The 2022 India Open, officially known as the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons, was a badminton tournament that took place at the
K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
, India, from 11 to 16 January 2022. It had a total prize pool of US$400,000.
Tournament
The 2022 India Open was the first tournament of the
2022 BWF World Tour and was part of the
India Open
The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgr ...
championships, which had been held since 1973. The tournament was organized by the
Badminton Association of India
Badminton Association of India, is the governing body of badminton in India. The association, which was formed in 1934, is registered under the societies act. The body has been hosting annual Indian National Badminton Championships, national-l ...
with sanction from the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...
.
Venue
This international tournament was held at the
K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in
New Delhi
New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...
, India.
Point distribution
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the
BWF points system for the
BWF World Tour Super 500 event.
Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$400,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance by BWF regulations.
Impact of COVID-19
Due to COVID-19, the tournament was held behind closed doors at
K. D. Jadhav Indoor Hall with the participating players tested for
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
daily.
However, there were many shuttlers withdrawing from the tournament before and during the tournament. On 7 January 2022, the entire England contingent withdrew before the competition started after
Sean Vendy
Sean Vendy (born 18 May 1996) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at aged 5 in Orkney, then moved to England at 7. He became part of the England national badminton team in May 2015. In 2022, he partnered with Ben La ...
and
Nathan Robertson
Nathan James Robertson (born 30 May 1977) from Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event. He was educated at Dayncourt School Spe ...
was tested positive with
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
. On 12 January 2022, seven Indian shuttlers, including
Srikanth Kidambi
Srikanth Kidambi (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian badminton player. Known for his powerful smashes and quick footwork, he became the first Indian male to reach the World No. 1 ranking in the BWF World Rankings in April 2018. He made history ...
was withdrawn for the same reason.
Rodion Alimov and
Alina Davletova had to withdraw as well after Alimov was tested positive, giving
Terry Hee
Terry Hee Yong Kai (; born 6 July 1995) is a Singaporean badminton player. In mixed doubles with Jessica Tan, Hee won his first World Tour title at the 2022 India Open. Hee together with Jessica Tan also won the gold medal in the mixed doubl ...
and
Tan Wei Han a walkover on their mixed doubles semi-finals.
Men's singles
Seeds
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Srikanth Kidambi
Srikanth Kidambi (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian badminton player. Known for his powerful smashes and quick footwork, he became the first Indian male to reach the World No. 1 ranking in the BWF World Rankings in April 2018. He made history ...
''(second round)''
#
B. Sai Praneeth ''(withdrew)''
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Lakshya Sen
Lakshya Sen (born 16 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player. He's a former World Junior No. 1. Sen is a bronze medalist at the World Championships, a gold medalist at the Thomas Cup, a silver medalist at the Asian Games and a gold and si ...
(champion)
#
Kantaphon Wangcharoen
Kantaphon Wangcharoen (; born 18 September 1998) is a Thai badminton player. At the young age, Wangcharoen became the runner-up in the senior tournament 2014 Singapore International in the men's singles event after losing the match because of fo ...
''(withdrew)''
#
Loh Kean Yew
Loh Kean Yew LKY (born 26 June 1997) is a Singaporean badminton player. He is the former men's singles world champion, winning the title at the 2021 BWF World Championships – Men's singles, 2021 BWF World Championships, becoming the first Si ...
''(final)''
#
Sameer Verma
Sameer Verma (born 22 October 1994) is an Indian badminton player. He trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy, Hyderabad. Sameer is the brother of Indian badminton player Sourabh Verma.
Career
2011
Verma won a silver medal in the boys ...
''(second round)''
#
Tommy Sugiarto
Tommy Sugiarto (born 31 May 1988) is an Indonesian badminton player who is a singles specialist. He was the bronze medalist at the 2014 World Championships. Sugiarto competed at the 2014 Asian Games and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Personal life
To ...
''(first round)''
#
Prannoy Kumar
Prannoy Haseena Sunil Kumar (born 17 July 1992), also known as H. S. Prannoy, is an Indian badminton player who currently trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. He has won bronze medals at the 2023 World Championships ...
''(quarter-finals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
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P. V. Sindhu ''(semi-finals)''
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Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thai: บุศนันท์ อึ๊งบำรุงพันธ์; born 22 March 1996) is a Thai badminton player who specializes in singles. She was the women's singles gold medalists at the 2015 SEA Games, and ...
(champion)
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Yeo Jia Min ''(quarter-finals)''
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Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal (; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was ...
''(second round)''
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Evgeniya Kosetskaya
Evgeniya Andreevna Kosetskaya (; born 16 December 1994) is a Russian badminton player. She was the women's doubles silver medalist at the 2015 Baku European Games, and settled the women's singles bronze medal in 2019 Minsk. She competed at the ...
''(first round)''
#
Supanida Katethong ''(final)''
#
Iris Wang
Iris Wang (born September 2, 1994) is an American badminton player who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Personal life
Wang was born in Pasadena, California
Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, Cali ...
''(withdrew)''
#
Fitriani
Fitriani (born 27 December 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in women's singles and women's doubles discipline affiliated with Exist club. She won team silver at the 2019 SEA Games and bronze medals at the 2017 SEA Games and ...
''(withdrew)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
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Mohammad Ahsan
Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian retired badminton player affiliated with Djarum club who specializes in the men's doubles. He is a three-time World Champion, three-time season ending finals champion, and Asian Games go ...
