2012 Japan Super Series

The 2012 Japan Super Series was the eighth super series tournament of the 2012 BWF Super Series in badminton. The tournament was held in Tokyo, Japan, from 18 to 23 September 2012 and had a total purse of $200,000.^[1] Draw was released on 4 September 2012.^[2] China withdrew all its players from this tournament because of safety fears.^[3]

2012 Japan Super Series

Tournament details
Dates	18–23 September
Level	Super Series
Total prize money	US$200,000
Venue	Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Lee Chong Wei
Women's singles	Tai Tzu-ying
Men's doubles	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang
Women's doubles	Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet
Mixed doubles	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Lee Chong Wei (champion)
2. Peter Gade (first round)
3. Simon Santoso (semifinals)
4. Sho Sasaki (second round)
5. Kenichi Tago (first round)
6. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (first round)
7. Taufik Hidayat (quarterfinals)
8. Nguyen Tien Minh (quarterfinals)

Players by nation

Nation	First round	Second round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
	3	3	2	1	1
	3	2	1	1	1
	3	2	2	1
	3	2	1	1
	5	4	1
	1	1	1
	5	1
	4	1
	2
	1
	1
	1

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Lee C W	21	21
		A Pawar	13	9				1	Lee C W	21	21
		S Avihingsanon	13	21	19				V Axelsen	10	12
		V Axelsen	21	19	21										1	Lee C W	21	21
		A Jayaram	21	21												Chong W F	15	15
	Q2	Z L D Wong	14	14					A Jayaram	16	16
		Chong W F	8	21	21				Chong W F	21	21
	5	K Tago	21	16	17																	1	Lee C W	21	21
	7	T Hidayat	21	21																		3	S Santoso	7	17
		Parupalli K	18	18				7	T Hidayat	21	21
	Q4	A Koga	13	21	21			Q4	A Koga	11	10
		H-K Vittinghus	21	15	13										7	T Hidayat	9	14
		Chan Y K	17	21	15										3	S Santoso	21	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	21	12	21				T Saensomboonsuk	8	11
		Hsu J-h	15	11				3	S Santoso	21	21
	3	S Santoso	21	21

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	4	S Sasaki	21	21
		Gurusai Datt	18	15				4	S Sasaki	12	12
		S D Kuncoro	21	17	18				B Ponsana	21	21
		B Ponsana	14	21	21											B Ponsana	21	21
		Wong W K	21	21											Q1	K Sakai	9	6
		R Ouseph	11	17					Wong W K	21	18	14
	Q1	K Sakai	24	21				Q1	K Sakai	19	21	21
	6	J Ø Jørgensen	22	19																			B Ponsana	21	17	21
	8	Nguyen T M	21	21																			Hu Y	17	21	19
		B Leverdez	19	19				8	Nguyen T M	21	21	21
	Q3	Sai Praneeth B.	21	15	20				D Liew	14	23	16
		D Liew	17	21	22										8	Nguyen T M	22	15
		T Ueda	21	21												Hu Y	24	21
		Chou T-c	16	6					T Ueda	12	10
		Hu Y	21	22					Hu Y	21	21
	2	P Gade	11	20

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
	3	Simon Santoso	7	17
								1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
									Boonsak Ponsana	18	18
		Boonsak Ponsana	21	17	21
		Hu Yun	17	21	19

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Tine Baun (quarterfinals)
2. Sung Ji-hyun (semifinals)
3. Ratchanok Inthanon (quarterfinals)
4. Bae Youn-joo (quarterfinals)
5. Tai Tzu-ying (champion)
6. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (semifinals)
7. Gu Juan (first round)
8. Ai Goto (quarterfinals)

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	T Baun	21	21
		S Saniru	11	10				1	T Baun	21	21
		B Ongbumrungpan	21	21					B Ongbumrungpan	14	7
		Chan T K	14	19											1	T Baun	21	12	18
		N Jindapon	23	21											6	P Buranaprasertsuk	17	21	21
	Q2	E Tamaki	21	6					N Jindapon	21	12	20
		N Grether	10	21	9			6	P Buranaprasertsuk	13	21	22
	6	P Buranaprasertsuk	21	18	21																	6	P Buranaprasertsuk	19	13
	7	Gu J	16	17																			E Hirose	21	21
		M Mitani	21	21					M Mitani	21	15	20
		Yip P Y	21	12	13				E Hirose	11	21	22
		E Hirose	11	21	21											E Hirose	21	21
		P.V. Sindhu	21	17	21										4	Bae Y-j	7	15
		K Imabeppu	18	21	13				P.V. Sindhu	21	12	18
		C Reid	11	9				4	Bae Y-j	10	21	21
	4	Bae Y-j	21	21

