Korea Open Super Series 2012
The Korea Open Super Series 2012 took place in Seoul from January 3rd to 8th, 2012. It was the 21st edition of the Korea Open and the first tournament of the BWF Super Series 2012 . The prize money was $ 1,000,000.
venue
Seoul National University High School
Men's singles
Seeding list
Upper half
| 1 round | 2nd round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Lee Chong Wei
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21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kashyap Parupalli
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11 | 16 | 1 | Lee Chong Wei
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13 | 21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ajay Jayaram
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15th | 15th |  Shon Wan-ho
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21st | 14th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shon Wan-ho
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21st | 21st | 1 | Lee Chong Wei
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th |  Nguyễn Ti Minn Minh
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21st | 10 | 9 |  Kenichi Tago
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18th | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kenichi Tago
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19th | 21st | 21st | Kenichi Tago
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q3 |  Ashton Chen Yong Zhao
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19th | 21st | 22nd | Q3 | Ashton Chen Yong Zhao
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10 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Q1 | Park Sung-min
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21st | 17th | 20th | 1 | Lee Chong Wei
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||
| 4th |  Peter Gade
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9 | 12 |  You Pengyu
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8th | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| You Pengyu
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21st | 21st | You Pengyu
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21st | 14th | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
 Hu Yun
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21st | 21st | Hu Yun
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5 | 21st | 19th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
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13 | 6th | You Pengyu
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21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th |  Simon Santoso
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21st | 21st | 8th | Simon Santoso
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16 | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kazushi Yamada
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11 | 16 | 8th | Simon Santoso
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taufik Hidayat
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19th | 15th |  Rajiv Ouseph
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18th | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rajiv Ouseph
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| 1 round | 2nd round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Boonsak Ponsana
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9 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Zhengming
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21st | 21st | Wang Zhengming
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11 | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Sugiarto
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14th | 12 | 6th | Sho Sasaki
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | Sho Sasaki
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21st | 21st | 6th | Sho Sasaki
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21st | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||
 Marc Zwiebler
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21st | 21st | Marc Zwiebler
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18th | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Przemysław Wacha
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7th | 14th | Marc Zwiebler
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21st | 19th | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q4 |  Hsu Jen-Hao
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20th | 21st | Q4 | Hsu Jen-Hao
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14th | 21st | 17th | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Chen Long
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15 r | 6th | Sho Sasaki
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16 | 14th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
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23 | 12 | 2 | Lin Dan
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Ø. Jørgensen
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25th | 21st | Jan Ø. Jørgensen
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15th | 21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q2 | Chan Yan kit
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19th | 17th | 5 | Chen Jin
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21st | 16 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Chen Jin
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21st | 21st | Jan Ø. Jørgensen
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13 | 21st | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wong Wing Ki
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14th | 9 | 2 | Lin Dan
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21st | 8th | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Hyun-il
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21st | 21st | Lee Hyun-il
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21st | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Pablo Abián
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18th | 22nd | 10 | 2 | Lin Dan
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11 | 21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lin Dan
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21st | 20th | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||||
final
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Lee Chong Wei
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21st | 21st | |||||||||
| You Pengyu
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8th | 13 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Lee Chong Wei
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12 | 21st | 21st | ||||||||
| 2 | Lin Dan
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21st | 18th | 14th | ||||||||
| 6th | Sho Sasaki
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16 | 14th | |||||||||
| 2 | Lin Dan
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21st | 21st | |||||||||
Ladies singles
Seeding list
Upper half
| 1 round | 2nd round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Yihan
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21st | 14th | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Yao Jie
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15th | 21st | 9 | 1 | Wang Yihan
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21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q2 | Hwang Hye-youn
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21st | 21st | Q2 | Hwang Hye-youn
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18th | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Petya Nedelcheva
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17th | 17th | 1 | Wang Yihan
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Juliane Schenk
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21st | 21st | 7th | Juliane Schenk
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10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Xin
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14th | 16 | 7th | Juliane Schenk
