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| Dates | 9 March 1998– 14 March 1998 | ||
| Edition | 88th | ||
| Location | Birmingham | ||
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The 1998 Yonex All England Open was the 88th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from 9 to 14 March 1998, in Birmingham, England.
It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was US$200,000.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Sun Jun |  Ong Ewe Hock | 15–1, 15–7 |
| Women's singles | Ye Zhaoying | Zhang Ning | 11–5, 11–8 |
| Men's doubles |  Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung |  Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya | 15–10, 15–10 |
| Women's doubles | Ge Fei & Gu Jun | Jang Hye-ock & Ra Kyung-min | 15–7, 15–7 |
| Mixed doubles | Kim Dong-moon & Ra Kyung-min |  Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen | 15–2, 11–15, 15–5 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sun Jun | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Dicky Palyama | 3 | 5 | Sun Jun | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wong Choong Hann | 15 | 15 | Wong | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Darren Hall | 11 | 1 | Sun Jun | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yong Hock Kin | 15 | 15 | Hock Kin | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Konstantin Tatranov | 4 | 1 | Hock Kin | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pullela Gopichand | 15 | 15 | Pullela | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kasper Fangel | 4 | 1 | Sun Jun | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luo Yigang | 10 | 15 | 15 | Yigang | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Niels Christian Kaldau | 15 | 5 | 1 | Yigang | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rashid Sidek | 15 | 15 | Sidek | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Constable | 7 | 3 | Yigang | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Hong | 15 | 15 | Chen Hong | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indra Wijaya | 7 | 13 | Chen Hong | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 15 | 15 | Høyer Larsen | 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ruud Kuijten | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ong Ewe Hock | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abhinn Shyam Gupta | 4 | 4 | Hock | 8 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Gade | 15 | 15 | Gade | 15 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Fung Permadi | 5 | 13 | Hock | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hariyanto Arbi | 15 | 15 | Arbi | 15 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Wong | 3 | 2 | Arbi | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Gang | 8 | 15 | 15 | Chen Gang | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Anders Boesen | 15 | 8 | 3 | Hock | 13 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hendrawan | 15 | 15 | 18 | Hendrawan | 15 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Janum | 17 | 5 | 15 | Hendrawan | 10 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Saman Ismail | 15 | 15 | Ismail | 15 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Søgaard | 5 | 7 | Hendrawan | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeroen van Dijk | 15 | 18 | Van Dijk | scr | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Shinji Ohta | 5 | 13 | Van Dijk | 15 | 12 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ardy Wiranata | 11 | 15 | 15 | Wiranata | 10 | 15 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Muhammad Roslin Hashim | 15 | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ye Zhaoying | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ella Karachkova | 3 | 8 | Zhaoying | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Joo-hyun | 7 | 11 | 11 | Joo-hyun | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Saori Itoh | 11 | 6 | 2 | Zhaoying | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yasuko Mizui | 11 | 11 | Audina | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anne Sondergaard | 0 | 5 | Mizui | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mia Audina | 11 | 11 | Audina | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chihiro Ohsaka | 4 | 1 | Zhaoying | 4 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Camilla Martin | 11 | 11 | Martin | 11 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sandra Watt | 1 | 1 | Martin | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meiluawati | 11 | 11 | Meiluawati | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miho Tanaka | 4 | 3 | Martin | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wang Chen | 11 | 11 | Wang Chen | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tine Rasmussen | 6 | 8 | Wang Chen | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rhona Robertson | 11 | 11 | Robertson | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neelima Choudhary | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ning | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Anu Weckström | 0 | 1 | Zhang Ning | 5 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Susi Susanti | 8 | 11 | 11 | Susanti | 11 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kanako Yonekura | 11 | 2 | 3 | Zhang Ning | 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dai Yun | 11 | 11 | Dai Jun | 12 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Chiu-Yin Lin | 3 | 2 | Dai Yun | 12 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mette Pedersen | 11 | 12 | Pedersen | 9 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aparna Popat | 1 | 10 | Zhang Ning | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gong Zhichao | 11 | 11 | Zhichao | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mette Sørensen | 6 | 4 | Zhichao | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kelly Morgan | 11 | 11 | Morgan | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pei Pei Law | 0 | 4 | Zhichao | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Ji-hyun | 11 | 11 | Ji-hyun | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lonneke Janssen | 7 | 4 | Ji-hyun | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Takako Ida | 11 | 11 | Ida | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kara Solmundson | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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