BWF Super Series Masters Finals

The BWF Super Series Finals is an annual badminton tournament held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's twelve events of the BWF Super Series compete for total prize money of at least US$ 500,000.

History

The Super Series Finals were cancelled in 2007 due to the lack of sponsorship for this tournament. The 2008 tournament – known at the time as the BWF Super Series Masters Finals 2008 – was the first edition and it was held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on December 18 to December 21, 2008.[1][2][3]

Only the top eight players or pairs in the Super Series rankings after the final Super Series tournament, as announced by the Badminton World Federation, are eligible to participate; however it is limited to two entries per member association. In the tournament, eight players or pairs will be divided into two pools of four, with the top two players or pairs advancing to the semi-finals.[4]

For the 2010 edition finals, the competition was held in January 2011.[5] In 2014, the total prize money doubled to US$1 million.[6] Dubai, United Arab Emirates will be the venue for the Super Series Finals until the 2017 edition as the result of Badminton World Federation partnership.[7]

Past winners

Year Host city Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
2016 United Arab Emirates Dubai
2015 United Arab Emirates Dubai Japan Kento Momota Japan Nozomi Okuhara Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
China Luo Ying
China Luo Yu
England Chris Adcock
England Gabrielle Adcock
2014 United Arab Emirates Dubai China Chen Long Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2013 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China Li Xuerui Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
2012 China Shenzhen China Chen Long China Li Xuerui Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang
Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
2011 China Liuzhou China Lin Dan China Wang Yihan Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang
China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2010 Chinese Taipei Taipei Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China Wang Shixian Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang
China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2009[8] Malaysia Johor Bahru Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Malaysia Wong Mew Choo South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
Malaysia Wong Pei Tty
Malaysia Chin Eei Hui
Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
2008 Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Hong Kong Zhou Mi Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
Malaysia Wong Pei Tty
Malaysia Chin Eei Hui
Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2007 Cancelled

Performances by nation

Top Nations
Rank Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1 China 3404314
2 Denmark 003148
 Malaysia 411208
3 Japan 110103
4 South Korea 002002
 Indonesia 002002
5 Chinese Taipei 010001
 Hong Kong 010001
 England 000011
Total 8 8 8 8 840

References

  1. "BWF SUPER SERIES MASTERS FINALS 2008 - It's on!". BWF. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  2. Gilmour, Rod (2008-11-04). "Badminton Super Series Finals set for Malaysia after 2007 cancellation". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  3. "Super Series Finals - The Eighth on the Eighth". Badzine. Retrieved 2008-11-23.
  4. "Rules and Regulations". BWF. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
  5. "2010 VICTOR - BWF Super Series Finals". BWF. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  6. "BWF Destination Dubai World Super Series Finals - Countdown to Million-Dollar Jackpot". BWF. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
  7. Osborne, Paul. Series-finals-in-dubai "Countdown on for start of Badminton World Super Series Finals in Dubai" Check |url= value (help). Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  8. "YONEX-SUNRISE BWF WORLD SUPER SERIES MASTERS FINALS 2009". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
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