2008 BWF Super Series
The 2008 BWF Super Series is the second season of the BWF Super Series. The season spanned between the continental of Asia and Europe and was starting with Malaysia Open from January 15 and will be end with Hong Kong Open on November 30, 2008. The top eight ranked players was compete in the Masters Finals in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from December 18 to December 21, 2008.[1]
Schedule
Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:[2]
Tour |
Official title |
Venue |
City |
Date |
Prize money USD |
Report |
Start |
Finish |
1 |
Malaysia Open Super Series |
Putra Indoor Stadium |
Kuala Lumpur |
January 15 |
January 20 |
200,000 |
Report |
2 |
Korea Open Super Series |
Jangchung Gymnasium |
Seoul |
January 22 |
January 27 |
300,000 |
Report |
3 |
All England Super Series |
National Indoor Arena |
Birmingham |
March 4 |
March 9 |
200,000 |
Report |
4 |
Swiss Open Super Series |
St. Jakobshalle |
Basel |
March 11 |
March 16 |
200,000 |
Report |
5 |
Singapore Super Series |
Singapore Indoor Stadium |
Singapore |
June 10 |
June 15 |
200,000 |
Report |
6 |
Indonesia Super Series |
Bung Karno Stadium |
Jakarta |
June 17 |
June 22 |
250,000 |
Report |
7 |
Japan Super Series |
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium |
Tokyo |
September 16 |
September 21 |
200,000 |
Report |
8 |
China Masters Super Series |
Changzhou Olympic Sports Center |
Changzhou |
September 23 |
September 28 |
200,000 |
Report |
9 |
Denmark Super Series |
Arena Fyn |
Odense |
October 21 |
October 26 |
200,000 |
Report |
10 |
French Super Series |
Stade Pierre de Coubertin |
Paris |
October 28 |
November 2 |
200,000 |
Report |
11 |
China Open Super Series |
Yuanshen Sports Development Center |
Pudong, Shanghai |
November 18 |
November 23 |
250,000 |
Report |
12 |
Hong Kong Super Series |
Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
November 25 |
November 30 |
200,000 |
Report |
13 |
Super Series Masters Finals |
Likas Indoor Stadium |
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah |
December 18 |
December 21 |
500,000 |
Report |
Results
Winners
Performances by countries
Tabulated below are the Super Series performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
Super Series Rankings
All the progress and points below are carry forward from the tournament for past 52 weeks as state by BWF's world ranking system.[3][4]
Leader progress
Tabulated below are the leader progress in Super Series ranking towards the Super Series Final:
Men's singles
Legend |
1 |
Winner(s) |
2 |
Runners-up |
SF |
Semi-finalists |
QF |
Quarter-finalists |
R2 |
Last 16 |
R1 |
Last 32 |
Q |
Qualification |
DNP |
Did not play |
Rank |
Players |
MAS |
KOR |
ENG |
SUI |
SIN |
INA |
JPN |
CHN |
DEN |
FRA |
CHN |
HKG |
Points |
1 |
Lee Chong Wei |
1 |
R2 |
SF |
2 |
1 |
DNP |
2 |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
2 |
DNP |
58,240 |
2 |
Chen Jin |
R2 |
QF |
1 |
R1 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
2 |
QF |
QF |
QF |
1 |
52,180 |
3 |
Sony Dwi Kuncoro |
R1 |
QF |
QF |
R1 |
DNP |
1 |
1 |
1 |
R2 |
R2 |
DNP |
DNP |
49,320 |
4 |
Joachim Persson |
DNP |
DNP |
QF |
R2 |
QF |
R2 |
DNP |
QF |
2 |
QF |
R2 |
|
45,180 |
5 |
Peter Gade |
DNP |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
R2 |
R1 |
DNP |
1 |
1 |
R2 |
R2 |
44,260 |
6 |
Lin Dan |
DNP |
2 |
2 |
1 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
2 |
41,800 |
7 |
Taufik Hidayat |
R2 |
DNP |
QF |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
QF |
QF |
DNP |
2 |
R2 |
SF |
41,580 |
8 |
Bao Chunlai |
QF |
QF |
SF |
SF |
DNP |
SF |
DNP |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
35,760 |
8 |
Kenneth Jonassen |
SF |
SF |
QF |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
35,760 |
10 |
Chan Yan Kit |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R1 |
R1 |
R1 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
R2 |
29,520 |
Women's singles
Rank |
Players |
MAS |
KOR |
ENG |
SUI |
SIN |
INA |
JPN |
CHN |
DEN |
FRA |
CHN |
HKG |
Points |
1 |
Zhou Mi |
R2 |
1 |
R1 |
QF |
2 |
QF |
2 |
1 |
2 |
R2 |
QF |
SF |
72,760 |
2 |
Tine Rasmussen |
1 |
DNP |
1 |
DNP |
1 |
R1 |
SF |
QF |
SF |
SF |
R2 |
R2 |
61,320 |
3 |
Wang Chen |
QF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
R2 |
R1 |
R1 |
SF |
1 |
54,740 |
4 |
Zhu Lin |
2 |
DNP |
R2 |
QF |
DNP |
1 |
R1 |
QF |
QF |
R1 |
SF |
SF |
53,000 |
5 |
Lu Lan |
QF |
2 |
2 |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
QF |
SF |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
49,980 |
6 |
Wang Lin |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
R2 |
DNP |
R2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
SF |
R1 |
42,040 |
7 |
Pi Hongyan |
SF |
R1 |
QF |
SF |
R2 |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
