Akane Yamaguchi and An Se-young have decided to withdraw from the Thailand Masters to take a much-needed rest after the fast-paced three week action from the 2023 BWF World Tour, we examine the badminton tournament schedule, draw, seeded players, tickets & streaming details
After Sindhu and Saina withdrew, India will have a very inexperienced squad of shuttlers in the women’s singles division of the 2023 Thailand Masters Open, but given the absence of many top-ranked talents, fans and shuttlers will be enthusiastic about their medal chances.
Thailand Masters badminton 2023 women’s singles schedule, date, time, draw, tickets, prize money and live streaming
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2023 Thailand Masters Open women’s singles schedule, date, venue, fixtures, & first-round draw
Surprisingly, nearly every top female shuttler including Thai ace Ratchanok Intanon and in-form An Se-young have announced their withdrawal from this tournament. Following this turn of events, fourth-seed Han Yue is labelled as the favorite to win the tournament alongside Dane shuttler Line Kjærsfeldt. Meanwhile, India will have only two representatives in the women’s single category in the form of Arundhati Upadhyaya and Ashmita Chaliha. However, these two Indian shuttlers are scheduled to face-off against each other in the first-round of the 2023 Thailand Masters Open.
Indian shuttlers will be confident of winning a medal in the women’s singles class because several in-form shuttlers won’t be competing in this upcoming championship. The official calendar states that this competition will take place in Bangkok’s Nimibutr Stadium beginning from 31st January before culminating on 5th February.
Below, we look at upcoming schedule of 2023 Thailand Masters Open:
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 Open (badminton): women’s singles draw & schedule
First Round Schedule (1st February)
South Korea Sim Y-j vs Canada W Y Zhang
United States Zhang BW vs Indonesia P K Wardani
Thailand P Opatniputh vs United States L Lam
Thailand S Katethong vs Singapore I Khan
Canada R Chan vs Japan R Gunji
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p vs Japan S Kawakami
China Zhang YM vs Myanmar Thet Htar T
Thailand P Choeikeewong vs Malaysia Kisona S
India A Upadhyaya vs India A Chaliha
Ukraine P Buhrova vs Denmark L Kjærsfeldt
Denmark M Blichfeldt vs Canada T Ng
Japan N Nidaira vs China Han Y
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y vs Thailand T Nithiittikrai
Denmark L Christophersen vs South Korea Kim G-e
Belgium L Tan vs Republic of Ireland K Frost
Chinese Taipei Hsu W-c vs Indonesia K A C Dewi
2023 Thailand Masters Open: BWF points award system
In accordance with the BWF Points System, the winner of the 2023 Thailand Masters Open will receive 7,000 BWF points as opposed to the runner-up, who would receive 5,950. Each first-round loser in the forthcoming tournament will only receive 1,670 BWF points because it is a BWF Super 300 tournament.
| 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 Open: prize money distribution
Due to the fact that it is a BWF Super 300 event, the total prize fund will be $210,000, with $15,750 going to the winner of the women’s singles division. As opposed to the $7,980 prize money given to the runner-up, each singles semi-final loser will receive $3,045.
| 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 Open
Among Wednesday’s first-round matches of the 2023 Thailand Masters Open, Arundhati Upadhyaya versus Ashmita Chaliha in an all-Indian clash will be the main attraction for the fans. Viewers can watch these matches on VOOT Select or the BWF’s official YouTube channel from the comfort of their homes. On the other hand, supporters who want to attend in person can purchase tickets from the official BWF website.
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