2007 Malaysia Super Series Explained

Dates:
Number Edition:52nd
Level:2A
Prize Money:200000
Venue:Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium
Location:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ms:Peter Gade
Country Ms:DEN
Ws:Zhu Lin
Country Ws:CHN
Md1:Koo Kien Keat
Country Md1:MAS
Md2:Tan Boon Heong
Country Md2:MAS
Wd1:Gao Ling
Country Wd1:CHN
Wd2:Huang Sui
Country Wd2:CHN
Xd1:Zheng Bo
Country Xd1:CHN
Xd2:Gao Ling
Country Xd2:CHN
Previous:2006
Next:2008

The 2007 Malaysia Open Super Series (officially known as the Proton Malaysia Super Series 2007 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 16 to 21 January 2007 and had a total purse of $200,000.

Tournament

The 2007 Malaysia Open Super Series was the inaugural tournament of the 2007 BWF Super Series and also part of the Malaysia Open championships, which had been held since 1937.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Super Series event.[1]

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$200,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

EventWinnerFinalistSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Men's singles$16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $800
Women's singles$13,800 $6,600 $3,600 $1,800 rowspan="4"
Men's doubles$14,400 $8,000 $4,800 $2,800
Women's doubles$12,200 $8,000 $4,400 $2,200
Mixed doubles$12,200 $8,000 $4,400 $2,200

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Lin Dan (second round)
  2. Lee Chong Wei (quarter-finals)
  3. Peter Gade (champion)
  4. Chen Hong (semi-finals)
  5. Chen Jin (quarter-finals)
  6. Bao Chunlai (final)
  7. Kenneth Jonassen (semi-finals)
  8. Chen Yu (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Zhang Ning (withdrew)
  2. Xie Xingfang (withdrew)
  3. Huaiwen Xu (quarter-finals)
  4. Wang Chen (withdrew)
  5. Lu Lan (second round)
  6. Zhu Lin (champion)
  7. Pi Hongyan (first round)
  8. Yao Jie (semi-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (second round)
  2. Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen (quarter-finals)
  3. Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah (first round)
  4. Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (semi-finals)
  5. Robert Blair / Anthony Clark (quarter-finals)
  6. Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya (final)
  7. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan (semi-finals)
  8. Robert Lin Woon Fui / Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Gao Ling / Huang Sui (champions)
  2. Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (quarter-finals)
  3. Wong Pei Tty / Chin Eei Hui (first round)
  4. Zhang Yawen / Wei Yili (withdrew)
  5. Du Jing / Zhao Tingting (quarter-finals)
  6. Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg (first round)
  7. Jiang Yanmei / Li Yujia (quarter-finals)
  8. Endang Nursugianti / Rani Mundiasti (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir (semi-finals)
  2. Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam (second round)
  3. Anthony Clark / Donna Kellogg (second round)
  4. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen (withdrew)
  5. Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms (final)
  6. Zheng Bo / Gao Ling (champions)
  7. Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (quarter-finals)
  8. Zhang Jun / Zhao Tingting (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview Ranking. Bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. 2013-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20100814200157/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/page.aspx?id=15370. 2010-08-14. dead.