After a successful stint at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where Indian shuttler bagged as many as five medals, the focus now shifts to World Championships that begin on 22 August. Badminton World Federation (BWF) on Wednesday released the draws for the most prestigious badminton tournament and Indian shuttlers have got really tough draws.
The 2019 World Champion PV Sindhu who is also the only gold medallist from India in 26 editions of the tournament has got a bye in the first round and is in the top half of the draw. Sindhu is expected to beat two Chinese - Han Yue and Wang Zhi Yi - in the second and third rounds before running into her nemesis An Se Young of South Korea.
Meanwhile, men’s singles gold medallist and World No.10, Lakshya Sen who also won the bronze medal at the 2021 edition is pitted against Hans-Kristian Vittinghus of Denmark. Sen then may face (if he manages to go past Vittinghus) compatriot HS Prannoy in pre-quarters who himself has a tough second-round opponent in Kento Momota of Japan.
With the tournament set to begin two weeks from now, here is everything you need to know about it.
Tournament Details
Date: 22-28 August 2022
Venue: Tokyo, Japan
Rounds: Six (R64, R32, R16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals)
Total Entries: 271
Total Players: 385
Schedule
1st round– August 22, 23
2nd round– August 24
3rd round– August 25
Quarter-final– August 26
Semi-final– August 27
Final – August 28
Seeded Entries
Men’s Singles
1. Viktor Axelsen
2. Kento Momota
3. Anders Antonsen
4. Chou Tien Chen
5. Lee Zii Jia
6. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
7. Jonatan Christie
8. Loh Kean Yew
9. Lakshya Sen
10. Ng Ka Long Angus
11. Rasmus Gemke
12. Kidambi Srikanth
13. Kanta Tsuneyama
14. Lee Cheuk Yiu
15. Wang Tzu Wei
16. Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Women’s Singles
1. Akane Yamaguchi
2. Tai Tzu Ying
3. An Se Young
4. Chen Yu Fei
5. Carolina Marin
6. Nozomi Okuhara
7. Pusarla V. Sindhu
8. Ratchanok Intanon
9. He Bing Jiao
10. Pornpawee Chochuwong
11. Wang Zhi Yi
12. Busanan Ongbamrungphan
13. Michelle Li
14. Sayaka Takahashi
15. Mia Blichfeldt
16. Beiwen Zhang
Draws
Defending champions
Men’s singles – Loh Kean Yew – Singapore
Women’s singles – Akane Yamugachi – Japan
Men’s doubles – Takuro Hoki, Ugo Kobayachi
Women’s doubles – Chen Qingchen, Jia Yifan
Mixed doubles – Dechapol Puavaranukroh, Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Where to watch BWF World Championships 2022?
The tournament will be broadcast live on Voot Select. Fans can also catch timely updates on www.sportstiger.com.