Results
Below is the schedule released by International Badminton Federation: [1]
Key
| 6-stars |
| 5-stars |
| 4-stars |
| 3-stars |
| 2-stars |
| 1-star |
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | January 3, 2006 – December 17, 2006 | ||
| Edition | 24th | ||
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The 2006 BWF Super Series was the twenty-fourth, and the last edition of the IBF World Grand Prix of badminton. It was replaced by the BWF Super Series & BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix for the 2007 season.
Below is the schedule released by International Badminton Federation: [1]
| 6-stars |
| 5-stars |
| 4-stars |
| 3-stars |
| 2-stars |
| 1-star |
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 – 8 January |
|  Lee Chong Wei |  Xia Xuanze |
| Score: 15–8, 15–0 | |||
 Huaiwen Xu | Zhu Lin | ||
| Score: 11–9, 11–4 | |||
| Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat |  Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | ||
| Score: 17–14, 8–15, 17–14 | |||
| Du Jing Yu Yang | Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting | ||
| Score: 15–5, 10–15, 15–11 | |||
 Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | Robert Blair Natalie Munt | ||
| Score: 14–17, 15–7, 15–2 | |||
| 10 – 15 January |
| Chen Jin | Chen Hong |
| Score: 15–3, 15–7 | |||
| Zhang Ning | Lu Lan | ||
| Score: 11–8, 11–3 | |||
 Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Robert Blair Anthony Clark | ||
| Score: 15–11, 15–6 | |||
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Gao Ling Huang Sui | ||
| Score: 3–15, 15–11, 15–10 | |||
| Zhang Jun Gao Ling | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | ||
| Score: 15–11, 15–12 | |||
| 17 – 22 January |
| Lin Dan | Lee Hyun-il |
| Score: 15–7, 15–7 | |||
| Xie Xingfang | Zhang Ning | ||
| Score: 11–6, 4–11, 11–2 | |||
| Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | ||
| Score: 15–6, 14–17, 15–2 | |||
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | ||
| Score: 15–11, 15–2 | |||
| Zhang Jun Gao Ling | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | ||
| Score: 12–15, 17–14, 15–1 | |||
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 – 15 January |
| Chen Jin | Peter Gade |
| Score: 21–19, 21–14 | |||
| Wang Lin | Xie Xingfang | ||
| Score: 15–21, 21–13, 21–15 | |||
| Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | ||
| Score: 21–17, 21–17 | |||
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | ||
| Score: 21–12, 18–21, 21–14 | |||
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | ||
| Score: 21–16, 10–21, 22–20 | |||
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 – 28 May |
| Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | Roslin Hashim |
| Score: 21–19, 21–7 | |||
 Saina Nehwal | Julia Wong Pei Xian | ||
| Score: 21–15, 22–20 | |||
 Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama |  Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi | ||
| Score: 18–21, 21–12, 21–19 | |||
| Jo Novita Greysia Polii | Rani Mundiasti Endang Nursugianti | ||
| Score: 21–16, 21–13 | |||
 Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam |  Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion | ||
| Score: 21–18, 21–16 | |||
| 29 May – 4 June |
| Taufik Hidayat | Bao Chunlai |
| Score: 21–18, 21–19 | |||
| Zhu Lin | Lu Lan | ||
| Score: 21–11, 21–16 | |||
 Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | ||
| Score: 21–17, 21–16 | |||
| Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | ||
| Score: 21–11, 21–16 | |||
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | ||
| Score: 21–19, 21–15 | |||
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 – 11 June |
| Peter Gade | Kenneth Jonassen |
| Score: 21–10, 21–14 | |||
 Pi Hongyan |  Mia Audina | ||
| Score: 22–20, 22–20 | |||
| Sigit Budiarto Flandy Limpele | Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske | ||
| Score: 21–8, 21–16 | |||
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting | ||
| Score: 21–18, 21–18 | |||
| Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Nathan Robertson Gail Emms | ||
| Score: 21–16, 20–22, 23–21 | |||