QF |
R1 |
R1 |
39,600 |
8 |
Xu Huaiwen |
R1 |
QF |
SF |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
R2 |
DNP |
R1 |
R2 |
R2 |
R2 |
36,720 |
9 |
Hwang Hye-youn |
R2 |
R1 |
SF |
R1 |
QF |
R2 |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
R1 |
QF |
35,400 |
10 |
Wong Mew Choo |
SF |
R1 |
QF |
R2 |
SF |
DNP |
R2 |
DNP |
DNP |
R1 |
R2 |
R1 |
35,340 |
Men's doubles
Rank |
Players |
MAS |
KOR |
ENG |
SUI |
SIN |
INA |
JPN |
CHN |
DEN |
FRA |
CHN |
HKG |
Points |
1 |
Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
1 |
R2 |
R1 |
2 |
DNP |
QF |
QF |
1 |
1 |
1 |
DNP |
QF |
65,540 |
2 |
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
R2 |
R2 |
R1 |
SF |
1 |
1 |
R2 |
R2 |
QF |
QF |
QF |
2 |
61,600 |
3 |
Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen |
2 |
SF |
QF |
R2 |
R1 |
DNP |
1 |
DNP |
SF |
SF |
QF |
DNP |
52,160 |
4 |
Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
R1 |
QF |
1 |
1 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
1 |
45,440 |
5 |
Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
R2 |
SF |
R2 |
QF |
DNP |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
R2 |
R2 |
2 |
R1 |
40,920 |
6 |
Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan |
SF |
DNP |
R2 |
QF |
DNP |
2 |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
R1 |
36,540 |
7 |
Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
R2 |
DNP |
R1 |
R2 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
R2 |
QF |
SF |
SF |
SF |
35,940 |
8 |
Fu Haifeng Cai Yun |
SF |
1 |
R2 |
R2 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
QF |
DNP |
34,280 |
9 |
Rian Sukmawan Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki |
DNP |
DNP |
R1 |
DNP |
R2 |
R1 |
SF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
DNP |
R1 |
31,800 |
10 |
Shuichi Sakamoto Shintaro Ikeda |
R1 |
R2 |
SF |
R2 |
R2 |
R2 |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
R2 |
31,680 |
Women's doubles
Rank |
Players |
MAS |
KOR |
ENG |
SUI |
SIN |
INA |
JPN |
CHN |
DEN |
FRA |
CHN |
HKG |
Points |
1 |
Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui |
R2 |
QF |
R2 |
R1 |
R1 |
QF |
2 |
QF |
1 |
2 |
2 |
SF |
64,340 |
2 |
Du Jing Yu Yang |
SF |
1 |
2 |
SF |
1 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
SF |
DNP |
54,660 |
3 |
Lilyana Natsir Vita Marissa |
R2 |
QF |
R2 |
R2 |
SF |
1 |
SF |
QF |
DNP |
QF |
DNP |
QF |
51,560 |
4 |
Zhao Yunlei Cheng Shu |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
1 |
R2 |
SF |
QF |
2 |
39,880 |
5 |
Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
R2 |
DNP |
R2 |
R2 |
QF |
R2 |
DNP |
DNP |
QF |
QF |
QF |
QF |
39,660 |
6 |
Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung |
R1 |
R2 |
R2 |
R2 |
SF |
QF |
R2 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
SF |
39,540 |
7 |
Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna |
QF |
R1 |
R1 |
DNP |
QF |
2 |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
30,960 |
8 |
Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung |
SF |
SF |
1 |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
28,460 |
9 |
Zhang Yawen Wei Yili |
DNP |
SF |
SF |
2 |
DNP |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
27,060 |
10 |
Gao Ling Zhao Tingting |
2 |
2 |
QF |
QF |
DN |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
25,680 |
Mixed doubles
Rank |
Players |
MAS |
KOR |
ENG |
SUI |
SIN |
INA |
JPN |
CHN |
DEN |
FRA |
CHN |
HKG |
Points |
1 |
Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir |
QF |
R1 |
2 |
SF |
1 |
SF |
2 |
2 |
DNP |
SF |
DNP |
QF |
64,160 |
2 |
He Hanbin Yu Yang |
1 |
R1 |
QF |
1 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
DNP |
SF |
QF |
QF |
51,360 |
3 |
Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
R2 |
QF |
R2 |
R2 |
R1 |
2 |
DNP |
DNP |
2 |
R2 |
SF |
SF |
48,720 |
4 |
Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung |
2 |
1 |
QF |
SF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
2 |
45,460 |
5 |
Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg |
DNP |
R2 |
QF |
2 |
2 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
QF |
2 |
R1 |
R2 |
41,520 |
6 |
Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen |
DNP |
SF |
SF |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
DNP |
DNP |
R2 |
1 |
39,880 |
7 |
Robert Blair Imogen Bankier |
R2 |
Q |
QF |
R2 |
DNP |
QF |
R2 |
DNP |
SF |
R2 |
QF |
R2 |
37,210 |
8 |
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam |
SF |
QF |
R2 |
QF |
QF |
DNP |
R2 |
QF |
DNP |
DNP |
R1 |
R1 |
36,840 |
9 |
Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul |
R2 |
R1 |
DNP |
DNP |
SF |
R2 |
SF |
R2 |
DNP |
DNP |
R2 |
R2 |
33,060 |
10 |
Zheng Bo Gao Ling |
DNP |
DNP |
1 |
QF |
QF |
1 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
28,480 |
References