WTA Beijing 1000: What Is It? When Is It? And Where to Watch the Matches

The ATP and WTA tours return to China this week. The men’s ATP Tour will be in China for the first time since 2019, while the women’s WTA Tour has not been there since early 2020. Following worries over the safety of Chinese star Peng Shuai, the WTA stopped events in China in December 2021. Now, the tournament has returned to the circuit and the greatest stars in the WTA Tour will have a chance at glory.

Along with a renewed schedule, the tournament also features record-breaking prize money for both men and women, with the combined prize pool being $11.6 million.

When did Beijing join the WTA 1000 events calendar?

Albeit a 500 event in the ATP, it is a 1000 event on the women’s tour. When it first began, the tournament in Beijing was a WTA Tour Tier II and saw participation from a handful of the stars of the game. After the category was abandoned in 2009, Beijing became a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament where winners of the tournament were awarded 1000 points.

WTA then abandoned categorizing tournaments in the premier format and adopted a style that is the same as the ATP. Absent due to COVID-19 and the Peng Shui assault allegations, the tournament is back in full swing now, officially as a WTA 1000 event. To match the points awarded to the winners, the tournament also offers a record-breaking prize money after a three-year absence.  

What is the WTA Beijing 1000 all about? 

The WTA Beijing 1000 is all about witnessing the action in tennis to its full extent. Being a WTA 1000 tournament, the winner of the tournament will receive 1000 points and will surely experience a major jump in rankings. Fans can witness some of the top players of the WTA, such as Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff, playing for a chance to win the tournament.

The last winner of the tournament, Naomi Osaka, will not be participating due to maternal leave. But the rest of the players in the championship can contest for the record-breaking prize money of $1.5 million. The total prize pool of the event is $8,127,389, a whopping figure for the event. 

When is the WTA 1000 in China taking place?

The China Open 2023 gets underway this week, with some of the top women’s players taking to the courts in Beijing. Aryna Sabalenka returns to the court for the first time since losing in the final of the US Open. It will be her first championship as the official women’s World No.1 after Iga Swiatek failed to secure her rank in the US Open.

It follows a straightforward schedule like other events on the WTA Tour. The first round will begin on 2nd October and conclude on 3rd. 4th October will see the commencement of round 2, where the best of 16 will play. Players will contest in the quarterfinal on 6th October, which will be followed by the semifinal on the 7th. The two best players will then fight for their utmost chance at glory on 8th October, which will conclude the tournament.

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Where can I watch the WTA Beijing 1000?

The Beijing 1000 tournament can be viewed in the stadium or from the comfort of your home. Countries in North America can view the tournament on the Tennis Channel which will stream the tournament for the USA & its territories, along with Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, and Switzerland. Canadian fans can watch it on TVA Sports, DAZN, TSN. 

Fans in France, Australia, Monaco and Turkey can catch the action on beIN sports. As of now, there aren’t any streaming services or channels which will broadcast the Beijing Open in the Indian Subcontinent. Amazon Prime Video will stream the championship in the UK & Ireland.

Returning after years of absence, it is bound to draw in many viewers. All the top players of the WTA are competing, which only increases the level of action that will be present in it.

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