2007 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Explained

Dates:
Number Edition:16th
Level:3B
Prize Money:50000
Venue:Auckland Badminton Hall
Location:Auckland, New Zealand
Ms:Andre Kurniawan Tedjono
Country Ms:INA
Ws:Zhou Mi
Country Ws:HKG
Md1:Chan Chong Ming
Country Md1:MAS
Md2:Hoon Thien How
Country Md2:MAS
Wd1:Ikue Tatani
Country Wd1:JPN
Wd2:Aya Wakisaka
Country Wd2:JPN
Xd1:Devin Lahardi Fitriawan
Country Xd1:INA
Xd2:Lita Nurlita
Country Xd2:INA
Previous:2006
Next:2008

The 2007 New Zealand Open Grand Prix (officially known as the KLRC New Zealand Open 2007 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place in Auckland, New Zealand from 14 to 20 May 2007. It had a total purse of $50,000.

Tournament

The 2007 New Zealand Open Grand Prix was the second tournament of the 2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the New Zealand Open championships which has been held since 1990. This tournament was organized by the Badminton New Zealand and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Auckland Badminton Hall in Auckland, New Zealand.

Point distribution

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

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$50,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

EventWinnerFinalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Singles$3,750 $1,900 $725 $300 $175
Doubles$3,950 $1,900 $700 $362.5 $187.5

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Andrew Smith (quarter-finals)
  2. Lee Tsuen Seng (semi-finals)
  3. Sairul Amar Ayob (third round)
  4. Roslin Hashim (quarter-finals)
  5. Chan Yan Kit (quarter-finals)
  6. John Moody (second round)
  7. Ng Wei (third round)
  8. Yeoh Kay Bin (semi-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Pi Hongyan (semi-finals)
  2. Yip Pui Yin (semi-finals)
  3. Huang Chia-chi (withdrew)
  4. Chie Umezu (final)
  5. Tracey Hallam (quarter-finals)
  6. Rachel Hindley (third round)
  7. Sutheaswari Mudukasan (second round)
  8. Kanako Yonekura (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Albertus Susanto Njoto / Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama (final)
  2. Aji Basuki Sindoro / Ashley Brehaut (second round)
  3. Svetoslav Stoyanov / Mihail Popov (second round)
  4. Glenn Warfe / Ross Smith (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Lim Pek Siah / Joanne Quay (second round)
  2. Élodie Eymard / Weny Rahmawati (quarter-finals)
  3. Vanessa Neo / Shinta Mulia Sari (second round)
  4. Suzanne Rayappan / Jenny Wallwork (withdrew)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Daniel Shirley / Joanne Quay (second round)
  2. Svetoslav Stoyanov / Élodie Eymard (semi-finals)
  3. Ross Smith / Tania Luiz (second round)
  4. Glenn Warfe / Susan Dobson (quarter-finals)
  5. Tanama Putra Alroy / Chau Hoi Wah (semi-finals)
  6. Devin Lahardi Fitriawan / Lita Nurlita (champions)
  7. Anggun Nugroho / Nitya Krishinda Maheswari (final)
  8. Benjamin Walklate / Erin Carroll (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.