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The All England Open Badminton Championships is an annual British badminton tournament created in 1899. For four decades beginning 1954, the Championships was held at the Wembley Arena, London but since 1994, it has been played at the Arena Birmingham in the city of Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1] The Gentlemen's Singles was first contested in 1900.[2] Below is the list of the winners at the All England Open Badminton Championships in gentlemen's singles. The tournament was cancelled between 1915–1919 because of World War I, and between 1940–1946 because of World War II.

All England Open Badminton Championships Gentlemen’s Singles Champions
LocationBirmingham
United Kingdom
VenueUtilita Arena Birmingham
Governing bodyNEC Group
Created1900
EditionsTotal: 113
Open era (since 1980): 45
Prize money$91,000 (2024)
TrophyGentleman's Singles Trophy
Websiteallenglandbadminton.com
Most titles
Amateur era8: Rudy Hartono
Open era6: Lin Dan
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era7: Rudy Hartono
Open era2: Morten Frost
2: Hariyanto Arbi
2: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
2: Lin Dan
2: Lee Chong Wei
Current champion
Jonatan Christie – 2024
(1st title)

History edit

In the Amateur era, Rudy Hartono (1968–1974, 1976) holds the record for the most titles in the Gentlemen's Singles, winning All England eight times. Hartono also holds the record for most consecutive titles with seven from 1968 to 1974.

Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979[3][4] with the inclusion of professional badminton players from around the world in 1980, Lin Dan (2004, 2006–2007, 2009, 2012, 2016) holds the record for the most Gentlemen's Singles titles with six. Morten Frost (1986–1987), Hariyanto Arbi (1993–1994), Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (1995–1996), Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei (2010–2011) share the record for most consecutive victories with just two.

This event was won without losing a single game in the entire tournament during the Open era as many as twelve times. The first to accomplish this was Prakash Padukone who won in the very first Open era edition in 1980, followed by Morten Frost in 1986 and 1987, Yang Yang in 1989, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen in 1996, Sun Jun in 1998, Pullela Gopichand in 2001, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim in 2003, Chen Jin in 2008, Lin Dan in 2009 and 2012 and Lee Chong Wei in 2011.

Liem Swie King is the only player in history to reach the All England Open Badminton Gentlemen's Singles Final in both Amateur and Open era. He managed to do so seven times, winning on three occasions.

