The 2023 Kaohsiung Masters, officially the Victor Kaohsiung Masters 2023, was a badminton tournament which took place at the
Kaohsiung Arena
The Kaohsiung Arena () is an indoor sporting arena located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is used to host indoor sporting events. It was used as a host to some of the indoor sporting events during the 2009 World Games.
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 26 September to 1 October 2023 and had a total prize of $100,000.
Tournament
The 2023 Kaohsiung Masters was the twenty-third tournament of the
2023 BWF World Tour
The 2023 BWF World Tour (officially known as 2023 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons), is the sixth season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 31 tournaments that lead up to the World Tour Finals tournament. The 31 tourna ...
. This was for the first time that
Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition will be held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiu ...
would be held and included in the BWF Tour calendar. This tournament was organized by
Chinese Taipei Badminton Association
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and sanctioned by the
BWF.
Venue
This international tournament was held at the
Kaohsiung Arena
The Kaohsiung Arena () is an indoor sporting arena located in Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. It is used to host indoor sporting events. It was used as a host to some of the indoor sporting events during the 2009 World Games.
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Point distribution
Below is a table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the
BWF points system for the
BWF Tour Super 100
The BWF World Tour is a Badminton World Federation#Grade 2, Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (me ...
event.
Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament is US$100,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations.
Men's singles
Seeds
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Lin Chun-yi (Champion)
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Lee Chia-hao
Lee Chia-hao (; born 4 June 1999) is a Taiwanese badminton player from AP team.
Career
Lee was born in a badminton family. His father Lee Mou-chou is a former national champion who now works as Land Bank team head coach, and his sister Lee Ch ...
''(Quarter-finals)''
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Kiran George
Kiran George (born 11 February 2000) is an Indian badminton player who trains at the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy. He won the Polish International title. He also competed in the 2020 Thomas Cup and 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships ...
''(Second round)''
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Takuma Obayashi ''(Third round)''
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Yushi Tanaka ''(Final)''
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B. Sai Praneeth ''(Withdrew)''
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Huang Yu-kai ''(Semi-finals)''
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Soong Joo Ven
Soong Joo Ven (; born 19 May 1995) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian team that won gold in the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event.
Career
2011-2017
He won silver medal at the 2012 Asia Junior ...
''(Second round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
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Pai Yu-po
Pai Yu-po (; born 18 April 1991) is a Taiwanese badminton player. She started playing badminton at age 9, and debuted at the 2007 Vietnam International The Vietnam International or Vietnam Satellite or Hanoi International in badminton is an inte ...
''(First round)''
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Nozomi Okuhara
is a Japanese badminton player. A former World's number 1 in the BWF rankings for the women's singles, she is well known for her speed, agility and endurance. She won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and gold medal at the 2017 World Cha ...
''(Second round)''
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Lauren Lam
Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. ...
''(First round)''
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Huang Yu-hsun ''(First round)''
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Riko Gunji ''(Final)''
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Tanya Hemanth ''(First round)''
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Kisona Selvaduray ''(Second round)''
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Lalinrat Chaiwan ''(Second round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
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Lee Jhe-huei
Lee Jhe-huei (; born 20 March 1994) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Career
He plays in the men's doubles with Lee Yang. They were the champions at the 2016 Vietnam Open Grand Prix. In 2015, together they entered the 2015 Chinese Taipei M ...
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Yang Po-hsuan
Yang Po-hsuan (; born 23 August 1996) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He was part of the national university team that won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Achievements
BWF World Tour (2 title, 4 runners-up)
The BWF World To ...
''(Final)''
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Lee Fang-chih
Lee Fang-chih (; born 20 September 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Achievements Summer Universiade
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and imp ...
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Lee Fang-jen
Lee Fang-jen (; born 20 September 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are " ...
''(Quarter-finals)
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Chang Ko-chi
Chang Ko-chi (; born 21 November 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "s ...
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Po Li-wei ''(Second round)''
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Ayato Endo /
Yuta Takei ''(Second round)''
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Krishna Prasad Garaga /
Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala ''(First round)''
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Chiu Hsiang-chieh
Chiu Hsiang-chieh (; born 11 November 2002) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Achievements BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tourname ...
/
Yang Ming-tse
Yang Ming-tse (; born 29 January 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up)
''Men's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
: BWF International Challenge tournament
: BWF Intern ...
