World Championships 2006
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid · Madrid, Spain · 18–24 Sep 2006
- 221
- matches
- 293
- players
- 5
- events
Men's singles
Lin Dan
beat Bao Chunlai
18–21 21–17 21–12
Women's singles
Xie Xingfang
beat Zhang Ning
21–16 21–14
Men's doubles
Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun
beat Anthony Clark / Robert Blair
Women's doubles
Gao Ling / Huang Sui
beat Zhang Yawen / Wei Yili
23–21 21–9
Mixed doubles
Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms
beat Anthony Clark / Donna Kellogg
21–15 21–12
Podium
Gold, silver and both bronzes.
Both losing semi-finalists take bronze. Where no draw is published, the podium comes from the edition's medal table.
Medals by nation
- CHN433
- ENG120
- GER002
- DEN002
- KOR001
- MAS001
- THA001
Gold, silver, bronze. Ordered by golds, then silvers, then bronzes.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singlesFinal 18–21 21–17 21–12 | ||||
| Women's singlesFinal 21–16 21–14 | Xu HuaiwenGER | |||
| Men's doublesFrom the medal table | ||||
| Women's doublesFinal 23–21 21–9 | ||||
| Mixed doublesFinal 21–15 21–12 |
The draw
Every round, every score.
Seeds are to the left of each name, and the winner of each match is in bold. Every name opens that player's record.
Semi-finals
Final
ChampionLin Dan
Round of 12828 matches
Round of 6416 matches
Round of 328 matches
Round of 164 matches
How the seeds went
- 1 Lee Chong WeiMAS Reached the round of 16
- 2 Lin DanCHN Champion
- 3 Chen JinCHN Reached the round of 16
- 4 Peter GadeDEN Reached the round of 16
- 5 Lee Hyun-ilKOR Semi-finals, lost to Bao Chunlai
- 6 Muhammad Hafiz HashimMAS Reached the round of 16
- 7 Chen HongCHN Semi-finals, lost to Lin Dan
- 8 Bao ChunlaiCHN Runner-up, lost to Lin Dan
- 9 Przemysław WachaPOL Round of 64, lost to Kuan Beng Hong
- 10 Boonsak PonsanaTHA Round of 64, lost to Shōji Satō
- 11 Eric PangNED Round of 32, lost to Lee Hyun-il
- 12 Dicky PalyamaNED Round of 32, lost to Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
- 13 Ng WeiHKG Round of 128, lost to Taufik Hidayat
- 14 Park Sung-hwanKOR Round of 32, lost to Lin Dan
- 15 Joachim PerssonDEN Round of 32, lost to Lee Chong Wei
- 16 Andrew SmithENG Round of 64, lost to Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Semi-finals
Final
ChampionXie Xingfang
Round of 12829 matches
Round of 6416 matches
Round of 328 matches
Round of 164 matches
How the seeds went
- 1 Zhang NingCHN Runner-up, lost to Xie Xingfang
- 2 Huaiwen XuGER Semi-finals, lost to Xie Xingfang
- 3 Xie XingfangCHN Champion
- 4 Wang ChenHKG Round of 32, lost to Petra Overzier
- 5 Pi HongyanFRA Round of 16, lost to Xie Xingfang
- 6 Yao JieNED Round of 64, lost to Meemek
- 7 Petya NedelchevaBUL Round of 16, lost to Huaiwen Xu
- 8 Kaori MoriJPN Round of 32, lost to Jiang Yanjiao
- 9 Jiang YanjiaoCHN Round of 16, lost to Petra Overzier
- 10 Tracey HallamENG Round of 16, lost to Zhang Ning
- 11 Eriko HiroseJPN Round of 32, lost to Huaiwen Xu
- 12 Yip Pui YinHKG Round of 32, lost to Pi Hongyan
- 13 Wong Mew ChooMAS Round of 32, lost to Zhang Ning
- 14 Tine BaunDEN Round of 32, lost to Xie Xingfang
- 15 Hwang Hye-younKOR Round of 64, lost to Susan Egelstaff
- 16 Petra OverzierGER Semi-finals, lost to Zhang Ning
Final
Fu HaifengCHNCai YunCHN
ChampionsFu Haifeng / Cai Yun
Semi-finals
Final
ChampionsGao Ling / Huang Sui
