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

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

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

Point distribution

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]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512
4,200	3,570	2,940	2,310	1,680	1,050	420	210	84	42

Prize pool

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

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Men's singles	$10,000	$5,000	$2,500	$1,250	$500
Women's singles	$8,625	$4,125	$2,250	$1,125	—
Men's doubles	$9,000	$5,000	$3,000	$1,750
Women's doubles	$7,625	$5,000	$2,750	$1,375
Mixed doubles	$7,625	$5,000	$2,750	$1,375

Men's singles

Seeds

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

Seeds

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	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

Section 3

	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

	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

Seeds

Finals

	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

Section 1

	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

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								3	Cai Y Fu HF	15	15
									G Bellingham C Cooper	9	3
															3	Cai Y Fu HF	3	6
																R Lin W F M F Mohd Tazari	15	15
	A Kristiansen S Mollyhus		4	6
	R Lin W F M F Mohd Tazari		15	15
									R Lin W F M F Mohd Tazari	15	15
								PFQ	R Adcock R Middleton	8	6
		J Morgan J Phillips	7	7
	PFQ	R Adcock R Middleton	15	15
																						R Lin W F M F Mohd Tazari		13	15	15
																						T Laybourn L Paaske		15	12	7
								5	M Boe C Mogensen	15	15
									M Andrey C Bösiger	1	5
															5	M Boe C Mogensen	15	9	11
																T Laybourn L Paaske	12	15	15
		T Laybourn L Paaske	15	15
	Q1	V Durkin A Nikolaenko	9	10
								T Laybourn L Paaske		15	15
								M Fuchs R Spitko		8	11
	E Foster M Honey		15	8	8
	M Fuchs R Spitko		11	15	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
	M Hughes M Lewis		4	5
	M Z Abdul Latif Gan T C		15	15
								M Z Abdul Latif Gan T C		15	15
								R Bonde K Henriksen		11	3
	R Bonde K Henriksen		15	15
	C Dednam D James		3	7
																M Z Abdul Latif Gan T C	13	15	15
															8	J Rasmussen P Steffensen	15	8	7
								PFQ	C Hill K Turnbull	0	0
								8	J Rasmussen P Steffensen	15	15
																							M Z Abdul Latif Gan T C	15	15	15
																						4	L Hadiyanto A Yulianto	13	17	3
	K Hopp I Kindervater		8	17	12
	Kang M-w Yoo Y-s		15	16	15
								Kang M-w Yoo Y-s		8	15	5
								P Ngernsrisuk S Prapakamol		15	2	15
	Han S-h Hwang J-m		14	15
	P Ngernsrisuk S Prapakamol		17	17
																P Ngernsrisuk S Prapakamol	13	6
															4	L Hadiyanto A Yulianto	15	15
									S Archer D Lindley	15	13	9
								4	L Hadiyanto A Yulianto	11	15	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
	Guo ZD Xie ZB		15	15
	J Gordon D Shirley		13	10
								Guo ZD Xie ZB		15	16	15
								Jung T-k Lee J-j		12	17	8
	Jung T-k Lee J-j		15	15
	S Nakao S Sakamoto		8	7
															Guo ZD Xie ZB		15	15
															R Blair A Clark		7	3
									R Blair A Clark	15	15
								6	M Kido H Setiawan	11	8
																							Guo ZD Xie ZB	12	8
																						2	J Eriksen M Lundgaard Hansen	15	15
	E Pang K Ridder		6	4
	M Popov S Stoyanov		15	15
								M Popov S Stoyanov		15	15
								C Langridge C Tonks		7	12
	C Langridge C Tonks		12	15	15
	S Lunev A Vasiljev		15	9	3
																M Popov S Stoyanov	3	3
															2	J Eriksen M Lundgaard Hansen	15	15
									Ong S H Tan B S	9	8
								2	J Eriksen M Lundgaard Hansen	15	15

Women's doubles

Seeds

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Gao Ling Huang Sui	15	15
	7	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	11	9
								1	Gao Ling Huang Sui	6	15	15
								3	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15	11	2
	3	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15	15
	2	Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won	4	9

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Gao L Huang S	15	15
		N Munt S Rayappan	4	4
								1	Gao L Huang S	15	15
								SUB	P Harder M Schjøtt-Kristensen	2	0
	SUB	P Harder M Schjøtt-Kristensen	15	15
		H Nichol C Reid	6	9
															1	Gao L Huang S	15	15
															8	K Ogura R Shiota	8	6
	8	K Ogura R Shiota	15	15
		E Dimova A Efremova	4	1
								8	K Ogura R Shiota	15	7	17
									Ha J-e Hwang Y-m	3	15	15
	B Overzier M Peiffer		11	6
	Ha J-e Hwang Y-m		15	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	G Emms D Kellogg	15	15
		N Gordon S Petersen	6	9
								4	G Emms D Kellogg	15	15
									E Bergblom J Persson	10	9
	N Grether J Schenk		9	15	12
	E Bergblom J Persson		15	9	15
															4	G Emms D Kellogg	9	1
															7	Wei YL Zhang YW	15	15
	7	Wei YL Zhang YW	15	15
		D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul	3	5
								7	Wei YL Zhang YW	15	15
									Mooi H Y Ooi S A	5	3
		Mooi H Y Ooi S A	15	15
	Q1	É Eymard W Rahamawati	7	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	J Nicholas E Tripp		11	8
	Cheng W-h Chien Y-c		15	15
									Cheng W-h Chien Y-c	15	15
								6	Chin E H Wong P T	12	10
		M Meemek S Ponsana	3	9
	6	Chin E H Wong P T	15	15
																Cheng W-h Chien Y-c	5	3
															3	Yang W Zhang JW	15	15
	L Frier Kristiansen K R Juhl		7	12
	J Novita G Polii		15	15
									J Novita G Polii	8	9
								3	Yang W Zhang JW	15	15
		R Bellingham R Hindley	3	1
	3	Yang W Zhang JW	15	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	S Marinello K Piotrowski		10	0
	A Akao T Matsuda		15	15
									A Akao T Matsuda	15	15
								5	S Chankrachangwong S Thungthongkam	9	8
		V Sorokina N Vislova	15	7
	5	S Chankrachangwong S Thungthongkam	17	15
																A Akao T Matsuda	8	9
															2	Lee H-j Lee K-w	15	15
		B Andersen M Schjoldager	15	15
	PFQ	R van Cutsen P van Dooremalen	2	11
									B Andersen M Schjoldager	0	2
								2	Lee H-j Lee K-w	15	15
		Ang L P Lim P S	5	6
	2	Lee H-j Lee K-w	15	15

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	16	11
	4	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	17	15
								4	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	12	17	15
								3	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15	14	1
	3	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15	15
	2	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	12	4

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Lee J-j Lee H-j	15	15
		K Masuda T Matsuda	5	6
								1	Lee J-j Lee H-j	15	17
									A Clark D Kellogg	9	15
	A Clark D Kellogg		15	15
	N Saengsila D Aroonkesorn		2	6
															1	Lee J-j Lee H-j	15	15
															7	J Eriksen M Schjoldager	12	5
	7	J Eriksen M Schjoldager	15	15
		D Shirley S Petersen	4	9
								7	J Eriksen M Schjoldager	15	15
								Q2	C Mogensen L Frier Kristiansen	6	7
		K Hopp B Overzier	4	13
	Q2	C Mogensen L Frier Kristiansen	15	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Zhang J Gao L	15	15
		Yoo Y-s Ha J-e	1	10
								4	Zhang J Gao L	15	15
									J-M Lefort W Rahmawati	9	3
	PFQ	J Wouters P van Dooremalen	3	17	7
		J-M Lefort W Rahmawati	15	15	15
															4	Zhang J Gao L	15	15
															5	S Prapakamol S Thungthongkam	7	4
	5	S Prapakamol S Thungthongkam	15	15
	PFQ	M F Mohd Tazari Ooi S A	0	9
								5	S Prapakamol S Thungthongkam	15	15
									D Lindley S Rayappan	7	13
		D Lindley S Rayappan	15	5	15
	Q1	S Archer E Tripp	12	15	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		I Kindervater K Piotrowski	15	9	15
	Q3	V Druzchenko J Persson	10	15	2
									I Kindervater K Piotrowski	4	6
								6	Xie ZB Zhang YW	15	15
		C Cooper L Shirley	4	2
	6	Xie ZB Zhang YW	15	15
															6	Xie ZB Zhang YW	5	15	13
															3	N Robertson G Emms	15	8	15
	J Rasmussen B Andersen		15	15	15
	A Bowman K McEwan		17	5	12
									J Rasmussen B Andersen	5	3
								3	N Robertson G Emms	15	15
		S Nakao A Akao	4	3
	3	N Robertson G Emms	15	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	R Blair N Munt		13	5
	Koo K K Wong P T		15	15
									Koo K K Wong P T	15	11	8
								8	T Laybourn K R Juhl	3	15	15
		Lee Y-d Hwang Y-m	13	15
	8	T Laybourn K R Juhl	15	17
															8	T Laybourn K R Juhl	15	9	11
															2	N Widianto L Natsir	13	15	15
	P Steffensen P Harder		9	13
	S Anugritayawon K Voravichitchaikul		15	15
									S Anugritayawon K Voravichitchaikul	2	12
								2	N Widianto L Natsir	15	15
		M Fuchs S Marinello	7	4
	2	N Widianto L Natsir	15	15

References

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