World Badminton Grand Prix Finals Explained

The World Badminton Grand Prix Finals was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last tournament held in 2001 (delayed from 2000).

Location

YearNo.Host CityCountry
1983
1984
1985 Japan
1986
1987 Hong Kong
1988 Hong Kong
1989
1990
1991
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YearNo.Host CityCountry
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000

* Held in 2001.

Past winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
1983 Luan Jin Li Lingwei
1984 Morten Frost Han Aiping
1985 Han Jian Li Lingwei
1986 Yang Yang Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
Hwang Hye-young
Chung Myung-hee
Nigel Tier
Gillian Gowers
1987 Xiong Guobao Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying
Stefan Karlsson
Maria Bengtsson
1988 Zhang Qingwu Han Aiping Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
Wang Pengren
Shi Fangjing
1989 Xiong Guobao Tang Jiuhong Rosiana Tendean
Erma Sulistianingsih
Eddy Hartono
Verawaty Fadjrin
1990 Eddy Kurniawan Susi Susanti Eddy Hartono
Rudy Gunawan
Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont
1991 Zhao Jianhua Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
Hwang Hye-young
Chung Myung-hee
1992 Rashid Sidek Ricky Subagja
Rexy Mainaky
Lin Yanfen
Yao Fen
1993 Joko Suprianto Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
Finarsih
Lili Tampi
Thomas Lund
Catrine Bengtsson
1994 Ardy Wiranata Ricky Subagja
Rexy Mainaky
Ge Fei
Gu Jun
Thomas Lund
Marlene Thomsen
1995 Joko Suprianto Ye Zhaoying Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
Trikus Heryanto
Minarti Timur
1996 Fung Permadi Susi Susanti Ricky Subagja
Rexy Mainaky
Michael Søgaard
Rikke Olsen
1997 Sun Jun Ye Zhaoying Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
Liu Yong
Ge Fei
1998 Zhang Ning Denny Kantono
Antonius Ariantho
Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
1999 Peter Gade Ye Zhaoying Candra Wijaya
Tony Gunawan
2000 Xia Xuanze Zhou Mi Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei
Jens Eriksen
Mette Schjoldager

Performances by nation

Top Nations
RankNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
11012110235
24693224
320006.58.5
4105006
5000224
600001.51.5
7100001
000011
Total181815151581

See also

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