2012 Australian Open Grand Prix Gold

2012 Australia Open Grand Prix Gold

Tournament details
Total prize money	US$120,000
Venue	Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Location	Sydney, Australia

The 2012 Australia Open Grand Prix Gold was the third grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2012 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia April 3 until April 8, 2012 and had a total purse of $120,000.

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Chen Jin (champion)
2. Sho Sasaki (semi-final)
3. Simon Santoso (semi-final)
4. Nguyen Tien Minh (final)
5. Taufik Hidayat (quarter-final)
6. Tommy Sugiarto (first round)
7. Shon Wan-Ho (quarter-final)
8. Wong Wing Ki (second round)
9. Hu Yun (third round)
10. Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (withdrew)
11. Ajay Jayaram (third round)
12. Boonsak Ponsana (third round)
13. Kashyap Parupalli (second round)
14. Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (withdrew)
15. Alamsyah Yunus (quarter-final)
16. Hsueh Hsuan-Yi (second round)

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Chen Jin	21	21
		Takuma Ueda	17	19
								1	Chen Jin	22	21
								3	Simon Santoso	20	15
	3	Simon Santoso	21	12	21
	7	Shon Wan-Ho	15	21	10
															1	Chen Jin	21	21
															4	Nguyen Tien Minh	11	12
	15	Alamsyah Yunus	9	16
	4	Nguyen Tien Minh	21	21
								4	Nguyen Tien Minh	21	21
								2	Sho Sasaki	19	11
	5	Taufik Hidayat	11	20
	2	Sho Sasaki	21	22

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	1	Chen J	21	16	21
		Lin Y-H	13	21	12
								1	Chen J	21	21
								PFQ	N David	9	5
	Q7	J Hutton	15	15
	PFQ	N David	21	21
															1	Chen J	21	21
																Lok CC	12	17
	PFQ	N Tang	21	23
		T Pham	16	21
								PFQ	N Tang	10	11
									Lok CC	21	21
		Lok CC
	PFQ	C Chen	wo

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	8	Wong WK	21	21
	Q1	G Ho	4	4
								8	Wong WK	20	21	17
									S Avihingsanon	22	18	21
		S Avihingsanon	21	21
	Q6	M Phillips	13	10
																S Avihingsanon	14	11
																T Ueda	21	21
	PFQ	M Wheller	16	21	9
	Q5	A Joe	21	17	21
								Q5	A Joe	11	5
									T Ueda	21	21
	Q3	E Ng	2	0
		T Ueda	21	21

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	3	S Santoso	21	21
		J Wu	8	13
								3	S Santoso	21	21
									A Chen	9	14
		L Chong	8	14
		A Chen	21	21
															3	S Santoso	21	15	21
																Chan YK	16	21	17
	16	Hsueh H-Y	21	21
		A Richardson	9	19
								16	Hsueh H-Y	13	23	17
									Chan YK	21	21	21
		Chan YK	21	21
		M Matejka	10	11

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	7	Shon W-H	21	21
		A Abdul Latif	10	12
								7	Shon W-H	21	21
									B Kwok	7	10
	PFQ	C Choong	13	17
		B Kwok	21	21
															7	Shon W-H	19	21	21
															11	A Jayaram	21	12	10
	11	A Jayaram	21	21
		M Fariman	10	12
								11	A Jayaram	21	21
									K Yogendran	16	9
		K Yogendran	21	21
	Q2	G Lau	8	7

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		S Kuncoro	21	21
	Q4	R Henderson	4	6
									S Kuncoro	11	21	11
								15	A Yunus	21	8	21
		Z Zulkiffli	17	12
	15	A Yunus	21	21
															15	A Yunus	21	21
																Hong J-H	19	17
		J Vicen	19	21	8
		M Zilberman	21	12	21
									M Zilberman	15	9
									Hong J-H	21	21
		Hong J-H	21	21
	6	T Sugiarto	15	9

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		J Findlay	3	7
		Chan KB	21	21
									Chan KB	21	17	21
								13	K Parupalli	17	21	9
		E Pang	18	21	13
	13	K Parupalli	21	8	21
																Chan KB	21	18	12
															4	Nguyen TM	18	21	21
		K Mehrabi	21	21
		H Buendia	11	10
									K Mehrabi	8	4
								4	Nguyen TM	21	21
		N Oon	8	10
	4	Nguyen TM	21	21

