2023 BWF World Senior Championships – 40+

2023 BWF World Senior Championships – 40+

Tournament details
Dates	11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) – 17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)
Edition	11
Level	International
Competitors	183 from 26 nations
Venue	Hwasan Indoor Stadium Jeonju Indoor Badminton Hall
Location	Jeonju, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Yang Chia-hao
Women's singles	Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen
Men's doubles	Boonsak Ponsana Jakrapan Thanathiratham
Women's doubles	Drífa Harðardóttir Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen
Mixed doubles	Jakrapan Thanathiratham Kamonwan Winyoowijak
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These are the results of 2023 BWF World Senior Championships' 40+ events.

Competition schedule

Match was played as scheduled below.

#R

Preliminary rounds

QF

Quarter-finals

SF

Semi-finals

F

Finals

H

Hwasan Indoor Stadium

J

Jeonju Indoor Badminton Hall

Date	11 Sep		12 Sep		13 Sep		14 Sep		15 Sep	16 Sep	17 Sep
Venue	H	J	H	J	H	J	H	J	H	H	H
Men's singles		1R	2R		3R			QF		SF	F
Women's singles					1R			2R	QF	SF	F
Men's doubles		1R	2R					3R	QF	SF	F
Women's doubles		1R			2R			QF		SF	F
Mixed doubles		1R	2R		3R				QF	SF	F

Medal summary

Medal standings

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

2023 BWF World Senior Championships medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand	2	2	0	4
2	Denmark	1.5	0	0	1.5
3	Chinese Taipei	1	1	2.5	4.5
4	Iceland	0.5	0	0	0.5
5	Japan	0	1	2	3
6	Germany	0	1	0	1
7	India	0	0	3	3
8	Norway	0	0	1	1
	Romania	0	0	1	1
10	United States	0	0	0.5	0.5
Totals (10 entries)		5	5	10	20

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Yang Chia-hao	Daichi Hanamoto	Kazutaka Ninomiya
			Wang Li-wei
Women's singles	Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen	Kamonwan Winyoowijak	Cheng Wen-hsing
			Sayaka Ueyama
Men's doubles	Boonsak Ponsana Jakrapan Thanathiratham	Feng Hung-yun Yang Chia-hao	Robert Ciobotaru Daniel Cojocaru
			J. B. S. Vidyadhar Sanave Thomas
Women's doubles	Drífa Harðardóttir Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen	Tiina Kähler Jessica Willems	Cheng Wen-hsing Katy Li
			Nupura Gadgil Pooja Patil
Mixed doubles	Jakrapan Thanathiratham Kamonwan Winyoowijak	Naruenart Chuaymak Thanyalak Dechprarom	Jim Ronny Andersen Helene Abusdal
			Sunil Gladson Varadaraj Pooja Patil

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Boonsak Ponsana (quarter-finals)
2. Andrew Aspinal (third round)
3. Quentin Gallet (second round)
4. Mathieu Seignez (second round)
5. Jan Fröhlich (third round)
6. Adam Kosz (third round)
7. Jesper von Hertzen (second round)
8. Yang Chia-hao (champion; gold medalist)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Daichi Hanamoto	21	21
		Kazutaka Ninomiya	15	11
									Daichi Hanamoto	16	18
								5/8	Yang Chia-hao	21	21
		Wang Li-wei	13	12
	5/8	Yang Chia-hao	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	B Ponsana	21	21
									M Šimo	11	10
		M Šimo	21	21
		M Dahler	16	12
															1	B Ponsana	21	21
																M Prinz	9	17
									Tsai L-a	12	5
									M Prinz	21	21
		M Prinz	21	21
		P Eriksson	8	2
																						1	B Ponsana	12	19
																							D Hanamoto	21	21
								5/8	J Fröhlich	21	21
									A Kattapurath	18	9
		A Kattapurath	21	21
		V Chotteyandamada	10	15
															5/8	J Fröhlich	21	11	15
																D Hanamoto	19	21	21
		P Freeman	4	10
		D Hanamoto	21	21
									D Hanamoto	21	21
									Lau C W	6	6
		Lau C W	21	21
		Kook J-h	16	19

