Norwegian International Championship 2008

Nov 13 – Nov 16, 2008
Int. Challenge$15,000157 matches

The Norwegian International Championship 2008 took place in 2008 as a BWF International Challenge tournament. The tournament featured 5 events, with a total prize pool of $15,000.

Quarter-Finals

Results by Event

Men's Singles

In the Men's Singles final, Ville Lang (Finland) defeated Henri Hurskainen (Sweden) 21-13, 21-8. In the Men's Singles semi-finals: Ville Lang beat Raul Must 21-14, 21-14. Henri Hurskainen beat Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus 18-21, 22-20, 21-14.

Women's Singles

In the Women's Singles final, Xi Zhang (China) defeated Larisa Griga (Ukraine) 18-21, 15-21. In the Women's Singles semi-finals: Larisa Griga beat Anastasia Kudinova 16-21, 23-21, 21-16. Xi Zhang beat Camilla Sorensen 14-21, 22-24.

Men's Doubles

In a thrilling Men's Doubles final, Michael Fuchs / Ingo Kindervater (Germany) came through against Ruud Bosch / Koen Ridder (Netherlands) in three games, 18-21, 21-19, 8-21. In the Men's Doubles semi-finals: Ruud Bosch / Koen Ridder beat Kasper Faust Henriksen / Christian John Skovgaard 21-16, 18-21, 21-19. Michael Fuchs / Ingo Kindervater beat Jorrit De Ruiter / Jurgen Wouters 21-16, 21-13.

Women's Doubles

In a thrilling Women's Doubles final, Irina Khlebko / Anastasia Russkikh (Russia) came through against Emelie Fabbeke / Emma Wengberg (Sweden) in three games, 18-21, 23-21, 16-21. In the Women's Doubles semi-finals: Emelie Fabbeke / Emma Wengberg beat Patty Stolzenbach / Ilse Vaessen 21-15, 21-17. Irina Khlebko / Anastasia Russkikh beat Samantha Barning / Paulien Van Dooremalen 17-21, 21-9, 28-26.

Mixed Doubles

In the Mixed Doubles final, Michael Fuchs / Annekatrin Lillie (Germany) defeated Till Zander / Gitte Koehler (Germany) 21-23, 12-21. In the Mixed Doubles semi-finals: Michael Fuchs / Annekatrin Lillie beat Tim Dettmann / Anastasia Russkikh 21-16, 21-19.