2016 Japan Super Series

Tournament details
Dates	20 (20) – 25 September 2016 (2016-09-25)
Level	Super Series
Total prize money	US$300,000
Venue	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Champions
Men's singles	Lee Chong Wei
Women's singles	He Bingjiao
Men's doubles	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
Women's doubles	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Mixed doubles	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
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The 2016 Japan Super Series was the seventh Superseries tournament of the 2016 BWF Super Series. The tournament took place in Tokyo, Japan from September 20–25, 2016 with a total prize money of $300,000.^[1]

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Lee Chong Wei (champion)
2. Viktor Axelsen (quarterfinal)
3. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (final)
4. Tian Houwei (first round)
5. Chou Tien-chen (second round)
6. Son Wan-ho (semifinal)
7. Tommy Sugiarto (first round)
8. Srikanth Kidambi (quarterfinal)

Qualification

Qualifying draw

Qualifier 1

	First Round							Second Round
	PFR	R Takeshita	21	21
		Goh S H	15	17
								PFR	R Takeshita	21	21
									P Thongnuam	12	13
		Heo K-h	15	21	21
		P Thongnuam	21	12	23

Qualifier 2

	First Round							Second Round
	3	E Holst	21	20	15
		T Ueda	15	22	21
									T Ueda	9	21	17
									K Phetpradab	21	19	21
		K Phetpradab	21	21
		Huang YX	15	18

Qualifier 3

	First Round							Second Round
		P Kashyap	11
		D Obernosterer	3r
									P Kashyap	21	21
								4	A Antonsen	18	12
		K Sakai	20	21	11
	4	A Antonsen	22	16	21

Qualifier 4

	First Round							Second Round
		K Tsuneyama	17	19
		Xue S	21	21
									Xue S	17	17
								2	Shi YQ	21	21
	PFR	H Shimono	10	12
	2	Shi YQ	21	21

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Lee C W	21	21
		B Ponsana	14	13				1	Lee C W	21	21
		H-K Vittinghus	25	12	14			PFQ	Qiao B	8	16
	PFQ	Qiao B	23	21	21										1	Lee C W	21	21
	7	T Sugiarto	15	7											Q4	Shi YQ	12	12
	Q4	Shi YQ	21	21				Q4	Shi YQ	10	21	21
		Ng K L	9	23	21				Ng K L	21	12	15
		B. S Praneeth	21	21	10																	1	Lee C W	21	21
	4	Tian HW	21	14	12																		M Zwiebler	14	15
		Hsu J-h	17	21	21				Hsu J-h	14	18
		Jeon H-j	11	14					M Zwiebler	21	21
		M Zwiebler	21	21												M Zwiebler	18	21	21
	8	S Kidambi	14	21	23										8	S Kidambi	21	14	19
	Q3	K Parupalli	21	14	21			8	S Kidambi	21	0
		A Jayaram	21	23					A Jayaram	16	0r
		S D Kuncoro	19	21

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	Q2	K Phetpradab	21	14	21
		Hu Y	14	21	19			Q2	K Phetpradab	13	21	21
		Wei N	11	17				5	Chou T-c	21	15	17
	5	Chou T-c	21	21											Q2	K Phetpradab	6	16
		Lee D-k	21	21											3	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	21
		B Leverdez	13	12					Lee D-k	14	13
	Q1	R Takeshita	15	13				3	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	21
	3	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	21																		3	J Ø. Jørgensen	21	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	24	21	22																	6	Son W-h	14	19
		Lee H-i	26	19	24				Lee H-i	13	8
		Wang T-w	7	13				6	Son W-h	21	21
	6	Son W-h	21	21											6	Son W-h	21	21
		H. S. Prannoy	23	19	21										2	V Axelsen	18	13
		I Z Zainuddin	21	21	18				H. S. Prannoy	16	19
		Wong W K	16	11				2	V Axelsen	21	21
	2	V Axelsen	21	21

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Lee Chong Wei	21	21
		Marc Zwiebler	14	15
								1	Lee Chong Wei	21	15	21
								3	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	18	21	16
	3	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	21
	6	Son Wan-ho	14	19

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Carolina Marín (withdrawn)
2. Nozomi Okuhara (quarterfinal)
3. Ratchanok Intanon (quarterfinal)
4. Tai Tzu-ying (first round)
5. P.V. Sindhu (withdrawn)
6. Akane Yamaguchi (semifinal)
7. Sun Yu (final)
8. He Bingjiao (champion)

