Although Sen stepped onto the court as match favorite, the Indian shuttler wasn’t able to contain his lead and eventually crashed out from the competition, we examine tournament schedule, today draw, seeded players, tickets, streaming details and results of the India Open badminton 2023
After Lakshya Sen crashed out from the second-round of 2023 India Open, it is confirmed that Indian fans won’t be able to witness an Indian medal winner from the men’s singles category. Despite losing the opening set, Sen’s opponent Gemke held his cool and went on to qualify for the quarterfinal.
India Open badminton 2023 men’s singles results today, schedule, date, time, draw, location, location, tickets, live streaming telecast
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2023 India Open men’s singles latest results, quarterfinal schedule, date, venue, & fixtures
On Thursday, the fans were treated to a series of thrilling games as all of the eight seeded players were in action. In his second-round tie against Shi Yuqi, the reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen struggled and conceded the second-set before emerging victorious by score of 21-16, 16-21, 21-9. Meanwhile, Indian ace Lakshya Sen started strong to take the opening set but squandered his lead to lose by score of 21-16, 15-21, 18-21 against Dane shuttler Gemke.
Among other matches of the day, fifth-seed Chou Tien-chen and fifth-seed Jonatan Christie won their respective ties to qualify for the quarterfinal where they will face-off against each other. On Friday, China’s Li Shifen will clash against sixth-seed Anthony Ginting after the former stunned second-seed Lee Zii Jia in Thursday’s second-round match by score of 21-11, 14-21, 21-18.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 India Open:
20th January: Quarter-finals begin
January 21: Semi-finals begin
22nd January: Finals begin
2023 India Open (badminton): men’s singles results & schedule
Round-of-16 Results (19th January)
Denmark V Axelsen 21-16, 16-21, 21-9 China Shi YQ
India L Sen 21-16, 15-21, 18-21 Denmark R Gemke
Indonesia J Christie 21-19, 15-21, 21-12 China Zhao JP
Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 18-21, 21-17, 21-10 Chinese Taipei Wang T-w
Denmark A Antonsen 21-11, 12-21, 17-21 Thailand K Vitidsarn
Denmark H-K Vittinghus 18-21, 17-21 Singapore Loh K Y
Thailand K Wangcharoen 18-21, 10-21 Indonesia A S Ginting
China Li SF 21-11, 14-21, 21-18 Malaysia Lee Z J
Quarter-Final Results (20th January)
Denmark V Axelsen vs Denmark R Gemke
Indonesia J Christie vs Chinese Taipei Chou T-c
Thailand K Vitidsarn vs Singapore Loh K Y
Indonesia A S Ginting vs China Li SF
2023 Malaysia Open: BWF points award system
Although Indian ace Lakshya Sen was labelled as one of the title favorites, he crashed out after his loss against Dane shuttler Rasmus Gemke. Following his second straight early exit from the 2023 BWF World Tour, Lakshya Sen’s BWF ranking might drop. With the defending champion Sen’s loss Indian challenge in the men’s singles category has ended.
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,000 | 9,350 | 7,700 | 6,050 | 4,320 | 2,660 |
2023 India Open: prize money distribution
Since the India Open has been promoted to the BWF Super 750 level, the winner of singles category will receive $59,500 compared to the runner-up player’s payout of $28,900. Following his early exits from the pre-quarterfinal stage, Lakshya Sen will receive $2,550 as prize money.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
| Singles | $59,500 | $28,900 | $11,900 | $4,675 | $2,550 | $850 |
| Doubles | $62,900 | $29,750 | $11,900 | $5,312.50 | $2762.50 | $850 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of India Open
All of the quarterfinal matches at the present India Open will be played on Friday, with the victors securing a spot in the semi-final. Indian fans can access Eurosport or the BWF’s official YouTube page to watch the many exciting matches, such as the all-Dane matchup starring Viktor Axelsen vs. Rasmus Gemke.
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