Round of 12818 matches
21–17 16–21 21–17
9/16Kamila AugustynPOLNadieżda ZiębaPOL
Round of 6416 matches
9/16Johanna PerssonSWEElin BergblomSWE
21–18 21–12
Round of 328 matches
Round of 164 matches
How the seeds went
- 1 Gao LingCHNHuang SuiAUS Champion
- 2 Yang WeiCHNZhang JiewenCHN Semi-finals, lost to Zhang Yawen / Wei Yili
- 3/4 Lee Hyo-jungKORLee Kyung-wonKOR Round of 64, lost to Shruti Kurien / Jwala Gutta
- 3/4 Gail EmmsGBRDonna KelloggENG Round of 32, lost to Zhang Yawen / Wei Yili
- 5/8 Chien Yu-chinTPECheng Wen-hsingTPE Round of 16, lost to Gao Ling / Huang Sui
- 5/8 Du JingCHNYu YangCHN Semi-finals, lost to Gao Ling / Huang Sui
- 5/8 Wong Pei TtyMASChin Eei HuiMAS Round of 16, lost to Zhang Yawen / Wei Yili
- 5/8 Saralee ThungthongkamTHASathinee ChankrachangwongTHA Reached the round of 32
- 9/16 Jo NovitaINAGreysia PoliiINA Round of 32, lost to Gao Ling / Huang Sui
- 9/16 Mette SchjoldagerDENBritta AndersenDEN Round of 128, lost to Sabrina Jaquet / Corinne Jörg
- 9/16 Kumiko OguraJPNReiko ShiotaJPN Round of 16, lost to Du Jing / Yu Yang
- 9/16 Johanna PerssonSWEElin BergblomSWE Round of 32, lost to Du Jing / Yu Yang
- 9/16 Kamila AugustynPOLNadieżda ZiębaPOL Round of 32, lost to Wong Pei Tty / Chin Eei Hui
- 9/16 Zhang YawenCHNWei YiliCHN Runner-up, lost to Gao Ling / Huang Sui
- 9/16 Aki AkaoJPNTomomi MatsudaJPN Reached the round of 128
- 9/16 Lena Frier KristiansenDENKamilla Rytter JuhlDEN Reached the round of 128
- 9/16 AkaoJPNMatsudaJPN Round of 32, lost to Saralee Thungthongkam / Sathinee Chankrachangwong
Semi-finals
Final
ChampionsNathan Robertson / Gail Emms
Round of 12821 matches
21–23 21–17 21–11
Round of 6416 matches
Round of 328 matches
9/16Robert MateusiakPOLNadieżda ZiębaPOL
21–15 21–23 21–16
Round of 164 matches
How the seeds went
- 1 Nova WidiantoINALiliyana NatsirINA Round of 32, lost to Koo Kien Keat / Wong Pei Tty
- 2 Lee Jae-jinKORLee Hyo-jungKOR Round of 64, lost to William Milroy / Sun
- 3/4 Zhang JunCHNGao LingCHN Reached the round of 32
- 3/4 Nathan RobertsonENGGail EmmsGBR Champion
- 5/8 Jens EriksenDENMette SchjoldagerDEN Round of 64, lost to Jonas Rasmussen / Britta Andersen
- 5/8 Anthony ClarkENGDonna KelloggENG Runner-up, lost to Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms
- 5/8 Thomas LaybournDENKamilla Rytter JuhlDEN Round of 16, lost to Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms
- 5/8 Sudket PrapakamolTHASaralee ThungthongkamTHA Semi-finals, lost to Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms
- 9/16 Songphon AnugritayawonTHAKunchala VoravichitchaikulTHA Round of 128, lost to Koo Kien Keat / Wong Pei Tty
- 9/16 Robert BlairSCONatalie MuntENG Round of 32, lost to Jonas Rasmussen / Britta Andersen
- 9/16 Lars PaaskeDENHelle NielsenDEN Round of 128, lost to Zhang Wei (badminton, born 1987) / Yu Yang
- 9/16 Lee Yong-daeKORHwang Yu-miKOR Round of 64, lost to Kristof Hopp / Birgit Michels
- 9/16 Ingo KindervaterGERKathrin PiotrowskiGER Round of 64, lost to Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari / Ooi
- 9/16 Zheng BoCHNZhao TingtingCHN Round of 32, lost to Nathan Robertson / Gail Emms
- 9/16 Robert MateusiakPOLNadieżda ZiębaPOL Round of 32, lost to Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam
- 9/16 Xie ZhongboCHNZhang YawenCHN Round of 16, lost to Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thungthongkam