2008 BWF Super Series
The 2008 BWF Super Series is the second season of the BWF Super Series. The season spanned between the continental of Asia and Europe and was starting with Malaysia Open from January 15 and ended with Hong Kong Open on November 30, 2008. The top eight ranked players competed in the Masters Finals in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from December 18 to December 21, 2008.[1]
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Dates | 15 January – 21 December 2008 | ||
Edition | 2nd | ||
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Schedule
Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:[2]
Tour | Official title | Venue | City | Date | Prize money USD |
Report | |
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Start | Finish | ||||||
1 | Putra Indoor Stadium | Kuala Lumpur | January 15 | January 20 | 200,000 | Report | |
2 | Jangchung Gymnasium | Seoul | January 22 | January 27 | 300,000 | Report | |
3 | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham | March 4 | March 9 | 200,000 | Report | |
4 | St. Jakobshalle | Basel | March 11 | March 16 | 200,000 | Report | |
5 | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Singapore | June 10 | June 15 | 200,000 | Report | |
6 | Bung Karno Stadium | Jakarta | June 17 | June 22 | 250,000 | Report | |
7 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | Tokyo | September 16 | September 21 | 200,000 | Report | |
8 | Changzhou Olympic Sports Center | Changzhou | September 23 | September 28 | 200,000 | Report | |
9 | Arena Fyn | Odense | October 21 | October 26 | 200,000 | Report | |
10 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | Paris | October 28 | November 2 | 200,000 | Report | |
11 | Yuanshen Sports Development Center | Pudong, Shanghai | November 18 | November 23 | 250,000 | Report | |
12 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium | Wan Chai, Hong Kong | November 25 | November 30 | 200,000 | Report | |
13 | Likas Indoor Stadium | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | December 18 | December 21 | 500,000 | Report |
Results
Winners
Performances by countries
Tabulated below are the Super Series performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
Team | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | SSF | Total |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | ||
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Super Series Rankings
All the progress and points below are carry forward from the tournament for past 52 weeks as state by BWF's world ranking system.[3][4]
Leader progress
Tabulated below are the leader progress in Super Series ranking towards the Super Series Final:
Category | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG |
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Men's doubles | |||||||||||||
Women's doubles | |||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||
Men's singles
Legend | |
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1 | Winner(s) |
2 | Runners-up |
SF | Semi-finalists |
QF | Quarter-finalists |
R2 | Last 16 |
R1 | Last 32 |
Q | Qualification |
DNP | Did not play |
Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
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1 | 1 | R2 | SF | 2 | 1 | DNP | 2 | DNP | DNP | SF | 2 | DNP | 58,240 | |
2 | R2 | QF | 1 | R1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 | QF | QF | QF | 1 | 52,180 | |
3 | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | DNP | 1 | 1 | 1 | R2 | R2 | DNP | DNP | 49,320 | |
4 | DNP | DNP | QF | R2 | QF | R2 | DNP | QF | 2 | QF | R2 | 45,180 | ||
5 | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | SF | R2 | R1 | DNP | 1 | 1 | R2 | R2 | 44,260 | |
6 | DNP | 2 | 2 | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | 2 | 41,800 | |
7 | R2 | DNP | QF | QF | DNP | DNP | QF | QF | DNP | 2 | R2 | SF | 41,580 | |
8 | QF | QF | SF | SF | DNP | SF | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 35,760 | |
8 | SF | SF | QF | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | SF | DNP | DNP | 35,760 | |
10 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | 29,520 | |
Women's singles
Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
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1 | R2 | 1 | R1 | QF | 2 | QF | 2 | 1 | 2 | R2 | QF | SF | 72,760 | |
