2006 All England Open Badminton Championships

2006 All England Open

Tournament details
Dates	17 January 2006 (2006-01-17) – 22 January 2006 (2006-01-22)
Edition	96th
Level	World Grand Prix 4 Stars
Total prize money	US$125,000
Venue	National Indoor Arena
Location	Birmingham, England
Champions
Men's singles	Lin Dan
Women's singles	Xie Xingfang
Men's doubles	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Women's doubles	Gao Ling Huang Sui
Mixed doubles	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
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The 2006 All England Open (officially known as the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships 2006 for sponsorship reasons) was badminton tournament which took place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England, on from 17 to 22 January 2006 and had a total purse of $125,000.^[1]

Tournament[edit]

The 2006 All England Open was the third tournament of the 2006 IBF World Grand Prix and also part of the All England Open championships, which had been held since 1899.^[1]

Venue[edit]

This international tournament was held at National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.^[1]

Point distribution[edit]

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the IBF points system for the IBF World Grand Prix 4-star event.^[2]

Prize pool[edit]

The total prize money for this tournament was US$125,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with IBF regulations.^[2]

Men's singles[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Finals[edit]

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Lin Dan	15	10	17
	3	Lee Chong Wei	9	15	14
								1	Lin Dan	15	15
								5	Lee Hyun-il	7	7
	4	Peter Gade	15	8	1
	5	Lee Hyun-il	3	15	15

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Lin D	15	9	15
		Jang Y-s	5	15	9
								1	Lin D	5	15	15
									K Ødum	15	6	4
	K Ødum		9	15	15
	E Pang		15	4	2
															1	Lin D	15	15
															9	Wong C H	6	5
	9	Wong C H	15	15
		A Bhat	9	9
								9	Wong C H	15	15
									A Ghaffar	10	5
		A Ghaffar	15	15
	Q3	Zhang Y	5	1
																						1	Lin D	15	15
																						6	K Jonassen	10	3
	6	K Jonassen	15	15
		S Sasaki	6	11
								6	K Jonassen	15	15
									T Honey	4	3
	T Honey		15	15
	S Evans		3	1
															6	K Jonassen	15	15
															16	S A Ayob	3	7
	16	S A Ayob	15	15
		J-M Lefort	5	11
								16	S A Ayob	15	9	15
								Q1	V Wibowo	9	15	4
		P Mikkelsen	13	11
	Q1	V Wibowo	15	15

Section 2[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Lee C W	15	15
		G Bellingham	3	2
								3	Lee C W	15	7	15
									B Joppien	6	15	3
	B Rafn		9	7
	B Joppien		15	15
															3	Lee C W	15	15
															Q4	Wu YY	8	0
	14	N C Kaldau	17	15
		P Sapkulchananart	16	12
								14	N C Kaldau	11	0r
								Q4	Wu YY	15	6
		N Kidd	9	6
	Q4	Wu YY	15	15
																						3	Lee C W	9	17	15
																						7	Chen H	15	14	2
	7	Chen H	15	15
		Y Nakanishi	8	7
								7	Chen H	15	15
									S Pukhov	7	4
	J-K Leth		5	11
	S Pukhov		15	15
															7	Chen H	15	15
																Yeoh K B	11	11
	13	Shon S-m	15	15
		A Dabeka	10	12
								13	Shon S-m	8	16
									Yeoh K B	15	17
		Yeoh K B	15	15
	Q7	V Druzchenko	7	7

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		N Rice	9	11
	Q2	C Baxter	15	15
								Q2	C Baxter	8	8
								12	B Ponsana	15	15
	PFQ	R Ouseph	9	13
	12	B Ponsana	15	15
															12	B Ponsana	14	14
																Chen J	17	17
	J Fischer Nielsen		15	15
	P Yang		4	2
								J Fischer Nielsen		5	8
								Chen J		15	15
		Chen J	17	15
	8	M H Hashim	14	5
																							Chen J	6	13
																						4	P Gade	15	15
		K Ipsen	8	10
	Q6	K Saeki	15	15
								Q6	K Saeki	15	6	0
								10	Ng W	9	15	15
		J Gordon	9	3
	10	Ng W	15	15
															10	Ng W	8	5
															4	P Gade	15	15
	Pei W C		15	15
	M Lewis		6	7
									Pei W C	1	4
								4	P Gade	15	15
		Park S-h	4	9
	4	P Gade	15	15

Section 4[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		A Smith	6	15	11
	Q5	C Lind Thomsen	15	5	15
								Q5	C Lind Thomsen	12	9
								11	Kuan B H	15	15
		B Milroy	10	8
	11	Kuan B H	15	15
															11	Kuan B H	1	5
															5	Lee H-i	15	15
	M Christensen		15	15
	P Koukal		12	11
									M Christensen	7	1
								5	Lee H-i	15	15
		C Anand	0	3
	5	Lee H-i	15	15
																						5	Lee H-i	15	15
																						15	S Satō	7	11
	Lee T S		15	15
	S D Kuncoro		5	8
									Lee T S	12	5
								15	S Satō	15	15
		A Rasidi	2	3
	15	S Satō	15	15
															15	S Satō	15	3
																J Persson	1	1r
	J Persson		12	15	15
	D Palyama		15	4	7
									J Persson	17	10
								2	Bao CL	15	5r
		J Moody	9	11
	2	Bao CL	15	15

