Schedule
Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation: [4]
Super Series Premier
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 18 January – 18 December 2011 | ||
| Edition | 5th | ||
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The 2011 BWF Super Series was the fifth season of the BWF Super Series. This season marked the beginning of a three-year cycle of the event, the second after the first four-year one from 2007 to 2010. A few changes were announced by the Badminton World Federation (BWF), as the India Open was promoted up one stage from the Grand Prix Gold level, while the Swiss Open was dropped from the Super Series. [1] Five tournaments were promoted to become slightly higher-level Super Series Premier events with more prize money awarded than in the Super Series tournaments. [2]
The Masters Finals were held in Liuzhou, China from December 14–18, 2011. [3]
Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation: [4]
Tabulated below are the Super Series performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
| Team | MAS | KOR | ENG | IND | SIN | INA | CHN | JPN | DEN | FRA | HKG | CHN | SSF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 45 | |
 Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
 Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
 Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
 Japan | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Taufik Hidayat | 21–8, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Wang Shixian | Wang Yihan | 21–18, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong | Mads Conrad-Petersen / Jonas Rasmussen | 21–16, 21–14 |
| Women's doubles | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | 21–12, 6–21, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | He Hanbin / Ma Jin | Tao Jiaming / Tian Qing | 21–13, 13–21, 21–16 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 14–21, 21–16 |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan | Wang Shixian | 21–14, 21–18 |
| Men's doubles | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | 21–6, 21–13 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | 21–18, 19–21, 21–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Tao Jiaming / Tian Qing | 21–17, 13–21, 21–19 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Lin Dan | 21–17, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Wang Shixian | Eriko Hirose | 24–22, 21–18 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong | 15–21, 21–18, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa | 21–2, 21–9 |
| Mixed doubles | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam | 21–13, 21–9 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Peter Gade | 21–12, 12–21, 21–15 |
| Women's singles | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | Bae Youn-joo | 21–13, 21–16 |
| Men's doubles | Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Noriyasu Hirata | Angga Pratama / Rian Agung Saputro | 21–17, 21–9 |
| Women's doubles | Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna | Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa | 26–24, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Fran Kurniawan / Pia Zebadiah Bernadet | 21–18, 23–21 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chen Jin | Lin Dan | Walkover |
| Women's singles | Wang Xin | Tine Baun | 21–19, 21–17 |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | Alvent Yulianto / Hendra Aprida Gunawan | 21–17, 21–13 |
| Women's doubles | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | Ha Jung-eun / Kim Min-jung | 21–13, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing | 21–14, 27–25 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Peter Gade | 21–11, 21–7 |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan |  Saina Nehwal | 12–21, 23–21, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong | 21–13, 21–12 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Vita Marissa / Nadya Melati | 21–12, 21–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | 20–22, 21–14, 21–9 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chen Long | Lin Dan | 21–16, 22–20 |
| Women's singles | Wang Shixian | Jiang Yanjiao | 21–16, 8–5 Retired |
| Men's doubles | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | 21–17, 21–10 |
| Women's doubles | Xia Huan / Tang Jinhua | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | 21–19 Retired |
| Mixed doubles | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | Yoo Yeon-seong / Chang Ye-na | 21–13, 21–16 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chen Long | Lee Chong Wei | 21–8, 10–21, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan |  Juliane Schenk | 21–16, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano | 21–13, 23–21 |
| Women's doubles | Bao Yixin / Zhong Qianxin | Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing | 13–21, 25–23, 21–12 |
| Mixed doubles | Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | 21–19, 16–21, 21–15 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chen Long | Lee Chong Wei | 21–15, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | Wang Xin | Wang Yihan | 21–14, 23–21 |
| Men's doubles | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | 21–16, 21–17 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | 22–20, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | 22–20, 21–16 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Kenichi Tago | 21–16, 21–11 |
| Women's singles | Wang Xin | Li Xuerui | 21–15, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | 14–21, 21–15, 21–11 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | 26–24, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | 21–17, 21–14 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Chen Jin | 21–12, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | Wang Xin | Tine Baun | 21–17, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | 14–21, 24–22, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | 21–12, 14–2 Retired |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | 15–21, 21–17, 21–17 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Chen Long | 21–17, 26–24 |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan | Wang Xin | 18–12 Retired |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Ko Sung-hyun / Yoo Yeon-seong | 21–17, 21–13 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Tang Jinhua / Xia Huan | 21–11, 21–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | 21–11, 21–14 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Chen Long | 21–12, 21–16 |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan | Saina Nehwal | 18–21, 21–13, 21–13 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong | 25–23, 21–7 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Ha Jung-eun / Kim Min-jung | 21–8, 21–12 |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | 21–13, 21–15 |
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