The 2023 Kaohsiung Masters, officially the Victor Kaohsiung Masters 2023, was a badminton tournament which took place at the
Kaohsiung Arena
The Kaohsiung Arena () is an indoor sporting arena located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is used to host indoor sporting events. It was used as a host to some of the indoor sporting events during the 2009 World Games.
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Kaohsiung
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, Taiwan from 26 September to 1 October 2023 and had a total prize of $100,000.
Tournament
The 2023 Kaohsiung Masters was the twenty-third tournament of the
2023 BWF World Tour
The 2023 BWF World Tour (officially known as 2023 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons), was the sixth season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 30 tournaments that lead up to the World Tour Finals tournament. The 31 tourn ...
. This was for the first time that
Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters () is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, T ...
would be held and included in the BWF Tour calendar. This tournament was organized by
Chinese Taipei Badminton Association
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and sanctioned by the
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Venue
This international tournament was held at the
Kaohsiung Arena
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Kaohsiung
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, Taiwan.
Point distribution
Below is a table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the
BWF points system for the
BWF Tour Super 100
The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (men's, women's and mixed). The compet ...
event.
Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament is US$100,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.
Men's singles
Seeds
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Lin Chun-yi (Champion)
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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 s ...
''(Quarter-finals)''
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Kiran George
Kiran George (born 11 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He won the Polish International title. He also competed in the 2020 Thomas Cup and 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships.
Career 2021–22
In 2021, Kiran George's first to ...
''(Second round)''
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Takuma Obayashi ''(Third round)''
#
Yushi Tanaka
is a Japanese badminton player and a member of the Japan national team. A graduate of Nihon University, Tanaka has represented the NTT East Badminton Team since April 2022. He has won two Super 300 titles: the Orléans Masters and the U.S. ...
''(Final)''
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B. Sai Praneeth ''(Withdrew)''
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Huang Yu-kai ''(Semi-finals)''
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Soong Joo Ven
Soong Joo Ven (; formerly known as ; born 19 May 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian team that won gold in the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event.
Career
2011–2017
He won silver medal a ...
''(Second round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
#
Pai Yu-po
Pai Yu-po (; born 18 April 1991) is a Taiwanese badminton player. She started playing badminton at age 9, and debuted at the 2007 Vietnam International. She joined the Chinese Taipei national badminton team in 2014, and represented her country d ...
''(First round)''
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Nozomi Okuhara
is a Japanese badminton player. A former World's number 1 in the BWF rankings for the women's singles, she is well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and gold medal at the 2017 World Champ ...
''(Second round)''
# Lauren Lam ''(First round)''
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Huang Yu-hsun ''(First round)''
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Riko Gunji ''(Final)''
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Tanya Hemanth ''(First round)''
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Kisona Selvaduray
Kisona Selvaduray (born 1 October 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. She was the bronze medalist at the 2013 Asian Youth Games in the women's singles category. She won her first senior international title at the Indonesia International Ser ...
''(Second round)''
#
Lalinrat Chaiwan ''(Second round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
#
Lee Jhe-huei
Lee Jhe-huei (; born 20 March 1994) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Career
He played in the men's doubles with Lee Yang. They were the champions at the 2016 Vietnam Open Grand Prix. In 2015, together they entered the 2015 Chinese Taipei ...
/
Yang Po-hsuan
Yang Po-hsuan (; born 23 August 1996) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He was part of the national university team that won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Achievements Asian Championships
''Men's doubles''
BWF World Tour ...
''(Final)''
#
Lee Fang-chih
Lee Fang-chih (; born 20 September 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He plays men's doubles with his twin brother Lee Fang-jen.
Achievements World University Games
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)
T ...
/
Lee Fang-jen
Lee Fang-jen (; born 20 September 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He plays men's doubles with his twin brother Lee Fang-chih.
Achievements BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and imple ...
''(Quarter-finals)
#
Chang Ko-chi
Chang Ko-chi (; born 21 November 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Achievements
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 san ...