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	Q Gallet	21	13	11
									Y Chauhan	12	21	21
		R K Mariappan	7	13
		Y Chauhan	21	21
																Y Chauhan	15	21	21
																D Ruaenghutthakarn	21	15	19
									Hsieh S-h	13	11
									D Ruaenghutthakarn	21	21
		S Hermansen	18	23	18
		D Ruaenghutthakarn	21	21	21
																							Y Chauhan	13	16
																							K Ninomiya	21	21
								5/8	J von Hertzen	21	20	11
									Ng C K	13	22	21
		Ng C K	21	21
		S Latorre	4	8
																Ng C K	13	16
																K Ninomiya	21	21
		B Cretu	21	19	19
		R R Bhat	16	21	21
									R R Bhat	17	11
									K Ninomiya	21	21
		Shin H-w	3	11
		K Ninomiya	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		P Dubský	6	5
		C Spice	21	21
									C Spice
									H Aro	w	/	o
		S Suwanphom	21	16	15
		H Aro	14	21	21
																H Aro	21	21
															5/8	A Kosz	12	13
		Choi Y-h	13	21	15
		D Hernansanz	21	12	21
									D Hernansanz	7	12
								5/8	A Kosz	21	21
																							H Aro	10	8
																							Wang L-w	21	21
		V Ojha	21	21
		K Svensson	5	5
									V Ojha	16	18
									Wang L-w	21	21
		K Watanabe	17	7r
		Wang L-w	21	7
																Wang L-w	21	21
																P Histel	6	10
		P Histel	21	21
		R Ciobotaru	18	18
									P Histel	21	19	21
								3/4	M Seignez	11	21	13

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		E Andreev	13	17
		S Coto	21	21
									S Coto	9	21	21
									V Reyes	21	16	19
		V Reyes	21	21
		Park K-s	7	9
																S Coto	8	7
															5/8	Yang C-h	21	21
		M Higashi	21	21
		K Nanakorn	7	6
									M Higashi	8	16
								5/8	Yang C-h	21	21
																						5/8	Yang C-h	21	21
																							Leung W L	8	8
		M Tornemo	9	7
		Leung W L	21	21
									Leung W L	21	23	21
									A Baidya	9	25	17
																Leung W L	23	21
															2	A Aspinal	21	8
		G Constantinescu	22	19	21
		T Bless	20	21	14
									G Constantinescu	10	14
								2	A Aspinal	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Dominika Guzik-Płuchowska (quarter-finals)
2. Helene Abusdal (second round)
3. Cheng Wen-hsing (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
4. Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen (champion; gold medalist)
5. Anna Kondratieva (quarter-finals)
6. Himani Punia (second round)
7. Song Yoo-jeong (first round)
8. Kamonwan Winyoowijak (final; silver medalist)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5/8	Kamonwan Winyoowijak	18	21	21
	3/4	Cheng Wen-hsing	21	17	15
								5/8	Kamonwan Winyoowijak	23	13	7
								3/4	Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen	21	21	21
	3/4	Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen	21	21
		Sayaka Ueyama	13	14