Qualification

Qualifying draw

Qualifier 1

	First Round							Second Round
	PFR	A Takahashi	21	21
		Chen S-y	11	18
								PFR	A Takahashi	8	10
									S Takahashi	21	21
		Chen S-y	22	12
		S Takahashi	24	21

Qualifier 2

	First Round							Second Round
	4	Lee C-h	11	21	21
		Lee M-j	21	18	7
								4	Lee C-h	6	20
									S Kawakami	21	22
		S Kawakami	21	21
		Kim N-y	11	17

Qualifier 3

	First Round							Second Round
		C Hoshi	19	21	21
		T Lad	21	18	9
									C Hoshi	21	21
								PFR	S Ebihara	12	12
		M Urushizaki	17	21	8
	PFR	S Ebihara	21	17	21

Qualifier 4

	First Round							Second Round
		M Chen	5	7
		N Nidaira	21	21
									N Nidaira	21	21	23
									K Ito	23	6	21
		K Ito	24	23
	PFR	H Suzuki	22	21

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	PFQ	Lee J-m	18	14
		A Mine	21	21					A Mine	21	21
		K Imabeppu	21	21					K Imabeppu	16	9
		Kim H-m	19	18												A Mine	21	17	19
	PFQ	A Ohori	21	21											PFQ	A Ohori	16	21	21
	PFQ	E Baldauf	5	7				PFQ	A Ohori	21	16	21
		A T Madsen	9	7					Cheung N Y	17	21	10
		Cheung N Y	21	21																		PFQ	A Ohori	17	20
	3	R Intanon	21	21																		8	He BJ	21	22
		Pai Y-p	16	12				3	R Intanon	21	21
		M Mitani	21	21					M Mitani	11	10
		N Jindapol	16	13											3	R Intanon	20	21	22
	8	He BJ	16	21	21										8	He BJ	22	14	24
		Zhang BW	21	18	15			8	He BJ	21	21
		P Buranaprasertsuk	21	19	20			Q4	N Nidaira	19	16
	Q4	N Nidaira	15	21	22

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		M Li	19	3r
	Q3	C Hoshi	21	7				Q3	C Hoshi	20	9
	Q2	S Kawakami	19	16				7	Sun Y	22	21
	7	Sun Y	21	21											7	Sun Y	21	21
		Y Hashimoto	10	8											Q1	S Takahashi	14	9
	Q1	S Takahashi	21	21				Q1	S Takahashi	21	21
		S Sato	22	21					S Sato	17	9
	4	Tai T-y	20	14																		7	Sun Y	21	21
		Hsu Y-c	19	12																		6	A Yamaguchi	17	18
		L Zetchiri	21	21					L Zetchiri	11	13
		Yip P Y	13	14				6	A Yamaguchi	21	21
	6	A Yamaguchi	21	21											6	A Yamaguchi	21	23
		B Ongbumrungpan	17	17											2	N Okuhara	11	21
		Chen YF	21	21					Chen YF	13	16
		L Kjærsfeldt	13	6				2	N Okuhara	21	21
	2	N Okuhara	21	21

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	PFQ	Aya Ohori	17	20
	8	He Bingjiao	21	22
								8	He Bingjiao	21	7	21
								7	Sun Yu	14	21	18
	7	Sun Yu	21	21
	6	Akane Yamaguchi	17	18

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Chai Biao / Hong Wei (first round)
2. Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan (semifinal)
3. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (quarterfinal)
4. Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa (second round)
5. Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong (second round)
6. Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding (second round)
7. Kim Gi-jung / Ko Sung-hyun (final)
8. Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen (champion)

Qualification

Qualifying draw

Qualifier 1

	First Round							Second Round
	1	Chung E-s Kim D-y
		BYE
								1	Chung E-s Kim D-y	21	21
									M Kaneko Y Kubato	18	17
		M Kaneko Y Kubato
		BYE

Qualifier 2

	First Round							Second Round
	4	Liu C Zheng SW
		BYE
								4	Liu C Zheng SW	21	21
									K Itani T Takashina	16	16
		K Gondo T Watanabe	15	19
		K Itani T Takashina	21	21

