2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix

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The 2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix was the inaugural season of BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix under the new tournament structure introduced by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was held from February 28 and will end on December 12, 2007. 12 events were planned, but India Open Grand Prix Gold was cancelled following the bomb blast in the city. The organizers decided to postpone the tournament to indefinite date.[1] However, the President of Badminton Association of India said the tournament is likely to take place from January 7 to January 13, 2008.[2] But BWF later confirmed the event was cancelled.[3] Had the tournament been held, it would be have been held in Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad from 4–9 September 2007.[4]

Schedule[]

Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:[5]

Tour Official title Venue City Date Prize
money
USD 		Report
Start Finish
1 Germany German Open Grand Prix RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim February 27 March 4 80,000 Report
2 New Zealand New Zealand Open Grand Prix Auckland May 15 May 20 50,000 Report
3 Thailand Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Nimibutr Stadium Bangkok July 3 July 8 120,000 Report
4 Philippines Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold PhilSports Complex Manila July 17 July 22 120,000 Report
5 United States U.S. Open Grand Prix Orange August 27 September 1 50,000 Report
6 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium Taipei September 18 September 23 170,000 Report
7 Macau Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Macau Polytechnic Institute Multisport Pavilion Macau October 2 October 7 120,000 Report
8 Germany Bitburger Open Grand Prix Saarlandhalle Saarbrücken Saarbrücken October 2 October 7 70,000 Report
9 Netherlands Dutch Open Grand Prix Topsportcentrum Almere October 16 October 21 50,000
10 Vietnam Vietnam Open Grand Prix Quan Ngua Sports Palace Hanoi November 6 November 11 50,000
11 Russia Russian Open Grand Prix Gold CSKA Universal Sports Hall Moscow December 5 December 9 125,000
  Grand Prix Gold

Results[]

Winners[]

Tour Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
Germany Germany China Lin Dan China Xie Xingfang South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin 		China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		China Zheng Bo
China Gao Ling
New Zealand New Zealand Indonesia Andre Kurniawan Tedjono Hong Kong Zhou Mi Malaysia Chan Chong Ming
Malaysia Hoon Thien How 		Japan
Japan 		Indonesia Devin Lahardi Fitriawan
Indonesia Lita Nurlita
Thailand Thailand China Chen Hong China Zhu Lin South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin 		China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		China He Hanbin
China Yu Yang
Philippines Philippines Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Hong Kong Zhou Mi Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin 		Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
United States United States Malaysia Lee Tsuen Seng South Korea Jun Jae-youn Japan Keita Masuda
Japan Tadashi Ōtsuka 		Japan Miyuki Maeda
Japan Satoko Suetsuna 		Japan Keita Masuda
Japan Miyuki Maeda
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro Hong Kong Wang Chen Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin 		Indonesia Flandy Limpele
Indonesia Vita Marissa
Macau Macau China Chen Jin China Xie Xingfang Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		China Xie Zhongbo
China Zhang Yawen
Germany Bitburger China Lü Yi China Wang Yihan Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 		China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Birgit Overzier
Netherlands Singapore Kendrick Lee Yen Hui China Indonesia Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki
Indonesia Rian Sukmawan 		Russia Ekaterina Ananina
Russia Anastasia Russkikh 		Denmark Rasmus Bonde Nissen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
Vietnam Malaysia Roslin Hashim China Zhu Jingjing South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Kwon Yi-goo 		Indonesia Natalia Christine Poluakan
Indonesia Yulianti 		Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad
Indonesia Yulianti
Russia China Lü Yi China Wang Yihan Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater 		China Du Jing
China Yu Yang 		Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Nadieżda Kostiuczyk

Performance by countries[]

Tabulated below are the Grand Prix performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:

Rank Team Grand Prix Gold Grand Prix Total
THA PHI TPE MAC GER NZL USA GER
1  China 4 4 3 4 3 1 1 20
2  Indonesia 1 3 2 1 2 9
3  Malaysia 2 1 1 1 1 6
4  South Korea 1 1 1 1 4
5  Japan 1 3 4
6  Hong Kong 1 1 1 3
7  Chinese Taipei 1 1 2
8  Russia 1 1 2
9  Denmark 1 1 2
10  Poland 1 1
11  Russia 1 1
 Singapore 1 1

Grand Prix Gold[]

