The 2018 Akita Masters was the fourth Super 100 tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the Akita Masters championships, which was held for the first time.

This tournament was organized by the Nippon Badminton Association with the sanction from the BWF.

[1] Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for BWF Tour Super 100 events.

[2] The total prize money for this year's tournament was US$75,000.

Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.