works inside Alipay.
Exits and routes from OpenStreetMap and Hangzhou Bendibao’s 2023 guide to the venue, not from a visit. Times between stations not checked.
Where to stay: near the venue in Binjiang and Qianjiang Century City, or by West Lake and take Line 7. For the city itself, the lake walk and how to get around, see our Hangzhou city guide.
Past winners in Hangzhou
Hangzhou has hosted the Finals since 2023. Korea won three of the five titles in 2025, and An Se-young her second women’s singles title. Christo Popov became the first Frenchman to win, against the world number one Shi Yuqi. In 2024 Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen beat Malaysia’s Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin in the men’s doubles final, and Anders Antonsen reached the men’s singles final. India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty lost in the 2025 semi-finals.
| Event | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s singles | Christo Popov (FRA) | Shi Yuqi (CHN) | 21–19, 21–9 |
| Women’s singles | An Se-young (KOR) | Wang Zhiyi (CHN) | 21–13, 18–21, 21–10 |
| Men’s doubles | Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (KOR) | Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (CHN) | 21–18, 21–14 |
| Women’s doubles | Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (KOR) | Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) | 21–17, 21–11 |
| Mixed doubles | Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (CHN) | Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (CHN) | 21–12, 21–17 |
| Year | Men’s singles | Women’s singles | Men’s doubles | Women’s doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202517–21 Dec | Christo Popov FRA | An Se-young KOR | Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae KOR | Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee KOR | Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping CHN |
| 202411–15 Dec | Shi Yuqi CHN | Wang Zhiyi CHN | Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen DEN | Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee KOR | Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong CHN |
| 202313–17 Dec | Viktor Axelsen DEN | Tai Tzu-ying TPE | Kang Min-hyuk / Seo Seung-jae KOR | Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan CHN | Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong CHN |
Before you go: visa and weather
Most of the crowd from abroad comes from South-East Asia, India, Japan, Korea and Europe. The entry rules differ a lot by passport:
| Passport | Entry to China for the Finals |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | Visa-free up to 30 days, mutual agreement, no end date |
| Singapore | Visa-free up to 30 days, mutual agreement, no end date |
| Thailand | Visa-free up to 30 days, mutual agreement, no end date |
| Indonesia | No visa-free entry. 240-hour visa-free transit only if you travel on to a third country |
| India | Visa needed |
| Japan | Visa-free up to 30 days, currently until 31 December 2026 |
| South Korea | Visa-free up to 30 days, currently until 31 December 2026 |
| Denmark | Visa-free up to 30 days, currently until 31 December 2026 |
| France | Visa-free up to 30 days, currently until 31 December 2026 |
| United Kingdom | Visa-free up to 30 days, currently until 31 December 2026 |
From our visa check data. The one-sided visa-free scheme runs to 31 December 2026, and its extension into 2027 has not been announced yet.
Weather
Hangzhou in December: about 11 °C by day and 4 °C at night, often grey and damp. The arena is heated. Bring a warm jacket for the queue outside.
Alipay
For the metro, taxis, food at the venue and the Chinese ticket apps. Set it up before you fly.
Between sessions
A free morning? West Lake is 8 km away, Line 7 to Wushan Square. Our Hangzhou guide has the lake walk, the temples and the metro. Shanghai is under an hour by train.
FAQ
When and where are the BWF World Tour Finals 2026?
From Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 December 2026 at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium (杭州奥体中心体育馆) in Hangzhou, China. It is the fourth year in a row in Hangzhou and the last of the four-year deal from 2023 to 2026.
What time do the sessions start?
The 2026 order of play is not out yet. In 2024 and 2025 the group stage and the semi-finals had a day session from 09:30 and an evening session from 17:00, and the finals started at 14:00 Hangzhou time (UTC+8). If that holds, the finals start at 13:00 in Jakarta, 11:30 in India and 07:00 in Copenhagen. Kuala Lumpur and Singapore are on the same time as Hangzhou.
How much are tickets?
2026 prices are not published. In 2024 a group-stage day session cost 80 CNY to 480 CNY, an evening session 180 CNY to 580 CNY, the semi-finals 380 CNY to 1,780 CNY and the finals 680 CNY to 2,280 CNY. 2025 kept the range of 80 CNY to 2,280 CNY.
When do tickets go on sale?
Not announced yet. In 2025 the ticket plan was published on 18 November 2025 and the sale opened on 26 November 2025 at 14:00, three weeks before the first match. The same lead time would put the 2026 sale around 18 November. That is our guess, not an announcement.
Can foreigners buy tickets?
Yes. Tickets are in your real name, with your passport number, and you show the passport at the gate. In 2025 the organiser named Trip.com for buyers abroad. The Chinese channels, Damai, Maoyan, Piaoxingqiu and the Hangzhou event mini program, are in Chinese.
Who plays?
The top 8 of the season in each of the five events, by the BWF World Tour standings, with at most two players or pairs from one country. The world champions qualify too. The field is only final after the last World Tour event of the season, about two weeks before Hangzhou.
How do I get to the venue?
By metro Line 6 to Expo Center (博览中心), the nearest station, about 281 m from the arena as the crow flies. Olympic Sports Center (奥体中心) on Lines 6 and 7 is about 706 m away. Line 6 runs direct from Hangzhou East railway station, Line 7 from the airport.
What is the weather like in December?
Cool and damp: Hangzhou averages 11 °C by day and 4 °C at night in December. The arena is heated, but bring a warm jacket for the walk and the queue at the gate.
Sources and status
Dates and prize money: BWF’s event calendar and the World Tour Finals site, read on 27 October 2026. The Hangzhou deal for 2023–2026: Olympic Council of Asia. Format, prize split and results: Wikipedia (World Tour Finals, 2023, 2024, 2025), the 2025 finals checked against China Daily. Session times: Chinese Wikipedia’s 2025 schedule and the 2024 ticket plan. 2024 prices: Wuhan.com. 2025 ticket plan: Zhejiang Online, 19 November 2025. Venue: Chinese Wikipedia. Metro exits: Hangzhou Bendibao, 2023 and OpenStreetMap.
The venue map is ours, drawn from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). We have not been to the Finals ourselves. We will update this page when the 2026 tickets and order of play are published.
Changelog (1)
- 2026-10-27Page created from BWF’s 2026 calendar, the 2024 and 2025 ticket plans and results. The venue map is our own drawing from OpenStreetMap. 2026 session times and ticket prices are not published yet.