The 2009 BWF Season was the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2009 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.
The 2009 BWF Season calendar comprised the World Championships tournaments, the Sudirman 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.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2009 calendar, with the Champions and Runners-up documented. Key World ChampionshipsSuper Series FinalsSuper SeriesGrand Prix GoldGrand PrixInternational ChallengeInternational SeriesFuture SeriesTeam events
January Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upJanuary 5Malaysia Open (Draw) Host: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Level: Superseries Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lee Chong Wei Park Sung-hwanScore: 21–13, 21–7 Tine Rasmussen Zhou MiScore: 21–17, 15–21, 21–16 Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae Alvent Yulianto Chandra Hendra Aprida GunawanScore: 18–21, 21–14, 21–14 Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won Yang Wei Zhang JiewenScore: 21–15, 21–12 Nova Widianto Lilyana Natsir Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jungScore: 21–14, 21–19January 12Korea Open (Draw) Host: Seoul, South Korea Level: Superseries Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Peter Hoeg Gade Lee Chong WeiScore: 21–18, 10–21, 21–17 Tine Rasmussen Pi HongyanScore: 21–19, 21–19 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-daeScore: 21–12, 24–22 Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-wonScore: 21–19, 21–8 Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala VoravichitchaikulScore: 21–8, 21–7Estonian International Host: Tallinn, Estonia Level: International Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Ville Lang Kasper IpsenScore: 21–14, 21–19 Tatjana Bibik Anne Hald JensenScore: 21–11, 21–10 Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato Andrey Ashmarin Anton IvanovScore: 21–13, 21–9 Cai Jiani Rong Bo Irina Khlebko Ksenia PolikarpovaScore: 21–13, 21–15 Zhang Yi Cai Jiani Andrey Ashmarin Ksenia PolikarpovaScore: 21–9, 21–14January 19Swedish International Host: Stockholm, Sweden Level: International Challenge Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Jan Ø. Jørgensen Dicky PalyamaScore: 16–21, 22–20, 21–17 Yu Hirayama Anita Raj KaurScore: 21–15, 21–14 Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato Chris Langridge David LindleyScore: 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 Rachel Van Cutsen Paulien Van Dooremalen Emelie Lennartsson Emma WengbergScore: 20–22, 21–19, 22–20 Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena Prus Robert Adcock Heather OlverScore: 21–16, 21–11
February Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upFebruary 2Iran Fajr International Host: Tehran, Iran Level: International Series Format: 64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD Mohammad Reza Kheradmandi Ali ShahhosseiniScore: 18–21, 21–18, 21–16 Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella Sannatasah SaniruScore: 17–21, 21–18, 21–17 Mohammad Reza Kheradmandi Ali Shahhosseini Kaya Ali Yoga UkikasahScore: 23–25, 23–21, 21–16 Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella Ezgi Epice Sannatasah Saniru Vivian Hoo Kah MunScore: 9–21, 21–11, 21–9February 9European Mixed Team Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Liverpool, England Level: CC Team Championships Format: 32 Teams (Round robin) Players:Mathias Boe, Joachim Fischer Nielsen,Peter Gade, Jan O. Jorgensen,Thomas Laybourn, Carsten Mogensen,Lars Paaske, Joachim Persson, Jonas Rasmussen, Hans-Kristian Vittinghus,Nanna Brosolat Jensen, Helle Nielsen,Lena Frier Kristiansen, Christinna Pedersen,Tine Rasmussen, Marie Roepke,Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Mie Schjoett-Kristensen Players:Christopher Adcock, Robert Adcock,Ben Beckman, Robert