# 2012 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix

The 2012 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix was the sixth season of BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix.

## Schedule

Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:
| Tour | Official title | Venue | City | Date | Date | Prize money USD | Report |
| Tour | Official title | Venue | City | Start | Finish | Prize money USD | Report |
| 1 | German Open Grand Prix Gold | RWE-Sporthalle | Mülheim | February 28 | March 4 | 125,000 | Report |
| 2 | Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold | St. Jakobshalle | Basel | March 13 | March 18 | 125,000 | Report |
| 3 | Australian Open Grand Prix Gold | Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre | Sydney | April 3 | April 8 | 120,000 | Report |
| 4 | Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold | Stadium Bandaraya | Johor Bahru | May 1 | May 6 | 120,000 | Report |
| 5 | Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold | CU Sport Complex | Bangkok | June 5 | June 10 | 120,000 | Report |
| 6 | Russia Open Grand Prix | Sports Hall Olympic | Vladivostok | June 26 | July 1 | 50,000 | Report |
| 7 | U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold | Orange County Badminton Club | Orange | July 2 | July 7 | 120,000 | Report |
| 8 | Canada Open Grand Prix | Richmond Olympic Oval | Richmond | July 10 | July 15 | 50,000 | Report |
| 9 | Vietnam Open Grand Prix | Phan Dinh Phung Stadium | Ho Chi Minh City | August 21 | August 26 | 50,000 | Report |
| 10 | Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold | Palembang Sport and Convention Center | Palembang | September 25 | September 30 | 120,000 | Report |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold | Hsing Chuang Gymnasium | Taipei | October 2 | October 7 | 200,000 | Report |
| 12 | Dutch Open Grand Prix | Topsportcentrum | Almere | October 9 | October 14 | 50,000 | Report |
| 13 | Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold | Saarlandhalle | Saarbrücken | October 30 | November 4 | 120,000 | Report |
| 14 | Macau Open Grand Prix Gold | Macau Forum | Macau | November 27 | December 2 | 120,000 | Report |
| 15 | Korea Open Grand Prix Gold | Lee Yongdae Gymnasium | Hwasun | December 4 | December 9 | 120,000 | Report |
| 16 | India Open Grand Prix Gold | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium | Lucknow | December 18 | December 23 | 120,000 | Report |

## Results
### Winners

| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| Germany | Lin Dan | Li Xuerui | Hong Wei Shen Ye | Xia Huan Tang Jinhua | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| Switzerland | Chen Jin | Saina Nehwal | Naoki Kawamae Shōji Satō | Xia Huan Tang Jinhua | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
| Australia | Chen Jin | Han Li | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Luo Ying Luo Yu | Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing |
| Malaysia | Lee Chong Wei | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
| Thailand | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Saina Nehwal | Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan | Narissapat Lam Saralee Thungthongkam | Tao Jiaming Tang Jinhua |
| Russia | Kazumasa Sakai | Yui Hashimoto | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | Aleksandr Nikolaenko Valeria Sorokina |
| U.S. | Vladimir Ivanov | Pai Hsiao-ma | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | Tony Gunawan Vita Marissa |
| Canada | Chou Tien-chen | Nozomi Okuhara | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | Ryota Taohata Ayaka Takahashi |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit | Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Rizki Amelia Pradipta | Markis Kido Pia Zebadiah Bernadet |
| Indonesia | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Han Li | Kim Ki-jung Kim Sa-rang | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
| Chinese Taipei | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | Tai Tzu-ying | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari | Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Rizki Amelia Pradipta | Muhammad Rizal Debby Susanto |
| Netherlands | Eric Pang | Kristína Gavnholt | Markis Kido Alvent Yulianto | Selena Piek Iris Tabeling | Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| Bitburger | Chou Tien-chen | Juliane Schenk | Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schöttler | Wang Rong Zhang Zhibo | Anders Kristiansen Julie Houmann |
| Macau | Chen Yuekun | Sun Yu | Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin | Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir |
| Korea | Lee Dong-keun | Sung Ji-hyun | Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae | Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na | Yoo Yeon-seong Jang Ye-na |
| India | Kashyap Parupalli | Lindaweni Fanetri | Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae | Savitree Amitrapai Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati |

### Performances by countries

Tabulated below are the Grand Prix performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
| Team | GER | SUI | AUS | MAS | THA | RUS | USA | CAN | VIE | INA | TPE | NED | GER | MAC | KOR | IND | Total |
| China | 4 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 14 |
| Indonesia | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 0.5 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | 13.5 |
| Japan | | 1 | | | | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | | 10 |
| South Korea | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 6 |
| Malaysia | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 5 |
| Thailand | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 5 |
| Russia | | | | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| India | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 |
| Vietnam | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 2 |
| Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| Germany | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Macau | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| United States | | | | | | | 0.5 | | | | | | | | | | 0.5 |

## Grand Prix Gold
### German Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Simon Santoso | 21–11, 21–11 |
| Women's singles | Li Xuerui | Juliane Schenk | 21–19, 21–16 |
| Men's doubles | Hong Wei / Shen Ye | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | 21–19, 18–21, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Xia Huan / Tang Jinhua | Jung Kyung-eun / Kim Ha-na | 23–21, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Lee Yong-dae / Ha Jung-eun | 21–9, 21–16 |

### Swiss Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Chen Jin | Lee Hyun-il | 14–21, 21–9, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Saina Nehwal | Wang Shixian | 21–19, 21–16 |
| Men's doubles | Naoki Kawamae / Shōji Satō | Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu | 21–13, 21–14 |
| Women's doubles | Xia Huan / Tang Jinhua | Bao Yixin / Zhong Qianxin | 21–17, 21–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam | 21–16, 21–14 |

### Australian Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Chen Jin | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 21–11, 21–12 |
| Women's singles | Han Li | Bae Youn-joo | 21–13, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan | Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu | 21–16, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Luo Ying / Luo Yu | Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin | 12–21, 21–18, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing | Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying | 22–20, 12–21, 23–21 |

### Malaysia Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 17–21, 21–8, 21–10 |
| Women's singles | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | Sayaka Takahashi | 21–17, 22–20 |
| Men's doubles | Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong | Chooi Kah Ming / Ow Yao Han | 21–15, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty | Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei | 21–18, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying | Irfan Fadhilah / Weni Anggraini | 21–12, 21–14 |

### Thailand Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Chen Yuekun | 21–17, 21–14 |
| Women's singles | Saina Nehwal | Ratchanok Intanon | 19–21, 21–15, 21–10 |
| Men's doubles | Liu Xiaolong / Qiu Zihan | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif / Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari | 21–18, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Narissapat Lam / Saralee Thungthongkam | Cheng Shu / Pan Pan | 21–15, 10–21, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Tao Jiaming / Tang Jinhua | Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam | 21–14, 21–16 |

### U.S. Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Vladimir Ivanov | Takuma Ueda | 22–20, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Pai Hsiao-ma | Kaori Imabeppu | 21–17, 16–21, 21–11 |
| Men's doubles | Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa | Yoshiteru Hirobe / Kenta Kazuno | 21–15, 21–10 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova | 21–19, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Tony Gunawan / Vita Marissa | Kenichi Hayakawa / Misaki Matsutomo | 21–13, 21–10 |

### Indonesia Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka | 21–11, 21–11 |
| Women's singles | Han Li | Yeni Asmarani | 21–12, 21–10 |
| Men's doubles | Kim Ki-jung / Kim Sa-rang | Angga Pratama / Ryan Agung Saputra | 21–13, 21–9 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Eom Hye-won / Jang Ye-na | 21–12, 12–21, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Muhammad Rijal / Debby Susanto | 21–19, 21–14 |

### Chinese Taipei Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | Chou Tien-chen | 21–11, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Tai Tzu-ying | Lindaweni Fanetri | 21–19, 20–22, 22–20 |
| Men's doubles | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif / Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari | Angga Pratama / Ryan Agung Saputra | 21–12, 21–14 |
| Women's doubles | Pia Zebadiah Bernadet / Rizki Amelia Pradipta | Suci Rizki Andini / Della Destiara Haris | 21–15, 21–12 |
| Mixed doubles | Muhammad Rizal / Debby Susanto | Lee Chun Hei / Chau Hoi Wah | 21–14, 21–14 |

### Bitburger Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Chou Tien-chen | Marc Zwiebler | 21–19, 21–12 |
| Women's singles | Juliane Schenk | Yao Jie | 21–10, 15-21, 25–23 |
| Men's doubles | Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler | Chris Langridge / Peter Mills | 21–15, 21–11 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Rong / Zhang Zhibo | Johanna Goliszewski / Birgit Michels | 21–15, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Anders Kristiansen / Julie Houmann | Robert Mateusiak / Nadieżda Zięba | 21–11, 21–16 |

