1989 Singapore Open (badminton)

1989 Singapore Open

Tournament details
Dates	21 February 1989– 26 February 1989
Edition	43rd
Total prize money	US$42,000
Venue	Singapore Badminton Hall
Location	Geylang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singles	Zhao Jianhua
Women's singles	Han Aiping
Men's doubles	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek
Women's doubles	Guan Weizhen 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	Zhao Jianhua	Eddy Kurniawan	15–11, 15–7
Women's singles	Han Aiping	Lee Young-suk	11–0, 11–5
Men's doubles	Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek	Rudy Gunawan & Eddy Hartono	15–12, 15–8
Women's doubles	Guan Weizhen & Lin Ying	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.