The BWF Thailand Open Badminton 2022 is an badminton BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament set to begin from Tuesday, we take a look at the Men’s Singles category players, draw, seeded players
The Thailand Open in 2022 will be the BWF World Tour’s ninth tournament, and it will be part of the Thailand Open championships, which have been conducted since 1984. The tournament will be hosted by the Badminton Association of Thailand and sanctioned by the BWF.
BWF Thailand Open Badminton 2022 Men’s Singles Draw, Schedule, Date, Time, Players, Fixtures, Prize Money And Live Stream
The tournament will be held in Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand, from May 17th to May 22nd, 2022, with a total prize pool of $360,000.
May 17-18: First-round matches will begin at 9:30am local time
19th May: Second-round matches will begin
May 20 Quarter-finals begin
21st May: Semi-finals begin
May 22: Finals begin
BWF 2022 Thailand Open Men’s Singles Seeded Players
In the men’s singles category, Viktor Axelsen is the top-seed and favorite to win the title alongside in-form Indian ace Kidambi Srikanth.
- Denmark Viktor Axelsen
- Japan Kento Momota
- Denmark Anders Antonsen
- Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen
- Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Withdrew)
- Malaysia Lee Zii Jia
- Indonesia Jonatan Christie (Withdrew)
- India Srikanth Kidambi
2022 Thailand Open Badminton Men’s Singles First Round Draw, Fixtures, Players List
Srikanth Kidambi, the bronze medalist in the World Championships, is seeded eighth in the 2022 Thailand Open. In the opening round, Srikanth will meet fellow countryman Parupalli Kashyap. Sameer Verma is another Indian in the same bracket alongside World No. 1 Viktor Axelsen.
In the first round, Sourabh Verma will face Toma Junior Popa. HS Prannoy and Sai Praneeth will represent India in another bracket. In the opening round, Prannoy will face Liew Daren, while Sai Praneeth will face Kantaphon Wangchaoren.
First Round Draw
Denmark V Axelsen vs South Korea Heo K-h
Japan K Naraoka vs Denmark R Gemke
India S Kidambi vs France B Leverdez
Denmark H-K Vittinghus vs Republic of Ireland N Nguyen
Chinese Taipei Chou T-c vs Indonesia T Sugiarto
Japan K Nishimoto vs TBD
Malaysia Ng T Y vs Chinese Taipei Wang T-w
India So Verma vs France T J Popov
TBD vs France T Rouxel
TBD vs Malaysia Lee Z J
China Lu GZ vs Canada B Yang
Indonesia S H Rhustavito vs Denmark A Antonsen
Malaysia Liew D vs India Prannoy H. S.
TBD vs Japan K Watanabe
India B. Sai Praneeth vs Thailand K Wangcharoen
China Zhao JP vs Japan K Momota
Points Award System
A point distribution table based on the BWF points system is presented for each phase of the BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament.
| Winner | Runner-up | Semi-finalists | Quarterfinalists | 9-16 | 17-32 | 33-64 | 65-128 | 129-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,200 | 7,800 | 6,420 | 5,040 | 3,600 | 2,220 | 880 | 430 | 170 |
Prize Money Pool Distribution
The total prize pool for the 2022 Thailand Open will be US$360,000, with the money allocated according to BWF guidelines.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $27,000 | $13,680 | $5,220 | $2,160 | $1,260 |
| Doubles | $28,440 | $13,680 | $5,040 | $2,610 | $1,350 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And Telecast 2022 Thailand Open Badminton
Fans in India will be able to watch the Thailand Open 2022 live on Sports18 TV, Voot Select and BWF TV, the organization’s official Youtube channel.
| 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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