Blair,Anthony Clark, Andrew Ellis,Rajiv Ouseph, Nathan Robertson,Andrew Smith, Mariana Agathangelou,Elizabeth Cann, Hellen Davies,Donna Kellogg, Sarah Walker,Jennifer Wallwork, Gabrielle WhiteScore: 3–2February 16Austrian International Host: Vienna, Austria Level: International Challenge Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Kazuteru Kozai Yeoh Kay BinScore: 21–12, 12–21, 21–15 Juliane Schenk Petya NedelchevaScore: 20–22, 21–8, 22–20 Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime KomiyamaScore: 21–19, 21–17 Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito Mizuki Fujii Reika KakiiwaScore: 21–15, 21–18 Robert Adcock Heather Olver Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena PrusScore: 21–17, 21–18Uganda International Host: Kampala, Uganda Level: International Series Format: 64MS/32WS/16MD/16WD/16XD Ali Shahosseini Wilson TukireScore: 21–17, 21–17 Karen Foo Kune Margaret NankabirwaScore: 21–16, 21–9 Shaban Nkutu Ali Shahosseini Brian Suuna Wilson TukireScore: 21–19, 21–18 Shamim Bangi Margaret Nankabirwa Rose Nakalya Norah NassimbwaScore: 21–16, 21–10 Abraham Wogute Rita Namusisi Ivan Karimunda Rose NakalyaScore: 21–14, 21–10February 23German Open Host: Mülheim, Germany Level: Grand Prix Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Bao Chunlai Gong WeijieScore: 21–18, 21–14 Wang Yihan Zhu LinScore: 20–22, 21–13, 21–11 Lee Yong-dae Shin Baek-cheol Kenichi Hayakawa Kenta KazunoScore: 21–13, 21–16 Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei Pan Pan Tian QingScore: 18–21, 21–13, 21–16 Xu Chen Zhao Yunlei Zheng Bo Ma JinScore: 21–18, 23–21
March Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upMarch 2All England Open (Draw) Host: Birmingham, England Level: Superseries Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lin Dan Lee Chong WeiScore: 21–19, 21–12 Wang Yihan Tine RasmussenScore: 21–19, 21–23, 21–11 Cai Yun Fu Haifeng Han Sang-hoon Hwang Ji-manScore: 21–17, 21–15 Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting Cheng Shu Zhao YunleiScore: 21–13, 21–15 He Hanbin Yu Yang Ko Sung-hyun Ha Jung-eunScore: 13–21, 21–15, 21–9Croatian International Host: Zagreb, Croatia Level: International Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Peter Mikkelsen Jan VondraScore: 23–21, 21–6 Anita Raj Kaur Tatiana BibikScore: 19–21, 21–12, 21–12 Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding Naoki Kawamae Shoji SatoScore: 21–15, 21–19 Ezgi Epice Claudia Vogelgsang Matea Cica Andrea ŽvorcScore: 20–22, 21–14, 21–9 Zvonimir Durkinjak Staša Poznanović Konstantin Dobrev Maya DobrevaScore: 21–13, 17–21, 21–9March 9Swiss Open (Draw) Host: Basel, Switzerland Level: Superseries Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lee Chong Wei Lin DanScore: 21–16, 21–16 Wang Yihan Jiang YanjiaoScore: 21–17, 17–21, 21–13 Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong Mathias Boe Carsten MogensenScore: 21–14, 21–18 Du Jing Yu Yang Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-wonScore: 21–11, 21–12 Zheng Bo Ma Jin Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jungScore: 21–16, 21–15March 16Banuinvest International Host: Timișoara, Romania Level: International Series Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka Bandar Sigit PamungkasScore: 16–21, 21–14, 21–12 Petya Nedelcheva Linda ZechiriScore: 21–9, 21–17 Julian Hristov Vladimir Metodiev Ondrej Kopriva Tomas KoprivaScore: 18–21, 21–15, 22–20 Petya Nedelcheva Dimitria Popstoikova Alexandra Milon Florentina PetreScore: 21–17, 21–14 Valeriy Atrashchenkov Elena Prus Richard Vaughan Sarah ThomasScore: 21–19, 21–12March 23India Open Host: Hyderabad, India Level: Grand Prix Gold Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Taufik Hidayat Muhammad Hafiz HashimScore: 21–18, 21–19 Pi Hongyan Julia Wong Pei XianScore: 17–21, 21–15, 21–14 Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendra WijayaScore: 