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
 Pi Hongyan
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22nd | 21st | 16 | Q4 | Poon Lok Yan
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10 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q4 | Poon Lok Yan
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24 | 7th | 21st | 1 | Wang Yihan
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13 | 19th | |||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Saina Nehwal
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21st | 21st | 6th | Jiang Yanjiao
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21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||
 Susan Egelstaff
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5 | 6th | 4th | Saina Nehwal
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cheng Shao-Chieh
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21st | 21st | Cheng Shao-Chieh
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14th | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sayaka Sato
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12 | 18th | 4th | Saina Nehwal
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17th | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | Jiang Yanjiao
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21st | 21st | 6th | Jiang Yanjiao
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21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linda Zechiri
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13 | 11 | 6th | Jiang Yanjiao
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ratchanok Intanon
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15th | 21st | 21st | Ratchanok Intanon
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16 | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ai Goto
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21st | 19th | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
| 1 round | 2nd round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carolina Marín
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21st | 17th | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Li Xuerui
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16 | 21st | 21st | Li Xuerui
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21st | 18th | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||
 Michelle Li
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8th | 11 | 5 | Tine Baun
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15th | 21st | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Tine Baun
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21st | 21st | Li Xuerui
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18th | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q1 | Pai Hsiao-Ma
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21st | 21st | Bae Youn-joo
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q3 | Tse Ying Suet
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19th | 13 | Q1 | Pai Hsiao-Ma
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21st | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bae Youn-joo
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10 | 21st | 21st | Bae Youn-joo
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11 | 21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wang Xin
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21st | 18th | 14th | Bae Youn-joo
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15th | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gu Juan
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21st | 14th | 21st | 2 | Wang Shixian
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21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
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13 | 21st | 14th | Gu Juan
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tai Tzu-Ying
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21st | 21st | Tai Tzu-Ying
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15th | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | Sung Ji-hyun
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19th | 19th | Gu Juan
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17th | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Eriko Hirose
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16 | 13 | 2 | Wang Shixian
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yip Pui Yin
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21st | 21st | Yip Pui Yin
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11 | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fu Mingtian
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11 | 12 | 2 | Wang Shixian
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21st | 21st | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wang Shixian
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21st | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
final
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Yihan
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13 | 19th | |||||||||
| 6th | Jiang Yanjiao
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21st | 21st | |||||||||
| 6th | Jiang Yanjiao
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12 | 17th | |||||||||
| 2 | Wang Shixian
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21st | 21st | |||||||||
| Bae Youn-joo
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15th | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Wang Shixian
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21st | 21st | |||||||||
Men's doubles
Seeding list
Upper half
Bottom half
final
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
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21st | 21st | |||||||||
| 4th | Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong
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13 | 14th | |||||||||
| 1 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
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18th | 21st | 21st | ||||||||
| 2 | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
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21st | 17th | 19th | ||||||||
| Kim Ki-jung Kim Sa-rang
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15th | 25th | ||||||||||
| 2 | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
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21st | 27 | |||||||||
Ladies doubles
Seeding list
Upper half
Bottom half
final
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang
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21st | 15th | 17th | ||||||||
| 4th | Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung
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12 | 21st | 21st | ||||||||
| 4th | Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung
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18th | 13 | |||||||||
| 2 | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei
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21st | 21st | |||||||||
| Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na
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26th | 5 | 13 | |||||||||
| 2 | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei
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24 | 21st | 21st | ||||||||
Mixed
Seeding list
Upper half
Bottom half
final
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
 Alexandr Nikolaenko Valeria Sorokina
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18th | 15th | ||||||||||
| Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun
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21st | 21st | ||||||||||
| Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun
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12 | 21st | 10 | |||||||||
| 2 | Xu Chen Ma Jin
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21st | 19th | 21st | ||||||||
| 3 | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
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17th | 8th | |||||||||
| 2 | Xu Chen Ma Jin
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21st | 21st | |||||||||