2023 BWF World Senior Championships – 50+

2023 BWF World Senior Championships – 50+

Tournament details
Dates	11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) – 17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)
Edition	11
Level	International
Competitors	207 from 27 nations
Venue	Hwasan Indoor Stadium Jeonju Indoor Badminton Hall
Location	Jeonju, South Korea
Champions
Men's singles	Marleve Mainaky
Women's singles	Janne Vang Nielsen
Men's doubles	Heryanto Arbi Marleve Mainaky
Women's doubles	Sayuri Imai Junko Numata
Mixed doubles	Carsten Loesch Julie Bradbury
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These are the results of 2023 BWF World Senior Championships' 50+ 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				3R		QF	SF	F
Men's doubles	1R		2R			3R	QF			SF	F
Women's doubles	1R					2R	QF			SF	F
Mixed doubles	1R		2R				3R		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	Indonesia	2	0	0	2
2	Denmark	1.5	0	2	3.5
3	Japan	1	2	4	7
4	England	0.5	2	2	4.5
5	Thailand	0	1	0	1
6	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		5	5	10	20

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Marleve Mainaky	Carl Jennings	Simon Gilhooly
			Carsten Loesch
Women's singles	Janne Vang Nielsen	Kazumi Kimura	Reiko Nakamura
			Mariëlle van der Woerdt
Men's doubles	Heryanto Arbi Marleve Mainaky	Chatchai Boonmee Wittaya Panomchai	Carl Jennings Mark King
			Kei Hamaji Shinichi Wakui
Women's doubles	Sayuri Imai Junko Numata	Yaeko Kinoshita Minako Sakazaki	Reiko Nakamura Makiko Tsujita
			Naoko Onuma Yoko Takashina
Mixed doubles	Carsten Loesch Julie Bradbury	Carl Jennings Caroline Hale	Morten Aarup Lene Struwe Andersen
			Huang Chuan-chen Shyu Yuh-ling

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Wu Chang-jun (quarter-finals)
2. Ulf Svenson (quarter-finals)
3. Vijay Sharma (second round)
4. Liao Lien-sheng (quarter-finals)
5. Carl Jennings (final; silver medalist)
6. Carsten Loesch (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
7. Marleve Mainaky (champion; gold medalist)
8. Stefan Edvardsson (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5/8	Marleve Mainaky	21	21
		Simon Gilhooly	9	9
								5/8	Marleve Mainaky	21	21
								5/8	Carl Jennings	11	11
	5/8	Carl Jennings	18	21	21
	5/8	Carsten Loesch	21	15	9