Finalists edit

Amateur era edit

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1900   ENG Sydney Howard Smith   ENG D. W. Oakes 15–12, 11–15, 15–10
1901   ENG H. W. Davies   ENG Ralph George Watling 15–9, 15–4
1902   ENG Ralph George Watling   ENG E. Young 15–5, 15–7
1903   ENG Ralph George Watling   ENG Henry Norman Marrett 1–15, 18–17, 15–8
1904   ENG Henry Norman Marrett   ENG George Alan Thomas 15–8, 15–10
1905   ENG Henry Norman Marrett   ENG Ralph George Watling 15–6, 15–2
1906   ENG Norman Wood   ENG Henry Norman Marrett 15–8, 18–13
1907   ENG Norman Wood   ENG Frank Chesterton 15–6, 15–7
1908   ENG Henry Norman Marrett   IRE Arthur Cave 12–15, 18–14, 15–9
1909   ENG Frank Chesterton   ENG Henry Norman Marrett 15–8, 8–15, 15–10
1910   ENG Frank Chesterton   ENG Henry Norman Marrett 15–4, 15–10
1911   ENG Guy A. Sautter   ENG J. H. Colin Prior 15–6, 15–11
1912   ENG Frank Chesterton   ENG Guy A. Sautter 15–10, 15–13
1913   ENG U. N. Lapin (Guy A. Sautter)   ENG Frank Chesterton 15–7, 15–8
1914   ENG U. N. Lapin (Guy A. Sautter)   ENG Frank Chesterton 15–4, 15–10
1915–1919 No competition
1920   ENG George Allen (George Alan Thomas)   ENG William Mather Swinden 15–9, 14–17, 15–5
1921   ENG George Alan Thomas   ENG Frank Hodge 15–7, 8–15, 15–3
1922   ENG George Alan Thomas   ENG Frank Hodge 15–14, 15–5
1923   ENG George Alan Thomas   ENG Herbert Uber 15–10, 15–10
1924   IRL Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack   ENG George Alan Thomas 17–15, 9–15, 15–6
1925   IRL Joseph Francis Devlin   ENG Frank Hodge 11–15, 15–7, 18–15
1926   IRL Joseph Francis Devlin   ENG Albert Edward Harbot 7–15, 15–5, 15–6
1927   IRL Joseph Francis Devlin   ENG Albert Edward Harbot 15–3, 15–7
1928   IRL Joseph Francis Devlin   ENG Albert Edward Harbot 15–10, 15–6
1929   IRL Joseph Francis Devlin   ENG Donald Charles Hume 15–4, 15–1
1930   ENG Donald Charles Hume   ENG Alan Titherley 15–12, 15–12
1931   IRL Joseph Francis Devlin   ENG Thomas Pattinson Dick 3–15, 15–10, 15–3
1932   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols   ENG Raymond Maurice White 5–15, 15–11, 18–16
1933   ENG Raymond Maurice White   ENG Donald Charles Hume
1934   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols   ENG Thomas Pattinson Dick 15–11, 15–8
1935   ENG Raymond Maurice White   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 15–10, 15–7
1936   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols   ENG Raymond Maurice White 18–16, 17–18, 15–10
1937   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols   ENG Thomas Pattinson Dick 15–8, 15–7
1938   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols   DEN Jesper Bie 15–4, 15–5
1939   DEN Tage Madsen   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 10–15, 18–13, 15–7
1940–1946 No competition
1947   SWE Conny Jepsen   IND Prakash Nath 15–7, 15–11
1948   DEN Jørn Skaarup   DEN Poul Holm 15–3, 15–13
1949   USA David Guthrie Freeman   MAS Teik Hock Ooi 15–1, 15–6
1950   MAS Peng Soon Wong   DEN Poul Holm 15–7, 15–10
1951   MAS Peng Soon Wong   MAS Poh Lim Ong 15–18, 18–14, 15–7
1952   MAS Peng Soon Wong   MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong 15–11, 18–13
1953   MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong   MAS Hock Aun Heah 15–4, 15–4
1954   MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong   CAN Donald Smythe 15–5, 15–6
1955   MAS Peng Soon Wong   MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong 15–7, 14–17, 15–10
1956   MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong   DEN Finn Kobberø 11–15, 15–3, 15–11
1957   MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong   DEN Erland Kops 15–9, 15–3
1958   DEN Erland Kops   DEN Finn Kobberø 15–10, 8–15, 15–8
1959   INA Joe Hok Tan   INA Ferdinand Alexander Sonneville 15–8, 10–15, 15–3
1960   DEN Erland Kops   THA Charoen Wattanasin 15–11, 11–15, 15–6
1961   DEN Erland Kops   DEN Finn Kobberø 15–10, 15–6
1962   DEN Erland Kops   THA Charoen Wattanasin 15–10, 15–5
1963   DEN Erland Kops   THA Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 15–7, 15–7
1964   DEN Knud Aage Nielsen   DEN Henning Borch 8–15, 17–14, 15–4
1965   DEN Erland Kops   MAS Aik Huang Tan 15–13, 15–12
1966   MAS Aik Huang Tan   JPN Masao Akiyama 15–7, 15–4
1967   DEN Erland Kops   MAS Aik Huang Tan 15–12, 15–10
1968   INA Rudy Hartono   MAS Aik Huang Tan 15–12, 15–9
1969   INA Rudy Hartono   INA Pek Sen Wong 15–1, 15–3
1970   INA Rudy Hartono   DEN Svend Pri 15–7, 15–1
1971   INA Rudy Hartono   INA Tjin Siang Ang 15–1, 15–5
1972   INA Rudy Hartono   DEN Svend Pri 15–9, 15–4
1973   INA Rudy Hartono   INA Christian Hadinata 15–4, 15–2
1974   INA Rudy Hartono   MAS Punch Gunalan 8–15, 15–9, 15–10
1975   DEN Svend Pri   INA Rudy Hartono 15–11, 17–14
1976   INA Rudy Hartono   INA Swie King Liem 15–7, 15–6
1977   DEN Flemming Delfs   INA Swie King Liem 15–18, 15–11, 15–8
1978   INA Swie King Liem   INA Rudy Hartono 15–10, 15–3
1979   INA Swie King Liem   DEN Flemming Delfs 15–7, 15–8

