2023 Korea Open (badminton) explained

Dates:18–23 July
Number Edition:30th
Level:G2L4
Prize Money:420000
Venue:Jinnam Stadium
Location:Yeosu, South Korea
Ms:Anders Antonsen
Country Ms:DEN
Ws:An Se-young
Country Ws:KOR
Md1:Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Country Md1:IND
Md2:Chirag Shetty
Country Md2:IND
Wd1:Chen Qingchen
Country Wd1:CHN
Wd2:Jia Yifan
Country Wd2:CHN
Xd1:Feng Yanzhe
Country Xd1:CHN
Xd2:Huang Dongping
Country Xd2:CHN
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Korea Open was a badminton tournament which took place at Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu, South Korea, from 18 to 23 July 2023. The tournament had a total prize pool of $420,000.

Tournament

The 2023 Korea Open was the fifth Super 500 tournament of the 2023 BWF World Tour and was part of the Korea Open championships, which had been held since 1991. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Korea Association with sanction from the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu, South Korea.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.[1]

Prize pool

The total prize money was US$420,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[2]

EventWinnerFinalistSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Singles$31,500 $15,960$6,090 $2,520 $1,470
Doubles$33,180 $15,960 $5,880 $3,045 $1,575

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Kodai Naraoka (Semi-finals)
  2. Chou Tien-chen (Second round)
  3. Shi Yuqi (Semi-finals)
  4. Loh Kean Yew (Final)
  5. Prannoy H. S. (Second round)
  6. Kenta Nishimoto (Quarter-finals)
  7. Lu Guangzu (Quarter-finals)
  8. Lee Zii Jia (First round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Akane Yamaguchi (Semi-finals)
  2. An Se-young (Champion)
  3. Chen Yufei (Semi-finals)
  4. Tai Tzu-ying (Final)
  5. He Bingjiao (Second round)
  6. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Second round)
  7. Han Yue (Second round)
  8. Wang Zhiyi (Quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Final)
  2. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (Semi-finals)
  3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Champions)
  4. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (Second round)
  5. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (Quarter-finals)
  6. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (Second round)
  7. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (Withdrew)
  8. Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi (Second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (Champions)
  2. Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (Quarter-finals)
  3. Zhang Shuxian / Zheng Yu (Semi-finals)
  4. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (Final)
  5. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (Semi-finals)
  6. Jeong Na-eun / Kim Hye-jeong (First round)
  7. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Second round)
  8. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (First round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (Quarter-finals)
  2. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Semi-finals)
  3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (Semi-finals)
  4. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (Champions)
  5. Kim Won-ho / Jeong Na-eun (Withdrew)
  6. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (Quarter-finals)
  7. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (Second round)
  8. Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (Final)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Ranking System . Badminton World Federation. 23 December 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 .
  2. Web site: Prize Pool Korea Open . 10 July 2023 . BWT.