2006 Badminton World Cup

2006 Badminton World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	24 – 28 October 2006
Edition	21st
Total prize money	US$250,000
Venue	Olympic Park
Location	Yiyang, Hunan, China
← 2005 Yiyang

The 2006 Badminton World Cup was the twenty-first edition of the international Badminton World Cup tournament. The event was held at the Olympic Sports Park in Yiyang, Hunan, China, from 24 to 28 October 2006. It was organized by the Table Tennis and Badminton Administration Center under the General Administration of Sport of China, hosted by the Hunan Sports Bureau and the Yiyang People's Government, and also co-organized by China Mobile Group Hunan Co., Ltd., with a total prize money of US$250,000. ^[1] Some of top players declined to participate, since there is no ranking points awarded in this tournament, and tight competition schedule at that year, with also held the World Championship, Thomas & Uber Cup, Asian Games, and the European Club League. In the end, the host Chinese national team won the men's singles, women's singles and women's doubles, while the men's and mixed doubles won by Indonesian players. ^[2]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Lin Dan	Chen Yu	Taufik Hidayat
			Chen Jin
Women's singles	Wang Yihan	Xie Xingfang	Zhang Ning
			Jiang Yanjiao
Men's doubles	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
			Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo
Women's doubles	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Zhang Jiewen Yang Wei	Chien Yu-chin Cheng Wen-hsing
			Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui
Mixed doubles	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
			Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting

Men's singles

Group A

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Lin Dan	2	2	0	4	0
2	Kuan Beng Hong	2	1	1	2	3
3	John Moody	2	0	2	1	4

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Lin Dan	2–0 [3]	John Moody	21–9	21–14
Kuan Beng Hong	2–1 [4]	John Moody	21–19	19–21	21–15
Lin Dan	2–0 [5]	Kuan Beng Hong	21–12	21–8

Group B

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Chen Yu	2	2	0	4	2
2	Bao Chunlai	2	1	1	3	2
3	Ng Wei	2	0	2	1	4

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Chen Yu	2–1 [3]	Bao Chunlai	21–17	16–21	21–14
Chen Yu	2–1 [6]	Ng Wei	20–22	21–15	23–21
Bao Chunlai	2–0	Ng Wei	21–15	21–12

Group C

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Taufik Hidayat	2	1	1	3	2
2	Eric Pang	2	1	1	2	2
3	Chen Hong	2	1	1	2	3

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Eric Pang	2–0 [3]	Chen Hong	21–16	21–19
Taufik Hidayat	2–0 [6]	Eric Pang	21–19	21–18
Chen Hong	2–1 [7]	Taufik Hidayat	21–19	15–21	21–16

Group D

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Chen Jin	2	2	0	4	1
2	Andrew Smith	2	1	1	3	2
3	Yeoh Kay Bin	2	0	2	0	4

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Chen Jin	2–0 [3]	Yeoh Kay Bin	21–8	21–15
Andrew Smith	2–0	Yeoh Kay Bin	21–15	24–22
Chen Jin	2–1 [5]	Andrew Smith	19–21	21–9	21–10

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Lin Dan		w	/	o
	Taufik Hidayat
								Lin Dan		21	19	21
								Chen Yu		19	21	17
	Chen Yu		17	21	21
	Chen Jin		21	18	11

Women's singles

Group A

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Zhang Ning	2	2	0	4	0
2	Chen Li	2	1	1	3	2
3	Julia Wong Pei Xian	2	0	2	1	4

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Zhang Ning	2–0 [3]	Chen Li	21–10	21–17
Chen Li	2–1	Julia Wong Pei Xian	21–13	19–21	21–15
Zhang Ning	2–0 [5]	Julia Wong Pei Xian	21–12	21–13

Group B

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Jiang Yanjiao	2	2	0	4	0
2	Yip Pui Yin	2	1	1	2	2
3	Rachel Hindley	2	0	2	0	4

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Jiang Yanjiao	2–0 [3]	Rachel Hindley	21–13	21–4
Yip Pui Yin	2–0	Rachel Hindley	21–12	21–17
Jiang Yanjiao	2–0 [5]	Yip Pui Yin	21–12	21–17

Group C

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Wang Yihan	2	2	0	4	0
2	Yao Jie	2	1	1	2	3
3	Petya Nedelcheva	2	0	2	1	4

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Wang Yihan	2–0 [3]	Yao Jie	21–9	21–12
Wang Yihan	2–0 [6]	Petya Nedelcheva	21–19	22–20
Yao Jie	2–1	Petya Nedelcheva	19–21	21–19	21–16

Group D

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Xie Xingfang	2	2	0	4	0
2	Wang Lin	2	1	1	2	2
3	Wong Mew Choo	2	0	2	0	4

