2012 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold

The 2012 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold was the seventh grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2012 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in Orange County Badminton Club, Orange, United States July 2 until July 7, 2012 and had a total purse of $120,000.

2012 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold

Tournament details
Total prize money	US$120,000
Venue	Orange County Badminton Club
Location	Orange, United States

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Takuma Ueda (final)
2. Henri Hurskainen (second round)
3. Vladimir Ivanov (champion)
4. Tan Chun Seang (semi-final)
5. Niluka Karunaratne (quarter-final)
6. Chou Tien-chen (quarter-final)
7. Michael Lahnsteiner (third round)
8. Chetan Anand (third round)
9. Misha Zilberman (first round)
10. Christian Lind Thomsen (first round)
11. Ivan Sozonov (third round)
12. Arvind Bhat (first round)
13. Joachim Persson (third round)
14. Sattawat Pongnairat (first round)
15. Luka Wraber (first round)
16. Edwin Ekiring (quarter-final)

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Takuma Ueda	21	21
	16	Edwin Ekiring	12	13
								1	Takuma Ueda	21	21
								4	Tan Chun Seang	16	12
	4	Tan Chun Seang	21	21
	6	Chou Tien-chen	12	14
															1	Takuma Ueda	20	17
															3	Vladimir Ivanov	22	21
	5	Niluka Karunaratne	12	14
	3	Vladimir Ivanov	21	21
								3	Vladimir Ivanov	21	21
									Riichi Takeshita	16	11
		Lim Fang Yang	21	19	14
		Riichi Takeshita	16	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	1	T Ueda	21	21
		A Gadi	14	6
								1	T Ueda	21	21
									S Phanpuchara	5	7
		A Lopez	17	14
		S Phanpuchara	21	21
															1	T Ueda	21	21
																A Amphie	10	6
	15	L Wraber	17	20
		A Amphie	21	22
									A Amphie	21	21
									R Gnedt	13	11
		A Casey	19	21	19
		R Gnedt	21	10	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	8	C Anand	21	21
		L Pinto	12	11
								8	C Anand	21	21
									J Rogers	14	11
		J Rogers	21	23
		T Pojanakanokporn	10	21
															8	C Anand	18	13
															16	E Ekiring	21	21
	16	E Ekiring	2
		A Setiadi	1r
								16	E Ekiring	21	21
								Q1	M Lin	13	13
	Q1	M Lin	16	21	21
	Q7	N Waller	21	12	13

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	4	Tan CS	21	20	21
		Lee HL	10	22	13
								4	Tan CS	23	21
									S Shatenko	21	18
		A Quadri	19	15
		S Shatenko	21	21
															4	Tan CS	21	21
															11	I Sozonov	7	15
	11	I Sozonov	11	21	21
		H Shu	21	18	17
								11	I Sozonov	21	21
									C Hem	11	10
		K Matute	wo
		C Hem

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	6	Chou T-c	21	21
		Y Chern	7	10
								6	Chou T-c	21	21
									N Jinadasa	17	6
		N Jinadasa	22	18	21
	Q6	C Lin	20	21	12
															6	Chou T-c	15	21	21
															13	J Persson	21	13	15
	13	J Persson	21	21
		Chan YH	14	12
								13	J Persson	21	21
									A D'Souza	12	16
		A D'Souza	21	21
		D Obernosterer	18	16

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		J Hagen	8	9
	Q3	E Go	21	21
								Q3	E Go	20	12
									S Wada	22	21
		S Wada	10	25	21
	12	A Bhat	21	23	18
																S Wada	19	21	16
															5	N Karunaratne	21	14	21
	Q2	S Phanpuchara	21	21
		R Salles	12	11
								Q2	S Phanpuchara	14	21	14
								5	N Karunaratne	21	17	21
	Q8	R Chew	11	14
	5	N Karunaratne	21	21

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		A Mahajan	21	21
	Q4	C Stensland	15	14
									A Mahajan	10	10
									Lin Y-h	21	21
		Lin Y-h	21	21
	14	S Pongnairat	16	11
																Lin Y-h	19	14
															3	V Ivanov	21	21
		N Yakura
	PFQ	D Lim	wo
									N Yakura	14	11
								3	V Ivanov	21	21
		G Henry	wo
	3	V Ivanov

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		L Munoz	21	21
		N Bonkowsky	5	8
									L Munoz	15	15
									Lim FY	21	21
		Lim FY	16	21	21
	9	M Zilberman	21	13	15
																Lim FY	21	21
															7	M Lahnsteiner	19	19
		M Myhre
		L Camacho	wo
									M Myhre	17	2r
								7	M Lahnsteiner	21	11
	Q5	J Lee	6	4
	7	M Lahnsteiner	21	21

