Indian badminton stars Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will make a comeback on the court at the 2024 BWF Super 750 China Masters, which will be held from November 19 to 24 at Shenzhen Arena in China.
The best athletes from all over the world would compete for victory in this tournament, which has a USD 1,150,000 prize fund.
Indian badminton fans may expect an exciting event since the top men’s doubles team, SatChi, is making a comeback after a lengthy hiatus after their devastating loss at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The competition is officially known as the Li-Ning China Masters 2024.
As part of the China Masters championships, which have been conducted since 2005, the 17th edition of the 2024 China Masters will be the 36th BWF World Tour tournament.
The reigning champions in the 2024 BWF China Masters are Chen Yufei of the People’s Republic of China in the women’s singles division and Kodai Naraoka of Japan in the men’s singles division.
The Chinese team of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang are back as champions in men’s doubles, and Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida of Japan are champions in women’s doubles.
The Chinese duo of ZHENG Si Wei and HUANG Ya Qiong are the reigning champions in mixed doubles.
Prize Pool
Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
Singles | $80,500 | $39,100 | $16,100 | $6,325 | $3,450 | $1,150 |
Doubles | $85,100 | $40,250 | $16,100 | $7,187.5 | $3,737.5 | $1,150 |
Top Seeds for the 2024 China Masters
Men’s Singles –
- Shi Yuqi
- Viktor Axelsen
- Anders Antonsen
- Kodai Naraoka
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn
- Jonatan Christie
- Lee Zii Jia
- Chou Tien-chen
Women’s Singles –
- An Se-young
- Wang Zhiyi
- Akane Yamaguchi
- Tai Tzu-ying
- Han Yue
- Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
- Aya Ohori
- Supanida Katethong
Men’s Doubles –
- Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang
- Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
- He Jiting / Ren Xiangyu
- Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto
- Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
- Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
- Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin
- Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi
Women’s Doubles –
- Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee
- Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning
- Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida
- Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi
- Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan
- Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian
- Li Yijing / Luo Xumin
- Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma / Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi
Mixed Doubles –
- Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping
- Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin
- Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet
- Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei
- Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai
- Dejan Ferdinansyah / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
- Cheng Xing / Zhang Chi
- Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang
China Masters 2024: Indians In Action
Men’s Singles – Lakshya Sen
Women’s Singles – Aakarshi Kashyap, PV Sindhu, Malvika Bansod
Men’s Doubles – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
Women’s Doubles – Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand
Mixed Doubles – B Sumeeth Reddy / N Sikki Reddy
Live Streaming of the 2024 China Masters
Details regarding the China Masters 2024 badminton tournament’s live telecasting in India have not yet been finalized.
Indian fans can, however, check out the Jio Cinema app, which has the rights to stream BWF matches in India.
Furthermore, the official BWF TV YouTube account will host the badminton bouts.