Arctic Open 2023: Updated schedule, fixtures, results and live streaming details

The event is returning after a 3-year hiatus.

The Arctic Open 2023 is an annual badminton tournament with the inauguration edition held in 1990. The tournament was canceled after 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After a 3-year hiatus, the tournament is back with its 24 edition and has been upgraded to a Super 500 tournament. No Indian to date has ever won the Arctic Open.

Indian campaign will be led by two-time Olympic medalist PV Sindhu who will want to regain form. The recently crowned Asian Games champion Satwik-Chirag and Lakshya Sen withdrew from the tournament. Viktor Axelsen too withdrew from the tournament leaving the men's singles draw wide open.

When and where is Arctic Open 2023 scheduled to take place?

The Arctic Open 2023 is scheduled to be held from 10-15 October 2023. This exciting badminton event will exclusively take place at Energia Arena in Vantaa, Finland.

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Who are the defending champions of Arctic Open?

Men's Singles - Kunlavut Vitidsaran (Thailand)

Women's Singles - Julie Dawall Jakobsen (Denmark)

Men's Doubles - Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana (Indonesia)

Women's Doubles - Erina Honda/Nozomi Shimizu (Japan)

Mixed Doubles - Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati (Indonesia)

Who are the seeded players at Arctic Open 2023?

Men’s Singles

1. Viktor Axelsen (Withdrawn)
2. Kunlavut Vitidsarn
3. Anders Antonsen
4. Lu Guangzu
5. Chou Tien Chen
6. Lakshya Sen (Withdrawn)
7. Kanta Tsuneyama
8. Lee Zii Jia

Women’s Singles

1. Tai Tzu-Ying
2. Ratchanok Intanon (Withdrawn)
3. Han Yue
4. Between Zhang
5. Wang Zhiyi
6. Pornpawee Chochuwong
7. Mia Blichfeldt
8. PV Sindhu

Men’s Doubles

1. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (Withdrawn)
2. Aaron Chia/ Soh Wooi Yik
3. Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi
4. Kim Astrup/ Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
5. Mohammad Ahsan/ Hendra Setiawan
6. Muhammad Shohibul Fikri / Bagas Maulana
7. Lee Yang/ Wang Chi Lin
8. Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han

Women’s Doubles

1. Mayu Matsumoto/ Wakana Nagahara
2. Jongkolphan Kititharakul/ Rawinda Prajongjai 
3. Pearly Tan/ Thinaah Muralitharan
4. Benyapa Aimsaard/ Nuntakarn Aimsaard
5. Rena Miyaoura/ Ayoka Sakuramoto
6. Li Wenmei / Liu Xuanxuan (Withdrawn)
7. Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning
8. Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi

Mixed Doubles

1. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
2. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai
3. Thom Gicquel/ Delphine Delrue
4. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
5. Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei
6. Mathias Christiansen/ Alexandra Bøje
7. Robin Tabeling/ Selena Piek
8. Goh Soon Huat/ Shevon Jemie Lai

Who are the players representing India at Arctic Open 2023?

Men’s Singles: Mithun Manjunath, Kiran George, Kidambi Srikanth, Harshit Aggarwal (Q)

Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Malvika Bansod, Aakarshi Kashyap

Women’s Doubles: Rutuparna Panda/Swetwarna Panda, Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponappa

Mixed Doubles: Sai Pratheek/Tanisha Crasto

Arctic Open 2023 schedule

• Qualification round: October 10
• First Round: October10-11
• Second round: October 12
• Quarter-finals: October 13
• Semi-finals: October 14
• Final: October 15

Where and how to watch Arctic Open 2023 live?

The live streaming of the Arctic Open 2023 will be available on Badminton World Federation's official YouTube channel, BWF TV. The local broadcasters of the region might telecast the matches on the rights holding channels.

Where and how to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Arctic Open 2023 in India?

Fans can watch the live streaming on the BWF TV YouTube channel. Further the live score can be followed on the BWF Tournament Software. Unfortunately, broadcast isn't available for the tournament.

India’s schedule, fixtures and results for Arctic Open 2023

Day 1- October 10 (Tuesday)

Qualifying

Men’s Singles

Harshit Aggarwal lost to Joakim Oldorff (19-21,12-21)

Mixed Doubles

Sai Pratheek/Tanisha Crasto defeated Andreas Sondergaard/Iben Bergstein (26-24,21-18)

Main Draw

Women's Singles (Round of 32)

PV Sindhu beat Nozomi Okhuhara (21-13, 21-6)

Aakarshi Kashyap beat Lianne Tan (18-21, 22-20, 21-18)

Malvika Bansod lost to Supanida Kathetong (10-21, 5-21)

Day 2 - October 11 (Wednesday)

Men's Singles (Round of 32)

Kiran George defeated Toma Junior Popov (24-22, 15-21, 21-15)

