Badminton Asia Championships: After a hectic European tour in the BWF Tour, the focus now shifts to the Asian Badminton Championships. The continental tournament is scheduled to get underway in Dubai on 25th April 2023, Tuesday. Top players like Jonathan Christie, Anthony Ginting, Lee Zii Jia, Akane Yamaguchi, An Se-young will all be in action in the tournament. PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy headlines India’s action in the tournament. Both the players are the eighth seed in the Men’s and Women’s Singl;es respectively. In the Men’s Doubles, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty are the sixth seed. Follow Badminton Asia Championships 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Badminton Asia Championships: Schedule, Top seeds, Draw, Prize Money, LIVE Streaming, All you need to know about Badminton Asia Championships 2023 – Check Out
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Defending champions
Men’s singles – Lee Zii Jia – Malaysia
Women’s singles – Wang Zhi Yi – China
Men’s doubles – Pramudya Kusumawardhana/Yeremia Rambitan – Indonesia
Women’s doubles – Chen Qingchen – Jia Yifan – China
Mixed doubles – Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong – China
Badminton Asia Championship 2023 Schedule
1st round– April 25, 26
2nd round– April 27
Quarter-final– April 29
Semi-final– April 29
Final – April 30
Badminton Asia Championship 2023 Top Seeds
Men’s Singles
- Jonatan Christie – Indonesia
- Anthony Ginting – Indonesia
- Lee Zii Jia – Malaysia
- Kodai Naraoka – Japan
- Chou Tien-chen – Chinese Taipei
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn – Thailand
- Loh Kean Yew – Singapore
- HS Prannoy – India
Women’s Singles
- Akane Yamugachi – Japan
- An Se-young – South Korea
- Chen Yu Fei – China
- Tai Tzu-ying – Chinese Taipei
- He Bing Jiao – China
- Wang Zhi Yi – China
- Ratchanok Intanon – Thailand (withdrew)
- PV Sindhu – India
Men’s Doubles
- Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Ardianto – Indonesia
- Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik – Malaysia
- Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan – Indonesia
- Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi – Japan
- Liu Yu Chen/Ou Xuanyi – China
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty – India
- Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang – China
- Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi – Malaysia
Women’s Doubles
- Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan – China
- Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida – Japan
- Kim So-yeong/Kong Hee-yong – South Korea
- Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu – China
- Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Ramadhanti – Indonesia
- Jeong Na-eun/Kim Hye-jeong – South Korea
- Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hiroda – Japan
- Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan – Malaysia (withdrew)
Mixed Doubles
- Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong- China
- Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino – Japan (withdrew)
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapisree Taerattanachai – Thailand
- Seo Seung-jae/Chae Yoo-jung – South Korea
- Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jing – Malaysia
- Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dong Ping – China
- Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun – South Korea
- Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jamie – Malaysia
Badminton Asia Championship 2023 Prize Money
The total prize money for this year tournament is US$400,000.
| Event | Winner | Finals | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $30,000 | $15,200 | $5,800 | $2,400 | $1,400 |
| Doubles | $31,600 | $15,200 | $5,600 | $2,900 | $1,500 |
Men’s Singles
HS Prannoy is the only seeded Indian player in the Men’s Singles. He is placed in the third quarter of the draws. The eighth seed will begin his campaign by facing Myanmar’s Phone Pyae Naing in the first round. Naing is ranked 279th in the world. In the second round, Prannoy will face the winner between Chico Dwi Wardoyo and Dmitriy Pyae Naing.
The only other seeded player in the quarter is Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia. The Malaysian is the third seed and he will begin his campaign by facing Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long.
Lakshya Sen meanwhile is present in the top quarter. The World No.24 will face a big test in the first round as he will meet seventh seed Loh Kean Yew. The Indian leads the head-to-head record against Yew 4-2. He will be aiming to extend his lead. If Lakshya enters the second he is likely to face either a qualifier or Jordan’s 103rd ranked Bahaedeen Alshannik.
Kidambi Srikanth is in the second quarter. He will face Bahrain’s lowly-ranked Adnan Ebrahim in the first round. The unseeded Indian is likely to face Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the second round, who is the fourth seed.
Women’s Singles
PV Sindhu leads India’s challenge in the Women’s Singles. She is the eighth seed and begins her campaign by facing Chinese Taipei’s Wen Chi Hsu. Sindhu finds herself in the final quarter. The only other seeded player apart from Sindhu here is the second seed An Se-young. Sindhu will face challenge from either Japan’s Saena Kawakami or China’s Han Yue in the second round.
Saina Nehwal will be in action after her first round exit from the Orleans Masters. She will get her Asian Championship campaign underway by facing a qualifier in the first round. Nehwal is likely to face challenge from China’s fifth seed He Bing Jiao in the second round. Nehwal though leads the hea-to-head record 2-0 against the Chinese.
India’s Aakarshi Kashyap and Malvika Bansoid will also be in action in the tournament. While Malvika Bansod is set to face top seed Akane Yamaguchi, Akarshi Kashyap will take on seventh seed Ratchanok Intanon.
Men’s Doubles
Men’s Doubles will be led by sixth seeded Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. They are in the third quarter and will kickstart their campaign against Malaysia’s unseeded Tan Kian Meng and Tan Wee Kiong. The Indian duo are likely to face Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the third seed.
MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila, who reached the quarterfinal recently at the Orleans Masters are in the first quarter. They will begin their campaign against eighth seed Malaysian pair Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi.
Krishnaprasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala are the third pair representing India. The unseeded duo will face Japan’s fourth seeds Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in the opening round.
Women’s Doubles
In the Women’s Doubles, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand are the highest ranked Indians. The World No.20 pair are unseeded in the tournament. They will face Indonesia’s Lanny Mayasari and Ribika Sugiarto in the first round. They are likely to set up clash against South Korea’s sixth seeded Jeong Na Eun and Kim Hye Jiong.
Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam are the only other Indian pair in the Women’s Doubles. They are set to begin their campaign against Meilysa Puspitasari and Rachel Rose of Indonesia in the first round. The Indian pair are yet to win a match in the season so far.
Where to watch Badminton Asia Championships LIVE Streaming?
The LIVE streaming of the Badminton Asia Championships will be available on Badminton Asia YouTube Channel and Facebook Page
Badminton Asia Championships: Schedule, Top seeds, Draw, Prize Money, LIVE Streaming, All you need to know about Badminton Asia Championships 2023 – Check Out