| 13 – 18 June |
| Lee Chong Wei | Lin Dan |
| Score: 21–18, 18–21, 23–21 | |||
| Zhang Ning | Tracey Hallam | ||
| Score: 21–12, 21–13 | |||
| Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat | Robert Lin Woon Fui Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari | ||
| Score: 14–21, 21–11, 21–17 | |||
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | Du Jing Yu Yang | ||
| Score: 9–21, 21–16, 21–17 | |||
| Zhang Jun Gao Ling | Jonas Rasmussen Britta Andersen | ||
| Score: 19–21, 21–14, 21–15 | |||
| 20 – 25 June |
| Lin Dan | Lee Chong Wei |
| Score: 21–18, 12–21, 21–11 | |||
| Zhang Ning | Xie Xingfang | ||
| Score: 21–15, 21–15 | |||
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | ||
| Score: 21–14, 21–18 | |||
| Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won | Gao Ling Huang Sui | ||
| Score: 21–18, 9–21, 21–17 | |||
| Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung | ||
| Score: 17–21, 23–21, 21–13 | |||
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 – 23 July |
| Lin Dan | Lee Chong Wei |
| Score: 21–18, 18–21, 21–18 | |||
| Judith Meulendijks | Yip Pui Yin | ||
| Score: 19–21, 21–16, 21–19 | |||
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Guo Zhendong Zheng Bo | ||
| Score: 21–12, 9–21, 21–19 | |||
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won | ||
| Score: 17–21, 21–14, 21–14 | |||
| Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | ||
| Score: 21–19, 22–20 | |||
| 25 – 30 July |
| Chen Yu | Chen Jin |
| Score: 21–17, 21–23, 22–20 | |||
| Zhu Lin | Hwang Hye-youn | ||
| Score: 21–13, 18–21, 21–15 | |||
| Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man | ||
| Score: Walkover | |||
| Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won | Sathinee Chankrachangwong Saralee Thungthongkam | ||
| Score: 21–18, 21–9 | |||
| Lee Yong-dae Hwang Yu-mi | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | ||
| Score: 21–11, 18–21, 22–20 | |||
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – 6 August |
| Lee Tsuen Seng |  Ronald Susilo |
| Score: 21–18, 21–13 | |||
 Huang Chia-chi | Xing Aiying | ||
| Score: 21–18, 22–24, 21–15 | |||
| Eng Hian Rian Sukmawan | Hendri Saputra Hendra Wijaya | ||
| Score: 21–13, 11–9 Retired | |||
| Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia | Lim Pek Siah Joanne Quay | ||
| Score: 21–11, 19–21, 21–15 | |||
| Hendri Saputra Li Yujia | Hendra Wijaya Frances Liu | ||
| Score: 21–11, 21–12 | |||
| 8 – 13 August |
|  Yousuke Nakanishi |  Andrew Dabeka |
| Score: 21–16, 21–13 | |||
 Ella Karachkova | Lee Joo-hyun | ||
| Score: 11–6 Retired | |||
| Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko | ||
| Score: 21–10, 21–19 | |||
| Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | Ella Karachkova Marina Yakusheva | ||
| Score: 21–15, 21–18 | |||
| Sergey Ivlev Nina Vislova | Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina | ||
| Score: 15–21, 21–15, 21–13 | |||
| 21 – 27 August |
| Bao Chunlai | Roslin Hashim |
| Score: 21–18, 21–16 | |||
| Lu Lan | Zhu Lin | ||
| Score: 21–18, 21–11 | |||
| Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man | ||
| Score: 21–18, 21–18 | |||
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Jo Novita Greysia Polii | ||
| Score: 21–10, 21–11 | |||
| Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager | ||
| Score: 23–21, 21–18 | |||
| 28 August – 2 September |
| Lin Dan | Lee Chong Wei |
| Score: 21–19, 8–21, 21–16 | |||
| Xie Xingfang | Zhang Ning | ||
| Score: Walkover | |||
| Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | ||
| Score: 22–24, 21–16, 22–20 | |||
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Gao Ling Huang Sui | ||
| Score: 21–19, 15–21, 21–19 | |||
| Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | ||
| Score: 22–20, 21–19 | |||
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 – 15 October |
| Lin Dan | Taufik Hidayat |
| Score: 16–21, 21–16, 21–3 | |||
| Zhang Ning | Xie Xingfang | ||
| Score: 21–11, 16–21, 30–29 | |||
| Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | ||
| Score: 21–15, 21–14 | |||
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | ||
