BWF Super Series Finals
Annual badminton tournament
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The BWF Super Series Finals (named as BWF Super Series Masters Finals until 2009) was an annual badminton tournament held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's twelve events of the BWF Super Series competed for total prize money of at least US$ 1,000,000. It was replaced by BWF World Tour Finals in 2018.
History
The Super Series Finals were cancelled in 2007 due to the lack of sponsorship for this tournament. The 2008 tournament – known at the time as the BWF Super Series Masters Finals 2008 – was the first edition and it was held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia on December 18 to December 21, 2008.[1][2][3]
Only the top eight players or pairs in the Super Series rankings after the final Super Series tournament, as announced by the Badminton World Federation, were eligible to participate; however it was limited to two entries per member association. In the tournament, eight players or pairs would be divided into two groups of four, with the top two players or pairs advanced to the semi-finals.[4]
For the 2010 edition finals, the competition was held in January 2011.[5] In 2014, the total prize money doubled to US$1 million.[6] Dubai, United Arab Emirates was the venue for the Super Series Finals until 2017 as the result of Badminton World Federation partnership.[7]
Winners
Performances by nation
| Top Nations | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | ||
| 1 |  China |
3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | ||
| 2 |  Denmark |
2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 3 |  Malaysia |
4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 4 |  Japan |
1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5 |  Indonesia |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 6 |  South Korea |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
 Chinese Taipei |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 7 |  Hong Kong |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
 England |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | |||
Records and statistics
Most titles
Only players who have won at least two BWF Super Series Finals titles are listed. In doubles events, titles are counted individually for each player.
Overall
| Rank | Player | Event | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christinna Pedersen |
Women's doubles / Mixed doubles | 4 | 2009, 2012, 2013 (2) |
 Lee Chong Wei |
Men's singles | 4 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 | |
| 3 | Chen Qingchen |
Women's doubles / Mixed doubles | 3 | 2016 (2), 2017 |
| Wang Xiaoli |
Women's doubles | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Yu Yang |
Women's doubles | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Zhang Nan |
Mixed doubles | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2014 | |
| Zhao Yunlei |
Mixed doubles | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2014 | |
| Carsten Mogensen |
Men's doubles | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Joachim Fischer Nielsen |
Mixed doubles | 3 | 2009, 2012, 2013 | |
| Mathias Boe |
Men's doubles | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| 11 | Chen Long |
Men's singles | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Li Xuerui |
Women's singles | 2 | 2012, 2013 | |
| Zheng Siwei |
Mixed doubles | 2 | 2016, 2017 | |
| Tai Tzu-ying |
Women's singles | 2 | 2014, 2016 | |
| Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
Women's doubles / Mixed doubles | 2 | 2008, 2013 | |
| Viktor Axelsen |
Men's singles | 2 | 2016, 2017 | |
| Hendra Setiawan |
Men's doubles | 2 | 2013, 2015 | |
| Mohammad Ahsan |
Men's doubles | 2 | 2013, 2015 | |
| Lee Yong-dae |
Men's doubles | 2 | 2009, 2014 | |
| Chin Eei Hui |
Women's doubles | 2 | 2008, 2009 | |
| Wong Pei Tty |
Women's doubles | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
Men's singles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Chong Wei |
4 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013 |
| 2 | Chen Long |
2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Viktor Axelsen |
2 | 2016, 2017 |
Women's singles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Xuerui |
2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Tai Tzu-ying |
2 | 2014, 2016 |
Men's doubles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carsten Mogensen |
3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Mathias Boe |
3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| 3 | Hendra Setiawan |
2 | 2013, 2015 |
| Mohammad Ahsan |
2 | 2013, 2015 | |
| Lee Yong-dae |
2 | 2009, 2014 |
Women's doubles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Xiaoli |
3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Yu Yang |
3 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| 3 | Chin Eei Hui |
2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Wong Pei Tty |
2 | 2008, 2009 |
Mixed doubles
| Rank | Player | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Nan |
3 | 2010, 2011, 2014 |
| Zhao Yunlei |
3 | 2010, 2011, 2014 | |
| Christinna Pedersen |
3 | 2009, 2012, 2013 | |
| Joachim Fischer Nielsen |
3 | 2009, 2012, 2013 | |
| 5 | Chen Qingchen |
2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Zheng Siwei |
2 | 2016, 2017 |
Consecutive titles
Only players or pairs who have won titles in at least two consecutive editions are listed.
