2008 Malaysia Super Series

2008 Malaysia Super Series
Tournament details
Edition	51st
Total prize money	US$200,000
Venue	Putra Stadium
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The 2008 Malaysia Super Series is the inaugural tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, from 15 to 20 January 2008.

Absence[]

Several top players were absence from the tournament. Among them, Lin Dan of China and Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand.^[1] Peter Gade of Denmark will not defend his men's singles crown after stay at home for his ill family.^[2] While for Xie Xingfang, the Chinese women's singles player, she has to quit after reported to have falling down in the hotel bathroom.^[3]

Men's singles[]

Seeds[]

Results[]

1st round					2nd round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	21
	Hafiz Hashim (MAS)	17	16		Lee Chong Wei	21	15	21
Q4	Nguyen Tien Minh (VIE)	19	21	16	Przemyslaw Wacha	5	21	8
	Przemyslaw Wacha (POL)	21	3	21					Lee Chong Wei	21	21
6	Taufik Hidayat (INA)	15	22	21					Simon Santoso	18	16
	Park Sung-hwan (KOR)	21	20	16	Taufik Hidayat	18	16
PFQ	Andrew Smith (ENG)	15	7		Simon Santoso	21	21
	Simon Santoso (INA)	21	21										Lee Chong Wei	25	21
PFQ	Andrew Dabeka (CAN)	14	23	7									Chen Yu	23	11
Q3	Shon Seung-mo (KOR)	21	21	21	Shon Seung-mo	22	5	21
Roslin Hashim (MAS)		21	14	16	Sairul Amar Ayob	20	21	17
Sairul Amar Ayob (MAS)		11	21	21					Shon Seung-mo	21	21	15
8	Chen Yu (CHN)	21	21						Chen Yu	23	19	21
	Dicky Palyama (NED)	12	7		Chen Yu	21	21						Finals
	Andre Kurniawan Tedjono (INA)	18	22	22	Kurniawan Tedjono	13	9
Q1	Eric Pang (NED)	21	20	20									Lee Chong Wei (MAS)	21	11	21
Q2	Tan Chun Seang (MAS)	21	18	14									Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	15	21	17
	Anup Sridhar (IND)	16	21	21	Anup Sridhar	24	14	13
	Lee Hyun-il (KOR)	12	24	21	Lee Hyun-il	22	21	21
5	Sony Dwi Kuncoro (INA)	21	22	16					Lee Hyun-il	21	23
Sho Sasaki (JPN)		19	19						Lee Yen Hui Kendrick	10	21
Lee Yen Hui Kendrick (SIN)		21	21		Lee Yen Hui Kendrick	22	21
	Yeoh Kay Bin (MAS)	15	10		Chen Jin	20	16
3	Chen Jin (CHN)	21	21										Lee Hyun-il	21	21
Ng Wei (HKG)		21	19	21									Kenneth Jonassen	15	18
Lee Tsuen Seng (MAS)		15	21	14	Ng Wei	15	19
	Shoji Sato (JPN)	15	19		Kenneth Jonassen	21	21
7	Kenneth Jonassen (DEN)	21	21						Kenneth Jonassen	21	21
Wong Choong Hann (MAS)		21	21						Bao Chunlai	14	19
Chen Hong (CHN)		13	8		Wong Choong Hann	15	16
	Chan Yan Kit (HKG)	14	13		Bao Chunlai	21	21
2	Bao Chunlai (CHN)	21	21

Women's singles[]

Seeds[]

Xie Xingfang (CHN)
Zhang Ning (CHN)
Zhu Lin (CHN)
Lu Lan (CHN)
Pi Hongyan (FRA)
Wang Chen (HKG)
Xu Huaiwen (GER)
Wong Mew Choo (MAS)

Results[]

