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BWF World Tour 2022 has reached its pinnacle with the World Tour Finals scheduled to take place in Bangkok from 7-11 December. The season-end tournament will have the likes of Viktor Axelsen, Akane Yamaguchi, and Tai Tzu Ying. Meanwhile, from India, only HS Prannoy has qualified in the men’s singles category. Last year’s medallists- K Srikanth and Lakshya Sen failed to make the cut.
PV Sindhu had qualified for the event but the double Olympic medallist and the lone gold medal winner in the tournament decided to skip the event with an ankle injury. Talking about Prannoy, the Indian has been clubbed in Group A along with Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, Japan's Kodai Naraoka and China's Lu Guang Zu.
The four other participants in the men’s singles category are Loh Kean Yew, Chou Tien Chen, Jonatan Christie, and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Meanwhile, women’s singles Group A sees several blockbuster clashes with top seed Chen Yu Fei, South Korea’s An Se Young, Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi and Indonesia’s Gregoria Tunjung all grouped together. In the Group B, Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying, China’s He Bing Jiao and Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon, Busanan Ongbamrungphan are all grouped together.
As players get ready to take on each other at the biggest stage, here is everything you need to know about BWF World Tour Finals.
Tournament Details
Date: 7-11 December
Venue: Nimibutr Arena, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, Thailand
Prize Money: USD 1,500,000
Schedule
Group Stage: 7,8,9 December
Semifinals: 10 December
Final: 11 December
Groups
Men’s Singles
Group A: HS Prannoy, Viktor Axelsen, Kodai Naraoka, Lu Guang Zu
Group B: Chou Tien Chen, Jonatan Christie, Loh Kean Yew, Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Women’s Singles
Group A: Chen Yu Fei, An Se Young, Akane Yamaguchi, Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
Goup B: Tai Tzu Ying, He Bing Jiao, Ratchanok Intanon, Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Broadcast and Live Streaming
All the LIVE action from the BWF World Tour Final will be available to watch on Sports 18 channel. Alternatively, fans can also live stream all the BWF World Tour Final matches on OTT platform Voot. SportsTiger will also bring day roundup for every match day.