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Women's Badminton Take Doubles Title
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Chinese badminton players Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen won the women' s doubles title at the Aviva Open Singapore 2006 by beating their compatriots Zhang Dan and Zhao Tingting 21-18, 21-18.

Peter Gade, the Danish No. 1 and the world's No. 3, defeated his compatriot Kenneth Jonassen 21-14, 21-10 to win the men's singles title.

The women's singles title went to France's Pi Hongyan who beat Netherlands' Mia Audina 22-20, 22-20.

Flandy Limpele and Sigit Budiarto of Indonesia took the men's doubles crown by beating Danish pair Thomas Laybourn and Lars Paaske 21-8, 21-16.

Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir of Indonesia claimed the mixed doubles title with a 21-16, 20-22, 23-21 victory over England's Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson.

The week-long tournament, which has a total prize of US$170,000 on offer, opened at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 5.

(Xinhua News Agency June 12, 2006)

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