China Open 2024: First 1000 Event On BWF World Tour, Entry List, Key Dates

The entire badminton fraternity is focused on China Open 2024 which got underway on September 17. It is being played at Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Xincheng Gymnasium in Changzhou, Jiangsu, China.  

China Open 2024 marks the first Super 1000 event on the BWF World Tour circuit since the 2024 Paris Olympics. The tournament will culminate on September 22 when the champion will be crowned. 

Defending champions at BWF China Open 2024

Men’s Singles: Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) 

Women’s Singles: An Se Young (South Korea) 

Men’s Doubles: Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang (China) 

Women’s Doubles: Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (China) 

Mixed Doubles: Seo Seung-jae/Chae Yoo-jung (South Korea)

Seeded players at BWF China Open 2024

Men’s singles

• Shi Yuqi
• Viktor Axelsen
• Lee Zii Jia
• Li Shifeng
• Anders Antonsen
• Kodai Naraoka
• Jonatan Christie
• Kunlavut Vitidsarn
• Women’s singles
• An Se young
• Tai Tzu Ying
• Wang Zhiyi
• Akane Yamaguchi
• Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
• Han Yue
• Aya Ohori
• Supanida Katethong

Men’s doubles

• Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang
• Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
• Kang Min-hyuk/Seo Seung-jae
• Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian
• Ardianto He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu Lee
• Jhe-huei/Yang Po-hsuan
• Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin
• Rasmus Kjaer/Frederik Sogaard

Women’s doubles

• Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee
• Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning
• Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida
• Rin Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi
• Jia Yifan/Zheng Yu
• Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan
• Kim So-young/Kong Hee-yong
• Jeong Na-eun/Kim Hye-jeong

Mixed doubles

• Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong
• Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping
• Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin
• Seo Seung-jae/Chae Yoo-jung
• Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino
• Kim Won-ho/Jeong Na-eun Tang
• Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet
• Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai

Players who have withdrawn from BWF China Open 2024

Men’s singles

• Lin Chun-Yi

Women’s singles

• An Se Young
• Nozomi Okuhara
• Supanida Katethong

Women’s doubles

• Laksika Kanlaha/Phataimas Muenwong

Mixed doubles

• Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong
• Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino
• Kim Won Ho/Jeong Na Eun
• Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai
• Seo Seung Jae/Chae Yu Jong
• Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin
• Pakkapon Teeraratsakul/Phataimas Muenwong

Also Read: Hong Kong Open 2024: Schedule, Fixtures, Missing Shuttlers

China Open 2024: Key Dates

First round: September 17-18 

Second round: September 19 

Quarterfinals: September 20 

Semifinals: September 21 

Final: September 22