1st round					2nd round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	Xie Xingfang (CHN)
	Cheng Shao-chieh (TPE)	WO			Cheng Shao-chieh	13	11
Sara Persson (SWE) PFQ		10	11		Eriko Hirose	21	21
Eriko Hirose (JPN)		21	21						Eriko Hirose	21	21	14
8	Wong Mew Choo (MAS)	21	21						Wong Mew Choo	16	23	21
	Julia Wong Pei Xian (MAS)	17	13		Wong Mew Choo	21	21
Q4	Jeanine Cicognini (SUI)	21	23	21	Jeanine Cicognini	14	10
	Li Li (SIN)	15	25	18									Wong Mew Choo	19	12
3	Zhu Lin (CHN)	21	17	21									Zhu Lin	21	21
	Yip Pui Yin (HKG)	19	21	18	Zhu Lin	11	21	21
Kaori Mori (JPN)		8	8		Zhou Mi	21	17	16
Zhou Mi (HKG)		21	21						Zhu Lin	21	21
Wang Chen (HKG)		16	21	21					Wang Chen	10	11
Judith Meulendijks (NED)		21	13	14	Wang Chen	17	21	21					Finals
Anna Rice (CAN)		9	12		Petya Nedelcheva	21	11	10
Petya Nedelcheva (BUL)		21	21										Zhu Lin (CHN)	21	19	18
Q3	Pia Zebadiah (INA)	19	14										Tine Rasmussen (DEN)	18	21	21
	Kanako Yonekura (JPN)	21	21		Kanako Yonekura	19	19
	Tine Rasmussen (DEN)	17	21	21	Tine Rasmussen	21	21
7	Xu Huaiwen (GER)	21	16	8					Tine Rasmussen	21	16	21
Saina Nehwal (IND)		21	9						Lu Lan	12	21	16
Juliane Schenk (GER)		23	21		Juliane Schenk	15	8
	Tracey Hallam (ENG)	8	12		Lu Lan	21	21
4	Lu Lan (CHN)	21	21										Tine Rasmussen	21	21
Q2	Anita Raj Kaur (MAS)	23	12										Pi Hongyan	12	10
	Yao Jie (NED)	25	21		Yao Jie	12	12
Q1	Lydia Cheah (MAS)	17	13		Pi Hongyan	21	21
5	Pi Hongyan (FRA)	21	21						Pi Hongyan	21	21
Yu Hirayama (JPN) PFQ		21	21						Yu Hirayama	13	9
Ella Diehl (RUS)		17	11		Yu Hirayama	21	21
	Hwang Hye-youn (KOR)	21	21		Hwang Hye-youn	13	16
2	Zhang Ning (CHN)	14	17

Men's doubles[]

Seeds[]

Koo Kien Keat (MAS) / Tan Boon Heong
Markis Kido (INA) / Hendra Setiawan
Cai Yun (CHN) / Fu Haifeng
Candra Wijaya (INA) / Tony Gunawan (USA)
Choong Tan Fook (MAS) / Lee Wan Wah
Jung Jae-sung (KOR) / Lee Yong-dae
Jens Eriksen (DEN) / Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Lee Jae-jin (KOR) / Hwang Ji-man

Results[]