/
Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion. With these achievements, Se ...
''(final)''
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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player. Together with his men's doubles partner Chirag Shetty, he won the gold medal at the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships. They are the only Indian ...
/
Chirag Shetty
Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player. Partnering Satwiksairaj Rankireddy in the men's doubles, he emerge victorius in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Championships. They are the only Ind ...
(champions)
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Ong Yew Sin
Ong Yew Sin (born 30 January 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won a silver medal with Teo Ee Yi at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Teo at the 2021 BWF World Championships.
Personal life
Ong Yew Sin is en ...
/
Teo Ee Yi
Teo Ee Yi (; born 4 April 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won a silver medal with Ong Yew Sin at the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships and a bronze medal with Ong at the 2021 BWF World Championships. In the junior event, he captured ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Ben Lane
Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player. He won the men's doubles silver medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 European Games, and also a bronze medal in the European Championships.
Personal life
Ben's mother Su ...
/
Sean Vendy
Sean Vendy (born 18 May 1996) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at aged 5 in Orkney, then moved to England at 7. He became part of the England national badminton team in May 2015. In 2022, he partnered with Ben La ...
''(withdrew)''
#
B. Sumeeth Reddy /
Manu Attri ''(withdrew)''
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Arjun MR /
Dhruv Kapila ''(second round)''
#
Krishna Prasad Garaga /
Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala ''(first round)''
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Fabien Delrue /
William Villeger ''(semi-finals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
#
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Jongkolphan Kititharakul (; born 1 March 1993) is a Thai badminton player who specialized in doubles. She was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2017 SEA Games, also part of the team that clinched the women's team gold medals in 2015, 2017 ...
/
Rawinda Prajongjai
Rawinda Prajongjai (; born 29 June 1993) is a Thai badminton player. She was part of the national women's team that clinched the gold medal at the 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023 SEA Games; and also won the women's doubles title in 2017. Started ...
''(withdrew)''
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Ashwini Ponnappa
Ashwini Ponnappa Machimanda (born 18 September 1989) is an Indian badminton player who represents the country at the international badminton circuit in both the women's and mixed doubles disciplines. She had a successful partnership with Jwal ...
/
N. Sikki Reddy ''(second round)''
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Anastasiia Akchurina
Anastasiia Akchurina (born 14 June 1992 as Anastasia Mihailovna Chervyakova; ) is a Russian badminton player. She won the 2009 European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' doubles event in Milan, Italy.
Achievements
European Champio ...
/
Olga Morozova
Olga Vasilyevna Morozova ( rus, Ольга Васильевна Морозова, , ˈolʲɡə mɐˈrozəvə, a=Ru-Olga_Morozova.ogg, links=no; born 22 February 1949) is a Russian former professional tennis player. Competing for the Soviet Uni ...
''(final)''
#
Benyapa Aimsaard
Benyapa Aimsaard (; born 29 August 2002) is a Thai badminton player.
Career
Aimsaard educated at the Demonstration School of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University. She entered the international circuit in 2015, at a very young age of 13. At t ...
/
Nuntakarn Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard (; born 23 May 1999) is a Thai badminton player. Aimsaard entered the international badminton circuit in 2015. She was part of the Thailand team that won the mixed team bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade. She won her ...
(champions)
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Vivian Hoo
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Hí Kâ-vùn''; born 19 March 1990) is a Malaysian former badminton player. She is the elder sister of Hoo Pang Ron, who is also a Malaysian badminton player.
Career
Teamed-up with Woon Khe Wei in th ...
/
Lim Chiew Sien ''(quarter-finals)''
#
Margot Lambert /
Anne Tran ''(withdrew)''
#
Gayatri Gopichand /
Treesa Jolly '' (second round)''
#
Shikha Gautam /
K. Ashwini Bhat ''(quarter-finals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
#
Tan Kian Meng
Tan Kian Meng (, born 1 June 1994) is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in the doubles events. He is currently playing with Lai Pei Jing in mixed doubles. Originally a singles player, he switched to play in the doubles events since ...
/
Lai Pei Jing
Lai Pei Jing (; born 8 August 1992) is a Malaysian badminton player who played in the doubles events. She started her career in the women's singles event. She briefly partnered Chan Peng Soon in mid-2014 and in August that year, they reached ...
''(semi-finals)''
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Rodion Alimov /
Alina Davletova ''(semi-finals)''
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Chen Tang Jie
Chen Tang Jie (; born 5 January 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2016 Asian Junior Championships and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and helped Malaysia to clinch a silver medal in the World Junior ...
/
Peck Yen Wei
Peck Yen Wei (, born 10 February 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged ten in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Jinjang Utara. She made her debut in the international tournament in 2014, and at the same year sh ...
''(final)''
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Callum Hemming /
Jessica Pugh ''(withdrew)''
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Chan Peng Soon
Chan Peng Soon (born 27 April 1988) is a Malaysian former badminton player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He has had a partnership with Goh Liu Ying where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in th ...
/
Valeree Siow ''(quarter-finals)''
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Adham Hatem Elgamal /
Doha Hany ''(second round)''
#
Dhruv Kapila /
Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy'' (second round)''
#
Venkat Gaurav Prasad /
Juhi Dewangan ''(quarter-finals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Tournament Link
{{India Open (badminton)
India Open (badminton)
India Open
The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgr ...
India Open
The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgr ...
India Open
The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgr ...