2006 Swiss Open (badminton)


The 2006 Swiss Open was badminton tournament which took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on from 3 to 8 January 2006 and had a total purse of $120,000.

Tournament

The 2006 Swiss Open was the first tournament of the 2006 IBF World Grand Prix and also part of the Swiss Open championships, which had been held since 1955.

Venue

This international tournament was held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

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-up3/45/89/1617/3233/64
4,2003,5702,9402,3101,6801,050420

Prize pool

The total prize money for this tournament was US$120,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with IBF regulations.
EventWinnerFinalistSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Men's singles$9,600$4,800$2,400$1,200$480
Women's singles$8,280$3,960$2,160$1,080rowspan="4"
Men's doubles$8,640$4,800$2,880$1,680-
Women's doubles$7,320$4,800$2,640$1,320-
Mixed doubles$7,320$4,800$2,640$1,320-

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Lee Chong Wei
  2. Peter Gade '
  3. Muhammad Hafiz Hashim '
  4. Lee Hyun-il '
  5. Wong Choong Hann '
  6. Kuan Beng Hong '
  7. Shon Seung-mo '
  8. Niels Christian Kaldau '
  9. Sairul Amar Ayob '
  10. Park Sung-hwan '
  11. Dicky Palyama '
  12. Eric Pang '
  13. Geoff Bellingham '
  14. Przemysław Wacha '
  15. Björn Joppien '
  16. Bobby Milroy ''''

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Pi Hongyan '
  2. Huaiwen Xu
  3. Yao Jie '
  4. Mia Audina '
  5. Juliane Schenk '
  6. Seo Yoon-hee '
  7. Wong Mew Choo '
  8. Tracey Hallam ''''

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen '
  2. Chan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat
  3. Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif / Gan Teik Chai '
  4. Michał Łogosz / Robert Mateusiak '
  5. Robert Lin Woon Fui / Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari '
  6. Jonas Rasmussen / Peter Steffensen '
  7. Ong Soon Hock / Tan Bin Shen '
  8. Thomas Laybourn / Lars Paaske ''''

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Lee Hyo-jung / Lee Kyung-won '
  2. Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg '
  3. Ella Tripp / Joanne Wright '
  4. Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty '
  5. Britta Andersen / Mette Schjoldager '
  6. Zhang Dan / Zhao Tingting '
  7. Nicole Grether / Juliane Schenk
  8. Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin ''''

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Lee Jae-jin / Lee Hyo-jung '
  2. Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms
  3. Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl '
  4. Daniel Shirley / Sara Petersen '
  5. Anthony Clark / Donna Kellogg '
  6. Robert Blair / Natalie Munt '
  7. Anggun Nugroho / Yunita Tetty '
  8. Koo Kien Keat / Wong Pei Tty ''''