In the just-concluded Badminton World Federation Chinese Taipei Open, the previously poor women's singles world No. 1 Tai Tzu Ying swept away the slump and won the championship in front of the home fans. However, because the level of the Taipei Open is not too high, Tai Tzu Ying only received a bonus of US$37,500 for winning. However, with this bonus, Tai Tzu Ying's total career bonuses reached US$1,025,205, becoming the first player in the history of women's badminton to have a total bonus of more than US$1 million.
Although she has created the history of women's badminton, Tai Tzu Ying's total career bonus of US$1 million still looks so meager. As the world hegemon in badminton who has ruled for many years, Tai Tzu Ying's record in the tour is astonishing. This season, she once achieved a terrifying record of 31 consecutive victories, won the All England Open and the Indonesian Open, two major Super 1000 events, and won the highest championship bonus on the tour. But even so, her total prize money pales in comparison to that of tennis.
Taking the recent China Open as an example, the women's singles champion can receive a bonus of US$1.52 million. And China Golden Flower Wang Qiang , which shined at the China Open, won a bonus of US$370,000 even if it only broke into the top four. The China Open is only the second-level event in women's professional tennis, and the Grand Slam champion's prize money can reach up to US$3.8 million. Such a comparative gap also reflects the huge gap between professional tennis and badminton.
They are both competitive games across the net. The prize money of tennis is significantly higher than that of badminton and volleyball. Naturally, there are reasons. First of all, professional promotion is the most important reason. The current influence of tennis Grand Slam events in the world can even be compared with events such as the Olympic Games, and ATP and WTA have spared no effort in event development, making the current development of tennis prosperous.
The biggest event in badminton is still the Olympic Games, and the biggest support comes from the badminton associations of each country. Under such circumstances, it is completely foreseeable that badminton will not develop as well as tennis!
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