''(First round)''
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Goh Sze Fei
Goh Sze Fei ( zh, t=吳世飛, p=Wú Shìfēi; born 18 August 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won the 2022 German Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Nur Izzuddin, their first BWF World Tour title.
Early life
Goh finis ...
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Nur Izzuddin
Nur Izzuddin bin Mohd Rumsani (born 11 November 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won the 2022 German Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Goh Sze Fei.
Career
In January 2017, Izzuddin and his partner Goh Sze Fei entere ...
(Champions)
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Shuntaro Mezaki /
Haruya Nishida ''(First round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
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Liu Chiao-yun /
Wang Yu-qiao ''(Quarter-finals)''
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Hsieh Pei-shan /
Tseng Yu-chi ''(First round)''
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Paula Lynn Cao Hok
Paula Lynn Cao Hok (née Obañana; born March 19, 1985) is a Filipino-American badminton player who was originally from Dumaguete, Philippines. In 2015, she won the women's doubles gold medals at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada partnere ...
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Lauren Lam
Lauren may be a given name or surname.The name's meaning may be "laurel tree", "sweet of honor", or "wisdom". It is derived from the French name Laurence, a feminine version of Laurent, which is in turn derived from the Roman surname Laurentius. ...
''(Second round)''
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Hu Ling-fang
Hu Ling-fang (; born 6 April 1998) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2016, she was selected to compete at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, 2016 Uber Cup in Kunshan, China. She played as a third women's singles and finally the Chinese Taipei nationa ...
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Lin Xiao-min ''(Second round)''
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Sayaka Hobara
is a Japanese badminton player. Hobara was the girls' doubles champion at the 2016 World Junior Championships partnered with Nami Matsuyama.
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
''Girls' doubles''
BWF International Challenge/Se ...
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Yui Suizu ''(Quarter-finals)''
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Hung En-tzu
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People with the given name Hung include:
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Lin Yu-pei ''(Quarter-finals)''
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Setyana Mapasa
Setyana Daniella Florensia Mapasa (born 15 August 1995) is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player. Mapasa won a silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team when she represented Indonesia. She officially became an ...
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Angela Yu (Champions)
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Fan Ka Yan /
Yau Mau Ying ''(Semi-finals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
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Dejan Ferdinansyah
Dejan Ferdinansyah (born 21 January 2000) is an Indonesian badminton player who is affiliated with the Djarum club.
Career
Ferdinansyah has been affiliated with the PB Djarum club since 2019. In that same year, he partnered with Serena Kani ...
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Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja ''(Final)''
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Chang Ko-chi
Chang Ko-chi (; born 21 November 1995) is a Taiwanese badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "s ...
/
Lee Chih-chen ''(Quarter-finals)''
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Yang Po-hsuan
Yang Po-hsuan (; born 23 August 1996) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He was part of the national university team that won the gold medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Achievements
BWF World Tour (2 title, 4 runners-up)
The BWF World To ...
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Hu Ling-fang
Hu Ling-fang (; born 6 April 1998) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2016, she was selected to compete at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, 2016 Uber Cup in Kunshan, China. She played as a third women's singles and finally the Chinese Taipei nationa ...
''(Quarter-finals)''
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Hoo Pang Ron
Hoo Pang Ron (; born 29 March 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He began to play badminton at the age of ten, and started competing or playing competitively when he was eighteen.
Personal life
Hoo is the younger brother of Vivian Hoo, a p ...
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Teoh Mei Xing
Teoh Mei Xing (born 6 March 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. She was the runner-up of the 2016 Swiss International and Scottish Open tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Amelia Alicia Anscelly. She won her first internat ...
''(Withdrew)''
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Ruttanapak Oupthong /
Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat ''(Semi-finals)''
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Chiu Hsiang-chieh
Chiu Hsiang-chieh (; born 11 November 2002) is a Taiwanese badminton player.
Achievements BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tourname ...
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Lin Xiao-min ''(Semi-finals)''
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Wei Chun-wei /
Nicole Gonzales Chan ''(First round)''
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Chang Tak Ching /
Fu Chi Yan ''(Second round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Tournament link
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Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition will be held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiu ...
Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition will be held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiu ...
Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition will be held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiu ...
Kaohsiung Masters
The Kaohsiung Masters is an annual badminton tournament holds in Taiwan. The tournament is a part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF Tour Super 100. The inaugural edition will be held in 2023 at the Kaohsiung Arena in Kaohsiu ...
Kaohsiung Masters