21–9, 21–11 Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli Vita Marissa Nadya MelatiScore: 21–14, 21–13 Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa Diju Valiyaveetil Jwala GuttaScore: 21–14, 21–17Polish International Host: Warsaw, Poland Level: International Challenge Format: 64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Dicky Palyama Raul MustScore: 21–12, 21–17 Linling Wang Petya NedelchevaScore: 21–15, 21–14 Chen Hung-ling Lin Yu-lang Kasper Faust Henriksen Christian John SkovgaardScore: 21–14, 17–21, 21–19 Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva Rachel van Cutsen Paulien van DooremalenScore: 21–18, 14–21, 21–16 Michal Logosz Olga Konon Adam Cwalina Malgorzata KurdelskaScore: 23–25, 21–11, 21–7Giraldilla International Host: Havana, Cuba Level: Future Series Format: 32MS/32WS/16MD/8WD/16XD Ari Trisnanto Kevin CordonScore: 19–21, 21–14, 21–18 Solangel Guzman Maria L HernandezScore: 21–17, 18–21, 21–18 Rizki Yanu Kresnayandi Albert Saputra Antonio de Vinatea Martin del ValleScore: 21–10, 21–9 Solangel Guzman Lisandra Suarez Katherine Winder Claudia ZornozaScore: 21–14, 26–24 Alexander Hernandez Maria L Hernandez Osleni Guerrero Solangel GuzmanScore: 21–17, 21–12
April Week ofTournamentChampionsRunners-upApril 1Osaka International Host: Osaka, Japan Level: International Challenge Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Lee Cheol-ho Son Wan-hoScore: 19–21, 21–11, 21–11 Ai Goto Kim Moon-hiScore: 21–14, 21–14 Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu HirataScore: 21–19, 21–10 Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Kaori Mori Aya WakisakaScore: 21–16, 16–21, 24–22 Hsieh Yu-hsing Chien Yu-chin Noriyasu Hirata Shizuka MatsuoScore: 21–18, 21–15Finnish International Host: Helsinki, Finland Level: International Challenge Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Peter Mikkelsen Marc ZwieblerScore: 21–14, 16–21, 22–20 Juliane Schenk Judith MeulendijksScore: 21–13, 21–13 Chen Hung-ling Lin Yu-lang Rasmus Bonde Mikkel Delbo LarsenScore: 21–19, 21–16 Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova Sandra Marinello Birgit OverzierScore: 16–21, 21–12, 21–13 Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova Robin Middleton Imogen BankierScore: 21–18, 21–13April 6Badminton Asia Championships (Draw) Host: Suwon, South Korea Level: Continental Championships Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD Bao Chunlai Chen LongScore: 16–21, 21–10, 21–16 Zhu Lin Xie XingfangScore: 21–11, 21–10 Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seongScore: 21–16, 26–24 Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-wonScore: 21–11, 21–18 Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jungScore: 21–12, 21–15April 13Dutch International Host: Wateringen, Netherlands Level: International Challenge Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/16WD/32XD Dicky Palyama Eric PangScore: 21–11, 14–21, 21–15 Juliane Schenk Petya NedelchevaScore: 21–12, 21–16 Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding Ruud Bosch Koen RidderScore: 21–14, 22–20 Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen Sandra Marinello Birgit OverzierScore: 21–19, 21–18 Johannes Schöttler Birgit Overzier Christian John Skovgaard Anne SkelbækScore: 21–16, 21–10Peru International Host: Lima, Peru Level: International Series Format: 64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD/64XD Kimihiro Yamaguchi Osleni GuerreroScore: 21–16, 21–13 Claudia Rivero Solángel GuzmánScore: 21–18, 21–15 Kevin Cordón Rodolfo Ramírez José Vicente Martínez Javier TurScore: 16–21, 8–2 retired Cristina Aicardi Claudia Rivero Solángel Guzmán Lisandra SuárezScore: 21–12, 16–21, 21–16 Pedro Yang Paula Rodríguez Antonio de Vinatea Claudia RiveroScore: 18–21, 21–12, 21–13African Badminton Championships (Draw) Host: Nairobi, Kenya Level: Continental Championships