2006 Swiss Open (badminton) explained

2006 Swiss Open
Dates:
Number Edition:45th
Level:4S
Prize Money:120000
Venue:St. Jakobshalle
Location:Basel, Switzerland
Ms:Lee Chong Wei
Country Ms:MAS
Ws:Huaiwen Xu
Country Ws:GER
Md1:Chan Chong Ming
Country Md1:MAS
Md2:Koo Kien Keat
Country Md2:MAS
Wd1:Du Jing
Country Wd1:CHN
Wd2:Yu Yang
Country Wd2:CHN
Xd1:Nathan Robertson
Country Xd1:ENG
Xd2:Gail Emms
Country Xd2:ENG
Previous:2005
Next:2007

The 2006 Swiss Open (officially known as the Wilson Swiss Open 2006 for sponsorship reasons) was badminton tournament which took place at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on from 3 to 8 January 2006 and had a total purse of $120,000.[1]

Tournament

The 2006 Swiss Open was the first tournament of the 2006 IBF World Grand Prix and also part of the Swiss Open championships, which had been held since 1955.

Venue

This international tournament was held at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the IBF points system for the IBF World Grand Prix 4-star event.[2]

Prize pool

The total prize money for this tournament was US$120,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with IBF regulations.[2]

EventWinnerFinalistSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Men's singles$9,600 $4,800 $2,400 $1,200 $480
Women's singles$8,280 $3,960 $2,160 $1,080 rowspan="4"
Men's doubles$8,640 $4,800 $2,880 $1,680
Women's doubles$7,320 $4,800 $2,640 $1,320
Mixed doubles$7,320 $4,800 $2,640 $1,320

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Lee Chong Wei (champion)
  2. Peter Gade (semi-finals)
  3. Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (second round)
  4. Lee Hyun-il (quarter-finals)
  5. Wong Choong Hann (semi-finals)
  6. Kuan Beng Hong (quarter-finals)
  7. Shon Seung-mo (quarter-finals)
  8. Niels Christian Kaldau (quarter-finals)
  9. Sairul Amar Ayob (third round)
  10. Park Sung-hwan (third round)
  11. Dicky Palyama (second round)
  12. Eric Pang (second round)
  13. Geoff Bellingham (first round)
  14. Przemysław Wacha (second round)
  15. Björn Joppien (first round)
  16. Bobby Milroy (second round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Pi Hongyan (semi-finals)
  2. Huaiwen Xu (champion)
  3. Yao Jie (withdrew)
  4. Mia Audina (semi-finals)
  5. Juliane Schenk (quarter-finals)
  6. Seo Yoon-hee (quarter-finals)
  7. Wong Mew Choo (second round)
  8. Tracey Hallam (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (final)
  2. Chan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat (champions)
  3. Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif / Gan Teik Chai (first round)
  4. Michał Łogosz / Robert Mateusiak (quarter-finals)
  5. Robert Lin Woon Fui / Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (quarter-finals)
  6. Jonas Rasmussen / Peter Steffensen (quarter-finals)
  7. Ong Soon Hock / Tan Bin Shen (second round)
  8. Thomas Laybourn / Lars Paaske (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Lee Hyo-jung / Lee Kyung-won (semi-finals)
  2. Gail Emms / Donna Kellogg (first round)
  3. Ella Tripp / Joanne Wright (first round)
  4. Chin Eei Hui / Wong Pei Tty (semi-finals)
  5. Britta Andersen / Mette Schjoldager (quarter-finals)
  6. Zhang Dan / Zhao Tingting (final)
  7. Nicole Grether / Juliane Schenk (second round)
  8. Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin (quarter-finals)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Lee Jae-jin / Lee Hyo-jung (quarter-finals)
  2. Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms (champions)
  3. Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (withdrew)
  4. Daniel Shirley / Sara Petersen (second round)
  5. Anthony Clark / Donna Kellogg (semi-finals)
  6. Robert Blair / Natalie Munt (final)
  7. Anggun Nugroho / Yunita Tetty (first round)
  8. Koo Kien Keat / Wong Pei Tty (first round)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swiss Open 2006 official website . 3 January 2006 . 6 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060106065100/http://www.swissopen.com/english/root/index.php . 2006-01-06.
  2. Web site: IBF Statues . International Badminton Federation . 12 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060222155515/http://www.worldbadminton.net:80/book2.PDF . 22 February 2006 . live .