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	Wu C-j	21	21
									M Aarup	11	11
		D Britto	14	7
		M Aarup	21	21
															1	Wu C-j	21	21
																Y H Siu	7	4
		Y H Siu	21	21
		A Sudarma	11	18
									Y H Siu	21	21
									J Varghese	18	18
		Kim H-j	12	6
		J Varghese	21	21
																						1	Wu C-j	13	9
																						5/8	M Mainaky	21	21
	5/8	M Mainaky	21	21
		M Lundqvist	7	9
								5/8	M Mainaky	21	21
									M D Truong	8	4
		A Mishra
		M D Truong	w	/	o
															5/8	M Mainaky	21	21
																Ng W K	9	8
		C Lai	19	21	21
		P Samaradiwakara	21	19	8
									C Lai	16	5
									Ng W K	21	21
		A Hirschmann	21	19	13
		Ng W K	12	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	V Sharma	14	18
									M Takai	21	21
		M Takai	w	/	o
		I Long
																M Takai	21	21
																L A Morcillo	12	12
		Tsai C-c	11	7
		L A Morcillo	21	21
									L A Morcillo	21	20	21
									Song T-y	18	22	12
		R Tulluri	10	15
		Song T-y	21	21
																							M Takai	15	21	9
																							S Gilhooly	21	15	21
	5/8	S Edvardsson	21	9	8
		S Gilhooly	17	21	21
									S Gilhooly	21	21
									L Oros	16	13
		L Oros	21	21
		P Tisserant	16	18
																S Gilhooly	21	21
																F Mcculloch	9	6
		M Anhäuser
		F Mcculloch	w	/	o
									F Mcculloch	21	21
									Siswanto	13	15
		Siswanto	21	21
		C Vitayatanagorn	9	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		Goh C H	21	21
		F Naumann	12	8
									Goh C H	21	21
									Pr Kumar K. V.	12	8
		Pr Kumar K. V.	21	21
		L S Sumarlin	14	10
																Goh C H	10	11
															5/8	C Jennings	21	21
		M Nilsson
		S Patamanavin	w	/	o
									S Patamanavin	9	7
								5/8	C Jennings	21	21
		M Jayaweera	7	2
	5/8	C Jennings	21	21
																						5/8	C Jennings	21	21
																						3/4	Liao L-s	12	8
		W Huijs	12	11
		A Ramachandran	21	21
									A Ramachandran	21	21
									P Guichard	19	15
		P Guichard	21	21
		Cheon M-s	9	4
																A Ramachandran	7	18
															3/4	Liao L-s	21	21
		H Sahara	16	13
		G Ramireddy	21	21
									G Ramireddy	8	10
								3/4	Liao L-s	21	'21
		Á Rangil	9	12
	3/4	Liao L-s	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		Pai F-c	21	21
		Choi S-h	2	11
									Pai F-c	w	/	o
									H Oka
		H Oka	21	19	21
		C-A Lagunegrand	7	21	13
																Pai F-c	10	8
															5/8	C Loesch	21	21
		J Port	21	21
		O Binus	13	15
									J Port	14	13
								5/8	C Loesch	21	21
		T Kajava	15	18
	5/8	C Loesch	21	21
																						5/8	C Loesch	21	21
																						2	U Svenson	9	17
		N Gandhi	21	21
		M Shah	6	8
									N Gandhi	16	21	21
									R Hechenberger	21	13	14
		R Hechenberger	21	21
		T Soedarno	16	15
																N Gandhi	12	21	16
															2	U Svenson	21	13	21
		C Jarutawai	6	10
		A K Srivastava	21	21
									A K Srivastava	14	21	19
								2	U Svenson	21	16	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Caroline Hale (third round)
2. Janne Vang Nielsen (champion; gold medalist)
3. Mariëlle van der Woerdt (semi-finals; bronze medalist)
4. Ineke Lotgering (quarter-finals)
5. Irene Gunarti (third round)
6. Sylviane Le Pimpec (quarter-finals)
7. Stephanie Wigger (second round)
8. Michaela Meyer (third round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Reiko Nakamura	21	19	13
		Kazumi Kimura	16	21	21
									Kazumi Kimura	18	15
								2	Janne Vang Nielsen	21	21
	3/4	Mariëlle van der Woerdt	15	15
	2	Janne Vang Nielsen	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	C Hale	21	21
									C Muller	9	6
															1	C Hale	15	20
																R Nakamura	21	22
									S S Panwar	7	5
									R Nakamura	21	21
																							R Nakamura	21	21
																							L Ruktapongpisal	3	4
								5/8	S Wigger	12	11
									L Ruktapongpisal	21	21
																L Ruktapongpisal	21	21
																Kim J-h	18	9
									G Vernardou	14	6
									Kim J-h	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	I Lotgering	21	21
									D Mohaupt	9	12
															3/4	I Lotgering	21	16	25
																M Bader	19	21	23
									Cho Y-s	7	3
									M Bader	21	21
																						3/4	I Lotgering	17	5
																							K Kimura	21	21
								5/8	I Gunarti	21	21
									S Roivainen	17	18
															5/8	I Gunarti	17	15
																K Kimura	21	21
									K Kimura	21	21
									S Yadav	17	15
		S Yadav	21	21
		H Mathiasen	14	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		Z Mir	6	0r
		J Ashfold	21	0
									J Ashfold	24	11	19
									S Gadhili	22	21	21
																S Gadhili	15	21	21
															5/8	M Meyer	21	8	16
									J Muanwong	19	19
								5/8	M Meyer	21	21
																							S Gadhili	15	19
																						3/4	M van der Woerdt	21	21
									M Sakazaki	15	21	21
									Youn S-j	21	4	16
																M Sakazaki	13	10
															3/4	M van der Woerdt	21	21
									P Phanouvong	8	4
								3/4	M van der Woerdt	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
									Choi M-g	11	5
									N Divecha	21	21
																N Divecha	22	17	9
															5/8	S Le Pimpec	20	21	21
									M Tsujita	21	19	17
								5/8	S Le Pimpec	14	21	21
																						5/8	S Le Pimpec	18	21	16
																						2	J V Nielsen	21	12	21
									B Martín	16	14
									B Köhler	21	21
																B Köhler	6	7
															2	J V Nielsen	21	21
									T Helin	11	10
								2	J V Nielsen	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Mikael Nilsson / Ulf Svenson (quarter-finals)
2. Jari Eriksson / Mika Eriksson (second round)
3. Morten Aarup / Carsten Loesch (quarter-finals)
4. Stefan Edvardsson / Johnny Hast Hansen (second round)
5. Carl Jennings / Mark King (semi-finals; bronze medalists)
6. Heryanto Arbi / Marleve Mainaky (champion; gold medalists)
7. Chatchai Boonmee / Wittaya Panomchai (final; silver medalists)
8. Justin G. Andrews / Simon Gilhooly (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5/8	Chatchai Boonmee Wittaya Panomchai	13	21	21
	5/8	Carl Jennings Mark King	21	11	19
								5/8	Chatchai Boonmee Wittaya Panomchai	19	16
								5/8	Heryanto Arbi Marleve Mainaky	21	21
	5/8	Heryanto Arbi Marleve Mainaky	21	21
		Kei Hamaji Shinichi Wakui	13	14

