The 2006 Macau Open Badminton Championships was the first edition of the Macau Open Badminton Championships. It was held in the Tap Seac Multi-sports Pavilion from July 19 to July 23, 2006, and the prize money was US$120,000.
Event | Champion | Runner up | Third place | Third place |
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Men's singles | Lin Dan | Lee Chong Wei | Lee Hyun-il | Chen Hong |
Women's singles | Judith Meulendijks | Yip Pui Yin | Wang Chen | Yao Jie |
Men's doubles | Fu Haifeng Cai Yun | Guo Zhendong Zheng Bo | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin | Lars Paaske Mathias Boe |
Women's doubles | Huang Sui Gao Ling | Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
Mixed doubles | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | Lars Paaske Helle Nielsen | Zheng Bo Yu Yang |
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Events from the year 2006 in Macau, China.
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