2008 BWF Super Series explained

2008 BWF Super Series
Dates:	15 January – 21 December 2008
Number Edition:	2nd
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009

The 2008 BWF Super Series was 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 ended with Hong Kong Open on November 30, 2008. The top eight ranked players competed in the Masters Finals in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from December 18 to December 21, 2008.^[1]

Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation:^[2]

Tour	Official title	Venue	City	Date		Prize money USD	Report
Tour	Official title	Venue	City	Start	Finish	Prize money USD	Report
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	Istora Senayan	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

Tour	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
Malaysia	Lee Chong Wei	Tine Rasmussen	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	He Hanbin Yu Yang
Korea	Lee Hyun-il	Zhou Mi	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	Du Jing Yu Yang	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung
England	Chen Jin	Tine Rasmussen	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	Zheng Bo Gao Ling
Swiss	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	He Hanbin Yu Yang
Singapore	Lee Chong Wei	Tine Rasmussen	Zakry Abdul Latif Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari	Du Jing Yu Yang	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir
Indonesia	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	Zhu Lin	Zakry Abdul Latif Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari	Vita Marissa Lilyana Natsir	Zheng Bo Gao Ling
Japan		Wang Yihan	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei	Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa
China Masters		Zhou Mi	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen
Denmark	Peter Gade	Wang Lin		Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
French	Peter Gade	Wang Lin		Du Jing Yu Yang	He Hanbin Yu Yang
China Open	Lin Dan	Jiang Yanjiao	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung
Hong Kong	Chen Jin	Wang Chen	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen
Masters Finals	Lee Chong Wei	Zhou Mi	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl

Performances by countries

Tabulated below are the Super Series performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:

MAS	KOR	ENG	SUI	SIN	INA	JPN	CHN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	SSF	Total
2	2	2	4	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	3		27
1				1	2	2	2	1	1				10
1				2	1			1				3	8
1		1		1		1		2	1			1	8
	2	2	1							2	1		8
	1						1				1	1	4

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:

Category	Players	MAS
Men's singles	Lee Chong Wei
Women's singles	Xie Xingfang
Lu Lan
Zhou Mi
align=left rowspan=2	Men's doubles	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun
Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
align=left rowspan=3	Women's doubles	Zhang Yawen Wei Yili
Du Jing Yu Yang
Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui
align=left rowspan=2	Mixed doubles	Zheng Bo Gao Ling
Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir

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

Notes and References

News: BWF Super Series Masters Finals It's on! . 2008-10-31 . BWF . 2008-10-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080711002301/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/news1.asp?pageid=%7BD2147B69-D35C-4D6C-BC24-184F78CFC09B%7D . July 11, 2008 .
Web site: BWF Calendar . BWF . 2008-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807160853/http://internationalbadminton.org/calendar.asp . 2008-08-07 . dead .
Web site: World Ranking System . 2008-02-17.
Web site: Super Series Ranking . 2008-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080410091354/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/sranking_ms.asp?id=1 . 2008-04-10 . dead .