2013 Korea Open Super Series Premier

The 2013 Korea Open Superseries Premier was the first super series tournament of the 2013 BWF Super Series. The tournament was held in Seoul, South Korea from January 8–13, 2013 and had a total purse of $1,000,000. A qualification was held to fill four places in all five disciplines of the main draws.

Men's singles

Seeds

Malaysia Lee Chong Wei (champion)
China Chen Long (first round)
China Chen Jin (first round)
China Du Pengyu (silver Medalist)
Japan Kenichi Tago (first round)
Vietnam Nguyen Tien Minh (first round)
Hong Kong Hu Yun (quarterfinals)
Japan Sho Sasaki (withdrew)

Top half

First round			Second round		Quarterfinals			Semifinals

1	Malaysia Lee C W	17	21	21
	China Wang ZM	21	14	16		1	Malaysia Lee C W	21	21
	Indonesia T Sugiarto	21	14	17			Germany M Zwiebler	11	19
	Germany M Zwiebler	16	21	21					1	Malaysia Lee C W	21	21
7	Hong Kong Hu Y	9	21	21				7	Hong Kong Hu Y	15	17
Q1	South Korea Lee D-k	21	19	16		7	Hong Kong Hu Y	16	21	21
	England R Ouseph	19	16				India P Kashyap	21	13	17
	India P Kashyap	21	21				1	Malaysia Lee C W	21	21
3	China Chen J	21	14	15						Hong Kong Wong W K	11	18
PFQ	China Gao H	14	21	21		PFQ	China Gao H	21	18	15
	Sweden H Hurskainen	22	16				Malaysia Chong W F	14	21	21
	Malaysia Chong W F	24	21							Malaysia Chong W F	5	21	15
6	Vietnam Nguyen T M	14	21	12r					Hong Kong Wong W K	21	17	21
	Hong Kong Wong W K	21	12	18			Hong Kong Wong W K	18	21	21
PFQ	Thailand S Avihingsanon	14	9				Denmark V Axelsen	21	17	18
	Denmark V Axelsen	21	21

Bottom half

First round			Second round		Quarterfinals			Semifinals

	Russia V Ivanov	21	21
Q3	China Chen YK	19	15				Russia V Ivanov	21	22
	Denmark J Ø Jørgensen	21	21				Denmark J Ø Jørgensen	17	20
5	Japan K Tago	12	18							Russia V Ivanov	11	8
	Chinese Taipei Hsu J-h	21	23	21				4	China Du PY	21	21
PFQ	Hong Kong Chan Y K	15	25	19			Chinese Taipei Hsu J-h	8	15
	Chinese Taipei Chou T-c	7	12			4	China Du PY	21	21
4	China Du PY	21	21				4	China Du PY	21	21
	Japan T Ueda	18	21	21						Indonesia S D Kuncoro	12	17
	Denmark H-K Vittinghus	21	17	18			Japan T Ueda	21	21
Q2	Thailand P Poodchalat	14	21	20			Finland V Lang	10	16
PFQ	Finland V Lang	21	15	22						Japan T Ueda	17	15
	Thailand B Ponsana	12	21	14					Indonesia S D Kuncoro	21	21
	Indonesia S D Kuncoro	21	17	21			Indonesia S D Kuncoro	21	21
Q4	Singapore Y Z A Chen	4				Q4	Singapore Y Z A Chen	14	13
2	China Chen L	11r

Finals

Semifinals			Final

1	Malaysia Lee Chong Wei	21	21

	Hong Kong Wong Wing Ki	11	18
	1	Malaysia Lee Chong Wei	21	21

		4	China Du Pengyu	12	15
4	China Du Pengyu	21	21

	Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro	12	17

Women's singles

Seeds

China Li Xuerui (first round)
China Wang Yihan (first round)
India Saina Nehwal (quarter-final)
Germany Juliane Schenk (second round)
China Wang Shixian (finals)
Thailand Ratchanok Inthanon(first round)
China Jiang Yanjiao (second round)
Denmark Tine Baun (second round)

