Badminton fans, listen up! The exciting 2025 Taipei Open is coming soon! This tournament will be held at Taipei Arena in Taipei, and many good players from around the world will come to compete. Here is some important information about when the matches will happen and how much money the winners can get.
Tournament Schedule: Mark Your Calendars!
The Taipei Open will start on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, and will finish on Sunday, May 11, 2025. Every day, you can watch different rounds of the competition. Here is the schedule day by day:
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Tuesday, May 6: This is the first day. You can see all the events happening. There will be qualifying matches, where players try to get into the main tournament. Also, some Round of 32 matches will be played, except for the Mixed Doubles qualifying rounds. There will be four courts in use. The doors will open early at 7:30 AM, and the matches will start at 9:00 AM.
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Wednesday, May 7: On this day, all the events will continue with the Round of 32 matches. Again, there will be four courts in action. The doors will open at 8:30 AM, and the matches will start at 9:00 AM.
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Thursday, May 8: The tournament will move to the Round of 16. This means only the best 16 players or pairs in each event are left. All events will be played on four courts. The doors will open a bit later at 11:30 AM, and the matches will start at 12:00 PM.
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Friday, May 9: This is the day for the Quarter-Finals. The competition is getting very intense now! All events will have their quarter-final matches on four courts. You can come to the venue from 3:00 PM, and the matches will begin at 4:00 PM.
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Saturday, May 10: We are now at the Semi-Finals! Only the top four players or pairs in each event are still competing. The matches will be played on two courts. The doors will open at 11:00 AM, and the matches will start at 12:00 PM. This is also the first day that matches on Court 1 will be shown on TV. There will be eight matches on Court 1.
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Sunday, May 11: This is the final day – the Finals! The best player or pair in each event will play to win the championship. All the final matches will be on Court 1. The doors will open at 11:00 AM, and the matches will start at 12:00 PM. This day, there will be five final matches shown on TV from Court 1.
Watch Live on TV and Online!
If you cannot come to the Taipei Arena, you can still watch the exciting matches! Court 1 will be shown on TV starting from Saturday, May 10, until Sunday, May 11. Remember to check your local TV channels to see if they are showing the Taipei Open.
Good news for all badminton fans! You can watch all the matches from all four courts live on the BWF TV YouTube channel starting from the very first day of the tournament on May 6. So, you won’t miss any action!
Big Prize Money Up for Grabs!
The players are not just competing for the trophy and honor, but also for some good prize money! Here is how the prize money will be given out:
For Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles:
- Winner: $18,000 USD
- Runner-Up: $9,120 USD
- Semi-Finalists (each): $3,480 USD
- Quarter-Finalists (each): $1,440 USD
- Last 16 (each): $840 USD
For Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, and Mixed Doubles (per pair):
- Winner: $18,960 USD
- Runner-Up: $9,120 USD
- Semi-Finalists (each pair): $3,360 USD
- Quarter-Finalists (each pair): $1,740 USD
- Last 16 (each pair): $900 USD
As you can see, the winners in both singles and doubles events will take home a significant amount of money. This makes the competition even more exciting to watch!
The 2025 Taipei Open promises to be a fantastic tournament with top badminton players competing for glory and prize money. Make sure to follow the schedule and watch the matches either in person or online! It will be a week full of amazing badminton action!