2014 BWF Super Series explained

2014 BWF Super Series
Dates:7 January – 21 December
Number Edition:8th
Previous:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 BWF Super Series, officially known as the 2014 Metlife BWF Super Series for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth season of the BWF Super Series. For this season, an annual US$400,000 of player incentive scheme bonus payment shared among the year-end top 10 players/pairs once they fulfil various media and sponsorship commitments.[1]

Schedule

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

TourOfficial titleVenueCityDatePrize money
USD
Report
StartFinish
1 Korea Open Super SeriesSK Handball StadiumSeoulJanuary 7January 12600,000Report
2 Malaysia Open Super Series PremierPutra Indoor StadiumKuala LumpurJanuary 14January 19500,000Report
3 All England Super Series PremierArena BirminghamBirminghamMarch 4March 9400,000Report
4 India Open Super SeriesSiri Fort Sports ComplexNew DelhiApril 1April 6250,000Report
5 Singapore Super SeriesSingapore Indoor StadiumSingaporeApril 8April 13300,000Report
6 Japan Super SeriesTokyo Metropolitan GymnasiumTokyoJune 10June 15250,000Report
7 Indonesia Open Super Series PremierIstora SenayanJakartaJune 17June 22750,000Report
8 Australian Super SeriesState Sports CentreSydneyJune 24June 29750,000Report
9 Denmark Super Series PremierOdense Sports ParkOdenseOctober 14October 19600,000Report
10 French Super SeriesStade Pierre de CoubertinParisOctober 21October 26275,000Report
11 China Open Super Series PremierHaixia Olympic Sports CenterFuzhouNovember 11November 16700,000Report
12 Hong Kong Super SeriesHong Kong ColiseumKowloonNovember 18November 23350,000Report
13 Super Series Masters FinalsHamdan Sports ComplexDubaiDecember 17December 211,000,000Report

Results

Winners

TourMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
Korea Chen Long Wang Yihan Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
Bao Yixin
Tang Jinhua
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Li Xuerui Goh V Shem
Lim Khim Wah
Xu Chen
Ma Jin
England Wang Shixian Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan
Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
India Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
Tang Yuanting
Yu Yang
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
Singapore Simon Santoso Wang Yihan Cai Yun
Lu Kai
Bao Yixin
Tang Jinhua
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
Japan Lee Chong Wei Li Xuerui Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
Indonesia Jan Ø. Jørgensen Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
Australia Lin Dan Saina Nehwal Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na
Denmark Chen Long Li Xuerui Fu Haifeng
Zhang Nan
Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang
Xu Chen
Ma Jin
France Chou Tien-chen Wang Shixian Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
China Srikanth Kidambi Saina Nehwal Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei
Hong Kong Son Wan-ho Tai Tzu-ying Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan
Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
Masters Finals Chen Long Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi

Performance by countries

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

TeamKORMASENGINDSINJPNINAAUSDENFRACHNHKGSSFTotal
432232225222233
1121117
22116
12216
21115
1113
123
112

Finals

Korea

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Chen Long Lee Chong Wei21–14, 21–15
Women's singles Wang Yihan Ratchanok Intanon21–13, 21–19
Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Fu Haifeng / Hong Wei21–12, 21–17
Women's doubles Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua Luo Ying / Luo Yu21–17, 21–15
Mixed doubles Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei Xu Chen / Ma Jin21–18, 21–18

Malaysia

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Lee Chong Wei Tommy Sugiarto21–19, 21–9
Women's singles Li Xuerui Wang Shixian21–16, 21–17
Men's doubles Goh V Shem / Lim Khim Wah Chai Biao / Hong Wei21–19, 21–18
Women's doubles Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi21–19, 14–21, 21–13
Mixed doubles Xu Chen / Ma Jin Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen21–11, 17–21, 21–13

England

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Lee Chong Wei Chen Long21–13, 21–18
Women's singles Wang Shixian Li Xuerui21–19, 21–18
Men's doubles Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa21–19, 21–19
Women's doubles Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang Ma Jin / Tang Yuanting21–17, 18–21, 23–21
Mixed doubles Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei21–13, 21–17

