The badminton competition in Japan Open 2025 which is the second event on the BWF World Tour calendar has now started officially at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium with worldwide focus being given to it. The Super 750-level competition has a total prize purse of US$950,000 with some of the world-ranked highest-rank shuttlers contending against each other to gather major points with the season at its most critical stages.
It is going to be held between July 15 and July 20 and is up on the heels of the Canada Open and will be a crucial tournament where players can meet and gain some access to the year-end championship tournaments. It is being played on home soil by many top sportsmen with reigning women singles champion Akane Yamaguchi.
In the men’s singles, Kunlavutt Vitidsarn, Thai ace, who is ranked the World No. 1 is the top seed. The only challenge that awaits him is a stiff one by Denmark, Anders Antonsen, China, Shi Yuqi, Indonesia, Jonatan Christie and act as the defending champion, France, Alex Lanier.
Korea An Se-young is the top seed in the women’s side. She is accompanied by some of the best players such as Wang Zhiyi, Chen Yufei and even the Japanese player Akane Yamaguchi. The new potential star Tomoka Miyazaki also graces the view of fans at her home ground.
Malaysia has a leading men’s doubles contingent, led by Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin while other Malaysians Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik are poised to have a deep run. Also competing are the duos of Korea, Indonesia, China and Denmark.
In women’s doubles, the China pair of Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning are the top seeds and the Japanese, Malaysian and South Korean are other threatening opponents. In the mixed doubles category, the Chinese team comprising Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping hold the number one seed position.
Order of Play – #JapanOpen2025 (Day 1)
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Tuesday, 15 July 2025
First match starts at 07.00 WIB
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Full Competition Schedule
The event follows a tightly packed six-day schedule:
- First Round: July 15–16
- Second Round: July 17
- Quarterfinals: July 18
- Semifinals: July 19
- Finals: July 20
Indian Representation at the Japan Open 2025
India has sent a strong squad to Tokyo, including top-ranked and upcoming players in multiple disciplines.
- Men’s Singles: Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy
- Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu, Unnati Hooda, Anupama Upadhyaya, Rakshitha Sree
- Men’s Doubles: Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Hariharan Amsakarunan/Ruban Kumar
- Women’s Doubles: Rutaparna Panda/Swetaparna Panda, Kavipriya Selvam/Simran Singhi
- Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila/Tanisha Crasto, Rohan Kapoor/Ruthvika Gadde
It is a crucial tournament especially to the Indian players who include PV Sindhu and Satwik-Chirag, who seek to find their form again before the BWF World Tour Finals at the end of the year.
Japan Open 2025 live streaming sports coverage in India and other nations
Live: In India it can be broadcast on Star Sports 3, Streamed: on JioCinema. Furthermore, matches will be broadcasted on the BWF Youtube channel based on territorial rights. In Malaysia, the event is being broadcasted at the Astro Network, namely at Astro Badminton 1 & 2. The action can be watched live on Hub Sports 1 and Starhub in Singapore. Coverage of the event is being given in Indonesia by Vidio, Nex Parabola and TVRI. Live scores and daily updates are available on the official site of BWF to the global fans.
Spotlight on Rising Asian Talent
Beside the known stars, the young Asian talents are also being seen profoundly in this edition of the Japan open. Others are Singapore, Jason Teh, Japan, Tomoka Miyazaki and Malaysia, Letshanaa Karupathevan with a view to make a difference.
Competitiveness is also being realized with an Asia kwartal that sprouts many seeded players through China, Korea, Japan, Malaysia and India. The scores on the tables are at the Olympic qualification point, which makes the stakes even more, and the intensity on the court as well.
