The 2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix was the second season of BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix with fourteen tournaments in contested. The season started with German Open in February and ended with Vietnam Open in December.
Schedule Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:
TourOfficial titleVenueCityDateStartFinish1 German Open Grand PrixRWE-SporthalleMülheimFebruary 26March 22 India Open Grand Prix GoldKotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor StadiumHyderabadApril 1April 63 Thailand Open Grand Prix GoldNimibutr StadiumBangkokJune 24June 294 U.S. Open Grand PrixOrange County Badminton ClubOrangeJuly 8July 135 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix GoldTaipei County Shinjuang StadiumTaipeiSeptember 9September 146 Macau Open Grand Prix GoldTap Seac Multi-sports PavilionMacauSeptember 30October 57 Bitburger Open Grand PrixSaarlandhalle SaarbrückenSaarbrückenSeptember 30October 58 Bulgaria Open Grand PrixSofia Sports HallSofiaOctober 7October 129 Dutch Open Grand PrixTopsportcentrumAlmereOctober 14October 1910 Russia Open Grand PrixDruzhba Multipurpose ArenaMoscowNovember 4November 911 New Zealand Open Grand PrixNorth Shore Events CentreAucklandNovember 11November 1612 Vietnam Open Grand PrixPhan Dinh Phung StadiumHo Chi Minh CityDecember 2December 7
Results Winners TourMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles Germany Lee Hyun-il Jun Jae-youn Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung India Boonsak Ponsana Zhou Mi Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo Chien Yu-chin Cheng Wen-hsing He Hanbin Yu Yang Thailand Lin Dan Xie Xingfang Cai Yun Fu Haifeng Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen United States Andrew Dabeka Lili Zhou Howard Bach Khan Malaythong Chang Li-ying Hung Shih-chieh Halim Heryanto Peng Yun Chinese Taipei Simon Santoso Saina Nehwal Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Chien Yu-chin Cheng Wen-hsing Devin Lahardi Fitriawan Lita Nurlita Macau Taufik Hidayat Zhou Mi Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei Xu Chen Zhao Yunlei Bitburger Chetan Anand Maria Febe Kusumastuti Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Helle Nielsen Marie Roepke Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta Bulgaria Joachim Persson Petya Nedelcheva Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurian Dutch Andre Kurniawan Tedjono Yao Jie Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen Russia Dicky Palyama Ella Diehl Vitalij Durkin Alexandr Nikolaenko Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova Alexandr Nikolaenko Valeria Sorokina New Zealand Lee Tsuen Seng Zhou Mi Chen Hung-ling Lin Yu-Lang Chien Yu-chin Chou Chia-Chi Chen Hung-ling Chou Chia-Chi Vietnam Nguyen Tien Minh Zhang Beiwen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei Tontowi Ahmad Shendy Puspa Irawati
Performance by country Tabulated below are the Grand Prix performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed: TeamGERINDTHAUSATPEMACGERBULNEDRUSNZLVIETotal China2529 Denmark12227 Indonesia211217 Chinese Taipei11136 India1225 South Korea55 Russia44 Hong Kong1113 Malaysia1113 United States33 Netherlands112 Singapore22 Bulgaria11 Canada11 Thailand11 Vietnam11
Grand Prix Gold India Open April 1–6, Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Boonsak Ponsana Chetan Anand21–16, 21–12Women's singles Zhou Mi Lu Lan21–14, 21–14Men's doubles Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng19–21, 21–14, 21–12Women's doubles Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna21–17, 21–16Mixed doubles He Hanbin / Yu Yang Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier21–18, 21–9
Thailand Open June 24–29, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Lin Dan Boonsak Ponsana17–21, 21–15, 21–13Women's singles Xie Xingfang Lu Lan26–24, 21–7Men's doubles Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo21–17, RetiredWomen's doubles Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty15–21, 21–13, 21–13Mixed doubles Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen He Hanbin / Yu Yang23–25, 21–10, 23–21
Chinese Taipei Open September 9–14, Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium, Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Simon Santoso Roslin Hashim21–18, 13–21, 21–10Women's singles Saina Nehwal Lydia Cheah21–8, 21–19Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan22–20, 21–14Women's doubles Chien Yu Chin / Cheng Wen-hsing Rani Mundiasti / Jo Novita21–16, 21–17Mixed doubles Devin Lahardi / Lita Nurlita Fang Chieh-min / Cheng Wen-hsing14–21, 21–11, 21–19