| Rank | Player(s) | Event | Consecutive titles | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang |
Women's doubles | 3 | 2010–2012 |
| Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen |
Men's doubles | 3 | 2010–2012 | |
| Lee Chong Wei |
Men's singles | 3 | 2008–2010 | |
| 4 | Li Xuerui |
Women's singles | 2 | 2012–2013 |
| Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei |
Mixed doubles | 2 | 2010–2011 | |
| Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen |
Mixed doubles | 2 | 2016–2017 | |
| Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen |
Mixed doubles | 2 | 2012–2013 | |
| Viktor Axelsen |
Men's singles | 2 | 2016–2017 | |
| Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty |
Women's doubles | 2 | 2008–2009 |
Youngest champions
The five youngest players to win a BWF Super Series Finals title are listed. Ages are calculated as of the date of the final. In doubles events, players are counted individually.
| Rank | Player | Event | Age | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jia Yifan |
Women's doubles | 19 years, 172 days | 2016 |
| 2 | Chen Qingchen |
Women's doubles / Mixed doubles | 19 years, 178 days | 2016 |
| 3 | Zheng Siwei |
Mixed doubles | 19 years, 296 days | 2016 |
| 4 | Akane Yamaguchi |
Women's singles | 20 years, 194 days | 2017 |
| 5 | Nozomi Okuhara |
Women's singles | 20 years, 275 days | 2015 |
Oldest champions
The five oldest players to win a BWF Super Series Finals title are listed. Ages are calculated as of the date of the final. In doubles events, players are counted individually.
| Rank | Player | Event | Age | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Fischer Nielsen |
Mixed doubles | 35 years, 22 days | 2013 |
| 2 | Mathias Boe |
Men's doubles | 32 years, 158 days | 2012 |
| 3 | Hendra Setiawan |
Men's doubles | 31 years, 110 days | 2015 |
| 4 | Thomas Laybourn |
Mixed doubles | 31 years, 82 days | 2008 |
| 5 | Lee Chong Wei |
Men's singles | 31 years, 55 days | 2013 |
Most finals
Only players who have appeared in at least three finals at the BWF Super Series Finals are listed. In doubles events, final appearances are counted individually for each player.
| Rank | Player | Event | Finals | Titles | Runners-up | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhao Yunlei |
Women's doubles / Mixed doubles | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2010 (2), 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (2) |
| 2 | Zhang Nan |
Men's doubles / Mixed doubles | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 |
| Christinna Pedersen |
Women's doubles / Mixed doubles | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2009, 2012 (2), 2013 (2), 2015 | |
| 4 | Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
Women's doubles / Mixed doubles | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| Lee Chong Wei |
Men's singles | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017 | |
| 6 | Carsten Mogensen |
Men's doubles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Mathias Boe |
Men's doubles | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Lee Yong-dae |
Men's doubles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014 | |
| 9 | Chen Long |
Men's singles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2011, 2012, 2014 |
| Chen Qingchen |
Women's doubles / Mixed doubles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2016 (2), 2017 | |
| Wang Xiaoli |
Women's doubles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Yu Yang |
Women's doubles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| Tai Tzu-ying |
Women's singles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2013, 2014, 2016 | |
| Joachim Fischer Nielsen |
Mixed doubles | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2009, 2012, 2013 | |
| Viktor Axelsen |
Men's singles | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2015, 2016, 2017 | |
| Jung Jae-sung |
Men's doubles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2008, 2009, 2010 |