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	3	R Inthanon	21	19	21
		S Takahashi	12	21	19			3	R Inthanon	21	21
		Tee J Y	16	21	21				Tee J Y	11	10
		Pai H-m	21	14	12										3	R Inthanon	16	16
		S Taerattanachai	21	21											5	Tai T-y	21	21
		S Uchida	16	11					S Taerattanachai	13	17
	Q4	Y Fukushima	14	18				5	Tai T-y	21	21
	5	Tai T-y	21	21																		5	Tai T-y	16	21	21
	8	A Goto	21	21																		2	Sung J-h	21	13	17
		Fu MT	9	19				8	A Goto	21	15	21
	Q1	Y Hashimoto	19	19					L L Y Cheah	14	21	18
		L L Y Cheah	21	21											8	A Goto	21	16	14
		N Okuhara	21	21											2	Sung J-h	12	21	21
	Q3	A Yamaguchi	19	10					N Okuhara	15	17
		S Prutsch	6	16				2	Sung J-h	21	21
	2	Sung J-h	21	21

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	19	13
		Eriko Hirose	21	21
									Eriko Hirose	21	9	14
								5	Tai Tzu-ying	9	21	21
	5	Tai Tzu-ying	16	21	21
	2	Sung Ji-hyun	21	13	17

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (second round)
2. Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (final)
3. Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa (quarterfinals)
4. Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Noriyasu Hirata (quarterfinals)
5. Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (quarterfinals)
6. Bodin Issara / Maneepong Jongjit (first round)
7. Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang (champion)
8. Hoon Thien How / Tan Wee Kiong (semifinals)

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Boe C Mogensen	16	21	19
		A Koga T Saito	16	16					Y S Dasuki H A Gunawan	21	13	21
		Y S Dasuki H A Gunawan	21	21												Y S Dasuki H A Gunawan	18	22
	6	B Issara M Jongjit	14	21	17											H Saeki R Taohata	21	24
		H Saeki R Taohata	21	15	21				H Saeki R Taohata	21	21
		P J Escueta M P Gabriel	26	19					Yong Z A C D Wong	12	15
		Yong Z A C D Wong	28	21																			H Saeki R Taohata	9	8
																						7	Kim G-j Kim S-r	21	21
								3	H Endo K Hayakawa	17	21	21
		T Inoue Y Kaneko	13	15					A Y Chandra M Kido	21	15	9
		A Y Chandra M Kido	21	21											3	H Endo K Hayakawa	17	21	17
	7	Kim G-j Kim S-r	21	21											7	Kim G-j Kim S-r	21	19	21
		Chen H-l Lu C-p	14	13				7	Kim G-j Kim S-r	21	21
		T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21					T Kamura K Sonoda	15	16
		Liang J-w Liao K-h	10	12

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		C Adcock A Ellis	21	21
		Chen C-j Lin Y-j	14	12					C Adcock A Ellis	11	14
		P J Chopra A Dewalkar	16	13				8	Hoon T H Tan W K	21	21
	8	Hoon T H Tan W K	21	21											8	Hoon T H Tan W K	21	21
		R Estanislao P J Vivas	15	19											4	H Hashimoto N Hirata	19	11
		R Bonde M Conrad-Petersen	21	21					R Bonde M Conrad-Petersen	15	21	15
								4	H Hashimoto N Hirata	21	17	21
																							Hoon T H Tan W K	15	17
		S Hoshino A Kobayashi	21	21																		2	Koo K K Tan B H	21	21
		P Chew S Pongnairat	10	15					S Hoshino A Kobayashi	12	8
		K Tarun A Vishnu	16	24				5	N Kawamae S Sato	21	21
	5	N Kawamae S Sato	21	26											5	N Kawamae S Sato	10	21	10
		P Chalardchaleam N Puangpuapech	22	21	21										2	Koo K K Tan B H	21	17	21
		Kang J-w Lee S-j	24	15	14				P Chalardchaleam N Puangpuapech	8	7
								2	Koo K K Tan B H	21	21

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata	9	8
	7	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	21	21
								7	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	21	21
								2	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	16	19
	8	Hoon Thien How Tan Wee Kiong	15	17
	2	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa (second round)
2. Bao Yixin / Zhong Qianxin (withdrew)
3. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (semifinals)
4. Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (final)
5. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (second round)
6. Eom Hye-won / Jang Ye-na (quarterfinals)
7. Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet (champion)
8. Duanganong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (quarterfinals)

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Fujii R Kakiiwa
								1	M Fujii R Kakiiwa	19	21	17
		K Yonemoto Y Miki							K Yonemoto Y Miki	21	14	21
																K Yonemoto Y Miki	21	14	6
	7	Poon L Y Tse Y S													7	Poon L Y Tse Y S	19	21	21
								7	Poon L Y Tse Y S	18	21	21
		A Ohori A Yamaguchi	17	22	21				A Ohori A Yamaguchi	21	13	8
		R Chuthabunditkul J Kittiharakul	21	20	17																	7	Poon L Y Tse Y S	16	21	21
	3	M Maeda S Suetsuna																				3	M Maeda S Suetsuna	21	8	18
								3	M Maeda S Suetsuna	w/o
		Cheng S Luo L							Cheng S Luo L
															3	M Maeda S Suetsuna	21	21
	8	D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul													8	D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul	9	9
								8	D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul	22	12	21
		Shuai P-l Wu T-j	9	8					L Narissapat S Thoungthongkam	20	21	13
		L Narissapat S Thoungthongkam	21	21

