Singapore Open 2019:-The Singapore Open is one of the most famous Badminton tournaments which get held at the Singapore Indoor stadium every year in the month of April. Event his year around, the tournament would be played between 9 to 14 April whilst carrying total prize money of $355,000.The tournament would be a part of the BWF( Badminton world federation) tour 2019 and would come as the 10th tournament held in the same context.
Also, the tournament is a part of the famous Singapore open championships which is been held since the year 1987 and organized by the Singapore Badminton association under the permission and authority of the Badminton world federation.
Point Distribution And Prize Money For The Singapore Open 2019
The point system in the Singapore open 2019 would be as per the BWF points system for the BWF world super 500 events and whilst it would be based on the ranking and position achieved by the respective participant in the same context, let’s take a look at the points system going to be used at this year’s Singapore open 2019.
| Ranking | Winner | Runner up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 | 65/128 |
| Points | 9200 | 7800 | 6420 | 5040 | 3600 | 2220 | 880 | 430 |
The Singles category on the other side, the prize money would include a big sum of $355,000 and would be distributed according to the following rankings achieved by the participant players.
When it comes to the singles category, the winner would be taking home prize money of $26,625 whilst the runners up will grab a sum of $13,490.The semifinalists will also be getting prize money of $5147 and the players who stay as the quarter-finalists will get $2130 in the process. On the other side, the players entering the last 16 will be receiving an amount of $1242.50 as a prize amount.
The Doubles category
Talking about the doubles category, the winners will be taking home a sum of $28,045 whilst the runners up will be getting their hands on prize money of $13490. Moreover, the semifinalists, quarter-finalists and the players reaching the last 16 will be grabbing a sum of $4970,$2573, and $1331 respectively in their kitty.
Tournament categories
Men’s singles event
The Men’s singles event at the 2019 Singapore open will be including some of the biggest names in the badminton world and all the players have been provided with seeds according to their ranking in the BWF players list.
Seeds
- Kento Momota
- Chou Tien Chen
- Viktor Axelsen,
- Chen Long,
- Srikanth Kidambi,
- Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
- Tommy Suggiarto.
Women’s category
On the other side, the women’s category will also be including some of the bets women badminton players from across the globe. Moreover, they have been seeded as well as per the rankings and their performances in the BWF tournaments.
Seeds
- Tai Tzu Ying
- Nozomi Okuhara
- Akane Yamaguchi
- PV Sindhu
- Ratchanok Intanon
- Saina Nehwal
- Sung Ji Hyun
- Sayaka Takahashi
The Men’s double category
In the men’s doubles category, most of the world’s top-seeded doubles player would be testing their skills and spirit at the Singapore open 2019.
Seeds
- Marcus Fenaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
- Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen
- Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda
- Mohammed Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan
- Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe
- Kim Astrup and Anders Skaruup Rasmussen
Women’s doubles category
Just like the men, the women also would be presenting their contention for the doubles event as per the following seeds.
- Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota
- Misaki Matsutumo and Ayaka Takahashi
- Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nakahara
- Shiho Tanaka and Koharu Yonomoto
Details about the venue
The Indoor stadium which will be hosting the Singapore Open 2019 is one of the largest and most dynamic indoor sports and entertainment venues in the country. Opened in the year 1989, the Singapore indoor stadium is fully capable of accommodating small and large crowds due to its Flexible arena (2500 to 12000 spectators).
The stadium has earlier been sued for various sports events, entertainment shows and concerts featuring some of the greatest stars like Elton John, Bob Dylan, Phil Collins, Justin Bieber, and Tina Turner. It’s been accommodating the Singapore open since the past 10 years with great success.
Tournament Information
The qualifying rounds of the Singapore open 2019 would be held on 9th April 2019 and the preliminary rounds would commence from 10th April 2019 till 11 April 2019. On the other side, the quarterfinal rounds would be starting on 12 April 2019 (1 pm till 10 pm local time).
Talking about the semifinals and the finals of the Singapore open 2019, the semifinals will be held between 1 pm to 9 pm local time on 13th April and the finals will be held on Sunday 14th April 1 pm to 7 pm. You can buy the tickets online from www.sportshubtix.sg
Player’s arena
The Singapore open 2019 will be witnessing the presence of some of the topmost badminton players from around the world and with top-ranked double men team of Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamljo featuring in the grand event, it will now be featuring all the top-ranked players from all categories.
The list further includes Men’s singles world no 7 players Anthony Ginting, Viktor Axelsen (no 7 players) and No 9 player Jonathan Christie who is also an Asian champion. Apart from them, the other top-ranked players include, Kento Momota of Japan, Tai Tzu Ying from Chines Taipei, Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota form Japan and so on. Moreover, the elite list will also be featuring the world-renowned players like Lind den and Chen long from China.
Players to watch out
Although top-ranked players like Kento Mota, Linden, and Chen Long will be attracting lots of fan following in the Singapore open 2019, there are other names like Jonathan Christie, Anthony glinting and Viktor Axelsen who can put up a serious challenge upfront the defend ding champions. On the other side, no one can underestimate the Indian contingent which will be featuring some top names from their world of badminton like Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, and Saina Nehwal.
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