2006 China Masters

The 2006 China Masters (officially known as the Aviva-Cofco China Masters Badminton Championships 2006 for sponsorship reasons) was badminton tournament which took place at the Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China, on from 8 to 12 March 2006 and had a total purse of $250,000.^[1] This is the first Grand Prix tournament to use 21-points system.

2006 China Masters

Tournament details
Dates	8 March 2006 (2006-03-08) – 12 March 2006 (2006-03-12)
Edition	2nd
Level	World Grand Prix 6 Stars
Total prize money	US$250,000
Venue	Sichuan Gymnasium
Location	Chengdu, China
Champions
Men's singles	Chen Jin
Women's singles	Wang Lin
Men's doubles	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Women's doubles	Gao Ling Huang Sui
Mixed doubles	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen
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Tournament

The 2006 China Masters was the fourth tournament of the 2006 IBF World Grand Prix and also part of the China Masters championships, which had been held since 2005.^[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China.^[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the IBF points system for the IBF World Grand Prix 4-star event.^[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
5,400	4,590	3,780	2,970	2,160	1,350

Prize pool

The total prize money for this tournament was US$250,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with IBF regulations.^[2]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Men's singles	$20,000	$10,000	$5,000	$2,500	$1,000
Women's singles	$17,250	$8,250	$4,500	$2,250	—
Men's doubles	$18,000	$10,000	$6,000	$3,500
Women's doubles	$15,250	$10,000	$5,500	$2,750
Mixed doubles	$15,250	$10,000	$5,500	$2,750

Men's singles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Lin Dan	18	21	19
		Peter Gade	21	19	21
									Peter Gade	19	14
									Chen Jin	21	21
		Chen Jin	21	21
		Kenneth Jonassen	16	18

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
									Lin Dan	21	21
									Dicky Palyama	17	10
		Dicky Palyama	21	21
		Yousuke Nakanishi	15	10
																Lin Dan	21	21
																Yeoh Kay Bin	18	17
									Niels Christian Kaldau	13	19
									Yeoh Kay Bin	21	21
		Yeoh Kay Bin	21	15	21
		Qiu Yanbo	15	21	9

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
									Peter Gade	21	21
									Poompat Sapkulchananart	17	12
		Poompat Sapkulchananart	14	21	21
		Jang Young-soo	21	15	19
																Peter Gade	21	20	21
																Chen Yu	16	22	15
									Kuan Beng Hong	21	15
									Chen Yu	23	21
		Chen Yu	21	21
		Yogendran Khrishnan	12	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Pei Wee Chung	12	7
		Boonsak Ponsana	21	21
									Boonsak Ponsana	18	18
									Chen Jin	21	21
																Chen Jin	21	21
																Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	17	17
		Ahn Hyun-suk	23	21	13
		Xia Xuanze	25	17	21
									Xia Xuanze	21	19	11
									Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	17	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Lü Yi	21	21
		Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama	5	8
									Lü Yi	19	8
									Kenneth Jonassen	21	21
																Kenneth Jonassen	11	21	21
																Chen Hong	21	10	16
		Li Yu	20	10
		Lee Tsuen Seng	22	21
									Lee Tsuen Seng	12	14
									Chen Hong	21	21

Women's singles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Wang Lin	19	21	21
		Wang Chen	21	18	17
									Wang Lin	15	21	21
									Xie Xingfang	21	13	15
		Mia Audina	15	21	11
		Xie Xingfang	21	12	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
									Zhang Ning	21	21
									Anu Nieminen	5	17
																Zhang Ning	21	17	19
																Wang Lin	18	21	21
									Yao Jie	12	16
									Wang Lin	21	21
		Nicole Grether	13	12
		Wang Lin	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
									Wang Chen	21	21
									Wang Yihan	11	11
		Wang Yihan	21	21
		Kim Moon-hi	17	12
																Wang Chen	21	11	21
																Xu Huaiwen	17	21	17
									Xu Huaiwen	21	21
									Zhu Lin	16	19
		Cheng Shao-chieh	8	16
		Zhu Lin	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Salakjit Ponsana	10	21	8
		Chen Li	21	17	21
									Chen Li	17	17
									Mia Audina	21	21
																Mia Audina	21	16	21
																Jiang Yanjiao	17	21	18
		Jiang Yanjiao	21	21
		Jang Soo-young	14	6
									Jiang Yanjiao	21	19	21
									Pi Hongyan	19	21	16