Thailand Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Chen Hong Thailand Boonsak Ponsana 21–14, 11–21, 23–21
Women's singles China Zhu Lin Hong Kong Zhou Mi 20–22, 21–5, 21–4
Men's doubles South Korea Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man South Korea Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae 21–19, 19–21, 21–9
Mixed doubles China Gao Ling / Huang Sui China Du Jing / Yu Yang walkover
Women's doubles China He Hanbin / Yu Yang South Korea Han Sang-hoon / Hwang Yu-mi 21–12, 21–14
Main article: 2007 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
Philippines Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China Chen Hong 21–9, 21–15
Women's singles Hong Kong Zhou Mi China Zhu Jingjing 21–18, 21–12
Men's doubles Malaysia Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong China Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo 21–8, 26–24
Women's doubles Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing China Pan Pan / Tian Qing 22–20, 21–14
Mixed doubles Indonesia Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir South Korea Han Sang-hoon / Hwang Yu-mi 21–17, 21–13
Main article: 2007 Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold
Chinese Taipei Open
  • September 18—September 23, Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium, Hsinchuang City, Taipei, Taiwan.[8]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 18–21, 21–6, 21–13
Women's singles Hong Kong Wang Chen France Pi Hongyan 21–18, 14–21, 26–24
Men's doubles Indonesia Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan Denmark Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen 21–17, 21–12
Women's doubles Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing Indonesia Liliyana Natsir / Vita Marissa 21–15, 17–21, 21–18
Mixed doubles Indonesia Flandy Limpele / Vita Marissa Denmark Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21–18, 25–23
Main article: 2007 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold
Macau Open
  • October 2—October 7, Macau Polytechnic Institute Multisport Pavilion, Macau.[9]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Chen Jin Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 19–21, 21–17, 21–18
Women's singles China Xie Xingfang South Korea Jun Jae-youn 21–10, 21–10
Men's doubles Malaysia Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong Malaysia Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah 21–18, 17–21, 23–21
Women's doubles China Gao Ling / Huang Sui South Korea Lee Kyung-won / Lee Hyo-jung 21–15, 21–7
Mixed doubles China Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen Chinese Taipei Fang Chieh-min / Cheng Wen-hsing 21–14, 21–16
Main article: 2007 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold
Russian Open
  • December 5—December 9, CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow, Russia.[10]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Lü Yi Indonesia Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21–19, 11–21, 21–10
Women's singles China Wang Yihan Germany Xu Huaiwen 21–17, 16–21, 21–19
Men's doubles Germany Kristof Hopp / Ingo Kindervater Japan / Shintaro Ikeda 21–16, 22–20
Women's doubles China Du Jing / Yu Yang Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing 21–14, 21–14
Mixed doubles Poland Nadieżda Kostiuczyk / Robert Mateusiak China Yu Yang / He Hanbin 25–23, 13–21, 21–13
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Grand Prix[]

German Open
  • February 27—March 4, RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany.[11]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Lin Dan China Chen Yu walkover
Women's singles China Xie Xingfang Germany Xu Huaiwen 19–21, 21–12, 21–19
Men's doubles South Korea Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man South Korea Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae 21–18, 22–20
Women's doubles China Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen China Du Jing / Yu Yang 21–8, 21–7
Mixed doubles China Zheng Bo / Gao Ling China Xu Chen / Zhao Tingting 21–11, 21–10
Main article: 2007 German Open Grand Prix
New Zealand Open
  • May 15—May 20, , Auckland, New Zealand.[12]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Indonesia Andre Kurniawan Tedjono Malaysia Wong Choong Hann 13–21, 21–18, 21–14
Women's singles Hong Kong Zhou Mi Japan 21–13, 21–10
Men's doubles Malaysia Chan Chong Ming / Hoon Thien How Hong Kong Albertus Susanto Njoto / Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama 21–14, 20–22, 21–11
Women's doubles Japan / Indonesia Meiliana Jauhari / Shendy Puspa Irawati 21–17, 15–21, 21–16
Mixed doubles Indonesia Devin Lahardi Fitriawan / Lita Nurlita Indonesia Anggun Nugroho / Nitya Krishinda Maheswari 21–16, 21–15
Main article: 2007 New Zealand Open Grand Prix
U.S. Open
  • August 27—September 1, , Orange, California, United States.[13]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Lee Tsuen Seng Japan Yousuke Nakanishi 21–14, 21–10
Women's singles South Korea Jun Jae-youn South Korea Lee Yun-hwa 21–18, 21–16
Men's doubles Japan Tadashi Ohtsuka / Keita Masuda United States Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong 21–18, 21–11
Women's doubles Japan Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna Japan / 16–21, 21–14, 21–15
Mixed doubles Japan Keita Masuda / Miyuki Maeda United States Howard Bach / Eva Lee 19–21, 21–11, 21–19
Main article: 2007 U.S. Open Grand Prix
Bitburger Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Lü Yi Malaysia Lee Tsuen Seng 23–21, 19–21, 21–15
Women's singles China Wang Yihan Germany Juliane Schenk 16–21, 21–10, 21–17
Men's doubles Denmark Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen England Robert Blair / David Lindley 21–17, 21–15
Women's doubles China Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen England Joanne Nicholas / Natalie Munt 21–11, 21–10
Mixed doubles Germany Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier England Robert Blair / Scotland Imogen Bankier 21–17, 21–17
Main article: 2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix
Dutch Open
  • October 16—October 21, Topsportcentrum Almere, Almere, Netherlands.[15]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Singapore Lee Yen Hui Kendrick Poland Przemysław Wacha 20–22, 21–11, 21–18
Women's singles China Netherlands Judith Meulendijks 21–18, 21–19
Men's doubles Indonesia Rian Sukmawan / Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki Indonesia Rendra Wijaya / Fran Kurniawan 21–13, 21–12
Women's doubles Russia Anastasia Russkikh / Ekaterina Ananina Russia Nina Vislova / Valeria Sorokina 20–22, 21–15, 21–13
Mixed doubles Denmark Rasmus Bonde Nissen / Christinna Pedersen Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra / Li Yujia 21–16, 21–14
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Vietnam Open
  • November 6—November 11, Quan Ngua Sports Palace, Hanoi, Vietnam.[16]
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Roslin Hashim Indonesia Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21–12, 23–21
Women's singles China Zhu Jingjing Japan Yu Hirayama 21–10, 21–10
Men's doubles South Korea Kwon Yi-goo / Ko Sung-hyun South Korea / Cho Gun-woo 21–17, 21–12
Women's doubles Indonesia Nathalia Christine Poluakan / Yulianti Cj Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah / Louisa Koon Wai Chee 21–19, 21–15
Mixed doubles Indonesia Yulianti Cj / Tontowi Ahmad Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah / 21–11, 21–13
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