Women’s singles[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Finals[edit]

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Zhang Ning	11	9	11
	4	Pi Hongyan	3	11	3
								1	Zhang Ning	6	11	2
								2	Xie Xingfang	11	4	11
	7	Mia Audina	13	0	7
	2	Xie Xingfang	11	11	11

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								1	Zhang N	11	11
									Yip P Y	4	2
															1	Zhang N	11	11
																J Schenk	4	3
	J Schenk		11	11
	T Hoey		4	1
								J Schenk		11	11
								J Pittard		3	3
	J Pittard		9	11	11
	L Zetchiri		11	8	9
																						1	Zhang N	11	11
																							E Hirose	8	6
								PFQ	N Weckström	7	5
									R Hindley	11	11
															R Hindley		4	1
															E Hirose		11	11
	Jang S-y		5	9
	A Rice		11	11
								A Rice		6	0
								E Hirose		11	11
		E Hirose	11	11
	Q4	J Meulendijks	1	2

Section 2[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								4	Pi HY	11	11
									S Mudukasan	1	0
															4	Pi HY	11	11
																Lu L	6	4
	Hwang H-y		11	11
	S Ponsana		3	5
								Hwang H-y		11	9	2
								Lu L		4	11	11
	Lu L		11	11
	E Karachkova		2	5
																						4	Pi HY	11	11
																							Cheng S-c	1	1
								8	T Hallam	9	11
									Cheng S-c	11	13
																Cheng S-c	11	11
															Q2	Chien Y-c	8	9
	P Overzier		11	11
	Y Wemyss		9	5
									P Overzier	11	7	4
								Q2	Chien Y-c	5	11	11
		R van Cutsen	5	11
	Q2	Chien Y-c	11	13

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		Lee Y-h	11	11
	Q1	N Brosolat Jensen	3	8
								Lee Y-h		3	7
								Jiang YJ		11	11
	Jiang YJ		11	11
	C Sørensen		1	4
																Jiang YJ	5	11	6
															7	M Audina	11	6	11
									K Tolmoff	6	6
								7	M Audina	11	11
																						7	M Audina	9	11	11
																						3	Wang C	11	7	7
	N Grether		11	11
	A Nieminen		4	8
								N Grether		9	7
								Y Hirayama		11	11
	E Cann		3	1
	Y Hirayama		11	11
																Y Hirayama	7	7
															3	Wang C	11	11
									M Meemek	7	6
								3	Wang C	11	11

Section 4[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		T Rasmussen	11	11
	Q3	Lee H-j	7	9
								T Rasmussen		2	6
								Wong M C		11	11
	J Mann		5	1
	Wong M C		11	11
																Wong M C	5	9
															5	HW Xu	11	11
									C Reid	1	1
								5	HW Xu	11	11
																						5	HW Xu	2	5
																						2	Xie XF	11	11
	K Mori		11	11
	J Cicognini		8	2
								K Mori		11	11
								Seo Y-h		3	3
	Seo Y-h		9	11	11
	S Hughes		11	6	9
																K Mori	6	0
															2	Xie XF	11	11
									R Bellingham	4	4
								2	Xie XF	11	11

Men's doubles[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Finals[edit]

	Semi-finals							Final
		Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15	15
		Robert Lin Woon Fui Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari	8	7
									Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	6	17	2
								2	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15	14	15
		Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Gan Teik Chai	14	9
	2	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	17	15

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								1	S Budiarto C Wijaya	15	8	10
									Choong T F Lee W W	9	15	15
															Choong T F Lee W W		15	15
															K Masuda T Ōtsuka		11	12
	R Bosch J Wouters		4	0
	K Masuda T Ōtsuka		15	15
								K Masuda T Ōtsuka		15	15
								I Palethorpe K Roebuck		1	12
	I Palethorpe K Roebuck		15	15
	V Ivanov V Malkov		2	4
																						Choong T F Lee W W		15	15
																						Jung J-s Lee Y-d		6	4
								7	Chan C M Koo K K	15	15
									D T. Forbes S Kerr	3	4
															7	Chan C M Koo K K	0r
																Jung J-s Lee Y-d	10
	Liu K W A S Njoto		9	13
	Jung J-s Lee Y-d		15	15
								Jung J-s Lee Y-d		15	15
								S Anukritayawon N Saengsila		1	5
	J-M Lefort S Vincent		4	13
	S Anukritayawon N Saengsila		15	15

Section 2[edit]