2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix

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
Start Finish
1 German Open Grand Prix RWE-Sporthalle Mülheim February 27 March 4
2 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Auckland Badminton Hall Auckland May 15 May 20
3 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold Nimibutr Stadium Bangkok July 3 July 8
4 Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold PhilSports Complex Manila July 17 July 22
5 U.S. Open Grand Prix Orange County Badminton Club Orange August 27 September 1
6 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium Taipei September 18 September 23
7 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Macau Polytechnic Institute Multisport Pavilion Macau October 2 October 7
8 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Saarlandhalle Saarbrücken Saarbrücken October 2 October 7
9 Dutch Open Grand Prix Topsportcentrum Almere October 16 October 21
10 Vietnam Open Grand Prix Quan Ngua Sports Palace Hanoi November 6 November 11
11 Russia Open Grand Prix Gold CSKA Universal Sports Hall Moscow November 4 November 9
  Grand Prix Gold

Results

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

Performance by countries

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

S.no Team GER NZL THA PHI USA TPE MAC GER NED VIE RUS Total
1 China 4 4 4 3 1 1 3 20
2 Indonesia 2 1 3 1 2 9
3 Malaysia 1 2 1 1 1 6
4 Japan 1 3 4
South Korea 1 1 1 1 4
6 Hong Kong 1 1 1 3
7 Chinese Taipei 1 1 2
Denmark 1 1 2
Germany 1 1 2
10 Poland 1 1
Russia 1 1
Singapore 1 1

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

Grand Prix
German Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Lin Dan Chen Yu walkover
Women's singles Xie Xingfang Xu Huaiwen 19–21, 21–12, 21–19
Men's doubles Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae 21–18, 22–20
Women's doubles Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen Du Jing / Yu Yang 21–8, 21–7
Mixed doubles Zheng Bo / Gao Ling Xu Chen / Zhao Tingting 21–11, 21–10
Main article: 2007 German Open Grand Prix
New Zealand Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Andre Kurniawan Tedjono Wong Choong Hann 13–21, 21–18, 21–14
Women's singles Zhou Mi Chie Umezu 21–13, 21–10
Men's doubles Chan Chong Ming / Hoon Thien How Albertus Susanto Njoto / Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama 21–14, 20–22, 21–11
Women's doubles Ikue Tatani / Aya Wakisaka Meiliana Jauhari / Shendy Puspa Irawati 21–17, 15–21, 21–16
Mixed doubles Devin Lahardi Fitriawan / Lita Nurlita Anggun Nugroho / Nitya Krishinda Maheswari 21–16, 21–15
Main article: 2007 New Zealand Open Grand Prix
U.S. Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Lee Tsuen Seng Yousuke Nakanishi 21–14, 21–10
Women's singles Jun Jae-youn Lee Yun-hwa 21–18, 21–16
Men's doubles Tadashi Ohtsuka / Keita Masuda Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong 21–18, 21–11
Women's doubles Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna Aki Akao / Tomomi Matsuda 16–21, 21–14, 21–15
Mixed doubles Keita Masuda / Miyuki Maeda Howard Bach / Eva Lee 19–21, 21–11, 21–19
Bitburger Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Lü Yi Lee Tsuen Seng 23–21, 19–21, 21–15
Women's singles Wang Yihan Juliane Schenk 16–21, 21–10, 21–17
Men's doubles Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Robert Blair / David Lindley 21–17, 21–15
Women's doubles Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen Joanne Nicholas / Natalie Munt 21–11, 21–10
Mixed doubles Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier Robert Blair / Imogen Bankier 21–17, 21–17
Dutch Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Lee Yen Hui Kendrick Przemysław Wacha 20–22, 21–11, 21–18
Women's singles Li Wenyan Judith Meulendijks 21–18, 21–19
Men's doubles Rian Sukmawan / Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki Rendra Wijaya / Fran Kurniawan 21–13, 21–12
Women's doubles Anastasia Russkikh / Ekaterina Ananina Nina Vislova / Valeria Sorokina 20–22, 21–15, 21–13
Mixed doubles Rasmus Bonde Nissen / Christinna Pedersen Hendri Kurniawan Saputra / Li Yujia 21–16, 21–14
Vietnam Open
Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles Roslin Hashim Andre Kurniawan Tedjono 21–12, 23–21
Women's singles Zhu Jingjing Yu Hirayama 21–10, 21–10
Men's doubles Kwon Yi-goo / Ko Sung-hyun Kang Myeong-won / Cho Gun-woo 21–17, 21–12
Women's doubles Nathalia Christine Poluakan / Yulianti Cj Chau Hoi Wah / Louisa Koon Wai Chee 21–19, 21–15
Mixed doubles Yulianti Cj / Tontowi Ahmad Chau Hoi Wah / Hui Wai Ho 21–11, 21–13

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