BWF China Open 2026: Updated schedule, fixtures, results & live streaming details

Defending champion Shi Yuqi returns as the top seed

The BWF World Tour heads to Changzhou for one of the most prestigious events on the calendar, the Victor China Open 2026.

Classified as a Super 1000 tournament, this 35th edition carries a prize pool of USD 2,000,00. The event will feature many of the world’s leading shuttlers competing for maximum ranking points as they build momentum ahead of the season’s biggest championships.

China’s Shi Yuqi returns as the defending men’s singles champion and top seed, while defending women’s singles champion Wang Zhiyi will look to retain her crown following the withdrawal of top seed An Se-young from the tournament.

The event also features reigning world-class doubles combinations, including defending champions Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning, and Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping, all looking to defend their titles on home or regional soil.

As a Super 1000 event, the China Open offers maximum world ranking points. It is expected to provide a strong indication of form as players continue their preparations for the BWF World Championships later in the season.

When will the BWF China Open 2026 begin?

The China Open 2026 will begin on July 21 and conclude on July 26.

Where will the BWF China Open 2026 be held?

The tournament will take place at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Who are the defending champions of the BWF China Open?

• Men’s Singles: Shi Yuqi (China)
• Women’s Singles: Wang Zhiyi (China)
• Men’s Doubles: Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (Indonesia)
• Women’s Doubles: Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (China)
• Mixed Doubles: Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (China)

Related: China Open: Full list of title Winners

Who are the seeded players at BWF China Open 2026?

Men’s Singles

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

Women’s Singles

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 An Se-young (South Korea) – Withdrawn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

Men’s Doubles

1. Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)
2. Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (Indonesia)
3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India) – Withdrawn
4. Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang (China)
5. Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia)
6. Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (Indonesia)
7. Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
8. Chen Boyang/Liu Yi (China)

Women’s Doubles

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

Mixed Doubles

1. Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (China)
2. Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (China)
3. Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Bøje (Denmark)
4. Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)
5. Guo Xinwa/Chen Fanghui (China)
6. Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (France)
7. Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong)
8. Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi (China)

Who are the players representing India at BWF China Open 2026?

Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, Ayush Shetty, HS Prannoy

Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Devika Sihag

Men’s Doubles: M.R. Arjun/Hariharan Amsakarunan

Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Shivani Gadde

Related: China Open 2026: India’s Satwik-Chirag pull out due to injury

Who are the players representing Malaysia at BWF China Open 2026?

Men’s Singles: Leong Jun Hao

Women’s Singles: Karupathevan Letshanaa, Wong Ling Ching

Men’s Doubles: Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (Seed 5), Man Wei Chong/Soh Wooi Yik, Aaron Chia/Aaron Tai, Tee Kai Wun/Yap Roy King, Tan Wee Kiong/Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub, Junaidi Arif/Kang Khai Xing, Choi Sol Gyu/Goh V Shem

Women’s Doubles: Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Seed 5), Ong Xin Yee/Carmen Ting

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

Who are the players representing Singapore at BWF China Open 2026?

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

Who are the players representing Indonesia at BWF China Open 2026?

Men’s Singles: Jonatan Christie (Seed 4), Alwi Farhan

Women’s Singles: Putri Kusuma Wardani (Seed 6)

Men’s Doubles: Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (Seed 2), Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (Seed 6), Raymond Indra/Nikolaus Joaquin

Women’s Doubles: Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum, Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari, Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi

Mixed Doubles: Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, Amri Syahnawi/Nita Violina Marwah

BWF China Open 2026 competition schedule

• First Round: July 21-22
• Second Round: July 23
• Quarter-finals: July 24
• Semi-finals: July 25
• Finals: July 26

Where and how to watch the live telecast and streaming of China Open 2026 in India?

Fans can watch the live streaming on JioHotstar. Meanwhile, live scores can be followed on the BWF Tournament Software website.

Where and how to watch the live telecast and streaming of the China Open 2026 in Malaysia?

Fans can watch the tournament live on Astro Network channels. Live streaming will also be available through Astro’s digital platforms.

