Despite the withdrawal of Indian ace PV Sindhu from the 2023 BWF German Open, India’s hope of winning medals from the women’s single category will be buoyed by the participation of Saina Nehwal, here, we examine the badminton tournament’s schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets, & streaming information.
At the upcoming 2023 German Open, which is scheduled to be played at the Westenergie Sporthalle in Mülheim from 7th March through 12th March, Indian stars Saina Nehwal and Malvika Bansod are both placed in a tough bracket.
German Open badminton 2023 women’s singles schedule, date, time, draw, tickets, players list, prize money, live streaming
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2023 German Open women’s singles schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
In the tournament’s women’s singles draw, Saina Nehwal will command all of the attention. The formerly top-ranked player starts the competition as an unseeded player and will play a qualifier winner in the opening round. Meanwhile, fourth-seeded He Bing Jiao and the sixth-seeded Ratchanok Intanon are placed in the same bracket of the draw with Saina.
If things happen as predicted, Saina will qualify for the tantalizing second-round matchup against Thai ace Ratchanok Intanon. In the women’s singles division, Malvika Bansod is the only other Indian competitor and is scheduled to face-off against fifth-seed Wang Zhi Yi in the opening round. To enjoy this much-anticipated tournament’s women’s single category matches in-person, fans can purchase their tickets from here.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 German Open:
7th & 8th March: First-round matches will begin (from 12:00 PM IST)
March 9: Round of 16 matches will begin
10th March: Quarter-finals begin
March 11: Semi-finals begin
12th March: Finals begin
2023 German Open (badminton): women’s singles draw & schedule
First Round Schedule (7th-12th January)
Japan A Yamaguchi vs Thailand L Chaiwan
Scotland K Gilmour vs China Zhang YM
China Wang ZY vs India M Bansod
Japan A Ohori vs Germany Y Li
China Chen YF vs United States I Wang
France Qi XF vs Spain C Azurmendi
Thailand P Chochuwong vs TBD
Belgium L Tan vs Malaysia Goh J W
TBD vs India S Nehwal
Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c vs Thailand R Intanon
Japan S Kawakami vs Japan N Okuhara
Estonia K Kuuba vs China He BJ
South Korea Kim G-e vs TBD
Thailand S Katethong vs China Han Y
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y vs TBD
2023 German Open: BWF points award system
According to BWF statistics, the winner of the women’s singles competition in this tournament would receive 7,000 BWF points, while the runner-up will receive roughly 5,950 points. It is known that the losers of each semifinal match would each receive 4,900 points.
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 | 660 | 320 |
2023 German Open: prize money distribution
Because this competition is a BWF Super 300 event, each singles category winner will get $15,750 from a $210,000 total prize pool. In addition, the runner-up of this prestigious tournament will receive $7,980, and the second-round qualifiers will each receive $735.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $15,750 | $7,980 | $3,045 | $1,260 | $735 |
| Doubles | $16,590 | $7,980 | $2,940 | $1,522.50 | $787.5 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of German Open
Tuesday will feature a number of first-round matches, including the contest between Chinese superstar Wang Zhiyi and Indian prodigy Malvika Bansod. Viewers in India can watch this match live on Euro Sport or the BWF YouTube channel.