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.
Schedule Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation:
TourOfficial titleVenueCityDatePrize money USDReportStartFinish1 Malaysia Open Super SeriesPutra Indoor StadiumKuala LumpurJanuary 15January 20200,000Report2 Korea Open Super SeriesJangchung GymnasiumSeoulJanuary 22January 27300,000Report3 All England Super SeriesNational Indoor ArenaBirminghamMarch 4March 9200,000Report4 Swiss Open Super SeriesSt. JakobshalleBaselMarch 11March 16200,000Report5 Singapore Super SeriesSingapore Indoor StadiumSingaporeJune 10June 15200,000Report6 Indonesia Super SeriesIstora SenayanJakartaJune 17June 22250,000Report7 Japan Super SeriesTokyo Metropolitan GymnasiumTokyoSeptember 16September 21200,000Report8 China Masters Super SeriesChangzhou Olympic Sports CenterChangzhouSeptember 23September 28200,000Report9 Denmark Super SeriesArena FynOdenseOctober 21October 26200,000Report10 French Super SeriesStade Pierre de CoubertinParisOctober 28November 2200,000Report11 China Open Super SeriesYuanshen Sports Development CenterPudong, ShanghaiNovember 18November 23250,000Report12 Hong Kong Super SeriesQueen Elizabeth StadiumWan Chai, Hong KongNovember 25November 30200,000Report13 Super Series Masters FinalsLikas Indoor StadiumKota Kinabalu, SabahDecember 18December 21500,000Report
Results
Winners TourMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed 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 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 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 Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen Denmark Peter Gade Wang Lin Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen French 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 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:
TeamMASKORENGSUISININAJPNCHNDENFRACHNHKGSSFTotal222412221333271122211101211381111211822121811114
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.
Leader progress Tabulated below are the leader progress in Super Series ranking towards the Super Series Final:
CategoryPlayersMASKORENGSUISININAJPNCHNDENFRACHNHKGMen's singles Lee Chong WeiWomen's singles Xie Xingfang Lu Lan Zhou MiMen's doubles Fu Haifeng Cai Yun Markis Kido Hendra SetiawanWomen's doubles Zhang Yawen Wei Yili Du Jing Yu Yang Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei HuiMixed doubles Zheng Bo Gao Ling Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir
Men's singles Legend1Winner(s)2Runners-upSFSemi-finalistsQFQuarter-finalistsR2Last 16R1Last 32QQualificationDNPDid not play
RankPlayersMASKORENGSUISININAJPNCHNDENFRACHNHKGPoints1 Lee Chong Wei1R2SF21DNP2DNPDNPSF2DNP58,2402 Chen JinR2QF1R1DNPDNPDNP2QFQFQF152,1803 Sony Dwi KuncoroR1QFQFR1DNP111R2R2DNPDNP49,3204 Joachim PerssonDNPDNPQFR2QFR2DNPQF2QFR245,1805 Peter GadeDNPSFDNPDNPSFR2R1DNP11R2R244,2606 Lin DanDNP221DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP1241,8007 Taufik HidayatR2DNPQFQFDNPDNPQFQFDNP2R2SF41,5808 Bao ChunlaiQFQFSFSFDNPSFDNPSFDNPDNPDNPDNP35,7608 Kenneth JonassenSFSFQFQFDNPDNPDNPDNPSFSFDNPDNP35,76010 Chan Yan KitR1R2R1R1R1R1R1R2R1R2R1R229,520
Women's singles RankPlayersMASKORENGSUISININAJPNCHNDENFRACHNHKGPoints1 Zhou MiR21R1QF2QF212R2QFSF72,7602 Tine Rasmussen1DNP1DNP1R1SFQFSFSFR2R261,3203 Wang ChenQFQFQFQFQFQFQFR2R1R1SF154,7404 Zhu Lin2DNPR2QFDNP1R1QFQFR1SFSF53,0005 Lu LanQF22QFDNPDNPSFQFSFSFDNPDNP49,9806 Wang LinDNPDNPDNPDNPR2DNPR2211SFR142,0407 Pi HongyanSFR1QFSFR2SFDNPDNPDNPQFR1R139,6008 Xu HuaiwenR1QFSFSFDNPDNPR2DNPR1R2R2R236,7209 Hwang Hye-younR2R1SFR1QFR2QFDNPDNPDNPR1QF35,40010 Wong Mew ChooSFR1QFR2SFDNPR2DNPDNPR1R2R135,340
Men's doubles RankPlayersMASKORENGSUISININAJPNCHNDENFRACHNHKGPoints1 Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan1R2R12DNPQFQF111DNPQF65,5402 Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd TazariR2R2R1SF11R2R2QFQFQF261,6003 Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen2SFQFR2R1DNP1DNPSFSFQFDNP52,1604 Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-daeR1QF11DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP1145,4405 Mathias Boe Carsten MogensenR2SFR2QFDNPQFDNPDNPR2R22R140,9206 Candra Wijaya Tony GunawanSFDNPR2QFDNP2QFDNPDNPDNPSFR136,5407 Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon HeongR2DNPR1R2DNPDNPDNPR2QFSFSFSF35,9408 Fu Haifeng Cai YunSF1R2R2DNPDNPDNPSFDNPDNPQFDNP34,2809 Rian Sukmawan Yonatan Suryatama DasukiDNPDNPR1DNPR2R1SFQFQFQFDNPR131,80010 Shuichi Sakamoto Shintaro IkedaR1R2SFR2R2R2QFDNPDNPDNPDNPR231,680
Women's doubles RankPlayersMASKORENGSUISININAJPNCHNDENFRACHNHKGPoints1 Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei HuiR2QFR2R1R1QF2QF122SF64,3402 Du Jing Yu YangSF12SF1DNPDNPDNPDNP1SFDNP54,6603 Lilyana Natsir Vita MarissaR2QFR2R2SF1SFQFDNPQFDNPQF51,5604 Zhao Yunlei Cheng ShuDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP11R2SFQF239,8805 Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter JuhlR2DNPR2R2QFR2DNPDNPQFQFQFQF39,6606 Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jungR1R2R2R2SFQFR2DNPDNPDNPSFSF39,5407 Miyuki Maeda Satoko SuetsunaQFR1R1DNPQF2SFDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP30,9608 Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jungSFSF1SFDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP28,4609 Zhang Yawen Wei YiliDNPSFSF2DNPSFDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP27,06010 Gao Ling Zhao Tingting22QFQFDNDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP25,680
Mixed doubles RankPlayersMASKORENGSUISININAJPNCHNDENFRACHNHKGPoints1 Nova Widianto Lilyana NatsirQFR12SF1SF22DNPSFDNPQF64,1602 He Hanbin Yu Yang1R1QF1DNPDNPDNPSFDNPSFQFQF51,3603 Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter JuhlR2QFR2R2R12DNPDNP2R2SFSF48,7204 Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung21QFSFDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP1245,4605 Anthony Clark Donna KelloggDNPR2QF22DNPDNPDNPQF2R1R241,5206 Xie Zhongbo Zhang YawenDNPSFSFQFDNPDNPDNP1DNPDNPR2139,8807 Robert Blair Imogen BankierR2QQFR2DNPQFR2DNPSFR2QFR237,2108 Sudket Prapakamol Saralee ThungthongkamSFQFR2QFQFDNPR2QFDNPDNPR1R136,8409 Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala VoravichitchaikulR2R1DNPDNPSFR2SFR2DNPDNPR2R233,06010 Zheng Bo Gao LingDNPDNP1QFQF1DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP28,480
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