Open era edit

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1980   IND Prakash Padukone   INA Swie King Liem 15–3, 15–10
1981   INA Swie King Liem   IND Prakash Padukone 11–15, 15–4, 15–6
1982   DEN Morten Frost   CHN Jin Luan 11–15, 15–2, 15–7
1983   CHN Jin Luan   DEN Morten Frost 15–2, 13–15, 15–4
1984   DEN Morten Frost   INA Swie King Liem 9–15, 15–10, 15–10
1985   CHN Jianhua Zhao   DEN Morten Frost 6–15, 15–10, 18–15
1986   DEN Morten Frost   MAS Misbun Sidek 15–2, 15–8
1987   DEN Morten Frost   INA Icuk Sugiarto 15–10, 15–0
1988   DEN Ib Frederiksen   DEN Morten Frost 8–15, 15–7, 15–10
1989   CHN Yang Yang   DEN Morten Frost 15–6, 15–7
1990   CHN Jianhua Zhao   INA Joko Suprianto 15–4, 15–1
1991   INA Ardy Bernardus Wiranata   MAS Kok Keong Foo 15–12, 15–10
1992   CHN Jun Liu   CHN Jianhua Zhao 15–13, 15–13
1993   INA Hariyanto Arbi   INA Joko Suprianto 15–7, 4–15, 15–11
1994   INA Hariyanto Arbi   INA Ardy Bernardus Wiranata 15–12, 17–14
1995   DEN Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen   INA Hariyanto Arbi 17–16, 15–6
1996   DEN Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen   MAS Rashid Sidek 15–7, 15–6
1997   CHN Jiong Dong   CHN Jun Sun 15–9, 15–5
1998   CHN Jun Sun   MAS Ewe Hock Ong 15–1, 15–7
1999   DEN Peter Gade   INA Taufik Hidayat 15–11, 7–15, 15–10
2000   CHN Xuanze Xia   INA Taufik Hidayat 15–6, 15–13
2001   IND Pullela Gopichand   CHN Hong Chen 15–12, 15–6
2002   CHN Hong Chen   INA Budi Santoso 7–4, 7–5, 7–1
2003   MAS Muhammad Hafiz Hashim   CHN Hong Chen 17–14, 15–10
2004   CHN Dan Lin   DEN Peter Gade 9–15, 15–5, 15–8
2005   CHN Hong Chen   CHN Dan Lin 8–15, 15–5, 15–2
2006   CHN Dan Lin   KOR Hyun-il Lee 15–7, 15–7
2007   CHN Dan Lin   CHN Yu Chen 21–13, 21–12
2008   CHN Jin Chen   CHN Dan Lin 22–20, 25–23
2009   CHN Dan Lin   MAS Chong Wei Lee 21–19, 21–12
2010   MAS Chong Wei Lee   JPN Kenichi Tago 21–19, 21–19
2011   MAS Chong Wei Lee   CHN Dan Lin 21–17, 21–17
2012   CHN Dan Lin   MAS Chong Wei Lee 21–19, 6–2r
2013   CHN Long Chen   MAS Chong Wei Lee 21–17, 21–18
2014   MAS Chong Wei Lee   CHN Long Chen 21–13, 21–18
2015   CHN Long Chen   DEN Jan Østergaard Jørgensen 15–21, 21–17, 21–15
2016   CHN Dan Lin   CHN Houwei Tian 21–9, 21–10
2017   MAS Lee Chong Wei   CHN Shi Yuqi 21–12, 21–10
2018   CHN Shi Yuqi   CHN Lin Dan 21–19, 16–21, 21–9
2019   JPN Kento Momota   DEN Viktor Axelsen 21–11, 15–21, 21–15
2020   DEN Viktor Axelsen   TPE Tien-chen Chou 21–13, 21–14
2021   MAS Zii Jia Lee   DEN Viktor Axelsen 30–29, 20–22, 21–9
2022   DEN Viktor Axelsen   IND Lakshya Sen 21–10, 21–15
2023   CHN Li Shifeng   CHN Shi Yuqi 26–24, 21–5
2024   INA Jonatan Christie   INA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21–15, 21–14

Statistics edit

Multiple titles edit

Bold indicates active players.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time Years
1   INA Rudy Hartono 8 0 8 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976
2   DEN Erland Kops 7 0 7 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967
3   IRL Joseph Francis Devlin 6 0 6 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931
  CHN Dan Lin 0 6 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016
5   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 5 0 5 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938
6   ENG George Alan Thomas 4 0 4 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
  MAS Peng Soon Wong 4 0 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955
  MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong 4 0 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957
  DEN Morten Frost 0 4 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987
  MAS Chong Wei Lee 0 4 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
11   ENG Henry Norman Marrett 3 0 3 1904, 1905, 1908
  ENG Frank Chesterton 3 0 1909, 1910, 1912
  ENG Guy A. Sautter 3 0 1911, 1913, 1914
  INA Swie King Liem 2 1 1978, 1979, 1981
15   ENG Ralph Watling 2 0 2 1902, 1903
  ENG Norman Wood 2 0 1906, 1907
  ENG Raymond Maurice White 2 0 1933, 1935
  CHN Jianhua Zhao 0 2 1985, 1990
  INA Hariyanto Arbi 0 2 1993, 1994
  DEN Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 0 2 1995, 1996
  CHN Hong Chen 0 2 2002, 2005
  CHN Long Chen 0 2 2013, 2015
  DEN Viktor Axelsen 0 2 2020, 2022

