On Tuesday, India Open badminton 2023 will kick-off with it’s status changed to BWF Super 750 for the first time, we examine tournament schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets & streaming details
There will be only three Indian shuttlers in the men’s singles event of 2023 India Open with Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, and HS Prannoy among the contestants. Surprisingly, all of them are drawn in the same bracket with Sen facing Prannoy and Srikanth clashing against in-form top-seed Axelsen.
India Open badminton 2023 men’s singles schedule, date, time, draw, tickets, players list, prize money, live streaming
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2023 India Open men’s singles schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
Viktor Axelsen, the current world champion, will begin his India Open quest with a matchup against local favourite Kidambi Srikanth after extending his excellent form to win the Malaysia Open. Lakshya Sen, the seventh-seed, is matched up against fellow countryman HS Prannoy once more, and in front of his home crowd, he will be hungry to exact revenge for his Malaysia Open first-round defeat. Third-seeded Loh Kean Yew will compete against Malaysia Open runner-up Kodai Naraoka in a separate match.
Players will be more motivated than ever to win the India Open this year because it has been raised to BWF World Tour Super 750 starting in 2023. This competition will take place at New Delhi’s KD Jadav Indoor Hall from January 17 through January 22. For enjoying this much-anticipated event in-person, fans can buy their tickets from here.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 India Open:
17th & 18th January: First-round matches will begin (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 draw & schedule
First Round Schedule (17th-18th January)
Denmark V Axelsen vs India S Kidambi
Indonesia C A Dwi Wardoyo vs China Shi YQ
India L Sen vs India Prannoy H. S.
Japan K Momota vs Denmark R Gemke
Indonesia J Christie vs Canada B Yang
China Zhao JP vs China Weng HY
Chinese Taipei Chou T-c vs Hong Kong Lee C Y
Chinese Taipei Wang T-w vs Republic of Ireland N Nguyen
Denmark A Antonsen vs France T J Popov
Hong Kong Ng K L vs Thailand K Vitidsarn
Denmark H-K Vittinghus vs Malaysia Liew D
Japan K Naraoka vs Singapore Loh K Y
Thailand K Wangcharoen vs Japan K Nishimoto
China Lu GZ vs Indonesia A S Ginting
Malaysia Ng T Y vs China Li SF
Indonesia S H Rhustavito vs Malaysia Lee Z J
2023 Malaysia Open: BWF points award system
After their dismal performance in the recently culminated Malaysia Open, Indian players will be motivated to prove their mettle in this Super 750 competition. With this competition taking place in home-turf, it will provide the ideal opportunity for stars like Lakshya Sen to bag maximum BWF points and rise in the BWF rankings.
| 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 upgradation of India Open to BWF Super 750 level, each singles category champion will be eligible for winning prize money of $59,500 compared to the runner-up player’s $28,900 reward. It is known that the total prize pool of this competition will be $850,000 and every participant is guaranteed $850.
| 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 Tuesday, fans across the world will be able to enjoy numerous first-round matches including the all-Indian clash of HS Prannoy vs Kidambi Srikanth. Indian fans can stream this competition on Euro Sport or the official BWF YouTube channel to witness all the action live.
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