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:{{cite web|title=Tournament Calendar – 2008|url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/tournamentcalendar.aspx?id=103&year=2008|website=Badminton World Federation|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808183726/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/tournamentcalendar.aspx?id=103&year=2008|archive-date=8 August 2012}}
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Results
=Winners=
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!Tour !Men's singles !Women's singles !Men's doubles !Women's doubles !Mixed doubles |
{{flagicon|GER}} Germany
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Hyun-il |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jun Jae-youn |{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jae-jin |{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyung-won |{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yong-dae |
{{flagicon|IND}} India
|{{flagicon|THA}} Boonsak Ponsana |{{flagicon|HKG}} Zhou Mi |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guo Zhendong |{{flagicon|TPE}} Chien Yu-chin |
{{flagicon|THA}} Thailand
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Dan |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Xingfang |{{flagicon|CHN}} Cai Yun |{{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Wei |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Zhongbo |
{{flagicon|USA}} United States
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Andrew Dabeka |{{flagicon|USA}} Lili Zhou |{{flagicon|USA}} Howard Bach |{{flagicon|TPE}} Chang Li-ying |{{flagicon|USA}} Halim Heryanto |
{{flagicon|TPE}} Chinese Taipei
|{{flagicon|INA}} Simon Santoso |{{flagicon|IND}} Saina Nehwal |{{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Boe |{{flagicon|TPE}} Chien Yu-chin |{{flagicon|INA}} Devin Lahardi Fitriawan |
{{flagicon|MAC}} Macau
|{{flagicon|INA}} Taufik Hidayat |{{flagicon|HKG}} Zhou Mi |{{flagicon|MAS}} Koo Kien Keat |{{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Shu |{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Chen |
{{flagicon|GER}} Bitburger
|{{flagicon|IND}} Chetan Anand |{{flagicon|INA}} Maria Febe Kusumastuti | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Boe |{{flagicon|DEN}} Helle Nielsen | rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|IND}} Valiyaveetil Diju |
{{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Joachim Persson |{{flagicon|BUL}} Petya Nedelcheva |{{flagicon|IND}} Jwala Gutta |
{{flagicon|NED}} Dutch
|{{flagicon|INA}} Andre Kurniawan Tedjono |{{flagicon|NED}} Yao Jie |{{flagicon|INA}} Fran Kurniawan |{{flagicon|DEN}} Lena Frier Kristiansen |{{flagicon|DEN}} Joachim Fischer Nielsen |
{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia
|{{flagicon|NED}} Dicky Palyama |{{flagicon|RUS}} Ella Diehl |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalij Durkin |{{flagicon|RUS}} Valeria Sorokina |{{flagicon|RUS}} Alexandr Nikolaenko |
{{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Lee Tsuen Seng |{{flagicon|HKG}} Zhou Mi |{{flagicon|TPE}} Chen Hung-ling |{{flagicon|TPE}} Chien Yu-chin |{{flagicon|TPE}} Chen Hung-ling |
{{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnam
|{{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyen Tien Minh |{{flagicon|SIN}} Zhang Beiwen{{cite web |title=VN's top badminton player triumphs at open tourney |url=http://www.bulutangkis.com/mod.php?mod=publisher&op=viewarticle&artid=5225 |access-date=12 July 2019}} |{{flagicon|MAS}} Choong Tan Fook |{{flagicon|SIN}} Shinta Mulia Sari |{{flagicon|INA}} Tontowi Ahmad |
=Performance by country=
Tabulated below are the Grand Prix performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
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!Team !GER !IND !THA !USA !TPE !MAC !GER !BUL !NED !RUS !NZL !VIE !Total |
align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} China
| |2 |5 | | |2 | | | | | | |9 |
align=left|{{flagicon|DEN}} Denmark
| | | | |1 | |2 |2 |2 | | | |7 |
align=left|{{flagicon|INA}} Indonesia
| | | | |2 |1 |1 | |2 | | |1 |7 |
align=left|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chinese Taipei
| |1 | |1 |1 | | | | | |3 | |6 |
align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} India
| | | | |1 | |2 |2 | | | | |5 |
align=left|{{flagicon|KOR}} South Korea
|5 | | | | | | | | | | | |5 |
align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Russia
| | | | | | | | | |4 | | |4 |
align=left|{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong
| |1 | | | |1 | | | | |1 | |3 |
align=left|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia
| | | | | |1 | | | | |1 |1 |3 |
align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} United States
| | | |3 | | | | | | | | |3 |
align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
| | | | | | | | |1 |1 | | |2 |
align=left|{{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore
| | | | | | | | | | | |2 |2 |
align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Bulgaria
| | | | | | | |1 | | | | |1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| | | |1 | | | | | | | | |1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Thailand
| |1 | | | | | | | | | | |1 |
align=left|{{flagicon|VIE}} Vietnam
| | | | | | | | | | | |1 |1 |
Grand Prix Gold