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Xie Xingfang	2–1 [3]	Wang Lin	21–19	18–21	21–14
Wang Lin	2–0 [6]	Wong Mew Choo	21–19	21–16
Xie Xingfang	2–0 [5]	Wong Mew Choo	21–19	21–16

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Zhang Ning		19	18
	Wang Yihan		21	21
								Wang Yihan		21	21
								Xie Xingfang		18	19
	Jiang Yanjiao		21	19	18
	Xie Xingfang		16	21	21

Men's doubles

Group A

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	3	3	0	6	1
2	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	3	2	1	5	3
3	Gan Teik Chai Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif	3	1	2	3	5
4	Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	3	0	3	1	6

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	2–0 [3] [8]	Gan Teik Chai Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif	21–13	21–13
Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	2–0	Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	–	–
Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	2–0 [6]	Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	21–10	21–10
Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	2–1	Gan Teik Chai Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif	19–21	21–17	21–7
Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	2–1	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	12–21	21–14	21–10
Gan Teik Chai Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif	2–1	Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	21–12	15–21	21–14

Group B

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo	3	3	0	6	3
2	Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari	3	2	1	5	3
3	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	3	1	2	4	4
4	Xia Xuanze Xu Chen	3	0	3	1	6

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo	2–1 [3]	Xia Xuanze Xu Chen	21–14	14–21	21–11
Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari	2–1	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	18–21	21–19	21–18
Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo	2–1 [6]	Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari	21–12	18–21	21–10
Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	2–0 [6]	Xia Xuanze Xu Chen	21–14	21–12
Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo	2–1	Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto	–	–	–
Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari	2–0	Xia Xuanze Xu Chen	21–19	21–14

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng		15	21	17
	Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari		21	13	21
								Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari		18	15
								Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan		21	21
	Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo		19	13
	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan		21	21

Women's doubles

Group A

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Gao Ling Huang Sui	3	3	0	6	0
2	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	3	2	1	4	3
3	Jo Novita Greysia Polii	3	1	2	2	4
4	Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva	3	0	3	1	6

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Gao Ling Huang Sui	2–0	Jo Novita Greysia Polii	21–16	21–8
Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	2–1	Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva	21–13	18–21	21–14
Gao Ling Huang Sui	2–0	Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva	21–4	21–14
Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	2–0	Jo Novita Greysia Polii	21–16	23–21
Gao Ling Huang Sui	2–0	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty	21–19	21–10
Jo Novita Greysia Polii	2–0	Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva	21–19	21–17

Group B

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	3	3	0	6	0
2	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	3	2	1	4	2
3	Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson	3	1	2	2	5
4	Meiliana Jauhari Purwati	3	0	3	1	6

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	2–0	Meiliana Jauhari Purwati	21–9	21–7
Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	2–0	Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson	–	–
Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	2–0	Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson	21–17	21–8
Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	2–0	Meiliana Jauhari Purwati	21–18	21–10
Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	2–0	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	21–16	21–18
Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson	2–1	Meiliana Jauhari Purwati	21–18	18–21	21–15

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Gao Ling Huang Sui		21	21
	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin		19	13
								Gao Ling Huang Sui		21	21
								Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen		19	6
	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen		21	21
	Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty		15	14

Mixed doubles

Group A

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	2	2	0	4	2
2	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	2	1	1	3	2
3	Fairuzizuan Tazari Wong Pei Tty	2	0	2	1	4
N/A	He Hanbin Yu Yang	Retired

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	2–1 [3]	He Hanbin Yu Yang	21–19	18–21	21–17
Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	2–0	Fairuzizuan Tazari Wong Pei Tty	21–18	21–11
Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	2–1 [6]	Fairuzizuan Tazari Wong Pei Tty	21–23	21–10	21–16
Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	1–0r	He Hanbin Yu Yang	21–9
Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	2–1 [9]	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	23–25	21–19	21–19
Fairuzizuan Tazari Wong Pei Tty	Walkover	He Hanbin Yu Yang	Walkover

Group B

Rank	Players	Pld	W	L	SF	SA
1	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	3	3	0	6	1
2	Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting	3	2	1	5	2
3	Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion	3	1	2	2	4
4	Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii	3	0	3	0	6

	Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Zhang Jun Gao Ling	2–1 [3]	Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting	21–16	18–21	21–18
Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion	2–0	Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii	21–18	30–28
Zhang Jun Gao Ling	2–0	Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii	21–11	21–18
Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting	2–0	Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion	22–20	21–12
Zhang Jun Gao Ling	2–0	Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion	21–15	21–16
Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting	2–0	Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii	21–10	25–23

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen		21	21
	Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting		14	11
								Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen		16	18
								Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir		21	21
	Zhang Jun Gao Ling		15	16
	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir		21	21

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