2006 All England Open Badminton Championships

The 2006 All England Open
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...

(the 96th edition) was held in Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, from January 17 to January 22, 2006.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's Singles	People's Republic of China Lin Dan Lin Dan Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:...	South Korea Lee Hyun-il Lee Hyun-il Lee Hyun-il is a male badminton player from South Korea.- 2002 Asian Games:Lee competed in the 2002 Asian Games where he showed signs of promise as an ace singles player for Team Korea...	15–7, 15–7
Women's singles	People's Republic of China Xie Xingfang Xie Xingfang Xie Xingfang is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China who has twice won women's singles at the BWF World Championships....	People's Republic of China Zhang Ning Zhang Ning Zhang Ning is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She won the Olympic gold medal twice for women's singles in both 2004 and 2008...	11–3, 9–11, 11–3
Men's doubles	Denmark Jens Eriksen Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles.... & Martin Lundgaard Hansen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Martin Lundgaard Hansen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Summer Olympics:Hansen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jens Eriksen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Qi Han of the United States in the second...	Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Choong Tan Fook Choong Tan Fook is a male badminton player from Malaysia, who competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lee Wan Wah. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second... & Lee Wan Wah Lee Wan Wah Lee Wan Wah is a male badminton men doubles player from Malaysia. His regular doubles' partner is Choong Tan Fook.Lee competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Choong Tan Fook. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas...	15–6, 14–17, 15–2
Women's doubles	People's Republic of China Gao Ling Gao Ling Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned... & Huang Sui Huang Sui -Career:Although Huang has won the Chinese National mixed doubles title almost all of her many international titles have come in women's doubles with Gao Ling, in a partnership where Huang's strength and consistency in the backcourt have complemented Gao's ability in the forecourt...	People's Republic of China Yang Wei Yang Wei (badminton) Yang Wei is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Yang grew up in Guangdong.-Career:A woman's doubles specialist, Yang has won some forty international titles, most of them in the sport's top tier events, since 1998... & Zhang Jiewen Zhang Jiewen Zhang Jiewen is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang Wei, during the first decade of the 21st century...	6–15, 15–11, 15–2
Mixed doubles	People's Republic of China Zhang Jun & Gao Ling Gao Ling Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...	England Nathan Robertson Nathan Robertson Nathan James Robertson is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the men's events and the mixed doubles event... & Gail Emms Gail Emms Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments....	12–15, 17–14, 15–1

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