BWF World Tour Finals 2023: All you need to know

This is the sixth edition of the competition.

The BWF World Tour Finals 2023 is scheduled to be held from December 13-17 in Hangzhou, China. The top eight badminton shuttlers/pairs across all the five disciplines will be taking part in the year-ending competition. Two-time champion and current world no.1 Viktor Axelsen will be looking to win his third successive title in men’s singles, while women’s singles reigning champion Akane Yamaguchi has opted out due to an injury.

What is BWF World Tour Finals?

The BWF World Tour Finals is an annual badminton tournament which is held every year where shuttlers with the most points from that calendar year’s events in the BWF World Tour qualify. The top eight shuttlers/pairs from each of the five disciplines fight in the year-ending tournament to decide the ultimate winner of BWF World Tour.

The players need to accumulate maximum points till a stipulated time frame to be in the top eight of the qualification rankings and stand a chance to qualify directly.

Note: BWF World Rankings points are not taken into consideration for BWF World Tour Finals qualification.

How to qualify for BWF World Tour Finals?

Qualification criteria for BWF World Tour Finals

• The shuttlers/pairs have to finish inside top eight in the road to BWF World Tour Finals qualification cycle.
• World champions are given direct entry to BWF World Tour Finals. If the world champion finishes outside top eight in the qualification cycle, then only the top seven players from that particular discipline qualifies.
• Only the best 14 results of each shuttler/pair from BWF World Tour tournaments during the year will count towards the BWF World Tour Finals qualification.
• Players finishing outside top eight in qualification stand a chance to qualify only if any of the players inside the top eight get injured and pull out.
• Irrespective of their position, only two shuttler/pairs from a single nation can participate in a particular category in the tournament.

Tournaments part of BWF World Tour Finals 2023

• Malaysia Open (Super 1000)
• India (Super 750)
• Indonesia Masters (Super 500)
• Thailand Masters (Super 300)
• All England (S, uper 1000)
• China Masters (Super 100)
• Swiss Open (Super 300)
• Madrid Spain Masters (Super 300)
• Orleans Masters (Super 300)
• Thailand Open (Super 500)
• Singapore Open (Super 750)
• Indonesia Open (Super 1000)
• Taipei Open (Super 300)
• Canada Open (Super 500)
• US Open (Super 300)
• Korea Open (Super 500)
• Japan Open (Super 750)
• Australia Open (Super 500)
• China Open (Super 1000)
• Indonesia Masters (Super 100)
• Hong Kong Open (Super 500)
• Vietnam Open (Super 100)
• Kaohsiung Open (Super 100)
• Arctic Open (Super 500)
• Denmark Open (Super 750)
• Abu Dhabi Masters (Super 100)
• French Open (Super 750)
• Indonesia Masters II (Super 100)
• Hylo Open (Super 300)
• Malaysia Super 100 (Super 100)
• Korea Masters (Super 300)
• Masters Japan (Super 500)
• China Masters (Super 750)

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Who can participate in BWF World Tour Finals?

• Top eight shuttlers/pairs in BWF World Tour Finals Qualification
• World champion

Who are the reigning champions in BWF World Tour Finals?

• Men’s Singles: Viktor Axelsen
• Women’s Singles: Akane Yamaguchi
• Men’s Doubles: Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi
• Women’s Doubles: Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifen
• Mixed Doubles: Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong

When and where is BWF World Tour Finals 2023 scheduled to take place?

BWF World Tour Finals is set to be held from December 13-17. The tournament is scheduled to be held in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Expo Center in Hangzhou, China.

Players to have qualified for BWF World Tour Finals 2023

Here’s the full list of players to have qualified – Complete List

Prize money on offer for BWF World Tour Finals 2023?

The total prize money on offer for BWF World Tour Finals is $25,00,000.

Here’s the distribution:

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Semifinalists	3rd in group	4th in group
Singles	$200,000	$100,000	$50,000	$27,500	$15,000
Doubles	$210,000	$100,000	$50,000	$32,500	$17,500

Points on offer at BWF World Tour Finals 2023?

Winner	Runner-up	Semifinalists	3rd in group	4th in group
12,000	10,200	8,400	7,500	6,600

Where and how to watch live streaming and live telecast of BWF World Tour Finals 2023?

Fans in India can watch the live streaming of BWF World Tour Finals on Jio Cinema. Meanwhile, Sports 18 will telecast the event.

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