The 2014 BWF Season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2014 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. Besides the BWF World Championships, BWF promotes the sport of badminton through an extensive worldwide programme of events in four structure levels. They are the individual tournaments called Super Series, Grand Prix Events, International Challenge and International Series. Besides the individual tournaments, team events such as Thomas Cup & Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup are held every other year.
The 2014 BWF season calendar comprises the World Championships tournaments, the Sudirman Cup, the BWF Super Series (Super Series, Super Series Premier, Super Series Finals), the Grand Prix (Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix), the International Series (International Series and International Challenge), and BWF Future Series.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2014 calendar, with the Champions and Runners-up documented. Key World ChampionshipsSuper Series FinalsSuper Series PremierSuper SeriesGrand Prix GoldGrand PrixInternational ChallengeInternational SeriesFuture SeriesTeam events
January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upJanuary 6Korea OpenSeoul, South KoreaSuper Series$600,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Chen Long21–14, 21–15 Lee Chong Wei Wang Yihan21–13, 21–19 Ratchanok Intanon Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen21–12, 21–17 Fu Haifeng Hong Wei Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua21–17, 21–15 Luo Ying Luo Yu Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei21–18, 21–18 Xu Chen Ma JinEstonian InternationalTallinn, EstoniaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Rasmus Fladberg21–14, 21–14 Valeriy Atrashchenkov Evgeniya Kosetskaya21–16, 23–21 Marija Ulitina Nikita Khakimov Vasily Kuznetsov14–21, 21–13, 21–19 Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping Anastasia Chervyakova Nina Vislova21–9, 21–12 Myke Halkema Gayle Mahulette Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova24–22, 14–21, 21–16 Anatoliy Yartsev Evgeniya KosetskayaJanuary 13Malaysia OpenKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSuper Series Premier$500,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Lee Chong Wei21–19, 21–9 Tommy Sugiarto Li Xuerui21–16, 21–17 Wang Shixian Goh V Shem Lim Khim Wah21–19, 21–18 Chai Biao Hong Wei Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua21–19, 14–21, 21–13 Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Xu Chen Ma Jin21–11, 17–21, 21–13 Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna PedersenSwedish MastersUppsala, SwedenInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Ville Lang16–21, 21–14, 21–19 Henri Hurskainen Kirsty Gilmour24–22, 12–21, 21–10 Line Kjaersfeldt Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha21–18, 20–22, 21–15 Lukasz Moren Wojciech Szkudlarczyk Eefje Muskens Selena Piek21–19, 21–11 Line Damkjaer Kruse Marie Roepke Robert Blair Imogen Bankier24–22, 14–21, 21–16 Peter Kaesbauer Isabel HerttrichJanuary 20India Grand Prix GoldLucknow, IndiaGrand Prix Gold$120,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Xue Song16–21, 21–19, 21–13 Srikanth Kidambi Saina Nehwal21–14, 21–17 Pusarla Venkata Sindhu Li Junhui Liu Yuchen21–17, 19–21, 22–20 Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan22–24, 21–19, 21–11 Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan Wang Yilu Huang Yaqiong21–18, 21–14 Huang Kaixiang Chen QingchenIceland InternationalReykjavík, IcelandInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Beryno Jiann Tze Wong21–19, 21–13 Kian Andersen Airi Mikkela21–14, 18–21, 21–11 Akvile Stapusaityte Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh21–15, 12–21, 21–14 Mattijs Dierickx Freek Golinski Sarah Thomas Carissa Turner21–11, 21–8 Sara Hognadottir Margrét Johannsdottir Alexander Bond Ditte Soby Hansen21–9, 21–13 Nicklas Mathiasen Cecilie Bjergen
