# 2008 BWF Super Series

The 2008 BWF Super Series was the second season of the BWF Super Series. The season spanned between the continental of Asia and Europe and was starting with Malaysia Open from January 15 and ended with Hong Kong Open on November 30, 2008. The top eight ranked players competed in the Masters Finals in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from December 18 to December 21, 2008.

## Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the 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 | Malaysia Open Super Series | Putra Indoor Stadium | Kuala Lumpur | January 15 | January 20 | 200,000 | Report |
| 2 | Korea Open Super Series | Jangchung Gymnasium | Seoul | January 22 | January 27 | 300,000 | Report |
| 3 | All England Super Series | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham | March 4 | March 9 | 200,000 | Report |
| 4 | Swiss Open Super Series | St. Jakobshalle | Basel | March 11 | March 16 | 200,000 | Report |
| 5 | Singapore Super Series | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Singapore | June 10 | June 15 | 200,000 | Report |
| 6 | Indonesia Super Series | Istora Senayan | Jakarta | June 17 | June 22 | 250,000 | Report |
| 7 | Japan Super Series | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | Tokyo | September 16 | September 21 | 200,000 | Report |
| 8 | China Masters Super Series | Changzhou Olympic Sports Center | Changzhou | September 23 | September 28 | 200,000 | Report |
| 9 | Denmark Super Series | Arena Fyn | Odense | October 21 | October 26 | 200,000 | Report |
| 10 | French Super Series | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | Paris | October 28 | November 2 | 200,000 | Report |
| 11 | China Open Super Series | Yuanshen Sports Development Center | Pudong, Shanghai | November 18 | November 23 | 250,000 | Report |
| 12 | Hong Kong Super Series | Queen Elizabeth Stadium | Wan Chai, Hong Kong | November 25 | November 30 | 200,000 | Report |
| 13 | Super Series Masters Finals | Likas Indoor Stadium | Kota Kinabalu, Sabah | December 18 | December 21 | 500,000 | Report |

## Results
### Winners

| Tour | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| Malaysia | Lee Chong Wei | Tine Rasmussen | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | He Hanbin Yu Yang |
| Korea | Lee Hyun-il | Zhou Mi | Fu Haifeng Cai Yun | Du Jing Yu Yang | Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung |
| England | Chen Jin | Tine Rasmussen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won | Zheng Bo Gao Ling |
| Swiss | Lin Dan | Xie Xingfang | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | He Hanbin Yu Yang |
| Singapore | Lee Chong Wei | Tine Rasmussen | Zakry Abdul Latif Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari | Du Jing Yu Yang | Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir |
| Indonesia | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Zhu Lin | Zakry Abdul Latif Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari | Vita Marissa Lilyana Natsir | Zheng Bo Gao Ling |
| Japan | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Wang Yihan | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei | Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa |
| China Masters | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Zhou Mi | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen |
| Denmark | Peter Gade | Wang Lin | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
| French | Peter Gade | Wang Lin | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Du Jing Yu Yang | He Hanbin Yu Yang |
| China Open | Lin Dan | Jiang Yanjiao | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting | Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung |
| Hong Kong | Chen Jin | Wang Chen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen |
| Masters Finals | Lee Chong Wei | Zhou Mi | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |

### Performances by countries

Tabulated below are the Super Series performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
| Team | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | SSF | Total |
| China | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 27 |
| Indonesia | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | 10 |
| Malaysia | 1 | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | 8 |
| Denmark | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | 8 |
| Korea | | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | 8 |
| Hong Kong | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 4 |

## Super Series Rankings

All the progress and points below are carry forward from the tournament for past 52 weeks as state by BWF's world ranking system.

### Leader progress

Tabulated below are the leader progress in Super Series ranking towards the Super Series Final:
| Category | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG |
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Women's singles | Xie Xingfang | Y | Y | | Y | | | | | | | | |
| Women's singles | Lu Lan | | | Y | | Y | Y | Y | Y | | | | |
| Women's singles | Zhou Mi | | | | | | | | | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Men's doubles | Fu Haifeng Cai Yun | Y | Y | Y | | | | | | | | | |
| Men's doubles | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | | | | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Women's doubles | Zhang Yawen Wei Yili | Y | Y | Y | Y | | Y | | | | | | |
| Women's doubles | Du Jing Yu Yang | | | | | Y | | Y | Y | Y | | | |
| Women's doubles | Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui | | | | | | | | | | Y | Y | Y |
| Mixed doubles | Zheng Bo Gao Ling | Y | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mixed doubles | Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir | | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |

### Men's singles

Legend :
| 1 | Winner(s) |
| 2 | Runners-up |
| SF | Semi-finalists |
| QF | Quarter-finalists |
| R2 | Last 16 |
| R1 | Last 32 |
| Q | Qualification |
| DNP | Did not play |
| Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
| 1 | Lee Chong Wei | 1 | R2 | SF | 2 | 1 | DNP | 2 | DNP | DNP | SF | 2 | DNP | 58,240 |
| 2 | Chen Jin | R2 | QF | 1 | R1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 | QF | QF | QF | 1 | 52,180 |
| 3 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | DNP | 1 | 1 | 1 | R2 | R2 | DNP | DNP | 49,320 |
| 4 | Joachim Persson | DNP | DNP | QF | R2 | QF | R2 | DNP | QF | 2 | QF | R2 | | 45,180 |
| 5 | Peter Gade | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | SF | R2 | R1 | DNP | 1 | 1 | R2 | R2 | 44,260 |
| 6 | Lin Dan | DNP | 2 | 2 | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | 2 | 41,800 |
| 7 | Taufik Hidayat | R2 | DNP | QF | QF | DNP | DNP | QF | QF | DNP | 2 | R2 | SF | 41,580 |
| 8 | Bao Chunlai | QF | QF | SF | SF | DNP | SF | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 35,760 |
| 8 | Kenneth Jonassen | SF | SF | QF | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | SF | DNP | DNP | 35,760 |
| 10 | Chan Yan Kit | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | 29,520 |

