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2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
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:
| Tour | Official title | Venue | City | Date | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GER German Open Grand Prix | RWE-Sporthalle | Mülheim | February 26 | March 2 | |
| 2 | IND India Open Grand Prix Gold | Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium | Hyderabad | April 1 | April 6 | |
| 3 | THA Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold | Nimibutr Stadium | Bangkok | June 24 | June 29 | |
| 4 | USA U.S. Open Grand Prix | Orange County Badminton Club | Orange | July 8 | July 13 | |
| 5 | TPE Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold | Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium | Taipei | September 9 | September 14 | |
| 6 | MAC Macau Open Grand Prix Gold | Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion | Macau | September 30 | October 5 | |
| 7 | GER Bitburger Open Grand Prix | Saarlandhalle Saarbrücken | Saarbrücken | September 30 | October 5 | |
| 8 | BUL Bulgaria Open Grand Prix | Sofia Sports Hall | Sofia | October 7 | October 12 | |
| 9 | NED Dutch Open Grand Prix | Topsportcentrum | Almere | October 14 | October 19 | |
| 10 | RUS Russia Open Grand Prix | Druzhba Multipurpose Arena | Moscow | November 4 | November 9 | |
| 11 | NZL New Zealand Open Grand Prix | North Shore Events Centre | Auckland | November 11 | November 16 | |
| 12 | VIE Vietnam Open Grand Prix | Phan Dinh Phung Stadium | Ho Chi Minh City | December 2 | December 7 |
Results
Winners
| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER Germany | KOR Lee Hyun-il | KOR Jun Jae-youn | KOR Lee Jae-jin | ||
| KOR Hwang Ji-man | KOR Lee Kyung-won | ||||
| KOR Lee Hyo-jung | KOR Lee Yong-dae | ||||
| KOR Lee Hyo-jung | |||||
| IND India | THA Boonsak Ponsana | HKG Zhou Mi | CHN Guo Zhendong | ||
| CHN Xie Zhongbo | TPE Chien Yu-chin | ||||
| TPE Cheng Wen-hsing | CHN He Hanbin | ||||
| CHN Yu Yang | |||||
| THA Thailand | CHN Lin Dan | CHN Xie Xingfang | CHN Cai Yun | ||
| CHN Fu Haifeng | CHN Yang Wei | ||||
| CHN Zhang Jiewen | CHN Xie Zhongbo | ||||
| CHN Zhang Yawen | |||||
| USA United States | CAN Andrew Dabeka | USA Lili Zhou | USA Howard Bach | ||
| USA Khan Malaythong | TPE Chang Li-ying | ||||
| TPE Hung Shih-chieh | USA Halim Heryanto | ||||
| USA Peng Yun | |||||
| TPE Chinese Taipei | INA Simon Santoso | IND Saina Nehwal | DEN Mathias Boe | ||
| DEN Carsten Mogensen | TPE Chien Yu-chin | ||||
| TPE Cheng Wen-hsing | INA Devin Lahardi Fitriawan | ||||
| INA Lita Nurlita | |||||
| MAC Macau | INA Taufik Hidayat | HKG Zhou Mi | MAS Koo Kien Keat | ||
| MAS Tan Boon Heong | CHN Cheng Shu | ||||
| CHN Zhao Yunlei | CHN Xu Chen | ||||
| CHN Zhao Yunlei | |||||
| GER Bitburger | IND Chetan Anand | INA Maria Febe Kusumastuti | DEN Mathias Boe | ||
| DEN Carsten Mogensen | DEN Helle Nielsen | ||||
| DEN Marie Roepke | IND Valiyaveetil Diju | ||||
| IND Jwala Gutta | |||||
| BUL Bulgaria | DEN Joachim Persson | BUL Petya Nedelcheva | IND Jwala Gutta | ||
| IND Shruti Kurian | |||||
| NED Dutch | INA Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | NED Yao Jie | INA Fran Kurniawan | ||
| INA Rendra Wijaya | DEN Lena Frier Kristiansen | ||||
| DEN Kamilla Rytter Juhl | DEN Joachim Fischer Nielsen | ||||
| DEN Christinna Pedersen | |||||
| RUS Russia | NED Dicky Palyama | RUS Ella Diehl | RUS Vitalij Durkin | ||
| RUS Alexandr Nikolaenko | RUS Valeria Sorokina | ||||
| RUS Nina Vislova | RUS Alexandr Nikolaenko | ||||
| RUS Valeria Sorokina | |||||
| NZL New Zealand | MAS Lee Tsuen Seng | HKG Zhou Mi | TPE Chen Hung-ling | ||
| TPE Lin Yu-Lang | TPE Chien Yu-chin | ||||
| TPE Chou Chia-Chi | TPE Chen Hung-ling | ||||
| TPE Chou Chia-Chi | |||||
| VIE Vietnam | VIE Nguyen Tien Minh | SIN Zhang Beiwen | MAS Choong Tan Fook | ||
| MAS Lee Wan Wah | SIN Shinta Mulia Sari | ||||
| SIN Yao Lei | INA Tontowi Ahmad | ||||
| INA 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:
| Team | GER | IND | THA | USA | TPE | MAC | GER | BUL | NED | RUS | NZL | VIE | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN China | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
| DEN Denmark | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| INA Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| TPE Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| IND India | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| KOR South Korea | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| RUS Russia | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| HKG Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| MAS Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| USA United States | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| NED Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| SIN Singapore | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| BUL Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| CAN Canada | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| THA Thailand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| VIE Vietnam | 1 | 1 |