Full live broadcast details here

India’s full updated schedule and results for China Open 2026

Day 1 — July 21 (Tuesday)

Men’s Singles Round of 32

• HS Prannoy lost to Leong Jun Hao (10-21, 14-21)
• Lakshya Sen vs Yushi Tanaka
• Alwi Farhan vs Ayush Shetty

Women’s Singles Round of 32

• Devika Sihag lost to Busanan Ongbamrungphan (19-21, 21-19, 13-21)
• Unnati Hooda vs PV Sindhu

Day 2 — July 22 (Wednesday)

Men’s Singles Round of 32

• Ayush Shetty beat Alwi Farhan (17-21, 21-5, 17-21)
• Lakshya Sen beat Yushi Tanaka (22-20, 15-21, 21-14)

Women’s Singles Round of 32

• PV Sindhu beat Unnati Hooda (21-14, 9-21, 21-10)

Men’s Doubles Round of 32

• Hariharan Amsakarunan/MR Arjun lost to Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang (16-21, 7-21)

Mixed Doubles Round of 32

• Rohan Kapoor/Gadde Ruthvika Shivani lost to Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (9-21, 16-21)
• Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto lost to Guo Xin Wa/Chen Fang Hui (18-21, 18-21)

Day 3 — July 23 (Thursday)

Men’s Singles Round of 16

• Ayush Shetty vs Nhat Nguyen
• Lakshya Sen vs Victor Lai

Women’s Singles Round of 16

• PV Sindhu lost to Chen Yufei (21-16, 20-22, 18-21)

Malaysia’s full updated schedule and results for China Open 2026

Day 1 — July 21 (Tuesday)

Men’s Singles Round of 32

• Leong Jun Hao beat HS Prannoy (21-10, 21-14)

Women’s Singles Round of 32

• Karupathevan Letshanaa lost to Beiwen Zhang (21-16, 21-15)

Men’s Doubles Round of 32

• Nur Mohd Azriyn/Tan Wee Kiong beat Kai Wun Tee/Roy King Yap (25-23, 21-17)
• Aaron Chia/Aaron Tai lost to Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (17-21, 19-21)
• Man Wei Chong/Soh Wooi Yik beat Junaidi Arif/Kang Khai Xing (21-12, 21-15)

Women’s Doubles Round of 32

• Xin Yee Ong/Carmen Ting lost to Hu Ling Fang/Yu Chieh Jheng (23-21, 20-22, 14-21)

Mixed Doubles Round of 32

• Wong Tien Ci/Lim Chiew Sien lost to Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje (21-18, 21-13)

Day 2 — July 22 (Wednesday)

Women’s Singles Round of 32

• Wong Ling Ching lost to Sim Yu Jin (17-21, 21-16, 21-17)

Men’s Doubles Round of 32

• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin beat Chen Zhi Ray/Lin Yu Chieh (15-21, 21-15, 21-16)

Women’s Doubles Round of 32

• Tan Pearly/Thinaah Muralitharan beat Ririna Hiramoto/Kokona Ishikawa (21-16, 21-12)

Mixed Doubles Round of 32

• Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie beat Hiroki Midorikawa/Misaki Matsutomo (21-15, 16-21, 21-19)
• Chen Tang Jie/Clarissa San beat Marvin Seidel vs Thuc Phuong Nguyen (21-17, 21-19)

Day 3 — July 23 (Thursday)

Men’s Singles Round of 16

• Leong Jun Hao lost to Weng Hong Yang (22-20, 11-21, 18-21)

Men’s Doubles Round of 16

• Man Wei Chong/Soh Wooi Yik lost to Kakeru Kumagai/Hiroki Nishi (16-21, 17-21)
• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin vs Daniel Lundgaard/Mads Vestergaard
• Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub/Tan Wee Kiong vs Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae

Women’s Doubles Round of 16

• Tan Pearly/Thinaah Muralitharan vs Polina Buhrova/Yevheniia Kantemyr

Mixed Doubles Round of 16

• Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie lost to Guo Xin Wa/Chen Fang Hui (21-23, 15-21)
• Chen Tang Jie/Clarissa San lost to Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (21-11, 14-21, 19-21)

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