YONEX Open Japan 2012

Sep 18 – Sep 23, 2012·Tokyo, Japan·Tokyo Yoyogi Gymnasium
World Superseries$200K147 matches

The YONEX Open Japan 2012 (2012), a BWF Super 500 tournament, was held in Tokyo, Japan. The tournament featured 5 events, with a total prize pool of $200K.

Quarter-Finals

Results by Event

Men's Singles

In the Men's Singles final, Chong Wei Lee (Malaysia) defeated Boonsak Ponsana (Thailand) 21-18, 21-18. In the Men's Singles semi-finals: Chong Wei Lee beat Simon Santoso 21-7, 21-17. Boonsak Ponsana beat Hu Yun 21-17, 17-21, 21-19.

Women's Singles

In a thrilling Women's Singles final, Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei) came through against Eriko Hirose (Japan) in three games, 21-9, 9-21, 14-21. In the Women's Singles semi-finals: Eriko Hirose beat Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 19-21, 13-21. Tai Tzu Ying beat Sung Jihyun 16-21, 21-13, 21-17.

Men's Doubles

In the Men's Doubles final, Kim Gi Jung / Kim Sa Rang (Korea) defeated Kien Keat Koo / Boon Heong Tan (Malaysia) 21-16, 21-19. In the Men's Doubles semi-finals: Kim Gi Jung / Kim Sa Rang beat Hiroyuki Saeki / Ryota Taohata 9-21, 8-21. Kien Keat Koo / Boon Heong Tan beat Thien How Hoon / Wee Kiong Tan 15-21, 17-21.

Women's Doubles

In the Women's Doubles final, Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong) defeated Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (Japan) 21-17, 22-20. In the Women's Doubles semi-finals: Poon Lok Yan / Tse Ying Suet beat Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna 16-21, 21-8, 21-18. Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito beat Choi Hye In / Kim So Yeong 21-14, 21-17.

Mixed Doubles

In the Mixed Doubles final, Peng Soon Chan / Liu Ying Goh (Malaysia) defeated Muhammad Rijal / Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia) 21-12, 21-19. In the Mixed Doubles semi-finals: Muhammad Rijal / Liliyana Natsir beat Shintaro Ikeda / Reiko Shiota 21-9, 21-11. Peng Soon Chan / Liu Ying Goh beat Takeshi Kamura / Koharu Yonemoto 21-19, 21-13.