2022 Badminton Asia Championships Explained

Dates:	26 April – 1 May
Prize Money:	400000
Venue:	Muntinlupa Sports Complex
Location:	Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines
Previous:	2019
Next:	2023

The 2022 Badminton Asia Championships (officially known as the Smart Badminton Asia Championship 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament held at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Muntinlupa in the Philippines from 26 April to 1 May 2022.^{[1] [2]} The prior tournament was held in 2019, with no tournament held for the ensuing two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Tournament

The 2022 Badminton Asia Championships was the 39th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. This tournament is hosted by the Philippines Badminton Association, with the sanction of Badminton Asia.^[3]

Venue

This international tournament was held at the Muntinlupa Sport Complex in Muntinlupa, Philippines.^[3]

Point distribution

This tournament is graded based on the BWF points system equivalent to the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.^[4]

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12,000	10,200	8,400	6,600	4,800	3,000

Prize money

The total prize money for this year tournament is US$400,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.^[3]

Event	Winner	Finals	Semifinals	Quarterfinals	Last 16
Singles	$30,000	$15,200	$5,800	$2,400	$1,400
Doubles	$31,600	$15,200	$5,600	$2,900	$1,500

Medal summary

Medalists

Men's singles	Lee Zii Jia	Jonatan Christie	Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo
			Weng Hongyang
Women's singles	Wang Zhiyi	Akane Yamaguchi	P. V. Sindhu
			An Se-young
Men's doubles	Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin
			Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Women's doubles	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	Du Yue Li Wenmei
			Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping	Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti
			Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino

Medal table

Group stage

Final standings

Group	Men's singles	Women's singles	Women's doubles
A	Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik	Tan Zhing Yi
B	Weng Hongyang	Stephanie Widjaja
C	Dmitriy Panarin	Lee Seo-jin	Fan Ka Yan Yau Mau Ying
D	Lei Lanxi	Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi	Eleanor Inlayo Susmita Ramos

Men's singles

Group A

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
		Promoted to Main Draw
1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
1		2	2	2	0	4	0	84	37
2		1	2	1	1	2	2	59	63
3		0	2	0	2	0	4	41	84

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
April 26 09:00	Weng Hongyang	2–0	Hussein Zayan Shaheed	21–11	21–9
April 26 10:29	Phane Pyoe Naing	2–0	Hussein Zayan Shaheed	21–13	21–8
April 26 11:43	Weng Hongyang	2–0	Phone Pyae Naing	21–10	21–7

Group C

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
1		2	2	2	0	4	0	84	48
2		1	2	1	1	2	2	64	69
3		0	2	0	2	0	4	53	84

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
April 26 09:00	Dmitriy Panarin	2–0	Adnan Ebrahim	21–12	21–14
April 26 11:00	Ros Leonard Pedrosa	2–0	Adnan Ebrahim	21–19	21–8
April 26 12:00	Dmitriy Panarin	2–0	Ros Leonard Pedrosa	21–14	21–8

Group D

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
1		2	2	2	0	4	1	97	80
2		1	2	1	1	3	2	90	73
3		0	2	0	2	0	4	50	84

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
April 26 09:25	Lei Lanxi	2–0	Jewel Angelo Albo	21–17	21–15
April 26 11:00	Chan Yin Chak	2–0	Jewel Angelo Albo	21–8	21–10
April 26 11:35	Lei Lanxi	2–1	Chan Yin Chak	21–16	13–21	21–11

Women's singles

Group A

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
		Promoted to Main Draw
1		1	1	1	0	2	0	42	23
2	Domou Amro	0	1	0	1	0	2	23	42

Group B

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
1		2	2	2	0	4	0	84	30
2		1	2	1	1	2	2	60	66
3		0	2	0	2	0	4	36	84

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
April 26 09:00	Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq	0–2	Stephanie Widjaja	4–21	8–21
April 26 10:04		0–2	Stephanie Widjaja	10–21	8–21
April 26 10:36	Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq	0–2	Janelle Anne Andres	17–21	7–21

Group C

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
1		2	2	2	0	4	0	84	64
2		1	2	1	1	2	3	88	98
3		0	2	0	2	1	4	90	100

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
April 26 09:35	Siti Nurshuhaini	2–1	Saloni Samirbhai Mehta	21–17	16–21	21–18
April 26 11:35	Lee Seo-jin	2–0	Saloni Samirbhai Mehta	21–17	21–17
April 26 12:46		0–2	Lee Seo-jin	13–21	17–21

Group D

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
1		2	2	2	0	4	0	88	58
2		1	2	1	1	2	3	82	92
3		0	2	0	2	1	4	81	101

Date		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
April 26 09:35	Myisha Mohd Khairul	2–1	Mikalea de Guzman	13–21	21–15	21–14
April 26 11:19	Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi	2–0	Mikaela de Guzman	25–23	21–8
April 26 13:00		0–2	Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi	18–21	9–21

Women's doubles

Group B

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
		Withdrawn
1		Promoted to Main Draw

Group C

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
		Promoted to Main Draw
1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group D

Rank	Player	Pts	Pld	W	L	SF	SA	PF	PA
		Promoted to Main Draw
1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Kento Momota (first round)
2. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarter-finals)
3. Lee Zii Jia (champion)
4. Jonatan Christie (final)
5. Lakshya Sen (first round)
6. Loh Kean Yew (quarter-finals)
7. Srikanth Kidambi (second round)
8. Kanta Tsuneyama (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (final)
2. An Se-young (semi-finals)
3. Nozomi Okuhara (first round)
4. P. V. Sindhu (semi-finals)
5. He Bingjiao (quarter-finals)
6. Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)
7. Busanan Ongbamrungphan (first round)
8. Sayaka Takahashi (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (second round)
2. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (quarter-finals)
3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (quarter-finals)
4. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (semi-finals)
5. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (final)
6. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (second round)
7. Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae (withdrew)
8. Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (semi-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (champions)
2. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (quarter-finals)
3. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (first round)
4. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (semi-finals)
5. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (quarter-finals)
6. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (second round)
7. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (quarter-finals)
8. Ashwini Ponnappa / N. Sikki Reddy (withdrew)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (champions)
2. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (semi-finals)
3. Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (final)
4. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (semi-finals)
5. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (withdrew)
6. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (first round)
7. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (quarter-finals)
8. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

• Tournament link

Notes and References

1. News: Leyba . Olmin . Star-studded Smart Badminton Asia Championships kicks off today . 28 April 2022 . BusinessWorld . 25 April 2022.
2. News: Hicap . Jonathan . Muntinlupa LGU welcomes participants to Badminton Asia Championships . 28 April 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 26 April 2022.
3. Web site: Prospectus Badminton Asia Championships 2022. Badminton Asia. 16 April 2022.
4. Web site: World Ranking System . Badminton World Federation . 3 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190510005434/https://system.bwfbadminton.com/documents/folder_1_81/folder_1_82/New-Regulations-2018/5.3.3.1%20World%20Ranking%20System.pdf . 10 May 2019 . live .