Grand Prix Gold
;India Open
- April 1–6, Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | THA Boonsak Ponsana | IND Chetan Anand | 21–16, 21–12 |
| Women's singles | HKG Zhou Mi | CHN Lu Lan | 21–14, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | CHN Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo | MAS Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng | 19–21, 21–14, 21–12 |
| Women's doubles | TPE Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing | JPN Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna | 21–17, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | CHN He Hanbin / Yu Yang | GER Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier | 21–18, 21–9 |
;Thailand Open
- June 24–29, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | CHN Lin Dan | THA Boonsak Ponsana | 17–21, 21–15, 21–13 |
| Women's singles | CHN Xie Xingfang | CHN Lu Lan | 26–24, 21–7 |
| Men's doubles | CHN Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | CHN Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo | 21–17, Retired |
| Women's doubles | CHN Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen | MAS Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty | 15–21, 21–13, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | CHN Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen | CHN He Hanbin / Yu Yang | 23–25, 21–10, 23–21 |
;Chinese Taipei Open
- September 9–14, Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium, Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | INA Simon Santoso | MAS Roslin Hashim | 21–18, 13–21, 21–10 |
| Women's singles | IND Saina Nehwal | MAS Lydia Cheah | 21–8, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | DEN Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | INA Candra Wijaya / USA Tony Gunawan | 22–20, 21–14 |
| Women's doubles | TPE Chien Yu Chin / Cheng Wen-hsing | INA Rani Mundiasti / Jo Novita | 21–16, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | INA Devin Lahardi / Lita Nurlita | TPE Fang Chieh-min / Cheng Wen-hsing | 14–21, 21–11, 21–19 |
;Macau Open
- September 30–October 5, Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion, Macau.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | INA Taufik Hidayat | MAS Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 21–15 |
| Women's singles | HKG Zhou Mi | MAS Julia Wong Pei Xian | 21–13, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | MAS Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong | TPE Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu | 21–16, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | CHN Cheng Shu / Zhao Yunlei | CHN Ma Jin / Wang Xiaoli | 21–15, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | CHN Xu Chen / Zhao Yunlei | HKG Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama / Chau Hoi Wah | 21–15, 21–16 |
Grand Prix
;German Open
- February 26–March 2, RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | KOR Lee Hyun-il | JPN Sho Sasaki | 22–20, 21–5 |
| Women's singles | KOR Jun Jae-youn | CHN Wang Yihan | 25–23, 21–10 |
| Men's doubles | KOR Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man | KOR Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | 21–13, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | KOR Lee Kyung-won / Lee Hyo-jung | JPN Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna | 21–17, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | KOR Lee Yong-dae / Lee Hyo-jung | CHN He Hanbin / Yu Yang | 9–21, 27–25, 21–18 |
;U.S. Open
- July 8–13, Orange County Badminton Club, Orange, California, United States.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | CAN Andrew Dabeka | DEN Martin Bille Larsen | 21–14, 21–9 |
| Women's singles | USA Lili Zhou | IRL Chloe Magee | 23–21, 21–16 |
| Men's doubles | USA Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong | USA Halim Heryanto / Raju Rai | 21–14, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | TPE Chang Li-ying / Hung Shih-chieh | TPE Tsai Pei-ling / Yang Chia-chen | 21–19, 21–14 |
| Mixed doubles | USA Halim Heryanto / Peng Yun | CAN Mike Beres / Valerie Loker | 21–13, 21–16 |
;Bitburger Open
- September 30–October 5, Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | IND Chetan Anand | IND Arvind Bhat | 23–25, 24–22, 23–21 |
| Women's singles | INA Maria Febe Kusumastuti | IND Aditi Mutatkar | 22–24, 21–8, 23–21 |