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	D Guzik-Płuchowska	21	21
		S Tarakchieva	5	2
								1	D Guzik-Płuchowska	21	19	21
									H Takeuchi	8	21	7
		H Takeuchi	21	21
		S del Busto	15	8
															1	D Guzik-Płuchowska	23	8	14
															5/8	K Winyoowijak	21	21	21
	5/8	K Winyoowijak	21	21
		M Singh	10	4
								5/8	K Winyoowijak	21	21
									K Li	14	19
		Jeong G-r	0	6
		K Li	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3/4	Cheng W-h	21	21
		C Batty	13	10
								3/4	Cheng W-h	21	21
									H Vogt	7	9
		B Yupu	9	17
		H Vogt	21	21
															3/4	Cheng W-h	21	21
																N Sanada	13	5
	5/8	Song Y-j	13	14
		P Leelasilaprasart	21	21
									P Leelasilaprasart	16	22	15
									N Sanada	21	20	21
		Z Matějková	7	10
		N Sanada	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		V Serrano	21	21
		Jeong S-y	5	10
									V Serrano	21	20	23
								5/8	H Punia	7	22	21
		M Kołaczkowska	11	10
	5/8	H Punia	21	21
																V Serrano	10	3
															3/4	G U Hermansen	21	21
		W Fredriksson
		M Kasai	w	/	o
									M Kasai	10	6
								3/4	G U Hermansen	21	21
		N Rech	16	8
	3/4	G U Hermansen	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Park M-j	7	15
		M Thongdejsri	21	21
									M Thongdejsri	17	18
								5/8	A Kondratieva	21	21
		C Puebla	16	7
	5/8	A Kondratieva	21	21
																A Kondratieva	14	7
																S Ueyama	21	21
		S Ueyama	21	21
		A Pérégrina	9	6
									S Ueyama	21	21
								2	H Abusdal	15	10
		Jayashree P. N.	4	13
	2	H Abusdal	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Boonsak Ponsana / Jakrapan Thanathiratham (champions; gold medalists)
2. J. B. S. Vidyadhar / Sanave Thomas (semi-finals; bronze medalists)
3. Andrew Aspinal / Vinay Kumar (third round)
4. Paul Freeman / Philip Troke (third round)
5. Feng Hung-yun / Yang Chia-hao (final; silver medalists)
6. Hosemari Fujimoto / Tsuyoshi Fukui (quarter-finals)
7. Quentin Gallet / Mathieu Seignez (third round)
8. Pascal Histel / Michael Prinz (third round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Boonsak Ponsana Jakrapan Thanathiratham	21	21
		Robert Ciobotaru Daniel Cojocaru	19	17
								1	Boonsak Ponsana Jakrapan Thanathiratham	21	21
								5/8	Feng Hung-yun Yang Chia-hao	13	19
	5/8	Feng Hung-yun Yang Chia-hao	18	24	21
	2	J. B. S. Vidyadhar Sanave Thomas	21	22	16

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	B Ponsana J Thanathiratham	21	21
									A Baudet M Dahler	7	10
															1	B Ponsana J Thanathiratham	21	21
																A Nair A Umrani	17	11
									A Nair A Umrani	21	21
									Kang J-w Kim S	16	12
																						1	B Ponsana J Thanathiratham	24	21
																						5/8	H Fujimoto T Fukui	22	19
								5/8	H Fujimoto T Fukui	21	21
									Cheung C F Fung S K	17	11
															5/8	H Fujimoto T Fukui	21	21
																Y Dayal M Christopher M. P.	9	14
									Y Dayal M Christopher M. P.	21	21
									H Aro J von Hertzen	9	18
		H Aro J von Hertzen	21	20	21
		Lee Y-j Wu C-y	14	22	16

