BWF World Championship 2023: How to watch, streaming details and more

Badminton’s biggest event, the BWF World Championships, will be back in Copenhagen next week for a record fifth time.

BWF World Championship 2023 will start in Copenhagen (image credits- twitter@bwfmedia)
By Soumya | Aug 22, 2023 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Badminton’s biggest event, the BWF World Championships, will be back in Copenhagen next week for a record fifth time. No other city has hosted this prestigious championship on more than three occasions apart from Copenhagen. After a break of two weeks, the entire focus of the badminton fans is now shifted to this important event of the annual calendar, BWF World Championships 2023. Top players from around the world will gather to compete against each other and will try to finish on the podium. The Paris Olympics is just around the corner now. As a result, the BWF World Championship will be a very testing ground for the players in the international badminton circuit.

Who are the seeded players at BWF World Championships 2023?

Men’s singles

  • Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
  • Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
  • Kodai Naraoka (Japan)
  • Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
  • Li Shifeng (China)
  • Loh Kean Yew (Singapore)
  • Shi Yuqi (China)
  • Prannoy HS (India)
  • Chou Tien Chen (Chinese Taipei)
  • Lakshya Sen (India)
  • Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
  • Lu Guangzu (China)
  • Kenta Nishimoto (Japan)
  • Lee Cheuk Yiu (Hong Kong)
  • Ng Ka Long Angus (Hong Kong)

Women’s singles

  • An Se-Young (Korea)
  • Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
  • Chen Yufei (China)
  • Tai Tzu-Ying (Chinese Taipei)
  • He Bingjiao (China)
  • Carolina Marin (Spain)
  • Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
  • Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia)
  • Han Yue (China)
  • Wang Zhiyi (China)
  • Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand)
  • Beiwen Zhang (USA)
  • Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand)
  • Michelle Li (Canada)
  • Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark)
  • PV Sindhu (India)

Men’s doubles

  • Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia)
  • Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/ Chirag Shetty (India)
  • Liang Weikeng/ Wang Chang (China)
  • Aaron Chia/ Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
  • Takuro Hoki/ Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
  • Liu Yuchen/ Ou Xuanyi (China)
  • Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi (Malaysia)
  • Mohammad Ahsan/ Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
  • Kang Min-hyuk/ Seo Seung-jae (Korea)
  • Leo Rolly Carnando/ Daniel Marthin (Indonesia)
  • Kim Astrup/ Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark)
  • Choi Sol-Gyu/ Kim Won-ho (Korea)
  • Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/ Bagas Maulana (Indonesia)
  • Lee Yang/ Wang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei)
  • Lu Ching-Yao/ Yang Po-han (Chinese Taipei)
  • He Jiting/ Zhou Haodong (China)

Women’s doubles

  • Chen Qingchen/ Jia Yifan (China)
  • Baek Ha-na/ Lee So-hee (Korea)
  • Kim So-yeong/ Kong Hee-yong (Korea)
  • Mayu Matsumoto/ Wakana Nagahara (Japan)
  • Yuki Fukushima/ Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
  • Zhang Shuxian/ Zheng Yu (China)
  • Nami Matsuyama/ Chiharu Shida (Japan)
  • Jongkolphan Kititharakul/ Rawinda Prajongjai (Thailand)
  • Benyapa Aimsaard/ Nuntakarn Aimsaard (Thailand)
  • Pearly Tan/ Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
  • Apriyani Rahayu/ Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (Indonesia)
  • Li Wenmei/ Liu Xuanxuan (China)
  • Gbriela Stoeva/ Stefani Stoeva (Bulgaria)
  • Rin Iwanaga/ Kie Nakanishi (Japan)
  • Gayatri Gopichand/ Treesa Jolly (India)
  • Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/ Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi (Indonesia)

Mixed doubles

  • Zheng Siwei/ Huang Yaqiong (China)
  • Yuta Watanabe/ Arisa Higashino (Japan)
  • Feng Yanzhe/ Huang Dongping (China)
  • Dechapol Puavaranukroh/ Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand)
  • Seo Seung-jae/ Chae Yoo-jung (Korea)
  • Kim Won-ho/ Jeong Na-eun (Korea)
  • Thom Gicquel/ Delphine Delrue (France)
  • Jiang Zhenbang/ Wei Yaxin (China)
  • Robin Tabeling/ Selena Piek (Netherlands)
  • Goh Soon Huat/ Shevon Jemie Lai (Malaysia)
  • Mathias Christiansen/ Alexandra Boje (Denmark)
  • Supak Jomkoh/ Supissara Paewsampran (Thailand)
  • Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/ Lisa Ayu Kusumawati (Indonesia)
  • Chen Tangh Jie/ Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia)
  • Kyohei Yamashita/ Naru Shinoya (Japan)
  • Ye Hong-Wei/ Lee Chia-Hsin (Chinese Taipei)

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What is the schedule of the BWF World Championship 2023?

EventDate
First RoundAugust 21
First/Second RoundAugust 22
Second roundAugust 23
Third roundAugust 24
QuarterfinalsAugust 25
SemifinalsAugust 26
FinalsAugust 27

When is the BWF World Championship 2023?

The 2023 BWF World Championship will commence on August 21 and end on August 27.

Where to watch the BWF World Championship 2023?

Live streaming of the World Badminton Championships 2023 will be available on Jio Cinema. The premier badminton competition will also be shown on the Badminton World Federation’s official YouTube channel, BWF TV. The BWF World Championships 2023 will be telecast live on the Sports18 1 TV channel in India. Astro Network holds the broadcast rights for badminton tournaments in Malaysia. Fans can also watch the live streaming on the Supersport 4 channel.

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