2011 Grand Prix

Overview

MAS GP FINAL KOO TANThere are two levels of Grand Prix Events – Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. These are individual events.

World Grand Prix Events have singles (men / women) and doubles (men / women / mixed) competitions and are open to all badminton players who are members of their respective national associations affiliated to the BWF.

Grand Prix tournaments are Level 3 events, one below Super Series.  The highest level of Grand Prix event is the Grand Prix Gold with a prize pool of US$120,000 minimum. and Grand Prix  with US$50,000 minimum. All Grand Prix events offer ranking points to players according to the classification of each tournament.

In 2011 there have been significant increase in Grand Prix Gold tournaments. 11 Grand Prix Gold and 5 Grand Prix tournaments with total prize money of USD1,570,000 were  to be hosted in such diverse places as Macau, Australia, Vietnam, Thailand, the USA , Canada and the Netherlands.

 

2011 Grand Prix Tournaments
  

 

YONEX German Open Grand Prix Gold  2011 (1 - 6 March)  YONEX - SUNRISE Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2011 (23 - 28 Aug)
Wilson Swiss Grand Prix Gold 2011(15 - 20 March) Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold 2010 (6 - 11 September)
Yonex Australian Open Grand Prix Gold  2011 (5 - 10 April ) Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 (27 September - 2October)
Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 (3 - 8 May) Dutch Open Grand Prix 2011 (11 - 16 October)
SCG Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 (7 - 12 June)  Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold  2011 (1 - 6 November )
Russian  Open Grand Prix 2011 (28 June  - 3  July)  Macau Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 (29 November - 4 December )
YONEX/OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 (12 - 17 July) Victor Korea Open Grand Prix Gold(6 - 11  December 2011)
Canadian Open Grand Prix 2011 (19 - 24 July) India Open Grand Prix 2011 (13 - 18 December
   

 

 

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