/
Po Li-wei
Po Li-wei (; born 2 May 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Achievements World University Games
''Men's doubles''
BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a seri ...
''(Second round)''
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Ayato Endo /
Yuta Takei
is a Japanese badminton player from Tokyo. He graduated from the Meiji University, and joined NTT East badminton team on 1 April 2023.
Achievements BWF World Tour (1 title)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implem ...
''(Second round)''
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Krishna Prasad Garaga
Krishna Prasad Garaga (born 15 March 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He was the gold medalist at the 2019 South Asian Games in the men's doubles and team events. He was part of the India team that won the 2022 Thomas Cup.
Achievements
...
/
Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala ''(First round)''
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Chiu Hsiang-chieh /
Yang Ming-tse ''(First round)''
#
Goh Sze Fei
Goh Sze Fei ( zh, t=吳世飛, p=Wú Shìfēi; born 18 August 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was a silver medalist in the 2024 Asian Championships. Goh was part of the Malaysia winning team in the 2022 Asia Team Championships. He ...
/
Nur Izzuddin
Nur Izzuddin bin Mohd Rumsani (born 11 November 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was a silver medalist in the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships, 2024 Asian Championships. Izzuddin was part of the Malaysia winning team in the 2022 Badm ...
(Champions)
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Shuntaro Mezaki /
Haruya Nishida
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''(First round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
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Liu Chiao-yun
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Wang Yu-qiao
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''(Quarter-finals)''
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Hsieh Pei-shan /
Tseng Yu-chi
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''(First round)''
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Paula Lynn Cao Hok / Lauren Lam ''(Second round)''
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Hu Ling-fang /
Lin Xiao-min ''(Second round)''
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Sayaka Hobara /
Yui Suizu ''(Quarter-finals)''
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Hung En-tzu /
Lin Yu-pei ''(Quarter-finals)''
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Setyana Mapasa
Setyana Daniella Florensia Mapasa (born 15 August 1995) is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player. Mapasa won a silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team when she represented Indonesia. She officially became an ...
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Angela Yu (Champions)
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Fan Ka Yan
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Yau Mau Ying ''(Semi-finals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
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Dejan Ferdinansyah
Dejan Ferdinansyah (born 21 January 2000) is an Indonesian badminton player who is affiliated with the Djarum club.
Career
Ferdinansyah has been affiliated with the PB Djarum club since 2019. In that same year, he partnered with Serena Kani a ...
/
Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja ''(Final)''
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Chang Ko-chi
Chang Ko-chi (; born 21 November 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Achievements
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 san ...
/
Lee Chih-chen ''(Quarter-finals)''
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Yang Po-hsuan
Yang Po-hsuan (; born 23 August 1996) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He was part of the national university team that won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Achievements Asian Championships
''Men's doubles''
BWF World Tour ...
/
Hu Ling-fang ''(Quarter-finals)''
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Hoo Pang Ron
Hoo Pang Ron (; born 29 March 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He began to play badminton at the age of ten, and started competing or playing competitively when he was eighteen. Paired with Cheng Su Yin, he entered the mixed doubles top 20 ...
/
Teoh Mei Xing ''(Withdrew)''
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Ruttanapak Oupthong /
Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat (, ; born Kwanchanok Sudjaipraparat (); 18 February 1999) is a Thai badminton player.
Achievements World University Games
''Women's doubles''
BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was a ...
''(Semi-finals)''
#
Chiu Hsiang-chieh /
Lin Xiao-min ''(Semi-finals)''
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Wei Chun-wei /
Nicole Gonzales Chan ''(First round)''
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Chang Tak Ching
Chang Tak Ching (; born 22 January 1995) is a Hong Kong badminton player. He, partnered with Ng Wing Yung, participated in the 2021 BWF World Championships' mixed doubles event, and defeated the top seeds and the defending champions Zheng Siwei ...
/
Fu Chi Yan
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''(Second round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Tournament link
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Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters () is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, T ...
Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters () is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, T ...
Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters () is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, T ...
Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters () is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiung, T ...
Kaohsiung Masters