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2023 Spain Masters
The 2023 Spain Masters (officially known as the Madrid Spain Masters 2023) was a badminton tournament which was held at the Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur in Madrid, Spain, from 28 March to 2 April 2023 with a total prize of $210,000. Tournament The 2023 Spain Masters was the ninth tournament of the 2023 BWF World Tour and also part of the Spain Masters championship, which had been held since 2018. This tournament was organized by the Spanish Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the BWF. Venue This international tournament was held at the Centro Deportivo Municipal Gallur in Madrid, Spain. Point distribution Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event. Prize money The total prize money for this tournament was US$210,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations. Men's singles Seeds # Kenta Nishimoto (champion) # Kanta Tsuneyama ''(final)'' # Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits, second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its wikt:monocentric, monocentric Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area is the List of metropolitan areas in Europe by population, second-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the Manzanares (river), River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about above mean sea level. The capital city of both Spain and the surrounding Community of Madrid, autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanta Tsuneyama
was a Japanese badminton player from Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture. He reached a career-high ranking of world number 10 in men's singles. During his career, Tsuneyama won several BWF World Tour titles, including the 2018 Thailand Open, the 2019 Korea Masters, and the 2021 French Open. He was also part of the Japanese teams that won silver at the 2018 Thomas Cup and bronze medals at the 2018 and 2022 Asian Games. Tsuneyama officially retired on 22 August 2024. He has since been appointed as the coach for the Hokuto Bank Women's Badminton Team, starting in the 2025 season. Early career Tsuneyama began playing badminton at the age of six, influenced by his parents, who were former corporate badminton players in Japan. He attended Kusatsu Elementary School and Kusatsu Junior High School. While in junior high school, he placed in the top four at the 2011 All Japan Junior High School Championships. He later attended Higashi Osaka University Kashiwara High School, known for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Johannesen
Magnus Johannesen (born 2 February 2002) is a Danish badminton player. Personal life Johannesen started to train badminton at the age of six in the Brønderslev club. He is a left-handed like his idol, Lin Dan. Johannesen grew up in a badminton family. His mother Trine Johannesen (née Sørensen) is a Danish former badminton player, while his aunt Mette van Dalm is a bronze medalist in the 1999 World Championships. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Men's singles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luís Enrique Peñalver
Luís Enrique Peñalver Pereira (; born 10 February 1996) is a Spanish badminton player. The Toledo-born, represented Spain competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. He was a part of the Spanish national junior team that won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the mixed team event. In 2017, he won his first senior title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's singles event. Achievements Mediterranean Games ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament Notes References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Louda
Jan Louda (born 25 April 1999) is a Czech badminton player. Career Louda started playing badminton at a small age of 5, when his father introduced him to the sport of badminton. In his career so far, he has won international titles in Czech Republic, Mexico, Slovakia and Ukraine. He will represent Czech Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the men's singles discipline. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament BWF Junior International (5 titles, 2 runners-up) ''Boys' singles'' ''Boys' doubles'' : BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament : BWF Junio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitthikom Thammasin
Sitthikom Thammasin (; born 7 April 1995) is a Thai badminton player. He won the men's singles title at the 2012 Singapore International Series when he was 17. Thammasin was part of the Thailand national team that clinched the bronze medal at the 2019 Sudirman Cup. His best achievement in the individual event was becoming the champion at the BWF World Tour Super 300 2019 Macau Open. Achievements SEA Games ''Men's singles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' BWF World Tour (2 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Men's singles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up) ''Men's singles'' : BWF Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brice Leverdez
Brice Leverdez (born 9 April 1986) is a French badminton player. He was a champion at the Badminton at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, 2013 Mediterranean Games, won a silver medal at the Badminton at the 2019 European Games – Men's singles, 2015 European Games, and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Badminton Championships, 2018 European Championships. Career Leverdez started playing badminton at aged 12, and continued after that at the club, then in 2008, he joined France national badminton team. In 2005, he won bronze medal at the 2005 European Junior Badminton Championships, European Junior Badminton Championships in boys' doubles event partnered with Matthieu Lo Ying Ping. He won French National Badminton Championships in men's singles event from 2008 to 2015. In 2012, he competed in men's singles event at the Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, Summer Olympic Games held in London. During group stage, he had defeated Edwin Ekiring 21-12, 21-11, but was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaud Merklé
Arnaud-Sylvain-André Merklé (; born 25 April 2000) is a French badminton player from Staffelfelden. He was the boys singles European Junior Champion in 2018, and also part of the national junior team that clinched the mixed team title in 2017 and 2018. He participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and reached the boys' singles bronze medal match losing to Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the rubber game. Career In 2022, Merklé reached his first BWF World Tour final at the Syed Modi International. The final match between Merklé and his compatriot Lucas Claerbout was called off after Merklé tested positive for COVID-19. Both players were later awarded as runner-up with 5.950 ranking point. In 2025, Merklé won the Swedish Open in January, and then the Polish Open in March. Achievements European Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Chia-hao
Lee Chia-hao (; born 4 June 1999) is a Taiwanese badminton player affiliated with AP team. Career Lee was born in a badminton family. His father Lee Mou-chou is a former national champion who now works as Land Bank team head coach, and his sister Lee Chia-hsin is a member of national team. He has won several junior titles in his career, namely 2016 Australian Junior International in both singles and doubles events, Singapore Youth International, 2017 German Junior Grand Prix, and defended his boys' singles Australian title. He also won the silver medal at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships. With his achievements, the 17-year-old, Lee became the first Taiwanese player to rank no. 1 in the world junior rankings in January 2017. Achievements Asian Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toma Junior Popov
Toma Junior Popov (born 29 September 1998) is a French badminton player. Partnered with his brother Christo Popov, he won the men's doubles gold at the 2025 European Championships. He competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games and claimed the men's singles bronze medal. In the juniors, Popov won the bronze medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the boys' singles event. Popov made history as the first non-Danish male player to win a European Junior team gold as well as the men's singles and doubles in 2017. He joined Peter Gade, Jim Laugesen, and Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen as the only men to have ever completed the treble. Early and personal life Born in Sofia, Popov came from a badminton family. His father, Thomas, is a former Bulgarian and French national player. His brother, Christo Popov, also plays badminton. He started to play when he was 8 with neighbour and won his school championship at age of 9. Both of them trained at the Fos-sur-Mer club. Achievements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Tzu-wei
Wang Tzu-wei (; born 27 February 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He won his first international title at the 2014 New Zealand Open tournament. Wang competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where he won the gold medals in the men's singles and team events. He also competed at the 2018 Asian Games and 2020 Summer Olympics. Achievements Summer Universiade ''Men's singles'' World University Championships ''Men's singles'' BWF World Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' BWF World Tour (1 title) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Men's singles'' BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 5 runn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasmus Gemke
Rasmus Gemke (born 11 January 1997) is a Danish badminton player. He was awarded the 2012 Badminton Denmark Comet of the Year. He was part of the Danish national U-19 team to win bronze at the 2015 European Junior Badminton Championships in Lubin, Poland. He made his senior international debut at the 2016 Belgian International tournament. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 title, 4 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Men's singles'' BWF Grand Prix (1 title) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
