2006 Dutch Open (badminton)
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Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
was held in Den Bosch, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, from November 8, 2006 to November 12, 2006.
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| Seed | Country/Player | Seed | Country/Player |
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| 1 |  Eric PangEric Pang Eric Pang is a Dutch male badminton player, who became European Youth Champion in 2001.As a part of the BC Amersfoort team Pang reached the final of the European Cup 2007 held in Amersfoort. Together with Lotte Bruil-Jonathans, Yao Jie, Larisa Griga, Dicky Palyama and Chris Bruil. The final was... |
9/16 |  Bobby MilroyBobby Milroy Robert William James "Bobby" Milroy is a male badminton player, coach, businessman and spokesman from Canada.-Career:Bobby Milroy won the men's singles at the 1996 Canadian National Junior Championships. Since 1997, Milroy has won one gold medal, two silver medals and five bronze medals at the... |
| 2 | Dicky Palyama Dicky Palyama Dicky Palyama is a male badminton player from the Netherlands.-Career:In 2002 he won the Spanish International Badminton Tournament and in 2003 the Bitburger Open International.-2007 European Cup:... |
9/16 |  Lee Tsuen SengLee Tsuen Seng Lee Tsuen Seng is a professional badminton player from Malaysia.In 2001 he won the Dutch Open and in 2006 the New Zealand Open.-Achievements:*2002 - Rutac Holland Open - Runner-up*2003 - Yonex All England Open - Quarterfinalist... |
| 3/4 | Ayob Sairul Amar |
9/16 |  Niels Christian KaldauNiels Christian Kaldau Niels Christian Kaldau is a male badminton player from Denmark.-Career:Kaldau won the Portuguese Badminton Champs in 1998, 2002 and 2003, the German Open in 2002, the Bitburger Open in 2004 and the Spanish International Badminton Tournament in 2005.He won the bronze medal at the 2006 European... |
| 3/4 | withdrawn position | 9/16 |  Jurgen KochJürgen Koch -Career:Koch competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the second round to Wong Wai Lap, of Hong Kong, 17-18, 15-6, 15-3. Koch played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Anup Sridhar, of India, 21-15, 21-19... |
| 5/8 |  Björn JoppienBjörn Joppien Björn Joppien is a male badminton player from Langenfeld, Germany.-Career:Joppien played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Kasperi Salo of Finland in the first round... |
9/16 |  Petr Koukal |
| 5/8 |  Anup SridharAnup Sridhar Anup Sridhar is a male badminton player from India.-Career:Anup Sridhar is India's Thomas Cup captain. Anup's best year on tour so far was 2007 during which he ended the year as the top Indian badminton player with a ranking of 25... |
9/16 |  Nicolas Kidd |
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Results
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| Seed | Country/Players |
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| 1 | withdrawn position |
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| 3/4 |  Mihail Popov / Svetoslav Stoyanov |
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| 5/8 |  Rian SukmawanRian Sukmawan Rian Sukmawan is a professional badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:Sukmawan is a doubles specialist. In 2006 he won men's doubles at the Dutch and New Zealand Opens with fellow countryman Eng Hian. In 2007 he won the Dutch Open again, this time with his latest partner Yonatan Suryatama... / Eng Hian Eng Hian Eng Hian is a Chinese Indonesian male badminton player. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens... |
| 5/8 |  Matthew Hughes / Martyn LewisMartyn Lewis (badminton) Martyn Lewis is a male badminton player from Wales, Great Britain.-References:**... |
| 5/8 | Simon Mollyhus / Anders Kristiansen |
| 5/8 | Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:... / Ingo Kindervater Ingo Kindervater -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Kristof Hopp.-References:... |
Results
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| Seed | Country/Player |
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| 1 | withdraw position |
| 2 | withdrawn position |
| 3/4 | Yao Jie |
| 3/4 |  Petya NedelchevaPetya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.-2004 Summer Olympics:... |
| 5/8 | Anna Rice Anna Rice Anna Rice is a female badminton player from Canada. She was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia and attended Handsworth Secondary School.-Career:... |
| 5/8 |  Ella KarachkovaElla Karachkova Ella Diehl , née Karachkova is a female badminton player from Russia.-Career:She played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim... |
| 5/8 | Judith Meulendijks Judith Meulendijks Judith Meulendijks is a female badminton player from the Netherlands.-2000 Summer Olympics:She competed badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics in women's singles and was beaten in round of 32 by Ye Zhaoying, of China, 11-3, 9-11, 11-7.-2007 BWF World Championships:Meulendijks played the 2007 BWF... |
| 5/8 | Petra Overzier Petra Overzier Petra Overzier is a German professional badminton player. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier is also a professional badminton player.-Tournament wins:*2006 - Spanish International: Women's singles... |
Results
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| Seed | Country/Players |
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| 1 | Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva Petya Nedelcheva is a female Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.-2004 Summer Olympics:... / Diana Dimova |
| 2 | Pek Siah Lim / Swee Ling Joanne Quay |
| 3/4 | Nina Vislova Nina Vislova -Career:Vislova won four medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships, two gold medals in women's doubles , a silver medal in mixed doubles , and a bronze medal also in mixed doubles . Nina also won at the 2006 US Open in women's doubles and mixed. She won the bronze medal at the 2008... / Valeria Sorokina Valeria Sorokina -Career:She won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Nina Vislova. In her home country Russia she won 3 national titles until 2009.-References:... |
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Results
Seeds
| Seed | Country/Players |
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| 1 | Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:... / Birgit Overzier |
| 2 | Ingo Kindervater Ingo Kindervater -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Kristof Hopp.-References:... / Katrin Piotrowski |
| 3/4 | Svetoslav Stoyanov / Elodie Eymard |
| 3/4 | David Lindley / Suzanne Rayappan Suzanne Rayappan Suzanne Rayappan is a professional badminton player and a member of the English badminton team. She specializes in mixed doubles.-External links:**... |
| 5/8 | Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele is a male badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :A doubles specialist, at various times Limpele has focused on either men's doubles or mixed doubles during his long career in international badminton. His earliest appearances in the final rounds of major events came in mixed... / Vita Marissa Vita Marissa Vita Marissa is a female badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :Marissa competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed double's with partner Nova Widianto. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Blair and Natalie Munt of Great Britain in the second... |
| 5/8 | Kristian Roebuck / Natalie Munt Natalie Munt Natalie Munt is a female badminton player from the United Kingdom who currently resides in Milton Keynes. She participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics partnering Robert Blair in the mixed doubles.-External links:*... |
| 5/8 | Tan Bin Shen Tan Bin Shen Tan Bin Shen is a professional male badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Selangor.-Personal Life:... / Yu Hang Ooi |
| 5/8 | Robert Blair Robert Blair (badminton) Robert Blair is a Scottish badminton player.Blair was born in Scotland, but after attending Loughborough University in Leicestershire, he competed for England from 2001 until 2010, except at the Olympic Games, where Scotland and England are both parts of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team... / Jenny Wallwork Jenny Wallwork Jenny Wallwork is an English badminton player who has achieved international success in both the women's events and the mixed doubles event. She won the mixed doubles Bulgarian International in 2004, the Scottish Open in 2005, and the Dutch Open in 2006. She won the women's doubles at the Irish... |