2017 BWF Super Series explained

The 2017 BWF Super Series, officially known as 2017 Metlife BWF Super Series for sponsorship reasons, was the eleventh season of the BWF Super Series of badminton. It was replaced by the BWF World Tour from the 2018 season.

Schedule

Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation:^[1]

Tour	Official title	Venue	City	Date		Prize money USD	Report
				Start	Finish
1	All England Super Series Premier	Arena Birmingham	Birmingham	March 7	March 12	600,000	Report
2	India Super Series	Siri Fort Sports Complex	New Delhi	March 28	April 2	350,000	Report
3	Malaysia Open Super Series Premier	Stadium Perpaduan	Kuching	April 4	April 9	600,000	Report
4	Singapore Super Series	Singapore Indoor Stadium	Singapore	April 11	April 16	350,000	Report
5	Indonesia Open Super Series Premier	Jakarta Convention Center	Jakarta	June 13	June 18	1,000,000	Report
6	Australian Super Series	State Sports Centre	Sydney	June 20	June 25	750,000	Report
7	Korea Super Series	SK Handball Stadium	Seoul	September 12	September 17	600,000	Report
8	Japan Super Series	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium	Tokyo	September 19	September 24	325,000	Report
9	Denmark Super Series Premier	Odense Sports Park	Odense	October 17	October 22	750,000	Report
10	French Super Series	Stade Pierre de Coubertin	Paris	October 24	October 29	325,000	Report
11	China Open Super Series Premier	Haixia Olympic Sports Center	Fuzhou	November 14	November 19	700,000	Report
12	Hong Kong Super Series	Hong Kong Coliseum	Kowloon	November 21	November 26	400,000	Report
13	Super Series Finals	Hamdan Sports Complex	Dubai	December 13	December 17	1,000,000	Report

Results

Winners

Tour	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
England	Lee Chong Wei	Tai Tzu-ying	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Chang Ye-na Lee So-hee	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong
India	Viktor Axelsen	P. V. Sindhu		Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto
Malaysia	Lin Dan	Tai Tzu-ying		Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
Singapore	B. Sai Praneeth		Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong
Indonesia	Srikanth Kidambi	Sayaka Sato	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
Australia		Nozomi Okuhara	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
Korea	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	P. V. Sindhu	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Huang Yaqiong Yu Xiaohan	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto
Japan	Viktor Axelsen	Carolina Marín	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Wang Yilu Huang Dongping
Denmark	Srikanth Kidambi	Ratchanok Intanon	Liu Cheng Zhang Nan	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
France		Tai Tzu-ying	Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
China	Chen Long	Akane Yamaguchi	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
Hong Kong	Lee Chong Wei	Tai Tzu-ying
Finals	Viktor Axelsen	Akane Yamaguchi		Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen

Performance by countries

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

Team	ENG	IND	MAS	SIN	INA	AUS	KOR	JPN	DEN	FRA	CHN	HKG	SSF	Total
	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1		3	2	1	17
	1	1	1		1		2	1		2	1	1	1	12
		1	1		1	3		1			1		2	10
		1		1	1	1	1		1	1				7
	1		1	1						2		1		6
		1		2			1	1					1	6
	1								1					2
	1											1		2
									1					1
								1						1
									1					1

Finals

All England

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Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Lee Chong Wei	Shi Yuqi	21–12, 21–10
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying	Ratchanok Intanon	21–16, 22–20
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen	21–19, 21–14
Women's doubles	Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee	Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen	21–18, 21–13
Mixed doubles	Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong	Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying	18–21, 21–19, 21–16

India

^[3]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen	Chou Tien-chen	21–13, 21–10
Women's singles	P. V. Sindhu	Carolina Marín	21–19, 21–16
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Angga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi	21–11, 21–15
Women's doubles	Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto	Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao	16–21, 21–19, 21–10
Mixed doubles	Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong	Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen	22–24, 21–14, 21–17

Malaysia

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Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Lin Dan	Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 21–14
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying	Carolina Marín	23–25, 22–20, 21–13
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Fu Haifeng / Zheng Siwei	21–14, 14–21, 21–12
Women's doubles	Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota	Huang Yaqiong / Tang Jinhua	21–17, 18–21, 21–12
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen	Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong	21–15, 21–18

Singapore

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Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Sai Praneeth Bhamidipati	Srikanth Kidambi	17–21, 21–17, 21–12
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying	Carolina Marín	21–15, 21–15
Men's doubles	Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen	Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen	21–13, 21–14
Women's doubles	Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen	Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi	21–18, 14–21, 21–15
Mixed doubles	Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong	Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai	19–21, 21–16, 21–11

Indonesia

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Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Srikanth Kidambi	Kazumasa Sakai	21–11, 21–19
Women's singles	Sayaka Sato	Sung Ji-hyun	21–13, 17–21, 21–14
Men's doubles	Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen	Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen	21–19, 19–21, 21–18
Women's doubles	Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan	Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee	21–19, 15–21, 21–10
Mixed doubles	Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir	Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen	22–20, 21–15

