2023 BWF World Senior Championships – 65+

2023 BWF World Senior Championships – 65+

Tournament details
Dates	11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) – 17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)
Edition	11
Level	International
Competitors	124 from 22 nations
Venue	Hwasan Indoor Stadium Jeonju Indoor Badminton Hall
Location	Jeonju, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Foo Kon Fai
Women's singles	Heidi Bender
Men's doubles	Ong Then Lin Victor Sim
Women's doubles	Yukiko Motegi Kuniko Yamamoto
Mixed doubles	Lee Eun-gu Yu Yeon
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These are the results of 2023 BWF World Senior Championships' 65+ 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	QF	SF	F
Women's doubles		1R						2R	QF	SF	F
Mixed doubles		1R			2R				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	Singapore	1.5	0	1	2.5
2	Germany	1	0	1	2
	Japan	1	0	1	2
4	South Korea*	1	0	0	1
5	Malaysia	0.5	0	1.5	2
6	England	0	2	0	2
7	Scotland	0	1	1	2
8	Chinese Taipei	0	1	0	1
	Indonesia	0	1	0	1
10	Sweden	0	0	2	2
11	China	0	0	1.5	1.5
12	Austria	0	0	0.5	0.5
	Denmark	0	0	0.5	0.5
Totals (13 entries)		5	5	10	20

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Foo Kon Fai	Oetomo Maslim	Ong Then Lin
			Johan Widoff
Women's singles	Heidi Bender	Christine Crossley	Christine Black
			Kuniko Yamamoto
Men's doubles	Ong Then Lin Victor Sim	Yang Cheng-tsung Yang Chung-shun	Tariq Farooq Karsten Meier
			Cheddi Liljeström Björn Wigardt
Women's doubles	Yukiko Motegi Kuniko Yamamoto	Anne C. Bridge Christine Crossley	Chen Huanqin Yu Xiaomin
			Heidi Bender Marie-Luise Schulta-Jansen
Mixed doubles	Lee Eun-gu Yu Yeon	Dan Travers Christine Black	Ong Then Lin Yu Xiaomin
			Foo Kon Fai Bessie Ong

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Karsten Meier (third round)
2. Cheddi Liljeström (second round)
3. Dan Travers (second round)
4. Bengt Åberg (third round)
5. Tariq Farooq (third round)
6. George Joseph (second round)
7. Toshio Kawaguchi (second round)
8. Kaneson Sethuraman (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Ong Then Lin	23	9	19
		Foo Kon Fai	21	21	21
									Foo Kon Fai	21	21
									Oetomo Maslim	8	14
		Johan Widoff	17	21	15
		Oetomo Maslim	21	19	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	K Meier	21	21
									Yang S-j	3	6
															1	K Meier	17	17
																A Dhand	21	21
									A Dhand	21	15	21
									P Jeffreys	9	21	18
		B Wigardt	22	18	17
		P Jeffreys	20	21	21
																							A Dhand	14	10
																							Ong T L	21	21
								5/8	T Farooq	21	21
									V Kimsunthorn	9	16
		V Kimsunthorn	21	21
		P Jumeaux	14	16
															5/8	T Farooq	21	11	18
																Ong T L	17	21	21
									D Frick	7	14
									Ong T L	21	21
		Ong T L	21	21
		U Santosa	14	15

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	B Åberg	19	21	21
									L P Loo	21	15	6
		L P Loo	22	21
		J Molodet	20	18
															3/4	B Åberg	21	17	17
																L Kunju	18	21	21
									L Kunju	21	21	21
									C Suvanich	23	16	10
		Kim S-b	4	12
		C Suvanich	21	21
																							L Kunju	12	12
																							Foo K F	21	21
								5/8	T Kawaguchi	13	5
									Foo K F	21	21
		Ong C H	8	5
		Foo K F	21	21
																Foo K F	21	21
																M Baig	3	6
									M Chanteur	17	21	18
									M Baig	21	14	21
		M Baig	21	21
		R Bützer	8	9

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		R Viermann	w	/	o
		P Klinkhachorn
									R Viermann	21	22
									Lu Y-t	14	20
																R Viermann	12	16
																J Widoff	21	21
		J Widoff	21	21
		Kim J-c	11	3
									J Widoff	21	21
								5/8	G Joseph	17	15
																							J Widoff	21	21	21
																							J S Nielsen	13	23	16
		S Sharma	21	21
		I Begg	8	2
									S Sharma	21	17	19
									S Joe	15	21	21
																S Joe	16	19
																J S Nielsen	21	21
		M Aarhus	23	21	19
		J S Nielsen	25	17	21
									J S Nielsen	15	11
								3/4	D Travers	21	20r

