2006 IBF World Grand Prix

2006 IBF World Grand Prix
Tournament details
Dates	January 3, 2006 –; December 17, 2006
Edition	24th
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DatesJanuary 3, 2006 –
December 17, 2006

Edition24th

The 2006 IBF World Grand Prix was the twenty-fourth, and the last edition of the IBF World Grand Prix of badminton. It was replaced by the BWF Super Series & BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix for the 2007 season.

Tour	Report	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
6-stars
China Masters	Report	Chen Jin	Wang Lin	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen
Indonesia Open	Report	Taufik Hidayat	Zhu Lin	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen
Korea Open	Report	Bao Chunlai	Lu Lan	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
Hong Kong Open	Report	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan		Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting
China Open	Report	Chen Hong	Zhang Ning	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan		Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen
5-stars
Singapore Open	Report	Peter Gade	Pi Hongyan	Sigit Budiarto Flandy Limpele	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
Chinese Taipei Open	Report	Lin Dan	Zhang Ning	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
Japan Open	Report	Lin Dan	Zhang Ning	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa
Denmark Open	Report	Chen Hong	Jiang Yanjiao	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg
4-stars
Swiss Open	Report	Lee Chong Wei	Huaiwen Xu	Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	Du Jing Yu Yang	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms
All England Open	Report	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
Philippines Open	Report	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	Saina Nehwal	Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	Jo Novita Greysia Polii	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam
Malaysia Open	Report	Lee Chong Wei	Zhang Ning	Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
Macau Open	Report	Lin Dan	Judith Meulendijks	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
3-stars
German Open	Report	Chen Jin	Zhang Ning	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
Thailand Open	Report	Chen Yu	Zhu Lin	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	Lee Yong-dae Hwang Yu-mi
2-stars
New Zealand Open	Report	Lee Tsuen Seng	Huang Chia-chi	Eng Hian Rian Sukmawan	Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia	Hendri Saputra Li Yujia
Bitburger Open	Report	Ronald Susilo	Huaiwen Xu	Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
Dutch Open	Report	Sairul Amar Ayob	Adriyanti Firdasari	Eng Hian Rian Sukmawan	Rani Mundiasti Endang Nursugianti	Robert Blair Jenny Wallwork
1-star
U.S. Open	Report	Yousuke Nakanishi	Ella Karachkova	Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova	Sergey Ivlev Nina Vislova
Vietnam Open	Report	Andrew Smith	Bae Seung-hee	Jeon Jun-bum Yoo Yeon-seong	Kim Jin-ock Lee Jung-mi	Yoo Yeon-seong Lee Jung-mi
Bulgarian Open	Report	Kasper Ødum	Petya Nedelcheva	Mathias Boe Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Meiliana Jauhari Purwati	Aleksandr Nikolaenko Nina Vislova
Syed Modi International	Cancelled

Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
3 – 8 January	Swiss Open (Draw) Host: Basel, Switzerland Venue: St. Jakobshalle Level: 4-stars Prize: $120,000 Format: 56MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lee Chong Wei	Xia Xuanze
		Score: 15–8, 15–0
		Huaiwen Xu	Zhu Lin
		Score: 11–9, 11–4
		Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
		Score: 17–14, 8–15, 17–14
		Du Jing Yu Yang	Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting
		Score: 15–5, 10–15, 15–11
		Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	Robert Blair Natalie Munt
		Score: 14–17, 15–7, 15–2
10 – 15 January	German Open (Draw) Host: Mülheim, Germany Venue: RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle Level: 3-stars Prize: $80,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Chen Jin	Chen Hong
		Score: 15–3, 15–7
		Zhang Ning	Lu Lan
		Score: 11–8, 11–3
		Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Robert Blair Anthony Clark
		Score: 15–11, 15–6
		Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Gao Ling Huang Sui
		Score: 3–15, 15–11, 15–10
		Zhang Jun Gao Ling	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen
		Score: 15–11, 15–12
17 – 22 January	All England Open (Draw) Host: Birmingham, England Venue: National Indoor Arena Level: 4-stars Prize: $125,000 Format: 64MS/48WS/48MD/32WD/32XD	Lin Dan	Lee Hyun-il
		Score: 15–7, 15–7
		Xie Xingfang	Zhang Ning
		Score: 11–6, 4–11, 11–2
		Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
		Score: 15–6, 14–17, 15–2
		Gao Ling Huang Sui	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen
		Score: 15–11, 15–2
		Zhang Jun Gao Ling	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms
		Score: 12–15, 17–14, 15–1

Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
8 - 12 March	China Masters (Draw) Host: Chengdu, China Venue: Sichuan Gymnasium Level: 6-stars Prize: $250,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/24MD/16WD/24XD	Chen Jin	Peter Gade
		Score: 21–19, 21–14
		Wang Lin	Xie Xingfang
		Score: 15–21, 21–13, 21–15
		Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
		Score: 21–17, 21–17
		Gao Ling Huang Sui	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen
		Score: 21–12, 18–21, 21–14
		Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
		Score: 21–16, 10–21, 22–20

Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
24 – 28 May	Philippines Open (Draw) Host: Manila, Philippines Venue: PhilSports Arena Level: 4-stars Prize: $120,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	Roslin Hashim
		Score: 21–19, 21–7
		Saina Nehwal	Julia Wong Pei Xian
		Score: 21–15, 22–20
		Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi
		Score: 18–21, 21–12, 21–19
		Jo Novita Greysia Polii	Rani Mundiasti Endang Nursugianti
		Score: 21–16, 21–13
		Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion
		Score: 21–18, 21–16
29 May – 4 June	Indonesia Open (Draw) Host: Surabaya, Indonesia Venue: GOR Kertajaya Level: 6-stars Prize: $250,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Taufik Hidayat	Bao Chunlai
		Score: 21–18, 21–19
		Zhu Lin	Lu Lan
		Score: 21–11, 21–16
		Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
		Score: 21–17, 21–16
		Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen
		Score: 21–11, 21–16
		Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
		Score: 21–19, 21–15

Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
6 – 11 June	Singapore Open (Draw) Host: Singapore Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium Level: 5-stars Prize: $170,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Peter Gade	Kenneth Jonassen
		Score: 21–10, 21–14
		Pi Hongyan	Mia Audina
		Score: 22–20, 22–20
		Sigit Budiarto Flandy Limpele	Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske
		Score: 21–8, 21–16
		Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting
		Score: 21–18, 21–18
		Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms
		Score: 21–16, 20–22, 23–21
13 – 18 June	Malaysia Open (Draw) Host: Kuching, Malaysia Venue: Stadium Perpaduan Level: 4-stars Prize: $125,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lee Chong Wei	Lin Dan
		Score: 21–18, 18–21, 23–21
		Zhang Ning	Tracey Hallam
		Score: 21–12, 21–13
		Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	Robert Lin Woon Fui Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
		Score: 14–21, 21–11, 21–17
		Gao Ling Huang Sui	Du Jing Yu Yang
		Score: 9–21, 21–16, 21–17
		Zhang Jun Gao Ling	Jonas Rasmussen Britta Andersen
		Score: 19–21, 21–14, 21–15
20 – 25 June	Chinese Taipei Open (Draw) Host: Taipei, Taiwan Venue: Taipei Physical Education Indoor Stadium Level: 5-stars Prize: $170,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lin Dan	Lee Chong Wei
		Score: 21–18, 12–21, 21–11
		Zhang Ning	Xie Xingfang
		Score: 21–15, 21–15
		Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
		Score: 21–14, 21–18
		Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	Gao Ling Huang Sui
		Score: 21–18, 9–21, 21–17
		Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung
		Score: 17–21, 23–21, 21–13

2006 IBF World Grand Prix

Key

Winners

Finals

January

March

May

June

July

August

October

November

December

Statistics

Performance by countries

Performance by categories

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

References

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Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
19 – 23 July	Macau Open (Draw) Host: Macau Venue: Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion Level: 4-stars Prize: $120,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lin Dan	Lee Chong Wei
		Score: 21–18, 18–21, 21–18
		Judith Meulendijks	Yip Pui Yin
		Score: 19–21, 21–16, 21–19
		Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	Guo Zhendong Zheng Bo
		Score: 21–12, 9–21, 21–19
		Gao Ling Huang Sui	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won
		Score: 17–21, 21–14, 21–14
		Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
		Score: 21–19, 22–20
25 – 30 July	Thailand Open (Draw) Host: Bangkok, Thailand Venue: Indoor Stadium Huamark Level: 3-stars Prize: $80,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Chen Yu	Chen Jin
		Score: 21–17, 21–23, 22–20
		Zhu Lin	Hwang Hye-youn
		Score: 21–13, 18–21, 21–15
		Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man
		Score: Walkover
		Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	Sathinee Chankrachangwong Saralee Thungthongkam
		Score: 21–18, 21–9
		Lee Yong-dae Hwang Yu-mi	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam
		Score: 21–11, 18–21, 22–20

Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
1 – 6 August	New Zealand Open (Draw) Host: Auckland, New Zealand Venue: Auckland Badminton Hall Level: 2-stars Prize: $50,000 Format: 48MS/48WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lee Tsuen Seng	Ronald Susilo
		Score: 21–18, 21–13
		Huang Chia-chi	Xing Aiying
		Score: 21–18, 22–24, 21–15
		Eng Hian Rian Sukmawan	Hendri Saputra Hendra Wijaya
		Score: 21–13, 11–9 Retired
		Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia	Lim Pek Siah Joanne Quay
		Score: 21–11, 19–21, 21–15
		Hendri Saputra Li Yujia	Hendra Wijaya Frances Liu
		Score: 21–11, 21–12
8 – 13 August	U.S. Open (Draw) Host: Orange, California, United States Venue: Orange County Badminton Club Level: 1-star Prize: $30,000 Format: 32MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Yousuke Nakanishi	Andrew Dabeka
		Score: 21–16, 21–13
		Ella Karachkova	Lee Joo-hyun
		Score: 11–6 Retired
		Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko
		Score: 21–10, 21–19
		Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova	Ella Karachkova Marina Yakusheva
		Score: 21–15, 21–18
		Sergey Ivlev Nina Vislova	Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina
		Score: 15–21, 21–15, 21–13
21 – 27 August	Korea Open (Draw) Host: Seoul, South Korea Venue: Jangchung Gymnasium Level: 6-star Prize: $300,000 Format: 64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Bao Chunlai	Roslin Hashim
		Score: 21–18, 21–16
		Lu Lan	Zhu Lin
		Score: 21–18, 21–11
		Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man
		Score: 21–18, 21–18
		Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Jo Novita Greysia Polii
		Score: 21–10, 21–11
		Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager
		Score: 23–21, 21–18
28 August – 2 September	Hong Kong Open (Draw) Host: Hong Kong Venue: Queen Elizabeth Stadium Level: 6-star Prize: $250,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lin Dan	Lee Chong Wei
		Score: 21–19, 8–21, 21–16
		Xie Xingfang	Zhang Ning
		Score: Walkover
		Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
		Score: 22–24, 21–16, 22–20
		Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Gao Ling Huang Sui
		Score: 21–19, 15–21, 21–19
		Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
		Score: 22–20, 21–19

Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
10 – 15 October	Japan Open (Draw) Host: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Yoyogi National Gymnasium Level: 5-stars Prize: $180,000 Format: 48MS/48WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Lin Dan	Taufik Hidayat
		Score: 16–21, 21–16, 21–3
		Zhang Ning	Xie Xingfang
		Score: 21–11, 16–21, 30–29
		Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong
		Score: 21–15, 21–14
		Gao Ling Huang Sui	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen
		Score: 21–15, 21–17
		Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
		Score: 11–21, 21–18, 21–17
17 – 22 October	China Open (Draw) Host: Guangzhou, China Venue: Tianhe Gymnasium Level: 6-star Prize: $250,000 Format: 48MS/48WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Chen Hong	Bao Chunlai
		Score: 21–17, 21–19
		Zhang Ning	Yao Jie
		Score: 21–14, 21–5
		Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
		Score: 21–16, 21–16
		Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen
		Score: 21–17, 21–7
		Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	Xu Chen Zhao Tingting
		Score: 21–19, 21–5
24 – 29 October	Bitburger Open (Draw) Host: Saarbrücken, Germany Venue: Saarlandhalle Level: 2-star Prize: $50,000 Format: 64MS/64WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Ronald Susilo	Kendrick Lee
		Score: 21–11, 21–16
		Huaiwen Xu	Maria Kristin Yulianti
		Score: 21–17, 21–17
		Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi
		Score: 21–13, 21–13
		Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia	Endang Nursugianti Rani Mundiasti
		Score: 21–12, 21–15
		Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	Hendri Saputra Li Yujia
		Score: 22–24, 21–16, 21–8
31 October – 5 November	Denmark Open (Draw) Host: Aarhus, Denmark Venue: Atletion NRGi Arena Level: 5-star Prize: $170,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Chen Hong	Chen Yu
		Score: 21–18, 21–18
		Jiang Yanjiao	Lu Lan
		Score: 21–14, 21–14
		Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	Mathias Boe Joachim Fischer Nielsen
		Score: 18–21, 21–10, 21–17
		Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	Gail Emms Donna Kellogg
		Score: 22–20, 21–10
		Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
		Score: 14–21, 21–14, 22–20

Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
7 – 12 November	Dutch Open (Draw) Host: 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands Venue: Maaspoort Level: 2-stars Prize: $50,000 Format: 48MS/48WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Sairul Amar Ayob	Wu Yunyong
		Score: 22–20, 14–21, 21–9
		Adriyanti Firdasari	Li Wenyan
		Score: 21–16, 21–19
		Eng Hian Rian Sukmawan	Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi
		Score: 21–15, 21–10
		Rani Mundiasti Endang Nursugianti	Michaela Peiffer Kathrin Piotrowski
		Score: 21–16, 21–16
		Robert Blair Jenny Wallwork	Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa
		Score: 21–18, 21–18
14 – 19 November	Vietnam Open (Draw) Host: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Venue: Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium Level: 1-star Prize: $30,000 Format: 48MS/48WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Andrew Smith	Ismail Saman
		Score: 21–14, 12–21, 21–19
		Bae Seung-hee	Anita Raj Kaur
		Score: 21–8, 21–18
		Jeon Jun-bum Yoo Yeon-seong	Chew Choon Eng Hong Chieng Hun
		Score: 21–19, 21–19
		Kim Jin-ock Lee Jung-mi	Bae Seung-hee Kang Joo-young
		Score: 22–20, 21–14
		Yoo Yeon-seong Lee Jung-mi	Kang Myeong-won Kang Joo-yong
		Score: 21–17, 17–21, 21–18

Date	Tournament	Champions	Runners-up
6 – 10 December	Bulgarian Open (Draw) Host: Sofia, Bulgaria Venue: Sports Hall Sofia Level: 1-stars Prize: $30,000 Format: 64MS/32WS/32MD/32WD/32XD	Kasper Ødum	Lee Tsuen Seng
		Score: 17–21, 23–21, 21–19
		Petya Nedelcheva	Ella Karachkova
		Score: 19–21, 21–19, 21–16
		Mathias Boe Joachim Fischer Nielsen	Simon Mollyhus Anders Kristiansen
		Score: 18–21, 21–18, 25–23
		Meiliana Jauhari Purwati	Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova
		Score: 21–10, 21–9
		Aleksandr Nikolaenko Nina Vislova	Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
		Score: 22–20, 22–20

Rank	Team	6*					5*				4*					3*		2*			1*			Total
Rank	Team	CHN	INA	KOR	HKG	CHN	SIN	TPE	JPN	DEN	SUI	ENG	PHI	MAS	MAC	GER	THA	NZL	GER	NED	USA	VIE	BUL	Total
1	China	4	3	3	4	4	1	3	3	2	1	4		3	3	4	2							44
2	Indonesia		1.5	1.5	1	1	2	1	1.5				1					1		3			1	15.5
3	South Korea							1								1	3					4		9
4	Denmark	1					1			1		1			1								2	7
5	Malaysia										2		1	2				1		1				7
6	England									1	1									1		1		4
7	Singapore																	2	2					4
8	Russia																				3		1	4
9	Poland									1									2					3
10	United States		0.5	0.5					0.5												1			2.5
11	Germany										1								1					2
12	France						1																	1
13	Hong Kong												1											1
	India												1											1
	Netherlands														1									1
	Thailand												1											1
17	Australia																	1						1
18	Bulgaria																						1	1
18	Japan																				1			1

v t e 2006 IBF World Grand Prix
6-stars	China Masters Indonesia Open Korea Open Hong Kong Open China Open
5-stars	Singapore Open Chinese Taipei Open Japan Open Denmark Open
4-stars	Swiss Open All England Open Philippines Open Malaysia Open Macau Open
3-stars	German Open Thailand Open
2-stars	New Zealand Open Bitburger Open Dutch Open
1-star	U.S. Open Vietnam Open Bulgarian Open