Category : Continental Championships (same grade with Superseries level) Sanctoned by : Badminton Asia Confederation Venue : Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan-CHN Total Prize-money : US$325,000 Tournamentsoftware link : https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=3F48544D-A795-4401-9AFE-23A5532931B9 Tournament prospectus : http://badmintonasia.org/tournament...dminton-asia-championships-2017/download/2427 M/Q Report : http://badmintonasia.org/tournament...dminton-asia-championships-2017/download/2511 DRAW (excel format) : http://badmintonasia.org/tournament...dminton-asia-championships-2017/download/2517 The draw has been conducted on 4th April 2017 : http://www.badmintonasia.org/updates/news/badminton-asia-championships-2017-official-draws 2016 ASIAN Champions : https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/...570B8E-D2AA-401B-96B5-D873594B6690&d=20160501 MS - Lee Chong Wei (MAS) WS - Wang Yihan (CHN) MD - Lee Yong Dae/Yoo Yeon Seong (KOR) WD - Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) XD - Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) All Asia's premium players are listed to participate Asian Championships end of this month, once again Wuhan will host this continental event after two previous editions (2015 & 2016). Barring any big upsets, Lee-Lin last year semifinal showdown will happen exactly at same stage according to the draw. Lee CW is slated to meet Tian Houwei at quarterfinal and Lin Dan has possible meeting with Chou Tien Chen. Last year beaten finalist Chen Long is drawn with Angus Ng Ka Long, Son Wan Ho and Shi Yuqi on bottom half of draw. Women's singles will feat almost all world's star except Spanish Carolina Marin. Tai Tzu Ying will see Saina Nehwal in last eight. Also join in same half, Korean number one Sung Ji Hyun and home player Sun Yu who will find real test in second round against Nozomi Okuhara. Japanese teenager Akane Yamaguchi occupies second seed will start her campaign against Goh Jin Wei at opening round and should face Ratchanok Intanon in quarterfinal round. Pusarla V. Sindhu and He Bingjiao are two remaning seeded players in the fray.
Wuhan to host 4 more Badminton Asia Championships (2017-03-16) Wuhan has been chosen to host the Badminton Asia Championships four more times, from 2017 to 2020. The news was released by the Badminton Asia Confederation at a press conference held on March 1. Wuhan was the host for the annual championships in 2015 and 2016, thus making Wuhan the most frequent host in the tournament's history. The tournament this year will be held at Wuhan Sports Center from April 25 to 30, attracting more than 300 players from more than 20 Asian countries to compete for championship titles in men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. According to the Badminton Asia Confederation rules, all the Asian top 10 players of every single event in the world should compete in the games, therefore, badminton fans in Wuhan may get to watch battles restaged between Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei, or Chen Long and Lee Chong Wei. Li Yongbo, the head coach of the Chinese national badminton team, said the player list for the 2017 championships has not been decided yet. The Chinese team will take part in the Malaysia Open, the Singapore Open, and the China Masters in Changzhou before the tournament in Wuhan, as many young players who were selected for the national team after the Rio Olympic Games need opportunities to accumulate qualification points. However, Li said that the best players will attend the championships. The ticket price for the qualification matches in the first three successive days varies from RMB 100 to RMB 300. The first match will start at 10:00 A.M. on April 25. The quarter-finals will start at 4:00 P.M. on April 28, with the tickets priced at RMB 100, 200, 300, and 500. The semi-finals will begin on April 29 with the price of tickets set at RMB 200, 300, 500, and 800. Tickets for the finals on April 30 will be sold at RMB 300, 500, 800, and 1000. Tickets can be booked now on any authorized website like Damai.cn. Those who wish to attend can take either Metro Line 3 or Line 6 to the Wuhan Sports Center. http://www.wh-china.com/whxw/201703/t2978211.htm
@kelana: How can Li Yongbo hasn't decided the player's list for the BAC 2017 when the draw has been done 2 days ago?
Will Lin Dan and LCW spoil us badminton fans with another dream matchup, albeit in the semifinals, so soon after the MAS Open only a few weeks ago ? If everything goes according to book, Lin Dan vs LCW is slated in the semis and then awaiting the victor is Chen Long in the Final. Frankly, I'm not too hopeful about it.
CL might not even qualify And frankly atleast I've seen quite a few of those "dream finals". If not CL somebody new and fresh, hands down.
If Chen Long is not in the Final waiting, then the Lin Dan - Lee CW semifinal is considered the high-point of MS, the final becoming an anti-climax to me.
Is there any limit on number of players per nation or ranking qualification? India's top 2 MS players Srikanth Kidambi and Sai Praneeth are missing!
CL, if he progresses will meet Chong Wei Feng in the quarters. Hopefully the latter can make a breakthrough.
Wow! So many good players are playing in this tournament. So, Who will be crowned as Asia's Best Badminton Player ? Will it be the crowd favourite Lee Chong Wei? Will it be the Olympic Champion Chen Long? Could it be Taipei's finest Chou Tien Chen? Has the time come for the Korean King Son Wan Ho? Will everyone have to bow down to the next gen Kid Shi Yuqi? Is the Recent China Masters Emperor Tian Houwei ready with his sword? Underdogs Ng Ka Long Angus, Tanongsak Saensoomboonsak and Ajay Jayaram ready to shake Everest?