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		P S Low	6	11
		T Saensomboonsuk	21	21
									T Saensomboonsuk	16	8
								12	B Ponsana	21	21
		Qiao B	18	19
	12	B Ponsana	21	21
															12	B Ponsana	16	16
															5	T Hidayat	21	21
		J Eunson	19	21	21
		Chew HW	21	14	9
									J Eunson	6	10
								5	T Hidayat	21	21
		W Caulkett	12	14
	5	T Hidayat	21	21

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		Hsu J-H	13	17
		Chong WF	21	21
									Chong WF	21	11	19
								9	Hu Y	12	21	21
		Tian HW	19	14
	9	Hu Y	21	21
															9	Hu Y	21	11	19
															2	S Sasaki	15	21	21
	Q8	D Guda	5	9
		D Liew	21	21
									D Liew	9	9
								2	S Sasaki	21	21
		D Wong	11	15
	2	S Sasaki	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Li Xuerui (withdrew)
2. Cheng Shao-Chieh (first round)
3. Sung Ji-Hyun (semi-final)
4. Ratchanok Inthanon (second round)
5. Bae Youn-Joo (final)
6. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (quarter-final)
7. Tai Tzu-Ying (first round)
8. Sayaka Sato (quarter-final)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Ai Goto	13	12
	5	Bae Youn-Joo	21	21
								5	Bae Youn-Joo	13	14
								Q3	Han Li	21	21
	3	Sung Ji-Hyun	15	12
	Q3	Han Li	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	C Mayer	15	11
		A Goto	21	21
									A Goto	14	21	21
									A Yuswandari	21	13	14
		A Yuswandari	17	21	22
		E Hirose	21	15	20
																A Goto
																M Mitani	wo
	7	Tai T-Y	9	0r
		M Mitani	21	2
									M Mitani	21	21
								Q1	L Cheah	15	12
		Tee JY	21	13	18
	Q1	L Cheah	10	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	R Inthanon	22	21
		Yao J	20	15
								4	R Inthanon	21	9	8
								Q2	Wang L	17	21	21
		A Firdasari	21	19	14
	Q2	Wang L	19	21	21
															Q2	Wang L	14	23	21
															5	Bae Y-J	21	21	23
	5	Bae Y-J	21	21
		Pai H-M	15	16
								5	Bae Y-J	21	21
									Fu MT	16	10
		Fu MT	21	17	21
		Chan TK	12	21	14

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		V Na	14	9
		T Santos	21	21
									T Santos	wo
								8	S Sato
		L Fanetri	21	22	18
	8	S Sato	18	24	21
															8	S Sato	15	11
															3	Sung J-H	21	21
		M Kusumastuti	18	21	20
		N Jindapon	21	13	22
									N Jindapon	10	15
								3	Sung J-H	21	21
	Q4	Yao X	14	21	15
	3	Sung J-H	21	17	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Gu J	10	16
		Chen XJ	21	21
									Chen XJ	15	21	15
								6	P Buranaprasertsuk	21	14	21
		Xing AY	18	21	14
	6	P Buranaprasertsuk	21	7	21
															6	P Buranaprasertsuk	22	15	15
															Q3	Han L	20	21	21
	Q3	Han L	16	21	21
		K Imabeppu	21	12	13
								Q3	Han L	21	21
									Yip PY	17	13
		Yip PY	21	21
	2	Cheng S-C	14	14

