1999 World Badminton Grand Prix

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The 1999 World Badminton Grand Prix was the 17th edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix finals. It was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei from December 1 to December 5, 1999.

Bandar Seri Begawan Municipality in Brunei-Muara, Brunei

Bandar Seri Begawan is the capital city of the Sultanate of Brunei. It is officially governed as a municipality. Bandar Seri Begawan has an estimated population of 100,700, and including the whole Brunei-Muara District, the metro area has an estimated population of 279,924.

Brunei Southeast Asian coastal sovereign state

Brunei, officially the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its coastline with the South China Sea, the sovereign state is completely surrounded by the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is separated into two parts by the Sarawak district of Limbang. Brunei is the only sovereign state completely on the island of Borneo; the remainder of the island's territory is divided between the nations of Malaysia and Indonesia. Brunei's population was 423,196 in 2016.

The prize money was USD300,000.

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade Flag of Indonesia.svg Marleve Mainaky 15–11, 15–3
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ye Zhaoying Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Dai Yun 11–4, 6–11, 11–9
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya & Tony Gunawan Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon 15–7, 8–15, 15–11
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei & Gu Jun Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Jae-hee & Ra Kyung-min 15–2, 15–4
Mixed doubles Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharyanto & Minarti Timur 15–7, 15–7

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