BWF World Tour Finals 2024: live stream badminton online from anywhere, finals order of play, schedule

Akane Yamaguchi of Japan dives towards the shuttlecock in a recent Women's Singles First Round match in the build up to the BWF World Tour Finals 2024 badminton live stream
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The BWF World Tour Finals 2024 badminton live stream is serving up a season finale to remember. It's finals day in Hangzhou, with both singles titles being contested by the top two seeds. Anders Antonsen vs Shi Yuqi will follow Wang Zhiyi vs Han Yue.

You can watch BWF World Tour Finals badminton from anywhere with a VPN and potentially for free!

2024 BWF World Tour Finals badminton live streams: TV schedule, dates

The 2024 BWF World Tour Finals run from Wednesday, December 11 to Sunday, December 15.
► FREE STREAM — YouTube (U.S., CAN, AUS)
U.K. — TNT Sports / Discovery Plus
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With Viktor Axelsen, winner of the past three BWF World Tour Finals, missing through injury, this is a rare opportunity for Antonsen to step out of his celebrated compatriot's shadow. Newly crowned Men’s Singles Player of the Year Shi went off the boil after becoming the world No.1, but a BWF World Tour Finals without Axelsen? It's an opportunity neither man can pass up without a fight.

Eyebrows were raised when An Se-young, winner of five titles this year including Olympic gold, and the newly crowned Women’s Singles Player of the Year and the Players’ Player of the Year to boot, wasn't even counted amongst the top three seeds, but Wang Zhiyi swatted her aside in the semis, to earn a showdown with her compatriot Han Yue.

Read on to find out how to watch 2024 BWF World Tour Finals live streams where you are in the world.

BWF World Tour Finals order of play

(All times GMT)

6 a.m. – Y. Han vs Z.Y. Wang
7:30 a.m. – A. Antonsen vs Y.Q. Shi

How to watch FREE badminton live streams

📺 Badminton fans in the U.S., Canada and Australia can watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024 for FREE on BWF TV's YouTube channel.

✈️ Traveling abroad? If you find that your usual YouTube live stream is geo-restricted you can unblock it in moments using a VPN – and thus watch the badminton from anywhere. We'll show you how to do that below, using NordVPN.

How to watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024 badminton from anywhere

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the badminton on your usual subscription? You can still watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024 live thanks to a VPN (Virtual Private Network).

The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're away from the U.S., and want to view your usual service, you'd select an American server from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to a service that's showing the badminton and watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024 as normal — that's YouTube for Americans abroad.

How to watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024 badminton in the U.S.

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In the U.S., the entirety of the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals will be live streamed on YouTube, which is of course completely free.

Because of the time differences, the tournament runs from Tuesday to Saturday, with play typically starting at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT each day.

If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use NordVPN to watch your usual U.S. YouTube stream from abroad.

How to watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024 badminton in the U.K.

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TNT Sports is showing the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals in the U.K.. Just be aware that play typically begins at 1:30 a.m. GMT each morning, running into the early afternoon.

You can get TNT by subscribing to the Discovery Plus Premium plan for £30.99 per month, or you can add TNT Sports through Sky, BT, EE or Virgin Media to watch via your television provider.

To stream TNT Sports, you'll need Discovery Plus – a combo subscription that allows fans to access TNT Sports, Eurosport and entertainment all in one place.

If you are an American in the U.K. for work or on vacation you can catch the free badminton coverage on YouTube by using a VPN such as NordVPN.

How to watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024 badminton in Canada

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Badminton fans in Canada can watch the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals free on the BWF TV YouTube channel.

Because of the time differences, the tournament runs from Tuesday to Saturday, with play typically starting at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT each day.

If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use NordVPN to watch from abroad.

How to watch BWF World Tour Finals 2024 badminton in Australia

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The 2024 BWF World Tour Finals are being shown for free in Australia on YouTube. Play typically begins at 12:30 p.m. AEDT each day.

Not at home right now? Use NordVPN or another VPN service to tap into your subscriptions from anywhere.

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SPOTV Now is broadcasting a BWF World Tour Finals 2024 live stream for badminton fans in Singapore.

SPOTV will also show the BWF World Tour Finals in Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Philippines and Thailand.

The typical daily start time is 9:30 a.m. SGT each morning.

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Aatif Sulleyman

Aatif is a freelance journalist and copywriter based in the UK. He’s written about technology, sport and politics for a wide range of publications including TechRadar, What Hi-Fi?, The Independent, Trusted Reviews, and Newsweek. These days, he focuses mainly on streaming at Future, an arrangement that combines two of his greatest passions: live TV and penny-pinching. When he's not attending a top-flight English soccer match, you can find him perfecting his table tennis skills.

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