The 2016 China Open Super Series Premier was the eleventh Superseries tournament of the 2016 BWF Super Series. The tournament will take place in Fuzhou, China from November 15–20, 2016 with a total prize money of $700,000. bwfworldsuperseries.com For the first time in the history of this super series tournament, none of the Chinese players won any title.
Controversies The second-round women's doubles match between top seeds and reigning Olympic champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi of Japan and China's Huang Dongping and Li Yinhui featured a disputed officiating decision. The Japanese pair lost 21–14, 20–22, 20–22.
Near the end of the second game, Matsutomo and Takahashi immediately requested an instant review after a line call went against them, but Chinese umpire Cai Fengjie refused the request. The Japanese pair briefly refused to resume play, prompting the referee to come onto the court, but the original call remained in place. BWF's match report later described the incident as a "contentious line call".
During BWF's official broadcast, commentators Gillian Clark and Steen Pedersen criticised the umpire's refusal of the challenge. Danish commentator and former international player Jim Laugesen described the refusal as a rules error, saying that the umpire appeared to have applied the former limit of two challenges per match rather than the two-per-game rule in effect in 2016.
Players by nation
Nation First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 17 10 4 3 4 16 3 1 5 5 7 5 4 4 4 5 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 2 2 6 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1
Men's singles Seeds
Top half
Bottom half
Finals
Women's singles Seeds
Top half
Bottom half
Finals
Men's doubles Seeds
Top half
Bottom half
Finals
Women's doubles Seeds
Top half
Bottom half
Finals
Mixed doubles Seeds
Top half
Bottom half
Finals
References
External links at www.bwfworldsuperseries.com