February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upFebruary 10Oceania Badminton ChampionshipsBallarat, AustraliaContinental Championships64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD/64XDDraw Jeff Tho21–13, 21–15 Ashwant Gobinathan Verdet Kessler21–23, 21–14, 21–14 Michelle Chan Raymond Tam Glenn Warfe21–11, 21–13 Matthew Chau Sawan Serasinghe Jacqueline Guan Gronya Somerville21–14, 21–17 Jacinta Joe Louisa Ma Oliver Leydon-Davis Susannah Leydon-Davis21–19, 21–13 Matthew Chau Jacqueline GuanChina InternationalLingshui, ChinaInternational Challenge$50,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Ng Ka Long21–16, 21–15 Wei Nan Liu Xin21–15, 21–17 Hui Xirui Wang Yilyu Zhang Wen21–14, 21–12 Liao Chi-hung Liao I-liang Luo Ying Luo Yu21–13, 21–12 Ou Dongni Xiong Mengjing Wang Yilyu Ou Dongni21–18, 15–21, 21–19 Zhang Wen Xia HuanEuropean Men's and Women's Team Badminton ChampionshipsBasel, SwitzerlandCC Team Championships26 teams (M)/22 teams (W)Draw3–13–0Iran Fajr InternationalTehran, IranInternational Challenge$15,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD Sourabh Varma21–13, 21–11 Alrie Guna Dharma Tee Jing Yi21–10, 21–15 Yang Li Lian Chen Hung-ling Lu Chia-pin21–17, 21–18 Liang Jui-wei Liao Kuan-hao Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho21–11, 21–19 Özge Bayrak Neslihan YiğitFebruary 17Austrian InternationalVienna, AustriaInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Sourabh Varma21–11, 21–23, 21–18 Andre Kurniawan Tedjono Pai Hsiao-ma21–18, 21–11 Cheng Chi-ya Chen Hung-ling Lu Chia-pin16–21, 21–12, 21–13 Liang Jui-wei Liao Kuan-hao Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva21–17, 20–22, 21–15 Olga Golovanova Viktoriia Vorobeva Robert Mateusiak Agnieszka Wojtkowska21–15, 15–21, 21–16 Chan Peng Soon Lai Pei JingUganda InternationalLugogo, UgandaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Dinuka Karunaratne21–12, 21–15 Jacob Maliekal Trupti Murgunde22–20, 21–14 Lekha Shehani Chong Chun Quan Yeoh Seng Zoe21–14, 11–21, 21–14 Andries Malan Willem Viljoen Tosin Damilola Atolagbe Fatima Azeez14–21, 21–9, 21–12 Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Augustina Ebhomien Sunday Ola Fagbemi Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan15–21, 21–10, 21–18 Enejoh Abah Tosin Damilola AtolagbeFebruary 24German OpenMülheim, GermanyGrand Prix Gold$120,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Arvind Bhat24–22, 19–21, 21–11 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Sayaka Takahashi21–17, 8–21, 21–12 Sung Ji-hyun Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda21–19, 14–21, 21–14 Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi23–21, 24–22 Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na Robert Blair Imogen Bankier21–15, 21–18 Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na
March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upMarch 3All England OpenBirmingham, EnglandSuper Series Premier$400,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Lee Chong Wei21–13, 21–18 Chen Long Wang Shixian21–19, 21–18 Li Xuerui Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan21–19, 21–19 Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang21–17, 18–21, 23–21 Ma Jin Tang Yuanting Tontowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir21–13, 21–17 Zhang Nan Zhao YunleiPortugal InternationalCaldas da Rainha, PortugalInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Rei Sato23–21, 21–7 Beryno Jiann Tze Wong Sandra-Maria Jensen17–21, 23–21, 21–12 Anna Thea Madsen Kazuki Matsumaru Izumi Okoshi18–21, 21–13, 21–17 Martin Campbell Patrick MacHugh Sarah Thomas Carissa Turner21–17, 21–15 Rebekka Findlay Caitlin Pringle Roman Zirnwald Elisabeth Baldauf21–19, 21–11 Jeppe Ludvigsen Mai SurrowMarch 10Swiss OpenBasel, SwitzerlandGrand Prix Gold$120,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Viktor Axelsen21–7, 16–21, 25–23 Tian Houwei Wang Yihan21–23, 21–9, 21–11 Sun Yu Chai Biao Hong Wei22–20, 21–14 Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua19–21, 21–16, 21–13 Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock21–17, 21–13 Chai