2008 Malaysia Super Series

The 2008 Malaysia Super Series is the inaugural tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, from 15 to 20 January 2008.

Absence
Several top players were absence from the tournament. Among them, Lin Dan of China and Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand. Peter Gade of Denmark will not defend his men's singles crown after stay at home for his ill family. While for Xie Xingfang, the Chinese women's singles player, she has to quit after reported to have falling down in the hotel bathroom.

Seeds

 * 1) Lee Chong Wei
 * 2) 🇨🇳 Bao Chunlai (CHN)
 * 3) 🇨🇳 Chen Hong (CHN)
 * 4) Peter Gade
 * 5) Sony Dwi Kuncoro
 * 6) Taufik Hidayat
 * 7) Kenneth Jonassen
 * 8) 🇨🇳 Chen Yu (CHN)

Seeds

 * 1) 🇨🇳 Xie Xingfang (CHN)
 * 2) 🇨🇳 Zhang Ning (CHN)
 * 3) 🇨🇳 Zhu Lin (CHN)
 * 4) 🇨🇳 Lu Lan (CHN)
 * 5) 🇫🇷 Pi Hongyan (FRA)
 * 6) 🇭🇰 Wang Chen (HKG)
 * 7) 🇩🇪 Xu Huaiwen (GER)
 * 8) Wong Mew Choo

Seeds

 * 1) Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong
 * 2) Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan
 * 3) 🇨🇳 Cai Yun (CHN) / Fu Haifeng
 * 4) Candra Wijaya / 🇺🇸 Tony Gunawan (USA)
 * 5) Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah
 * 6) 🇰🇷 Jung Jae-sung (KOR) / Lee Yong-dae
 * 7) Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen
 * 8) 🇰🇷 Lee Jae-jin (KOR) / Hwang Ji-man

Seeds

 * 1) 🇨🇳 Zhang Yawen (CHN) / Wei Yili
 * 2) 🇨🇳 Yang Wei (CHN) / Zhang Jiewen
 * 3) 🇰🇷 Lee Kyung-won (KOR) / Lee Hyo-jung
 * 4) 🇨🇳 Du Jing (CHN) / Yu Yang
 * 5) Chien Yu Chin / Cheng Wen-Hsing
 * 6) 🇯🇵 Kumiko Ogura (JPN) / Reiko Shiota
 * 7) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gail Emms (ENG) / Donna Kellogg
 * 8) Lilyana Natsir / Vita Marissa

Seeds

 * 1) 🇨🇳 Zheng Bo (CHN) / Gao Ling
 * 2) Nova Widianto / Lilyana Natsir
 * 3) 🇨🇳 Xie Zhongbo (CHN) / Zhang Yawen
 * 4) Flandy Limpele / Vita Marissa
 * 5) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nathan Robertson (ENG) / Gail Emms
 * 6) 🇨🇳 He Hanbin (CHN) / Yu Yang
 * 7) Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl
 * 8) 🇹🇭 Sudket Prapakamol (THA) / Saralee Thungthongkam