By tradition, Copenhagen Masters will provide the frame for the crowning of the Badminton Player of the Year - but this year the election does not stop at that one. This year we inaugurated a new price, "The Comet of the Year", which also will be unveiled on the 28th of December’s evening session.
The time schedule looks like this:
Sunday 27 december
Kl. 13:00 Session 1
Kl. 19:00 Session 2
Monday 28 december
Kl. 13:00 Session 1
Kl. 19:00 Session 2 and the award ceremony of "Badminton Player of the Year 2009" and "Comet of the Year 2009"
Tuesday 29 december
18:00 Finals
To see the specific playing schedule, click here
This year there will be played matches in four events and the field for each event looks like this:
Men's Singles:
Peter Gade, Denmark
Jan Ø. Jørgensen, Denmark
Wei Feng Chong, Malaysia
Simon Santoso, Indonesia
Marc Zwiebler, Germany
Dicky Palyama, Netherlands
Women's Singles
Tine Rasmussen, Denmark
Lydia Cheah, Malaysia
Jie Yao, Netherlands
Ella Diehl, Russia
Men's Doubles
Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen, Denmark
Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen, Denmark
Mak Hee Chun / Tan Wee Kiong, Malaysia
Markus Kido / Hendra Setiawan, Indonesia
Mixed doubles
Joachim Fischer / Chris Tinna Pedersen, Denmark
Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl, Denmark
Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir, Indonesia
Robert Mateusiak / Nadiezda Kostiuczyk, Poland
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Assistant national coach, Claus Poulsen, gives here four short appetizers in English on what to expect in each event.
Claus Poulsen on Men's Singles, click here
Claus Poulsen on women's singles, click here
Claus Poulsen on the men's doubles
Claus Poulsen on the mixed doubles, click here
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