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2014 New Zealand Open Grand Prix

The 2014 New Zealand Open Grand Prix officially SkyCity New Zealand Open 2014 was a badminton tournament which took place at the North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand from 15 until 19 April 2014 and had a total purse of $50,000.[1]

2014 New Zealand Grand Prix
Tournament details
Dates15 April 2014 (2014-04-15)–
19 April 2014 (2014-04-19)
Total prize moneyUS$50,000
VenueNorth Shore Events Centre
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Champions
Men's singlesChinese Taipei Wang Tzu-wei
Women's singlesJapan Nozomi Okuhara
Men's doublesIndonesia Selvanus Geh
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Women's doublesAustralia He Tian Tang
Australia Renuga Veeran
Mixed doublesIndonesia Alfian Eko Prasetya
Indonesia Annisa Saufika

Tournament

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The 2014 New Zealand Open Grand Prix was the fifth grand prix badminton tournament of the 2014 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the New Zealand Open championships which has been held since 1927 in Whanganui.[2] This tournament organised by the Match Point Event Ltd., with the sanctioned from the BWF.[3] There are 240 players from 16 countries competed at this tournament.[4] Players chased world ranking points, to qualifying for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games and World Championships.[1] The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.[5]

Venue

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This international tournament held at the North Shore Events Centre, Silverfield Lane, Wairau Valley, North Shore, Auckland.[3][6]

Point distribution

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Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the Grand Prix event.[7]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256 257/512 513/1024
5,000 4,250 3,500 2,750 1,920 1,170 460 220 90 40 25

Prize money

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The total prize money for this year tournament is US$50,000. Distribution of prize money will be in accordance with BWF regulations.[3]

Event Winner Finals Semifinals Quarterfinals Last 16
Singles $3,750 $1,900 $725 $300 $175
Doubles $3,950 $1,900 $700 $362.50 $187.50

Men's singles

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A former world No.1 and also London Olympics semifinalist Lee Hyun-il competed in this event as an unseeded player.[5][8] He reach the third round after retired from the match to Tan Chun Seang with the score 21–14, 2–1.[9] The top seed, Hsu Jen-hao reach the final match but was defeated by his compatriot Wang Tzu-wei who was seeded 4 with the straight games 21–9, 21–13.[10]

Seeds

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  1.   Hsu Jen-hao (finals)
  2.   Sourabh Varma (third round)
  3.   Tan Chun Seang (quarterfinals)
  4.   Zulfadli Zulkiffli (champion)
  5.   Arvind Bhat (semifinals)
  6.   Wang Tzu-wei (champion)
  7.   Wan Chia-hsin (quarterfinals)
  8.   Joe Wu (third round)
  9.   Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif (semifinals)
  10.   Riyanto Subagja (third round)
  11.   Lin Yu-hsien (third round)
  12.   Dharma Alrie Guna (first round)
  13.   Yogendran Khrishnan (first round)
  14.   Shih Kuei-chun (quarterfinals)
  15.   Michael Fowke (first round)
  16.   Jiann Shiarng Chiang (quarterfinals)

Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Hsu Jen-hao 21 18 21
7   Wan Chia-hsin 19 21 13
1   Hsu Jen-hao 21 21
5   Arvind Bhat 14 9
3   Tan Chun Seang 20 21 18
5   Arvind Bhat 22 9 21
1   Hsu Jen-hao 9 13
6   Wang Tzu-wei 21 21
6   Wang Tzu-wei 21 21
16   Jiann Shiarng Chiang 7 14
6   Wang Tzu-wei 21 21
9   Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif 14 18
9   Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif 21 21
14   Shih Kuei-chun 13 17

Women's singles

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The top seed in this event were Pai Hsiao-ma, Cheng Chi-ya of Chinese Taipei, Millicent Wiranto of Indonesia, and Michelle Chan Ky of New Zealand. The host representation Chan ended earlier in the second round.[11] The top seed Pai fell in the quarter-finals. She was defeated by Nozomi Okuhara of Japan. In their previous 2 meetings, Okuhara has always been the unseeded while Pai always had a seed rank, however, Okuhara has reigned supreme both times.[12] At the end of the women's singles event, Okuhara clinched the title and also making this victory as her first senior international title.[13]

Seeds

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  1.   Pai Hsiao-ma (quarterfinals)
  2.   Cheng Chi-ya (semifinals)
  3.   Millicent Wiranto (quarterfinals)
  4.   Michelle Chan Ky (second round)

