BWF World Tour Finals 2023 Highlights: Viktor Axelsen secures hat-trick of title wins

Hello and welcome to Khel Now’s live blog for the BWF World Tour Finals 2023 live updates. Please wait for the blog to load!

Finals Schedule

Men’s Singles Final

Shi Yuqi vs Viktor Axelsen

Women’s Singles Final

Tai Tzu Ying vs Carolina Marin

Men’s Doubles Final

Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae vs Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang

Women’s Doubles Final

Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan vs Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee

Mixed Doubles Final

Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping vs Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong

Indian Sports Live Coverage on Khel Now

• Sheetal Devi wins Women’s Para Archer of the Year 2023 award
• Vinesh Phogat returns Khel Ratna, Arjuna awards
• Sumit Nagal’s wildcard nomination entry denied for Australian Open 2024 by AITA
• India to travel to Pakistan for Davis Cup tie after AITA loses appeal
• Exclusive: BFI President Aadhav Arjuna talks about his ambitious attempt to transform basketball in India
• ‘Aim is to equal Lin Dan’s record of winning five world titles,’ says para-badminton legend Pramod Bhagat
• Bajrang Punia to return Padma Shri award as protest against WFI elections
• List of Indian athletes to have secured qualification for Paris Olympics 2024

The BWF World Tour Finals 2023 is scheduled to be held from 13-17 December in Hangzhou, China. Top eight players/pairs in all five disciplines battle out in the year-ending competition to decide the numero uno for BWF World Tour 2023. For the shuttlers to qualify, they need to finish inside top eight in the qualification race or be crowned world champion.

Viktor Axelsen from Denmark will be eyeing for a hat-trick of titles having won the previous two editions comprehensively. Moreover, Denmark have won the men’s singles title for three successive years and this time have two badminton players battling out for the coveted top spot.

On the other hand, An Se Young will be looking to get back to form after suffering from an injury which kept her out of action for the last two months. She suffered an shock exit to countrymate Kim Ga Eun in the opening encounter on Wednesday.

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 2023?

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.

For more updates, follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Whatsapp & Telegram