Australia

^[7]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Srikanth Kidambi	Chen Long	22–20, 21–16
Women's singles	Nozomi Okuhara	Akane Yamaguchi	21–12, 21–23, 21–17
Men's doubles	Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda	Hendra Setiawan / Tan Boon Heong	21–17, 21–19
Women's doubles	Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi	Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen	21–10, 21–13
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen	Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto	18–21, 21–14, 21–17

Korea

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Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	Jonatan Christie	21–13, 19–21, 22–20
Women's singles	P. V. Sindhu	Nozomi Okuhara	22–20, 11–21, 21–18
Men's doubles	Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–19, 19–21, 21–15
Women's doubles	Huang Yaqiong / Yu Xiaohan	Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee	21–11, 21–15
Mixed doubles	Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto	Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping	21–17, 21–18

Japan

^[9]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen	Lee Chong Wei	21–14, 19–21, 21–14
Women's singles	Carolina Marín	He Bingjiao	23–21, 21–12
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko	21–12, 21–15
Women's doubles	Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi	Kim Ha-na / Kong Hee-yong	21–18, 21–16
Mixed doubles	Wang Yilu / Huang Dongping	Takuro Hoki / Sayaka Hirota	21–13, 21–8

Denmark

^[10]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Srikanth Kidambi	Lee Hyun-il	21–10, 21–5
Women's singles	Ratchanok Intanon	Akane Yamaguchi	14–21, 21–15, 21–19
Men's doubles	Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–16, 22–24, 21–19
Women's doubles	Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan	Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto	21–13, 21–16
Mixed doubles	Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet	Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen	24–22, 19–21, 23–21

France

^[11]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Srikanth Kidambi	Kenta Nishimoto	21–14, 21–13
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying	Akane Yamaguchi	21–4, 21–16
Men's doubles	Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang	Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen	21–19, 23–21
Women's doubles	Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu	Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan	21–17, 21–15
Mixed doubles	Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir	Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen	22–20, 21–15

China

^[12]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Chen Long	Viktor Axelsen	21–16, 14–21, 21–13
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi	Gao Fangjie	21–13, 21–15
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen	21–19, 21–11
Women's doubles	Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan	Kim Hye-rin / Lee So-hee	21–7, 18–21, 21–14
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong	Mathias Christiansen / Christinna Pedersen	21–15, 21–11

Hong Kong

^[13]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Lee Chong Wei	Chen Long	21–14, 21–19
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying	P. V. Sindhu	21-18, 21-18
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding	21–12, 21–18
Women's doubles	Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan	Greysia Polii / Apriyani Rahayu	14–21, 21–16, 21–15
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong	Mathias Christiansen / Christinna Pedersen	21–15, 21–13

Finals

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Viktor Axelsen	Lee Chong Wei	19–21, 21–19, 21–15
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi	P. V. Sindhu	15–21, 21–12, 21–19
Men's doubles	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan	21–16, 21–15
Women's doubles	Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto	Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota	21–16, 21–15
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen	Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet	21–15, 22–20

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournament Calendar – 2017. 11 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920103003/http://bwfworldsuperseries.com/calendar/?ryear=2017. 20 September 2016. dead.
2. News: Yonex All England Open 2017: Lee Chong Wei Wins Fourth Title; Indonesian Pair Wins First at Year-Opening Superseries . Yonex. 17 December 2017.
3. News: Sindhu gets it right against Carolina, wins maiden India Open . The Hindu. 17 December 2017.
4. News: Dream final if not dream result for local fans . The Borneo Post. 17 December 2017.
5. News: Tai wins OUE Singapore Open . The New Paper. 17 December 2017.
6. News: Tontowi and Liliyana secure Indonesia Open win . The Jakarta Post. 17 December 2017.
7. News: 2017 Crown Group Australian Badminton Open . Australian Times Weekly . 17 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171009170014/https://australiantimesweekly.com/2017/06/25/2017-crown-group-australian-badminton-open/ . 9 October 2017 . dead .
8. News: India's Sindhu turns the tables on Okuhara to win Korea Open . Badminton Asia. 17 December 2017.
9. News: Match Reports Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2017 Badminton Championships . Nippon Badminton Association. 17 December 2017.
10. News: After excitement and drama: These are the champions of DANISA DENMARK OPEN presented by VICTOR!. Badminton Denmark. 17 December 2017. 17 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171217173128/http://badmintondenmark.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=3563&m=5179890&cmsid=133&pageid=1998&. dead.
11. News: FRENCH OPEN Finals – Two birds with one stone for Chinese Taipei . Badzine.net. 17 December 2017.
12. News: Chinese shuttlers claim three titles in China Open . https://web.archive.org/web/20171119145041/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-11/19/c_136764152.htm. dead. November 19, 2017. Xinhua News Agency. 17 December 2017.
13. News: Badminton: Lee Chong Wei wins Hong Kong Open. Channel NewsAsia. 17 December 2017.