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World Badminton Grand Prix Finals
The World Badminton Grand Prix Finals was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last tournament held in 2001 (delayed from 2000). Location * ''Held in 2001.'' Past winners Performances by nation See also * BWF Super Series Finals * BWF World Tour Finals External linksBWF: World Grand Prix {{Badminton competitions World Badminton Grand Prix, Badminton tournaments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Badminton Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member nations (Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales). In 1981 the IBF merged with the World Badminton Federation, and on 24 September 2006, at the Extraordinary General Meeting in Madrid, the name of the organization was changed to Badminton World Federation (BWF). When the BWF was founded (as the IBF), its head office was located in Cheltenham, UK. The head office was relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 1, 2005. Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is the current president. The BWF currently has 176 member nations around the world, organized into 5 continental confederations. Continental federations The BWF works in co-operation with regional governing bodies to promote and develop the spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The 1993 World Badminton Grand Prix was the 11th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from December 15 to December 19, 1993. Final results ReferencesSmash: World Grand Prix Finals, Kuala Lumpur 1993 {{World Badminton Grand Prix World Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix Grand Prix Finals Sport in Kuala Lumpur World Badminton Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix Finals The World Badminton Grand Prix Finals was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Aiping
Han Aiping (; April 22, 1962 – October 16, 2019) was a Chinese badminton player in the 1980s who ranks among the greats of the woman's game. Noted for her superb overhead strokes, she and her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner Li Lingwei dominated international singles play for most of the decade, each winning the IBF World Championships twice, and led Chinese teams to victory in Uber Cup (women's world team) competitions. Career Early career Han Aiping began her badminton training at the age of 10 in the Wuhan Amateur Sports School. As a highly talented 12-year-old she joined the Hubei provincial team in 1974. In 1977 she finished second at the Chinese national championships and joined the National Chinese team at the age of 16 the following year. In the late 1970s, before China was admitted to the International Badminton Federation (now the Badminton World Federation), it promoted a rival organization, the World Badminton Federation which held its own version ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morten Frost
Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen (born 4 April 1958) is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark. As a player, he spent twelve years in the top three of the world rankings. Badminton career During his career, Frost won almost every available top level championship, except the World Badminton Championships where he scored a silver medal twice (1985 and 1987). When he lost his second World Championship in the finals, the headlines rang out "The World's greatest badminton player may never be World Champion." While this may be the enduring footnote to his career, Frost dominated at the much coveted All England Open Badminton Championships. He won that tournament in 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1987. He also was European champion in 1984 and 1986. He won the Nordic championship each year from 1978 through 1984 and again in 1988. Frost is also distinguished by winning all of the invitational Grand Prix tournaments at least once, including his home country's Denma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Lingwei
Li Lingwei (, born January 4, 1964) is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s. She was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee in 2012, and in December 2016, she was elected Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee. Li is heavily involved in improving women’s participation and fair representation in sport. Early years Born in Lishui, Zhejiang, China, on January 4, 1964, Li Lingwei weighed only at birth. Worried about Li’s health, her mother encouraged her to participate in non-contact sports such as badminton but Li indiscriminately loved sports. During her childhood, Li impressed everyone with sporting results such as finishing in first place in the 400-meter run. In 1975 the 11-year-old Li Lingwei was selected to the Zhejiang Provincial Badminton Team; five years later in 1980, she won the National Youth Badminton singles competition and the adult group's doubles championship. After that, she was selected to the national badminton team. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luan Jin
Luan Jin (; born 1958) is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's best singles players in the early to mid-1980s after China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation). Career Luan won the All England Open Badminton Championships in men's singles in 1983, reversing a loss to Morten Frost in the 1982 final. He was a key member of China's Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1982 and 1984, the first of which narrowly won and the second of which narrowly lost the World Team title to arch-rival Indonesia. In these final round Thomas Cup show-downs Luan defeated Rudy Hartono and Liem Swie King Liem Swie King (; born 28 February 1956) is an Indonesian former badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. He won the All England in 1978, 1979 and 1981. He was one of the world's leading singles players of his e .... Achievements Asian Games ''Men's singles'' Asia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 World Badminton Grand Prix
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The 2000 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals was the 18th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. The tournament had originally been planned to take place in 2000, but was rescheduled for 2001. Finally, it was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, from August 8 to August 12, 2001. The prize money was USD250,000. Final results ReferencesSmash: World Grand Prix Finals, Bandar Seri Begawan 2000 World Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix International sports competitions hosted by Brunei Grand Prix Finals Bad Bad or BAD may refer to: Common meanings *Evil, the opposite of moral good * Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect * Unhealthy, or counter to well-being * Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good Acronyms * BAD-2, a Soviet armored troll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 World Badminton Grand Prix
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The 1999 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals was the 17th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix Finals. It was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from December 1 to December 5, 1999. The prize money was USD300,000. Final results ReferencesShuttlenews World Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix International sports competitions hosted by Brunei Badminton tournaments in Brunei Bad Bad or BAD may refer to: Common meanings *Evil, the opposite of moral good * Erroneous, inaccurate or incorrect * Unhealthy, or counter to well-being * Antagonist, the threat or obstacle of moral good Acronyms * BAD-2, a Soviet armored troll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang District, Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state entirely on Borneo; the remainder of the island is divided between Malaysia and Indonesia. , its population was 460,345, of whom about 100,000 live in the Capital city, capital and largest city, Bandar Seri Begawan. The government of Brunei, government is an absolute monarchy ruled by its Sultan of Brunei, Sultan, entitled the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Yang di-Pertuan, and implements a combination of English common law and sharia law, as well as general Islamic practices. At the peak of the Bruneian Empire, Bolkiah, Sultan Bolkiah (reigned 1485–1528) is claimed to have had contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 World Badminton Grand Prix
The 1998 World Badminton Grand Prix was the 16th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from February 24 to February 28, 1999. It did not take place in December as in the years before due to the collision with the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. The prize money was USD300,000. The players were qualified according to the ranking on 1 December 1998. In men's singles the first 16 players were qualified, in women's singles the first 12 and in the doubles the first eight. Margit Borg, the number 13 in the women's singles rank, could participate because the Susi Susanti was pregnant. Men's singles Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Women's singles Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles ReferencesSmash: World Grand Prix Finals, Bandar Seri Begawan 1998 {{World Badminton Grand Prix World Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 World Badminton Grand Prix
The 1997 World Badminton Grand Prix was the 15th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, from December 10 to December 14, 1997. The prize money was USD The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...380,000. Final results Men's singles Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles ReferencesSmash: World Grand Prix Finals, Jakarta 1997 External linksBWF: World Grand Prix, Jakarta 1997 {{World Badminton Grand Prix World Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix B G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 World Badminton Grand Prix
The 1996 World Badminton Grand Prix was the 14th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, from December 4 to December 8, 1996. The prize money was US$ The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ... 350,000. Final results Results Women's Doubles Women's singles ReferencesSmash: World Grand Prix Finals, Bali 1996 {{World Badminton Grand Prix World Grand Prix World Badminton Grand Prix B G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
