- 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)
|
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