Top half

First round			Second round		Quarterfinals			Semifinals

1	China Li XR	7r
	Thailand P Buranaprasertsuk	7					Thailand P Buranaprasertsuk	21	21
	Indonesia L Fanetri	20	16				India P. V. Sindhu	19	13
	India P. V. Sindhu	22	21							Thailand P Buranaprasertsuk	13	7
7	China Jiang YJ	21	21						South Korea Sung J-h	21	21
	Indonesia A Firdasari	13	13			7	China Jiang YJ	10	17
	South Korea Sung J-h	21	21				South Korea Sung J-h	21	21
Q2	South Korea Lee M-j	11	17					South Korea Sung J-h	21	21
3	India S Nehwal	17	21	21						China Han L	14	17
	Thailand S Taerattanachai	21	9	19		3	India S Nehwal	21	21
	Bulgaria P Nedelcheva	21	19	13			Singapore Fu MT	16	9
	Singapore Fu MT	18	21	21					3	India S Nehwal	14	21	12
6	Thailand R Inthanon	21	20	17					China Han L	21	15	12
	Chinese Taipei Tai T-y	13	22	21			Chinese Taipei Tai T-y	16	16
	China Han L	21	16	21			China Han L	21	21
	Hong Kong Yip P Y	10	21	16

Bottom half

First round			Second round	Quarterfinals			Semifinals

	Thailand B Ongbumrungpan	9	11
	Japan M Mitani	21	21			Japan M Mitani	19	21	21
Q3	South Korea Kim H-m	13	16		8	Denmark T Baun	21	16	18
8	Denmark T Baun	21	21						Japan M Mitani	24	22
	Thailand N Jindapon	21	21					Thailand N Jindapon	22	20
	Chinese Taipei Cheng S-c	16	14			Thailand N Jindapon	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Pai H-m	17	13		4	Germany J Schenk	19	8
4	Germany J Schenk	21	21				Japan M Mitani	11	17
Q4	Chinese Taipei Hsu Y-c	18	15					5	China Wang SX	21	21
	Hong Kong Chan T K	21	21			Hong Kong Chan T K	9	16
Q1	South Korea Lee J-m	13	16		5	China Wang SX	21	21
5	China Wang SX	21	21					5	China Wang SX	21	21
	Japan E Hirose	18	15					South Korea Bae Y-j	18	9
	Singapore Gu J	21	21			Singapore Gu J	21	22	19
	South Korea Bae Y-j	21	9			South Korea Bae Y-j	15	24	21
2	China Wang YH	11	18r

Finals

Semifinals			Final

	South Korea Sung Ji-hyun	21	21

	China Han Li	14	17
		South Korea Sung Ji-hyun	21	22

		5	China Wang Shixian	12	20
	Japan Minatsu Mitani	11	17

5	China Wang Shixian	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Top half

First round			Second round	Quarterfinals			Semifinals

1	Denmark M Boe Denmark C Mogensen	21	21
	Thailand S Anugritayawon Thailand S Prapakamol	10	12		1	Denmark M Boe Denmark C Mogensen	21	21
	Germany I Kindervater Germany J Schöttler	21	23			Germany I Kindervater Germany J Schöttler	11	14
	Denmark C J Skovgård Denmark M Pieler Kolding	19	21					1	Denmark M Boe Denmark C Mogensen	21	21
5	South Korea Kim K-j South Korea Kim S-r	21	21				5	South Korea Kim K-j South Korea Kim S-r	15	10
	Indonesia M Ahsan Indonesia H Setiawan	19	19		5	South Korea Kim K-j South Korea Kim S-r	21	21
	China Chai B China Zhang N	21	21			China Chai B China Zhang N	14	14
	Indonesia Y S Dasaki Indonesia H A Gunawan	12	12			1	Denmark M Boe Denmark C Mogensen	19	21	21
3	China Cai Y China Fu HF	4r						7	China Hong W China Shen Y	21	10	18
	Chinese Taipei Lee S-m Chinese Taipei Tsai C-h	11				Chinese Taipei Lee S-m Chinese Taipei Tsai C-h	25	15	21
	Malaysia M Z A Latif Malaysia M F M Tazari	14	18			Thailand P Chalardchaleam Thailand N Puangpuapech	23	21	9
	Thailand P Chalardchaleam Thailand N Puangpuapech	21	21						Chinese Taipei Lee S-m Chinese Taipei Tsai C-h	21	23	18
7	China Hong W China Shen Y	21	21				7	China Hong W China Shen Y	18	25	21
	Germany M Fuchs Germany O Roth	13	12		7	China Hong W China Shen Y	21	21
	Indonesia A Y Chandra Indonesia M Kido	13	15			Russia V Ivanov Russia I Sozonov	12	19
	Russia V Ivanov Russia I Sozonov	21	21