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Ng H E Ng H L	22	21
		E Lee P L Obanana	20	18					Ng H E Ng H L	17	29	10
								6	Eom H-w Jang Y-n	21	27	21
	6	Eom H-w Jang Y-n													6	Eom H-w Jang Y-n	22	21	15
		A Kugo M Yokoyama	22	19	22										4	S Matsuo M Naito	24	19	21
		S Amitrapai S Taerattanachai	20	21	20				K Asumi M Yokoyama	12	21	16
								4	S Matsuo M Naito	21	16	21
	4	S Matsuo M Naito																				4	S Matsuo M Naito	21	21
		Choi H-i Kim S-y	21	21																			Choi H-i Kim S-y	14	17
		N Grether C Reid	10	10					Choi H-i Kim S-y	21	21
								5	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	16	14
	5	M Matsutomo A Takahashi														Choi H-i Kim S-y	w/o
		N Fukuman K Yonao								w/o
										w/o
	2	Bao YX Zhong QX

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet	16	21	21
	3	Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	21	8	18
								7	Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet	21	22
								4	Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito	17	20
	4	Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito	21	21
		Choi Hye-in Kim So-yeong	14	17

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (champions)
2. Shintaro Ikeda / Reiko Shiota (semi-finals)
3. Shoji Sato / Shizuka Matsuo (second round)
4. Maneepong Jongjit / Savitree Amitrapai (second round)
5. Muhammad Rijal / Lilyana Natsir (final)
6. Songphon Anugritayawon / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (second round)
7. Tao Jiaming / Bao Yixin (withdrew)
8. Chen Hung-ling / Wu Ti-jung (second round)

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
		N Hirata M Maeda	21	21					N Hirata M Maeda	17	16
		K Tarun A Ponnappa	18	19											1	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	28
	6	S Anugritayawon K Voravichitchaikul	19	21	21											K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	18	26
		K Sonoda Y Miki	21	12	15			6	S Anugritayawon K Voravichitchaikul	14	16
		K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	18	21	21				K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	21	21
		A W Amphie E Lee	21	14	10																	1	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
																							T Kamura K Yonemoto	19	13
								3	S Sato S Matsuo	18	21	16
		A Kristiansen J Houmann							A Kristiansen J Houmann	21	16	21
		Qiu ZH Tang JH	w	/	d											A Kristiansen J Houmann	20	21	15
	7	Tao JM Bao YX	w	/	d											T Kamura K Yonemoto	22	18	21
		P Chew J Subandhi							P Chew J Subandhi	12	7
		Tan A Q Lai P J	15	21	14				T Kamura K Yonemoto	21	21
		T Kamura K Yonemoto	21	19	21

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Shen Y Luo Y	w	/	d
		Lu C-b Shuai P-l							Lu C-b Shuai P-l	12	21	11
		R Taohata A Takahashi	13	11				5	M Rijal L Natsir	21	11	21
	5	M Rijal L Natsir	21	21											5	M Rijal L Natsir	21	21
		S Hoshino K Asumi	22	12												Tan W K Ng H L	16	18
		Tan W K Ng H L	24	21					Tan W K Ng H L	21	21
		A Kobayashi M Yokoyama	21	13	19			4	M Jongjit S Amitrapai	12	15
	4	M Jongjit S Amitrapai	18	21	21																	5	M Rijal L Natsir	21	21
		Kang J-w Jang Y-n	21	19	21																	2	S Ikeda R Shiota	9	11
		P Chalardchaleam R Chuthabunditkal	17	21	12				Kang J-w Jang Y-n	22	21
		N Puangpuapech J Kittiharakul	12	17				8	Chen H-l Wu T-j	20	18
	8	Chen H-l Wu T-j	21	21												Kang J-w Jang Y-n	16	15
		H L Lee P Lun	21	18											2	S Ikeda R Shiota	21	21
		Kim S-r Kim S-y	23	21					Kim S-r Kim S-y	14	16
								2	S Ikeda R Shiota	21	21
	2	S Ikeda R Shiota

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	21	21
		Takeshi Kamura Koharu Yonemoto	19	13
								1	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	21	21
								5	Muhammad Rijal Lilyana Natsir	12	19
	5	Muhammad Rijal Lilyana Natsir	21	21
	2	Shintaro Ikeda Reiko Shiota	9	11