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		S Chung	13	14
		S Mahajan	21	21
									S Mahajan	16	19
									Chan W S	21	21
																Chan W S	16	8
																O Maslim	21	21
		O Maslim	21	21
		P Dodd	14	12
									O Maslim	21	21
								5/8	K Sethuraman	14	19
																							O Maslim	19	22	21
																							T Limsakul	21	20	18
		T Limsakul	21	21
		U Singh	15	4
									T Limsakul	21	21
									Jeon T-g	10	9
																T Limsakul	19	23	21
																R Rüsseler	21	21	17
									R Rüsseler	12
								2	C Liljeström	6r

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Christine Black (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
2. Christine Crossley (final; silver medalist)
3. Heidi Bender (champion; gold medalist)
4. Marie-Luise Schulta-Jansen (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Christine Black	11	19
	3/4	Heidi Bender	21	21
								3/4	Heidi Bender	15	21	21
								2	Christine Crossley	21	18	15
		Kuniko Yamamoto	20	13
	2	Christine Crossley	22	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								1	C Black	21	21
									S Takebayashi	7	13
															1	C Black	21	21
																A C. Bridge	10	15
									J Heimann-Feldhoff	22	18
									A C. Bridge	24	21
		A C. Bridge	21	21
		N Pasricha	15	14

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	H Bender	21	21
									Chen HQ	2	5
		Chen HQ	21	21
		Yang Lee H-m	5	10
															3/4	H Bender	21	21
																U Heale	8	11
									R Mouglalis	17	12
									U Heale	21	21
		E Pant	3	10
		U Heale	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		S Narasak	w	/	o
		S Mohan Raj
									S Narasak	5r
									K Yamamoto	13
																K Yamamoto	21	21
																Hwang H-c	9	12
		A Robinson	4	8
		Hwang H-c	21	21
									Hwang H-c	21	18	22
								3/4	M-L Schulta-Jansen	19	21	20

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Yu XM	21	21
		M Kiefer	5	11
									Yu XM	21	21
									K K Bhatta	12	6
																Yu XM	21	18	19
															2	C Crossley	19	21	21
									Y Motegi	17	22
								2	C Crossley	21	24

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Tariq Farooq / Karsten Meier (semi-finals; bronze medalists)
2. Ian Richardson / Dan Travers (second round)
3. Dieter Frick / Rolf Rüsseler (second round)
4. Cheddi Liljeström / Björn Wigardt (semi-finals; bronze medalists)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Tariq Farooq Karsten Meier	9	13
		Ong Then Lin Victor Sim	21	21
									Ong Then Lin Victor Sim	21	21
									Yang Cheng-tsung Yang Chung-shun	14	9
	3/4	Cheddi Liljeström Björn Wigardt	15	9
		Yang Cheng-tsung Yang Chung-shun	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								1	T Farooq K Meier	15	21	21
									A Dhand S Sharma	21	18	15
		A Dhand S Sharma	21	21
		Kim M-s Kim Y-b	13	14
															1	T Farooq K Meier	20	21	21
																C Suvanich T Waranusast	22	17	19
		Q T Huynh K Sethuraman	11	21	21
		E Keller J Molodet	21	17	18
									Q T Huynh K Sethuraman	19	21	9
									C Suvanich T Waranusast	21	19	21
		C Suvanich T Waranusast	21	21
		L Kunju U Singh	10	13

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3/4	D Frick R Rüsseler	21	21
		P George V K N Kuttiparmbil	9	19
								3/4	D Frick R Rüsseler	13	13
									Ong T L V Sim	21	21
		Chan W S Tan K L	11	12
		Ong T L V Sim	21	21
																Ong T L V Sim	21	21
																Kwon S-t Lee E-g	16	17
		B Åberg J Widoff	21	21
		G Joseph J Kindred	18	16
									B Åberg J Widoff	10	14
									Kwon S-t Lee E-g	21	21
		T Limsakul P Vasavid	12	14
		Kwon S-t Lee E-g	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		H Anderson J S Nielsen	23	21	17
		J Nyström P von Bruun	25	17	21
									J Nyström P von Bruun	19	21	17
									B C Bertilson N May	21	16	21
		Yang H-j Yang S-j	17	14
		B C Bertilson N May	21	21
																B C Bertilson N May	16	11
															3/4	C Liljeström B Wigardt	21	21
		M Chanteur P Jumeaux	16	18
		S Aimaub S Chalachol	21	21
									S Aimaub S Chalachol	11	13
								3/4	C Liljeström B Wigardt	21	21
		P Grothues N Jesse	4	11
	3/4	C Liljeström B Wigardt	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Im D-k Lee B-h	12	7
		Yang C-t Yang C-s	21	21
									Yang C-t Yang C-s	21	21
									J Reiche R Viermann	7	6
		B S Chingshubam K Singh L.
		J Reiche R Viermann	w	/	o
																Yang C-t Yang C-s	21	17	21
																A Maensamut S Pisudchaikul	19	21	13
		A Maensamut S Pisudchaikul	21	21
		R Bützer P Dodd	8	9
									A Maensamut S Pisudchaikul	21	21
								2	I Richardson D Travers	10	18
		P Jeffreys L P Loo	4	10
	2	I Richardson D Travers	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Betty Bartlett / Christine Black (quarter-finals)
2. Heidi Bender / Marie-Luise Schulta-Jansen (semi-finals; bronze medalists)
3. Anne C. Bridge / Christine Crossley (final; silver medalists)
4. Anne Robinson / Lin Wilde (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Chen Huanqin Yu Xiaomin	12	16
		Yukiko Motegi Kuniko Yamamoto	21	21
									Yukiko Motegi Kuniko Yamamoto	21	21
								3/4	Anne C. Bridge Christine Crossley	14	13
	3/4	Anne C. Bridge Christine Crossley	21	21
	2	Heidi Bender Marie-Luise Schulta-Jansen	14	18

