World Badminton Grand Prix 1986

The 1986 World Badminton Grand Prix was the fourth edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix. The tournament series consisted of 14 international championships. At the end of the series, a final was held, where all disciplines were played for the first time. The players with the highest points or doubles in the Grand Prix rankings were admitted. The following took part: 16 men singles, 12 women singles and 6 doubles pairs each in men, women and mixed doubles.

Venues

event	place	Prize money	IBF rating category	date
Chinese Taipei Open	Taipei	US $ 25,000	Category 1	January 16-19
Japan Open	Tokyo	14,110,000 yen	Category 1	January 21-26
Dutch Open	Nieuwegein	US $ 15,000	Category 2	06-09.02.
German Open	Duisburg	US $ 22,000	Category 1	02/26 - 03/02
Scandinavian Open	Copenhagen , Denmark	US $ 22,000	Category 1	March 05-09
All of England	London	27,823 ₤	Category 1	March 12-16
Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	US $ 25,000	Category 1	May 22-25
China Open	Fuzhou	US $ 25,000	Category 1	May 28th - June 1st
Malaysia Open	Kuala Lumpur		Category 1	07. – 13.07.
Indonesia Open	Jakarta	US $ 54,000	Category 1	July 17-20.
Carlton Intersport Cup	Schwäbisch Gmünd , Germany	US $ 14,000	Category 2	08-12 October
Denmark Open	Aalborg		Category 1	October 16-19
English Masters	London	20,000 ₤	Category 1	October 24-26
Scottish Open	Edinburgh	10,500 ₤	Category 2	November 20-23
Grand Prix Final	Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia		-	December 16-21

The winners

event	Men's singles	Ladies singles	Men's doubles	Ladies doubles	Mixed
Chinese Taipei Open	Sze Yu	Kirsten Larsen	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Verawaty Fajrin Ivanna Lie	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry
Japan Open	Yang Yang	Li Lingwei	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Wu Dixi Lin Ying	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry
Dutch Open	Ib Frederiksen	Xiao Jie	He Xiangyang Tang Hai	Helen Troke Gillian Gowers	Andy Goode Fiona Elliott
German Open	Morten Frost	Kim Yun-ja	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee
Scandinavian Open	Morten Frost	Qian ping	Jesper Helledie Steen Fladberg	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
All of England	Morten Frost	Kim Yun-ja	Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
Hong Kong Open	Yang Yang	Li Lingwei	Bobby Ertanto Rudy Heryanto	Han Aiping Li Lingwei	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry
China Open	Icuk Sugiarto	Han Aiping	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Verawaty Fajrin Ivanna Lie	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
Malaysia Open	Zhao Jianhua	Shi Wen	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Wu Jianqiu Lin Ying	Bobby Ertanto Verawaty Fajrin
Indonesia Open	Icuk Sugiarto	Shi Wen	Liem Swie King Hariamanto cardboard box	Verawaty Fajrin Ivanna Lie	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark
Carlton Intersport Cup	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Yao Fen	Martin Dew Dipak Tailor	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
Denmark Open	Morten Frost	Zheng Yuli	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
English Masters	Morten Frost	Yao Fen	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson	Billy Gilliland Nora Perry
Scottish Open	Steve Baddeley	Christine Magnusson	Jesper Knudsen Henrik Svarrer	Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson	Andy Goode Fiona Elliott
Grand Prix Final	Yang Yang	Li Lingwei	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers

credentials

• Program booklet German Open 1987 pp. 35–46