1st round					2nd round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

1	Koo Kien Keat (MAS) Tan Boon Heong (MAS)	14	21	21
	Hendra Aprida Gunawan (INA) Joko Riyadi (INA)	21	17	15	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	19	21	16
Lars Paaske (DNK) Jonas Rasmussen (DNK)		21	21		Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	21	18	21
Vitalij Durkin (RUS) Alexandr Nikolaenko (RUS)		18	13						Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	21	16	21
5	Choong Tan Fook (MAS) Lee Wan Wah (MAS)	21	21						Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	16	21	6
Q	Hoon Thien How (MAS) Tan Wee Kiong (MAS)	10	11		Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	19	21	21
Tan Bin Shen (MAS) Ong Soon Hock (MAS)		17	25	22	Tan Bin Shen Ong Soon Hock	21	18	18
Albertus Susanto Njoto (HKG) Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama (HKG)		21	23	20									Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	21	19	21
3	Fu Haifeng (CHN) Cai Yun (CHN)	21	21										Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	16	21	17
	Tadashi Ohtsuka (JPN) Keita Masuda (JPN)	10	15		Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	21	21
Sudket Prapakamol (THA) Patapol Ngernsrisuk (THA)		21	21		Sudket Prapakamol Patapol Ngernsrisuk	17	12
Shuichi Sakamoto (JPN) Shintaro Ikeda (JPN)		16	11						Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	21	21
8	Lee Jae-jin (KOR) Hwang Ji-man (KOR)	21	18	10					Chew Choon Eng Chan Chong Ming	13	12
Q	Chew Choon Eng (MAS) Chan Chong Ming (MAS)	13	21	21	Chew Choon Eng Chan Chong Ming	21	13	21					Finals
Q	Cho Gun-woo (KOR) Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR)	21	16	12	Tsai Chia-Hsin	13	21	14
	Tsai Chia-Hsin (TPE) (TPE)	19	21	21									Lars Paaske (DNK) Jonas Rasmussen (DNK)	10	22	18
PFQ	(TPE) Lin Yu-Lang (TPE)	17	16										Markis Kido (INA) Hendra Setiawan (INA)	21	20	21
	(DNK) Anders Kristiansen (DNK)	21	21		Anders Kristiansen	21	21
PFQ	Gan Teik Chai (MAS) Lin Woon Fui (MAS)	16	11		Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	18	19
6	Jung Jae-sung (KOR) Lee Yong-dae (KOR)	21	21						Anders Kristiansen	17	17
Luluk Hadiyanto (INA) Alvent Yulianto (INA)		21	13	12					Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan	21	21
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif (MAS) Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (MAS)		10	21	21	Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari	21	18
	Fang Chieh-Min (TPE) Lee Sheng-Mu (TPE)	16	7		Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan	23	21
4	Candra Wijaya (INA) Tony Gunawan (USA)	21	21										Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan	11	17
Mathias Boe (DNK) Carsten Mogensen (DNK)		21	21										Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21	21
Kristof Hopp (GER) Ingo Kindervater (GER)		12	16		Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	18	10
	Mike Beres (CAN) William Milroy (CAN)	12	9		Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard	21	21
7	Jens Eriksen (DNK) Martin Lundgaard (DNK)	21	21						Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard	14	8
PFQ	Roman Spitko (GER) Michael Fuchs (GER)	21	21						Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21	21
	Howard Bach (USA) Khan Bob Malaythong (USA)	9	19		Roman Spitko Michael Fuchs	12	11
Q	Robert Adcock (ENG) Robin Middleton (ENG)	9	21	16	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21	21
2	Markis Kido (INA) Hendra Setiawan (INA)	21	16	21

Women's doubles[]

Seeds[]

Zhang Yawen (CHN) / Wei Yili
Yang Wei (CHN) / Zhang Jiewen
Lee Kyung-won (KOR) / Lee Hyo-jung
Du Jing (CHN) / Yu Yang
Chien Yu Chin (TPE) / Cheng Wen-Hsing
Kumiko Ogura (JPN) / Reiko Shiota
Gail Emms (ENG) / Donna Kellogg
Lilyana Natsir (INA) / Vita Marissa

Results[]