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								1	B Bartlett C Black	w	/	o
									S Boonchuay S Narasak
															1	B Bartlett C Black	11	14
																Chen HQ Yu XM	21	21
									Chen HQ Yu XM	21	21
									J Heimann-Feldhoff M Kiefer	13	9

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	A Robinson L Wilde	21	21
								SUB	K K Bhatta N Pasricha	15	11
															3/4	A Robinson L Wilde	3	8
																Y Motegi K Yamamoto	21	21
									Y Motegi K Yamamoto	21	21
									Jung Y-s Sim T-p	9	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Hwang H-c Yang Lee H-m	21	21
		S Shetty B. R. G Johri	8	7
									Hwang H-c Yang Lee H-m	16	9
									Kwon Y-h Yu Y	21	21
																Kwon Y-h Yu Y	6	17
															3/4	A C. Bridge C Crossley	21	21
									J Amo K Tsuchiya	9	13
								3/4	A C. Bridge C Crossley	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
									R Mouglalis M Nouat	8	12
									M Sato S Takebayashi	21	21
																M Sato S Takebayashi	17	16
															2	H Bender M-L Schulta-Jansen	21	21
									A Baker U Heale	13	9
								2	H Bender M-L Schulta-Jansen	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Dan Travers / Christine Black (final; silver medalists)
2. Ian Richardson / Christine Crossley (second round)
3. Rolf Rüsseler / Marlies Kiefer (second round)
4. Ong Then Lin / Yu Xiaomin (semi-finals; bronze medalists)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Dan Travers Christine Black	22	17	21
	3/4	Ong Then Lin Yu Xiaomin	20	21	16
								1	Dan Travers Christine Black	18	17
									Lee Eun-gu Yu Yeon	21	21
		Foo Kon Fai Bessie Ong	20	19
		Lee Eun-gu Yu Yeon	22	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								1	D Travers C Black	21	21
									J Nyström K M. Spillane	13	12
		J Nyström K M. Spillane	21	21
		S K Patet P Nisha	13	13
															1	D Travers C Black	21	21
																Yang C-t Yang Lee H-m	18	11
									Yang C-t Yang Lee H-m	21	21
									Hong K-p So H-a	13	14
		P Jeffreys A Baker	7	17
		Hong K-p So H-a	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	Ong T L Yu XM	21	21
									S Yamamoto K Tsuchiya	6	7
		S Yamamoto K Tsuchiya	21	21
		Q T Huynh M Nouat	13	16
															3/4	Ong T L Yu XM	21	21
																S Poebaikul S Narasak	12	10
		S Poebaikul S Narasak	21	21
		N May U Heale	16	11
									S Poebaikul S Narasak	21	21
									P Grothues J Heimann-Feldhoff	14	15
		L Rokhum Z Hnamte
		P Grothues J Heimann-Feldhoff	w	/	o

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		N Sakaleshpura K K Bhatta	21	21
		Lim J-c Kim M-r	14	7
									N Sakaleshpura K K Bhatta	7	12
									Foo K F B Ong	21	21
		Yang C-s Hwang H-c	16	21	13
		Foo K F B Ong	21	17	21
																Foo K F B Ong	16	21	21
																T Farooq H Bender	21	13	18
		T Farooq H Bender	21	21
		T Waranusast R Luangpipat	13	11
									T Farooq H Bender	21	21
								3/4	R Rüsseler M Kiefer	16	15

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		J Panitchaikul S Boonchuay	19	19
		T Kawaguchi S Takebayashi	21	21
									T Kawaguchi S Takebayashi	18	9
									K Meier M-L Schulta-Jansen	21	21
		V K N Kuttiparmbil S Shetty B. R.	7	15
		K Meier M-L Schulta-Jansen	21	21
																K Meier M-L Schulta-Jansen	12	25
																Lee E-g Yu Y	21	27
		Lee E-g Yu Y	21	21
		P Jumeaux R Mouglalis	15	6
									Lee E-g Yu Y	13	21	21
								2	I Richardson C Crossley	21	17	19

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