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (withdrew)
2. Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Noriyasu Hirata (quarter-final)
3. Fang Chieh-Min / Lee Sheng-Mu (final)
4. Alvent Yulianto / Hendra Aprida Gunawan (quarter-final)
5. Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (quarter-final)
6. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan (champion)
7. Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa (semi-final)
8. Angga Pratama / Ryan Agung Saputra (semi-final)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	10	20
	3	Fang Chieh-Min Lee Sheng-Mu	21	22
								3	Fang Chieh-Min Lee Sheng-Mu	16	15
								6	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	21	21
	6	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	15	21	21
	8	Angga Pratama Ryan Agung Saputra	21	14	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	R Darmawan B Halim	11	7
		W Caulkett R Tam	21	21
									W Caulkett R Tam	17	17
									Hoon TH Teo KS	21	21
		Hoon TH Teo KS	21	21
		Y Sugiarto A Wirawan	19	15
																Hoon TH Teo KS	21	11	16
															7	H Endo K Hayakawa	19	21	21
	7	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21
	PFQ	N Oon Z Zainudin	8	10
								7	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	16	21
									D Chrisnanta C Triyachart	18	21	10
	PFQ	Li G Liu C	20	19
		D Chrisnanta C Triyachart	22	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Fang C-M Lee S-M	21	21
	PFQ	A Joe P S Low	10	8
								3	Fang C-M Lee S-M	21	10	21
									Goh VS Lim KW	17	21	18
		Goh VS Lim KW	21	21
		N David J Findlay	15	10
															3	Fang C-M Lee S-M	17	21	21
															5	N Kawamae S Sato	21	12	14
	5	N Kawamae S Sato	21	21
	PFQ	T Pham G Sam	6	6
								5	N Kawamae S Sato	21	21
									Cho G-W Kang J-W	14	15
		Cho G-W Kang J-W	21	21
		Chan PS Ong JG	18	18

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		P Chalardchaleam N Puangpuapech	21	21
		Bui BD Dao MT	16	17
									P Chalardchaleam N Puangpuapech	23	15	12
								6	M Kido H Setiawan	21	21	21
		M Tin T Trinh	6	10
	6	M Kido H Setiawan	21	21
															6	M Kido H Setiawan	21	21
															4	A Yulianto H Gunawan	15	15
		Chen H-L Lin Y-L	21	21
	PFQ	H Buendia M Wheller	12	8
									Chen H-L Lin Y-L	14	9
								4	A Yulianto H Gunawan	21	21
	Q4	A Chang N Ong	8	6
	4	A Yulianto H Gunawan	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Z Abdul Latif F Tazari	21	20	21
		R Kumar S Thomas	19	22	17
									Z Abdul Latif F Tazari	12	16
								8	A Pratama R Saputra	21	21
		R Smith G Warfe	20	16
	8	A Pratama R Saputra	22	21
															8	A Pratama R Saputra	19	21	21
															2	H Hashimoto N Hirata	21	17	19
	Q1	Ko TF M Lim	8	9
		M Fariman Pham TH	21	21
									M Fariman Pham TH	10	9
								2	H Hashimoto N Hirata	21	21
	Q3	H Darmawan B Koentjoro	8	10
	2	H Hashimoto N Hirata	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (semi-final)
2. Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (semi-final)
3. Jung Kyung-Eun / Kim Ha-Na (second round)
4. Greysia Polii / Meiliana Jauhari (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna	19	19
		Cheng Wen-Hsing Chien Yu-Chin	21	21
									Cheng Wen-Hsing Chien Yu-Chin	21	18	17
									Luo Ying Luo Yu	12	21	21
		Luo Ying Luo Yu	21	21
	2	Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito	16	15

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Maeda S Suetsuna
		BYE
								1	M Maeda S Suetsuna	21	21
									D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul	16	6
		D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul	21	21
		Huang LL I Meidiwinata	3	3
															1	M Maeda S Suetsuna	15	21	21
																V Marissa N Melati	21	15	10
		W Chen Hsieh C-J	12	10
		V Marissa N Melati	21	21
									V Marissa N Melati	21	21
									E Kwok S Wang	10	3
		E Kwok S Wang
		J Gutta A Ponnappa	wo

