Ongoing 2022 edition of French Open badminton kicked-off with a dominant win for seventh-seeded Loh Kean Yew that saw him defeat Mark Calijouw by score of 21-14, 21-17, we take a look at the latest results, upcoming schedule, draw, seeded players, schedule
After dispatching Kenta Nishimoto in straight sets, top-seed Viktor Axelsen secured his berth in second-round of 2022 French Open. Similarly, former world champion Loh Kean Yew has also booked his place in Thursday’s second-round matches, where he will face Kanta Tsuneyama.
BWF French Open Badminton 2022 Men’s Singles Results Today, Day 2 Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Score, Fixtures, Prize Money And Live Streaming Telecast
YONEX French Open 2022
MS – Round of 32
21 21 🇮🇩Jonatan CHRISTIE🏅
19 14 🇩🇰Hans-Kristian Solberg VITTINGHUS🕗 in 47 minutes
https://t.co/Z81gDIZxO7— BWFScore (@BWFScore) October 25, 2022
YONEX French Open 2022
MS – Round of 32
21 21 🇸🇬Kean Yew LOH🏅
14 17 🇳🇱Mark CALJOUW🕗 in 42 minutes
https://t.co/su0zMlbHXi— BWFScore (@BWFScore) October 25, 2022
Yonex French Open, a prominent BWF World Tour 750 badminton tournament with a $675,000 prize pool, will be held at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France, from October 25 through October 30. Since India’s top two shuttlers are set to square off against each other in a first-round encounter on Wednesday, this event is a must-see for badminton fans around the world.
October 26: First-round matches will continue (Starting 6:30 AM IST)
27th October: Second-round matches will begin
October 28: Quarter-finals begin
29th October: Semi-finals begin
October 30: Finals begin
2022 French Open Badminton Men’s Singles Results Today, Score, Winners, & Upcoming Draw
Viktor Axelsen, the current world champion, defeated Japanese shuttler Kenta Nishimoto in straight sets on the opening day of 2022 French Open with scores of 21-11, 22-20, thanks to a brilliant effort. In a separate match, the seventh-seeded Mark Calijouw of Netherlands was upset in straight sets by former world champion Loh Kean Yew,14-21, 17-21. Loh will compete against Kanta Tsuneyama in Thursday’s second-round game, and if he prevails, he’ll probably face top-seed Axelsen in the quarterfinal.
To set up a clash with Angus Ng Ka-Long in second round, eighth-seed Jonatan Christie dispatched Denmark’s Vittinghus in straight sets with score of 21-19, 21-14 in just 47 minutes. Meanwhile Japanese star Kodai Naraoka continued his superb form to defeat Canadian shuttler Brian Yang in straight sets to win 21-15, 21-18. During second-round matches, most-likely third-seeded Lee Zii Jia will be Naraoka’s opponent unless Rhustavito manages a miraculous performance to win against Lee.
Indian ace Lakshya Sen will take on compatriot Kidambi Srikanth in Wednesday’s first-round match of men’s singles competition at 2022 French Open. To begin his French Open campaign, in-form HS Prannoy, will meet Liew Daren in another encounter. Elsewhere, Sameer Verma will face-off against sixth-seeded Anthony Ginting in a difficult match-up. Tickets can be bought from here.
First Round Results
Denmark V Axelsen 22-11, 22-20 Japan K Nishimoto
Singapore Loh K Y 21-14, 21-17 Netherlands M Caljouw
Japan K Tsuneyama 19-21, 21-19, 21-18 Indonesia C A Dwi Wardoyo
Canada B Yang 15-21, 18-21 Japan K Naraoka
Indonesia J Christie 21-19, 21-14 Denmark H-K Vittinghus
China Zhao JP 22-24, 18-21 Hong Kong Ng K L
Upcoming First Round Schedule
China Shi YQ vs Thailand S Thammasin
Malaysia Lee Z J vs Indonesia S H Rhustavito
Malaysia Liew D vs India Prannoy H. S.
China Lu GZ vs China Li SF
France T J Popov vs Chinese Taipei Wang T-w
Hong Kong Lee C Y vs Chinese Taipei Chou T-c
Thailand K Vitidsarn vs Thailand K Wangcharoen
India Sa Verma vs Indonesia A S Ginting
India L Sen vs India S Kidambi
Denmark R Gemke vs Denmark A Antonsen
Points Award System
As per BWF Points System, 2022 French Open, which falls under list of BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament, will reward the winner of men’s singles competition with 11,000 BWF points and runner-up with 9,350 points. Denmark Open champion Shi Yuqi, former world champion Loh Kean Yew, and Indian ace Lakshya Sen all have fantastic chance to accumulate humongous total of BWF points from this competition and advance in BWF World Rankings.
| Winner | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | 5th-8th | Second Round Losers | First Round Losers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 |
Prize Money Pool Distribution
As per official BWF announcement, total prize pool for 2022 French Open will be $675,000 and from this amount, winner of men’s singles competition winner will receive $44,400. In addition, men’s singles runner-up will receive total of $20,400 compared to $8,400 prize money of each semi-finalist.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
| Singles | $42,000 | $20,400 | $8,400 | $3,300 | $1,800 | $600 |
| Doubles | $44,400 | $21,000 | $8,400 | $3,750 | $1,950 | $600 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream & Telecast French Open Badminton
On Wednesday, the first-round matches of the 2022 French Open, including Lakshya Sen vs. Kidambi Srikanth and Sameer Verma vs. Anthony Ginting, will be streamed live for Indian badminton fans via the BWF’s official YouTube page and Voot Select. Similar to that, fans in France may watch the full tournament live on Le Equipe.
| Thailand | True Visions |
| Malaysia | Astro |
| Singapore | Star Hub |
| France | Le Equipe |
| Germany | Sportdeutschland tv |
| Indonesia | TVRI, Vidio |
| Spain | TV e |
| United Kingdom/Ireland | BT Sport |
| Africa | Star Times |
| Brunei | Krystal, Astro |
| China | Zhibo TV |
| Chinese Taipei | ELTA HD |
| Honk Kong | Now TV |
| India | Voot Select |
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