Bottom half

First round			Second round		Quarterfinals			Semifinals

	Denmark R Bonde Denmark M Conrad-Petersen	21	7
	England C Adcock England A Ellis	18	5r				Denmark R Bonde Denmark M Conrad-Petersen	14	14
Q1	Scotland R Blair Malaysia Tan B S	13	14			6	South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Lee Y-d	21	21
6	South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Lee Y-d	21	21						6	South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Lee Y-d	21	21
Q3	South Korea Cho G-w South Korea Kim D-e	21	13	17					Malaysia Goh V S Malaysia Lim K W	16	10
	Malaysia Goh V S Malaysia Lim K W	15	21	21			Malaysia Goh V S Malaysia Lim K W	21	21
	Malaysia Hoon T H Malaysia Tan W K	12	22	14		4	Japan H Endo Japan K Hayakawa	13	15
4	Japan H Endo Japan K Hayakawa	21	20	21			6	South Korea Ko S-h South Korea Lee Y-d	21	21
	China Liu XL China Qiu ZH	21	21						2	Malaysia Koo K K Malaysia Tan B H	17	11
	England C Langridge England P Mills	16	16				China Liu XL China Qiu ZH	21	21
	England M Ellis Scotland P Van Rietvelde	8	12			8	Japan H Hashimoto Japan N Hirata	10	13
8	Japan H Hashimoto Japan N Hirata	21	21							China Liu XL China Qiu ZH	12	19
	Malaysia Gan T C Malaysia Ong S H	21	24					2	Malaysia Koo K K Malaysia Tan B H	21	21
Q2	South Korea Kim J-h South Korea Kim J-h	10	22				Malaysia Gan T C Malaysia Ong S H	14	17
Q4	South Korea Kang J-w South Korea Lee S-j	13	17			2	Malaysia Koo K K Malaysia Tan B H	21	21
2	Malaysia Koo K K Malaysia Tan B H	21	21

Finals

Semifinals			Final

1	Denmark Mathias Boe Denmark Carsten Mogensen	19	21	21

7	China Hong Wei China Shen Ye	21	10	18
	1	Denmark Mathias Boe Denmark Carsten Mogensen	21	13	10

		6	South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Lee Yong-dae	19	21	21
6	South Korea Ko Sung-hyun South Korea Lee Yong-dae	21	21

