1983 World Badminton Grand Prix
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The 1983 World Badminton Grand Prix was the first edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix
World Badminton Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation 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...

 finals. It was held in Istora Senayan, Jakarta
Jakarta
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, Indonesia
Indonesia
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, from December 14 to December 18, 1983.

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Luan Jin
Luan Jin
Luan Jin is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's very best singles players in the early to mid 1980s when China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation ....

  Morten Frost
Morten Frost
Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...

15–2, 15–6
Women's singles   Li Lingwei
Li Lingwei
Li Lingwei is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s who ranks among the greatest in the history of the women's game. A brilliant all-around player whose court coverage and net play were particularly impressive, she maintained an overall edge on her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner...

  Han Aiping
Han Aiping
Han Aiping is a former 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...

11–0, 4–11, 11–4
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