All-England Open 2022: The much-anticipated 2022 All-England Open is all set to kick start from March 16 in Birmingham. The tournament is a top tier event on badminton’s World Tour and is a BWF Super 1000 tournament that will feature best badminton players from around the globe, including World and Olympic champions. Follow All England Open LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
All-England Open 2022: Draws, Schedule, Top seeds, Prize Money, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about All-England Open
All England Draw Released!🏆
The full draw has been released for this year’s YONEX All England Championships!
Get the full breakdown here!👇 https://t.co/ddWVt6a7EJ
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) February 22, 2022
The annual badminton tournament is being played every year in March. This year marks the 114th edition of the tournament, which is scheduled to be played from 16th to 20th March. The tournament will be held at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham. Fnas are set to make a return to the stadium after a gap of one year as the tournament was played behind closed doors in 2021.
Defending champions:
Men’s singles- Lee Zi Jiaa
Women’s singles- Nozomi Okuhara
Men’s doubles- Hitoyuki Endo – Yuta Watanabe
Women’s doubles- Mayu Matsumoto – Wakana Nagahara
Mixed doubles – Yuta Watanabe – Arisa Higashino
All-England Open 2022 Schedule
1st round- March 16
2nd round- March 17
Quarter-final- Match 18
Semi-final- March 19
Final – March 20
All-England Open 2022 Top Seeds
Men’s Singles:
1. Viktor Axelsen – Denmark
2. Kento Momota – Japan
3. Anders Antonsen – Denmark
4. Chou Tien-chen – Chinese Taipei
5. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting – Indonesia
6. Lee Zii Jia – Malaysia
7. Jonatan Christie – Indonesia
8. Ng Ka Long – Hong Kong
Women’s Singles
1. Tai Tzu-ying – Chinese Taipei
2. Akane Yamaguchi – Japan
3. Chen Yufei – China
4. An Se-young – South Korea
5. Nozomi Okuhara – Japan
6. P. V. Sindhu – India
7. Ratchanok Intanon – Thailand
8. He Bingjiao – China
Men’s Doubles
1.Indonesia – Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
2. Indonesia – Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan
3. Japan – Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi
4. Malaysia – Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
5. India – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
6. Indonesia – Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto
7. Denmark- Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
8. Malaysia – Teo Ee Yi / Ong Yew Sin
Women’s Doubles
1. China Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
2. South Korea Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan
3. South Korea Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong
4. Japan Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota
5. Japan Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara
6. Indonesia Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu
7. Japan Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida
8. Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai
All-England Open 2022 Prize Money:
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
| Singles | $69,300 | $33,660 | $13,860 | $5,445 | $2,970 | $990 |
| Doubles | $73,260 | $34,650 | $13,860 | $6,188 | $3,218 | $990 |
Indians in action :
The tournament will see India’s top badminton stars like PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in action. All the Indians have a tough draw this time.
Get ready for the most prestigious badminton tournament- All England Open Badminton Championships 2022 scheduled to begin from March 16 ⚔️🔥
Take a look at first round draw 📝#IndiaontheRise#Badminton pic.twitter.com/TrYN2w9FWC
— BAI Media (@BAI_Media) February 23, 2022
Women’s draw
Sindhu will face world No 17 Wang Zhi Yi in the first round, while Saina Nehwal will face world No 10 Pornpawee Chochuwong in her opener. For Saina it will be a tough contest as the Thai has been enjoying some good results in recent times.
Sindhu has the possibility of facing Akane Yamugachi in quarter-finals. In the second round she will need to overcome either Sayaka Takahashi / Supanida Katethong, two left-handers who could trouble the two-time Olympic medallist.
Men’s draw
World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen will face Sourabh Verma in the first round. The winner of it will face either World No 3 Anders Antonsen or world No 9 and world champion Loh Kean Yew in the second round.
B Sai Praneeth will face World No 1 Viktor Axelsen in the first game. Axelsen could face Sameer Verma in the second round. While Srikanth Kidambi will takes on the winner of Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and Parupalli Kashyap.
Men’s Doubles draw
In men’s doubles, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will face Scotland’s Alexander Dunn and Adam Hall in the first round. In the quarter-finals, the Indian duo could face the world No 1 Kevin Sukamuljo and Marcus Gideon. If Krishna Prasad Garaga and Vishunvardhan Goud Panjala win their opening round, they will face Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in the second round. Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun, the third Indian men’s doubles pair, were drawn against the world No 2 pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the first round.
Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles draw
In women’s doubles, India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will face Japan’s Kie Nakanishi and Rin Iwanaga in the first round. India’s mixed doubles pair of Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto were drawn against the Indonesian world No 5 pair of Praveen Jordan and Melati Oktavianti.
Where to watch All-England Open LIVE Streaming?
Fans in India can watch the All England Open Badminton live on Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 2 HD from March 16.
All-England Open 2022: Draws, Schedule, Top seeds, Prize Money, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about All-England Open
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