| Men's doubles | DEN Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | GER Kristof Hopp / Johannes Schöttler | 21–11, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | DEN Helle Nielsen / Marie Roepke | INA Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–15, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | IND Diju Valiyaveetil / Jwala Gutta | DEN Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | 8–21, 21–17, 22–20 |
;Bulgaria Open
- October 7–12, Sofia Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | DEN Joachim Persson | TPE Hsieh Yu-hsing | 17–21, 21–19, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | BUL Petya Nedelcheva | INA Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari | 21–14, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | DEN Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | INA Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra | 25–23, 21–16 |
| Women's doubles | IND Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurian | INA Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–11, 21–19 |
| Mixed doubles | IND Diju V. / Jwala Gutta | INA Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati | 15–21, 21–18, 21–19 |
;Dutch Open
- October 14–19, Topsportcentrum, Almere, Netherlands.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | INA Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | IND Chetan Anand | 21–15, 11–21, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | NED Yao Jie | BUL Linda Zechiri | 21–14, 21–13 |
| Men's doubles | INA Fran Kurniawan / Rendra Wijaya | IND Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas | 21–18, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | DEN Lena Frier Kristiansen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl | INA Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–16, 25–23 |
| Mixed doubles | DEN Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | INA Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati | 21–17, 21–9 |
;Russian Open
- November 4–9, Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | NED Dicky Palyama | RUS Stanislav Pukhov | 21–12, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | RUS Ella Diehl | UKR Larisa Griga | 21–10, 17–21, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | RUS Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenko | RUS Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov | 21–11, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | RUS Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova | BUL Petya Nedelcheva / Dimitria Popstoykova | 21–18, 21–8 |
| Mixed doubles | RUS Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina | RUS Vitalij Durkin / Nina Vislova | 21–19, 21–19 |
;New Zealand Open
- November 11–16, North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | MAS Lee Tsuen Seng | MAS Sairul Amar Ayob | 24–22, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | HKG Zhou Mi | NZL Rachel Hindley | 21–10, 21–15 |
| Men's doubles | TPE Chen Hung-ling / Lin Yu-Lang | INA Fernando Kurniawan / Lingga Lie | 22–20, 21–10 |
| Women's doubles | TPE Chien Yu-chin / Chou Chia-Chi | MAS Haw Chiou Hwee / Lim Pek Siah | 21–8, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | TPE Chen Hung-ling / Chou Chia-Chi | TPE Hsieh Yu-hsing / Chien Yu-chin | 21–18, 22–20 |
;Vietnam Open
- December 2–7, Phan Dinh Phung Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | VIE Nguyen Tien Minh | HKG Chan Yan Kit | 24–22, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | SIN Zhang Beiwen | SIN Xing Aiying | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 |
| Men's doubles | MAS Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah | INA Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra | 21–14, 21–10 |
| Women's doubles | SIN Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei | INA Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 16–21, 21–19, 21–11 |
| Mixed doubles | INA Tontowi Ahmad / Shendy Puspa Irawati | SIN Riky Widianto / Vanessa Neo Yu Yan | 21–17, 21–9 |
References
References
- "Tournament Calendar – 2008".
- "Open de Badminton de Macau 2008".
- "VN's top badminton player triumphs at open tourney".
- "India Open 2008". tournamentsoftware.com.
- "Thailand Grand Prix Gold 2008". tournamentsoftware.com.
- "Macau Grand Prix Gold 2008". tournamentsoftware.com.
- "German Open 2008". tournamentsoftware.com.
- "2008 US Open Grand Prix". tournamentsoftware.com.
- "Bitburger Open 2008". tournamentsoftware.com.
- "Bulgarian Grand Prix 2008". tournamentsofware.com.
- "Dutch Open 2008". tournamentsoftware.com.
- "Russian Grand Prix 2008". tournamentsoftware.com.
- "2008 New Zealand Open". tournamentsoftware.com.
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