After the North American tour, the BWF Tour is set to continue in Asia. The Korea Open is good to go to start on Tuesday, 18th July 2023. It is the fifth Super 500 competition in the BWF Tour this year. Japan’s Kodai Naraoka and Akane Yamaguchi are the top seeds in the men’s and women’s singles. Indians HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, and PV Sindhu, Men will be in action in the competition. The tournament will start on 11th July 2023, Tuesday. The final is scheduled for 16th July, Sunday.
With the finish of the US Open (badminton) 2023 on Sunday, July 16, the badminton activity shifts to Asia with the Korea Open 2023 (badminton), scheduled to begin on Tuesday, July 18. The competition this year will likewise see top players getting back to activity including any semblance of Kodai Naraoka, Kenta Nishimoto, PV Sindhu, and Akane Yamaguchi.
For the uninitiated, the Korea Open 2023 is the fifth Super 500 competition of the 2023 Badminton World Federation World Tour. It is likewise a part of the Korea Open championships which have been held starting around 1991. Be it the prize money earnings or the BWF points that are instrumental in deciding the BWF World Rankings, the Korea Open 2023 (badminton) is a worthwhile competition for all partaking shuttlers across categories.
Thus, as you grab your popcorn tubs and prepare for some mouth-watering badminton activity this week, here is all that you really want to realize about Korea Open 2023 (badminton’s) prize money, schedule, and star players.
Men’s Singles
Women’s Singles
Men’s Doubles
Women’s Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Since the Korea Open 2023 (badminton) is a BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament, its prize money pool is similarly higher than whatever Super 300 competitions offer. The prize money is, nonetheless, lower than the rest of the badminton competitions of the season.
As per the Badminton World Tour, the total prize money pool for the Korea Open (badminton) 2023 is set at USD 420,000. From this amount, the winners of both the men’s and women’s singles events will be compensated with USD 31,500 and 9,200 BWF focuses. The sprinters up of these two occasions will get USD 15,960 and 7,800 points. The players who come to the semi-finals of the men’s and women’s events will each get USD 6,090 alongside 6,420 BWF points.
In the doubles categories, the champs of men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles categories will each be compensated with USD 33,180 and 9,200 BWF points. The runners-up of every one of the three doubles events will get USD 15,960 and 7,800 points. The players who are taken out of the semi-final stage of each of the three events will get USD 5,880 alongside 6,420 points.
For every one of the events, both in the singles and doubles categories, the players who bow out of the competition preceding the Last 16 will get BWF points however no prize money.
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Singles | $31,500 | $15,960 | $6,090 | $2,520 | $1,470 |
| Doubles | $33,180 | $15,960 | $5,880 | $3,045 | $1,575 |
Japanese shuttler and world number 3 Kodai Naraoka will enter the competition as the top-seeded player and one of the top choices to bring home the men’s singles championship. Naraoka will be participating in the competition with his fellow countryman Kenta Nishimoto as well as China’s Shi Yuqi and Lu Guangzu. India’s HS Pranoy and Canada Open 2023 champion Lakshya Sen will likewise participate in the competition.
In the women’s singles event, Akane Yamaguchi of Japan will enter the Korea Open 2023 (badminton) as the top-seeded player. Korean badminton player A Se-young will likewise participate in the competition close by Chinese players Chen Yufei, He Bingjao, Han Yue, and Wang Zhiyi, and Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu, among others.
The live broadcast will begin on July 21. Fans can watch the live broadcast of Court 1 on Sports 18 and Jio Cinema. Different courts should be visible on the BWF TV YouTube channel. The live score can be followed on the BWF Tournament Software.
Astro Network holds the broadcast rights for badminton competitions in Malaysia. So Astro Supersport 4 will live broadcast Korea Open 2023 in Malaysia.
The live broadcast will begin on July 21. Fans can watch the live broadcast of Court 1 on Spot TV. Different courts should be visible on the BWF TV YouTube channel. The live score can be followed on the BWF Tournament Software.
When the Korea Open 2023 finishes on July 23, everyone’s eyes will go to Japan’s Tokyo for the Japan Open 2023, scheduled to occur from July 25 to July 30.
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