Korea Open 1997
The 1997 Korea Open in Badminton took place from January 20-26, 1997 at the Seoul National University Gymnasium in Seoul . The prize money was $ 250,000. It was the 7th edition of the Korea Open. The main sponsor of the tournament was Samsung. The tournament had six-star status in the World Badminton Grand Prix . 276 players from 16 countries took part in the tournament, which was televised by KSTV and STAR.
Final results
| discipline | winner | finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
 Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
|
 Park Sung-woo
|
15-12 15-10 |
| Ladies singles |
 Ye Zhaoying
|
Gong Zhichao
|
6-11, 12-10, 11-4 |
| Men's doubles |
Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin
|
 Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock
|
4-15, 15-3, 15-5 |
| Ladies doubles |
Ge Fei Gu Jun
|
Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu
|
15-10, 15-10 |
| Mixed |
Liu Yong Ge Fei
|
Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen
|
15-13, 15-5 |
Web links
- Grand Prix Tournament - 1997 Samsung Korean Open ( Memento from December 15, 2006 in the Internet Archive )