The BWF World Championships 2022 is an upcoming prestigious badminton tournament, we take a look at the Men’s Singles category players, draw, seeded players, schedule
The Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan will host the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2022 from August 22 through August 28. In the men’s singles category, a total of 64 players will be competing.
BWF World Championships 2022 Men’s Singles Draw, Schedule, Date, Time, Players List, Tickets Online, And Live Streaming Telecast India
The Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium will host the men’s singles competition of the 2022 BWF World Championships from August 22 through August 28, 2022. Owing to the long-standing legacy and prestige of the event, all the participants will be motivated to come out on top and take home the much-coveted gold medal.
August 22- August 23: First-round matches will begin (9:00 AM Local Time)
24th August: Second-round matches will begin (9:00 AM Local Time)
August 25: Third-round matches will begin (10:00 AM Local Time)
26th August: Quarterfinals begin (10:00 AM Local Time)
August 27: Semi-finals begin (10:00 AM Local Time)
28th August: Finals begin (3:00 PM Local Time)
BWF World Championships 2022 Men’s Singles Seeded Players
In the men’s singles category of 2022 BWF World Championships, Viktor Axelsen is the top-seed and owing to his form, he seems the most likely winner. Indian ace Lakshya Sen and Srikanth Kidambi will also aim to carry their form from Commonwealth Games and succeed in the world championships as well.
1. Denmark Viktor Axelsen
2. Japan Kento Momota
3. Denmark Anders Antonsen
4. Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen
5. Malaysia Lee Zii Jia
6. Indonesia Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
7. Indonesia Jonatan Christie
8. Singapore Loh Kean Yew
9. India Lakshya Sen
10. Hong Kong Ng Ka Long
11. Denmark Rasmus Gemke
12. India Srikanth Kidambi
13. Japan Kanta Tsuneyama
14. Hong Kong Lee Cheuk Yiu
15. Chinese Taipei Wang Tzu-wei
16. Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn
2022 BWF World Championships Men’s Singles First Round Draw, Fixtures, Players List
24 of the top 25 players in the world will compete in the men’s singles category in an effort to win the gold medal. Axelsen, who won the title in 2017, would undoubtedly want to further his resume with a second victory. Despite giving up two walkovers, he is currently in the best shape of his career, having only dropped one match this season on the tour. The 28-year-old has nearly been unbeatable, winning four World Tour championships, including two at Super 1000 competitions.
The home audience will undoubtedly be rooting for Momota Kento to be in the form that allowed him to win back-to-back championships in 2018 and 2019. Momota faces Lino Munoz of Mexico in the opening round as the second seed. The fifth seed in the competition, Lee Zii Jia, will face France’s Brice Leverdez, who is rated No. 40 in the world, to start his quest for a first world championship.
Four players from India have qualified for the men’s singles competition, including ninth-seeded Lakshya Sen, twelve-seeded Kidambi Srikanth, Sai Praneeth, and H.S. Prannoy. Sen will begin his bid for a second world championship against Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus of Denmark, while Kidambi will take on Nhat Nguyen of Ireland. Sai’s first round is against fourth-seeded Chou Tien Chen, and Prannoy is up against Luka Wraber of Poland. In the first round, defending world champion Loh Kean Yew will face veteran Spanish fighter Pablo Albian.
Tickets can be bought from here.
First Round Draw
Denmark V Axelsen vs Malaysia Liew D
Singapore J Teh vs Netherlands M Caljouw
Japan K Tsuneyama vs Thailand S Thammasin
Indonesia C A Dwi Wardoyo vs Malaysia Ng T Y
Indonesia A S Ginting vs Brazil Y Coelho
Mauritius G Paul vs Mexico L Montoya
Denmark R Gemke vs Finland K Koljonen
China Shi YQ vs Azerbaijan A R Dwicahyo
Chinese Taipei Chou T-c vs India B. Sai Praneeth
United States H Shu vs Canada J Ho-Shue
Hong Kong Lee C Y vs New Zealand A Manota
Czech Republic J Louda vs Israel M Zilberman
Indonesia J Christie vs France T J Popov
Thailand K Wangcharoen vs Germany K Schäfer
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w vsVietnam Nguyễn T M
China Lu GZ vs England T Penty
Hong Kong Wong W K vs Belgium J Carraggi
South Korea Heo K-h vs Hong Kong Ng K L
Sri Lanka N Karunaratne vs Guatemala K Cordón
Spain P Abián vs Singapore Loh K Y
Ukraine D Bosniuk vs Japan K Naraoka
Indonesia T Sugiarto vs Thailand K Vitidsarn
Sweden F Burestedt vs Egypt A H Elgamal
Japan K Nishimoto vs Denmark A Antonsen
Nigeria A J Opeyori vs China Zhao JP
Republic of Ireland N Nguyen vs India S Kidambi
Portugal B Atilano vs Germany M Weißkirchen
France B Leverdez vs Malaysia Lee Z J
Bulgaria D Nikolov vs Spain L E Peñalver
Denmark H-K Vittinghus vs India L Sen
Austria L Wraber vs India Prannoy H. S.
Mexico L Muñoz vs Japan K Momota
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream And Telecast BWF World Championships
As of right now, there is no official word on whether the event would be televised in India. However, VIACOM18 is the rightful owner of the broadcasting rights for BWF events, with Sports 18-1 and VOOTSelect being potential locations for television and live streaming in India. Indian badminton fans will be able to watch the live stream of all the matches on BWF Official YouTube channel, which will allow them to follow the live action with ease.
| 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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