We examine the 2023 BWF Korea Open badminton schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets, prize money, & streaming information
With numerous men’s singles shuttlers deciding to withdraw from the 2023 Korea Open, Indian star HS Prannoy is seeded fifth in the tournament. Hence, fans are optimistic that Prannoy will be able to overcome the challenge and finish on the podium. Notably, in-form Indian men’s doubles duo Satwik & Chirag are seeded third in this competition and will begin their quest with match versus Thai duo Jomkoh & Kedren.
BWF Korea Open badminton 2023 schedule, date, time, draw, players list, tickets, prize money and live stream telecast where to watch
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2023 Korea Open schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
According to the official schedule, Sindhu will begin her 2023 Korea Open campaign with a first-round tie against Taiwanese shuttler Pai Yu-po. However, she might have to face the reigning Olympic champion Chen Yufei if things progress as expected. Meanwhile, fellow Indian star Malvika Bansod will face an uphill task of defeating fourth-seed Tai Tzu-ying in the first-round.
In the men’s singles category, Indian ace HS Prannoy is ranked fifth-seed and will begin his title quest with a tie against Julien Yarraggi. Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth will clash against experienced Japanese shuttler Kento Momota and Mithun Manjunath will play against Ng Tze Yong. Elsewhere, Priyanshu Rajawat is scheduled to play against the winner of a qualifier and if he emerges victorious, his second-round opponent might be top-seed Kodai Naraoka.
Below, we look at the seeded players of 2023 Korea Open:
Men’s Singles
- Japan Kodai Naraoka
- Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen
- China Shi Yuqi
- Singapore Loh Kean Yew
- India Prannoy H. S.
- Japan Kenta Nishimoto
- China Lu Guangzu
- Malaysia Lee Zii Jia
Women’s Singles
- Japan Akane Yamaguchi
- South Korea An Se-young
- China Chen Yufei
- Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying
- China He Bingjiao
- Indonesia Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
- China Han Yue
- China Wang Zhiyi
Men’s Doubles
- Indonesia Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto
- China Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang
- India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
- Malaysia Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
- Japan Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi
- Malaysia Teo Ee Yi / Ong Yew Sin
- Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan
- China Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi
Women’s Doubles
- China Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
- South Korea Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee
- China Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu
- South Korea Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong
- Japan Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara
- South Korea Jeong Na-eun / Kim Hye-jeong
- Japan Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota
- Japan Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida
Mixed Doubles
- China Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong
- Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai
- Japan Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino
- China Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
- South Korea Kim Won-ho / Jeong Na-eun (Withdrew)
- South Korea Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yu-jung
- Malaysia Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai
- China Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Korea Open:
18th & 19th July: Qualifiers & First-Round (from 07:00 AM GMT)
July 20: Round-of-16
21st July: Quarter-Finals
July 22: Semi-Finals
23rd July: Finals
2023 Korea Open: prize money distribution
According to BWF, the 2023 Korea Open will have a $420,000 total prize pool due to it’s status of BWF World Tour Super 500 event. By winning the singles category, champion shuttler can bag $31,500 as prize money, and each winning doubles pair will receive $33,180. Meanwhile, each runner-up of this competition will get a prize of $15,960. Unfortunately, the losers of this tournament’s opening round will have to go home without any rewards.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $31,500 | $15,960 | $6,090 | $2,520 | $1,470 |
| Doubles | $33,180 | $15,960 | $5,880 | $3,045 | $1,575 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of Korea Open
It is confirmed that the 2023 Korea Open’s first-round ties can be streamed live via BWF TV, which is the official YouTube channel of Badminton World Federation. Beginning on Thursday, Sports 18-1 will provide live broadcast for Indian fans. Elsewhere, JioCinema and VOOT Select will offer live streaming for interested Indian badminton fans.