| Score: 21–15, 21–17 | |||
| Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | ||
| Score: 11–21, 21–18, 21–17 | |||
| 17 – 22 October |
| Chen Hong | Bao Chunlai |
| Score: 21–17, 21–19 | |||
| Zhang Ning | Yao Jie | ||
| Score: 21–14, 21–5 | |||
| Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | ||
| Score: 21–16, 21–16 | |||
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | ||
| Score: 21–17, 21–7 | |||
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Xu Chen Zhao Tingting | ||
| Score: 21–19, 21–5 | |||
| 24 – 29 October |
| Ronald Susilo | Kendrick Lee |
| Score: 21–11, 21–16 | |||
| Huaiwen Xu | Maria Kristin Yulianti | ||
| Score: 21–17, 21–17 | |||
 Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak | Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi | ||
| Score: 21–13, 21–13 | |||
| Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia | Endang Nursugianti Rani Mundiasti | ||
| Score: 21–12, 21–15 | |||
| Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | Hendri Saputra Li Yujia | ||
| Score: 22–24, 21–16, 21–8 | |||
| 31 October – 5 November |
| Chen Hong | Chen Yu |
| Score: 21–18, 21–18 | |||
| Jiang Yanjiao | Lu Lan | ||
| Score: 21–14, 21–14 | |||
| Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | Mathias Boe Joachim Fischer Nielsen | ||
| Score: 18–21, 21–10, 21–17 | |||
| Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | Gail Emms Donna Kellogg | ||
| Score: 22–20, 21–10 | |||
| Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | ||
| Score: 14–21, 21–14, 22–20 | |||
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 – 12 November |
| Sairul Amar Ayob | Wu Yunyong |
| Score: 22–20, 14–21, 21–9 | |||
| Adriyanti Firdasari | Li Wenyan | ||
| Score: 21–16, 21–19 | |||
| Eng Hian Rian Sukmawan | Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi | ||
| Score: 21–15, 21–10 | |||
| Rani Mundiasti Endang Nursugianti | Michaela Peiffer Kathrin Piotrowski | ||
| Score: 21–16, 21–16 | |||
| Robert Blair Jenny Wallwork | Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa | ||
| Score: 21–18, 21–18 | |||
| 14 – 19 November |
| Andrew Smith | Ismail Saman |
| Score: 21–14, 12–21, 21–19 | |||
| Bae Seung-hee | Anita Raj Kaur | ||
| Score: 21–8, 21–18 | |||
| Jeon Jun-bum Yoo Yeon-seong | Chew Choon Eng Hong Chieng Hun | ||
| Score: 21–19, 21–19 | |||
| Kim Jin-ock Lee Jung-mi | Bae Seung-hee Kang Joo-young | ||
| Score: 22–20, 21–14 | |||
| Yoo Yeon-seong Lee Jung-mi | Kang Myeong-won Kang Joo-yong | ||
| Score: 21–17, 17–21, 21–18 | |||
| Date | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 – 10 December |
| Kasper Ødum | Lee Tsuen Seng |
| Score: 17–21, 23–21, 21–19 | |||
 Petya Nedelcheva | Ella Karachkova | ||
| Score: 19–21, 21–19, 21–16 | |||
| Mathias Boe Joachim Fischer Nielsen | Simon Mollyhus Anders Kristiansen | ||
| Score: 18–21, 21–18, 25–23 | |||
| Meiliana Jauhari Purwati | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | ||
| Score: 21–10, 21–9 | |||
| Aleksandr Nikolaenko Nina Vislova | Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen | ||
| Score: 22–20, 22–20 | |||
Below are the 2006 IBF World Grand Prix performances by countries. Only countries who have won a title are listed:
| Rank | Team | 6* | 5* | 4* | 3* | 2* | 1* | Total | ||||||||||||||||
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| CHN | INA | KOR | HKG | CHN | SIN | TPE | JPN | DEN | SUI | ENG | PHI | MAS | MAC | GER | THA | NZL | GER | NED | USA | VIE | BUL | |||
| 1 | China | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 44 | |||||||
| 2 | Indonesia | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15.5 | |||||||||||
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | England | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Singapore | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | United States | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | France | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| India | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Australia | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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