Biao Tang JinhuaRomanian InternationalTimișoara, RomaniaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Misbun Ramdan Misbun15–21, 21–18, 21–16 Adrian Dziółko Delphine Lansac22–20, 21–14 Laura Sárosi Zvonimir Đurkinjak Zvonimir Hölbling21–12, 21–13 Bastian Kersaudy Gaëtan Mittelheisser Barbara Bellenberg Ramona Hacks21–15, 21–13 Kira Kattenback Franziska Volkmann Martin Campbell Jillie Cooper21–14, 21–15 Bastian Kersaudy Teshana Vignes WaranMarch 17Polish OpenWarsaw, PolandInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Brice Leverdez21–6, 21–16 Rasmus Fladberg Yuka Kusunose21–13, 21–18 Chisato Hoshi Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha21–10, 21–11 Nikita Khakimov Vasily Kuznetsov Anastasia Chervaykova Nina Vislova15–21, 21–17, 22–20 Ayane Kurihara Naru Shinoya Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova21–15, 16–7 Retired Robert Mateusiak Agnieszka WojtkowskaMarch 23Vietnam InternationalHanoi, VietnamInternational Challenge$15,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Nguyễn Tiến Minh21–17, 21–13 Tan Chun Seang Hung Shih-han21–18, 21–15 Jiang Yujing Selvanus Geh Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo21–14, 21–13 Robin Middleton Ross Smith Yano Chiemi Yumiko Nishiyama21–12, 22–20 Melvira Oklamona Melati Daeva Oktavianti Alfian Eko Prasetya Annisa Saufika21–14, 21–17 Fernando Kurniawan Poon Lok YanMalaysia MastersPasir Gudang, MalaysiaGrand Prix Gold$120,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Simon Santoso15–21, 21–16, 21–19 Sourabh Varma Yao Xue21–18, 21–18 Adriyanti Firdasari Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chayut Triyachart21–17, 22–20 Goh V Shem Lim Khim Wah Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan22–20, 12–21, 21–18 Ou Dongni Xiong Mengjing Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong21–14, 21–13 Praveen Jordan Debby SusantoGiraldilla InternationalHavana, CubaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Jan Fröhlich21–9, 21–6 Bjorn Seguin Jeanine Cicognini21–19, 21–13 Marie Demy Rodolfo Ramírez Jonathan Solís21–15, 21–11 Matthew Fogarty Bjorn Seguin Dánica Nishimura Luz María Zornoza21–15, 21–17 Camilla García Daniela Zapata Osleni Guerrero Tahimara Oropeza21–16, 21–15 Andrés Corpancho Luz María ZornozaOrleans InternationalOrléans, FranceInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Pablo Abián21–16, 19–21, 22–20 Vladimir Malkov Beatriz Corrales21–14, 21–13 Sashina Vignes Waran Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha13–21, 21–17, 21–18 Bastian Kersaudy Gaëtan Mittelheisser Imogen Bankier Petya Nedelcheva21–14, 21–7 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Robert Blair Imogen Bankier21–13, 19–21, 21–18 Niclas Nøhr Sara ThygesenMarch 30India OpenNew Delhi, IndiaSuper Series$250,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Lee Chong Wei21–13, 21–17 Chen Long Wang Shixian22–20, 21–19 Li Xuerui Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen17–21, 21–15, 21–15 Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan Tang Yuanting Yu Yang21–10, 13–21, 21–16 Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen21–16, 18–21, 21–18 Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-naOsaka InternationalOsaka, JapanInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Ng Ka Long21–13, 21–12 Riichi Takeshita Yui Hashimoto21–13, 21–14 Anna Doi Kenta Kazuno Kazushi Yamada21–19, 21–11 Jun Bong-chan Kim Duck-yong Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito24–22, 21–6 Kugo Asumi Yui Miyauchi Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jungFinnish OpenVantaa, FinlandInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Emil Holst21–6, 21–15 Lucas Corvée Line Kjærsfeldt21–9, 13–2 Retired Anna Thea Madsen Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen21–18, 21–17 Huang Po-jui Lu Ching-yao Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke21–17, 21–14 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lena Grebak22–24, 21–19, 21–13 Nico Ruponen Amanda Högström
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