- April 1–6, Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India.{{cite web|url=http://internationalbadminton.org/INDIA.html |title=India Open 2008 |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com |access-date=20 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512055834/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/INDIA.html |archive-date=12 May 2008 |url-status=dead |df= }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|THA}} Boonsak Ponsana |{{flagicon|IND}} Chetan Anand |21–16, 21–12 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|HKG}} Zhou Mi |{{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Lan |21–14, 21–14 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo |{{flagicon|MAS}} Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng |19–21, 21–14, 21–12 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing |{{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna |21–17, 21–16 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} He Hanbin / Yu Yang |{{flagicon|GER}} Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier |21–18, 21–9 |
- June 24–29, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.{{cite web|title=Thailand Grand Prix Gold 2008|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=22314|publisher=tournamentsoftware.com| access-date= 27 June 2008 }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Dan |{{flagicon|THA}} Boonsak Ponsana |17–21, 21–15, 21–13 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Xingfang |{{flagicon|CHN}} Lu Lan |26–24, 21–7 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng |{{flagicon|CHN}} Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo |21–17, Retired |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen |{{flagicon|MAS}} Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty |15–21, 21–13, 21–13 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen |{{flagicon|CHN}} He Hanbin / Yu Yang |23–25, 21–10, 23–21 |
- September 9–14, Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium, Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|INA}} Simon Santoso |{{flagicon|MAS}} Roslin Hashim |21–18, 13–21, 21–10 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|IND}} Saina Nehwal |{{flagicon|MAS}} Lydia Cheah |21–8, 21–19 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen |{{flagicon|INA}} Candra Wijaya / {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gunawan |22–20, 21–14 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chien Yu Chin / Cheng Wen-hsing |{{flagicon|INA}} Rani Mundiasti / Jo Novita |21–16, 21–17 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|INA}} Devin Lahardi / Lita Nurlita |{{flagicon|TPE}} Fang Chieh-min / Cheng Wen-hsing |14–21, 21–11, 21–19 |
- September 30–October 5, Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion, Macau.{{cite web|title=Macau Grand Prix Gold 2008|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=24428|publisher=tournamentsoftware.com| access-date= 2 October 2008 }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|INA}} Taufik Hidayat |{{flagicon|MAS}} Lee Chong Wei |21–19, 21–15 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|HKG}} Zhou Mi |{{flagicon|MAS}} Julia Wong Pei Xian |21–13, 21–19 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong |{{flagicon|TPE}} Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu |21–16, 21–18 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Cheng Shu / Zhao Yunlei |{{flagicon|CHN}} Ma Jin / Wang Xiaoli |21–15, 21–18 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Chen / Zhao Yunlei |{{flagicon|HKG}} Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama / Chau Hoi Wah |21–15, 21–16 |
Grand Prix
- February 26–March 2, RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany.{{cite web|title=German Open 2008 |url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=18939 |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com |access-date=28 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227215321/http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/%28S%28qw1wdf55kmzpgh45ggte2z55%29%29/sport/tournament.aspx?id=18939 |archive-date=27 February 2008 |url-status=live |df= }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Hyun-il |{{flagicon|JPN}} Sho Sasaki |22–20, 21–5 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Jun Jae-youn |{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Yihan |25–23, 21–10 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man |{{flagicon|KOR}} Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae |21–13, 21–19 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyung-won / Lee Hyo-jung |{{flagicon|JPN}} Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna |21–17, 21–16 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yong-dae / Lee Hyo-jung |{{flagicon|CHN}} He Hanbin / Yu Yang |9–21, 27–25, 21–18 |
- July 8–13, Orange County Badminton Club, Orange, California, United States.{{cite web|title=2008 US Open Grand Prix|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=22647|publisher=tournamentsoftware.com| access-date= 15 September 2008 }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Andrew Dabeka |{{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Bille Larsen |21–14, 21–9 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|USA}} Lili Zhou |{{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee |23–21, 21–16 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|USA}} Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong |{{flagicon|USA}} Halim Heryanto / Raju Rai |21–14, 21–19 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chang Li-ying / Hung Shih-chieh |{{flagicon|TPE}} Tsai Pei-ling / Yang Chia-chen |21–19, 21–14 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|USA}} Halim Heryanto / Peng Yun |{{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Beres / Valerie Loker |21–13, 21–16 |
