The2011 BWF Super Series was the fifth season of theBWF Super Series. This season marked the beginning of a three-year cycle of the event, the second after the first four-year one from 2007 to 2010. A few changes were announced by theBadminton World Federation (BWF), as theIndia Open was promoted up one stage from the Grand Prix Gold level, while theSwiss Open was dropped from the Super Series.[1] Five tournaments were promoted to become slightly higher-level Super Series Premier events with more prize money awarded than in the Super Series tournaments.[2]
The Masters Finals were held inLiuzhou,China from December 14–18, 2011.[3]