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Nozomi Okuhara 21 21
    Ayumi Mine 13 12
    Nozomi Okuhara 21 21
    Kana Ito 15 3
    Kana Ito 21 21
2   Cheng Chi-ya 13 9

Men's doubles

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A former men's doubles No.1 Koo Kien Keat compete at this event as the fifth seed partnered with Pakkawat Vilailak.[5][8] The top seed pair Liang Jui-wei and Liao Kuan-hao fell in the quarterfinals, they were defeated by the 2012 World Junior Championships Takuto Inoue and Yuki Kaneko of Japan.[12] The men's doubles title goes to Indonesian pair Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Selvanus Geh. The pair upsetting the number 2 seeded Chinese Taipei pairing Chen Hung-ling and Lu Chia-pin in a fierce 3 game battle.[14]

Seeds

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  1.   Liang Jui-wei / Liao Kuan-hao (quarterfinals)
  2.   Chen Hung-ling / Lu Chia-pin (finals)
  3.   Gan Teik Chai / Ong Soon Hock (first round)
  4.   Raymond Tam / Glenn Warfe (second round)
  5.   Koo Kien Keat /   Pakkawat Vilailak (second round)
  6.   Robin Middleton / Ross Smith (quarterfinals)
  7.   Kevin Dennerly-Minturn / Oliver Leydon-Davis (second round)
  8.   Hardianto / Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra (semifinals)

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Takuto Inoue
  Yuki Kaneko 		21 17
    Selvanus Geh
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		23 21
    Selvanus Geh
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		15 23 21
2   Chen Hung-ling
  Lu Chia-pin 		21 21 11
8   Hardianto
  Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra 		18 14
2   Chen Hung-ling
  Lu Chia-pin 		21 21

Women's doubles

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The New Zealand third seeds Anna Rankin and Madeleine Stapleton were upset in the second round, losing to Chen Szu-yu and Cheng Chi-ya of Chinese Taipei in straight games.[11] The top seed from Malaysia Ng Hui Ern and Ng Hui Lin were fall in the quarter-finals, they were lost to Japanese pair Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the rubber game. The fourth seeded from Australia won the women's doubles title after beat Shizuka Matsuo and Mami Naito in thrilling three game final.[15]

Seeds

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  1.   Ng Hui Ern / Ng Hui Lin (quarterfinals)
  2.   Jacqueline Guan / Gronya Somerville (quarterfinals)
  3.   Anna Rankin / Madeleine Stapleton (second round)
  4.   He Tian Tang / Renuga Veeran (champion)

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
    Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota 		17 21 18
4   He Tian Tang
  Renuga Veeran 		21 19 21
4   He Tian Tang
  Renuga Veeran 		21 10 21
    Shizuka Matsuo
  Mami Naito 		13 21 18
    Chen Szu-yu
  Cheng Chi-ya 		9 10
    Shizuka Matsuo
  Mami Naito 		21 21

Mixed doubles

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The top seeded Oliver and Susannah Leydon-Davis were defeated in the second round by the former world No.1 Koo Kien Keat who was partnered with Ng Hui Lin.[9] The final match presented by all Indonesian pair. Alfian Eko Prasetya and Annisa Saufika emerged victorious in three close games over Edi Subaktiar and Melati Daeva Oktaviani, in a match with long rallies, great net play and plenty of power.[14]

Seeds

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  1.   Oliver Leydon-Davis / Susannah Leydon-Davis (second round)
  2.   Ross Smith / Renuga Veeran (second round)
  3.   Raymond Tam / Gronya Somerville (first round)
  4.   Matthew Chau / Jacqueline Guan (quarterfinals)
  5.   Irfan Fadhilah / Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (semifinals)
  6.   Ronald Alexander / Weni Anggraini (withdrew)
  7.   Takuto Inoue / Yuki Fukushima (second round)
  8.   Muhammad Adib Haiqal Nurizwan / Sannatasah Saniru (first round)

Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
5   Irfan Fadhilah
  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 		21 13 15
    Alfian Eko Prasetya
  Annisa Saufika 		15 21 21
    Alfian Eko Prasetya
  Annisa Saufika 		21 17 21
    Edi Subaktiar
  Melati Daeva Oktavianti 		18 21 12
    Huang Po-jui
  Shuai Pei-ling 		7 13
    Edi Subaktiar
  Melati Daeva Oktavianti 		21 21

References

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  13. ^ "Ohukara Wins First International Title in Women's Final". Scoop. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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