The 1987 Singapore Open, also known as the Konica Cup - The Invitational Asian Badminton Championships, took place from 18 ~ 22 February 1987 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. It was the first edition of this event.[1] The total prize money on offer was US$31,000.[2]

1987 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates18 February 1987–
22 February 1987
Edition41st
Total prize moneyUS$31,000
VenueSingapore Badminton Hall
LocationGeylang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singlesMalaysia Misbun Sidek
Women's singlesIndonesia Elizabeth Latief
Men's doublesIndonesia Bobby Ertanto
Indonesia Liem Swee King
Women's doublesSouth Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Hwang Hye-young
1973 1988

Medalists

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Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Misbun Sidek   Eddy Kurniawan   Foo Kok Keong
Women's singles   Elizabeth Latief   Gu Jiaming   Han Aiping
Men's doubles   Bobby Ertanto
  Liem Swie King
  Hadibowo
  Rudy Heryanto
  Chen Kang
  Ding Qiqing
Women's doubles   Hwang Hye-young
  Chung Myung-hee
  Ivana Lie
  Rosiana Tendean
  Verawaty Fadjrin
  Yanti Kusmiati

Final results

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Misbun Sidek   Eddy Kurniawan 15–13, 15–8
Women's singles   Elizabeth Latief   Gu Jiaming 1–11, 11–6, 11–6
Men's doubles   Liem Swie King & Bobby Ertanto   Hadibowo & Rudy Heryanto 15–2, 15–4
Women's doubles   Hwang Hye-young & Chung Myung-hee   Rosiana Tendean & Ivanna Lie 15–5, 15–4

Bronze medal matches

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Category Bronze medalists Fourth place Score
Men's singles   Foo Kok Keong   Joko Suprianto 15–10, 12–15, 15–9
Women's singles   Han Aiping   Zheng Yuli Walkover
Men's doubles   Chen Kang & Ding Qiqing   Lee Deuk-choon & Kim Moon-soo 15–2, 15–3
Women's doubles   Verawaty Fadjrin & Yanti Kusmiati   Han Aiping & Lai Caiqin 15–12, 15–9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FINAL RESULTS". The Straits Times. 23 February 1987. p. 23. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "Singapore venue for Konica Cup". The Straits Times. 17 November 1986. p. 29. Retrieved 21 July 2022 – via NewspaperSG.