After numerous thrilling tournaments, 2022 BWF World Tour will culminate with the BWF World Tour Finals badminton in Thailand, we examine tournament schedule, draw, qualified players, tickets, prize money, & streaming details
Nimibutr Arena in Bangkok will play host to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in 2022. Eight of the top players from the 2022 BWF World Tour will compete in this event, which will take place from December 7 through December 14, with huge prize money on the line.
World Tour Finals Badminton 2022 Men’s Singles Schedule, Date, Time, Draw, Tickets, Players List And Prize Money, Live Stream
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2022 BWF World Tour Finals: Men’s Singles Qualified Players & Season Preview
At men’s singles event of 2022 BWF World Tour Finals, top-ranked Viktor Axelsen will be overwhelming favorite considering his form in recent tournaments. In 2022 season, he bagged five titles including All-England Open and Indonesia Open. Elsewhere, All-England Open runner-up Chou Tien-chen is seeded second and might prove tough opponent for Axelsen.
From India, HS Prannoy is the only participant and he is seeded third owing to his strong show in 2022 across multiple tournaments including runner-up achievement in Indonesia Open. Meanwhile, 2021 World Champion Loh Kean Yew is ranked eighth and will attempt to overcome his own dry patch. Indonesia will be the only country with multiple participants, with Jonatan Christie and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting as representatives. Japan’s Kodai Naraoka and China’s Lu Guangzu are considered dark-horses after racing ahead of many other top-ranked players to qualify for this tournament.
As per tournament format, these eight elite shuttlers will be split into two equal groups and later, top-two players from each group will qualify for semi-final. For this upcoming tournament, fans can purchase their tickets from here.
Below, we look at men’s singles participants of 2022 BWF World Tour Finals:
| Rank | Country | Players |
| 1 | Denmark | Viktor Axelsen |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | Chou Tien-chen |
| 3 | India | Prannoy H. S. |
| 4 | Indonesia | Jonatan Christie |
| 5 | Japan | Kodai Naraoka |
| 6 | China | Lu Guangzu |
| 7 | Indonesia | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| 8 | Singapore | Loh Kean Yew |
Points Award System
Being an elite tournament, BWF World Tour Finals will award each category winner with 12,000 BWF points, while each runner-up will bag 10,200 points. With such massive BWF points at stake, big changes in BWF World Rankings might be expected with winner assured of improved BWF Rankings.
| Winner | Runner-up | Semi-finalist | 3rd in group | 4th in group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,000 | 10,200 | 8,400 | 6,600 | 4,800 |
Prize Money Pool Distribution
As per BWF announcement, winner of men’s singles category will get $120,000 compared to $60,000 of runner-up. Elsewhere, losing semi-finalist players will be rewarded with $30,000 prize money. Hence, overall prize pool of 2022 BWF World Tour Finals will be $1,500,000.
| Achievement | Winner | Runner-up | Semi-finalist | 3rd in group | 4th in group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | $120,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $16,500 | $9,000 |
| Doubles | $126,000 | $60,000 | $30,000 | $19,500 | $10,500 |
When And Where to Watch: Live Stream & Telecast Australian Open Badminton
Tuesday’s opening day of the 2022 Australian Open will include a first-round men’s singles match between Sameer Verma and Nathan Tang that will be live aired on Voot Select and BWF’s official YouTube channel.
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