1989 Singapore Open (badminton)

1989 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates21 February 1989–
26 February 1989
Edition43rd
Total prize moneyUS$42,000
VenueSingapore Badminton Hall
LocationGeylang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singlesChina Zhao Jianhua
Women's singlesChina Han Aiping
Men's doublesMalaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek
Women's doublesChina Guan Weizhen
China Lin Ying
← 1988 1990 →

The 1989 Singapore Open, also known as the Konica Cup - The Invitational Asian Badminton Championships, took place from 21 ~ 26 February 1989 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore.[1][2] It was the third and final edition of this event before it returned to the open invitation format of 1973. This was also the last time that the tournament was held at the Singapore Badminton Hall before the organiser move the event to the newly built Singapore Indoor Stadium at Kallang in 1990. The total prize money on offer was US$42,000.[3]

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Zhao Jianhua Indonesia Eddy Kurniawan 15–11, 15–7
Women's singles China Han Aiping South Korea Lee Young-suk 11–0, 11–5
Men's doubles Malaysia Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek Indonesia Rudy Gunawan & Eddy Hartono 15–12, 15–8
Women's doubles China Guan Weizhen & Lin Ying South Korea Chung Myung-hee & Hwang Hye-young 15–6, 15–8

References

  1. ^ "Zhao settles it in straight games". The Straits Times. 27 February 1989.
  2. ^ "'I'll be back'". The New Paper. 27 February 1989.
  3. ^ "Organisers lure stars with extra $19,000". The Straits Times. 31 January 1989.