On Tuesday, Saina Nehwal lost her first-round tie at 2023 Malaysia Open against Chinese shuttler Han Yue to mark her fifth consecutive first-round elimination at any BWF tournament, we examine the tournament’s latest results, schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets & streaming details
Despite her hopes of starting 2023 with a strong performance in Malaysia Open, Saina Nehwal crashed out early after losing against Han Yue. Meanwhile, fellow Indian shuttler Arundhati Kashyap suffered a straight-set loss by score of 10-21, 8-21 against Hsu Wen-chi.
Malaysia Open badminton tournament 2023 women’s singles results today, day 2 schedule, date, time, draw, tickets, score, prize money, and live stream
Saina Nehwal goes down fighting in 1st round of Malaysia Open.
➡️ Saina (WR 30) lost to WR 11 Han Yue 12-21, 21-17, 12-21.
➡️ Its 5th consecutive 1st round loss for Saina in last 5 tournaments! pic.twitter.com/xHHH5DZKvu— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) January 10, 2023
2023 Malaysia Open women’s singles latest results, day 2 schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
Akane Yamaguchi, the current women’s world champion, defeated Danish shuttler Line Kjaersfeldt by scores of 17-21, 21-13, & 21-15 in the opening round of the 2023 Malaysia Open. While this was going on, Taiwanese ace Tai Tzu-ying overpowered her Spanish opponent Azurmendi to win in straight sets by scores of 21-10, 21-10. In a different match, Chinese standout Han Yue defeated out-of-sorts Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal by a score of 12-21, 21-17, & 12-21 to cause Nehwal’s early elimination.
From January 10 through January 15, this competition will take place at Kuala Lumpur’s Axiata Arena inside KL Sports City. Wednesday will host all of the remaining Malaysia Open first-round contests, including the heavyweight matchup between PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin. To watch this upcoming tournament, fans can purchase their tickets from here.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Malaysia Open:
11th January: First-round matches will continue (from 12:00 PM IST)
January 12: Round of 16 matches will begin
13th January: Quarter-finals begin
January 14: Semi-finals begin
15th January: Finals begin
2023 Malaysia Open (badminton): women’s singles draw & schedule
First Round Results (10th January)
Japan A Yamaguchi 17-21, 21-13, 21-15 Denmark L Kjærsfeldt
Thailand B Ongbamrungphan 21-17, 21-8 Scotland K Gilmour
Thailand R Intanon 9-21, 21-14, 14-21 Japan A Ohori
Denmark M Blichfeldt 21-19, 21-7 South Korea Kim G-e
Chinese Taipei Tai T-y 21-10, 21-10 Spain C Azurmendi
India S Nehwal 12-21, 21-17, 12-21 China Han Y
China He BJ 11-21, 17-21 Indonesia G M Tunjung
India A Kashyap 10-21, 8-21 Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c
First Round Schedule (11th January)
Thailand P Chochuwong vs Singapore Yeo J M
Spain C Marín vs India P. V. Sindhu
Canada M Li vs Denmark L Christophersen
Japan N Okuhara vs China Chen YF
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p vs United States BW Zhang
China Zhang YM vs China Wang ZY
Malaysia Goh J W vs Germany Y Li
India M Bansod vs South Korea An S-y
2023 Malaysia Open: BWF points award system
Because this event will serve as the introduction of the 2023 BWF World Tour, all competitors will be hoping to get off to a strong start by winning the famed BWF Super 1000 tournament. At the 2023 Malaysia Open, 12,000 BWF points will be given to each category champion, giving the shuttler an advantage on the 2023 BWF World Tour. Due to her early exit, Saina Nehwal will only receive 3,000 BWF points and will not have the opportunity to move up significantly in the BWF World Rankings.
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 | 3,000 |
2023 Malaysia Open: prize money distribution
According to BWF announcement, the 2023 Malaysia Open will be a significant BWF World Tour Super 1000 event, hence the singles category winner will receive $87,500 in prize money as opposed to the runner-up receiving $42,500. Following their first-round exits, Saina Nehwal and Arundhati Kashyap will each collect $1,250 in prize money.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
| Singles | $87,500 | $42,500 | $17,500 | $6,875 | $3,750 | $1,250 |
| Doubles | $92,500 | $43,750 | $17,500 | $7,812.50 | $4,062.50 | $1,250 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of Malaysia Open
In an effort to get the new season off to a great start, world-class shuttlers will play in the Malaysia Open’s first-round matches on Wednesday. For a live broadcast of this competition, including Wednesday’s match between PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin, Indian fans can use VOOT Select or the official BWF YouTube account.
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