# 2005 Badminton World Cup

The 2005 Badminton World Cup was the twentieth edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held at the Olympic Sports Park in Yiyang, Hunan, China from 14 to 18 December 2005. It was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation and Table Tennis and Badminton Administration Center under China's State General Administration of Sport, with a total prize money of US$250,000. This was the first time after 1997, this tournament was being conducted. Between 1997 and 2005, this tournament was halted due to various problems. In the end of the competitions, China won the titles in all 5 disciplines.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Boonsak Ponsana | Shon Seung-mo |
| Men's singles | Lin Dan | Boonsak Ponsana | Chen Hong |
| Women's singles | Xie Xingfang | Zhang Ning | Yao Jie |
| Women's singles | Xie Xingfang | Zhang Ning | Lu Lan |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Howard Bach Tony Gunawan |
| Women's doubles | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting |
| Women's doubles | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung |
| Mixed doubles | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager |
| Mixed doubles | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam |

## Men's singles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Lin Dan | Lin Dan | 21 | 6 | 21 | | | | |
| Chen Hong | Chen Hong | 14 | 21 | 6 | | | | |
| Chen Hong | Chen Hong | 14 | 21 | 6 | Lin Dan | Lin Dan | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | Boonsak Ponsana | Boonsak Ponsana | 14 | 11 |
| Boonsak Ponsana | Boonsak Ponsana | 23 | 21 | | Boonsak Ponsana | Boonsak Ponsana | 14 | 11 |
| Shon Seung-mo | Shon Seung-mo | 21 | 15 | | | | | |

## Women's singles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Zhang Ning | Zhang Ning | w | / | o | | | | |
| Yao Jie | Yao Jie | | | | | | | |
| Yao Jie | Yao Jie | | | | Zhang Ning | Zhang Ning | 19 | 16 |
| | | | | | Xie Xingfang | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 |
| Lu Lan | Lu Lan | 11 | 19 | | Xie Xingfang | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 |
| Xie Xingfang | Xie Xingfang | 21 | 21 | | | | | |

## Men's doubles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 14 | 12 | | | | |
| Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 14 | 12 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 11 | 18 |
| Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 21 | 21 | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 11 | 18 |
| Howard Bach Tony Gunawan | Howard Bach Tony Gunawan | 18 | 9 | | | | |

## Women's doubles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 15 | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting | Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting | 21 | 9 | 10 | | | | |
| Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting | Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting | 21 | 9 | 10 | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | 18 | 15 |
| Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | 21 | 21 | | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | 18 | 15 |
| Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung | Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung | 11 | 13 | | | | | |

## Mixed doubles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | 12 | 19 | | | | |
| Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | 12 | 19 | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 21 | 21 |
| | | | | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 19 | 9 |
| Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 21 | 21 | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 19 | 9 |
| Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager | Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager | 15 | 18 | | | | |