2007 Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold Explained

Dates:
Number Edition:2nd
Level:3A
Prize Money:120000
Venue:PhilSports Complex
Location:Metro Manila, Philippines
Ms:Lee Chong Wei
Country Ms:MAS
Ws:Zhou Mi
Country Ws:HKG
Md1:Koo Kien Keat
Country Md1:MAS
Md2:Tan Boon Heong
Country Md2:MAS
Wd1:Cheng Wen-hsing
Country Wd1:TPE
Wd2:Chien Yu-chin
Country Wd2:TPE
Xd1:Nova Widianto
Country Xd1:INA
Xd2:Liliyana Natsir
Country Xd2:INA
Previous:2006
Next:2009

The 2007 Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold was a badminton tournament which took place in Metro Manila, Philippines from 17 to 22 July 2007. It had a total purse of $120,000.

Tournament

The 2007 Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold was the forth tournament of the 2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the Philippines Open championships which has been held since 2006. This tournament was organized by the Philippine Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at PhilSports Complex in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Point distribution

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

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$120,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

EventWinnerFinalsSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Singles$9,000 $4,560 $1,740 $720 $420
Doubles$9,480 $4,560 $1,680 $870 $450

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Cheng Hong (final)
  2. Lee Chong Wei (champion)
  3. Bao Chunlai (third round)
  4. Kenneth Jonassen (quarter-finals)
  5. Taufik Hidayat (second round)
  6. Sony Dwi Kuncoro (semi-finals)
  7. Shōji Satō (third round)
  8. Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (second round)
  9. Park Sung-hwan (semi-finals)
  10. Ronald Susilo (quarter-finals)
  11. Andrew Smith (third round)
  12. Kendrick Lee Yen Hui (first round)
  13. Lee Tsuen Seng (third round)
  14. Yeoh Kay Bin (second round)
  15. Chan Yan Kit (first round)
  16. Ng Wei (third round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Huaiwen Xu (withdrew)
  2. Pi Hongyan (withdrew)
  3. Wong Mew Choo (withdrew)
  4. Eriko Hirose (second round)
  5. Tine Rasmussen (first round)
  6. Yip Pui Yin (quarter-finals)
  7. Kaori Mori (second round)
  8. Li Li (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (champions)
  2. Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan (second round)
  3. Shintaro Ikeda / Shuichi Sakamoto (first round)
  4. Albertus Susanto Njoto / Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama (semi-finals)
  5. Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ōtsuka (quarter-finals)
  6. Hendra Aprida Gunawan / Joko Riyadi (first round)
  7. Ashley Brehaut / Aji Basuki Sindoro (first round)
  8. Luluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin (champions)
  2. Kumiko Ogura / Reiko Shiota (first round)
  3. Yang Wei / Zhao Tingting (quarter-finals)
  4. Rani Mundiasti / Endang Nursugianti (quarter-finals)
  5. Aki Akao / Tomomi Matsuda (withdrew)
  6. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (semi-finals)
  7. Nicole Grether / Juliane Schenk (first round)
  8. Duanganong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir (champions)
  2. Flandy Limpele / Vita Marissa (semi-finals)
  3. Daniel Shirley / Joanne Quay (first round)
  4. Ingo Kindervater / Kathrin Piotrowski (first round)
  5. Han Sang-hoon / Hwang Yu-mi (final)
  6. Zhang Jun / Zhao Tingting (withdrew)
  7. Devin Lahardi Fitriawan / Lita Nurlita (quarter-finals)
  8. Muhammad Rijal / Greysia Polii (second round)

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.