This is the third of nine Super 500 events in the BWF World Tour 2023 calendar.
After the Malaysia Masters 2023, the BWF world shifts its attention to yet another Super 500 event, the Thailand Open 2023. India has had four different winners in the competition’s history. Saina Nehwal won the women’s singles title in 2012, Kidambi Srikanth and B Sai Praneeth won the men’s singles titles in 2013 and 2017, respectively, and the men’s doubles pairing of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the title in 2019.
2023 has been one of the most competitive seasons, especially in the men’s singles category, with HS Prannoy being the latest entrant into the list of players to have won a title in the year. No player has won more than one title in men’s singles in the BWF World Tour in 2023.
When will Thailand Open 2023 begin?
The Thailand Open 2023 will begin on May 30 and end on June 04, 2023.
Where will Thailand Open 2023 be held?
The BWF Super 500 competition will take place in the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.
Who are the defending champions of Thailand Open 2023?
Men’s Singles: Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
Women’s Singles: Tai Tzu-Ying (Chinese Taipei)
Men’s Doubles: Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
Women’s Doubles: Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (Japan)
Mixed Doubles: Zheng Shiwei/Huang Yaqiong (China)
Who are the seeded players at Thailand Open 2023?
Men’s Singles:
- 1. Chou Tien-chen
- 2. Kunlavut Vitidsarn
- 3. Shi Yuqi
- 4. Li Shifeng
- 5. Lu Guangzu
- 6. Ng Ka Long Angus
- 7. Zhao Jun Peng
- 8. Lee Cheuk Yiu
Women’s Singles:
- 1. An Se-young
- 2. Chen Yufei (withdrew)
- 3. He Bingjiao
- 4. Carolina Marin
- 5. Ratchanok Intanon
- 6. Wang Zhiyi
- 7. Han Yue
- 8. Pornapawee Chochuwong
Men’s Doubles:
- 1. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty
- 2. Liu Yu Chen/Ou Xuan Yi
- 3. Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang
- 4. Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi
- 5. Choi Sol-gyu/Kim Won-ho
- 6. Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin
- 7. Lee Yang/Wang Chi-lin
- 8. He Ji Ting/Zhou Hao Dong
Women’s Doubles:
- 1. Kim So-yeong/Kong Hee-yong
- 2. Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
- 3. Lee So-hee/Baek Ha-na
- 4. Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai
- 5. Jeong Na-eun/Kim Hye-jeong
- 6. Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard
- 7. Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi
- 8. Stefani Stoeva/Gabriela Stoeva
Mixed Doubles:
- 1. Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai
- 2. Seo Seung-jae/Chae Yu-jung
- 3. Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping
- 4. Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai
- 5. Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun
- 6. Robin Tabeling/Selena Piek
- 7. Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin
- 8. Supak Jomkoh/Supissara Paewsampran
Who are the players representing India at Thailand Open 2023?
Men’s Singles: Priyanshu Rajawat, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Sameer Verma (in Qualifiers).
Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Tanya Hemanth (in Qualifiers), Malvika Bansod (in Qualifiers), Ashmita Chaliha (in Qualifiers), Unnati Hooda (in Qualifiers).
Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Krishna Prasad Garaga/Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala
Women’s Doubles: Ashwini Bhat/Shikha Gautam, Palak Arora/Unnati Hooda (in Qualifiers)
There will be no pairings in the Mixed Doubles category from India.
Who are the players representing Malaysia at the Thailand Open 2023?
Men’s Singles: Ng Tze Yong, Cheam June Wei.
Women’s Singles: Goh Jin Wei, Jenni Gai (in Qualifiers).
Men’s Doubles: Goh V Shem/Lim Khim Wah (in Qualifiers), Tan Kian Meng/Tan Wee Kiong (in Qualifiers), Boon Xin Yuan/Wong Tien Ci (in Qualifiers).
Women’s Doubles: Vivian Hoo/Lim Chiew Sien.
Mixed Doubles: Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei, Chan Peng Soon/Cheah Yee See, Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemei, Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing, Hoo Pang Ron/Teoh Mei Xing (in Qualifiers)
Thailand Open 2023: Schedule
Qualifying rounds: May 30
First round: May 30-31
Second round: June 01
Quarter-finals: June 02
Semi-finals: June 03
Finals: June 04
Where and how to watch the live stream and TV broadcast of Thailand Open 2023 in India?
As with the other BWF World Tour tournaments, one can watch the live streams from Round 2 on the Voot Select app. The live telecast will be on the Sports 18 channels. One can also follow the streams on the BWF YouTube channel and live scores on the Tournament Software.
Where and how to watch the live stream and TV broadcast of Thailand Open 2023 in Malaysia?
Thailand Open will be live telecast by Astro network channels in Malaysia. Fans can also catch the stream of olympics.com (subject to territorial restrictions). One can also follow the streams on the BWF YouTube channel and live scores on the Tournament Software.
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India’s schedule for the Thailand Open 2023
Day 1 – May 30 (Tuesday)
MS Qualification (Round 1)
Sameer Verma beats Yeoh Seng Zoe (21-12, 21-17)
Sankar Muthusamy beats Rohan Midha (21-12, 21-15)
Kartikey Gulshan Kumar lost to Kiran George (14-21, 12-21)
Meiraba Luwang Maisnam lost to Leong Jun Hao (21-16, 5-21, 16-21)
Harshit Aggarwal lost to Chi Yu Jen (13-21, 7-21)
MS Qualification (Round 2)
Sankar Muthusamy lost to Sholeh Aidil (17-21, 14-21)
Kiran George vs Jeon Hyeok Jin
Sameer Verma vs Leong Jun Hao/Sholeh Aidil
WS Qualification (Round 1)
Srivedya Gurazada beats Tanya Hemanth (21-13, 14-21, 21-18)
Malvika Bansod lost to Gao Fang Jie (Walkover)
Ashmita Chaliha beats Unnati Hooda (21-16, 13-21, 21-19)
WS Qualification (Round 2)
Ashmita Chaliha beats Kristian Kuuba (21-19, 21-11)
WD Qualification (Round 1)
Ornnicha Jongsathapornparn/Napha Samart beats Palak Arora/Unnati Hooda (21-10, 21-15)
Day 2 – May 31 (Wednesday)
MS (Round 32)
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