2014 Australian Open Superseries | June 24-29 | Sydney, Australia
Team captain Yoo Yeon Seong wins fourth title of the season for Korea.
Final day notes & results
Former no.1 in men’s doubles Ko Sung Hyun won a first Superseries title in 2014, with mixed doubles partner Kim Ha Na. Lin Dan crowned; surprise finalists on the women’s side. Here’s the final results:
| Event | WINNER | Scores | RUNNER-UP | ||
| MS |
Lin Dan  |
22-24, 21-16, 21-7 |
 Simon Santoo |
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| WS |
Saina Nehwal [6]  |
21-18, 21-11 |
 Carolina Marin |
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| MD |
Lee Yong Dae [4]  Yoo Yeon Seong |
21-14, 21-18 |
 Lee Sheng Mu [3] Tsai Chia Hsin |
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| WD |
Tian Qing [5] Zhao Yunlei |
21-15, 21-9 |
 Misaki Matsutomo [2] Ayaka Takahashi |
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| XD |
Ko Sung Hyun [6] Kim Ha Na |
21-16, 21-17 |
 Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels |
Lee Yong Dae goes 15-0 in Superseries in his comeback.
"Victory Number": 6
Finals Kim Ha Na has entered since her comeback from injury in February, in women’s or mixed doubles, before she finally takes it this week! Despite taking a few months off the tour and returning in late February, Kim came back in an even higher gear and made both finals in the first event she’s back with Jung Kyung Eun and Ko Sung Hyun at the German Open, however, she finally got the taste of victory after another four attempts.
Player of the week
Fourth seeds Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong’s formidable form continues. With Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan absent, who tried to dethrone the red-hot Koreans at the Japan Open and the Indonesia Open but in vain, they twirled through to their third Superseries titles in as many weeks, beating Taiwanese Lee Sheng Mu/ Tsai Chia Hsin 21-14, 21-18.
It is the first time a team ever takes three Superseries wins in as many weeks.
Battle of the week
Saina Nehwal’s semifinal win over Wang Shixian was among the most classic battles of the week when the consistency and determination from the Indian no.1 finally threw off an unusually shaky Wang that sent an easy smash wide on match point - final scores 21-19, 16-21, 21-15 - to see Nehwal into her first final in 20 months before claiming it over Spaniard Carolina Marin.
VICTOR STAR of the week
Lee Sheng Mu and Tsai Chia Hsin from Taiwan built on their success in 2013 and earned their second Superseries runner-up finishes this season in Sydney, thwarting 2013 All England champions Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan and Korean second seeds Kim Ki Jung/Kim Sa Rang. That was also the first win in three meetings from them over the Korean world no.5s.
Tsai Chia Hsin (right) made his second runner-up showing this season with Lee Sheng Mu.
( Edit by VICTOR Badminton )
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