BWF World Tour Finals 2024: Where to watch Indian shuttlers on TV, OTT, schedule and more
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.
The year 2024 is coming to an end, and with that, the BWF World Tour season will also wrap up with the final tournament set to take place in Hangzhou, China. The top 40 players and pairs will compete at the World Tour Finals from December 11每15, showcasing the best badminton talent of the season.
The tournament will feature the top seven performers of the season and the Olympic champion in each of the five categories: men's and women's singles, and men's, women's, and mixed doubles. However, the event will also see several players, including men's defending World Tour Finals champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist Viktor Axelsen, withdraw due to injury or personal reasons.
Indians at the World Tour Finals:
Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand will be the sole Indian representatives at the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals, having earned a spot in the women's doubles event.
Winning the Syed Modi International as the first Indian women＊s doubles pair is a moment we will forever hold close to our hearts. Thank you to everyone who made this possible, from our parents, coaches and team to every fan cheering us on. All praise to the Almighty for this＃ pic.twitter.com/sPkKkLsZuw
〞 Treesa jolly (@JollyTreesa) December 1, 2024
The pair's best performances this year came at the Singapore and Macau Opens, where they reached the semifinals but fell short of making it to the final. In the China Masters, the pair were defeated by the World Number 1 duo of Liu Sheng Shu and Tan Ning, 16-21, 11-21 in the pre-quarterfinals.
Women's doubles draw:
Group A: Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning (CHN), Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah (MAL), Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida (JPN), Treesa Jolly-Gayathri Gopichand (IND).
Group B: Rin Iwanaga-Kie Nakanishi (JPN), Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee (KOR), Febriana Dwipuji-Amalia Cahaya (INA), Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan (CHN).
Here are the HSBC #BWFWorldTourFinals 2??0??2??4?? draw results.
〞 BWF (@bwfmedia) December 7, 2024
Let us know what you think. ?#HSBCbadminton #Hangzhou2024
Women's doubles ? pic.twitter.com/NOSF1hfh74
BWF World Tour Finals 2024 schedule:
December 11, 2024 每 Group stages
December 12, 2024 每 Group stages
December 13, 2024 每 Group stages
December 14, 2024 每 Semi-finals
December 15, 2024 每 Finals
Where to watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024:
The World Tour Finals will be broadcast and streamed worldwide by the BWF's partners, including the Olympic Channel via Olympics.com. In India, fans can catch the games on Sport18 and Voot Select.
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