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The 2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix was the inaugural season of
BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix under the new tournament structure introduced by
Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was held from February 28 and ended on December 12, 2007. 12 events were planned, but
India Open Grand Prix Gold was cancelled following the
bomb blast in the city. The organizers decided to postpone the tournament to indefinite date.
[1] However, the President of
Badminton Association of India said the tournament is likely to take place from January 7 to January 13, 2008.
[2] But
BWF later confirmed the event was cancelled.
[3] Had the tournament been held, it would have been held in
Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad from 4–9 September 2007.
[4]
Schedule
Below is the schedule released by
Badminton World Federation:
[5]
Tour
|
Official title
|
Venue
|
City
|
Date
|
Prize money
USD
|
Report
|
Start |
Finish
|
1
|
German Open Grand Prix
|
RWE-Sporthalle
|
Mülheim
|
February 27
|
March 4
|
80,000
|
Report
|
2
|
New Zealand Open Grand Prix
|
Auckland Badminton Hall
|
Auckland
|
May 15
|
May 20
|
50,000
|
Report
|
3
|
Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold
|
Nimibutr Stadium
|
Bangkok
|
July 3
|
July 8
|
120,000
|
Report
|
4
|
Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold
|
PhilSports Complex
|
Manila
|
July 17
|
July 22
|
120,000
|
Report
|
5
|
U.S. Open Grand Prix
|
Orange County Badminton Club
|
Orange
|
August 27
|
September 1
|
50,000
|
Report
|
6
|
Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold
|
Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium
|
Taipei
|
September 18
|
September 23
|
170,000
|
Report
|
7
|
Macau Open Grand Prix Gold
|
Macau Polytechnic Institute Multisport Pavilion
|
Macau
|
October 2
|
October 7
|
120,000
|
Report
|
8
|
Bitburger Open Grand Prix
|
Saarlandhalle Saarbrücken
|
Saarbrücken
|
October 2
|
October 7
|
70,000
|
Report
|
9
|
Dutch Open Grand Prix
|
Topsportcentrum
|
Almere
|
October 16
|
October 21
|
50,000
|
Report
|
10
|
Vietnam Open Grand Prix
|
Quan Ngua Sports Palace
|
Hanoi
|
November 6
|
November 11
|
50,000
|
Report
|
11
|
Russian Open Grand Prix Gold
|
CSKA Universal Sports Hall
|
Moscow
|
December 5
|
December 9
|
125,000
|
Report
|
Grand Prix Gold
Results
Winners
Performance by countries
Tabulated below are the Grand Prix performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
Grand Prix Gold
-
Thailand Open
-
Philippines Open
-
Chinese Taipei Open
-
Macau Open
-
Russian Open
Grand Prix
-
German Open
-
New Zealand Open
-
U.S. Open
-
Bitburger Open
-
Dutch Open
-
Vietnam Open
References