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		G.J. Watts	21	20	21
		M Chan	15	22	13
									G.J. Watts	8	13
									Wan C-h	21	21
		Wan C-h	14	25	21
	10	C Thomsen	21	23	17
																Wan C-h	9	21	17
																R Takeshita	21	11	21
		J Christensen	5	5
		R Takeshita	21	21
									R Takeshita	21	21
								2	H Hurskainen	15	17
		L Martinez	3	10
	2	H Hurskainen	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Pai Hsiao-ma (champion)
2. Neslihan Yigit (withdrew)
3. Michelle Chan Ky (first round)
4. Anastasia Prokopenko (quarter-final)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Pai Hsiao-ma	21	21
		Zhang Beiwen	16	16
								1	Pai Hsiao-ma	21	16	21
									Kaori Imabeppu	17	21	11
		Kaori Imabeppu	21	21
		Joycelyn Ko	8	12

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Pai H-m
		BYE
								1	Pai H-m	21	25	21
									C Tsai	16	27	7
		C Tsai	21	18	21
		J Subandhi	11	21	15
															1	Pai H-m	21	21
																P Chan	11	8
		T Cruz	8	8
		P Chan	21	21
									P Chan	27	21
									S Jasti	25	12
		S Jasti	12	21	21
		C Yang	21	16	8

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	A Prokopenko	21	21
		C Reid	8	13
								4	A Prokopenko	21	21
									S Prutsch	17	8
		O Bayrak	wo
		S Prutsch
															4	A Prokopenko	8	9
																Zhang BW	21	21
		M Waland	11	8
		I Wang	21	21
									I Wang	17	14
									Zhang BW	21	21
		Y Kusunose	15	18
		Zhang BW	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		P Lun	11	8
		N Grether	21	21
									N Grether	21	17	21
									Chang H-y	16	21	11
		N Gonzalez	12	16
		Chang H-y	21	21
																N Grether	14	4
																K Imabeppu	21	21
		K Schnaase	10	15
		K Imabeppu	21	21
									K Imabeppu	21	21
									Hung S-h	12	19
		Hung S-h	21	22
	3	M Chan Ky	17	20

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		A Klyve	3	5
		R Wang	21	21
									R Wang	4	9
									Rong B	21	21
		Chang Y-l	10	16
		Rong B	21	21
																Rong B	16	19
																J Ko	21	21
		J Ko	21	21
		Chen K-y	15	14
									J Ko	21	21
									V Phongasavithas	19	8
		V Phongasavithas
	2	N Yigit	wo

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa (champion)
2. Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (quarter-final)
3. Tony Gunawan / Howard Bach (semi-final)
4. Yoshiteru Hirobe / Kenta Kazuno (final)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	21	21
	3	Tony Gunawan Howard Bach	19	14
								1	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	21	21
								4	Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno	15	10
	4	Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno	21	21
		Jurgen Koch Peter Zauner	17	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	H Endo K Hayakawa
		BYE
								1	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21
									R Zirnwald D Obernosterer	13	18
		A Cheng A Chong	11	15
		R Zirnwald D Obernosterer	21	21
															1	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21
																J Christensen M Myhre	7	7
		L Martinez R Salles	21	14
		J Lee D Lim	23	21
									J Lee D Lim	17	13
									J Christensen M Myhre	21	21
		K Hui S Wibowo	14	10
		J Christensen M Myhre	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	T Gunawan H Bach
		BYE
								3	T Gunawan H Bach	21	21
									A Lopez L Munoz	19	12
		A Lopez L Munoz
		L Camacho K Matute	wo
															3	T Gunawan H Bach	21	21
																Chen C-j Lu C-b	17	7
		R Chew R Gunawan	7	8
		Chen C-j Lu C-b	21	21
									Chen C-j Lu C-b	21	21
									A Liu N Yakura	14	14
		A Liu N Yakura	21	21
		P Song G.J. Watts	13	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		K Asuncion A Gadi	21	20	21
		P Chew S Pongnairat	11	22	8
									K Asuncion A Gadi	21	21
									Lin Y-h Wan C-h	16	19
		Chan YH K Emerick	13	18
		Lin Y-h Wan C-h	21	21
																K Asuncion A Gadi	14	7
															4	Y Hirobe K Kazuno	21	21
		K Bohr Y Chern	7	16
		A D'Souza S Shatenko	21	21
									A D'Souza S Shatenko	6	8
								4	Y Hirobe K Kazuno	21	21
		S Phanpuchara S Phanpuchara	12	12
	4	Y Hirobe K Kazuno	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		C Lin M Lin	21	21
		J Hagen C Hem	17	9
									C Lin M Lin	25	11
									J Koch P Zauner	27	21
		J Koch P Zauner
		L Pinto F Farias	wo
																J Koch P Zauner	16	21	21
															2	V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	14	19
		A Quadri L Suarez	11r
		Lo CL J Shee	17
									Lo CL J Shee	0	5
								2	V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	21
		BYE
	2	V Ivanov I Sozonov

