Check the schedule, group draw, streaming and telecast details for the upcoming BWF World Tour Finals 2024 event
The BWF World Tour Finals will take place in Hangzhou, China, from December 11 to 15, 2024. Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be the sole Indian representatives at the tournament, having earned a spot in the women's doubles event. (More Badminton News)
With year 2024 coming to an end, the BWF World Tour Finals will bring the curtains down on the badminton season this calendar season with the tournament set to kick-start from December 15, in Hangzhou, China and includes world's top 40 players and pairs coming under one roof.
The event will be a four-day event, starting with the group stages on December 11-13. December 14 will see the semis with the finals taking place on December 15.
The tournament will feature men's and women's singles and men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles events. However, two-time Olympic medallist Viktor Axelsen won't feature due to injury.
India will be represented by Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand after having earned a spot in the women's doubles event. The Indian pair had some of their best performances at the Singapore Open and Macau Open where they reached the semi-finals but fell short of the final.
Group A: Anders Antonsen (DEN, 1); Chou Tien-Chen (TPE, 3); Lee Zii Jia (MAS, 6); Li Shifeng (CHN, 8)
Group B: Shi Yuqi (CHN, 2); Naraoka Kodai (JPN, 4); Kunlavut Vitidsarn (THA, 5); Jonatan Christie (INA, 7)
Group A: Wang Zhiyi (CHN, 1); Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (INA, 3); Ohori Aya (JPN, 5); Busanan Ongbamrungphan (THA, 6)
Group B: Han Yue (CHN, 2); An Seyoung (KOR, 4); Supanida Katethong (THA, 7); Yamaguchi Akane (JPN, 8)
Group A: Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (DEN, 1); Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (MAS, 4); Lee Jhe-Huei/Yang Po-Hsuan (TPE, 5); Lee Yang/Wang Chi-Lin (TPE, 8)
Group B: He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu (CHN, 2); Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA, 3); Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (INA, 6); Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (MAS, 7)
Group A: Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning (CHN, 1); Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (MAS, 4); Matsuyama Nami/Shida Chiharu (JPN, 5); Teresa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Pullela (IND, 7)
Group B: Iwanaga Rin/Nakanishi Kie (JPN, 2); Baek Hana/Lee Sohee (KOR, 3); Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi (INA, 6); Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (CHN, 8)
Group A: Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (CHN, 1); Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (HKG, 4); Yang Po-Hsuan/Hu Ling-Fang (TPE, 6); Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong (CHN, 8)
Group B: Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jemie (MAS, 2); Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (MAS, 3); Dejan Ferdinansyah/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (INA, 5); Midorikawa Hiroki/Saito Natsu (JPN, 7)
11 December 2024 – Group stages
12 December 2024 – Group stages
13 December 2024 – Group stages
14 December 2024 – Semi-finals
15 December 2024 – Finals
The World Tour Finals will be broadcast on the Sports18 Network in India. Viewers can also live stream the event on the JioCinema app and website.