2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
The 2008 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix is the second season of BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix with fourteen tournaments in contested. The season started with German Open in February and ended with Vietnam Open in December.
Schedule
Below is the schedule released by Badminton World Federation:Results
Winners
Performance by country
Tabulated below are the Grand Prix performances based on countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:| Team | GER | IND | THA | USA | TPE | MAC | GER | BUL | NED | RUS | NZL | VIE | Total |
 China | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
 Denmark | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
 Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
 India | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
 South Korea | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
 Russia | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
 Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
 United States | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Singapore | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Canada | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Vietnam | 1 | 1 |
Grand Prix Gold
;India Open- April 1–6, Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Boonsak Ponsana | Chetan Anand | 21–16, 21–12 |
| Women's singles | Zhou Mi | Lu Lan | 21–14, 21–14 |
| Men's doubles | Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo | Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng | 19–21, 21–14, 21–12 |
| Women's doubles | Chien Yu-chin / Cheng Wen-hsing |  Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna | 21–17, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | He Hanbin / Yu Yang |  Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier | 21–18, 21–9 |
;Thailand Open
- June 24–29, Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Boonsak Ponsana | 17–21, 21–15, 21–13 |
| Women's singles | Xie Xingfang | Lu Lan | 26–24, 21–7 |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng | Guo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo | 21–17, Retired |
| Women's doubles | Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen | Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty | 15–21, 21–13, 21–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen | He Hanbin / Yu Yang | 23–25, 21–10, 23–21 |
;Chinese Taipei Open
- September 9–14, Taipei County Shinjuang Stadium, Taipei, Republic of China
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Simon Santoso | Roslin Hashim | 21–18, 13–21, 21–10 |
| Women's singles | Saina Nehwal | Lydia Cheah | 21–8, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan | 22–20, 21–14 |
| Women's doubles | Chien Yu Chin / Cheng Wen-hsing | Rani Mundiasti / Jo Novita | 21–16, 21–17 |
| Mixed doubles | Devin Lahardi / Lita Nurlita | Fang Chieh-min / Cheng Wen-hsing | 14–21, 21–11, 21–19 |
;Macau Open
- September 30–October 5, Venetian Arena, Macau.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Taufik Hidayat | Lee Chong Wei | 21–19, 21–15 |
| Women's singles | Zhou Mi | Julia Wong Pei Xian | 21–13, 21–19 |
| Men's doubles | Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong | Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu | 21–16, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Cheng Shu / Zhao Yunlei | Ma Jin / Wang Xiaoli | 21–15, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | Xu Chen / Zhao Yunlei | Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama / Chau Hoi Wah | 21–15, 21–16 |
Grand Prix
;German Open- February 26–March 2, RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Lee Hyun-il | Sho Sasaki | 22–20, 21–5 |
| Women's singles | Jun Jae-youn | Wang Yihan | 25–23, 21–10 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | 21–13, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Lee Kyung-won / Lee Hyo-jung | Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna | 21–17, 21–16 |
| Mixed doubles | Lee Yong-dae / Lee Hyo-jung | He Hanbin / Yu Yang | 9–21, 27–25, 21–18 |
;U.S. Open
- July 8–13, Orange County Badminton Club, Orange, California, United States.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Andrew Dabeka | Martin Bille Larsen | 21–14, 21–9 |
| Women's singles | Lili Zhou |  Chloe Magee | 23–21, 21–16 |
| Men's doubles | Howard Bach / Khan Malaythong | Halim Heryanto / Raju Rai | 21–14, 21–19 |
| Women's doubles | Chang Li-ying / Hung Shih-chieh | Tsai Pei-ling / Yang Chia-chen | 21–19, 21–14 |
| Mixed doubles | Halim Heryanto / Peng Yun | Mike Beres / Valerie Loker | 21–13, 21–16 |
;Bitburger Open
- September 30–October 5, Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Chetan Anand | Arvind Bhat | 23–25, 24–22, 23–21 |
| Women's singles | Maria Febe Kusumastuti | Aditi Mutatkar | 22–24, 21–8, 23–21 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Kristof Hopp / Johannes Schöttler | 21–11, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Helle Nielsen / Marie Roepke | Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–15, 21–18 |
| Mixed doubles | Diju Valiyaveetil / Jwala Gutta | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | 8–21, 21–17, 22–20 |
;Bulgaria Open
- October 7–12, Sofia Hall, Sofia, Bulgaria.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Joachim Persson | Hsieh Yu-hsing | 17–21, 21–19, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | Petya Nedelcheva | Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari | 21–14, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra | 25–23, 21–16 |
| Women's doubles | Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurian | Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–11, 21–19 |
| Mixed doubles | Diju V. / Jwala Gutta | Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati | 15–21, 21–18, 21–19 |
;Dutch Open
- October 14–19, Topsportcentrum, Almere, Netherlands.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | Chetan Anand | 21–15, 11–21, 21–19 |
| Women's singles | Yao Jie | Linda Zechiri | 21–14, 21–13 |
| Men's doubles | Fran Kurniawan / Rendra Wijaya | Rupesh Kumar / Sanave Thomas | 21–18, 21–18 |
| Women's doubles | Lena Frier Kristiansen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 21–16, 25–23 |
| Mixed doubles | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen | Fran Kurniawan / Shendy Puspa Irawati | 21–17, 21–9 |
;Russian Open
- November 4–9, Druzhba Multipurpose Arena, Moscow, Russia.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Dicky Palyama | Stanislav Pukhov | 21–12, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | Ella Diehl |  Larisa Griga | 21–10, 17–21, 21–12 |
| Men's doubles | Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov | 21–11, 21–15 |
| Women's doubles | Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova | Petya Nedelcheva / Dimitria Popstoykova | 21–18, 21–8 |
| Mixed doubles | Aleksandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina | Vitalij Durkin / Nina Vislova | 21–19, 21–19 |
;New Zealand Open
- November 11–16, North Shore Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Lee Tsuen Seng | Sairul Amar Ayob | 24–22, 21–17 |
| Women's singles | Zhou Mi |  Rachel Hindley | 21–10, 21–15 |
| Men's doubles | Chen Hung-ling / Lin Yu-Lang | Fernando Kurniawan / Lingga Lie | 22–20, 21–10 |
| Women's doubles | Chien Yu-chin / Chou Chia-Chi | Haw Chiou Hwee / Lim Pek Siah | 21–8, 21–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Chen Hung-ling / Chou Chia-Chi | Hsieh Yu-hsing / Chien Yu-chin | 21–18, 22–20 |
;Vietnam Open
- December 2–7, Phan Dinh Phung Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Nguyen Tien Minh | Chan Yan Kit | 24–22, 21–18 |
| Women's singles | Zhang Beiwen | Xing Aiying | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 |
| Men's doubles | Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah | Fran Kurniawan / Wijaya Rendra | 21–14, 21–10 |
| Women's doubles | Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei | Shendy Puspa Irawati / Meiliana Jauhari | 16–21, 21–19, 21–11 |
| Mixed doubles | Tontowi Ahmad / Shendy Puspa Irawati | Riky Widianto / Vanessa Neo Yu Yan | 21–17, 21–9 |