The Philippines Open Grand Prix Gold also known as the Philippine Open Badminton Championships in 2006 or simply as the Philippines Open, was an international badminton open held in the Philippines from 2006 to 2009.
History It was the top tournament of the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) and was backed by title sponsor Bingo Bonanza of ABLE Inc.. The 2006 edition marked the first time that an International Badminton Federation (IBF) tournament was held in the Philippines.
It was not held in 2008, due to scheduling conflict with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing which could have potentially affected the availability of top badminton players.
The 2009 edition was held amidst a leadership dispute within the PBA. It was the last year the international tournament was held.
Winners Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles 2006 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Saina Nehwal Albertus Susanto Njoto Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Jo Novita Greysia Polii Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 2007 Lee Chong Wei Zhou Mi Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir2008 Not held due to the 2008 Summer Olympics 2009 Chen Long Wang Xin Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano Gao Ling Wei Yili Zhang Nan Lu Lu
Performances by nation NoNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal11 1 1 1 42 1 1 1 3 2 1 33 11 24 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total 3 3 3 3 3 15
References
External links BWF: 2007 results