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	M Nilsson U Svenson	21	21
									L A Morcillo Á Rangil	11	10
															1	M Nilsson U Svenson	21	21
																H Panghegar Siswanto	17	14
									Kuo H-k Tsai C-c	11	17
									H Panghegar Siswanto	21	21
		H Panghegar Siswanto	21	21
		D Grewal C Lai	6	15
																						1	M Nilsson U Svenson	16	19
																						5/8	C Boonmee W Panomchai	21	21
								5/8	C Boonmee W Panomchai	21	21
									H Oka H Sahara	13	16
		T Kajava J Rafols	11	18
		H Oka H Sahara	21	21
															5/8	C Boonmee W Panomchai	21	21
																Kim Y-h Lee Y-s	6	12
									M Gamage P Samaradiwakara	8	8
									Kim Y-h Lee Y-s	21	21
		B K Barman Ra Sharma	8	9
		Kim Y-h Lee Y-s	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	M Aarup C Loesch	21	11	21
									M Chida K Enomoto	19	21	17
		M Chida K Enomoto	21	21
		Cheng H-c Liao L-s	11	12
															3/4	M Aarup C Loesch	21	21
																B Ayaz S Daga	19	11
									Pa Kumar K. V. Pr Kumar K. V.	11	12
									B Ayaz S Daga	21	21
		P Guichard C-A Lagunegrand	13	10
		B Ayaz S Daga	21	21
																						3/4	M Aarup C Loesch	21	16	16
																						5/8	C Jennings M King	18	21	21
								5/8	C Jennings M King	21	21
									P Glanrit P Natapinun	11	8
		Seo I-s You Y-h	14	8
		P Glanrit P Natapinun	21	21
															5/8	C Jennings M King	21	21
																J Cahyadi T Soedarno	14	13
									L Oros J Port	13	14
									J Cahyadi T Soedarno	21	21
		W Huijs M Tornemo	18	9
		J Cahyadi T Soedarno	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
	SUB	O Binus M Kleibel	11	21	21
		Kim J-g Park H-j	21	17	15
								SUB	O Binus M Kleibel	16	24	21
									S Grad P Tisserant	21	22	15
															SUB	O Binus M Kleibel	17	14
															5/8	H Arbi M Mainaky	21	21
		K Drake K Svensson	4	5
		S Lawwattanathaworn P Wannawichitr	21	21
									S Lawwattanathaworn P Wannawichitr	21	10	16
								5/8	H Arbi M Mainaky	12	21	21
																						5/8	H Arbi M Mainaky	21	21
																							Huang C-c Wu C-j	14	18
		Hsu C Li B	21	21
		S Keparambath P Saji	14	16
									Hsu C Li B	21	21
									A Patel H Patel	13	15
																Hsu C Li B	16	12
																Huang C-c Wu C-j	21	21
		Gunawan Ngow K W	10	11
		Huang C-c Wu C-j	21	21
									Huang C-c Wu C-j	21	21
								3/4	S Edvardsson J Hast Hansen	16	12

