2012 BWF season

The 2012 BWF Season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2012 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 were 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 2012 BWF season calendar comprised the Olympic Games, World Championships tournaments, the Thomas and Uber 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 Future Series.

Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 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 2Korea OpenSeoul, South KoreaSuper Series Premier$1,000,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Lee Chong Wei12–21, 21–18, 21–14 Lin Dan Wang Shixian21–12, 21–17 Jiang Yanjiao Cai Yun Fu Haifeng18–21, 21–17, 21–19 Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei21–18, 21–13 Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung Xu Chen Ma Jin21–12, 19–21, 21–10 Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eunJanuary 9Malaysia OpenKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSuper Series $400,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Lee Chong Wei21–6, 21–13 Kenichi Tago Wang Yihan21–19, 21-11 Wang Xin Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu16–21, 21–16, 21–16 Cho Gun-woo Shin Baek-choel Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl21–19, 21–18 Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei21–12, 21–9 Xu Chen Ma JinEstonian InternationalTallinn, EstoniaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/16XD Ville Lång21–8, 21–15 Raul Must Judith Meulendijks21–13, 10–21, 21–14 Elizabeth Cann Laurent Constantin Sébastien Vincent21–17, 19–21, 21–15 Jorrit de Ruiter Dave Khodabux Selena Piek Iris Tabeling21–15, 13–21, 21–10 Samantha Barning Ilse Vaessen Dave Khodabux Selena Piek21–7, 21–12 Jorrit de Ruiter Samantha BarningJanuary 16Swedish MastersStockholm, SwedenInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Chan Yan Kit21–17, 21–19 Eric Pang Pi Hongyan21–13, 21–17 Kristína Gavnholt Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov21–16, 21–9 Jorrit de Ruiter Dave Khodabux Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver21–15, 21–12 Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork21–17, 21–17 Mads Pieler Kolding Julie Houmann

February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upFebruary 1Uganda InternationalKampala, UgandaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD Niluka Karunaratne21–11, 21–18 Wisnu Haryo Putro Jeanine Cicognini21–14, 14–10, retired Özge Bayrak Dorian James Willem Viljoen24–22, 21–19 Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu Michelle Edwards Annari ViljoenWalkover Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit Willem Viljoen Annari Viljoen21–7, 21–10 Dorian James Michelle EdwardsFebruary 13Badminton Asia Thomas & Uber Cup PreliminariesMacauCC Team Championships14 teams (M)/14 teams (W)Draw3–03–2European Men's and Women's Team Badminton ChampionshipsAmsterdam, NetherlandsCC Team Championships30 teams (M)/30 teams (W)Draw3–03–1Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries - OceaniaBallarat Victoria, AustraliaCC Team Championships4 teams (M)/3 teams (W)Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries - Pan AmEl Monte, California, USACC Team Championships8 teams (M)/5 teams (W)3–1Iran Fajr InternationalTehran, IranInternational Challenge$15,000 – 64MS/64WS/32MD/16WD Niluka Karunaratne21–18, 21–15 Sameer Verma Neslihan Yiğit21–16, 21–14 Yu Wakita Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra21–18, 21–18 Tarun Kona Arun Vishnu Rie Eto Yu Wakita21–15, 23–21 Ayumi Tasaki Seiko YamadaFebruary 20Oceania Badminton ChampionshipsBallarat Victoria, AustraliaContinental Championships 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD James Eunson 21–19, 21–15 Michael Fowke Michelle Chan 21–10, 21–17 Verdet Kessler Ross Smith Glenn Warfe 21–17, 21–18 Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Oliver Leydon-Davis Leanne Choo Renuga Veeran 21–16, 21–13 Ann-Louise Slee Eugenia Tanaka Raymond Tam Eugenia Tanaka 21–17, 21–19 Glenn Warfe Leanne ChooAustrian InternationalVienna, AustriaInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Przemysław Wacha14–21, 21–15, 21–16 Yuhan Tan Sayaka Takahashi21–17 21–9 Chan Tsz Ka K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas23–21, 22–20 Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin21–16, 21–18 Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana Wong Wai Hong Chau Hoi Wah21–6, 21–10 Anthony Dumartheray Sabrina JaquetThomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for AfricaAddis Ababa, EthiopiaCC Team ChampionshipsDraw3–13–1African Badminton ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, EthiopiaContinental Championships Jacob Maliekal21–15, 21–15 Abdelrahman Kashkal Grace Gabriel21–19, 14–21, 21–16 Fatima Azeez Dorian James Willem Viljoen21–15, 21–5 Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu Annari Viljoen Michelle Edwards21–16, 21–19 Grace Daniel Susan Ideh Dorian James Michelle Edwards21–16, 21–6 Enrico James Stacey DoubelFebruary 27German OpenMülheim, GermanyGrand Prix Gold$125,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Draw Lin Dan21–11, 21–11 Simon Santoso Li Xuerui21–19, 21–16 Juliane Schenk Hong Wei Shen Ye21–19, 18–21, 21–19 Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae Xia Huan Tang Jinhua23–21, 21–13 Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl21–9, 21–16 Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun

