Indonesia Wins 2 Championship Titles; How Much Prize Money from the Hong Kong Open 2023?

Indonesia won two championship titles at the Hong Kong Open 2023 finals on Sunday (17/9/2023). The two titles were won by the women's doubles pair Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silvia Ramadhanti and men's singles player Jonathan Christie.

Apriyani/Fadia played in the opening match of the Hong Kong Open 2023 final against Tan Pearly/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia). Apriyani/Fadia forced Tan/Thinaah to lose with a score of 14-21, 24-22, 21-9 in a grueling three-game duel lasting 73 minutes.

The success of the Indonesian women's doubles pair was followed by Jonathan Christie, who defeated Kenta Nishimoto (Japan). In this tight duel, Jonathan ultimately stood on the champion's podium, defeating Kenta with a score of 12-21, 22-20, 21-18.

Meanwhile, the runner-up title was won by the men's doubles pair Leo Rolly Carnando/Daniel Marthin, who lost in the final match against Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark).

Similar to Apriyani/Fadia and Jonathan, Leo/Daniel also played three games against Astrup/Rasmussen, the silver medalists at the 2023 BWF World Championships.

Besides the achievements of the Indonesian team, how much were the prizes at the Hong Kong Open 2023?

According to the BWF World Tour website, the total prize money for the Hong Kong Open 2023 reached US$420,000 or approximately Rp6.45 billion (exchange rate Rp15,370/US$).

According to the Singaporean men's lifestyle magazine Augustman, the details of the prize money for the Hong Kong Open 2023 Super 500 badminton tournament show that not all players received prizes. Prize money was only awarded to participants who qualified for the Round of 16 and above.

Here is a list of the prize money details for the Hong Kong Open 2023 for singles players:

* Champion: US$ 31,500 or approximately Rp 484.15 million
* Runner-up: US$ 15,960 or approximately Rp 245.3 million
* Semifinalists: US$ 6,090 or approximately Rp 93.6 million
* Quarterfinalists: US$ 2,520 or approximately Rp 38.73 million
* Round of 16: US$ 1,470 or approximately Rp 22.59 million

Meanwhile, here are the prize money details for the Hong Kong Open 2023 for doubles players:

* Champion: US$ 33,180 or approximately Rp 509.97 million
* Runner-up: US$ 15,960 or approximately Rp 245.3 million
* Semifinalists: US$ 5,880 or approximately Rp 90.37 million
* Quarterfinalists: US$ 3,045 or approximately Rp 46.72 million
* Round of 16: US$ 1,575 or approximately Rp 24.13 million