1991 All England Open Badminton Championships

The 1991 All England Open was the 81st edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships

All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

. It was held from March 20 to March 24, 1991, in London

London

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England

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It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was USD$125,000.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Ardy Wiranata Ardy Wiranata Ardy Bernardus Wiranata was an Indonesian badminton player who rated among the top singles players in the world during most of the 1990s...	Foo Kok Keong Foo Kok Keong Foo Kok Keong is a former badminton star from Malaysia who rated among the world's best singles players from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Not a stylish looking player, he was noted for his quickness, stamina, and never-say-die tenacity...	15–12, 15–10
Women's singles	Susi Susanti	Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Sukiran is a retired female badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:Kusumawardhani rated among the world's leading singles players in the late 1980s and early 1990s, though she was somewhat overshadowed by her younger Indonesian teammate, Susi Susanti...	0–11, 11–2, 11–6
Men's doubles	Li Yongbo Li Yongbo Li Yongbo is a retired Chinese male badminton player and now the head coach of Chinese National Badminton Team.-Career:As a player he was a men's doubles specialist noted for his quickness, reflexes, and power. From the mid-1980s to the early 1990s he shared numerous international titles with his... & Tian Bingyi Tian Bingyi Tian Bingyi is a former badminton star for China. Though he played some singles internationally early in his career, he soon specialized in men's doubles.-Career:...	Kim Moon-soo Kim Moon-soo (badminton) Kim Moon-Soo is a former badminton player from South Korea.He has won 2 titles in the World Badminton Championships in men's doubles. He also won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics and 3 All England Open Badminton Championships in men's doubles... & Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid 1990s....	12–15, 15–7, 15–8
Women's doubles	Chung So-young Chung So-young Chung So-young is a former female badminton player from South Korea.At the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 she won the gold medal in the women's doubles together with Hwang Hye-young.-Career:... & Hwang Hye-young Hwang Hye-young Hwang Hye-young is a former female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in the women's doubles together with Chung So-young.-External links:*...	Kimiko Jinnai & Hisako Mori	15–5, 15–3
Mixed doubles	Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid 1990s.... & Chung Myung-hee Chung Myung-hee Chung Myung-hee is a former female badminton player from South Korea.Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion , and won the gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles, with Park Joo-bong...	Thomas Lund Thomas Lund Thomas Lund is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.-Career:Lund was one of the world's leading doubles specialists of the 1990s, particularly in mixed doubles. He was a silver medalist in both men's and mixed doubles at the 1991 IBF World Championships... & Pernille Dupont Pernille Dupont Pernille Dupont is a retired female badminton player from Denmark.She won the silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Thomas Lund. She competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Grete Mogensen.-External links:*...	15–10, 10–15, 15–4

External links

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