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (champion)
2. Valeria Sorokina / Nina Vislova (final)
3. Eva Lee / Paula Lynn Obanana (quarter-final)
4. Nicole Grether / Charmaine Reid (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	21
		Emma Wengberg Emelie Lennartsson	15	13
								1	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21	21
								2	Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova	19	17
		Vita Marissa Mona Santoso	15	19
	2	Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Matsutomo A Takahashi
		BYE
								1	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
									P Phongasavithas V Phongasavithas	5	11
		P Phongasavithas V Phongasavithas
		BYE
															1	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
																K Dewi J Gozali	14	8
		Chang H-y Hung S-c
		BYE
									Chang H-y Hung S-c	8	20
									K Dewi J Gozali	21	22
		K Dewi J Gozali
		BYE

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	E Lee P Obanana
		BYE
								3	E Lee P Obanana	21	21
									G Gao J Ko	18	15
		G Gao J Ko
		BYE
															3	E Lee P Obanana	16	21	14
																E Wengberg E Lennartsson	21	10	21
		A Klyve M Waland
		BYE
									A Klyve M Waland	10	11
									E Wengberg E Lennartsson	21	21
		E Wengberg E Lennartsson	21	21
		C Chow C Yang	15	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		V Marissa M Santoso	21	21
		R Yeh R Yeh	10	12
									V Marissa M Santoso
									Lim YT Rong B	wo
		BYE
		Lim YT Rong B
																V Marissa M Santoso	21	21
																P Chan C Tsai	15	16
		BYE
		P Chan C Tsai
									P Chan C Tsai	21	21
								4	N Grether C Reid	13	15
		BYE
	4	N Grether C Reid

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		N Yigit O Bayrak	wo
		Chen K-y J Subandhi
									Chen K-y J Subandhi	13	13
									I Wang R Wang	21	21
		BYE
		I Wang R Wang
																I Wang R Wang	15	20
															2	V Sorokina N Vislova	21	22
		BYE
		Chiang K-h Tsai P-l
									Chiang K-h Tsai P-l	13	17
								2	V Sorokina N Vislova	21	21
		BYE
	2	V Sorokina N Vislova

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Alexandr Nikolaenko / Valeria Sorokina (second round)
2. Toby Ng / Grace Gao (semi-final)
3. Kenichi Hayakawa / Misaki Matsutomo (final)
4. Roman Zirnwald / Elisabeth Baldauf (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Tony Gunawan Vita Marissa	21	21
		Howard Bach Eva Lee	13	7
									Tony Gunawan Vita Marissa	21	21
								3	Kenichi Hayakawa Misaki Matsutomo	13	10
	3	Kenichi Hayakawa Misaki Matsutomo	21	15	21
	2	Toby Ng Grace Gao	18	21	19

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	A Nikolaenko V Sorokina
		BYE
								1	A Nikolaenko V Sorokina	11	11
									T Gunawan V Marissa	21	21
		T Gunawan V Marissa	10	21	21
		Lee HL P Lun	21	12	6
																T Gunawan V Marissa	21	21
																H Endo A Takahashi	17	17
		S Wibowo P Pongasavithas
		BYE
									S Wibowo P Phongasavithas	12	11
									H Endo A Takahashi	21	21
		H Endo A Takahashi	21	21
		Chen C-j Chang Y-l	16	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	R Zirnwald E Baldauf
		BYE
								4	R Zirnwald E Baldauf	10	11
									H Bach E Lee	21	21
		H Bach E Lee	21	21
		A Liu C Tsai	13	14
																H Bach E Lee	21	21
																N Yakura P Chan	3	13
		A Chong R Yeh
		BYE
									A Chong R Yeh	16	18
									N Yakura P Chan	21	21
		A Setiadi Rong B	wo
		N Yakura P Chan

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		A Lopez R Yeh	16	21	20
		P Chew J Subandhi	21	16	22
									P Chew J Subandhi	16	21	21
									E Go P Obanana	21	13	16
		BYE
		E Go P Obanana
																P Chew J Subandhi	9	21	15
															3	K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	21	17	21
		A Amphie Zhang BW	19	26	26
		K Emerick Chen K-y	21	24	24
									A Amphie Zhang BW	21	13	14
								3	K Hayakawa M Matsutomo	12	21	21
		BYE
	3	K Hayakawa M Matsutomo

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		K Hui C Chow	21	21
		A Quadri N Gonzalez	16	8
									K Hui C Chow	15	6
									Lu C-b Pai H-m	21	21
		BYE
		Lu C-b Pai H-m
																Lu C-b Pai H-m	21	20	20
															2	T Ng G Gao	15	22	22
		R Chew M Mangkalakiri	21	21
		R Salles T Cruz	10	16
									R Chew M Mangkalakiri	9	10
								2	T Ng G Gao	21	21
		BYE
	2	T Ng G Gao