# 2006 Badminton World Cup

The 2006 Badminton World Cup was the twenty-first edition of the international Badminton World Cup tournament. The event was held at the Olympic Sports Park in Yiyang, Hunan, China, from 24 to 28 October 2006. It was organized by the Table Tennis and Badminton Administration Center under the General Administration of Sport of China, hosted by the Hunan Sports Bureau and the Yiyang People's Government, and also co-organized by China Mobile Group Hunan Co., Ltd., with a total prize money of US$250,000. Some of top players declined to participate, since there is no ranking points awarded in this tournament, and tight competition schedule at that year, with also held the World Championship, Thomas & Uber Cup, Asian Games, and the European Club League. In the end, the host Chinese national team won the men's singles, women's singles and women's doubles, while the men's and mixed doubles won by Indonesian players.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Chen Yu | Taufik Hidayat |
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Chen Yu | Chen Jin |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan | Xie Xingfang | Zhang Ning |
| Women's singles | Wang Yihan | Xie Xingfang | Jiang Yanjiao |
| Men's doubles | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
| Men's doubles | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo |
| Women's doubles | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Zhang Jiewen Yang Wei | Chien Yu-chin Cheng Wen-hsing |
| Women's doubles | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Zhang Jiewen Yang Wei | Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui |
| Mixed doubles | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
| Mixed doubles | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting |

## Men's singles
### Group A

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Lin Dan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Kuan Beng Hong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | John Moody | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Lin Dan | 2–0 | John Moody | 21–9 | 21–14 | |
| Kuan Beng Hong | 2–1 | John Moody | 21–19 | 19–21 | 21–15 |
| Lin Dan | 2–0 | Kuan Beng Hong | 21–12 | 21–8 | |

### Group B

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Chen Yu | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Bao Chunlai | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Ng Wei | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Chen Yu | 2–1 | Bao Chunlai | 21–17 | 16–21 | 21–14 |
| Chen Yu | 2–1 | Ng Wei | 20–22 | 21–15 | 23–21 |
| Bao Chunlai | 2–0 | Ng Wei | 21–15 | 21–12 | |

### Group C

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Taufik Hidayat | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Eric Pang | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Chen Hong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Eric Pang | 2–0 | Chen Hong | 21–16 | 21–19 | |
| Taufik Hidayat | 2–0 | Eric Pang | 21–19 | 21–18 | |
| Chen Hong | 2–1 | Taufik Hidayat | 21–19 | 15–21 | 21–16 |

### Group D

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Chen Jin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Andrew Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Yeoh Kay Bin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Chen Jin | 2–0 | Yeoh Kay Bin | 21–8 | 21–15 | |
| Andrew Smith | 2–0 | Yeoh Kay Bin | 21–15 | 24–22 | |
| Chen Jin | 2–1 | Andrew Smith | 19–21 | 21–9 | 21–10 |

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Lin Dan | Lin Dan | w | / | o | | | | | |
| Taufik Hidayat | Taufik Hidayat | | | | | | | | |
| Taufik Hidayat | Taufik Hidayat | | | | Lin Dan | Lin Dan | 21 | 19 | 21 |
| | | | | | Chen Yu | Chen Yu | 19 | 21 | 17 |
| Chen Yu | Chen Yu | 17 | 21 | 21 | Chen Yu | Chen Yu | 19 | 21 | 17 |
| Chen Jin | Chen Jin | 21 | 18 | 11 | | | | | |

## Women's singles
### Group A

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Zhang Ning | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Chen Li | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Julia Wong Pei Xian | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Zhang Ning | 2–0 | Chen Li | 21–10 | 21–17 | |
| Chen Li | 2–1 | Julia Wong Pei Xian | 21–13 | 19–21 | 21–15 |
| Zhang Ning | 2–0 | Julia Wong Pei Xian | 21–12 | 21–13 | |

### Group B

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Jiang Yanjiao | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Yip Pui Yin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Rachel Hindley | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| Jiang Yanjiao | 2–0 | Rachel Hindley | 21–13 | 21–4 |
| Yip Pui Yin | 2–0 | Rachel Hindley | 21–12 | 21–17 |
| Jiang Yanjiao | 2–0 | Yip Pui Yin | 21–12 | 21–17 |

### Group C

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Wang Yihan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Yao Jie | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Petya Nedelcheva | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Wang Yihan | 2–0 | Yao Jie | 21–9 | 21–12 | |
| Wang Yihan | 2–0 | Petya Nedelcheva | 21–19 | 22–20 | |
| Yao Jie | 2–1 | Petya Nedelcheva | 19–21 | 21–19 | 21–16 |

### Group D

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Xie Xingfang | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Wang Lin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Wong Mew Choo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Xie Xingfang | 2–1 | Wang Lin | 21–19 | 18–21 | 21–14 |
| Wang Lin | 2–0 | Wong Mew Choo | 21–19 | 21–16 | |
| Xie Xingfang | 2–0 | Wong Mew Choo | 21–19 | 21–16 | |