India

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Lee Chong Wei Chen Long21–13, 21–17
Women's singles Wang Shixian Li Xuerui22–20, 21–19
Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Liu Xiaolong / Qiu Zihan17–21, 21–15, 21–15
Women's doubles Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang Jung Kyung-eun / Kim Ha-na21–10, 13–21, 21–16
Mixed doubles Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na21–16, 18–21, 21–18

Singapore

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Simon Santoso Lee Chong Wei21–15, 21–10
Women's singles Wang Yihan Li Xuerui21–11, 21–19
Men's doubles Cai Yun / Lu Kai Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin21–19, 21–14
Women's doubles Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl14–21, 21–19, 21–15
Mixed doubles Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir Riky Widianto / Richi Puspita Dili21–15, 22–20

Japan

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Hu Yun21–14, 21–12
Women's singles Li Xuerui Tai Tzu-ying21–16, 21–6
Men's doubles Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan21–12, 26–24
Women's doubles Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Reika Kakiiwa / Miyuki Maeda21–13, 21–17
Mixed's doubles Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels21–12, 21–16

Indonesia

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Jan Ø. Jørgensen Kenichi Tago21–18, 21–18
Women's singles Li Xuerui Ratchanok Intanon21–13, 21–13
Men's doubles Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan21–15, 21–17
Women's doubles Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei Ma Jin / Tang YuantingWalkover
Mixed doubles Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen Xu Chen / Ma Jin18–21, 21–16, 21–14

Australia

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Lin Dan Simon Santoso22–24, 21–16, 21–7
Women's singles Saina Nehwal Carolina Marín21–18, 21–11
Men's doubles Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin21–14, 21–18
Women's doubles Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi21–15, 21–9
Mixed doubles Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels21–16, 21–17

Denmark

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Chen Long Son Wan-ho21–19, 24–22
Women's singles Li Xuerui Wang Yihan21–17, 22–20
Men's doubles Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong21–13, 25–23
Women's doubles Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi21–14, 21–14
Mixed doubles Xu Chen / Ma Jin Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir22–20, 21–15

France

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Chou Tien-chen Wang Zhengming10–21, 25–23, 21–19
Women's singles Wang Shixian Li Xuerui21–15, 8–3 Retired
Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa18–21, 21–9, 21–7
Women's doubles Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang Ma Jin / Tang Yuanting21–15, 21–9
Mixed doubles Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir Chris Adcock / Gabby Adcock21–9, 21–16

China

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Srikanth Kidambi Lin Dan21–19, 21–17
Women's singles Saina Nehwal Akane Yamaguchi21–12, 22–20
Men's doubles Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Chai Biao / Hong Wei21–14, 21–15
Women's doubles Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei21–16, 19–21, 22–20
Mixed doubles Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei Yoo Yeon-seong / Eom Hye-won23–25, 21–14, 21–18

Hong Kong

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Son Wan-ho Chen Long21–19, 21–16
Women's singles Tai Tzu-ying Nozomi Okuhara21–19, 21–11
Men's doubles Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Liu Xiaolong / Qiu Zihan21–16, 17–21, 21–15
Women's doubles Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi21–13, 21–13
Mixed doubles Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei Xu Chen / Ma Jin21–14, 21–19

Masters Finals

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Chen Long Hans-Kristian Vittinghus21–16, 21–10
Women's singles Tai Tzu-ying Sung Ji-hyun21–17, 21–12
Men's doubles Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Chai Biao / Hong Wei19–21, 21–19, 21–16
Women's doubles Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei21–17, 21–14
Mixed doubles Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei Liu Cheng / Bao Yixin21–15, 21–12

Notes and References

  1. News: Alleyne. Gayle. Sukumar. Dev. Bonus for Superseries ‘Top 10’. 23 June 2014. Badminton World Federation. 6 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140701173254/http://bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=84522. 1 July 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Tournament Calendar – 2014. Badminton World Federation. bwfbadminton.org. 7 December 2013. 3 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170103082420/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/tournamentcalendar.aspx?id=103&year=2014. dead.