BWF SUPER SERIES FINALS – 18 – 21 December
The Badminton World Federation announced today that the BWF Super Series Masters Finals 2008, with total prize money of US$500,000 will take place from 18-21 December in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
The announcement follows the successful negotiations, spearheaded by BWF President Dr Kang Young Joong and BWF Events Committee Chair with host nation Malaysia. "This is an extremely good outcome for our top players and it will be a chance for us to showcase again the worlds top elite players at the end of this Olympic Year" BWF President Dr Kang said of the announcement.
The format of the competition remains unchanged with the top eight ranked players/pairs in the Super Series ranking qualifying for the Finals. This, however, is limited to a maximum of two entries per event per member association / nation.
Following the success of the Beijing Olympic Games, Dr Kang has made this his top priority benefit of the players and the sport.
"We are pleased to have bought together some quality partners for this inaugural Super Series Finals" Dr Kang added.
The BWF wishes to acknowledge and thank key sponsors - Yonex-Sunrise, Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and IEC In Sports as exclusive international broadcaster, for supporting the hosting of the finals.
The Finals reaffirms BWF's commitment to creating a career path for players in the sport. This is the highest prize money badminton tournament to date. |
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