Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth have decided to withdraw from the Thailand Masters to take a much-needed rest after the fast-paced three week action from the 2023 BWF World Tour, we examine tournament schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets & streaming details
Although India will be fielding a relatively inexperienced team of shuttlers in the men’s singles category of 2023 Thailand Masters Open, fans and shuttlers will be optimistic about their medal chances given the absence of many top-ranked stars.
Thailand Masters badminton 2023 men’s singles schedule, date, time, draw, score, tickets, players list, prize money, live streaming
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2023 Thailand Masters Open men’s singles schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
Numerous top-ranked players, including the current world champion Viktor Axelsen and the Indian ace Lakshya Sen, will miss the Thailand Masters, but winning the competition won’t be simple for the Indian shuttlers. Mithun Manjunath will have a tough test from fifth-seed Kenta Nishimoto if he wants to qualify for the second-round. At the Thailand Masters, Sameer Verma will face sixth-seeded Li Shifeng in his opening match.
Sai Praneeth will play Christophersen to begin his journey at the Thailand Master, and Indian star Kiran George will compete against Lee Chia-hao, among other matches. Since many in-form shuttlers won’t be competing in this forthcoming competition, Indian shuttlers will be confident of taking home a medal in the men’s singles division. According to the official schedule, this tournament will be played in the the Nimibutr Stadium of Bangkok beginning from 31st January through 5th February.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Thailand Masters Open:
31-Jan to 1-Feb: First-round matches will begin (from 12:00 PM IST)
February 2: Round of 16 matches will begin
3-Feb: Quarter-finals begin
February 4: Semi-finals begin
5-Feb: Finals begin
2023 Thailand Masters Open (badminton): men’s singles draw & schedule
First Round Schedule (1st February)
Indonesia T Sugiarto vs Indonesia C Adinata
China Weng HY vs Chinese Taipei Lin C-y
Japan K Nishimoto vs India M Manjunath
Thailand S Thammasin vs Denmark A Antonsen
Hong Kong Lee C Y vs Japan R Hatano
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h vs India K George
Canada B Yang vs Japan K Watanabe
Netherlands M Caljouw vs China Shi YQ
India P Rajawat vs South Korea Heo K-h
Brazil Y Coelho vs Malaysia Ng T Y
Malaysia Cheam J W vs Thailand K Wangcharoen
Israel M Zilberman vs Hong Kong Ng K L
Malaysia Soong J V vs Hong Kong Chan Y C
India S Verma vs China Li S F
Denmark V Svendsen vs South Korea Jeon H-j
India B S Praneeth vs Denmark M Christophersen
2023 Thailand Masters Open: BWF points award system
According to the BWF Points System, the champion of the 2023 Thailand Masters Open will earn 7,000 BWF points compared to the 5,950 prize for the runner-up. Considering this upcoming tournament is a BWF Super 300 tournament, each first-round loser will bag only 1,670 BWF points.
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 |
2023 Thailand Masters Open: prize money distribution
Owing to it’s status as a BWF Super 300 event, the total prize pool will be $210,000 with $15,750 going to the champion of men’s singles category. It is known that each of the semi-final loser from singles category will earn $3,045 compared to the reward for the runner-up.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $15,750 | $7,980 | $3,045 | $1,260 | $735 |
| Doubles | $16,590 | $7,980 | $2,940 | $1,522.50 | $787.50 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of Thailand Masters Open
During Wednesday’s first-round matches of the men’s singles category, Indian shuttlers Sameer Verma and Sai Praneeth will return to the court. To enjoy these matches from the comfort of their home, fans can tune in to VOOT Select or the official YouTube channel of BWF. However, fans interested to watch in-person can buy their tickets from the official BWF website.
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