India Open Badminton Tournament 2023: What Is Its Significance?

India Open Badminton Tournament 2023: From the year 2023 onwards India Open Badminton Tournament has become one of the most significant tournaments in India as India Open Badminton Tournament has got BWF’s Super 750 status.

 

Context

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• India Open Badminton 2023 is being held from 17 January 2023 To 22 January 2023.
• This is the 11th edition of this prestigious championship.
• The Tournament is taking place in Delhi’s KD Jadhav Indoor stadium and are organised by the Badminton Association of India with sanction from the Badminton World Federation(BWF).

Background

• India Open Badminton 2023 is the second tournament of the 2023 BWF World Tour and is also part of the India Open championships.
• The India Open has been held in the country since 2008.

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Significance Of India Open Badminton Tournament 2023

• India Open’s elevated status will be a big boost for badminton in India.
• India currently have 21 men and women singles players in the top 100, we have 4-6 doubles pairs in the top 50 including mixed doubles.
• In order to ensure that India develops a large pool of talent it needs to host a lot of highly competitive tournaments.
• In that sense, India Open Badminton Tournament 2023 is one of the most significant tournaments in India as this time it got to hold a Super 750 status.
• Increase In Prize Money: The upgrade means an increase in prize money as well as the BWF world ranking points on offer from the India Open, which makes it a much more lucrative tournament for top players around the world.
• Participation Of Top Players: This time top badminton players like World No. 2 Viktor Axelsen, Akane Yamaguchi, and Lee Zii Jia will compete with each other at the tournament.
• From India, PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen and Saina Nehwal will grace the tournament with their stellar game.
• About Super 750 Status: Super 750 is one of the six levels in which the BWF World Tour is divided, this will be the first time that India will hold a tournament in this level category.

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Who Won the India Open Badminton Tournament in 2022?

Following were the winners of he India Open Badminton Tournament in 2022 and this year will be the defending champions at India Open Badminton Tournament 2023 in various categories: 

Men’s singles – Lakshya Sen (India)

Women’s singles – Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand)

Men’s doubles – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India)

Women’s doubles – Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard (Thailand)

Mixed doubles –  Terry Hee/Tan Wei Han (Indonesia)

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What Are Super 300, Super 500, Super 700 and Super 1000?

• The HSBC BWF World Tour is a circuit of 26 tournaments attracting the top world ranked players in singles (men’s and women’s) and doubles (men’s, women’s and mixed).
• The 26 tournaments are divided into five levels – Super 1000 (three tournaments), Super 750 (five tournaments), Super 500 (seven tournaments) and Super 300 (eleven tournaments).
• Each of these tournaments offers different ranking points and prize money. The highest points and prize pool is offered at the Super 1000 level.
• One other category of tournament, the BWF Tour Super 100 level, also offers BWF World Tour ranking points.
• Although this level is not part of the HSBC BWF World Tour, it is an important part of the pathway and entry point for players into the HSBC BWF World Tour tournaments.

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