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	A Aspinal V Kumar	21	21
									Go T-y Park K-r	13	10
															3/4	A Aspinal V Kumar	7	16
																R Ciobotaru D Cojocaru	21	21
									R Ciobotaru D Cojocaru	21	21
									Lee C-y Yu C-h	18	15
																							R Ciobotaru D Cojocaru	21	21
																							D Dhillon H Duggal	19	11
								5/8	P Histel M Prinz	w	/	o
									T Morinaga K Watanabe
															5/8	P Histel M Prinz	19	25
																D Dhillon H Duggal	21	27
									D Dhillon H Duggal	21	21
									G Shimal S Sudharshan	10	18
		E Andreev V Loh	14	18
		G Shimal S Sudharshan	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		C Korkeatudom D Ruaenghutthakarn	21	21
		R Nimkar V Ojha	13	14
									C Korkeatudom D Ruaenghutthakarn	21	21
									P Dubský M Šimo	7	7
																C Korkeatudom D Ruaenghutthakarn	7	14
															5/8	Feng H-y Yang C-h	21	21
									Kim J-e Park K-j	7	14
								5/8	Feng H-y Yang C-h	21	21
																						5/8	Feng H-y Yang C-h	21	21
																							M Higashi H Mine	17	14
		K-T Khamchanh-Vannouvong P Lepage	9	12
		M Higashi H Mine	21	21
									M Higashi H Mine	21	21
									R R Bhat V Reyes	8	12
																M Higashi H Mine	22	21
															3/4	P Freeman P Troke	20	10
									G Constantinescu B Cretu	10	9
								3/4	P Freeman P Troke	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		K Nanakorn S Suwanphom	21	21
		Hsieh S-h Tsai L-a	16	18
									K Nanakorn S Suwanphom	16	11
									T Tada R Yuki	21	21
																T Tada R Yuki	21	21
															5/8	Q Gallet M Seignez	13	15
									S Latorre S Martínez	9	6
								5/8	Q Gallet M Seignez	21	21
																							T Tada R Yuki	17	21	13
																						2	J. B. S. Vidyadhar S Thomas	21	19	21
									R K Mariappan A Mishra	21	19	21
									Hong M-s Kim B-k	17	21	16
																R K Mariappan A Mishra	11	12
															2	J. B. S. Vidyadhar S Thomas	21	21
									Leung W L Ng C K	14	16
								2	J. B. S. Vidyadhar S Thomas	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Drífa Harðardóttir / Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen (champion; gold medalists)
2. Nupura Gadgil / Pooja Patil (semi-finals; bronze medalists)
3. Tiina Kähler / Jessica Willems (final; silver medalists)
4. Zuzana Matějková / Nicole Rech (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Drífa Harðardóttir Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen	21	21
		Cheng Wen-hsing Katy Li	13	18
								1	Drífa Harðardóttir Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen	21	21
								3/4	Tiina Kähler Jessica Willems	12	9
	3/4	Tiina Kähler Jessica Willems	21	21
	2	Nupura Gadgil Pooja Patil	16	15

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								1	D Harðardóttir G U Hermansen	21	21
									H Punia N Santhanam	9	3
															1	D Harðardóttir G U Hermansen	21	21
																S Nunome S Ueyama	6	14
									Kang H-j Lee M-j	7	3
									S Nunome S Ueyama	21	21
		S Nunome S Ueyama	21	22
		T Dechprarom K Winyoowijak	16	20

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	Z Matějková N Rech	13	12
									Lu M-c Tsao T-c	21	21
		Lu M-c Tsao T-c	21	21
		Kim M-j Park M-j	13	10
																Lu M-c Tsao T-c	12	17
																Cheng W-h K Li	21	21
								SUB	S Jethwani A Lotke	5	7
									Cheng W-h K Li	21	21
		M Okamoto H Takeuchi	12	17
		Cheng W-h K Li	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		A Kondratieva F Striebel	15	21	21
		R Ingalhalikar S Pujari	21	19	16
									A Kondratieva F Striebel	20	10
									Kim H-r Kim H-h	22	21
																Kim H-r Kim H-h	8	18
															3/4	T Kähler J Willems	21	21
		A Morio K Takeuchi	21	21
		C Batty M Rossil	12	6
									A Morio K Takeuchi	16	21	12
								3/4	T Kähler J Willems	21	16	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		C Puebla E Segarra	2	7
		L Campbell D Guzik-Płuchowska	21	21
									L Campbell D Guzik-Płuchowska	16	21	21
									M Kasai K Kimura	21	11	10
																L Campbell D Guzik-Płuchowska	17	21	11
															2	N Gadgil P Patil	21	18	21
		A M Popa S Tarakchieva	w	/	o
		W Fredriksson A Stenmark
									A M Popa S Tarakchieva	15	9
								2	N Gadgil P Patil	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Jim Ronny Andersen / Helene Abusdal (semi-finals; bronze medalists)
2. Sunil Gladson Varadaraj / Pooja Patil (semi-finals; bronze medalists)
3. Søren Hermansen / Gry Uhrenholt Hermansen (quarter-finals)
4. Pascal Histel / Tiina Kähler (quarter-finals)
5. Tsuyoshi Fukui / Miyuki Kusanagi (second round)
6. Lee Ching-yu / Su Yu-pei (second round)
7. Sanave Thomas / Nupura Gadgil (quarter-finals)
8. Jesper von Hertzen / Emmi Heikkinen (third round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Jim Ronny Andersen Helene Abusdal
		Jakrapan Thanathiratham Kamonwan Winyoowijak	w	/	o
									Jakrapan Thanathiratham Kamonwan Winyoowijak	17	21	21
									Naruenart Chuaymak Thanyalak Dechprarom	21	17	12
		Naruenart Chuaymak Thanyalak Dechprarom	14	21	21
	2	Sunil Gladson Varadaraj Pooja Patil	21	18	18

