Qualifying Heats Up With Two Events Left
Two qualifying events remain for the contenders to the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2023 to seal their places – this week’s Kumamoto Masters Japan 2023 and next week’s LI-NING China Masters 2023.
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While several players will feel secure at having done enough during the season to assure themselves of a ticket to Hangzhou, there are a few borderline cases who will need a strong showing at the last two events.
World No.1 Viktor Axelsen, for instance, is No.7 in the HSBC Race to Finals rankings. With only seven places up for grabs (No.9 Kunlavut Vitidsarn gets automatic qualification as the reigning world champion), Axelsen will eye strong finishes at both events to help him seal his spot at an event where he has won the last two titles.
Likewise, Ng Tze Yong, currently in eighth place on 73180 points, has a shot, while Kenta Nishimoto (No.10) and Lee Zii Jia (No.11) will need two exceptional weeks to harbour any hopes.
- Viktor Axelsen
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn
- Ng Tze Yong
- Beiwen Zhang
- Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
- Supanida Katethong
- Lee Yang
- Wang Chi-Lin
- Ong Yew Sin
- Teo Ee Yi
- Liu Yu Chen
- Ou Xuan Yi
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
- Chirag Shetty
- Liu Sheng Shu
- Tan Ning
- Jongkolphan Kititharakul
- Rawinda Prajongjai
- Benyapa Aimsaard
- Nuntakarn Aimsaard
- Pearly Tan
- Thinaah Muralitharan
- Ye Hong Wei
- Lee Chia Hsin
- Tang Chun Man
- Tse Ying Suet
- Hiroki Midorikawa
- Natsu Saito