Indian woes in the doubles category of the 2023 Thailand Masters continued as many medal potentials lost their opening round contest to crash out from the competition, we examine the badminton tournament schedule, results draw, seeded players, tickets & streaming details
Following the early elimination of third-seed Indian pair Gayathri & Gopichand from the first-round of 2023 Thailand Masters, Indian medal hopes suffered a major setback. Currently, it is believed that Ishaan Bhatnagar & Tanisha Crasto are the country’s best bet at a medal from this competition.
Thailand Masters badminton 2023 doubles schedule, date, time, draw, score, tickets, prize money and live streaming
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2023 Thailand Masters doubles category schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
In the doubles category of 2023 Thailand Masters, Indian fans were disappointed after the results of Tuesday as third-seed Gayathri & Gopichand crashed out from the first-round after losing 9-21, 10-21 against the unseeded Japanese pair of Miyaura & Sakuramoto. Meanwhile, fellow Indian pair Tanisha Crasto & Ashwini Ponnaappa were eliminated after losing against Tan & Xia by score of 15-21, 18-21.
Elsewhere in the men’s doubles event, Indian challenge came to an end as all of the competing pairs crashed out from the very first-round. According to the official calendar, this competition will start on January 31 and end on February 5 at Bangkok’s Nimibutr Stadium.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Thailand Masters:
31-Jan to 1-Feb: First-round matches will begin (from 08:10 AM IST)
February 2: Round of 16 matches will begin
3-Feb: Quarter-finals begin
February 4: Semi-finals begin
5-Feb: Finals begin
2023 Thailand Masters (badminton): doubles category draw & schedule
Men’s Doubles First Round Update (31-Jan to 1-Feb)
Malaysia Boon X Y 21 21 15
Malaysia Wong T C
Chinese Taipei Su C-h 23 19 21
Chinese Taipei Ye H-w
Thailand W Phakjarung
Thailand W Thongkham
Republic of Ireland J Magee
Republic of Ireland P Reynolds
Indonesia P Kusumawardana 21 19 21
Indonesia Y Rambitan
Malaysia Goh V S 19 21 14
Malaysia Lim K W
China Chen BY
China Liu Y
Thailand P Sukphun
Thailand P Teeraratsakul
Indonesia M S Fikri 21 21
Indonesia B Maulana
Thailand P Kaosamaang 17 14
Thailand W Thongsa-Nga
Indonesia S K Gutama
Indonesia M R P Isfahani
Malaysia Low H Y
Malaysia Ng E C
China He JT
China Zhou HD
Thailand C Charoenkitamorn
Thailand N Yordphaisong
Indonesia R Fadillah 21 21
Indonesia R Hidayat
Canada A Dong 11 12
Canada N Yakura
Thailand T Punpanich
Thailand W Sothon
Chinese Taipei Lee F-c
Chinese Taipei Lee F-j
India I Bhatnagar 21 21
India K S Pratheek
United States V Chiu 18 12
United States J Yuan
India P S Ravikrishna 21 18 10
India S P Udayakumar
Chinese Taipei Lee J-h 16 21 21
Chinese Taipei Yang P-hs
Denmark R Kjær
Denmark F Søgaard
Indonesia L R Carnando
Indonesia D Marthin
Thailand S Jomkoh 21 21
Thailand K Kedren
Australia H Tang 11 13
Thailand T Viriyangkura
Chinese Taipei Chang K-c 17 21 24
Chinese Taipei Po L-w
China Ren XY 21 18 22
China Tan Q
Chinese Taipei Chiu H-c 21 13 21
Chinese Taipei Yang M-t
Japan A Endo 7 21 16
Japan Y Takei
South Korea Jin Y 14 18
South Korea Na S-s
Malaysia N M A Ayub 21 21
Malaysia Low J S
Women’s Doubles First Round Schedule (31-Jan to 1-Feb)
Thailand J Kititharakul 21 21
Thailand R Prajongjai
Thailand L Kanlaha 10 10
Thailand P Muenwong
South Korea Baek H-n 21 21
South Korea Lee S-h
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f 16 14
Chinese Taipei Lin X-m
Hong Kong Ng T Y 16 19
Hong Kong Tsang H Y
Indonesia L T Mayasari 21 21
Indonesia R Sugiarto
Chinese Taipei Hsieh P-s 18 21 11
Chinese Taipei Tseng Y-c
Chinese Taipei Chang C-h 21 12 21
Chinese Taipei Yang C-t
Indonesia F D Kusuma