2 | 1 | DNP | 1 | DNP | 1 | R1 | SF | QF | SF | SF | R2 | R2 | 61,320 | |
3 | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | R2 | R1 | R1 | SF | 1 | 54,740 | |
4 | 2 | DNP | R2 | QF | DNP | 1 | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | SF | SF | 53,000 | |
5 | QF | 2 | 2 | QF | DNP | DNP | SF | QF | SF | SF | DNP | DNP | 49,980 | |
6 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R2 | DNP | R2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | SF | R1 | 42,040 | |
7 | SF | R1 | QF | SF | R2 | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | R1 | R1 | 39,600 | |
8 | R1 | QF | SF | SF | DNP | DNP | R2 | DNP | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | 36,720 | |
9 | R2 | R1 | SF | R1 | QF | R2 | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | R1 | QF | 35,400 | |
10 | SF | R1 | QF | R2 | SF | DNP | R2 | DNP | DNP | R1 | R2 | R1 | 35,340 | |
Men's doubles
Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
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1 | 1 | R2 | R1 | 2 | DNP | QF | QF | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNP | QF | 65,540 | |
2 | R2 | R2 | R1 | SF | 1 | 1 | R2 | R2 | QF | QF | QF | 2 | 61,600 | |
3 | 2 | SF | QF | R2 | R1 | DNP | 1 | DNP | SF | SF | QF | DNP | 52,160 | |
4 | R1 | QF | 1 | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | 1 | 45,440 | |
5 | R2 | SF | R2 | QF | DNP | QF | DNP | DNP | R2 | R2 | 2 | R1 | 40,920 | |
6 | SF | DNP | R2 | QF | DNP | 2 | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | R1 | 36,540 | |
7 | R2 | DNP | R1 | R2 | DNP | DNP | DNP | R2 | QF | SF | SF | SF | 35,940 | |
8 | SF | 1 | R2 | R2 | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | QF | DNP | 34,280 | |
9 | DNP | DNP | R1 | DNP | R2 | R1 | SF | QF | QF | QF | DNP | R1 | 31,800 | |
10 | R1 | R2 | SF | R2 | R2 | R2 | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R2 | 31,680 |
Women's doubles
Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
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1 | R2 | QF | R2 | R1 | R1 | QF | 2 | QF | 1 | 2 | 2 | SF | 64,340 | |
2 | SF | 1 | 2 | SF | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | SF | DNP | 54,660 | |
3 | R2 | QF | R2 | R2 | SF | 1 | SF | QF | DNP | QF | DNP | QF | 51,560 | |
4 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | 1 | R2 | SF | QF | 2 | 39,880 | |
5 | R2 | DNP | R2 | R2 | QF | R2 | DNP | DNP | QF | QF | QF | QF | 39,660 | |
6 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | SF | QF | R2 | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | SF | 39,540 | |
7 | QF | R1 | R1 | DNP | QF | 2 | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 30,960 | |
8 | SF | SF | 1 | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 28,460 | |
9 | DNP | SF | SF | 2 | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 27,060 | |
10 | 2 | 2 | QF | QF | DN | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 25,680 |
Mixed doubles
Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
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1 | QF | R1 | 2 | SF | 1 | SF | 2 | 2 | DNP | SF | DNP | QF | 64,160 | |
2 | 1 | R1 | QF | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | DNP | SF | QF | QF | 51,360 | |
3 | R2 | QF | R2 | R2 | R1 | 2 | DNP | DNP | 2 | R2 | SF | SF | 48,720 | |
4 | 2 | 1 | QF | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | 2 | 45,460 | |
5 | DNP | R2 | QF | 2 | 2 | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | 2 | R1 | R2 | 41,520 | |
6 | DNP | SF | SF | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | DNP | DNP | R2 | 1 | 39,880 | |
7 | R2 | Q | QF | R2 | DNP | QF | R2 | DNP | SF | R2 | QF | R2 | 37,210 | |
8 | SF | QF | R2 | QF | QF | DNP | R2 | QF | DNP | DNP | R1 | R1 | 36,840 | |
9 | R2 | R1 | DNP | DNP | SF | R2 | SF | R2 | DNP | DNP | R2 | R2 | 33,060 | |
10 | DNP | DNP | 1 | QF | QF | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 28,480 |
References
- "BWF Super Series Masters Finals It's on!". BWF. 2008-10-31. Archived from the original on July 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- "BWF Calendar". BWF. Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
- "World Ranking System" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-17.
- "Super Series Ranking". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-01-27.