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| Dates | 7 January – 21 December | ||
| Edition | 8th | ||
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The 2014 BWF Super Series, officially known as the 2014 Metlife BWF Super Series for sponsorship reasons, was the eighth season of the BWF Super Series. For this season, an annual US$400,000 of player incentive scheme bonus payment shared among the year-end top 10 players/pairs once they fulfil various media and sponsorship commitments. [1]
Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation: [2]
Tabulated below are the Super Series performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
| Team | KOR | MAS | ENG | IND | SIN | JPN | INA | AUS | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | SSF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
 Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
 Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
 Denmark | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
 Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
 India | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chen Long | Lee Chong Wei | 21–14, 21–15 |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan |  Ratchanok Intanon | 21–13, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Fu Haifeng / Hong Wei | 21–12, 21–17 |
| Women's doubles | Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua | Luo Ying / Luo Yu | 21–17, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | 21–18, 21–18 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Tommy Sugiarto | 21–19, 21–9 |
| Women's singles | Li Xuerui | Wang Shixian | 21–16, 21–17 |
| Men's doubles | Goh V Shem / Lim Khim Wah | Chai Biao / Hong Wei | 21–19, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | 21–19, 14–21, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | 21–11, 17–21, 21–13 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Chen Long | 21–13, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | Wang Shixian | Li Xuerui | 21–19, 21–18 |
| Men's doubles | Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan | Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa | 21–19, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Ma Jin / Tang Yuanting | 21–17, 18–21, 23–21 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | 21–13, 21–17 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Chen Long | 21–13, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Wang Shixian | Li Xuerui | 22–20, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Liu Xiaolong / Qiu Zihan | 17–21, 21–15, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang | Jung Kyung-eun / Kim Ha-na | 21–10, 13–21, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na | 21–16, 18–21, 21–18 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Simon Santoso | Lee Chong Wei | 21–15, 21–10 |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan | Li Xuerui | 21–11, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun / Lu Kai | Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin | 21–19, 21–14 |
| Women's doubles | Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua | Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 14–21, 21–19, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Riky Widianto / Richi Puspita Dili | 21–15, 22–20 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei |  Hu Yun | 21–14, 21–12 |
| Women's singles | Li Xuerui | Tai Tzu-ying | 21–16, 21–6 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan | 21–12, 26–24 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Reika Kakiiwa / Miyuki Maeda | 21–13, 21–17 |
| Mixed's doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei |  Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels | 21–12, 21–16 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | Kenichi Tago | 21–18, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | Li Xuerui | Ratchanok Intanon | 21–13, 21–13 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan | 21–15, 21–17 |
| Women's doubles | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | Ma Jin / Tang Yuanting | Walkover |
| Mixed doubles | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | 18–21, 21–16, 21–14 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Simon Santoso | 22–24, 21–16, 21–7 |
| Women's singles | Saina Nehwal |  Carolina Marín | 21–18, 21–11 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin | 21–14, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | 21–15, 21–9 |
| Mixed doubles | Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na | Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels | 21–16, 21–17 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chen Long | Son Wan-ho | 21–19, 24–22 |
| Women's singles | Li Xuerui | Wang Yihan | 21–17, 22–20 |
| Men's doubles | Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | 21–13, 25–23 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | 21–14, 21–14 |
| Mixed doubles | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | 22–20, 21–15 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chou Tien-chen | Wang Zhengming | 10–21, 25–23, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | Wang Shixian | Li Xuerui | 21–15, 8–3 Retired |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa | 18–21, 21–9, 21–7 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Ma Jin / Tang Yuanting | 21–15, 21–9 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir |  Chris Adcock / Gabby Adcock | 21–9, 21–16 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Srikanth Kidambi | Lin Dan | 21–19, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Saina Nehwal | Akane Yamaguchi | 21–12, 22–20 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | Chai Biao / Hong Wei | 21–14, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | 21–16, 19–21, 22–20 |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Yoo Yeon-seong / Eom Hye-won | 23–25, 21–14, 21–18 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Son Wan-ho | Chen Long | 21–19, 21–16 |
| Women's singles | Tai Tzu-ying | Nozomi Okuhara | 21–19, 21–11 |
| Men's doubles | Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan | Liu Xiaolong / Qiu Zihan | 21–16, 17–21, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | 21–13, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | 21–14, 21–19 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Chen Long | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | 21–16, 21–10 |
| Women's singles | Tai Tzu-ying | Sung Ji-hyun | 21–17, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | Chai Biao / Hong Wei | 19–21, 21–19, 21–16 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei | 21–17, 21–14 |
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei | Liu Cheng / Bao Yixin | 21–15, 21–12 |
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