2008_BWF_Super_Series_Masters_Finals Knowpia

2008 Super Series Masters Finals
Tournament details
Total prize money	US$500,000
Venue	Likas Indoor Stadium
Location	Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singles	Lee Chong Wei
Women's singles	Zhou Mi
Men's doubles	Koo Kien Keat; Tan Boon Heong
Women's doubles	Wong Pei Tty; Chin Eei Hui
Mixed doubles	Thomas Laybourn; Kamilla Rytter Juhl
← 2000 (Grand Prix Finals)	2009 Johor Bahru →

The 2008 BWF Super Series Masters Finals is the season ending tournament for 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It is held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia from December 18 to December 21, 2008.

The tournament was marred with the withdrawal of China, citing tiredness and injuries to their players.^[1]

Representatives by nation edit

Top Nations
Rank	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total	Players
1	Indonesia	2	0	1.5	2	2	7.5	11^§
2	Denmark	2	1	2	1	1	7	10^§
2	Malaysia	2	1	2	1	1	7	10^§
4	England	1	0	1	0	1.5	3.5	5^§
5	Thailand	0	0	0	1	2	3	5^§
6	Hong Kong	1	2	0	0	0	3	3
7	South Korea	0	0	1	1	0	2	4
8	Germany	0	1	0	0.5	0	1.5	2
9	Netherlands	0	0	0	1	0	1	2
10	France	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
	India	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	1	0	0	0	1	1
13	Canada	0	0	0	0.5	0	0.5	1
	Scotland	0	0	0	0	0.5	0.5	1
	United States	0	0	0.5	0	0	0.5	1
Total		8	8	8	8	8	40	58

§: Robert Blair from England was the only player who played in two categories (men's doubles and mixed doubles), while Kamilla Rytter Juhl from Denmark, Wong Pei Tty from Malaysia, Kunchala Voravichitchaikul from Thailand, Lilyana Natsir and Vita Marissa from Indonesia were the players who played in two categories (women's doubles and mixed doubles).

Performance by nation edit

Nation	Group Phase	Semifinal	Final	Winner
Indonesia	7.5	6	2
Malaysia	7	4	3	3
Thailand	3	1
Hong Kong	3	2	2	1
Denmark	7	3	2	1
South Korea	2	2	1
Germany	1.5
India	1	1
Netherlands	1
England	3.5	1
France	1
Japan	1
Canada	0.5
United States	0.5
Scotland	0.5

Men's singles edit

Seeds edit

Group A edit

No.	Players	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Lee Chong Wei	3	3	3-0	6-1	146-106
2	Peter Gade	3	1	1-2	3-4	133-130
3	Wong Choong Hann	3	1	1-2	3-4	117-136
4	Chan Yan Kit	3	1	1-2	2-5	115-139

Group B edit

No.	Players	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	3	3	3-0	6-3	183-142
2	Taufik Hidayat	3	2	2-1	5-3	154-140
3	Joachim Persson	3	1	1-2	4-5	150-163
4	Andrew Smith	3	0	0-3	2-6	120-162

Results edit

Semifinals			Final

Lee Chong Wei	21	21

Taufik Hidayat	5	10
			Lee Chong Wei	21	21

			Peter Gade	8	16
Peter Gade	21	21

Sony Dwi Kuncoro	10	10

Women's singles edit

Seeds edit

Group A edit

No.	Players	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Wang Chen	3	3	3-0	6-2	160-108
2	Zhou Mi	3	2	2-1	4-2	111-84
3	Xu Huaiwen	3	1	1-2	3-4	113-126
4	Yu Hirayama	3	0	0-3	1-6	78-114

Group B edit

No.	Players	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Tine Rasmussen	3	3	3-0	6-0	126-80
2	Saina Nehwal	3	2	2-1	4-3	133-120
3	Pi Hongyan	3	1	1-2	2-5	116-138
4	Wong Mew Choo	3	0	0-3	2-6	127-164

Results edit

Semifinals				Final

Wang Chen	15	21	21

Saina Nehwal	21	14	16
				Wang Chen	14	18

				Zhou Mi	21	21
Zhou Mi	21	21

Tine Rasmussen	13	16

Men's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif / Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae
Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen
Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan
Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong
Simon Mollyhus / Anders Kristiansen
Robert Blair / Chris Adcock

Group A edit

No.	Pairs	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	3	3	3-0	6-1	138-113
2	Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari	3	2	2-1	4-3	136-124
3	Robert Blair Chris Adcock	3	1	1-2	4-4	140-150
4	Simon Mollyhus Anders Kristiansen	3	0	0-3	0-6	99-126

Group B edit

No.	Pairs	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	3	3	3-0	6-1	143-107
2	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	3	2	2-1	5-4	173-162
3	Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan	3	1	1-2	3-4	119-142
4	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	3	0	0-3	1-6	120-144

Results edit

Semifinals				Final

Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	22	15	21

Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	20	21	16
				Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	18	14

				Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	21	21
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari	20	14

Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	22	21

Women's doubles edit

Seeds edit

Group A edit

No.	Pairs	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Vita Marissa Lilyana Natsir	3	3	3-0	6-1	145-108
2	Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	3	2	2-1	5-2	130-107
3	Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	3	1	1-2	2-4	93-117
4	Judith Meulendijks Yao Jie	3	0	0-3	0-6	90-126

Group B edit

No.	Pairs	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui	3	3	3-0	6-1	135-104
2	Jo Novita Greysia Polii	3	2	2-1	5-2	135-114
3	Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	3	1	1-2	2-4	110-108
4	Charmaine Reid Nicole Grether	3	0	0-3	0-6	72-126

Results edit

Semifinals				Final

Vita Marissa Lilyana Natsir	21	21

Jo Novita Greysia Polii	19	17
				Vita Marissa Lilyana Natsir	15	20

				Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui	21	22
Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	21	19	17

Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui	14	21	21

Mixed doubles edit

Seeds edit

Group A edit

No.	Pairs	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	3	3	3-0	6-2	159-100
2	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	3	2	2-1	5-3	139-144
3	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa	3	1	1-2	3-4	120-134
4	Robert Blair Imogen Bankier	3	0	0-3	1-6	103-143

Group B edit

No.	Pairs	Played	Points	Matches	Games	Points
1	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	3	3	3-0	6-2	159-100
2	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	3	2	2-1	6-3	175-157
3	Lim Khim Wah Wong Pei Tty	3	1	1-2	3-5	136-103
4	Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	3	0	0-3	2-6	129-161

Results edit

Semifinals			Final

Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	23	21

Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	21	17
			Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir	19	21	20

			Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21	18	22
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	17	20

Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21	20

References edit

^ "Malaysia's Lee tipped for Super Series after China no-show". AFP. Khaleej Times Online. 2008-12-17. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2008-12-21.