We examine the 2023 BWF Arctic Open badminton schedule, draw date, seeded players, tickets, & streaming information
PV Sindhu, the former world champion, along with the highly regarded men’s doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, will be the prominent representatives of India’s 22-member squad participating in the BWF Arctic Open 2023, scheduled to take place from October 10 to 15 in Vantaa, Finland. The Arctic Open had its last occurrence in 2019, but the subsequent editions in 2020, 2021, and 2022 were canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. After a three-year hiatus, the BWF Super 500 tournament is making a comeback for its 23rd edition.
BWF Arctic Open badminton 2023 schedule, date, time, draw, tickets, prize money, live streaming telecast where to watch
| 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 |
The winners of the women’s, men’s, mixed doubles tournaments in 2023 will receive $33,180 ($16,590 each) and 9,200 ranking points, while the runners-up will win $15,960 ($7,980 each) and 7,800 ranking points.
2023 Arctic Open schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
In the 2023 Arctic Open, the top-seeded men’s doubles duo, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who secured gold medals at the 2023 Asian Games, will commence their campaign against fellow Indians, Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjuna, in the opening round. Meanwhile, PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, is set to take on Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in her opening round match.
In the men’s singles category, India’s charge will be led by Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth, and Priyanshu Rajawat. Unfortunately, HS Prannoy, who recently secured a bronze medal at the Asian Games, will miss the Finland meet due to a back injury. Lakshya Sen, currently ranked 14th in the world, will commence his journey against Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in the opening round and holds the sixth seed in the men’s singles competition at the Arctic Open.
Three Indian pairs – Gayatri Gopichand/Treesa Jolly, Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponappa, and Rutuparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda – will be participating in the women’s doubles event, while K Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto will kick off their campaign from the mixed doubles qualifiers. Aakarshi Kashyap represents India in the women’s singles main draw, while Tanya Hemnath and Malvika Bansod will start their campaign from the qualifiers.
we examine the list of Indian shuttlers scheduled to participate in this event:
Men’s singles: Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat, Kidambi Srikanth
Women’s singles: PV Sindhu, Aakarshi Kashyap
Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty, MR Arjun & Dhruv Kapila
Women’s Doubles: Gayatri Gopichand & Treesa Jolly, Ashwini Ponappa & Tanisha Crasto, Rutuparna Panda & Swetaparna Panda
Mixed Doubles: K Sai Pratheek & Tanisha Crasto
Below, we look at the seeded players of 2023 BWF Arctic Open:
Men’s Singles
- Denmark Viktor Axelsen
- Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn
- Denmark Anders Antonsen
- China Lu Guangzu
- Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen
- India Lakshya Sen
- Japan Kanta Tsuneyama
- Malaysia Lee Zii Jia
Women’s Singles
- Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying
- Thailand Ratchanok Intanon
- China Han Yue
- United States Beiwen Zhang
- China Wang Zhiyi
- Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong
- Denmark Mia Blichfeldt
- India P. V. Sindhu
Men’s Doubles
- India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
- Malaysia Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
- Malaysia Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi
- Denmark Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
- Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan
- Indonesia Muhammad Shohibul Fikri / Bagas Maulana
- Chinese Taipei Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin
- Chinese Taipei Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han
Women’s Doubles
- Japan Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara
- Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai
- Malaysia Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan
- Thailand Benyapa Aimsaard / Nuntakarn Aimsaard
- Japan Rena Miyaura / Ayako Sakuramoto
- China Li Wenmei / Liu Xuanxuan
- China Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning
- Japan Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi
Mixed Doubles
- China Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
- Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai
- France Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue
- China Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
- Malaysia Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei
- Denmark Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje
- Netherlands Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek
- Malaysia Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Arctic Open:
October 10: Qualifiers & First-Round
11th October: First-Round
12th October: Second-Round
October 13: Quarter-Final
14th October: Semi-Final
October 15: Final
Secure yourself the best seats and get your tickets now: https://www.lippu.fi/artist/arctic-open/
Tuesday-Wednesday initial rounds at 9 am to approx 22 pm
Thursday, the quarterfinals at 10 a.m. to approx 22 pm
Friday, the quarterfinals at 2 pm to approx 22 pm
Saturday, the semi-finals in two sessions, the first starting at 10 am and the second at 5 pm
Sunday, the finals from 11 am
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast
It has been established that the official YouTube channel of the organization, BWF TV, will be providing live streaming coverage of the 2023 BWF Arctic Open. Regrettably, there will be no Indian television network offering a live broadcast of the event.
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