Japan Open Badminton LIVE: After the BWF World Championships, the BWF tour is all set to continue as the Japan Open will get underway from 30 August 2022. It will be the 16th tournament on the BWF tour this year and the Super 750 tournament is making its return after a two-year hiatus as thelast two editions were not held due to Covid-9 pandemic. Top players like Kento Momota, Akane Yamugachi, Tai Tzu Ying will all be in action in the tournament. Follow Japan Open 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Japan Open Badminton LIVE: Draws, Schedule, Top seeds, Prize Money, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about Japan Open 2022 LIVE
Defending champions (Winners of 2019 edition)
Men’s singles – Kento Momota – Japan
Women’s singles – Akane Yamugachi – Japan
Men’s doubles – Marcus Gideon / Kevin Sukamuljo
Women’s doubles – Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong
Mixed doubles – Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping
Japan Open 2022 Schedule
1st round– August 30, 31
2nd round– September 1
Quarter-final– September 2
Semi-final– September 3
Final – September 4
Japan Open 2022 Prize Money
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
| Singles | $52,500 | $25,500 | $10,500 | $4,125 | $2,250 | $750 |
| Doubles | $55,500 | $26,250 | $10,500 | $4,687.50 | $2,437.50 | $750 |
Top Seeds
Men’s Singles
- Viktor Axelsen – Denmark (withdrew)
- Kento Momota – Japan
- Anders Antonsen – Denmark
- Chou Tien Chen – Chinese Taipei
- Lee Zii Jia – Malaysia
- Anthony Sinisuka Ginting – Indonesia
- Jonatan Christie – Indonesia
- Loh Kean Yew – Singapore
Women’s Singles
- Akane Yamugachi – Japan
- Tai Tzu Ying – Chinese Taipei
- An Se-young – South Korea
- Chen Yuifei – China
- Carolina Marin – Spain
- Nozomi Okuhara – Japan
- PV Sindhu – India
- Ratchanok Intanon – Thailand
Men’s Doubles
- Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan – China
- Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota – Japan
- Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan – South Korea
- Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong – South Korea
- Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida – Japan
- Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara – Japan
- Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai – Thailand
- Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti – Indonesia
Mixed Doubles
- Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong
- Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapisree Taerattanachai
- Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino
- Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping
- Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
- Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue
- Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing
- Mark Lamfuss / Isabel Lohau
Indians in action :
The tournament will see India’s top badminton stars like Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy and Saina Nehwal. PV Sindhu has been seeded as the seventh seed but it remains to be seen whether she would be full fit as she is recovering from an ankle injury. Men’s doubles pair MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila and women’s duo Treesa Jolly, Gayatri Gopichand are also part of the to name a few. Totally 15 Indian players are expected to be in action.
Men’s Singles
In the men’s singles, Lakshya Sen is scheduled to begin his campaign by facing Kenta Nishimoto in the first round. He is unseeded in the tournament and is in the same quarter that has second seed Kento Momota. The other seeded player in his quarter is Jonathan Cristie who is the seventh seed. Both the players are likely to face each other in the second round.
Srikanth Kidambi meanwhile faces a tough first round contest as he will be up against Lee Zii Jia who is the fifth seed. Meanwhile, HS Prannoy who reached the quarterfinal at the World Championships will face Angus Ng Ka Long in the opening round. Prannoy is placed in the quarter that has eighth seed Loh Kean Yew and fourth seed Chou Tien Chen.
Women’s Singles
If PV Sindhu misses the tournament, Saina Nehwal will be the only woman representing India in the Japan Open. Saina Nehwal faces a tough challenge in the first round as she will take on top seed Akane Yamugachi. Sixth seed Nozomi Okuhara is also present in this quarter of the draw.
In the Men’s Doubles MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila will face Choi Sol-gyu and Kim Won-ho in the opening round. In the same quarter, Krishnaprasad Garaga and Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala are also present and they will face France’s Popov brothers in the first round.
In the Women’s doubles Ashwini Bhat and Shikha Gautam will begin their campaign by facing Baek Ha-na and Lee Yu-rim in the opening round. While, Treesa Jolly and Gyatri Gopichand will face Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai in the first round.
In the mixed doubles, Venkat Gaurav Prasad and Juhi Dewangan will face top seed Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the opening round. They are the only Indian pair in the Mixed doubles.
How do I watch the live streaming of Japan Open 2022?
Japan Open 2022 will be telecasted on the VOOT Select app and website.
Japan Open Badminton LIVE: Draws, Schedule, Top seeds, Prize Money, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about Japan Open 2022 LIVE
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