Qualifier 3

	First Round							Second Round
		H Okamura M Onodera	16	21	21
		B Lane S Vendy	21	13	18
									H Okamura M Onodera	14	22	22
								3	K Yamada K Yoneda	21	20	20
		BYE
	3	K Yamada K Yoneda

Qualifier 4

	First Round							Second Round
		BYE
		K Makino D Watanabe
									K Makino D Watanabe	9	21	21
								2	T Shimada Y Takeuchi	21	19	13
		BYE
	2	T Shimada Y Takeuchi

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Chai B Hong W	17	17
		M Lamsfuss M E Seidel	21	21					M Lamsfuss M E Seidel	9	22
		M Nottingham H Towler	13	15					Lee J-h Lee Y	21	24
		Lee J-h Lee Y	21	21												Lee J-h Lee Y	12	14
	7	Kim G-j Ko S-h	22	21	21										7	Kim G-j Ko S-h	21	21
		K Astrup A S Rasmussen	24	14	17			7	Kim G-j Ko S-h	21	21
	Q3	H Okamura M Onodera	18	16					K Mitsuhashi Y Watanabe	17	15
		K Mitsuhashi Y Watanabe	21	21																		7	Kim G-j Ko S-h	17	21	21
	4	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21																			T Kamura K Sonoda	21	15	18
		M Christiansen D Daugaard	16	19				4	H Endo K Hayakawa	13	23
		Liao M-c Tseng M-h	15	22	17				H Saeki R Taohata	21	25
		H Saeki R Taohata	21	20	21											H Saeki R Taohata	21	15	17
	6	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	21	21												T Kamura K Sonoda	16	21	21
		Lee S-m Wu H-l	14	12				6	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	18	18
		Liu XL Lu K	22	19					T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
		T Kamura K Sonoda	24	21

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Lin C-y Tsai C-h	18	18
		T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21					T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	18	9
	Q2	Liu C Zheng SW	16	21	21			8	Li JH Liu YC	15	21	21
	8	Li JH Liu YC	21	13	23										8	Li JH Liu YC	21	21
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21											3	M Boe C Mogensen	17	18
		A Hall P Mills	14	17					T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	16	12
	Q4	K Makino D Watanabe	13	17				3	M Boe C Mogensen	18	21	21
	3	M Boe C Mogensen	21	21																		8	Li JH Liu YC	21	18	21
		D Puavaranukroh K Kedren	19	19																		2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	13	21	15
		Huang KX Wang YL	21	21					Huang KX Wang YL	23	21
		B Issara N Puangpuapech	12	7				5	Goh V S Tan W K	21	12
	5	Goh V S Tan W K	21	21												Huang KX Wang YL	18	15
		Chen H-l Wang C-l	21	15	21										2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21
	Q1	Chung E-s Kim D-y	18	21	10				Chen H-l Wang C-l	11	21	17
		P Briggs T Wolfenden	27	13	22			2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	16	21
	2	M Ahsan H Setiawan	25	21	24

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Kim Gi-jung Ko Sung-hyun	17	21	21
		Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21	15	18
								7	Kim Gi-jung Ko Sung-hyun	12	12
								8	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21	21
	8	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	21	18	21
	2	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	13	21	15

Women's doubles

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
		M Kawashima N Uesugi	19	15					Chiang K-h Hung S-h	7	15
		Chiang K-h Hung S-h	21	21											1	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
	5	E Muskens S Piek	w	/	o											J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	11	8
		L Efler I Herttrich						5	E Muskens S Piek	18	14
		J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	17	21				J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		A Sakuramoto Y Takahata	19	21	18																	1	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
	4	N Fukuman K Yonao	15	13																			S Tanaka K Yonemoto	14	19
		Ou DN Yu XH	21	21					Ou DN Yu XH	13	16
		M Aratama A Watanabe	13	21	11				P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	21
		P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	19	21											P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	15	19
	7	Huang YQ Tang JH														S Tanaka K Yonemoto	16	21	21
		R Kawashima S Ozaki	w	/	o				R Kawashima S Ozaki	16	15
		S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21					S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21
		Lee S-h Shin S-c	17	9

