1998 Singapore Open (badminton)

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1998 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates10 August 1998–
16 August 1998
Edition50th
LevelWorld Grand Prix 5 Stars
Total prize money US$170,000
Venue Singapore Indoor Stadium
Location Kallang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendrawan
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ye Zhaoying
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Candra Wijaya
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gu Jun
Mixed doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarti Timur
1997 1999

The 1998 Singapore Open (also known as the Konica Cup) was a five-star badminton tournament that took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore, from August 10 to August 16, 1998. [1] The total prize money on offer was US$170,000. [2]

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendrawan Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Gade 15–10, 15–8
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ye Zhaoying Flag of Indonesia.svg Susi Susanti 11–5, 6–11, 11–2
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Sigit Budiarto & Candra Wijaya Flag of Indonesia.svg Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja 15–5, 15–5
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ge Fei & Gu Jun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Hetian & Qin Yiyuan 15–8, 15–13
Mixed doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Tri Kusharjanto & Minarti Timur Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen 15–10, 15–8

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References

  1. "SINGAPORE OPEN 1998 - Badminton Statistics". badmintonstatistics.net.
  2. "Badminton's best for the Konica Cup". The Straits Times. 25 July 1998.