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2006 All England Open Badminton Championships
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. 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. 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. Men's singles Seeds # Lin Dan (Champion) # Bao Chunlai ''(Second Round)'' # Lee Chong Wei ''( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utilita Arena Birmingham
Arena Birmingham (known for sponsorship reasons as Utilita Arena Birmingham, and previously as The Barclaycard Arena and originally as the National Indoor Arena) is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group. When it was opened in 1991, it was the largest indoor arena in the UK. The arena was renamed Utilita Arena Birmingham on 15 April 2020. The arena is located alongside the Birmingham Canal Navigations Main Line's Old Turn Junction and opposite the National Sea Life Centre in Brindleyplace. The building straddles the main Birmingham to Wolverhampton Intercity railway line (originally the Stour Valley Line), but does not have a station of its own. There are three adjoining car parks with a total of 2,156 spaces. Close to the arena is The ICC which is also owned by the NEC Group. It is currently the third-largest indoor arena in the United Kingdom by capacity. In 2019, the arena had ticket sales o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Hyun-il
Lee Hyun-il ( ko, 이현일; born 17 April 1980) is a former badminton player from South Korea. He is a former World and Asian Championships bronze medalist, and was part of South Korean team that won the 2003 Sudirman Cup as well the gold medals at the 2002 and 2014 Asian Games. Career 2002 Asian Games Lee competed in the 2002 Asian Games where he showed signs of promise as an ace singles player for team Korea. In the men's team event, Lee dominated the opponents he faced in the tourney, completing all three matches less than 30 minutes and allowing only seven points in the semifinals and eight in the final. Team Korea eventually won their first men's team gold medal since 1986 when Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-soo led the team. 2003 Sudirman Cup At the 2003 Sudirman Cup held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Lee helped his team to win its third Sudirman Cup title, winning all three singles matches. Though many great doubles players from South Korea had won numerous intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasper Ødum
Kasper Ødum (born 17 March 1979) is a Danish badminton player. Career Titles In 1999 he won the Bulgarian International, in 2000 the Austrian International, in 2003 the Polish Open, in 2005 the Bitburger Open International, and in 2006 the Southern PanAm International, the Belgian International The Belgian International is an international badminton open tournament, held since 1958 but in irregular periods. Since 2005, Yonex has become title sponsor of the event, which also become an International Challenge tournament within the Badminto ... and the Bulgarian Open. References External linksBWF Profile 1979 births Living people Danish male badminton players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Denmark-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jang Young-soo
Jang Young-soo (Hangul: 장영수; born 21 August 1982) is a South Korean badminton player. He was the gold medalists at the 2002 Busan Asian Games. Jang who educated at the Inha University won the men's singles title at the Summer National Championships in 2003. He later won the 51st and 55th National Championships men's singles title. He won his first international title at the 2003 Hungarian International The Hungarian International in badminton is an international open held in Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to th ... tournament. In December 2018, Jang who is a trainer in Gimcheon city, was appointed as a South Korea national coach. Achievements IBF International ''Men's singles'' References External links * 1982 births Living people South Korean male badminton players Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sairul Amar Ayob
Sairul Amar bin Ayob (born 10 September 1980) is a former male badminton player from Malaysia and coach. He won the 2005 New Zealand Open after winning against Chan Yan Kit. Achievements BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. ''Men's singles'' : IBF World Grand Prix tournament : Grand Prix Grand Prix ( , meaning ''Grand Prize''; plural Grands Prix), is a name sometimes used for competitions or sport events, alluding to the winner receiving a prize, trophy or honour Grand Prix or grand prix may refer to: Arts and entertainment ... Tournament References 1980 births Living people People from Perlis Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Malaysian male badminton players {{Malaysia-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōji Satō
is a retired Japanese badminton player from NTT East team. He now works as a NTT East singles coach. Career Sato started to playing badminton when he was a kid, influenced by his parents who used to playing badminton as a hobby. He then joined Kodaira club when he was in the third grade of elementary school. He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006. Sato made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in 2004 Athens, competed in the men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Bao Chunlai of China. He also played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won the men's singles round of 32 and lost in the round of 16. Sato also represented Japan as the third singles in the 2010 Thomas Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He played as the third singles and against Malaysia in the group stage, he shocked the hosts after defeating Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, after the team staged a huge comeback from 0–2 down to win 3–2 over the hosts. At the 2012 London Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niels Christian Kaldau
Niels Christian Kaldau (born 22 December 1974) is a male badminton player from Denmark. Career Kaldau won the Portuguese Badminton Champs in 1998, 2002 and 2003, the German Open in 2002, the Bitburger Open The Hylo Open, formerly known as the BMW Badminton Cup, BMW Open, Bitburger Masters, Bitburger Open and SaarLorLux Open, is an international badminton tournament held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany, since 1988. It was sponsored by t ... in 2004 and the Spanish International Badminton Tournament in 2005. He won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in men's singles. Achievements IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's singles'' IBF International ''Men's singles'' References External linksBWF Player Profile Danish male badminton players 1974 births Living people {{Denmark-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shon Seung-mo
Shon Seung-mo (Hangul: 손승모; born 1 July 1980 in Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do) is a badminton player from South Korea. In 2004, he won the silver medal at the Athens Summer Olympics. Career Olympic Games He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2004, he defeating Antti Viitikko of Finland and Richard Vaughan of Great Britain in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Shon defeated Chen Hong of People's Republic of China 10-15, 15-4, 15-10. Shon advanced to the semifinals, in which he beat Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia 15-6, 9-15, 15-9. Playing in the gold medal match, he lost to Indonesian Taufik Hidayat by a score of 15-8, 15-7 to finish with the silver medal. Shon's right eye is almost blind, after being hit in the eye by a shuttlecock when he was 15 years of age. Achievements Olympic Games ''Men's singles'' World Championships ''Men's singles'' World Cup ''Men's singles'' Asian Games ''Men's singles'' Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boonsak Ponsana
Boonsak Ponsana ( th, บุญศักดิ์ พลสนะ; ; born 22 February 1982) is a Thai badminton player. His younger sister Salakjit Ponsana is also part of the Thailand badminton team. He got a Bachelor of Laws from Sri Patum. Career Ponsana competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was defeated in the round of 64. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was defeating Chris Dednam of South Africa and Lee Hyun-il of South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Ponsana defeated Ronald Susilo of Singapore 15–10, 15–1. He advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost to Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia 15–9, 15–2. Playing in the bronze medal match, he again lost to an Indonesian, this time Soni Dwi Kuncoro by a score of 15–11, 17-16 for a fourth-place finish. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he reached the second round of the men's singles, where he lost 2 – 0 to Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro. In 2007, he won the gold medals at the Summer Universiade in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuan Beng Hong
Kuan Beng Hong (born 9 February 1983) is a former badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ... player from Malaysia. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's singles'' References External links Kuan Beng Hongat BWF.tournamentsoftware.com Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Wei
Ng Wei (; born 14 July 1981) is a former Hong Kong badminton player from Jiangsu. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Ng was the bronze medalist at the 1999 Asian Junior Championships, also at the 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ... and 2005 Asian Championships. Ng retired from the international badminton in 2010, and now works as a badminton coach. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' IBF World Grand Prix (1 runner-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' IBF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up) ''Men's singles'' References External links * * 1981 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Choong Hann
Wong Choong Hann (; born 17 February 1977) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is the first Malaysian to win a medal in the men's singles event at the BWF World Championships. Currently he is the coaching director for the Malaysia national badminton team. Career Wong Choong Hann's career began with the 1996 Malaysia Open. The first tournament he won was the 1997 Dutch Open. He represented Malaysia in 2002, where Malaysia emerged runners-up to Indonesia in the Thomas Cup championships. In 2003, Wong reached the World Championships finals. In a thrilling three-game match between the veterans (both he and his opponent were above 24 years old then), he eventually lost out to the champion from China, Xia Xuanze. Wong played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Przemysław Wacha of Poland in the first round. In the round of 16, he was defeated by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia. The low point of his career occurred during the 2006 Thomas Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
