# World Badminton Grand Prix Finals

The World Badminton Grand Prix Finals was an annual badminton tournament organized by the International Badminton Federation (IBF) to crown the best badminton player of the year. The tournament only invited the top eight players in the year-end world rankings. The tournament started in 1983, with the last tournament held in 2001 (delayed from 2000).

## Location

| Year | No. | Host City | Country |
| 1983 | I | Jakarta | Indonesia |
| 1984 | II | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| 1985 | III | Tokyo | Japan |
| 1986 | IV | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| 1987 | V | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 1988 | VI | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
| 1989 | VII | Singapore | Singapore |
| 1990 | VIII | Bali | Indonesia |
| 1991 | IX | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| Year | No. | Host City | Country |
| 1992 | X | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| 1993 | XI | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| 1994 | XII | Bangkok | Thailand |
| 1995 | XIII | Singapore | Singapore |
| 1996 | XIV | Bali | Indonesia |
| 1997 | XV | Jakarta | Indonesia |
| 1998 | XVI | Brunei | Brunei |
| 1999 | XVII | Brunei | Brunei |
| 2000 | XVIII | Brunei | Brunei |
* Held in 2001.

## Past winners

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| 1983 | Luan Jin | Li Lingwei | | | |
| 1984 | Morten Frost | Han Aiping | | | |
| 1985 | Han Jian | Li Lingwei | | | |
| 1986 | Yang Yang | Li Lingwei | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Hwang Hye-young Chung Myung-hee | Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers |
| 1987 | Xiong Guobao | Li Lingwei | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying | Stefan Karlsson Maria Bengtsson |
| 1988 | Zhang Qingwu | Han Aiping | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying | Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing |
| 1989 | Xiong Guobao | Tang Jiuhong | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Rosiana Tendean Erma Sulistianingsih | Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin |
| 1990 | Eddy Kurniawan | Susi Susanti | Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan | Rosiana Tendean Erma Sulistianingsih | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
| 1991 | Zhao Jianhua | Susi Susanti | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Hwang Hye-young Chung Myung-hee | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
| 1992 | Rashid Sidek | Susi Susanti | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | Lin Yanfen Yao Fen | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
| 1993 | Joko Suprianto | Susi Susanti | Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto | Finarsih Lili Tampi | Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson |
| 1994 | Ardy Wiranata | Susi Susanti | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen |
| 1995 | Joko Suprianto | Ye Zhaoying | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Trikus Heryanto Minarti Timur |
| 1996 | Fung Permadi | Susi Susanti | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
| 1997 | Sun Jun | Ye Zhaoying | Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Liu Yong Ge Fei |
| 1998 | Sun Jun | Zhang Ning | Denny Kantono Antonius Ariantho | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
| 1999 | Peter Gade | Ye Zhaoying | Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
| 2000 | Xia Xuanze | Zhou Mi | Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan | Huang Nanyan Yang Wei | Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager |

## Performances by nation

Top Nations :
| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
| 1 | China | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 35 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Total | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 81 |