Although she enjoyed support from the boisterous home-crowd, Saina Nehwal succumbed to defeat during her second-round clash against Chen Yufei at the India Open, we examine tournament schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets, location, streaming details and results today of India Open badminton 2023
Saina Nehwal’s loss at the ongoing India Open meant end of medal hopes from the women’s singles category for the Indian fans. Meanwhile, fan favorite Carolina Marin is still going strong on her title quest as she booked her place in the quarterfinal against Akane Yamaguchi.
India Open badminton 2023 women’s singles results today, quarterfinal schedule, date, time, draw, location, scores, players list, live streaming
Not a good day for India at #IndiaOpenSuper750! After Lakshya Sen, Saina Nehwal also crashes out of the tournament. @CricSubhayan @BoriaMajumdar @atreyom pic.twitter.com/PfTMymIkHR
— RevSportz (@RevSportz) January 19, 2023
2023 India Open women’s singles latest results, quarter-final schedule, date, venue, & fixtures
On Friday at the India Open, fans were pretty hyped about Saina Nehwal’s clash against Olympic champion Chen Yufei but the Indian shuttler failed to compete on even footing and suffered straight-set defeat by score of 21-9, 21-12. Meanwhile, former world champion Carolina Marin continued her strong run to eliminate sixth-seed Intanon and qualify for the quarterfinal stage, where she will face the reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi.
Among other matches of Thursday, second-seed An Se-young and the defending champion Katethong won their respective ties to advance towards the final-eight stage. Elsewhere, fourth-seed Chinese ace He Bingjiao secured resounding straight-set win against Kim Ga-eun to qualify for the quarterfinal, where she is scheduled to face American ace Zhang.
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): women’s singles results & schedule
Round-of-16 Results (19th January)
Japan A Yamaguchi 21-14, 21-17 China Han Y
Thailand R Intanon 16-21, 16-21 Spain C Marín
China Chen YF 21-9, 21-12 India S Nehwal
Thailand S Katethong 21-17, 21-14 Scotland K Gilmour
United States BW Zhang 21-17, 11-3 China Wang ZY
South Korea Kim G-e 18-21, 15-21 China He BJ
Thailand B Ongbamrungphan 9-21, 21-15, 17-21 Thailand P Chochuwong
Indonesia G M Tunjung 16-21, 18-21 South Korea An S-y
Quarter-Final Schedule (20th January)
Japan A Yamaguchi vs Spain C Marín
China Chen YF vs Thailand S Katethong
United States BW Zhang vs China He BJ
Thailand P Chochuwong vs South Korea An S-y
2023 India Open: BWF points award system
Although Saina Nehwal seemed to be at her peak form during her first-round tie, she wasn’t able to replicate the same in her round-of-16 tie against Chen Yufei and crashed out from the India Open. Following her second-round exit, Saina Nehwal will earn only 4,320 BWF points and might be unable to rise in the BWF world 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
After the India Open is elevated to the BWF Super 750 level, each victor of the singles category will be eligible to receive prize money totaling $59,500 as compared to the runner-up’s $28,900 award. This tournament will award a total of $850,000 in prizes, with $850 being guaranteed for each participant. Due to her early elimination from the tournament, Saina Nehwal will get only $2,550 in 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
On Friday, viewers will be able to watch every quarterfinal match, including the highly anticipated contest featuring former world champion Carolina Marin versus the reigning World champion Akane Yamaguchi. Indian fans who are unable to attend the event in person can watch it live on Euro Sport or the BWF’s official YouTube channel. To enjoy this much-anticipated event in-person, fans can buy their tickets from here.
The tournament is being played in New Delhi in the K.D. Jadhav Indoor stadium.
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