2011 India Open Grand Prix Gold Explained

2011 India Open
Grand Prix Gold
Dates:20–25 December
Level:3A
Prize Money:120000
Venue:Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium
Location:Lucknow, India
Ms:Taufik Hidayat
Country Ms:INA
Ws:Ratchanok Intanon
Country Ws:THA
Md1:Naoki Kawamae
Country Md1:JPN
Md2:Shoji Sato
Country Md2:JPN
Wd1:Shinta Mulia Sari
Country Wd1:SIN
Wd2:Yao Lei
Country Wd2:SIN
Xd1:Sudket Prapakamol
Country Xd1:THA
Xd2:Saralee Thungthongkam
Country Xd2:THA
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 India Open Grand Prix also known as Yonex–Sunrise Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold was a badminton tournament which took place at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, India from 20 to 25 December 2011 and had a total purse of $120,000. This is for the first time this tournament was graded as a Grand Prix Gold event, where before rate as Grand Prix event. This tournament was part of the qualification stage of 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Simon Santoso (third round)
  2. Taufik Hidayat (champion)
  3. Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (second round)
  4. Tommy Sugiarto (third round)
  5. Wong Wing Ki (semi-finals)
  6. Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (third round)
  7. Hu Yun (quarter-finals)
  8. Alamsyah Yunus (quarter-finals)
  9. Ajay Jayaram (first round)
  10. Parupalli Kashyap (second round)
  11. Hsu Jen-hao (third round)
  12. Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (second round)
  13. Derek Wong (second round)
  14. R. M. V. Gurusaidutt (third round)
  15. Daren Liew (withdrew)
  16. Suppanyu Avihingsanon (semi-finals)

Finals

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Saina Nehwal (withdrew)
  2. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (final)
  3. Ratchanok Intanon (champion)
  4. Eriko Hirose (semi-finals)
  5. Gu Juan (quarter-finals)
  6. Pi Hongyan (withdrew)
  7. Fu Mingtian (withdrew)
  8. Salakjit Ponsana (withdrew)

Finals

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (champion)
  2. Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler (semi-finals)
  3. Ruud Bosch / Koen Ridder (second round)
  4. K. T. Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas (second round)
  5. Hendra Aprida Gunawan / Candra Wijaya (first round)
  6. Bodin Issara / Maneepong Jongjit (quarter-finals)
  7. Songphon Anugritayawon / Sudket Prapakamol (second round)
  8. Ow Yao Han / Tan Wee Kiong (semi-finals)

Finals

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (final)
  2. Vita Marissa / Nadya Melati (quarter-finals)
  3. Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa (second round)
  4. Duanganong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (second round)

Finals

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam (champion)
  2. Songphon Anugritayawon / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (second round)
  3. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (quarter-finals)
  4. Valiyaveetil Diju / Jwala Gutta (semi-finals)

Finals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rao . Rakesh . To play or not to play is Saina's predicament . www.thehindu.com . 21 December 2011 . 16 December 2020.