Momota Highest Earner This Season
Kento Momota, Tai Tzu Ying and Chen Yu Fei have crossed the US$100,000 mark in prize money over the first half of the year.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Japan’s Momota is the highest-earning player this year across all categories, having made prize money of US$123,275. Momota won the German Open, the All England and the Singapore Open, besides finishing runner-up at the Indonesia Masters. The Japanese world No.1 made US$70,000 alone from winning the All England.
Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying is the second-highest earner, with US$111,725, thanks to her runner-up place at the All England, besides victories at the Malaysia Open and Singapore Open. The player who beat her in the All England final, China’s Chen Yu Fei, made US$107,375 on the back of consistent performances this season, which included title victories at the All England, Swiss Open and Australian Open.
Among other high earners are Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen (US$79,397), Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon (US$69,455), China’s Lin Dan (US$60,200), Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi (US$57,597), Nozomi Okuhara (US$47,265) and Chen Long (US$44,505).