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		S Ray H K Sengupta	21	21
		R Hechenberger A Sudarma	14	12
									S Ray H K Sengupta	21	21	17
									A Hirschmann I Long	23	13	21
																A Hirschmann I Long	15	12
															5/8	J G. Andrews S Gilhooly	21	21
		Lee J-k Park S-k	20	21	21
		R Dudani N Gandhi	22	11	23
									R Dudani N Gandhi	21	8	11
								5/8	J G. Andrews S Gilhooly	17	21	21
																						5/8	J G. Andrews S Gilhooly	21	15	22
																							K Hamaji S Wakui	7	21	24
		K Hamaji S Wakui	15	21	21
		Goh C H Loh S C	21	18	11
									K Hamaji S Wakui	21	21
									N Surakkhaka C Vitayatanagorn	17	9
																K Hamaji S Wakui	21	21
																M Lundqvist M Thor	17	10
									M Lundqvist M Thor	21	24
								2	J Eriksson M Eriksson	19	22

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Elizabeth Austin / Caroline Hale (second round)
2. Lene Struwe Andersen / Hanne Bertelsen (second round)
3. Sylviane Le Pimpec / Marie-Noëlle Lechalupe (first round)
4. Ineke Lotgering / Michaela Meyer (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Reiko Nakamura Makiko Tsujita	7	7
		Yaeko Kinoshita Minako Sakazaki	21	21
									Yaeko Kinoshita Minako Sakazaki	12	17
									Sayuri Imai Junko Numata	21	21
		Sayuri Imai Junko Numata	17	22	21
		Naoko Onuma Yoko Takashina	21	20	19

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								1	E Austin C Hale	21	15	18
									R Nakamura M Tsujita	18	21	21
		K-l Hemingway Kim G-s	1	8
		R Nakamura M Tsujita	21	21
																R Nakamura M Tsujita	21	19	21
																S Lertwisettheerakul V Sattayapun	7	21	11
		LX Li H Wu	21	21
		N Divecha W Patil	12	11
									LX Li H Wu	9	25
									S Lertwisettheerakul V Sattayapun	21	27
		S Lertwisettheerakul V Sattayapun	21	17	21
		G Mathiasen H Mathiasen	19	21	14

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3/4	I Lotgering M Meyer	21	21
		J Thongpanangpan V Trairatnopas	9	10
								3/4	I Lotgering M Meyer	21	21
									Lim Y-l Park M-j	4	6
		B Köhler S Wigger	19	25	14
		Lim Y-l Park M-j	21	23	21
															3/4	I Lotgering M Meyer	11	5
																Y Kinoshita M Sakazaki	21	21
		R Garg S Shetty
		Chen M-j Huang S-f	w	/	o
									Chen M-j Huang S-f	7	9
									Y Kinoshita M Sakazaki	21	21
		Y Kinoshita M Sakazaki	21	21
		C Muller P Phanouvong	7	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Jin H-j Kim J-y	3	3
		P Kaosamaang B Tanthammaroj	21	21
									P Kaosamaang B Tanthammaroj	21	21
									S Gadhili Ru Sharma	9	8
		S Gadhili Ru Sharma	21	21
		D Mohaupt L Renon	16	10
																P Kaosamaang B Tanthammaroj	13	19
																S Imai J Numata	21	21
		B Martín G Vernardou	7	12
		T Helin S Roivainen	21	21
									T Helin S Roivainen	9	7
									S Imai J Numata	21	21
		S Imai J Numata	21	21
	3/4	S La Pimpec M-N Lechalupe	5	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		S S Panwar S Yadav	21	21
		Jung S-h Um J-y	12	2
									S S Panwar S Yadav	18	13
									J Ashfold S Foster	21	21
		J Ashfold S Foster	21	21
		B Koralage Tjendrawati	7	14
																J Ashfold S Foster	10	12
																N Onuma Y Takashina	21	21
		N Onuma Y Takashina	21	21
		J Bolduan J Felber	10	8
									N Onuma Y Takashina	21	21
								2	L S Andersen H Bertelsen	15	14

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Morten Aarup / Lene Struwe Andersen (semi-finals; bronze medalists)
2. Simon Gilhooly / Sara Foster (third round)
3. Carl Jennings / Caroline Hale (final; silver medalists)
4. Carsten Loesch / Julie Bradbury (champion; gold medalists)
5. Johan Cahyadi / Irene Gunarti (quarter-finals)
6. Jari Eriksson / Sari Roivainen (third round)
7. Johnny Hast Hansen / Dorte Steenberg (quarter-finals)
8. Stefan Edvardsson / Janne Vang Nielsen (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Morten Aarup Lene Struwe Andersen	13	13
	3/4	Carl Jennings Caroline Hale	21	21
								3/4	Carl Jennings Caroline Hale	20	12
								3/4	Carsten Loesch Julie Bradbury	22	21
	3/4	Carsten Loesch Julie Bradbury	21	27
		Huang Chuan-chen Shyu Yuh-ling	14	25