Mithun Manjunath lost to Weng Hon Yang (14-21, 19-21)

Kidambi Srikanth defeated Maz Weisskirchen (11-6, retired)

Women's Doubles (Round of 32)

Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponappa defeated Rena Miyaura/Ayako Sakuramoto (22-20, 21-19)

Mixed Doubles (Round of 32)

Sai Pratheek/Tanisha Crasto lost to Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsu Saito (14-21, 18-21)

Day 3 - October 12 (Thursday)

Men's Singles (Round of 16)

Kiran George lost to Lu Guang Zu (10-21, 20-22)

Kidambi Srikanth lost to Kanta Tsuneyama (15-21, 12-21)

Women's Singles (Round of 16)

PV Sindhu defeated Wen Chi SU (21-11, 21-10)

Aakarshi Kashyap lost to Wang Zhi Yu (12-21, 8-21)

Women's Doubles (Round of 16)

Tanisha Crasto/Ashwini Ponappa lost to Margot Lambert/ Anne Tran (16-21, 19-21)

Day 4 - October 13 (Friday)

Women's Singles (Quartefinals)

PV Sindhu beat Thuy Linh Nguyen (20-22, 22-20, 21-18)

Day 5 - October 14 (Saturday)

Women's Singles Semifinals

PV Sindhu lost to Wang Zhi Yi (12-21, 21-11, 7-21)

Malaysia’s schedule, fixtures and results for Arctic Open 2023

Day 1 - October 10 (Tuesday)

Mixed Doubles (Round of 32)

Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei beat Marcus Ellis/Lauren Smith (21-14, 21-17)

Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie lost to Hei Reginald/Tsz Yau (8-21, 19-21)

Tan Kian Meng/Lai Pei Jeng beat Gregory Mairs/Jenny Mairs (21-9, 21-17)

Day 2 - October 11 (Wednesday)

Men's Singles (Round of 32)

Leong Jun Hao defeated Joakim Oldorff (21-17, 22-20)

Lee Zii Jia defeated Christhophersen (21-15, 21-16)

Ng Tze Yong defeated Kantaphon Wanchareon (21-15, 21-16)

Men's Doubles (Round of 32)

Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee defeated Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (21-11, 21-18)

Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzudin defeated Lucas Corvee/Ronan Laber (21-18, 21-8)

Women's Doubles (Round of 32)

Vivian Hoo/Chiew Sien defeated Shuo Yun/Chien Hui (21-17, 21-23, 21-19)

Yik Cheong/Mei Xing defeated Amy Ackerman/Didre Laurens (21-11, 21-10)

Women's Singles (Round of 32)

Day 3 - October 12 (Thursday)

Men's Singles (Round of 16)

Leong Jun Hao beat Arnauld Merkele (15-21, 21-17, 21-19)

Lee Zii Jia beat Chico Aura Wardoya (21-17, 18-21, 21-11)

Ng Tze Yong beat Chou Tien Chen (21-15, 21-16)

Men's Doubles (Round of 16)

Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee beat Keiichiro MATSUI/ Yoshinori TAKEUCHI (22-20, 20-22, 21-19)

Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzudin lost to Kim ASTRUP/ Rasmussen (14-21, 19-21)

Ong Yew Sin/Toh Ee Wei beat Alexander Dunn/Adam Hall (21-17, 21-14)

Women's Doubles (Round of 16)

Yik Cheong/Mei Xing lost to Jongkolphan KITITHARAKUL/Rawinda PRAJONGJAI (13-21, 13-21)

Mixed Doubles (Round of 16)

Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei beat Chun Man/Ying Suet (21-11, 21-10)

Day 4 - October 13 (Friday)

Men's Singles Quarterfinals

NG Tze Yong beat Lu Guang Zu (21-11, 21-18)

Lee Zii Jia beat Leong Jun Hao (21-16, 19-21, 11-7/Retired)

Men's Doubles Quarterfinals

Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi lost to Rasmus Kjaer/Frederik Sogaard (21-16, 19-21, 14-21)

Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee beat Pramudya Kusumawardana/Yeremia Erich Yoche (22-20, 21-18)

Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals

Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei beat Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai (21-14, 21-17)

Day 5 - October 14 (Saturday)

Men's Singles Semifinals

NG Tze Yong beat Kanta Tsuneyama (21-12, 21-16)

Lee Zii Jia beat Anders Antonsen (21-17, 13-8, Retired)

Men's Doubles Semifinals

Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee beat Rasmus Kjaer/Frederik Sogaard (19-21, 21-19, 21-19)

Mixed Doubles Semifinals

Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei lost to Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (21-17, 13-21, 14-21)

Day 6 - October 15 (Sunday)

Men's Singles Finals

Lee Zii Jia beat NG Tze Yong (21-14, 21-15)

Men's Doubles Finals

Man Wei Ching/Kai Wun Tee lost to Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (18-21, 17-21)