1990 Singapore Open

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1990 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates24 July 1990–
28 July 1990
Edition44th
LevelWorld Grand Prix 4 Stars
Total prize money US$90,000
Venue Singapore Indoor Stadium
Location Kallang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singles Flag of Malaysia.svg Foo Kok Keong
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Jiuhong
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Eddy Hartono
Women's doubles Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark
Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers
Mixed doubles Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Eric Antonsson
Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson
1989 1991

The 1990 Singapore Open (also known as the Konica Cup) was a four-star badminton tournament that took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore, from July 24 to July 28, 1990. [1] The total prize money on offer was US$90,000. [2]

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Malaysia.svg Foo Kok Keong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Jianhua 15–8, 10–15, 15–9
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Jiuhong Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Young-suk 12–9, 11–3
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Rudy Gunawan & Eddy Hartono Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi 15–4, 15–8
Women's doubles Flag of England.svg Gillian Clark & Gillian Gowers Flag of Sweden.svg Maria Bengtsson & Christine Gandrup 15–12, 15–13
Mixed doubles Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Eric Antonsson & Maria Bengtsson Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Paulsen & Flag of England.svg Gillian Gowers 9–15, 15–10, 15–7

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References

  1. "SINGAPORE OPEN 1990 - Badminton Statistics". badmintonstatistics.net.
  2. "World stars set to shine". The Straits Times. 1 June 1990.