Rising Stars Naraoka, Aimsaards Qualify for Season Finale
Some of badminton’s rising stars feature prominently in the list of qualifiers to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2022 in Bangkok.
· BWF STAFF
Among those who have earned their qualification with their breakthrough performances this season are Japan’s Kodai Naraoka, China’s Zhang Shu Xian/Zheng Yu and Thailand’s Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard.
The SATHIO GROUP Australian Open 2022, which concluded in Sydney on Sunday, was the final qualifying event. World champions are assured of automatic qualification. The top eight players in the World Tour Rankings, with a maximum of two per Member Association in each category, will be invited to the season finale.
Naraoka, just 21, who won the Vietnam Open and made three other finals besides four semifinals, placed fifth in the World Tour Rankings.
- Kodai Naraoka
- Zhang Shu Xian
- Zheng Yu
- Benyapa Aimsaard
- Nuntakarn Aimsaard
- Viktor Axelsen
- Chen Yu Fei
- Jeong Na Eun
- Kim Hye Jeong
- Pearly Tan
- Thinaah Muralitharan
- Vivian Hoo
- Lim Chiew Sien
- Chen Qing Chen
- Jia Yi Fan
- Rinov Rivaldy
- Pitha Haningtyas Mentari
- Zheng Si Wei
- Huang Ya Qiong
- Fajar Alfian
- Muhammad Rian Ardianto
- Liu Yu Chen
- Ou Xuan Yi
- Choi Sol Gyu
- Kim Won Ho