Here is all you need to know about the All England Open Badminton Championships 2023, full schedule, prize money and when and where to watch
From March 14 to 19, 2023, Birmingham, England will host the All England Open Badminton Championships, which will feature one of badminton’s biggest prizes.
Viktor Axelsen and Yamaguchi Akane are the current champions. Also, they are both the top seeds for the most renowned and enduring badminton World Tour competition.
The first BWF World Tour Super 1000 event of the 2023 season will feature the greatest players, with complete draws of 32 players and couples in each of the five events.
All England Open Badminton Championships 2023 schedule, date, time, draw, players list, prize money, live streaming telecast
The top seeds in the tournament are Yamaguchi Akane, the winner of 2022, and Viktor Axelsen, the top-ranked shuttler in the world.
Axelsen is unquestionably the overwhelming favorite in every matchup given that he is the current world number one, the reigning Olympic champion, and has reached the final of seven of his last eight major competitions while winning six of them.
There are also two Indonesian seeds in the men’s draw with Jonatan Christie second and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting third and the other seeds are: Chou Tien-chen (TPE, 5), Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA, 6), Naraoka Kodai (JPN, 7), and Loh Kean Yew (SGP, 8).
The women’s singles field is crowded. Four past champions are among the top eight seeds: Yamaguchi, Tai Tzu-ying (TPE, 3), Chen Yufei (CHN, 4), and Carolina Marn (ESP, 7).
Here are some other Birmingham singles competitors to keep an eye on, as well as details on how to stay informed about everything that is going on.
The 2023 All England Open schedule
All timings are in GMT.
- Tuesday 14 March
10:00–20:00: Round of 32 matches (4 courts, 40 matches)
- Wednesday 15 March
10:00–20:00: Round of 32 matches (4 courts, 40 matches)
- Thursday 16 March
10:00–20:00: Round of 16 matches (4 courts, 40 matches)
- Friday 17 March
10:00–15:00: Quarter-finals (2 courts, 10 matches)
17:00–22:00: Quarter-finals (2 courts, 10 matches)
- Saturday 18 March
10:00–15:00: Semi-finals (1 court, 5 matches)
17:00–22:00: Semi-finals (1 court, 5 matches)
- Sunday 19 March
10:00–15:00: Finals (1 court, 5 matches)
All England Open Badminton Championships 2023 live streaming and broadcasting details: Where to watch?
The tournament will be broadcast live on the internet and by several television networks in different countries and regions throughout the world.
That includes the Olympic Channel, which is available for free in some nations via Olympics.com (territorial restrictions may apply).
Arena Birmingham will host the All England Open 2023, and the prize money pool is $1,250,000.
| SIngles | Doubles | |
| Champion | $87,500 | $92,500 |
| Runners-up | $42,500 | $43,750 |
| Semi-finalists | $17,500 | $17,500 |
| Quarter-finalists | $6,875 | $7,812.50 |
| Last 16 | $3,750 | $4,062.50 |
| Last 32 | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| Date | 14-19 March |
| Edition | 115th |
| Category | Super 1000 |
| Draw | 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD |
| Prize money | $12,50,000 |
| Location | Birmingham, England |
| Venue | Utilita Arena Birmingham |
| Official shuttle | Yonex Tournament Grade (F-90) |
| Ticket price | Start from £19 for adults and £5.25 for children |
| Ticket platform | theticketfactory.com |