1st round					2nd round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

PFQ	Haw Chiou Hwee (MAS) Lim Pek Siah (MAS)	14	6
	Gao Ling (CHN) Zhao Tingting (CHN)	21	21		Gao Ling Zhao Tingting	21	21
Q	(MAS) (MAS)	15	21	21		11	11
Q	Chau Hoi Wah (HKG) Koon Wai Chee (HKG)	21	18	17					Gao Ling Zhao Tingting	21	21
7	Gail Emms (ENG) Donna Kellogg (ENG)	21	14	21					Gail Emms Donna Kellogg	14	7
	Kamila Augustyn (POL) Nadiezda Kostiuczyk (POL)	19	21	16	Gail Emms Donna Kellogg	16	21	21
Joanne Nicholas (ENG) Natalie Munt (ENG)		21	14	21	Joanne Nicholas Natalie Munt	21	11	18
Shruti Kurien-Kanetkar (IND) Jwala Gutta (IND)		12	21	17									Gao Ling Zhao Tingting	21	19	21
4	Du Jing (CHN) Yu Yang (CHN)	21	21										Du Jing Yu Yang	19	21	17
	Ha Jung-eun (KOR) Kim Min-jung (KOR)	15	15		Du Jing Yu Yang	21	21
(JPN) (JPN)		13	5		Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia	14	10
Jiang Yanmei (SIN) Li Yujia (SIN)		21	21						Du Jing Yu Yang	21	21
8	Lilyana Natsir (INA) Vita Marissa (INA)	28	17	21					Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	15	12
	Johanna Persson (SWE) Elin Bergblom (SWE)	26	21	12	Lilyana Natsir Vita Marissa	19	16						Finals
Fiona McKee (CAN) Charmaine Reid (CAN)		6	6		Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	21	21
Miyuki Maeda (JPN) Satoko Suetsuna (JPN)		21	21										Gao Ling (CHN) Zhao Tingting (CHN)	13	21	22
(GER) Birgit Overzier (GER)		13	14										Yang Wei (CHN) Zhang Jiewen (CHN)	21	16	24
Endang Nursugianti (INA) Rani Mundiasti (INA)		21	21		Endang Nursugianti Rani Mundiasti	11	9
	Duanganong Aroonkesorn (THA) Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA)	14	18		Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota	21	21
6	Kumiko Ogura (JPN) Reiko Shiota (JPN)	21	21						Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota	15	15
Jo Novita (INA) Greysia Polii (INA)		21	21						Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung	21	21
Nina Vislova (RUS) Valeri Sorokina (RUS)		15	17		Jo Novita Greysia Polii	18	10
	(FRA) Weny Rahmawati (FRA)	6	9		Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung	21	21
3	Lee Kyung-won (KOR) Lee Hyo-jung (KOR)	21	21										Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung	21	12	12
Wong Pei Tty (MAS) Chin Eei Hui (MAS)		21	21										Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	19	21	21
Suzanne Rayappan (ENG) Jenny Wallwork (ENG)		12	4		Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui	17	18
	Tsai Pei-Ling (TPE) (TPE)	11	7		Chien Yu Chin Cheng Wen-Hsing	21	21
5	Chien Yu Chin (TPE) Cheng Wen-Hsing (TPE)	21	21						Chien Yu Chin Cheng Wen-Hsing	22	14	14
	Lena Frier Kristiansen (DNK) Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DNK)	14	21	21					Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	20	21	21
Q	(MAS) Woon Khe Wei (MAS)	21	12	11	Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	8	10
Q	Ng Hui Lin (MAS) Goh Liu Ying (MAS)	10	9		Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	21	21
2	Yang Wei (CHN) Zhang Jiewen (CHN)	21	21

Mixed doubles[]

Seeds[]

Zheng Bo (CHN) / Gao Ling
Nova Widianto (INA) / Lilyana Natsir
Xie Zhongbo (CHN) / Zhang Yawen
Flandy Limpele (INA) / Vita Marissa
Nathan Robertson (ENG) / Gail Emms
He Hanbin (CHN) / Yu Yang
Thomas Laybourn (DEN) / Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Sudket Prapakamol (THA) / Saralee Thungthongkam

Results[]

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals

	Jens Eriksen (DEN) Helle Nielsen (DEN)	16	24	16

	He Hanbin (CHN) Yu Yang (CHN)	21	22	21
						He Hanbin Yu Yang	21	21	23

						Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	23	17	21
	Joachim Fischer Nielsen (DEN) Britta Andersen (DEN)	21	18

	Sudket Prapakamol (THA) Saralee Thungthongkam (THA)	23	21
											He Hanbin Yu Yang	21	21

											Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	14	15
	Nathan Robertson (ENG) Gail Emms (ENG)	21	21

	Kristof Hopp (GER) Birgit Overzier (GER)	14	16
						Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	21	21	16

						Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	23	16	21
	Lee Yong-dae (KOR) Lee Hyo-jung (KOR)	21	23

	Nova Widianto (INA) Lilyana Natsir (INA)	19	21

References[]

^ "MALAYSIA OPEN 2008 – Withdrawals yet Enthusiasm for Kick-off". Badzine.net. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Missing Christensen". Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2007.
^ "China's Xingfang pulls out after falling in the bathroom". Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2008.

External links[]

Official website Archived 21 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
Tournamentsoftware.com: 2008 Malaysia Super Series

Previous Super Series:
2007 Hong Kong Super Series

BWF Super Series,
2008 season

Next Super Series:
2008 Korea Open Super Series

[1] "MALAYSIA OPEN 2008 – Withdrawals yet Enthusiasm for Kick-off". Badzine.net. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[2] "Missing Christensen". Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2007.

[3] "China's Xingfang pulls out after falling in the bathroom". Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2008.

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