| Dates: | 1–6 May |
| Level: | G2L5 |
| Prize Money: | 150000 |
| Venue: | North Shore Events Centre |
| Location: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Ms: | Lin Dan |
| Country Ms: | CHN |
| Ws: | Sayaka Takahashi |
| Country Ws: | JPN |
| Md1: | Chen Hung-ling |
| Country Md1: | TPE |
| Md2: | Wang Chi-lin |
| Country Md2: | TPE |
| Wd1: | Ayako Sakuramoto |
| Country Wd1: | JPN |
| Wd2: | Yukiko Takahata |
| Country Wd2: | JPN |
| Xd1: | Wang Chi-lin |
| Country Xd1: | TPE |
| Xd2: | Lee Chia-hsin |
| Country Xd2: | TPE |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 New Zealand Open (officially known as the Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2018 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at North Shore Events Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 1 to 6 May 2018 and had a total purse of $150,000.
The 2018 New Zealand Open was the eighth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the New Zealand Open championships which had been held since 1990. This tournament was organized by Badminton New Zealand and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]
This international tournament was held at North Shore Events Centre in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.[2]
| width=75 | Winner | width=75 | Runner-up | width=75 | 3/4 | width=75 | 5/8 | width=75 | 9/16 | width=75 | 17/32 | width=75 | 33/64 | width=75 | 65/128 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 | 660 | 320 |
The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]
| Event | Winner | Finals | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | |
| Singles | $11,250 | $5,700 | $2,175 | $900 | $525 | |
| Doubles | $11,850 | $5,700 | $2,100 | $1,087.50 | $562.50 |
Lin Dan (champion)
B. Sai Praneeth (semi-finals) Sameer Verma (quarter-finals) Parupalli Kashyap (withdrew)
Kantaphon Wangcharoen (quarter-finals)Badminton New Zealand awarded a wild card entry to Abhinav Manota of New Zealand.
Sayaka Takahashi (champion) Minatsu Mitani (semi-finals)
Neslihan Yiğit (withdrew) Haruko Suzuki (quarter-finals) Natsuki Nidaira (first round)Badminton New Zealand awarded a wild card entry to Sally Fu of New Zealand.
Kittinupong Kedren / Dechapol Puavaranukroh (second round) Bodin Isara / Nipitphon Phuangphuapet (semi-finals) Manu Attri / B. Sumeeth Reddy (quarter-finals) He Jiting / Tan Qiang (semi-finals) Francis Alwin / Nandagopal Kidambi (first round) Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao (quarter-finals) Misato Aratama / Akane Watanabe (first round)