Carolina Marin enjoyed a comfortable victory on the opening day and qualified for the second-round alongside her former rival Saina Nehwal, we examine tournament schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets, streaming details and results of India Open badminton 2023
PV Sindhu’s disastrous form continued in the 2023 BWF World Tour as the elite Indian shuttler crashed out from the first-round of India Open following her straight-set loss. Meanwhile, Saina Nehwal ended her losing run as she reached the second-round of a competition for the first time in her recent six attempts.
India Open badminton 2023 women’s singles results today, day 2 schedule, date, time, draw, location, scores, players list, live streaming
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2023 India Open women’s singles latest results, day 2 schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
Although fans had high hopes from fifth-seed Indian ace PV Sindhu, she faltered in the very first-round with a defeat against Thai star Katethong. Throughout the match, Sindhu struggled against balanced play from her rival, who held her nerve to secure the win by score of 21-14, 22-20. Meanwhile, reigning Olympic champion Chen Yufei earned hard-fought victory by score of 21-19, 22-20 against Michelle Li.
Elsewhere, Saina Nehwal finally ended her winless streak after an intense victory by score of 21-17, 12-21, 21-19 to qualify for the second-round. It is now confirmed that Yufei will be the next opponent for Saina Nehwal, when the players clash on Thursday with a place in the quarterfinal at stake. On Wednesday, Malvika Bansod will take the court in an effort to halt reigning champion Busanan Ongbamrungphan’s title defence. For the first time since its existence, the India Open has been designated as a BWF World Tour 750 event, and as a result, the prize pool for this competition has been greatly raised.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 India Open:
18th January: First-round matches will continue (from 10:00 AM IST)
January 19: Round of 16 matches will begin
20th January: Quarter-finals begin
January 21: Semi-finals begin
22nd January: Finals begin
2023 India Open (badminton): women’s singles results & schedule
First Round Results (17th January)
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 10-21, 16-21 China Han Y
Thailand R Intanon 21-13, 21-11 Malaysia Goh J W
Japan N Okuhara 13-21, 18-21 Spain C Marín
China Chen YF 21-19, 22-20 Canada M Li
Denmark M Blichfeldt 17-21, 21-12, 19-21 India S Nehwal
India P. V. Sindhu 14-21, 20-22 Thailand S Katethong
Scotland K Gilmour 21-17, 21-14 Germany Y Li
First Round Schedule (18th January)
Japan A Yamaguchi vs Spain C Azurmendi
United States BW Zhang vs India A Kashyap
China Zhang YM vs China Wang ZY
South Korea Kim G-e vs Japan A Ohori
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt vs China He BJ
Thailand B Ongbamrungphan vs India M Bansod
Singapore Yeo J M vs Thailand P Chochuwong
Indonesia G M Tunjung vs Denmark L Christophersen
Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c vs South Korea An S-y
2023 Malaysia Open: BWF points award system
PV Sindhu will undoubtedly fall in the BWF World Rankings after suffering her second straight first-round defeat on the 2023 BWF World Tour. Due to her defeat, PV Sindhu earned only 2,660 BWF points from this competition, along with Nozmi Okuhara, who fell to former world champion Carolina Marin in the first round.
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 |
2023 India Open: prize money distribution
After the India Open is elevated to BWF Super 750 level, each singles category winner will be eligible to receive prize money worth $59,500 as opposed to the runner-up’s $28,900 payout. This competition will pay prizes totaling $850,000, with $850 guaranteed for each participant. Due to their early elimination from the competition, PV Sindhu and Nozomi Okuhara will each get $850 in prize money.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
| Singles | $59,500 | $28,900 | $11,900 | $4,675 | $2,550 | $850 |
| Doubles | $62,900 | $29,750 | $11,900 | $5,312.50 | $2762.50 | $850 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of India Open
On Wednesday, spectators will be able to see the other first-round bouts, including the eagerly anticipated battle between Malvika Bansod and the reigning champion Busanan Ongbamrungphan. For Indian fans, who are unable to attend the event in-person can see this competition live on Euro Sport or through the official BWF YouTube channel. For enjoying this much-anticipated event in-person, fans can buy their tickets from here.
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