### Women's singles

| Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
| 1 | Zhou Mi | R2 | 1 | R1 | QF | 2 | QF | 2 | 1 | 2 | R2 | QF | SF | 72,760 |
| 2 | Tine Rasmussen | 1 | DNP | 1 | DNP | 1 | R1 | SF | QF | SF | SF | R2 | R2 | 61,320 |
| 3 | Wang Chen | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | QF | R2 | R1 | R1 | SF | 1 | 54,740 |
| 4 | Zhu Lin | 2 | DNP | R2 | QF | DNP | 1 | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | SF | SF | 53,000 |
| 5 | Lu Lan | QF | 2 | 2 | QF | DNP | DNP | SF | QF | SF | SF | DNP | DNP | 49,980 |
| 6 | Wang Lin | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R2 | DNP | R2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | SF | R1 | 42,040 |
| 7 | Pi Hongyan | SF | R1 | QF | SF | R2 | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | R1 | R1 | 39,600 |
| 8 | Xu Huaiwen | R1 | QF | SF | SF | DNP | DNP | R2 | DNP | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | 36,720 |
| 9 | Hwang Hye-youn | R2 | R1 | SF | R1 | QF | R2 | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | R1 | QF | 35,400 |
| 10 | Wong Mew Choo | SF | R1 | QF | R2 | SF | DNP | R2 | DNP | DNP | R1 | R2 | R1 | 35,340 |

### Men's doubles

| Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
| 1 | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 1 | R2 | R1 | 2 | DNP | QF | QF | 1 | 1 | 1 | DNP | QF | 65,540 |
| 2 | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari | R2 | R2 | R1 | SF | 1 | 1 | R2 | R2 | QF | QF | QF | 2 | 61,600 |
| 3 | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 2 | SF | QF | R2 | R1 | DNP | 1 | DNP | SF | SF | QF | DNP | 52,160 |
| 4 | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | R1 | QF | 1 | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | 1 | 45,440 |
| 5 | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | R2 | SF | R2 | QF | DNP | QF | DNP | DNP | R2 | R2 | 2 | R1 | 40,920 |
| 6 | Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan | SF | DNP | R2 | QF | DNP | 2 | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | R1 | 36,540 |
| 7 | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | R2 | DNP | R1 | R2 | DNP | DNP | DNP | R2 | QF | SF | SF | SF | 35,940 |
| 8 | Fu Haifeng Cai Yun | SF | 1 | R2 | R2 | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | QF | DNP | 34,280 |
| 9 | Rian Sukmawan Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki | DNP | DNP | R1 | DNP | R2 | R1 | SF | QF | QF | QF | DNP | R1 | 31,800 |
| 10 | Shuichi Sakamoto Shintaro Ikeda | R1 | R2 | SF | R2 | R2 | R2 | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R2 | 31,680 |

### Women's doubles

| Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
| 1 | Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui | R2 | QF | R2 | R1 | R1 | QF | 2 | QF | 1 | 2 | 2 | SF | 64,340 |
| 2 | Du Jing Yu Yang | SF | 1 | 2 | SF | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | SF | DNP | 54,660 |
| 3 | Lilyana Natsir Vita Marissa | R2 | QF | R2 | R2 | SF | 1 | SF | QF | DNP | QF | DNP | QF | 51,560 |
| 4 | Zhao Yunlei Cheng Shu | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | 1 | R2 | SF | QF | 2 | 39,880 |
| 5 | Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | R2 | DNP | R2 | R2 | QF | R2 | DNP | DNP | QF | QF | QF | QF | 39,660 |
| 6 | Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | SF | QF | R2 | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | SF | 39,540 |
| 7 | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna | QF | R1 | R1 | DNP | QF | 2 | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 30,960 |
| 8 | Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung | SF | SF | 1 | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 28,460 |
| 9 | Zhang Yawen Wei Yili | DNP | SF | SF | 2 | DNP | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 27,060 |
| 10 | Gao Ling Zhao Tingting | 2 | 2 | QF | QF | DN | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 25,680 |

### Mixed doubles

| Rank | Players | MAS | KOR | ENG | SUI | SIN | INA | JPN | CHN | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | Points |
| 1 | Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir | QF | R1 | 2 | SF | 1 | SF | 2 | 2 | DNP | SF | DNP | QF | 64,160 |
| 2 | He Hanbin Yu Yang | 1 | R1 | QF | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | SF | DNP | SF | QF | QF | 51,360 |
| 3 | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | R2 | QF | R2 | R2 | R1 | 2 | DNP | DNP | 2 | R2 | SF | SF | 48,720 |
| 4 | Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung | 2 | 1 | QF | SF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | 2 | 45,460 |
| 5 | Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg | DNP | R2 | QF | 2 | 2 | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | 2 | R1 | R2 | 41,520 |
| 6 | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | DNP | SF | SF | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | 1 | DNP | DNP | R2 | 1 | 39,880 |
| 7 | Robert Blair Imogen Bankier | R2 | Q | QF | R2 | DNP | QF | R2 | DNP | SF | R2 | QF | R2 | 37,210 |
| 8 | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | SF | QF | R2 | QF | QF | DNP | R2 | QF | DNP | DNP | R1 | R1 | 36,840 |
| 9 | Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | R2 | R1 | DNP | DNP | SF | R2 | SF | R2 | DNP | DNP | R2 | R2 | 33,060 |
| 10 | Zheng Bo Gao Ling | DNP | DNP | 1 | QF | QF | 1 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 28,480 |