Indonesia A C Pratiwi
Thailand T Kleebyeesun
Thailand P Laisuan
China Li YJ
China Luo XM
Canada C Choi
Canada J Wu
China Li WM 21 21
China Liu XX
Republic of Ireland K Frost 7 12
Republic of Ireland M Ryan
Thailand P Phatcharaphisutsin 14 18
Thailand N Sukklad
Indonesia M T Puspita Sari 21 21
Indonesia R A Rose
South Korea Lee Y-l
South Korea Shin S-c
United States P L Cao Hok
United States L Lam
India S Singhi
India R Thaker
China Liu SS
China Zhang SX
India T Crasto 15 18
India A Ponnappa
China Tan N 21 21
China Xia YT
Japan R Miyaura 21 21
Japan A Sakuramoto
India T Jolly 9 10
India G Gopichand
Hong Kong Fan K Y
Hong Kong Yau M Y
United States A Xu
United States K Xu
Chinese Taipei Liu C-y 15 14
Chinese Taipei Wang Y-q
Japan R Hirokami 21 21
Japan Y Kato
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c 21 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lin W-c
Thailand S Paewsampran 23 14 17
Thailand P Supajirakul
United States F Corbett 10 12
United States A Lee
Thailand B Aimsaard 21 21
Thailand N Aimsaard
Mixed Doubles First Round Update (31-Jan to 1-Feb)
United States J Yuan
United States A Lee
Indonesia A Syahnawi
Indonesia W O Kandow
Malaysia Chan P S
Malaysia Cheah Y S
Chinese Taipei Chang K-c
Chinese Taipei Lee C-c
South Korea Seo S-j
South Korea Chae Y-j
China Jiang Z B
China Wei Y X
South Korea Jin Y
South Korea Shin S-c
Denmark M Thyrri
Denmark A Magelund
Indonesia R N Kusharjanto
Indonesia L A Kusumawati
India B. S Reddy
India A Ponnappa
Thailand R Oupthong
Thailand J Sudjaipraparat
South Korea Kim W-h
South Korea Jeong N-e
Singapore T Hee
Singapore J Tan
Chinese Taipei Chiu H-c
Chinese Taipei Lin X-m
Thailand V Kanjanakeereewong
Thailand N Laisuan
Indonesia Z J Sumanti
Indonesia H Julimarbela
Canada T A Lindeman
Canada J Wu
India R Kapoor
India N. S Reddy
Chinese Taipei Yang P-h
Chinese Taipei Hu L-f
China Feng YZ
China Huang DP
Indonesia D Ferdinansyah
Indonesia G E Widjaja
Chinese Taipei Po L-w
Chinese Taipei Chang C-h
United States V Chiu
United States J Gai
Thailand S Jomkoh
Thailand S Paewsampran
Chinese Taipei Lee J-h
Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c
Indonesia A B Cahyono
Indonesia M G Islami
Thailand R Makkasasithorn
Thailand C Korepap
India I Bhatnagar
India T Crasto
Japan H Midorikawa
Japan N Saito
China Cheng X
China Chen FH
Israel M Zilberman
Israel S Zilberman
Malaysia Goh S H
Malaysia S J Lai
2023 Thailand Masters: BWF points award system
According to the BWF Points System, the 2023 Thailand Masters champion will receive 7,000 BWF points as compared to the runner-up, who will receive 5,950. It being a BWF Super 300 tournament, only 1,670 BWF points will be awarded to each first-round loser in the next competition.
| Winner | Runner-up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,000 | 5,950 | 4,900 | 3,850 | 2,750 | 1,670 |
2023 Thailand Masters: prize money distribution
As a BWF Super 300 event, there will be a total prize pool of $210,000, with $16,590 going to the doubles category winner. Each singles semi-final loser will receive $2,940 instead of the $7,980 awarded to the runner-up.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $15,750 | $7,980 | $3,045 | $1,260 | $735 |
| Doubles | $16,590 | $7,980 | $2,940 | $1,522.50 | $787.50 |
When & Where to watch: live stream & telecast of Thailand Masters
Among first-round matches of the 2023 Thailand Masters, eight-seed India pair Ishaan Bhatnagar & Tanisha Crasto vs. Makkasasithorn & Korepap will be the highlight clash. From the convenience of their homes, viewers can watch these matches on VOOT Select or the BWF’s official YouTube account. On the other hand, supporters who like to attend in person can do so by ordering tickets from the official BWF website.
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