India’s Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar settled to silver medal in the men’s singles after losing the finals against China’s Weng Hong Yang at the Sathio Group Australian Open 2023(Australian Open 2023) held at the state sports centre in Sydney, Australia from 1st to 6th August 2023.
- HSBC Badminton World Federation(BWF) Australian Open 2023 is the World Tour Super 500 tournament.
Highlights:
i.Men’s Singles: China’s Weng Hong Yang won the men’s singles title defeating India’s HS Prannoy.
- HS Prannoy defeated Priyanshu Rajawat (India) in semi-finals to enter 2023 Australian Open finals .
- Previously, Prannoy defeated Weng Hong Yang in the finals of Malaysia Masters Super 500 in May 2023 to win his first BWF World Tour title.
i.Women’s singles:Chinese born American Beiwen Zhang won the women’s singles title by defeating Kim Ga Eun of South Korea.
- She won her previous BWF title at the 2018 India Open against PV Sindhu.
ii.Men’s Doubles:South Korea’s Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae won the men’s doubles by defeating Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan.
- This marks their second BWF title in 2023 after the Malaysia masters.
iii.Women’s Doubles:South Korea’s Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong won the women’s doubles title by defeating Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning of China.
- This was their 4th title in 2023 including All England Open, Thailand Open, Japan Open, Australian open.
iv.Mixed Doubles:China’s Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping won the mixed doubles by defeating Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito of Japan.
- This marks their 5th title in 2023 including Indonesian Masters, Thailand Masters, German Open, Korea Open, and Australian Open.
Winners of Australian Badminton Open 2023:
| Championship | Winner | Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Singles | Weng Hong Yang (China) | HS Prannoy (India) |
| Women’s Singles | Beiwen Zhang (United States of America) | Kim Ga Eun (South Korea) |
| Men’s Doubles | Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae (South Korea) | Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
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| Women’s Doubles | Kim So Yeong and Kong Hee Yong (South Korea) | Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning (China) |
| Mixed Doubles | Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping (China) | Hiroki Midorikawa and Natsu Saito (Japan) |
About Australian Open 2023:
i.The 33rd edition 2023 Australian Open was the 19th tournament in the 2023 BWF World Tour calendar and the 6th Super 500 event of the season.
- Prize Money – USD 420,000
ii.The event was organised by Badminton Australia with sanctions from BWF.
About Badminton World Federation(BWF):
President – Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Headquarters – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Established – 1934