### Macau Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Chen Yuekun | Gao Huan | 21–9, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Sun Yu | Busanan Ongbamrungphan | 21–19, 21–8 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin | Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov | 14–21, 21–17, 21–16 |
| Women's doubles | Eom Hye-won / Jang Ye-na | Choi Hye-in / Kim So-young | 21–18, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Muhammad Rizal / Debby Susanto | 21–16, 14–21, 21–16 |

### Korea Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Lee Dong-keun | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | 21–17, 21–14 |
| Women's singles | Sung Ji-hyun | Aprilia Yuswandari | 21–10, 21–10 |
| Men's doubles | Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae | Kim Ki-jung / Kim Sa-rang | 21–12, 21–11 |
| Women's doubles | Eom Hye-won / Jang Ye-na | Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan | 21–13, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Shin Baek-cheol / Eom Hye-won | Yoo Yeon-seong / Jang Ye-na | 11–21, 21–18, 25–23 |

### India Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Kashyap Parupalli | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Lindaweni Fanetri | P. V. Sindhu | 21–15, 18–21, 21–18 |
| Men's doubles | Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae | Kang Ji-wook / Lee Sang-joon | 21–13, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Savitree Amitrapai / Sapsiree Taerattanachai | Komala Dewi / Jenna Gozali | 21–12, 21–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati | Nipitphon Phuangphuapet / Savitree Amitrapai | 21–12, 24–22 |

## Grand Prix
### Oceania Championships

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | James Eunson | Michael Fowke | 21–19, 21–15 |
| Women's singles | Michelle Chan | Verdet Kessler | 21–10, 21–17 |
| Men's doubles | Ross Smith / Glenn Warfe | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn / Oliver Leydon-Davis | 21–17, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Leanne Choo / Renuga Veeran | Ann-Louise Slee / Eugenia Tanaka | 21–16, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Raymond Tam / Eugenia Tanaka | Glenn Warfe / Leanne Choo | 21–17, 21–19 |

### Russian Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Kazumasa Sakai | Vladimir Malkov | 21–17, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Yui Hashimoto | Shizuka Uchida | 21–19, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov | Vitalij Durkin / Aleksandr Nikolaenko | 21–18, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova | Tatjana Bibik / Anastasia Chervaykova | Walkover |
| Mixed doubles | Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina | Vitalij Durkin / Nina Vislova | 21–19, 21–17 |

### Canada Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Chou Tien-chen | Lin Yu-hsien | 15–21, 21–16, 21–9 |
| Women's singles | Nozomi Okuhara | Sayaka Takahashi | 21–8, 21–16 |
| Men's doubles | Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda | Hiroyuki Saeki / Ryota Taohata | 12–21, 21–16, 21–9 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Koharu Yonemoto / Yuriko Miki | 21–15, 15–21, 21–12 |
| Mixed doubles | Ryota Taohata / Ayaka Takahashi | Takeshi Kamura / Koharu Yonemoto | 21–14, 21–16 |

### Vietnam Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | Takuma Ueda | 21–14, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | Lindaweni Fanetri | 21–10, 21–18 |
| Men's doubles | Bodin Isara / Maneepong Jongjit | Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto / Afiat Yuris Wirawan | 19–21, 21–16, 21–11 |
| Women's doubles | Pia Zebadiah Bernadet / Rizki Amelia Pradipta | Ng Hui Ern / Ng Hui Lin | 21–17, 21–19 |
| Mixed doubles | Markis Kido / Pia Zebadiah Bernadet | Tan Aik Quan / Lai Pei Jing | 23–21, 21–8 |

### Dutch Open

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Eric Pang | Dicky Palyama | 21–14, 21–10 |
| Women's singles | Kristína Gavnholt | Judith Meulendijks | 14–21, 21–13, 21–17 |
| Men's doubles | Markis Kido / Alvent Yulianto | Gan Teik Chai / Ong Soon Hock | 18–21, 21–13, 21–14 |
| Women's doubles | Selena Piek / Iris Tabeling | Samantha Barning / Eefje Muskens | 19–21, 21–16, 22–20 |
| Mixed doubles | Mads Pieler Kolding / Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Marcus Ellis / Gabrielle White | 21–15, 21–13 |