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	J R Andersen H Abusdal	21	21
									Yang C-h Tsao T-c	13	15
															1	J R Andersen H Abusdal	21	21
																V Chotteyandamada N Rech	16	11
									V Chotteyandamada N Rech	21	16	21
									P Freeman K Fairey	15	21	15
		P Freeman K Fairey	21	21
		L A Morcillo V Serrano	15	6
																						1	J R Andersen H Abusdal	16	21	21
																						5/8	S Thomas N Gadgil	21	12	19
								5/8	S Thomas N Gadgil	21	21
									D Ruaenghutthakarn K Khampachue	12	12
															5/8	S Thomas N Gadgil	21	21
																T Morinaga A Morio	15	19
									E Andreev S Tarakchieva	13	7
									T Morinaga A Morio	21	21
		T Morinaga A Morio	21	21
		Park Y-s Son J-h	7	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	S Hermansen G U Hermansen	21	21
									D Hernansanz E Segarra	8	4
															3/4	S Hermansen G U Hermansen	16	21	21
																Q Gallet A Pérégrina	21	13	15
									A Kosz A Kondratieva	22	13
									Q Gallet A Pérégrina	24	21
		Q Gallet A Pérégrina	21	17	21
		M Okawara M Okamoto	18	21	18
																						3/4	S Hermansen G U Hermansen	12	16
																							J Thanathiratham K Winyoowijak	21	21
								5/8	Lee C-y Su Y-p	10	14
									J Thanathiratham K Winyoowijak	21	21
		Choi J-w Kim H-h	10	16
		J Thanathiratham K Winyoowijak	21	21
																J Thanathiratham K Winyoowijak	21	21
																A Sharma B Sharma	17	7
									M Prinz H Vogt	14	17
									A Sharma B Sharma	21	21
		G Constantinescu M Kołaczkowska	10	9
		A Sharma B Sharma	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		H Mine K Takeuchi	21	21
		A Baudet J Gazeau-Maillard	19	13
									H Mine K Takeuchi	8	10
									N Chuaymak T Dechprarom	21	21
																N Chuaymak T Dechprarom	26	21	21
															5/8	J von Hertzen E Heikkinen	28	7	19
		A Baidya U Dey	20	12
		Yu C-h Weng C-y	22	21
									Yu C-h Weng C-y	10	6
								5/8	J von Hertzen E Heikkinen	21	21
																							N Chuaymak T Dechprarom	21	21
																						3/4	P Histel T Kähler	12	18
		Lim C-h Choi H-h	21	21
		S Latorre C Puebla	9	9
									Lim C-h Choi H-h	21	21
									V Kumar H Mathiasen	11	9
																Lim C-h Choi H-h	16	18
															3/4	P Histel T Kähler	21	21
									A Aspinal A Stenmark
								3/4	P Histel T Kähler	w	/	o

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		S Coto Z Matějková	17	21	21
		Á Rangil S del Busto	21	14	18
									S Coto Z Matějková	18	21	21
									Yu K-c Lu Y-c	21	15	16
																S Coto Z Matějková	8	14
																Cheung C F Chan P C	21	21
									Cheung C F Chan P C	21	21
								5/8	T Fukui M Kusanagi	17	18
																							Cheung C F Chan P C	10	12
																						2	S G Varadaraj P Patil	21	21
		G Shimal L Punchihewa	7	10
		C Korkeatudom P Leelasilaprasart	21	21
									C Korkeatudom P Leelasilaprasart	21	21
									Lim H-t Kwon Y-m	12	12
																C Korkeatudom P Leelasilaprasart	11	21	16
															2	S G Varadaraj P Patil	21	12	21
									P Troke C Batty	10	15
								2	S G Varadaraj P Patil	21	21

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