2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix

The 2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix is 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:[1]

Tour Official title Venue City Date
Start Finish
1 German Open Grand Prix RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim February 26 March 2
2 India Open Grand Prix Gold Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium Hyderabad April 1 April 6
3 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Nimibutr Stadium Bangkok June 24 June 29
4 U.S. Open Grand Prix Orange County Badminton Club Orange July 8 July 13
5 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium Taipei September 9 September 14
6 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Venetian Arena Macau September 30 October 5
7 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Saarlandhalle Saarbrücken Saarbrücken September 30 October 5
8 Bulgaria Open Grand Prix Sofia Sports Hall Sofia October 7 October 12
9 Dutch Open Grand Prix Topsportcentrum Almere October 14 October 19
10 Russia Open Grand Prix Druzhba Multipurpose Arena Moscow November 4 November 9
11 New Zealand Open Grand Prix North Shore Events Centre Auckland November 11 November 16
12 Vietnam Open Grand Prix Phan Dinh Phung Stadium Ho Chi Minh City December 2 December 7
  Grand Prix Gold

Results

Winners
Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Germany Lee Hyun-il Jun Jae-youn Lee Jae-jin
Hwang Ji-man		 Lee Kyung-won
Lee Hyo-jung		 Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
India Boonsak Ponsana Zhou Mi Guo Zhendong
Xie Zhongbo		 Chien Yu-chin
Cheng Wen-hsing		 He Hanbin
Yu Yang
Thailand Lin Dan Xie Xingfang Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng		 Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen		 Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen
United States Andrew Dabeka Lili Zhou Howard Bach
Khan Malaythong		 Chang Li-ying
Hung Shih-chieh		 Halim Heryanto
Peng Yun
Chinese Taipei Simon Santoso Saina Nehwal Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 Chien Yu-chin
Cheng Wen-hsing		 Devin Lahardi Fitriawan
Lita Nurlita
Macau Taufik Hidayat Zhou Mi Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong		 Cheng Shu
Zhao Yunlei		 Xu Chen
Zhao Yunlei
Bitburger Chetan Anand Maria Febe Kusumastuti Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 Helle Nielsen
Marie Roepke		 Valiyaveetil Diju
Jwala Gutta
Bulgaria Joachim Persson Petya Nedelcheva Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 Jwala Gutta
Shruti Kurian		 Valiyaveetil Diju
Jwala Gutta
Dutch Andre Kurniawan Tedjono Yao Jie Fran Kurniawan
Rendra Wijaya		 Lena Frier Kristiansen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
Russia Dicky Palyama Ella Diehl Vitalij Durkin
Alexandr Nikolaenko		 Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova		 Alexandr Nikolaenko
Valeria Sorokina
New Zealand Lee Tsuen Seng Zhou Mi Chen Hung-ling
Lin Yu-Lang		 Chien Yu-chin
Chou Chia-Chi		 Chen Hung-ling
Chou Chia-Chi
Vietnam Nguyen Tien Minh Zhang Beiwen[2] Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah		 Shinta Mulia Sari
Yao Lei		 Tontowi Ahmad
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
China 2 5 2 9
Denmark 1 2 2 2 7
Indonesia 2 1 1 2 1 7
Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 3 6
India 1 2 2 5
South Korea 5 5
Russia 4 4
Hong Kong 1 1 1 3
Malaysia 1 1 1 3
United States 3 3
Netherlands 1 1 2
Singapore 2 2
Bulgaria 1 1
Canada 1 1
Thailand 1 1
Vietnam 1 1

Grand Prix Gold
India Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Boonsak Ponsana Chetan Anand 21–16, 21–12
Women's singles Zhou Mi Lu Lan 21–14, 21–14
Men's doubles Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng 19–21, 21–14, 21–12
Women's doubles Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna 21–17, 21–16
Mixed doubles He Hanbin / Yu Yang Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier 21–18, 21–9
Thailand Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Lin Dan Boonsak Ponsana 17–21, 21–15, 21–13
Women's singles Xie Xingfang Lu Lan 26–24, 21–7
Men's doubles Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo 21–17, Retired
Women's doubles Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty 15–21, 21–13, 21–13
Mixed doubles Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen 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 Simon Santoso Roslin Hashim 21–18, 13–21, 21–10
Women's singles Saina Nehwal Lydia Cheah 21–8, 21–19
Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan 22–20, 21–14
Women's doubles Chien Yu Chin / Cheng Wen-hsing Rani Mundiasti / Jo Novita 21–16, 21–17
Mixed doubles Devin Lahardi / Lita Nurlita Fang Chieh-min / Cheng Wen-hsing 14–21, 21–11, 21–19
Macau Open
  • September 30–October 5, Venetian Arena, Macau.[5]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Taufik Hidayat Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 21–15
Women's singles Zhou Mi Julia Wong Pei Xian 21–13, 21–19
Men's doubles Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu 21–16, 21–18
Women's doubles Cheng Shu / Zhao Yunlei Ma Jin / Wang Xiaoli 21–15, 21–18
Mixed doubles Xu Chen / Zhao Yunlei Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama / Chau Hoi Wah 21–15, 21–16

