BWF Japan Masters badminton 2023 schedule, date, time, draw, tickets, prize money, live streaming telecast

As per reports from the Badminton World Federation (BWF), winners in the singles category of the 2023 Japan Masters will be granted a cash prize of $31,500, while the successful doubles pair will be presented with $33,180. Conversely, those securing second place in the singles category will be awarded $15,690. It is noteworthy that the total prize fund for this prestigious event reaches $420,000.

2023 Japan Masters schedule, date, venue, first-round draw, & key fixtures

Indian ace HS Prannoy is set to make a highly anticipated return at the 2023 Japan Masters after recovering from a recent back injury, which forced him to withdraw from the Denmark and French Open tournaments. Having secured a bronze medal at the World Championships, Prannoy will cautiously resume play after a four-week break, facing Hong Kong’s unseeded Lee Cheuk Yui in his comeback match.

Gold medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Lakshya Sen, is working towards regaining his form following a decline since his July triumph at the Canada Open. His initial challenge comes from the third-seeded local favorite, Kodai Naraoka. Meanwhile, Kidambi Srikanth is launching his campaign against a qualifier, and Priyanshu Rajawat, another Indian in the men’s singles, will face Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei.

PV Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medalist, holds the eighth seed and stands as the sole Indian competitor in the women’s singles event. Her upcoming opponent is Mia Blichfeldt from Denmark, who is currently unseeded. Sindhu boasts a 6-1 record against the Danish shuttler ranked at No. 18 worldwide. Meanwhile, Indian doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will kick-off their campaign by facing Elu Ching Yao and Yang Po Han from Chinese-Taipei.

For watching all the games of this much-anticipated event in-person, badminton fans can purchase their tickets from here.

we examine the list of Indian shuttlers, who will participate in this event:

Men’s singles: Kidambi Srikanth, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Priyanshu Rajawat

Women’s singles: PV Sindhu

Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty

Below, we look at the seeded players of 2023 BWF Japan Masters:

Men’s Singles

1. Viktor AXELSEN Denmark)
2. Anthony Sinisuka GINTING (Indonesia)
3. Kodai NARAOKA (Japan)
4. SHI Yu Qi (China)
5. Kunlavut VITIDSARN (Thailand)
6. Jonatan CHRISTIE (Indonesia)
7. PRANNOY HS (India)
8. LOH Kean Yew (Singapore)

Women’s Singles

1. AN Se Young (Korea)
2. Akane YAMAGUCHI (Japan)
3. CHEN Yu Fei (China)
4. TAI Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei)
5. Carolina MARIN (Spain)
6. Gregoria Mariska TUNJUNG (Indonesia)
7. Beiwen ZHANG (USA)
8. PV Sindhu (India)

Men’s Doubles

1. India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
2. Malaysia Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
3. Chinese Taipei Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin
4. Japan Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi
5. China Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi
6. Chinese Taipei Chiu Hsiang Chieh / Yang Ming-Tse

Women’s Doubles

1. China Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
2. South Korea Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong
   
3. Japan Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota
   
4. Japan Rena Miyaura / Ayako Sakuramoto
5. Japan Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida
   
6. Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti

Mixed Doubles

1. China Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong
   
2. Japan Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino
   
3. China Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
   
4. South Korea Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung
5. China Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
6. South Korea Kim Won-ho / Jeong Na-eun
   
7. France Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue
   
8. Malaysia Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei

we examine the complete schedule of the 2023 Japan Masters:

November 14: Qualifiers & First-Round (beginning from 9:00 AM IST)

15th November: First-Round

16th November: Second-Round

November 17: Quarter-Final

18th November: Semi-Final

November 19: Final

When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast