2006 All England Open Badminton Championships

2006 All England Open
Tournament details
Dates	17 January 2006 –; 22 January 2006
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

Lin Dan (champion)
Bao Chunlai (second round)
Lee Chong Wei (semi-finals)
Peter Gade (semi-finals)
Lee Hyun-il (final)
Kenneth Jonassen (quarter-finals)
Chen Hong (quarter-finals)
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (first round)
Wong Choong Hann (third round)
Ng Wei (third round)
Kuan Beng Hong (third round)
Boonsak Ponsana (third round)
Shon Seung-mo (second round)
Niels Christian Kaldau (second round)
Shōji Satō (quarter-finals)
Sairul Amar Ayob (third round)

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	0^r

				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	1^r
J Persson		12	15	15

D Palyama		15	4	7
						J Persson	17	10

					2	Bao CL	15	5^r
	J Moody	9	11

2	Bao CL	15	15

Women’s singles