China Open: High-Octane Openers On the Cards
In keeping with recent trends, men’s singles at the VICTOR China Open 2023 will once again see blockbuster opening round clashes between recent HSBC BWF World Tour winners.
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The China Open (5-10 September 2023), to be held in Changzhou, will be the first World Tour event after the TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2023 and is the fourth and final Super 1000 of the year.
Top seed Viktor Axelsen, winner of three events this season, will take on Taipei Open champion Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo while in the same quarter, Korea Open winner Anders Antonsen faces Canada Open champion Lakshya Sen.
In the second quarter, India Open winner Kunlavut Vitidsarn takes on Orleans Masters champion Priyanshu Rajawat, while Indonesia Masters winner Jonatan Christie and Australia Open winner Weng Hong Yang face off.