# 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. This is the first Grand Prix tournament to use 21-points system.

## 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.

### Venue

This international tournament was held at Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China.

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | Lin Dan | 21 | 21 | | | |
| | | | | Dicky Palyama | 17 | 10 | | | |
| Dicky Palyama | 21 | 21 | | Dicky Palyama | 17 | 10 | | | |
| Yousuke Nakanishi | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | Yeoh Kay Bin | 21 | 21 | | | |
| Qiu Yanbo | 15 | 21 | 9 | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | | Peter Gade | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | | Poompat Sapkulchananart | 17 | 12 | | | | |
| Poompat Sapkulchananart | 14 | 21 | 21 | Poompat Sapkulchananart | 17 | 12 | | | | |
| Jang Young-soo | 21 | 15 | 19 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | Chen Yu | 23 | 21 | | | | |
| Yogendran Khrishnan | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Pei Wee Chung | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Boonsak Ponsana | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | 17 | 17 |
| Xia Xuanze | 25 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Xia Xuanze | 25 | 17 | 21 | Xia Xuanze | 21 | 19 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | |

#### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Lü Yi | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | Chen Hong | 21 | 10 | 16 |
| Lee Tsuen Seng | 22 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| Lee Tsuen Seng | 22 | 21 | Lee Tsuen Seng | 12 | 14 | | | | |
| | | | Chen Hong | 21 | 21 | | | | |

## Women's singles
### Finals

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 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 | | | | |
| Wang Lin | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| | | | Wang Chen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| | | | Wang Yihan | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Wang Yihan | 21 | 21 | Wang Yihan | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Kim Moon-hi | 17 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 16 | 19 | | | | |
| Zhu Lin | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

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

#### Section 4

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Kamila Augustyn | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Lu Lan | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 21 | 10 | 21 | | | |
| Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak | 13 | 21 | 17 | | | |
| 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 | 17 | 17 |
| Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 21 | 21 | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 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

| Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 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 | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals |
| Sun Junjie Xu Chen | w | / | o | | | | | | |
| Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske | | | | | | | | | |
| 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

| Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | 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 | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 9 | 14 | | | | |
| 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 | 18 | 21 |
| Gao Ling Huang Sui | 21 | 21 | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | | | | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | w | / | o | | | |
| Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota | 10 | 11 | | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | w | / | o | | | |
| Wei Yili Zhang Yawen | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 13 | 5 | | | |
| Pan Pan Zhang Dan | 21 | 16 | 21 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Chau Hoi Wah Wong Man Ching | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| Du Jing Yu Yang | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | Gao Ling Huang Sui | 21 | 21 |
| Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 21 | 10 | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 21 | 10 | 19 | Liao Jingmei Wang Xiaoli | 13 | 10 | | | | |
| | | | | Gao Ling Huang Sui | 21 | 21 | | | | |

## Mixed doubles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Zhang Jun Gao Ling | 21 | 21 | | | | |
| Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 19 | 14 | | | | |
| 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 | 21 | 10 | 22 |
| Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 22 | 21 | | | | |

### Top half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-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 | He Hanbin Liao Jingmei | 15 | 21 | 18 | | | |
| Svetoslav Stoyanov Pi Hongyan | 7 | 19 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First Round | First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Tony Gunawan Cheng Wen-hsing | 21 | 23 | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Xu Chen Yu Yang | 17 | 25 | 21 | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 22 | 21 |
| Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski | 21 | 21 | | | | | | | | |
| Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski | 21 | 21 | | Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski | 21 | 8 | 14 | | | |
| | | | | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 17 | 21 | 21 | | | |