A look at mixed doubles title contenders at BWF World Tour Finals 2023

Published at :December 12, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 12:20 AM

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Seo Seung-Jae and Chae Yoo-jung qualified by becoming the world champions.

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced the top eight players or pairs in each of the five disciplines who will compete in the prestigious BWF World Tour Finals 2023, one of the highlights of badminton’s annual calendar. The sixth edition of the competition is scheduled to be held from December 13th to 17th in Hangzhou, China.

In this article, lets discuss the top eight mixed doubles contenders for BWF World Tour Finals 2023

Mixed doubles title contenders at BWF World Tour Finals 2023

Seo Seung-Jae/Chae Yoo-jung

Seo Seung-Jae and Chae Yoo-jung qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals 2023 by virtue of becoming world champions. They however finished third with 1,00,000 points in 19 tournaments. Moreover, the Korean pair won two titles this year which include a Super 100 and Super 300 tournament. Seo Seung Jae apart from qualifying for mixed doubles has also qualified in men’s doubles category.

They world champions ended the year on a brighter note having finished in the semifinals and above in the last three tournaments.

Thailand Masters (Super 300) – Runner Up
All England Open (Super 1000) – Runner Up
Malaysia Masters (Super 500) – Semifinals
Australia Open (Super 500) – Semifinals
China Open (Super 1000) – Champions
Denmark Open (Super 750) – Runner Up
Korea Masters (Super 300) – Champions
Japan Masters (Super 500) – Semifinals
China Masters (Super 750) – Runner Up

Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping

The Chinese mixed doubles pair of Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping started the season by winning three back-to-back tournaments. They won a record seven titles in this season and finished first in the rankings with a total of 1,12,050 in 17 tournaments.

Indonesia Masters (Super 500) – Champions
Thailand Masters (Super 300) – Champions
German Open (Super 300) – Champions
Malaysia Masters (Super 500) – Runner Up
Indonesia Open (Super 1000) – Semifinals
Korea Open (Super 500) – Champions
Japan Open (Super 750) – Semifinals
Australia Open (Super 500) – Champions
Finland Open (Super 500) – Champions
Denmark Open (Super 750) – Champions
Japan Masters (Super 500) – Runner Up
China Masters (Super 750) – Semifinals

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Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong

The second Chinese player to qualify and the current world no.1, Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong, dominated the circuit along with their compatriots. They won five tournaments this year and ended the season with back-to-back title wins. Moreover, Zheng and Huang also defended their title at the Indonesia Open and Malaysia Open.

Malaysia Open (Super 1000) – Champions
India Open (Super 750) – Semifinals
All England Open (Super 1000) – Champions
Indonesia Open (Super 1000) – Champions
Japan Open (Super 750) – Semifinals
Denmark Open (Super 750) – Runner Up
Japan Masters (Super 500) – Champions
China Masters (Super 750) – Champions

Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino

The World no.2 pair from Japan, Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, finished fourth in the BWF World Tour Rankings by accumulating 98,460 points in 14 tournaments. They finished the season by securing two titles and finished runners-up thrice. The duo started the season on high by reaching the final in their first two tournaments.

Malaysia Open (Super 1000) – Runner Up
India Open (Super 750) – Champions
Singapore Open (Super 1000) – Runner Up
Indonesia Open (Super 1000) – Runner Up
Korea Open (Super 500) – Semifinal
Japan Open (Super 750) – Champions
French Open (Super 750) – Semifinals
Japan Masters (Super 500) – Semifinals

Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai

Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai from Thailand finished the season by securing 91,070 in 16 tournaments. They won only one title this year at the Malaysia Masters and finished finalists twice.

Malaysia Open (Super 1000) – Semifinals
Malaysia Master (Super 500) – Champions
Thailand Open (Super 500) – Runner Up
Korea Open (Super 500) – Semifinals
Japan Open (Super 750) – Runner Up

Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun

The second Korean pair to qualify for the BWF World Tour Finals 2023, Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun, finished seventh in the BWF World Tour Rankings 2023 with 86,100 points in 15 tournaments. They won only one tournament this season albeit were consistent with their performance throughout the season.

India Open (Super 750) – Semifinals
Thailand Masters (Super 300) – Semifinals
German Open (Super 300) – Runner Up
All England Open (Super 1000) – Semifinals
Thailand Open (Super 500) – Champions
Singapore Open (Super 750) – Semifinals
French Open (Super 750) – Semifinals

Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet

The 2021 World Championships bronze medallists, Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet, came back to form in the second half of the season, enabling them to qualify for the World Tour Finals. They finished eighth in the rankings with 78,770 points in 20 tournaments. Overall, the pair could manage only one title triumph at the Hylo Open.

Indonesia Open (Super 1000) – Semifinals
Hong Kong Open (Super 500) – Runner Up
French Open (Super 750) – Runner Up
Hylo Open (Super 300) – Champions
China Masters (Super 750) – Runner Up

Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei

The young Malaysian pair of Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei qualified for their maiden BWF World Tour Finals. The duo finished ninth in the rankings by securing 78,040 points in 20 tournaments. However, they made it to the competition as three Chinese pairs were already positioned in the top eight. The rule states that only two players/pairs from a single nation can qualify for BWF World Finals.

With this they sneaked in and will be competing in the year-ending competition. They were also nominated for the BWF Most Improved Pair of the Year award.

Orleans Masters (Super 300) – Champions
Singapore Open (Super 750) – Semifinals
Taipei Open (Super 300) – Champions
China Open (Super 1000) – Semifinals
Arctic Open (Super 500) – Semifinals
Korea Masters (Super 300) – Semifinals

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