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Kim H-r Yoo H-w	21	19	21
		K Asumi M Yokoyama	19	21	12				Kim H-r Yoo H-w	13	13
		J Goliszewski L Kaepplein	14	6				6	S Matsuo M Naito	21	21
	6	S Matsuo M Naito	21	21											6	S Matsuo M Naito	18	10
		J Pugh E Westwood	12	7											3	Luo Y Luo Y	21	21
		M Freurgaard S Thygesen	21	21					M Freurgaard S Thygesen	13	15
		S Hobara N Matsuyama	11	17				3	Luo Y Luo Y	21	21
	3	Luo Y Luo Y	21	21																		3	Luo Y Luo Y	23	16	17
		Chen QC Tang YT																				2	C Pedersen K Rytter Juhl	21	21	21
		M Kashihara M Kato	w	/	o				M Kashihara M Kato	21	16	17
		M Matsumoto W Nagahara	19	12				8	Vivian Hoo K M Woon K W	19	21	21
	8	Vivian Hoo K M Woon K W	21	21											8	Vivian Hoo K M Woon K W	22	21	14
		G Stoeva S Stoeva	17	13											2	C Pedersen K Rytter Juhl	20	23	21
		Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21					Y Fukushima S Hirota	16	15
		R Etoh A Matsuda	13	13				2	C Pedersen K Rytter Juhl	21	21
	2	C Pedersen K Rytter Juhl	21	21

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	21
		Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto	14	19
								1	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	18	12
								2	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	19	21	21
	3	Luo Ying Luo Yu	23	16	17
	2	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na (final)
2. Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto (withdrawn)
3. Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen (quarterfinal)
4. Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (first round)
5. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (semifinal)
6. Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong (semifinal)
7. Zheng Siwei / Chen Qingchen (champion)
8. Liu Yuchen / Tang Jinhua (withdrawn)

Qualification

Qualifying draw

Qualifier 1

First Round

Second Round

1

S Gravholt M Fruergaard

P

M

D

BYE

1

S Gravholt M Fruergaard

P

M

D

Y Takeuchi Y Takahata

K Gondo S Hirota

21

20

16

Y Takeuchi Y Takahata

14

22

21

Third Round

Qualifier 2

	First Round							Second Round
	4	N Puangpuapech J Kititharakul	21	21
		N Ishikawa A Koike	12	16
								4	N Puangpuapech J Kititharakul	21	21
									N Yamazawa S Hobara	9	13
		H Komachiya K Kameda	14	16
		N Yamazawa S Hobara	21	21				Third Round

Qualifier 3

	First Round							Second Round
		Y Yonemoto H Yonemoto	18	13
		H Okamura N Matsuyama	21	21
									H Okamura N Matsuyama	21	20	19
									T Takashina R Etoh	16	22	21
		T Takashina R Etoh
	3	Kim D-y Kim H-r	P	M	D			Third Round

Qualifier 4

First Round

Second Round

D Suzuki M Sakurai

19

20

K Ito N Uratani

21

22

K Ito N Uratani

2

Huang KX Yu XH

P

M

D

BYE

2

Huang KX Yu XH

P

M

D

Third Round

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Ko S-h Kim H-n	21	21
		A S Rasmussen S Thygesen	17	9				1	Ko S-h Kim H-n	21	21
		Y Kaneko K Yonemoto	21	21					Y Kaneko K Yonemoto	15	16
	Q4	K Ito N Uratani	7	19											1	Ko S-h Kim H-n	21	21
	PFQ	Huang KX Yu XH	21	21											Q2	N Puangpuapech J Kititharakul	12	8
		Y Kobayashi W Nagahara	19	14				PFQ	Huang KX Yu XH	13	21	16
	Q1	Y Takeuchi Y Takahata	12	15				Q2	N Puangpuapech J Kititharakul	21	18	21
	Q2	N Puangpuapech J Kititharakul	21	21																		1	Ko S-h Kim H-n	21	21
	4	C Adcock G Adcock	20	18																		5	Chan P S Goh L Y	14	18
		Kim G-j Shin S-c	22	21					Kim G-j Shin S-c	21	21
		K Kazuno A Kurihara	w	/	o				K Kazuno A Kurihara	13	15
		D Obernosterer E Baldauf														Kim G-j Shin S-c	17	18
	5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21											5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
		M Nottingham E Westwood	13	15				5	Chan P S Goh L Y	21	21
		J Arends S Piek	21	21					J Arends S Piek	13	19
		K Astrup L Kjaersfeldt	13	18