Macau Open September 30–October 5, Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion, Macau.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Taufik Hidayat Lee Chong Wei21–19, 21–15Women's singles Zhou Mi Julia Wong Pei Xian21–13, 21–19Men's doubles Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu21–16, 21–18Women's doubles Cheng Shu / Zhao Yunlei Ma Jin / Wang Xiaoli21–15, 21–18Mixed doubles Xu Chen / Zhao Yunlei Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama / Chau Hoi Wah21–15, 21–16
Grand Prix German Open February 26–March 2, RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Lee Hyun-il Sho Sasaki22–20, 21–5Women's singles Jun Jae-youn Wang Yihan25–23, 21–10Men's doubles Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae21–13, 21–19Women's doubles Lee Kyung-won / Lee Hyo-jung Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna21–17, 21–16Mixed doubles Lee Yong-dae / Lee Hyo-jung He Hanbin / Yu Yang9–21, 27–25, 21–18
U.S. Open July 8–13, Orange County Badminton Club, Orange, California, United States.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Andrew Dabeka Martin Bille Larsen21–14, 21–9Women's singles Lili Zhou Chloe Magee23–21, 21–16Men's doubles Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong Halim Heryanto / Raju Rai21–14, 21–19Women's doubles Chang Li-ying / Hung Shih-chieh Tsai Pei-ling / Yang Chia-chen21–19, 21–14Mixed doubles Halim Heryanto / Peng Yun Mike Beres / Valerie Loker21–13, 21–16
Bitburger Open September 30–October 5, Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Chetan Anand Arvind Bhat23–25, 24–22, 23–21Women's singles Maria Febe Kusumastuti Aditi Mutatkar22–24, 21–8, 23–21Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Kristof Hopp / Johannes Schöttler21–11, 21–15Women's doubles Helle Nielsen / Marie Roepke Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari21–15, 21–18Mixed doubles Diju Valiyaveetil / Jwala Gutta Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen8–21, 21–17, 22–20
Bulgaria Open October 7–12, Sofia Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Joachim Persson Hsieh Yu-hsing17–21, 21–19, 21–19Women's singles Petya Nedelcheva Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari21–14, 21–12Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra25–23, 21–16Women's doubles Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurian Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari21–11, 21–19Mixed doubles Diju V. / Jwala Gutta Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati15–21, 21–18, 21–19
Dutch Open October 14–19, Topsportcentrum, Almere, Netherlands.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Andre Kurniawan Tedjono Chetan Anand21–15, 11–21, 21–19Women's singles Yao Jie Linda Zechiri21–14, 21–13Men's doubles Fran Kurniawan / Rendra Wijaya Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas21–18, 21–18Women's doubles Lena Frier Kristiansen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari21–16, 25–23Mixed doubles Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati21–17, 21–9
Russian Open November 4–9, Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Dicky Palyama Stanislav Pukhov21–12, 21–18Women's singles Ella Diehl Larisa Griga21–10, 17–21, 21–12Men's doubles Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenko Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov21–11, 21–15Women's doubles Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova Petya Nedelcheva / Dimitria Popstoykova21–18, 21–8Mixed doubles Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina Vitalij Durkin / Nina Vislova21–19, 21–19
New Zealand Open November 11–16, North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Lee Tsuen Seng Sairul Amar Ayob24–22, 21–17Women's singles Zhou Mi Rachel Hindley21–10, 21–15Men's doubles Chen Hung-ling / Lin Yu-Lang Fernando Kurniawan / Lingga Lie22–20, 21–10Women's doubles Chien Yu-chin / Chou Chia-Chi Haw Chiou Hwee / Lim Pek Siah21–8, 21–15Mixed doubles Chen Hung-ling / Chou Chia-Chi Hsieh Yu-hsing / Chien Yu-chin21–18, 22–20
Vietnam Open December 2–7, Phan Dinh Phung Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
CategoryWinnersRunners-upScoreMen's singles Nguyen Tien Minh Chan Yan Kit24–22, 21–18Women's singles Zhang Beiwen Xing Aiying11–21, 21–19, 22–20Men's doubles Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra21–14, 21–10Women's doubles Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari16–21, 21–19, 21–11Mixed doubles Tontowi Ahmad / Shendy Puspa Irawati Riky Widianto / Vanessa Neo Yu Yan21–17, 21–9
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