HSBC BWF World Tour Finals Qualifiers Announced

Badminton World Federation (BWF) has confirmed the qualifiers for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals to take place 27-31 January in Bangkok, Thailand.

The top eight players and pairs for each category in the HSBC BWF Road to Bangkok Rankings have been invited.

Only a maximum of two (2) players or pairs per Member Association are permitted to participate.

**Qualifiers 1-4 in each category are seeded**

Men’s Singles

Ranking Player Country Points Tournaments Played Qualifying Position
1 Viktor Axelsen Denmark 57220 6 1
2 Anders Antonsen Denmark 40820 6 2
3 Chou Tien Chen Chinese Taipei 40520 6 3
4 Rasmus Gemke Denmark 37020 7 Not Eligible
5 Wang Tzu Wei Chinese Taipei 35240 8 4
6 Ng Ka Long Angus Hong Kong China 35020 6 5
7 Kidambi Srikanth India 31360 9 6
8 Lee Zii Jia Malaysia 29390 6 7
9 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Indonesia 27620 5 8

 

Women’s Singles

Ranking Player Country Points Tournaments Played Qualifying Position
1 Carolina Marin Spain 73820 9 1
2 Tai Tzu Ying Chinese Taipei 40200 4 2
3 Ratchanok Intanon Thailand 38250 6 3
4 An Se Young Korea 37140 7 4
5 Pornpawee Chochuwong Thailand 33860 8 5
6 Michelle Li Canada 28940 5 6
7 Nozomi Okuhara Japan 28040 4 Not Eligible
8 Busanan Ongbamrungphan Thailand 27870 7 Not Eligible
9 Evgeniya Kosetskaya Russia 26750 9 7
10 Pusarla V. Sindhu India 24840 5 8

 

Men’s Doubles

Ranking Pair Country Points Tournaments Played Qualifying Position
1 Lee/Wang Chinese Taipei 51180 7 1
2 Chia/Soh Malaysia 36390 7 2
3 Ahsan/Setiawan Indonesia 35820 5 3
4 Ong/Teo Malaysia 35080 6 4
5 Ivanov/Sozonov Russia 33710 8 5
6 Ellis/Langridge England 33270 6 6
7 Lane/Vendy England 32040 8 7
8 Choi/Seo Korea 29640 7 8

 

Women’s Doubles

Ranking Pair Country Points Tournaments Played Qualifying Position
1 Polii/Rahayu Indonesia 46020 6 1
2 Kim/Kong Korea 43360 6 2
3 Lee/Shin Korea 40930 6 3
4 Chang/Kim Korea 37130 7 Not Eligible
5 Birch/Smith England 34170 8 4
6 Kititharakul/Prajongjai Thailand 33690 7 5
7 Fukushima/Hirota Japan 30200 4 Not Eligible
8 Efler/Herttrich Germany 29980 9 6
9 Chow/Lee Malaysia 29340 7 7
10 Hoo/Yap Malaysia 26160 7 8

 

Mixed Doubles

Ranking Pair Country Points Tournaments Played Qualifying Position
1 Ellis/Smith England 46100 8 1
2 Lamsfuss/Herttrich Germany 42040 9 2
3 Puavaranukroh/Taerattanachai Thailand 41400 5 3
4 Gicquel/Delrue France 38870 7 4
5 Jordan/Oktavianti Indonesia 32460 5 5
6 Seo/Chae Korea 31440 5 6
7 Faizal/Widjaja Indonesia 30790 6 7
8 Goh/Lai Malaysia 29990 7 8

 

It was mandatory for players to enter both the YONEX Thailand Open and TOYOTA Thailand Open in order to be eligible to qualify for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals.

The HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Bangkok concludes the 2020 World Tour season. The qualifying tournaments were:

  • ECOGREEN Syed Modi International Badminton Championships 2019
  • PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2020
  • DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2020
  • Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters 2020
  • Barcelona Spain Masters 2020
  • YONEX All England Open 2020
  • DANISA Denmark Open 2020
  • YONEX Thailand Open 2021
  • TOYOTA Thailand Open 2021

The draw for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals is scheduled for 10am Bangkok time on Tuesday 26 January 2021. It will be LIVE STREAMED on BWF Facebook and YouTube channels.

If you haven’t already, please register for the BWF Digital Media Hub to access content for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals, including the draw.

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