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Zhang Ning | Zhang Ning | 19 | 18 | | | | | |
| Wang Yihan | Wang Yihan | 21 | 21 | | | | | |
| Wang Yihan | Wang Yihan | 21 | 21 | | Wang Yihan | Wang Yihan | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | Xie Xingfang | Xie Xingfang | 18 | 19 |
| Jiang Yanjiao | Jiang Yanjiao | 21 | 19 | 18 | Xie Xingfang | Xie Xingfang | 18 | 19 |
| Xie Xingfang | Xie Xingfang | 16 | 21 | 21 | | | | |

## Men's doubles
### Group A

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Gan Teik Chai Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 2–0 | Gan Teik Chai Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif | 21–13 | 21–13 | |
| Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 2–0 | Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama | – | – | |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 2–0 | Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama | 21–10 | 21–10 | |
| Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 2–1 | Gan Teik Chai Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif | 19–21 | 21–17 | 21–7 |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 2–1 | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 12–21 | 21–14 | 21–10 |
| Gan Teik Chai Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif | 2–1 | Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama | 21–12 | 15–21 | 21–14 |

### Group B

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Xia Xuanze Xu Chen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo | 2–1 | Xia Xuanze Xu Chen | 21–14 | 14–21 | 21–11 |
| Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | 2–1 | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto | 18–21 | 21–19 | 21–18 |
| Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo | 2–1 | Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | 21–12 | 18–21 | 21–10 |
| Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto | 2–0 | Xia Xuanze Xu Chen | 21–14 | 21–12 | |
| Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo | 2–1 | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto | – | – | – |
| Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | 2–0 | Xia Xuanze Xu Chen | 21–19 | 21–14 | |

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 15 | 21 | 17 | | | | |
| Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | 21 | 13 | 21 | | | | |
| Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | 21 | 13 | 21 | Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari | 18 | 15 |
| | | | | | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 21 | 21 |
| Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo | Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo | 19 | 13 | | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 21 | 21 |
| Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 21 | 21 | | | | | |

## Women's doubles
### Group A

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Gao Ling Huang Sui | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | 2–0 | Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 21–16 | 21–8 | |
| Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 2–1 | Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva | 21–13 | 18–21 | 21–14 |
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | 2–0 | Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva | 21–4 | 21–14 | |
| Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 2–0 | Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 21–16 | 23–21 | |
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | 2–0 | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 21–19 | 21–10 | |
| Jo Novita Greysia Polii | 2–0 | Diana Dimova Petya Nedelcheva | 21–19 | 21–17 | |

### Group B

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Meiliana Jauhari Purwati | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 2–0 | Meiliana Jauhari Purwati | 21–9 | 21–7 | |
| Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 2–0 | Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson | – | – | |
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 2–0 | Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson | 21–17 | 21–8 | |
| Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 2–0 | Meiliana Jauhari Purwati | 21–18 | 21–10 | |
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 2–0 | Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 21–16 | 21–18 | |
| Elin Bergblom Johanna Persson | 2–1 | Meiliana Jauhari Purwati | 21–18 | 18–21 | 21–15 |

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | Gao Ling Huang Sui | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 19 | 13 | | | | |
| Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 19 | 13 | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Gao Ling Huang Sui | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 19 | 6 |
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 21 | 21 | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 19 | 6 |
| Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty | 15 | 14 | | | | |

## Mixed doubles
### Group A

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Fairuzizuan Tazari Wong Pei Tty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| N/A | He Hanbin Yu Yang | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 2–1 | He Hanbin Yu Yang | 21–19 | 18–21 | 21–17 |
| Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 2–0 | Fairuzizuan Tazari Wong Pei Tty | 21–18 | 21–11 | |
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 2–1 | Fairuzizuan Tazari Wong Pei Tty | 21–23 | 21–10 | 21–16 |
| Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 1–0$^r$ | He Hanbin Yu Yang | 21–9 | | |
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 2–1 | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 23–25 | 21–19 | 21–19 |
| Fairuzizuan Tazari Wong Pei Tty | Walkover | He Hanbin Yu Yang | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |

### Group B

| Rank | Players | Pld | W | L | SF | SA |
| 1 | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 2–1 | Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | 21–16 | 18–21 | 21–18 |
| Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion | 2–0 | Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii | 21–18 | 30–28 | |
| Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 2–0 | Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii | 21–11 | 21–18 | |
| Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | 2–0 | Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion | 22–20 | 21–12 | |
| Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 2–0 | Kennevic Asuncion Kennie Asuncion | 21–15 | 21–16 | |
| Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | 2–0 | Muhammad Rijal Greysia Polii | 21–10 | 25–23 | |

### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | 14 | 11 | | | | |
| Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | Zheng Bo Zhao Tingting | 14 | 11 | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 16 | 18 |
| | | | | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 21 | 21 |
| Zhang Jun Gao Ling | Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 15 | 16 | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 21 | 21 |
| Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 21 | 21 | | | | |