Three pairs — Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping, Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong and world champions Seo Seung Jae/Chae Yu Jung — racked up 100,000 points or more to lead the mixed doubles qualifiers into the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023. Apart from two pairs each from China and Korea, the Member Associations represented include Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong China and Malaysia.

The eight qualifiers will vie for glory at the US$2.5 million season finale. Here is an overview of this season’s performances of the eight pairs:

Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (China)

Started the year with three straight titles, and they kept up that intensity through the year, with four more titles.

• Kumamoto Masters Japan 2023: Runners-up
• VICTOR Denmark Open 2023: Winners
• CLASH OF CLANS Arctic Open 2023 powered by YONEX: Winners
• SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2023: Winners
• Korea Open 2023: Winners
• PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2023 presented by DAIHATSU: Runners-up
• YONEX German Open 2023: Winners
• PRINCESS SIRIVANNAVARI Thailand Masters 2023: Winners
• DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2023: Winners

Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong (China)

Apart from disappointment at the World Championships where they lost a close final, the world No.1s peaked at the biggest events, winning three of the four Super 1000 events.

• LI-NING China Masters 2023: Winners
• Kumamoto Masters Japan 2023: Winners
• VICTOR Denmark Open 2023: Runners-up
• KAPAL API GROUP Indonesia Open 2023: Winners
• YONEX All England: Winners
• PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2023: Winners

Seo Seung Jae/Chae Yu Jung (Korea)

A memorable season for the Korean duo as they won the World Championships and followed that up with the Super 1000 title in China.

• LI-NING China Masters 2023: Runners-up
• Korea Masters 2023: Winners
• VICTOR China Open 2023: Winners
• YONEX All England: Runners-up
• PRINCESS SIRIVANNAVARI Thailand Masters 2023: Runners-up

Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan)

Achieved possibly their most emotional triumph as they became the first Japanese mixed doubles pair to win the Japan Open.

• DAIHATSU Japan Open 2023: Winners
• KAPAL API GROUP Indonesia Open 2023: Runners-up
• KFF Singapore Open 2023: Runners-up
• YONEX SUNRISE India Open 2023: Winners
• PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2023: Runners-up

Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand)

The 2021 world champions had a modest season, with the highlight being the PERODUA Malaysia Masters triumph, besides finals in Thailand and Japan.

• DAIHATSU Japan Open 2023: Runners-up
• Korea Open 2023: Semifinals
• TOYOTA GAZOO RACING Thailand Open 2023: Runners-up
• PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2023 presented by DAIHATSU: Winners
• PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2023: Semifinals

Kim Won Ho/Jeong Na Eun (Korea)

While they did have fitness concerns during the year, they still performed creditably with five semifinals and a final.

• YONEX French Open 2023: Semifinals
• KFF Singapore Open 2023: Semifinals
• TOYOTA GAZOO RACING Thailand Open 2023: Winners
• YONEX All England: Semifinals
• YONEX German Open 2023: Runners-up
• PRINCESS SIRIVANNAVARI Thailand Masters 2023: Semifinals
• YONEX SUNRISE India Open 2023: Semifinals

Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong China)

Struggled in the first half of the season, but recovered towards the end, clinching their qualifying spot at the very last tournament by making the semifinals.

• LI-NING China Masters 2023: Semifinals
• HYLO Open 2023: Winners
• YONEX French Open 2023: Runners-up
• VICTOR Hong Kong Open 2023: Runners-up
• KAPAL API GROUP Indonesia Open 2023: Semifinals

Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (Malaysia)

The Malaysians played an amazing 22 World Tour events, and yet managed good results through this busy season, with titles in Orleans and Taipei.

• Korea Masters 2023: Semifinals
• CLASH OF CLANS Arctic Open 2023 powered by YONEX: Semifinals
• VICTOR China Open 2023: Semifinals
• YONEX Taipei Open 2023: Winners
• KFF Singapore Open 2023: Semifinals
• Orléans Masters Badminton 2023 presented by VICTOR: Winners