1988 All England Open Badminton Championships

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1988 All England Championships
Tournament details
Dates16 March 1988 (1988-03-16)
20 March 1988 (1988-03-20)
Edition78th
VenueWembley Arena
LocationLondon
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The 1988 Yonex All England Open Championships was the 78th edition held in 1988, at Wembley Arena, London. In the men's singles Ib Frederiksen became the first unseeded player to win an All England singles title since the seeding system was first introduced.

Contents

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Denmark.svg Ib Frederiksen Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost 8–15, 15–7, 15–10
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jiaming Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-suk 11–2, 11–2
Men's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi Flag of Malaysia.svg Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek 15–6, 15–7
Women's doubles Flag of South Korea.svg Chung So-young & Kim Yun-ja Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Myung-hee & Hwang Hye-young 15–8, 9–15, Ret.
Mixed doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Pengren & Shi Fangjing Flag of Denmark.svg Jesper Knudsen & Nettie Nielsen 15–9, 18–13

Men's singles

Seeds

Section 1

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
Flag of Denmark.svg Ib Frederiksen 15 15
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chong Weng Kai 5 9 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederiksen 15 15
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pierre Pelupessy 10 15 15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Palupessy 9 9
Flag of Denmark.svg Claus Overbeck 15 9 3 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederiksen 15 15
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Kjeldsen 15 15 Flag of Denmark.svg Kjeldsen 5 5
Flag of Indonesia.svg Lius Pongoh 7 3 Flag of Denmark.svg Kjeldsen 18 10 15
Flag of Malaysia.svg Foo Kok Keong 15 15 Flag of Malaysia.svg Keong 14 15 9
Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Lund 8 12 Flag of Denmark.svg Frederiksen 15 15
Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Peter Nierhoff 7 15 15 Flag of Denmark.svg Nierhoff 10 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ardy Wiranata 15 8 4 Flag of Denmark.svg Nierhoff 15 15
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sze Yu 15 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sze Yu 6 7
Flag of Sweden.svg Jorgen Tuvesson 11 5 Flag of Denmark.svg Nierhoff 15 15
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-bae 15 15 Flag of South Korea.svg Sing-bae 9 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Razif Sidek 5 4 Flag of South Korea.svg Sung-bae 15 15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Jianhua 15 15 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jianhua 12 8
Flag of Japan.svg Shuji Matsuno 12 3

Section 2

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
Flag of Denmark.svg Morten Frost 15 15
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kwan Yoke Meng 4 1 Flag of Denmark.svg Frost 15 15
Flag of Sweden.svg Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 14 15 15 Flag of Sweden.svg Jönsson 7 4
Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Kirkegaard 17 11 10 Flag of Denmark.svg Frost 17 15
Flag of England.svg Darren Hall 12 15 15 Flag of England.svg Hall 15 4
Flag of South Korea.svg Sung Han-kook 15 11 4 Flag of England.svg Hall 15 15
Flag of India.svg Vimal Kumar 18 15 Flag of India.svg Kumar 11 11
Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Axelsson 13 7 Flag of Denmark.svg Frost 15 18
Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Kurniawan 6 15 15 Flag of Indonesia.svg Kurniawan 4 13
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Butler 15 2 8 Flag of Indonesia.svg Kurniawan 10 15 15
Flag of Denmark.svg Jans Andersen 15 15 Flag of Denmark.svg Andersen 15 3 8
Flag of Germany.svg Harald Klauer 11 3 Flag of Indonesia.svg Kurniawan 15 15
Flag of England.svg Nick Yates 9 15 15 Flag of England.svg Yates 4 10
Flag of India.svg Prakash Padukone 15 7 8 Flag of England.svg Yates 15 15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Qingwu 15 15 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qingwu 6 10
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Etoh 5 3

Women's singles

Seeds

Section 1

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jiaming 11 11
Flag of Japan.svg Hideyo Noguchi 9 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiaming 11 11
Flag of Sweden.svg Christine Magnusson 11 12 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnusson 4 3
Flag of England.svg Sue Louis 4 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiaming 11 12
Flag of England.svg Helen Troke 11 8 11 Flag of England.svg Troke 4 10
Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Hye-young 3 11 8 Flag of England.svg Troke 1 11 12
Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti 11 11 Flag of Indonesia.svg Susanti 11 1 11
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eline Coene 4 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiaming 11 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Yuli 11 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuli 5 4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Monique Hoogland 1 6 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuli 11 11
Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Bostofte Flag of Denmark.svg Bostofte 5 4
Flag placeholder.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuli 1 11 11
Flag of Japan.svg Sumiko Kitada Flag of Japan.svg Kitada 11 7 5
Flag placeholder.svg Flag of Japan.svg Kitada 11 11
Flag of South Korea.svg Gillian Gowers 9 11 11 Flag of England.svg Gowers 5 5
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg irina Rozhkova 11 6 5

Section 2

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter Finals Semi Finals
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-suk 11 11 11
Flag of England.svg Sara Halsall 12 8 2 Flag of South Korea.svg Young-suk 11 11
Flag of Denmark.svg Charlotte Hattens 11 6 12 Flag of Denmark.svg Hattens 5 7
Flag of Indonesia.svg Kho Mei Hwa 4 11 10 Flag of South Korea.svg Young-suk 11 0 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Aiping 11 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Aiping 6 11 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erica van Dijck 3 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Aiping 11 11
Flag of Japan.svg Yooko Koizumi 10 11 11 Flag of Japan.svg Koizumi 1 3
Flag of Japan.svg Hisako Takamine 12 7 5 Flag of South Korea.svg Young-suk 11 11
Flag of Denmark.svg Kirsten Larsen 11 11 Flag of Denmark.svg Larsen 3 3
Flag of England.svg Fiona Elliott 4 6 Flag of Denmark.svg Larsen 11 11
Flag of Japan.svg Kimiko Jinnai 11 11 Flag of Japan.svg Jinnai 5 8
Flag of Scotland.svg Jennifer Allen 4 2 Flag of Denmark.svg Larsen 11 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qian Ping 11 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ping 5 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien 3 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ping 11 11
Flag of England.svg Julie Munday 11 11 Flag of England.svg Munday 2 0
Flag of Japan.svg Kuniko Kitamoto 8 3

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