Brunei Open 1998
The Brunei Open 1998 are the last open international championships of Brunei in badminton . They took place from July 8th to July 12th, 1998 in Bandar Seri Begawan . In the following years, Brunei established itself as the host of the Grand Prix Finals and thus hosted the top-class tournament after the World Cup and the Olympics. The prize money was $ 80,000, which helped the tournament to three-star status in the Grand Prix.
Winner and placed
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
 Taufik Hidayat
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 Dong Jiong
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Alan Budikusuma
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Xiao Hui
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| Ladies singles |
Gong Ruina
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Zhou Mi
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Yao Jie
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Zhang Ning
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| Men's doubles |
Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto
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 Michael Søgaard Denny Cantono
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 Siripong Siripool Pramote Teerawiwatana
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Flandy Limpele Ade Lukas
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| Ladies doubles |
Yang Wei Huang Nanyan
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Marlene Thomsen Rikke Olsen
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Eti Tantra Cynthia Tuwankotta
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Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban
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| Mixed |
Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen
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Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
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 Simon Archer Joanne Goode
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Bambang Suprianto Minarti Timur
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Final results
| discipline | winner | finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Taufik Hidayat
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Dong Jiong
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12-15, 15-3, 15-9 |
| Ladies singles |
Gong Ruina
|
Zhou Mi
|
11-7, 11-4 |
| Men's doubles |
Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto
|
Michael Søgaard Denny Cantono
|
15-2, 15-8 |
| Ladies doubles |
Yang Wei Huang Nanyan
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Marlene Thomsen Rikke Olsen
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15-11, 17-14 |
| Mixed |
Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen
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Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
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15-13, 15-6 |
Semi-final results
| discipline | winner | opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Dong Jiong | Alan Budikusuma | 15-3, 15-7 |
| Taufik Hidayat | Xiao Hui | 15-7, 15-5 | |
| Ladies singles | Zhou Mi | Yao Jie | 6-11, 11-7, 11-8 |
| Gong Ruina | Zhang Ning | 8-11, 11-7, 11-3 | |
| Men's doubles |
Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto |
Siripong Siripool Pramote Teerawiwatana |
18-16, 15-9 |
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Michael Søgaard Denny Cantono |
Flandy Limpele Ade Lukas |
12-15, 15-11, 15-12 | |
| Ladies doubles |
Marlene Thomsen Rikke Olsen |
Eti Tantra Cynthia Tuwankotta |
15-5, 15-11 |
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Yang Wei Huang Nanyan |
Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban |
18-16, 15-9 | |
| Mixed |
Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
Simon Archer Joanne Goode |
12-15, 15-4, 15-3 |
|
Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen |
Bambang Suprianto Minarti Timur |
15-11, 15-2 |