Grand Prix
German Open
  • February 26–March 2, RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany.[6]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Lee Hyun-il Sho Sasaki 22–20, 21–5
Women's singles Jun Jae-youn Wang Yihan 25–23, 21–10
Men's doubles Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae 21–13, 21–19
Women's doubles Lee Kyung-won / Lee Hyo-jung Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna 21–17, 21–16
Mixed doubles Lee Yong-dae / Lee Hyo-jung He Hanbin / Yu Yang 9–21, 27–25, 21–18
U.S. Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Andrew Dabeka Martin Bille Larsen 21–14, 21–9
Women's singles Lili Zhou Chloe Magee 23–21, 21–16
Men's doubles Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong Halim Heryanto / Raju Rai 21–14, 21–19
Women's doubles Chang Li-ying / Hung Shih-chieh Tsai Pei-ling / Yang Chia-chen 21–19, 21–14
Mixed doubles Halim Heryanto / Peng Yun Mike Beres / Valerie Loker 21–13, 21–16
Bitburger Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Chetan Anand Arvind Bhat 23–25, 24–22, 23–21
Women's singles Maria Febe Kusumastuti Aditi Mutatkar 22–24, 21–8, 23–21
Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Kristof Hopp / Johannes Schöttler 21–11, 21–15
Women's doubles Helle Nielsen / Marie Roepke Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari 21–15, 21–18
Mixed doubles Diju Valiyaveetil / Jwala Gutta Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen 8–21, 21–17, 22–20
Bulgaria Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Joachim Persson Hsieh Yu-hsing 17–21, 21–19, 21–19
Women's singles Petya Nedelcheva Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari 21–14, 21–12
Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra 25–23, 21–16
Women's doubles Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurian Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari 21–11, 21–19
Mixed doubles Diju V. / Jwala Gutta Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati 15–21, 21–18, 21–19
Dutch Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Andre Kurniawan Tedjono Chetan Anand 21–15, 11–21, 21–19
Women's singles Yao Jie Linda Zechiri 21–14, 21–13
Men's doubles Fran Kurniawan / Rendra Wijaya Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas 21–18, 21–18
Women's doubles Lena Frier Kristiansen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari 21–16, 25–23
Mixed doubles Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati 21–17, 21–9
Russian Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Dicky Palyama Stanislav Pukhov 21–12, 21–18
Women's singles Ella Diehl Larisa Griga 21–10, 17–21, 21–12
Men's doubles Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenko Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov 21–11, 21–15
Women's doubles Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova Petya Nedelcheva / Dimitria Popstoykova 21–18, 21–8
Mixed doubles Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina Vitalij Durkin / Nina Vislova 21–19, 21–19
New Zealand Open
  • November 11–16, North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.[12]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Lee Tsuen Seng Sairul Amar Ayob 24–22, 21–17
Women's singles Zhou Mi Rachel Hindley 21–10, 21–15
Men's doubles Chen Hung-ling / Lin Yu-Lang Fernando Kurniawan / Lingga Lie 22–20, 21–10
Women's doubles Chien Yu-chin / Chou Chia-Chi Haw Chiou Hwee / Lim Pek Siah 21–8, 21–15
Mixed doubles Chen Hung-ling / Chou Chia-Chi Hsieh Yu-hsing / Chien Yu-chin 21–18, 22–20
Vietnam Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Nguyen Tien Minh Chan Yan Kit 24–22, 21–18
Women's singles Zhang Beiwen Xing Aiying 11–21, 21–19, 22–20
Men's doubles Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra 21–14, 21–10
Women's doubles Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari 16–21, 21–19, 21–11
Mixed doubles Tontowi Ahmad / Shendy Puspa Irawati Riky Widianto / Vanessa Neo Yu Yan 21–17, 21–9

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