1998 Singapore Open (badminton)

The 1998 Singapore Open (also known as the Konica Cup) was a five-star badminton tournament that took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore, from August 10 to August 16, 1998.[1] The total prize money on offer was US$170,000.[2]

1998 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates10 August 1998–
16 August 1998
Edition50th
LevelWorld Grand Prix 5 Stars
Total prize moneyUS$170,000
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
LocationKallang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singlesIndonesia Hendrawan
Women's singlesChina Ye Zhaoying
Men's doublesIndonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
Women's doublesChina Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
Mixed doublesIndonesia Tri Kusharjanto
Indonesia Minarti Timur
1997 1999

Final results

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Hendrawan   Peter Gade 15–10, 15–8
Women's singles   Ye Zhaoying   Susi Susanti 11–5, 6–11, 11–2
Men's doubles   Sigit Budiarto & Candra Wijaya   Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja 15–5, 15–5
Women's doubles   Ge Fei & Gu Jun   Tang Hetian & Qin Yiyuan 15–8, 15–13
Mixed doubles   Tri Kusharjanto & Minarti Timur   Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen 15–10, 15–8

References

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  1. ^ "SINGAPORE OPEN 1998 - Badminton Statistics". badmintonstatistics.net.
  2. ^ "Badminton's best for the Konica Cup". The Straits Times. 25 July 1998.