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Kamila Augustyn	7	12
		Lu Lan	21	21
									Lu Lan	21	16	21
									Eriko Hirose	16	21	15
																Lu Lan
																Xie Xingfang	w	/	o
									Juliane Schenk	15	20
									Xie Xingfang	21	22

Men's doubles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	21	10	21
		Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	13	21	17
									Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	21	21
									Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	17	17
		Howard Bach Tony Gunawan	8	15
		Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
									Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	22	18	21
									Chew Choon Eng Tan Bin Shen	20	21	19
																Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	21	21
																He Hanbin Shen Ye	14	18
									Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto	18	21	19
									He Hanbin Shen Ye	21	8	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
									Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	21	21
									Gong Weijie Xia Xuanze	13	18
																Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	21	22	21
																Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo	18	24	14
									Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo	21	20	21
									Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater	13	22	12

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Sun Junjie Xu Chen	w	/	o
		Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske
									Sun Junjie Xu Chen	10	10
									Howard Bach Tony Gunawan	21	21
																Howard Bach Tony Gunawan	21	21
																Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Gan Teik Chai	18	15
									Sang Yang Zheng Bo	20	15
									Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Gan Teik Chai	22	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
									Hoon Thien How Tan Boon Heong	21	21
									Shintaro Ikeda Shuichi Sakamoto	13	16
																Hoon Thien How Tan Boon Heong	14	18
																Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	21	21
									Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov	12	16
									Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	21	21

Women's doubles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	21	21
		Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	9	14
									Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	12	21	14
									Gao Ling Huang Sui	21	18	21
		Du Jing Yu Yang	9	16
		Gao Ling Huang Sui	21	21

Top half

	First Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
									Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen
									Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	w	/	o
		Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota	10	11
		Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	21	21
																Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	21	21
																Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	9	14
									Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin	18	21	21
									Pan Pan Zhang Dan	21	13	5
		Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk	18	21	19
		Pan Pan Zhang Dan	21	16	21

Bottom half

	First Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Chau Hoi Wah Wong Man Ching	5	9
		Du Jing Yu Yang	21	21
									Du Jing Yu Yang	21	23	14
									Sathinee Chankrachangwong Saralee Thungthongkam	13	21
																Du Jing Yu Yang	9	16
																Gao Ling Huang Sui	21	21
		Liao Jingmei Wang Xiaoli	17	21	21
		Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	21	10	19
									Liao Jingmei Wang Xiaoli	13	10
									Gao Ling Huang Sui	21	21

Mixed doubles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Zhang Jun Gao Ling	21	21
		Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	19	14
									Zhang Jun Gao Ling	16	21	20
									Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	21	10	22
		Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	20	19
		Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	22	21

Top half

	First Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
									Zhang Jun Gao Ling	22	21
									Tsai Chia-hsin Chien Yu-chin	20	9
																Zhang Jun Gao Ling	21	21
																Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	19	14
									Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	21	19	21
									He Hanbin Liao Jingmei	15	21	18
		He Hanbin Liao Jingmei	21	21
		Svetoslav Stoyanov Pi Hongyan	7	19

Bottom half

	First Round							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Tony Gunawan Cheng Wen-hsing	21	23	19
		Xu Chen Yu Yang	17	25	21
									Xu Chen Yu Yang	17	26
									Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	21	28
																Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	20	19
																Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	22	21
		Shen Ye Wang Xiaoli	18	13
		Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski	21	21
									Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski	21	8	14
									Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	17	21	21