Upcoming 2022 edition of French Open presented by Yonex is a prestigious BWF World Tour Super 750 badminton tournament, we take a look at the Women’s Singles category players, draw, seeded players, schedule
After winning recently finished Denmark Open, eighth-seeded He Bingjiao returns to court for playing in French Open. Meanwhile reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi will aim to overcome her disappointing loss last week by retaining the prestigious French Open.
BWF French Open Badminton 2022 Women’s Singles Draw, Schedule, Date, Time, Players Line Up List, Fixtures, Tickets, Prize Money And Live Streaming Telecast
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Can they do it again at this week's French Open 2022?
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Yonex French Open, a significant BWF World Tour 750 badminton tournament with $675,000 prize pool, will take place from October 25 to October 30 at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France. Since all of the top-ranked female shuttlers in the world are competing, this tournament is a must-see for badminton fans worldwide.
October 25- October 16: First-round matches will begin (Starting 6:30 AM IST, 11:00pm local time)
27th October: Second-round matches will begin
October 28: Quarter-finals begin
29th October: Semi-finals begin
October 30: Finals begin
BWF 2022 French Open Women’s Singles Seeded Players
- Japan Akane Yamaguchi
- Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying
- China Chen Yufei
- Spain Carolina Marín
- Thailand Ratchanok Intanon
- Japan Nozomi Okuhara
- Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong
- China He Bingjiao
2022 French Open Badminton Women’s Singles First Round Draw, Fixtures, Players List
In the Women’s Singles competition at 2022 French Open, Saina Nehwal will be lone female representative from India. Saina Nehwal is scheduled to face Germany’s Yvonne Li in the first round and if she manages to advance for second-round, seventh-seeded Thailand star Pornpawee Chochuwong might be her next opponent. With an unfavorable draw waiting for Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton fans are skeptical about medal chances from women’s singles category.
Akane Yamaguchi, the current champion, will face Michelle Li of Canada to start her title defence. The winner of Denmark Open He Bingjiao will face Mia Blichfeldt in the opening round and hope to win another BWF World Tour Super 750 event. In the opening round, Chen Yufei will compete against Yeo Jia Min, and former world champion Carolina Marin will play Zhang Yiman. Tickets can be bought from here.
First Round Draw
Japan A Yamaguchi vs Canada M Li
Denmark J D Jakobsen vs China Wang ZY
Japan N Okuhara vs Turkey N Yiğit
Scotland K Gilmour vs Thailand L Chaiwan
Spain C Marín vs China Zhang YM
Indonesia G M Tunjung vs United States BW Zhang
Thailand P Chochuwong vs China Han Y
India S Nehwal vs Germany Y Li
Denmark M Blichfeldt vs United States I Wang
Denmark L Kjærsfeldt vs China He BJ
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p vs Thailand B Ongbamrungphan
Singapore Yeo J M vs China Chen YF
Thailand S Katethong vs Denmark L Christophersen
Japan A Ohori vs Thailand R Intanon
South Korea Kim G-e vs Belgium L Tan
Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c vs Chinese Taipei Tai T-y
Points Award System
The 2022 French Open, a BWF World Tour Super 750 competition, will award points based on the BWF point system. As per this system, winner of women’s singles competition will receive 11,000 BWF points, while the runner-up will receive 9,350 points. He Bingjiao, the Denmark Open champion, and Saina Nehwal, the only particpany from India, have a great chance to accumulate a lot of BWF points from this event and climb the 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
The overall prize purse for 2022 French Open will be $750,000 when awards are given out in accordance with BWF regulations. Official announcement states that the winner of women’s singles competition would get $52,500 in prize money from this pool, while the runner-up will receive total of $25,500.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
| Singles | $52,500 | $25,500 | $10,500 | $4,125 | $2,250 | $750 |
| Doubles | $55,500 | $26,250 | $10,500 | $4,687.50 | $2,437.50 | $750 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream & Telecast French Open Badminton
On Tuesday, badminton fans will be able to watch live stream of 2022 French Open’s first-round matches via BWF’s official YouTube channel and Voot Select. Similar to this, French viewers may follow 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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