- September 30–October 5, Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany.{{cite web|title=Bitburger Open 2008|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=23952|publisher=tournamentsoftware.com| access-date= 2 October 2008 }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|IND}} Chetan Anand |{{flagicon|IND}} Arvind Bhat |23–25, 24–22, 23–21 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|INA}} Maria Febe Kusumastuti |{{flagicon|IND}} Aditi Mutatkar |22–24, 21–8, 23–21 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen |{{flagicon|GER}} Kristof Hopp / Johannes Schöttler |21–11, 21–15 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Helle Nielsen / Marie Roepke |{{flagicon|INA}} Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari |21–15, 21–18 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|IND}} Diju Valiyaveetil / Jwala Gutta |{{flagicon|DEN}} Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen |8–21, 21–17, 22–20 |
- October 7–12, Sofia Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria.{{cite web|title=Bulgarian Grand Prix 2008|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=24767|publisher=tournamentsofware.com| access-date= 9 October 2008 }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Joachim Persson |{{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Yu-hsing |17–21, 21–19, 21–19 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|BUL}} Petya Nedelcheva |{{flagicon|INA}} Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari |21–14, 21–12 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen |{{flagicon|INA}} Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra |25–23, 21–16 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|IND}} Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurian |{{flagicon|INA}} Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari |21–11, 21–19 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|IND}} Diju V. / Jwala Gutta |{{flagicon|INA}} Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati |15–21, 21–18, 21–19 |
- October 14–19, Topsportcentrum, Almere, Netherlands.{{cite web|title=Dutch Open 2008 |url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=24403 |publisher=tournamentsoftware.com |access-date=9 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009073836/http://tournamentsoftware.com/%28S%28bxuvr255whtusabulxih4455%29%29/sport/tournament.aspx?id=24403 |archive-date=9 October 2008 |url-status=live |df= }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|INA}} Andre Kurniawan Tedjono |{{flagicon|IND}} Chetan Anand |21–15, 11–21, 21–19 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|NED}} Yao Jie |{{flagicon|BUL}} Linda Zechiri |21–14, 21–13 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|INA}} Fran Kurniawan / Rendra Wijaya |{{flagicon|IND}} Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas |21–18, 21–18 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Lena Frier Kristiansen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl |{{flagicon|INA}} Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari |21–16, 25–23 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|DEN}} Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen |{{flagicon|INA}} Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati |21–17, 21–9 |
- November 4–9, Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia.{{cite web|title=Russian Grand Prix 2008|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=25389|publisher=tournamentsoftware.com| access-date= 9 November 2008 }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|NED}} Dicky Palyama |{{flagicon|RUS}} Stanislav Pukhov |21–12, 21–18 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ella Diehl |{{flagicon|UKR}} Larisa Griga |21–10, 17–21, 21–12 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenko |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov |21–11, 21–15 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova |{{flagicon|BUL}} Petya Nedelcheva / Dimitria Popstoykova |21–18, 21–8 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina |{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalij Durkin / Nina Vislova |21–19, 21–19 |
- November 11–16, North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.{{cite web|title=2008 New Zealand Open|url=http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=25285|publisher=tournamentsoftware.com| access-date= 16 November 2008 }}
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Lee Tsuen Seng |{{flagicon|MAS}} Sairul Amar Ayob |24–22, 21–17 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|HKG}} Zhou Mi |{{flagicon|NZL}} Rachel Hindley |21–10, 21–15 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chen Hung-ling / Lin Yu-Lang |{{flagicon|INA}} Fernando Kurniawan / Lingga Lie |22–20, 21–10 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chien Yu-chin / Chou Chia-Chi |{{flagicon|MAS}} Haw Chiou Hwee / Lim Pek Siah |21–8, 21–15 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|TPE}} Chen Hung-ling / Chou Chia-Chi |{{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Yu-hsing / Chien Yu-chin |21–18, 22–20 |
- December 2–7, Phan Dinh Phung Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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!Category !Winners !Runners-up !Score |
Men's singles
|{{flagicon|VIE}} Nguyen Tien Minh |{{flagicon|HKG}} Chan Yan Kit |24–22, 21–18 |
Women's singles
|{{flagicon|SIN}} Zhang Beiwen |{{flagicon|SIN}} Xing Aiying |11–21, 21–19, 22–20 |
Men's doubles
|{{flagicon|MAS}} Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah |{{flagicon|INA}} Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra |21–14, 21–10 |
Women's doubles
|{{flagicon|SIN}} Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei |{{flagicon|INA}} Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari |16–21, 21–19, 21–11 |
Mixed doubles
|{{flagicon|INA}} Tontowi Ahmad / Shendy Puspa Irawati |{{flagicon|SIN}} Riky Widianto / Vanessa Neo Yu Yan |21–17, 21–9 |
References
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