March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upMarch 5All England OpenBirmingham, EnglandSuper Series Premier$350,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Lin Dan21–19, 6–2 retired Lee Chong Wei Li Xuerui21–13, 21–19 Wang Yihan Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae21–23, 21–9, 21–14 Cai Yun Fu Haifeng Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei21–17, 21–12 Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir21–17, 21–19 Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter JuhlCroatian InternationalZagreb, CroatiaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lukas Schmidt21–18, 11–21, 21–19 Emil Holst Kana Ito21–18, 21–15 Neslihan Yiğit Jacco Arends Jelle Maas21–16, 21–14 Zvonimir Đurkinjak Zvonimir Hölbling Samantha Barning Eefje Muskens21–18, 21–19 Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte Jacco Arends Ilse Vaessen22–20, 17–21, 21–16 Zvonimir Đurkinjak Staša PoznanovićMarch 12Swiss OpenBasel, SwitzerlandGrand Prix Gold$125,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XDDraw Chen Jin14–21, 21–9, 21–17 Lee Hyun-il Saina Nehwal21–19, 21–16 Wang Shixian Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato21–13, 21–14 Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu Xia Huan Tang Jinhua21–17, 21–10 Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir21–16, 21–14 Sudket Prapakamol Saralee ThungthongkamBanuinvest InternationalTimișoara, RomaniaInternational Series$5,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Marcel Reuter21–17, 21–17 Iztok Utroša Kana Ito21–19, 21–12 Ayumi Mine Laurent Constantin Sébastien Vincent21–18, 20–22, 21–17 Arya Maulana Aldiartama Edi Subaktiar Sandra-Maria Jensen Line Kjærsfeldt21–19, 17–21, 21–16 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva Edi Subaktiar Melati Daeva Oktavianti21–19, 21–18 Roman Zirnwald Elisabeth BaldaufMarch 19Giraldilla InternationalPinar del Rio, CubaFuture Series16MS/16WS/4MD/8WD/8XD Osleni Guerrero21–17, 21–19 Charles Pyne Christina Aicardi21–13, 15–21, 21–19 Claudia Rivero Ernesto Reyes Ronald Toledo21–16, 23–21 William Cabrera Freddy López Daniela Macías Luz María Zornoza16–21, 21–19, 21–14 Mislenis Chaviano Maria L. Hernández Luis Camacho Johanny Quintero21–18, 14–21, 21–13 Leodannis Martinez Grettel Labrada CasasPolish OpenWrocław, PolandInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Hsu Jen-hao21–17, 21–10 Dmytro Zavadsky Ai Goto21–9, 12–21, 21–7 Neslihan Yiğit Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov21–11, 21–13 Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver21–12, 23–21 Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork21–15, 21–11 Ben Stawski Lauren SmithMarch 26Vietnam InternationalHanoi, VietnamInternational Challenge$15,000 – 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Derek Wong17–21, 22–20, 21–10 Wisnu Yuli Prasetyo Nitchaon Jindapol17–21, 21–11, 21–19 Ayumi Mine Ricky Karanda Suwardi Muhammad Ulinnuha21–12, 21–19 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Rizki Amelia Pradipta21–10, 21–15 Amelia Alicia Anscelly Soong Fie Cho Hafiz Faizal Pia Zebadiah Bernadet11–21, 21–17, 21–17 Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa NeoFinnish OpenVantaa, FinlandInternational Challenge$15,000 – 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Rajiv Ouseph21–18, 16–21, 21–18 Henri Hurskainen Yao Jie22–20, 21–19 Michelle Li Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov21–10, 21–16 Nikolaj Nikolaenko Nikolai Ukk Alex Bruce Michelle Li21–19, 12–21, 21–16 Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier22–24, 21–12, 21–13 Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Sara Thygesen

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