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Jung K-E Kim H-N	21	21
		L Choo R Veeran	15	8
								3	Jung K-E Kim H-N	21	14	21
									Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	14	21	23
		Huang S Tang HT	8	16
		Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	21	21
																Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	17	21	24
																Wong PT Chin EH	21	18	22
		Bao YX Deng YT	21	16	12
		Wong PT Chin EH	16	21	21
									Wong PT Chin EH	19	21	21
									S Andini D Haris	21	13	19
		S Sari Yao L	18	19
		S Andini D Haris	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		P Gadre P Sawant	wo
		J Guan G Somerville
									J Guan G Somerville	14	11
									A Agustin N Maheswari	21	21
		Choi H-I Kim S-Y	10	11
		A Agustin N Maheswari	21	21
																A Agustin N Maheswari	10	20
																Luo Y Luo Y	21	22
		Luo Y Luo Y	21	21
		A Brown K Gregory	7	7
									Luo Y Luo Y	15	21	22
								4	G Polii M Jauhari	21	15	20
		Poon LY Tse YS	12	11
	4	G Polii M Jauhari	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Chong VV J Wong	wo
		V Hoo Woon KW
									V Hoo Woon KW	15	11
									M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
		Goh LY Lom YL	17	18
		M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
																M Matsutomo A Takahashi	7	9
															2	S Matsuo M Naito	21	21
		S Amitrapai N Jindapon	21	21
		T Pilven M Stapleton	6	6
									S Amitrapai N Jindapon	10	12
								2	S Matsuo M Naito	21	21
		BYE
	2	S Matsuo M Naito

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir (withdrew)
2. Chen Hung-Ling / Cheng Wen-Hsing (champion)
3. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (final)
4. Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam (second round)
5. Shintaro Ikeda / Reiko Shiota (semi-final)
6. Muhammad Rijal / Debby Susanto (second round)
7. Songphon Anugritayawon / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (withdrew)
8. Chris Adcock / Imogen Bankier (withdrew)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Shintaro Ikeda Reiko Shiota	wo
	3	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
								3	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	20	21	21
								2	Chen Hung-Ling Cheng Wen-Hsing	22	12	23
		Kenichi Hayakawa Misaki Matsutomo	21	19	6
	2	Chen Hung-Ling Cheng Wen-Hsing	18	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	Kang J-W Choi H-I	21	21
		Ong JG Lim YL	18	19
								PFQ	Kang J-W Choi H-I	21	21
									C Triyachart Yao L	14	18
		C Triyachart Yao L	20	21	21
		R Tam R Veeran	22	16	13
															PFQ	Kang J-W Choi H-I	15	20
															5	S Ikeda R Shiota	21	22
	5	S Ikeda R Shiota	26	21
		F Kurniawan S Irawati	24	16
								5	S Ikeda R Shiota	21	21
								PFQ	Cho G-W Kim S-Y	15	15
	PFQ	Cho G-W Kim S-Y	21	21
		M Matejka M Fasungova	4	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Chan PS Goh LY	21	21
		G Warfe L Choo	17	13
								3	Chan PS Goh LY	18	21	21
									Wong WH Chau HW	21	12	11
	Q4	J Findlay T Pilven	12	4
		Wong WH Chau HW	21	21
															3	Chan PS Goh LY	21	21
																He HB Bao YX	18	19
	PFQ	J Eunson M Stapleton	13	12
		He HB Bao YX	21	21
									He HB Bao YX	21	21
								Q3	W Caulkett W Chen	6	11
	Q3	W Caulkett W Chen	18	21	21
	PFQ	M Phillips A Rankin	21	5	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	21	21
	PFQ	H Endo A Takahashi	10	14
									K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	21	21
								6	M Rijal D Susanto	17	11
		Tan AQ Lai PJ	14	15
	6	M Rijal D Susanto	21	21
																K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	21	22
															PFQ	Liu C Luo Y	18	20
	Q1	J Tan T Saunders	8	16
	PFQ	Liu C Luo Y	21	21
								PFQ	Liu C Luo Y	9	21	21
								4	S Prapakamol S Thoungthongkam	21	14	13
		H Setiawan V Marissa	18	19
	4	S Prapakamol S Thoungthongkam	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		L Chong V Na	11	6
		R Mateusiak N Zieba	21	21
									R Mateusiak N Zieba	21	21
									D Chrisnanta V Neo	9	15
		D Chrisnanta V Neo	21	21
	PFQ	Li G Luo Y	15	6
																R Mateusiak N Zieba	16	19
															2	Chen H-L Cheng W-H	21	21
	Q2	R Smith G Somerville	15	15
		M Jongjit S Amitrapai	21	21
									M Jongjit S Amitrapai	7	22	11
								2	Chen H-L Cheng W-H	21	20	21
		S Sato S Matsuo	23	13
	2	Chen H-L Cheng W-H	25	21