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								1	M Aarup L S Andersen	21	21
									F Ingemansson I Lotgering	13	11
															1	M Aarup L S Andersen	21	21
																P Tisserant P Phanouvong	13	8
									P Tisserant P Phanouvong	21	21
									M Gamage G Vernardou	6	9
		Seo I-s Kim G-s	14	14
		M Gamage G Vernardou	21	21
																						1	M Aarup L S Andersen	21	21	21
																						5/8	S Edvardsson J V Nielsen	23	15	7
								5/8	S Edvardsson J V Nielsen	21	21
									P Wannawichitr P Kaosamaang	13	15
		K Enomoto J Numata	21	16	18
		P Wannawichitr P Kaosamaang	19	21	21
															5/8	S Edvardsson J V Nielsen	21	21
																W Huijs H Rovers	9	14
									W Huijs H Rovers	17	21	21
								SUB	Tsai C-c K Kimura	21	10	18
		U Varma S Shetty	15	14
	SUB	Tsai C-c K Kimura	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
								3/4	C Jennings C Hale	21	21
									Kuo H-k Chen M-j	12	9
															3/4	C Jennings C Hale	21	21
																A Patel R Garg	16	3
									A Patel R Garg	21	15	21
									P Guichard S Le Pimpec	16	21	15
		P Guichard S Le Pimpec	22	21
		C Lai D Lai	20	19
																						3/4	C Jennings C Hale	21	21
																							S Wakui Y Takashina	15	17
								5/8	J Eriksson S Roivainen	21	21
									C Jarutawai S Jarutawai	11	7
		You Y-h Jung S-h	9	9
		C Jarutawai S Jarutawai	21	21
															5/8	J Eriksson S Roivainen	21	9	9
																S Wakui Y Takashina	13	21	21
									A Hirschmann S Wigger	10	13
									S Wakui Y Takashina	21	21
		S Wakui Y Takashina	20	21	21
		J Varghese V P Manghnani	22	14	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		K Hamaji N Onuma	21	21
		Liu W-s Chuang T-y	5	15
									K Hamaji N Onuma	23	22	22
									J G. Andrews J Ashfold	21	24	20
																K Hamaji N Onuma	17	12
															5/8	J Cahyadi I Gunarti	21	21
		L Oros D Mohaupt	21	20	14
		S Schrader M Meyer	18	22	21
									S Schrader M Meyer
								5/8	J Cahyadi I Gunarti	w	/	o
																						5/8	J Cahyadi I Gunarti	23	16	11
																						3/4	C Loesch J Bradbury	21	21	21
		T Kajava T Helin	18	17
		S Grad M-N Lechalupe	21	21
									S Grad M-N Lechalupe	11	21	19
									K V Makode Ru Sharma	21	13	21
																K V Makode Ru Sharma	8	7
															3/4	C Loesch J Bradbury	21	21
									Lee B-s Kim J-s	2	3
								3/4	C Loesch J Bradbury	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarter-finals
		S Pradeep B Koralage	13	14
		K Svensson H Wu	21	21
									K Svensson H Wu	10	12
									J Port M Bader	21	21
																J Port M Bader	11	8
															5/8	J Hast Hansen D Steenberg	21	21
		O Binus J Bolduan	13	15
		N Surakkhaka S Lertwisettheerakul	21	21
									N Surakkhaka S Lertwisettheerakul	13	17
								5/8	J Hast Hansen D Steenberg	21	21
																						5/8	J Hast Hansen D Steenberg	15	13
																							Huang C-c Shyu Y-l	21	21
		Park Y-g Park M-g	4	6
		Huang C-c Shyu Y-l	21	21
									Huang C-c Shyu Y-l	22	21
									M Chida S Imai	20	16
																Huang C-c Shyu Y-l	21	21
															2	S Gilhooly S Foster	19	18
									M Thangavelu S Holla	18	19
								2	S Gilhooly S Foster	21	21

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