On Thursday, Sen will face-off against Dane shuttler Rasmus Gemke knowing that a victory would seal his spot in the potential quarterfinal clash against Axelsen, we examine tournament schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets, streaming details and results of the India Open badminton 2023
Following Kidambi Srikanth’s hard-fought loss against reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen in the first-round of 2023 India Open, Indian ace Lakshya Sen is left as the only medal hope in men’s singles category.
India Open badminton 2023 men’s singles results today, second-round schedule, date, time, draw, location, tickets, players list, live streaming
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2023 India Open men’s singles latest results, day 3 schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
Despite his challenging first-round clash against Viktor Axelsen on Wednesday, Kidambi Srikanth showcased his potential and came close to winning the second-set before squandering his chance to lose in straight sets. Although Srikanth raced to 11-4 lead in the second-set, the world champion caught up to the Indian and secured victory by score of 21-14, 21-19.
Meanwhile, second-seed Malaysian ace Lee Zii Jia survived an early scare against Rhustavito to win 20-22, 21-19, 21-12 after an intense contest that lasted over an hour. Among other matches of the day, in-form Malaysian Open runner-up Kodai Naraoka crashed out after loss against third-seed Loh Kean Yew, who won by scores of 18-21, 21-9, 21-7.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 India Open:
18th January: First-round matches will continue (from 10:00 AM IST)
January 19: Round of 16 matches will begin
20th January: Quarter-finals begin
January 21: Semi-finals begin
22nd January: Finals begin
2023 India Open (badminton): men’s singles results & schedule
First Round Results (17th-18th January)
Indonesia C A Dwi Wardoyo 22-20, 16-21, 15-21 China Shi YQ
India L Sen 21-14, 21-15 India Prannoy H. S.
Japan K Momota 15-21, 11-21 Denmark R Gemke
Indonesia J Christie 21-14, 21-9 Canada B Yang
China Zhao JP 21-19, 21-12 China Weng HY
Chinese Taipei Chou T-c 22-20, 14-21, 21-11 Hong Kong Lee C Y
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w 21-18, 21-17 Republic of Ireland N Nguyen
Denmark V Axelsen 21-14, 21-19 India S Kidambi
Denmark A Antonsen 18-21, 21-19, 21-13 France T J Popov
Hong Kong Ng K L 13-21, 13-21 Thailand K Vitidsarn
Japan K Naraoka 21-18, 9-21, 7-21 Singapore Loh K Y
Thailand K Wangcharoen 25-23, 11-21, 22-20 Japan K Nishimoto
China Lu GZ 21-19, 19-21, 19-21 Indonesia A S Ginting
Malaysia Ng T Y 19-21, 14-21 China Li SF
Indonesia S H Rhustavito 22-20, 19-21, 12-21 Malaysia Lee Z J
Round-of-16 Schedule (19th January)
Denmark V Axelsen vs China Shi YQ
India L Sen vs Denmark R Gemke
Indonesia J Christie vs China Zhao JP
Chinese Taipei Chou T-c vs Chinese Taipei Wang T-w
Denmark A Antonsen vs Thailand K Vitidsarn
Denmark H-K Vittinghus vs Singapore Loh K Y
Thailand K Wangcharoen vs Indonesia A S Ginting
China Li SF vs Malaysia Lee Z J
2023 Malaysia Open: BWF points award system
Even though he gave it his all against Axelsen, Indian sensation Kidambi Srikanth was eliminated from the India Open first round. Srikanth’s BWF ranking could be impacted by his loss because the skilled shuttler only earned 2,660 BWF points from this competition. Notably, all of the eight seeded shuttlers of men’s singles category are going strong and hence, fans can expect intense contest throughout the reminder of India Open.
| 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
Following the India Open’s promotion to the BWF Super 750 level, each singles category winner would be eligible to receive a prize fund of $59,500 instead of the runner-up’s $28,900. Kidambi Srikanth and Kodai Naraoka have each bagged $850 in prizes as a result of their early exit from the contest.
| 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
On Thursday, all second-round matches of the ongoing India Open will be played with winners sealing their berth in the quarterfinal. For enjoying the many intense matches including Lakshya Sen vs. Rasmus Gemke, Indian fans can tune into the Eurosport or BWF’s official YouTube channel.
Tickets are free of cost and can be availed from the stadium.
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