1999 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals

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1999 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals
Tournament details
Dates1–5 December 1999
Edition17
Total prize money US$300,000
Location Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
1998 2000

The 1999 World Badminton Grand Prix Finals 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. 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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