Philippines Open (badminton)

For the national open tournament, see Philippine National Badminton Open.

Philippines Open

Founded	2006;19 years ago (2006)
Editions	3
Location	Philippines
Last completed
2009 Philippines Open

The Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold also known as the Philippine Open Badminton Championships in 2006 or simply as the Philippines Open, was an international badminton open held in the Philippines from 2006 to 2009.

History

It was the top tournament of the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) and was backed by title sponsor Bingo Bonanza of ABLE Inc.. ^[1] The 2006 edition marked the first time that an International Badminton Federation (IBF) tournament was held in the Philippines. ^[2]

It was not held in 2008, due to scheduling conflict with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing which could have potentially affected the availability of top badminton players. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

The 2009 edition was held amidst a leadership dispute within the PBA. ^[6] It was the last year the international tournament was held. ^[1]

Winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Ref.
2006	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	Saina Nehwal [7]	Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	Jo Novita Greysia Polii	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam
2007	Lee Chong Wei	Zhou Mi	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir
2008	Not held due to the 2008 Summer Olympics
2009	Chen Long	Wang Xin	Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano	Gao Ling Wei Yili	Zhang Nan Lu Lu	[8]

References

1. Villar, Joey. "Sustain PBA gains, Ming urges new leaders". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
2. "RP Open to boost local badminton, says Taufik". The Philippine Star. 16 January 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
3. "Badminton biggies compete in Philippine Open". GMA News. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
4. "Forced by Olympic sked to cancel tourney, RP Badminton Open returns in 09". GMA News. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
5. "Badminton's Ramos calls for unity in RP sports". GMA News. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
6. "Ramos, nanindigan sa pagkapangulo ng badminton". Pilipino Star Ngayon (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
7. "Saina creates history, wins Philippines Open". The Hindu . Retrieved 19 October 2015.
8. "Bingo Bonanza Philippine Grand Prix Gold 2009". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

External links

• BWF: 2007 results