Madrid Spain Masters Badminton 2023 will start soon, find out its schedule, top seeds, and live streaming telecast in India
The Madrid Masters, the fourth Super 300 event and the eighth tournament in the 2023 BWF World Tour calendar, is set to commence on March 28, 2023, as a part of the BWF Tour’s European leg.
The Spanish Badminton Federation is organizing the event with the approval of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and is expected to witness participation from top players from across the globe.
It offers a lucrative prize pool and has been eagerly anticipated by Badminton enthusiasts who are eagerly waiting for the tournament to witness some thrilling matches and stunning performances from the players.
So, here’s what we know about the Madrid Masters 2023:
BWF Madrid Spain Masters badminton 2023 live streaming telecast in India, schedule, date, time, draw, prize money
Schedule of Madrid Masters 2023
The event will take place at the Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur in Madrid, Spain, from 28th March to 2nd April 2023. Here’s the breakdown of the whole event:
- 1st round: March 28 and March 29
- 2nd round: March 30
- Quarter-final: March 31
- Semi-final: April 1
- Final: April 2
Where to watch the live streaming of Madrid Masters 2023?
Viewers can catch Madrid Masters badminton tournament live on the official YouTube channel of the Badminton World Federation (BWF TV) and the Jio Cinema streaming platform.
Prize money for the event
The event offers a lucrative prize pool of US$210,000.
| 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 | $787 |
Top seeds for Madrid Masters 2023
For men’s Singles
- Kenta Nishimoto: Japan
- Kanta Tsuneyama: Japan
- Chico Dwi Wardoyo: Indonesia
- Anders Antonsen: Denmark
- Kidambi Srikanth: India
- Rasmus Gemke: Denmark
- Wang Tzu-wei: Chinese Taipei
- Toma Junior Popov: France
Women’s Singles
- Carolina Marin: Spain
- PV Sindhu: India
- Busanan Ongbumrungphan: Thailand
- Nozomi Okuhara: Japan
- Gregoria Mariska Tunjung: Indonesia
- Michelle Li: Canada
- Hsu Wen-chi: Chinese Taipei
- Beiwen Zhang: USA
Men’s Doubles
- Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto: Indonesia
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty: India
- Kim Astrup and Anders Rasmussen: Denmark
- Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin: Indonesia
- Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana: Indonesia
- Lu Ching-yao and Yang Po-han: Chinese Taipei
- Mark Lamfuss and Marvin Seidel: Germany
- Ben Lane and Sean Vendy: England
Women’s Doubles
- Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Ramadhanti: Indonesia
- Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai: Thailand
- Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard: Thailand
- Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva: Bulgaria
- Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee: South Korea
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand: India
- Febriana Kusuma and Amalia Pratiwi: Indonesia
- Linda Efler and Isabel Lohau: Germany
Mixed Doubles
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapisree Taerattanachai: Thailand
- Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue: France
- Mark Lamfuss and Isabel Lohau: Germany
- Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai: Malaysia
- Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Mentari: Indonesia
- Supak Jomkoh and Supissara Paewsampran: Thailand
- Rehan Kusharjanto and Lisa Kusumawati: Indonesia
- Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Boje: Denmark
Indians at Madrid Masters 2023
Men’s Singles
- Kidambi Srikanth: He was seeded fifth in the tournament and will face Sitthikom Thammasin in the first round.
- Sai Praneeth: He placed in the same quarter as Srikanth and will begin his campaign against Mark Caljouw.
- Mithun Manjunath: He will face a qualifier in the first round. He is the only Indian in the second quarter and is likely to face third seed Chico Dwi Wardoyo if he advances.
- Sameer Verma: He was ranked World No. 57, and will face Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in the first round.
Women’s Singles
- PV Sindhu: She is currently ranked World No. 9 and will face a qualifier in the first round. She is placed in the final quarter of the draws alongside seventh seed Hsu Wen-chi.
- Saina Nehwal: She is in the third quarter of the draws and faces a tough challenge in third seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the first round.
- Aakarshi Kashyap: She is in the first quarter of the draws and will begin her campaign against sixth seed Michelle L.
- Malvika Bansod: Like Aakarshi, she is also in the first quarter of the draws. She will be taking on Denmark’s unseeded Julie Jaobsen.
Men’s Doubles
- Rankireddy and Shetty: The pair is in the final quarter of the draws and will begin their campaign against Japan’s Ayato Endo and Yuta Takei.
- Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun: They are an unseeded pair and will start their campaign in the second quarter where they will face Scotland’s Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley in the first round.
- Krishnaprasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala: This Indian pair is in the top quarter and will face a qualifier in the first round.
Women’s doubles
- Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand: They are in the first quarter of the draws and will begin their campaign by facing Japan’s Rena Miyaura and Ayako Sakuramoto in the first round.
- Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam: The Indian pair will face France’s Margot Lambert and Anne Tran in the first round.
Defending champions of Madrid Masters (2021)
- Men’s singles: Toma Junior Popov (France)
- Women’s singles: Putri Kusuma Wardhini (Indonesia)
- Men’s doubles: Pramudya Kusumawardhana and Yeremia Rambitan (Indonesia)
- Women’s doubles: Yulfira Barkah and Febby Valencia (Indonesia)
- Mixed doubles: Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Mentari (Indonesia)