World Badminton Grand Prix 1988

The 1988 World Badminton Grand Prix was the sixth edition of the World Badminton Grand Prix . The tournament series consisted of 19 international championships. At the end of the series, a final was held, where all disciplines were played for the first time. The players and pairings of the Grand Prix rankings with the best points were admitted. 16 men singles, 12 women singles and 6 pairs of doubles each in men, women and mixed doubles took part.

Venues

event	place	Prize money	IBF rating category	date
Chinese Taipei Open	Taipei	US $ 60,000	3 stars	January 13-17
Japan Open	Kiryuu and Tokyo	US $ 80,000	3 stars	January 21-24
Swiss Open	Lausanne	US $ 15,000	1 star	January 26-30
Poona Open	Mortsel -Poona, Belgium	US $ 40,000	2 stars	February 17-21
German Open	Dusseldorf	US $ 35,000	2 stars	04-06 March
Swedish Open	Malmo , Sweden	US $ 15,000	1 star	March 09-13
All of England	London	US $ 128,000	5 Stars	March 16-20
French Open	Toulouse	US $ 60,000	3 stars	March 23-27
Thailand Open	Bangkok	US $ 35,000	2 stars	July 13-17
Indonesia Open	Jakarta	US $ 135,000	5 Stars	July 20–24
Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	US $ 60,000	3 stars	August 18-21
China Open	Shanghai	US $ 70,000	3 stars	–28.08.
Dutch Open	Amsterdam	US $ 40,000	2 stars	06-09 October
English Masters	Preston	US $ 90,000	4 stars	October 13-16
Denmark Open	Odense	US $ 60,000	3 stars	October 20-23
Canadian Open	Calgary	US $ 15,000	1 star	November 03-06
US Open	Pasadena , California	US $ 15,000	1 star	November 08-13
Scottish Open	Edinburgh	US $ 15,000	1 star	November 25-27
Malaysia Open	Kuala Lumpur	US $ 150,000	5 Stars	December 13-18
Grand Prix Final	Hong Kong	US $ 150,000	-	January 04-08, 1989

The winners

event	Men's singles	Ladies singles	Men's doubles	Ladies doubles	Mixed
Chinese Taipei Open	Icuk Sugiarto	Kirsten Larsen	Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari	Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson	Andy Goode Gillian Gowers
Japan Open	Nick Yates	Han Aiping	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
Swiss Open	Kwan Yoke Meng	Christine Skropke	Cheah Soon Kit Ong Beng Teong	Paula Rip-Kloet Maaike de Boer	Ralf Rausch Christine Skropke
Poona Open	Morten Frost	Christine Magnusson	Michael Kjeldsen Jens Peter Nierhoff	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark
German Open	Morten Frost	Han Aiping	Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen	Lao Yujing Zheng Yuli	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark
Swedish Open	Xiong Guobao	Han Aiping	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing
All of England	Ib Frederiksen	Gu Jiaming	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing
French Open	Icuk Sugiarto	Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kuk	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Park Joo-bong Chung So-young
Thailand Open	Xiong Guobao	Li Lingwei	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark
Indonesia Open	Icuk Sugiarto	Li Lingwei	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Verawaty Fajrin Yanti Kusmiati	Eddy Hartono Erma Sulistianingsih
Hong Kong Open	Icuk Sugiarto	Lee Young-suk	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
China Open	Zhao Jianhua	Li Lingwei	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee
Dutch Open	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Fiona Smith	Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen	Gillian Clark Sara Sankey	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen
English Masters	Morten Frost	Li Lingwei	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen
Denmark Open	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Li Lingwei	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen
Canadian Open	Steve Butler	Zheng Baojun	Jens Peter Nierhoff Henrik Svarrer	Eline Coene Erica van Dijk	Henrik Svarrer Erica van Dijk
US Open	Sze Yu	Lee Myung-hee	Christian Hadinata Lius Pongoh	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	Christian Hadinata Ivanna Lie
Scottish Open	Morten Frost	Christine Magnusson	Henrik Svarrer Claus Thomsen	Gillian Clark Sara Sankey	Par-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson
Malaysia Open	Xiong Guobao	Li Lingwei	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing
Grand Prix Final	Zhang Qingwu	Han Aiping	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing

credentials

• Program booklet German Open 1989 p. 35
• http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/beritaharian19881023-1.2.24.7