2	Malaysia Koo Kien Keat Malaysia Tan Boon Heong	17	11

Women's doubles

Seeds

Top half

First round			Second round	Quarterfinals			Semifinals

1	China Wang XL China Yu Y	21	21
	South Korea Ra K-a South Korea Won Y-h	10	14		1	China Wang XL China Yu Y	21	21
	Japan R Kakiiwa Japan M Maeda	21	21			Japan R Kakiiwa Japan M Maeda	14	12
	Bulgaria P Nedelcheva Bulgaria D Popstoikova	15	16					1	China Wang XL China Yu Y	w	/	o
6	China Cheng S China Zhao YL	21	21				6	China Cheng S China Zhao YL
	Thailand S Amitrapai Thailand S Taerattanachai	11	18		6	China Cheng S China Zhao YL	21	21
Q2	South Korea Han G-h South Korea Kim H-r	23	21		Q4	South Korea Han G-h South Korea Kim H-r	6	8
PFQ	Chinese Taipei Hung S-c Chinese Taipei Wu F-c	21	9			1	China Wang XL China Yu Y	21	21
4	South Korea Jung K-e South Korea Kim H-n	21	25					4	South Korea Jung K-e South Korea Kim H-n	16	11
	Scotland J Cooper Scotland K Gilmour	9	23		4	South Korea Jung K-y South Korea Kim H-n	21	21
	Malaysia Goh L Y Malaysia Lim Y L	9	20			Indonesia A P L Variella Indonesia V Marissa	14	12
	Indonesia A P L Variella Indonesia V Marissa	21	22					4	South Korea Jung K-e South Korea Kim H-n	21	21
5	China Bao YX China Tian Q	21	21				5	China Bao YX China Tian Q	11	18
	Indonesia S R Andini Indonesia D D Haris	8	14		5	China Bao YX China Tian Q	21	21
	England H Olver England K Robertshaw	17	19			South Korea Chae Y-j South Korea Yang R-s	18	10
Q4	South Korea Chae Y-j South Korea Yang R-s	21	21

Bottom half

First round			Second round		Quarterfinals			Semifinals

Q3	South Korea Kim C-m South Korea Kim J-w	21	19	21
	Germany J Goliszewski Germany B Michels	12	21	15		Q3	South Korea Kim C-m South Korea Kim J-w	4	15
	Chinese Taipei Cheng W-h Chinese Taipei Hsieh P-c	12	14			7	China Ma J China Tang JH	21	21
7	China Ma J China Tang JH	21	21						7	China Ma J China Tang JH	21	18	21
	Hong Kong Poon L Y Hong Kong Tse Y S	17	17					3	Japan M Matsutomo Japan A Takahashi	19	21	14
	Indonesia M Jauhari Indonesia G Polii	21	21				Indonesia M Jauhari Indonesia G Polii	22	9	5
	Russia T Bibik Russia A Chervaikova	9	11			3	Japan M Matsutomo Japan A Takahashi	20	21	21
3	Japan M Matsutomo Japan A Takahashi	21	21				7	China Ma J China Tang JH	21	19	21
	South Korea Choi H-i South Korea Kim S-y	w	/	o					2	Denmark C Pedersen Denmark K Rytter Juhl	19	21	11
Q1							South Korea Choi H-i South Korea Kim S-y	18	18
	Chinese Taipei Chiang K-h Chinese Taipei Tsai P-l	12	16			8	Thailand D Aroonkesorn Thailand K Voravichitchaikul	21	21
8	Thailand D Aroonkesorn Thailand K Voravichitchaikul	21	21						8	Thailand D Aroonkesorn Thailand K Voravichitchaikul	16	17
	Thailand N Lam Thailand S Thoungthongkam	15	17					2	Denmark C Pedersen Denmark K Rytter Juhl	21	21
	South Korea Lee S-h South Korea Shin S-c	21	21				South Korea Lee S-h South Korea Shin S-c	21	14	14
	Indonesia P Z Bernadeth Indonesia R A Pradipta	21	16	11		2	Denmark C Pedersen Denmark K Rytter Juhl	15	21	21
2	Denmark C Pedersen Denmark K Rytter Juhl	15	21	21

