14th December, 2016 Ticketing: Ticketing: http://www.ticketmaster.ae/artist/dubai-world-superseries-finals-tickets/28990
Drawing Results: https://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draws.aspx?id=F794939C-80B9-42B5-9BCB-97B1F842B8F1 Men's Singles Group A: ● Jan O Jorgensen [DEN] ● Tian Houwei [CHN] ● Marc Zwiebler [GER] ● Hu Yun [HKG] Men's Singles Group B: ● Son Wan Ho [KOR] ● Ng Ka Long Angus [HKG] ● Victor Axelsen [DEN] ● Lee Chong Wei [MAS] Women's Singles Group A: ● Tai Tzu Ying [TPE] ● Sung Ji Hyun [KOR] ● Ratchanok Intanon [THA] ● He Bingjiao [CHN] Women's Singles Group B: ● Akane Yamaguchi [JPN] ● Sun Yu [CHN] ● Carolina Marin [ESP] ● Pusarla Venkatta Sindhu [IND] Men's Doubles Group A: ● Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda [JPN] ● Gideon Marcus Fernaldi/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo [INA] ● Angga Pratama/Ricky Karanda Suwardi [INA] ● Mads Conrad Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding [DEN] Men's Doubles Group B: ● Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong [MAS] ● Chai Biao/Hong Wei [CHN] ● Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen [CHN] ● Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen [DEN] Women's Doubles Group A: ● Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi [JPN] ● Chang Ye Na/Lee So Hee [KOR] ● Naoko Fukuman/Kurumi Yonao [JPN] ● Luo Ying/Luo Yu [CHN] Women's Doubles Group B: ● Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Christinna Pedersen [DEN] ● Jung Kyung Eun/Shen Seung Chan [KOR] ● Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan [CHN] ● Vivian Hoo/Woon Khe Wei [MAS] Mixed Doubles Group A: ● Ko Sung Hyun/Kim Ha Na [KOR] ● Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen [CHN] ● Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir [INA] ● Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto [INA] Mixed Doubles Group B: ● Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong [CHN] ● Zheng Siwei/Chen Qingchen [CHN] ● Chris Adcock/Gabrielle Adcock [ENG] ● Kenta Kazuno/Ayane Kurihara [JPN]
MS Group A <<<< Group B However WS is nicely balanced... Any predictions?? MS seems to be quite lop sided to me, WS is an entirely diff case though For me: PVS > AY and SY CM > PVS, SY, AY SY > AY TTY > RI, SJH SJH > HBJ HBJ > TTY RI > SJH, HBJ (if she's fit)
In the absence of Chen Long, Lee CW is unquestionably the top dog. Who can stop him ? No one, he himself said he's gunning for his 5th SSF crown.
Looking at the group-stage draw, Jan O Jorgensen is clear favourite to top group A while group B consists tougher competitors, Rio silver and bronze medalists Lee Chong Wei-Viktor Axelsen alongside with two dark horses Son Wan Ho and Ng Ka Long. In women's singles discipline, similar story with MS group B, Carolina Marin & P.V. Sindhu are drawn in same group also Japanese prodigy Akane Yamaguchi and Sun Yu. Group A is relatively mild competition, 2014 Champion Tai Tzu Ying has bright prospect to progress into knock-out stage, it'll be intriguing ties between Sung Ji Hyun, Ratchanok Intanon and China debutant He Bingjiao.
