Anders Antonsen enters as the top seed following Shi Yuqi’s withdrawal.

The BWF French Open 2025 returns with another thrilling edition of top-tier badminton action. The BWF Super 750 tournament will take place from October 21 to 26 at the Glaz Arena, Chemin du Bois de la Justice, Cesson-Sevigne, France, boasting a prize pool of USD 950,000.

Denmark’s Anders Antonsen leads the men’s singles draw as the top seed following China’s Shi Yuqi’s withdrawal, while South Korea’s An Se-young, the World No. 1 and reigning World and Olympic Champion, headlines the women’s singles field.

France’s Alex Lanier and Christo Popov, seeded seventh and eighth respectively, will have passionate home crowd support.

India will have strong representation with Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty in men’s singles, Unnati Hooda, Anupama Upadhyaya, and Anmol Kharb in women’s singles, and the star doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, seeded sixth in men’s doubles as defending champions.

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Malaysia will field a formidable contingent led by Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (seeded second) and Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (seeded third) in men’s doubles, Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (seeded second) in women’s doubles, and Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (seeded fourth) in mixed doubles.

When will BWF French Open 2025 begin?

The French Open 2025 is scheduled to be held from October 21 to 26.

Where will BWF French Open 2025 be held?

This exciting badminton event will take place at Glaz Arena, Chemin du Bois de la Justice, Cesson-Sévigné, France.

Who are the defending champions of BWF French Open?

• Men’s Singles: Shi Yuqi (China)
• Women’s Singles: An Se-young (South Korea)
• Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India)
• Women’s Doubles: Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (China)
• Mixed Doubles: Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (China)

Also Read: Full list of players who have withdrawn from BWF French Open 2025

Who are the seeded players at BWF French Open 2025?

Men’s Singles

1. Shi Yuqi (China) – Withdrew
2. Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
3. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
4. Li Shifeng (China)
5. Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei)
6. Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
7. Alex Lanier (France)
8. Christo Popov (France)

Women’s Singles

1. An Se-young (South Korea)
2. Wang Zhiyi (China)
3. Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
4. Han Yue (China)
5. Chen Yufei (China)
6. Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand) – Withdrew
7. Putri Kusuma Wardani (Indonesia)
8. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia)

Men’s Doubles

1. Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)
2. Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
3. Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia)
4. Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang (China)
5. Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark)
6. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India)
7. Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun (Malaysia)
8. Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (Indonesia)

Women’s Doubles

1. Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (China) – Withdrew
2. Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
3. Kim Hye-jeong/Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)
4. Rin Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi (Japan)
5. Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (China)
6. Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee (South Korea)
7. Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto (Japan)
8. Li Yijing/Luo Xumin (China)

Mixed Doubles

1. Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (China)
2. Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (China)
3. Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)
4. Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia)
5. Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (France)
6. Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong)
7. Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsu Saito (Japan)
8. Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai (Malaysia)

Who are the players representing India at BWF French Open 2025?

Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty

Women’s Singles: Unnati Hooda, Anupama Upadhyaya, Anmol Kharb

Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, Sai Pratheek K/Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy

Women’s Doubles: Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda, Simran Singhi/Kavipriya Selvam

Mixed Doubles: Rohan Kapoor/Gadde Ruthvika Shivani

Who are the players representing Malaysia at BWF French Open 2025?

Men’s Singles: Leong Jun Hao

Women’s Singles: Karupathevan Letshanaa

Men’s Doubles: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik, Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin, Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun, Junaidi Arif/Roy King Yap, Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub/Tan Wee Kiong, Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi

Women’s Doubles: Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan, Go Pei Kee/Teoh Mei Xing, Ong Xin Yee/Carmen Ting

Mixed Doubles: Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei, Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie, Wong Tien Ci/Lim Chiew Sien

Who are the players representing Singapore at BWF French Open 2025?

Men’s Singles: Loh Kean Yew, Jia Heng Jason Teh

Women’s Singles: Yeo Jia Min

French Open 2025 schedule

• First Round: October 21-22
• Second Round: October 23
• Quarter-finals: October 24
• Semi-finals: October 25
• Final: October 26

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of BWF French Open 2025 in India?

Fans can watch the initial rounds of the tournament on the BWF YouTube channel in India. Meanwhile, Star Sports 3 and Star 3 HD will be live telecasting the event from the quarter-final stage while live streaming will be available on JioHotstar.

Where and how to watch live streaming and TV broadcast of BWF French Open 2025 in Malaysia?

Fans can watch the live telecast on Astro Network Channels. Astro Badminton 1 & 2 channels will broadcast the event. Meanwhile, live streaming will be available on the Sooka platform. BWF YouTube channel will also live stream the matches—subject to territorial rights.

Full Worldwide live broadcast details here

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