Finals

Semifinals			Final

1	China Wang Xiaoli China Yu Yang	21	21

4	South Korea Jung Kyung-eun South Korea Kim Ha-na	16	11
	1	China Wang Xiaoli China Yu Yang	21	21

		7	China Ma Jin China Tang Jinhua	17	13
7	China Ma Jin China Tang Jinhua	21	19	21

2	Denmark Christinna Pedersen Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl	19	21	11

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Top half

First round			Second round	Quarterfinals			Semifinals

1	China Xu C China Ma J	21	21
Q4	South Korea Lee S-j South Korea Kim S-y	16	12		1	China Xu C China Ma J	21	21
	Chinese Taipei Lee S-m Chinese Taipei Cheng W-h	12	18			Germany M Fuchs Germany B Michels	16	17
	Germany M Fuchs Germany B Michels	21	21					1	China Xu C China Ma J	21	21
8	Poland R Mateusiak Poland N Zieba	21	25					England C Adcock England G White	13	17
	Denmark A Kristiansen Denmark J Houmann	13	23		8	Poland R Mateusiak Poland N Zieba	22	19	15
	England C Adcock England G White	21	21			England C Adcock England G White	20	21	21
	Malaysia Ong J G Malaysia Lim Y L	18	12			1	China Xu C China Ma J	21	21
3	Malaysia Chan P S Malaysia Goh L Y	21	21					5	Thailand S Prapakamol Thailand S Thoungthongkam	12	14
	Germany O Roth Germany J Goliszewski	15	12		3	Malaysia Chan P S Malaysia Goh L Y	21	15	13
	Australia L Chong Australia V Na	12	12			Indonesia M Kido Indonesia P Z Bernadeth	12	21	21
	Indonesia M Kido Indonesia P Z Bernadeth	21	21						Indonesia M Kido Indonesia P Z Bernadeth	21	8	18
5	Thailand S Prapakamol Thailand S Thoungthongkam	21	21				5	Thailand S Prapakamol Thailand S Thoungthongkam	17	21	21
	Scotland R Blair Scotland J Cooper	14	17		5	Thailand S Prapakamol Thailand S Thoungthongkam	11	21	21
	England C Langridge England H Olver	18	14			China Qiu ZH China Bao YX	21	16	16
	China Qiu ZH China Bao YX	21	21

Bottom half

First round			Second round		Quarterfinals			Semifinals

	South Korea Kim K-j South Korea Jung K-e	15	22	21
	Singapore D B Chrisnanta Singapore Y Y V Neo	21	20	16			South Korea Kim K-j South Korea Jung K-e	22	21
Q1	Indonesia P Jordan Indonesia V Marissa	15	16				Indonesia M Rijal Indonesia D Susanto	20	14
7	Indonesia M Rijal Indonesia D Susanto	21	21							South Korea Kim K-j South Korea Jung K-e	7	13
	Russia V Durkin Russia N Vislova	21	21	21				4	China Zhang N China Zhao YL	21	21
Q2	South Korea Kim D-e South Korea Ko A-r	13	23	16			Russia V Durkin Russia N Vislova	21	13	15
	Denmark M Pieler Kolding Denmark K Rytter Juhl	12	10			4	China Zhang N China Zhao YL	19	21	21
4	China Zhang N China Zhao YL	21	21				4	China Zhang N China Zhao YL	21	21
	Thailand S Anugritayawon Thailand K Voravichitchaikul	14	15						6	Denmark J Fischer Nielsen Denmark C Pedersen	16	3
	South Korea Shin B-c South Korea Eom H-w	21	21				South Korea Shin B-c South Korea Eom H-w	18	16
	Thailand N Puangpuapech Thailand S Amitrapai	21	13	15		6	Denmark J Fischer Nielsen Denmark C Pedersen	21	21
6	Denmark J Fischer Nielsen Denmark C Pedersen	8	21	21					6	Denmark J Fischer Nielsen Denmark C Pedersen	21	22
Q3	Japan H Hashimoto Japan M Maeda	16	17					2	Indonesia T Ahmad Indonesia L Natsir	19	20
	Japan K Hayakawa Japan M Matsutomo	21	21				Japan K Hayakawa Japan M Matsutomo	4	11
	England M Ellis England A Lim	6	16			2	Indonesia T Ahmad Indonesia L Natsir	21	21
2	Indonesia T Ahmad Indonesia L Natsir	21	21

Finals

Semifinals			Final

1	China Xu Chen China Ma Jin	21	21

5	Thailand Sudket Prapakamol Thailand Saralee Thoungthongkam	12	14
	1	China Xu Chen China Ma Jin	21	16	13

		4	China Zhang Nan China Zhao Yunlei	13	21	21
4	China Zhang Nan China Zhao Yunlei	21	21

6	Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Denmark Christinna Pedersen	16	3

Preceded by2012 Korea Open Super Series Premier	Korea Open	Succeeded by2014 Korea Open Super Series
Preceded by2012 BWF Super Series Masters Finals	BWF Super Series 2013 season	Succeeded by2013 Malaysia Super Series