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| Dates | 8 March – 18 December | ||
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The 2016 BWF Super Series, officially known as the 2016 Metlife BWF Super Series for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season of the BWF Super Series.
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The 2016 BWF Super Series, officially known as the 2016 Metlife BWF Super Series for sponsorship reasons, was the tenth season of the BWF Super Series.
Below is the schedule released by the Badminton World Federation: [1]
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 | JPN | KOR | DEN | FRA | CHN | HKG | SSF | Total |
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 China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | |||
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | ||||||
 Japan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
 Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||||
 Korea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
 Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
 India | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Russia | 1 | 1 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Tian Houwei | 21–9, 21–10 |
| Women's singles | Nozomi Okuhara | Wang Shixian | 21–11, 16–21, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov | Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa | 21–23, 21–18, 21–16 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang | 21–10, 21–12 |
| Mixed doubles | Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | 21–12, 21–17 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Kento Momota | Viktor Axelsen | 21–15, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Ratchanok Intanon | Li Xuerui | 21–17, 21–18 |
| Men's doubles | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Angga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi | 21–17, 21–13 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao | 21–18, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong | Riky Widianto / Richi Puspita Dili | 21–13, 21–16 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Chen Long | 21–13, 21–8 |
| Women's singles | Ratchanok Intanon | Tai Tzu-ying | 21–14, 21–15 |
| Men's doubles | Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang | Chai Biao / Hong Wei | 21–19, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang | Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan | 21–11, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying | 23–21, 13–21, 21–16 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Son Wan-ho | 21–16, 13–21, 21–14 |
| Women's singles | Ratchanok Intanon | Sun Yu | 18–21, 21–11, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan | Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda | 21–11, 22–20 |
| Women's doubles | Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | walkover |
| Mixed doubles | Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | 21–17, 21–14 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 17–21, 21–19, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Tai Tzu-ying | Wang Yihan | 21–17, 21–8 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | Chai Biao / Hong Wei | 13–21, 21–13, 21–16 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang | 21–15, 8–21, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Xu Chen / Ma Jin | Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na | 21–15, 16–21, 21–13 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | Jeon Hyeok-jin | 21–16, 19–21, 21–11 |
| Women's singles | Saina Nehwal | Sun Yu | 11–21, 21–14, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Angga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi | 21–14, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Bao Yixin / Chen Qingchen | Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii | 23–21, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong | Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen | 21–18, 21–14 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Lee Chong Wei | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 21–18, 15–21, 21–16 |
| Women's singles | He Bingjiao | Sun Yu | 21–14, 7–21, 21–18 |
| Men's doubles | Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen | Kim Gi-jung / Ko Sung-hyun | 21–12, 21–12 |
| Women's doubles | Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | 19–21, 21–18, 21–12 |
| Mixed doubles | Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen | Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na | 21–10, 21–15 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Qiao Bin | Son Wan-ho | 21–11, 21–23, 21–7 |
| Women's singles | Akane Yamaguchi | Sung Ji-hyun | 20–22, 21–15, 21–18 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen | 16–21, 22–20, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan | Luo Ying / Luo Yu | 21–13, 21–11 |
| Mixed doubles | Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na | Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen | 21–14, 21–19 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | Son Wan-ho | 21–13, 23–21 |
| Women's singles | Akane Yamaguchi | Tai Tzu-ying | 19–21, 21–14, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong | Bodin Isara / Nipitphon Phuangphuapet | 14–21, 22–20, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan | 19–21, 21–11, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen | 21–16, 22–20 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Shi Yuqi | Lee Hyun-il | 21–16, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | He Bingjiao |  Zhang Beiwen | 21–9, 21–9 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Bodin Issara / Nipitphon Puangpuapech | 19–21, 21–18, 3–0 retired |
| Women's doubles | Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan | Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee | 21–16, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen | Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na | 21–16, 21–15 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | Chen Long | 22–20, 21–13 |
| Women's singles | P. V. Sindhu | Sun Yu | 21–11, 17–21, 21–11 |
| Men's doubles | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | 21–18, 22–20 |
| Women's doubles | Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee | Huang Dongping / Li Yinhui | 13–21, 21–14, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Zhang Nan / Li Yinhui | 21–13, 22–24, 21–16 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Ng Ka Long | Sameer Verma | 21–14, 10–21, 21–11 |
| Women's singles | Tai Tzu-ying | P. V. Sindhu | 21–15, 21–17 |
| Men's doubles | Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | 21–19, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen | Huang Dongping / Li Yinhui | 21–19, 21–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir | Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto | 21–19, 21–17 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles | Viktor Axelsen | Tian Houwei | 21–14, 6–21, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Tai Tzu-ying | Sung Ji-hyun | 21–14, 21–13 |
| Men's doubles | Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong | Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda | 21–14, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi | 21–15, 13–21, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen |  Chris Adcock / Gabby Adcock | 21–12, 21–12 |
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