2008 BWF season
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 7 January 2008 – 28 December 2008 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  Lin Dan (Male) Zhou Mi (Female)[1] |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 BWF Season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2008 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. Besides the BWF World Championships, BWF promotes the sport of Badminton through an extensive worldwide program of events. These events have various purposes according to their level and territory in which they are held but those events owned by BWF seek to showcase the Sport via the widest possible quality television broadcast and build the fanbase of the Sport throughout the World.
The world badminton tournament structure has four levels: Level 1 (BWF Major Events: Thomas Cup, Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup, Suhadinata Cup, World Championships, Bimantara Cup, and World Senior Championships), Level 2 (BWF Superseries: Superseries and Superseries Masters Finals), Level 3 (BWF Grand Prix: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold), and Level 4 (BWF Continental Tournament: International Challenge, International Series, and Future Series). The Thomas Cup & Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup and Suhandinata Cup are Teams Events. The others – Superseries, Grand Prix Events, International Challenge, International Series, Future Series and Bimantara Cup are all individual tournaments. The higher the level of tournament, the larger the prize money and the more ranking points available.[2][3]
The 2008 BWF Season calendar comprised the Olympic Games, World Championships tournaments, the Thomas & Uber Cup, the BWF Super Series (Super Series and Super Series Masters Finals), the Grand Prix (Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix), the International Series (International Series and International Challenge), and Future Series.[4][5]
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2008 calendar, with the Champions and Runners-up documented.
- Key
| World Championships |
| Super Series Finals |
| Super Series |
| Grand Prix Gold |
| Grand Prix |
| International Challenge |
| International Series |
| Future Series |
| Team events |
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August |
|
Lin Dan
|
 Lee Chong Wei
|
| Score: 21–12, 21–8 | |||
| Zhang Ning
|
Xie Xingfang
| ||
| Score: 21–12, 10–21, 21–18 | |||
 Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
|
Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
| ||
| Score: 12–21, 21–11, 21–16 | |||
| Du Jing Yu Yang
|
 Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung
| ||
| Score: 21–15, 21–13 | |||
| Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung
|
Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
| ||
| Score: 21–11, 21–17 | |||
| 25 August |
|
Andre Kurniawan Tedjono
|
Ari Yuli Wahyu Hartanto
|
| Score: 21–13, 21–16 | |||
| Bae Youn-joo
|
Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari
| ||
| Score: 21–18, 23–21 | |||
| Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya
|
Wifqi Windarto Afiat Yuris Wirawan
| ||
| Score: 21–18, 21–13 | |||
| Shendy Puspa Irawati Meiliana Jauhari
|
 Yao Lei Shinta Mulia Sari
| ||
| Score: 21–14, 21–18 | |||
| Fran Kurniawan Shendy Puspa Irawati
|
Chayut Triyachart Yao Lei
| ||
| Score: 21–19, 21–13 | |||
September
October
November
December
References
- ^ "Male/Female Player of the Year". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "BWF Event Sanction Policy". websites.sportstg.com. Badminton Oceania. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Sanction Forms". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 16 March 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "BWF Calendar". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ "Tournament Calendar - 2008". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "VIETNAM OPEN 2008 Finals – Vietnam's Hero Tastes Home Glory". www.badzine.net. 10 December 2008. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2020.