Champions by country edit

Rank Country Amateur era Open era All-time First title Last title First champion Last champion
1   England (ENG) 27 0 27 1900 1938 Sydney Howard Smith Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols
2   Denmark (DEN) 12 10 22 1939 2022 Tage Madsen Viktor Axelsen
3   China (CHN) 0 21 21 1983 2023 Jin Luan Shifeng Li
4   Indonesia (INA) 11 5 16 1959 2024 Joe Hok Tan Jonatan Christie
5   Malaysia (MAS) 9 6 15 1950 2021 Peng Soon Wong Zii Jia Lee
6   Ireland (IRL) 7 0 7 1924 1931 Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack Joseph Francis Devlin
7   India (IND) 0 2 2 1980 2001 Prakash Padukone Pullela Gopichand
8   Sweden (SWE) 1 0 1 1947 Conny Jepsen
  United States (USA) 1 0 1949 David Guthrie Freeman
  Japan (JPN) 0 1 2019 Kento Momota

Multiple finalists edit

Bold indicates active players.
Italic indicates players who never won the championship.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time
1   INA Rudy Hartono 10 0 10
  CHN Dan Lin 0 10
3   DEN Erland Kops 8 0 8
  DEN Morten Frost 0 8
5   ENG Henry Norman Marrett 7 0 7
  ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols
  INA Swie King Liem 4 3
  MAS Chong Wei Lee 0 7
9   ENG George Alan Thomas 6 0 6
  ENG Frank Chesterton
  IRL Joseph Francis Devlin
  MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong
13   ENG Ralph Watling 4 0 4
  ENG Guy A. Sautter
  ENG Raymond Maurice White
  MAS Peng Soon Wong
  MAS Aik Huang Tan
  CHN Hong Chen 0 4
  DEN Viktor Axelsen
20   ENG Frank Hodge 3 0 3
  ENG Albert Edward Harbot
  ENG Thomas Pattinson Dick
  ENG Donald Charles Hume
  DEN Finn Kobberø
  DEN Svend Pri
  CHN Jianhua Zhao 0 3
  INA Hariyanto Arbi
  CHN Long Chen
  CHN Yuqi Shi
30   ENG Norman Wood 2 0 2
  THA Charoen Wattanasin
  DEN Flemming Delfs
  IND Prakash Padukone 0 2
  CHN Jin Luan
  INA Joko Suprianto
  INA Ardy Bernardus Wiranata
  DEN Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
  CHN Jun Sun
  DEN Peter Gade
  INA Taufik Hidayat

Trivia edit

  • In 1913 & 1914 Guy A. Sautter competed under the alias of U. N. Lapin and in 1920 George Thomas played under the alias of George Allen.
  • Only nine players have ever contested at least five finals back-to-back, with six of the records taking place back-to-back themselves. However, only the latter four of those players have done so in the Open Era. Those who have accomplished this rare feat include Frank Devlin, immediately after George Alan Thomas, followed by Morten Frost succeeding Liem Swie King more than half a century after, and finally more than two decades later, the legendary duo of Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei going down the same path:

Bold indicates active players.

Rank Country Player Back-to-back finals Period
1   INA Rudy Hartono 9 1968–1976
2   DEN Morten Frost 8 1982–1989
3   ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 6 1934–1939
  MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong 1952–1957
  INA Swie King Liem 1976–1981
  CHN Dan Lin 2004–2009
  MAS Chong Wei Lee 2009–2014
8   ENG George Alan Thomas 5 1920–1924
  IRL Joseph Francis Devlin 1925–1929
10   ENG Henry Norman Marrett 4 1903–1906
  ENG Guy A. Sautter 1911–1914
  DEN Erland Kops 1960–1963
  MAS Aik Huang Tan 1965–1968
  DEN Viktor Axelsen 2019–2022
15   ENG Ralph Watling 3 1901–1903
  ENG Henry Norman Marrett 1908–1910
  ENG Frank Chesterton 1912–1914
  ENG Albert Edward Harbot 1926–1928
  MAS Peng Soon Wong 1950–1952
  INA Hariyanto Arbi 1993–1995
  CHN Hong Chen 2001–2003
  CHN Long Chen 2013–2015
  • The players who holds the record for most finals contested are Rudy Hartono and Lin Dan at 10.[5]
  • Between 2004 & 2018, either or both Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei have contested the final of 14 of the 15 editions held, with the exception of the final in 2015, which saw Lin eliminated in the semi-finals and Lee unable to compete due to a doping ban.[6][7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The History of All England Championships". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
  2. ^ International Badminton … the first 75 years. Badminton World Federation. p. 80. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ "All England Open History: long trousers to Lin Dan". www.allenglandbadminton.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ Brahms, Bernd-Volker (17 January 2014). Badminton Handbook. Meyer & Meyer Sport. p. 1972. ISBN 9781782553540. Retrieved 11 March 2019. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Legend reaches his 10th All England final". Badminton Europe. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Lin loses for 1st time to Chen in All–England Open semis". China Daily. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Badminton player Lee Chong Wei given backdated eight-month doping ban". The Guardian. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2018.

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