2006 All England Open Badminton Championships


The 2006 All England Open 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.

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.

Venue

This international tournament was held at National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.

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.
WinnerRunner-up3/45/89/1617/3233/6465/128129/256257/512
4,2003,5702,9402,3101,6801,0504202108442

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.
EventWinnerFinalistSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Men's singles$10,000$5,000$2,500$1,250$500
Women's singles$8,625$4,125$2,250$1,125rowspan="4"
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

  1. Lin Dan
  2. Bao Chunlai '
  3. Lee Chong Wei '
  4. Peter Gade '
  5. Lee Hyun-il '
  6. Kenneth Jonassen '
  7. Chen Hong '
  8. Muhammad Hafiz Hashim '
  9. Wong Choong Hann '
  10. Ng Wei '
  11. Kuan Beng Hong '
  12. Boonsak Ponsana '
  13. Shon Seung-mo '
  14. Niels Christian Kaldau '
  15. Shōji Satō '
  16. Sairul Amar Ayob ''''

    Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women’s singles

Seeds

  1. Zhang Ning '
  2. Xie Xingfang
  3. Wang Chen '
  4. Pi Hongyan '
  5. Huaiwen Xu '
  6. Yao Jie '
  7. Mia Audina '
  8. Tracey Hallam ''''

    Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya '
  2. Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen
  3. Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng '
  4. Luluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto '
  5. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen '
  6. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan '
  7. Chan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat '
  8. Jonas Rasmussen / Peter Steffensen ''''

    Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Gao Ling / Huang Sui
  2. Lee Hyo-jung / Lee Kyung-won '
  3. Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen '
  4. Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg '
  5. Sathinee Chankrachangwong / Saralee Thungthongkam '
  6. Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty '
  7. Wei Yili / Zhang Yawen '
  8. Kumiko Ogura / Reiko Shiota ''''

    Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Lee Jae-jin / Lee Hyo-jung '
  2. Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir '
  3. Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms '
  4. Zhang Jun / Gao Ling
  5. Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam '
  6. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen '
  7. Jens Eriksen / Mette Schjoldager '
  8. Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl ''''

    Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4