1993 World Badminton Grand Prix
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The 1993 World Badminton Grand Prix was the eleventh edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix
finals. It was held in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia, from December 15 to December 19, 1993.
The prize money was US$
125,000.
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 Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia, from December 15 to December 19, 1993.
The prize money was US$
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
125,000.
Final results
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles |  Joko SupriantoJoko Suprianto Joko Suprianto is a former badminton player from Indonesia who was one of the world's leading men's singles players in the early and mid 1990s, a period during which Indonesia was especially deep in top tier singles players, winning many of the world's major events.Suprianto became world champion... |
Hariyanto Arbi Hariyanto Arbi Hariyanto Arbi is a former male badminton player from Indonesia who rated among the world's top few singles players in the 1990s.-Career:... |
11–15, 15–2, 15–1 |
| Women's singles | Susi Susanti |
 Ye ZhaoyingYe Zhaoying Ye Zhaoying is a retired women's singles badminton player from Zhejiang, the People's Republic of China who rates as one of the finest that China or any nation has produced. Officially ranked as the number one player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost but regained that... |
11–3, 12–9 |
| Men's doubles | Rudy Gunawan Rudy Gunawan Rudy Gunawan is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who specialized in doubles. Tall, and powerfully built, he won numerous major international titles, mainly in men's doubles but also in mixed doubles, from the late 1980s through the mid 1990s.-Career:Rudy Gunawan... & Bambang Suprianto Bambang Suprianto Bambang Suprianto is a retired male badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:A durable all around player who won singles at the Singapore Open in 1991, Suprianto's greatest success came in doubles events. In the mid 1990s he and fellow countryman Rudy Gunawan formed one of the world's leading men's... |
Ricky Subagja Ricky Subagja Ricky Ahmad Subagja is a Bandung, Indonesia born former world-class badminton player. He rates among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history.-Career:... & Rexy Mainaky Rexy Mainaky Rexy Ronald Mainaky is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja.- Career :... |
11–15, 15–10, 15–9 |
| Women's doubles | Finarsih Finarsih Finarsih is a retired female badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Finarsih won a number of significant international titles during the 1990s, most of them with regular partner Lili Tampi... & Lili Tampi Lili Tampi Lili Tampi is a retired Indonesian female badminton player who specialized in doubles.-Career:... |
Eliza Nathanael Eliza Nathanael Eliza Nathanael is a retired female badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in doubles events.-Career:A solid international level player throughout the 1990s, Nathanael had most of her early success in mixed doubles. She won titles at the China , Hong Kong , Thailand , and French Opens... & Rosiana Tendean Rosiana Tendean Rosiana Tendean is a retired female badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:A doubles specialist, Tendean competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Erma Sulistianingsih, and they lost in the first round to Gillian Clark and Julie Bradbury, 15-10, 4-15, 17-15... |
15–11, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles |  Thomas LundThomas 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... &  Catrine BengtssonCatrine Bengtsson -Career:Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarterfinals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15-4, 15-9.... |
 Nick PontingNick Ponting -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Clark.He won the gold medal at the 1994 All England Championships with Jo Wright .... & Gillian Clark Gillian Clark (badminton) Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:... |
15–9, 15–7 |