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List of Singapore Open men's singles champions

The Singapore Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament first created in 1928 by the Amateur Sporting Association as there was no national governing body for badminton in Singapore.[2] In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions and its first official annual open championships was held in that same year.[3] The Men's Singles was first contested officially in 1929.[4] The tournament was canceled between 1942 and 1946 because of World War II and discontinued from 1974 to 1986. It returned in 1987 as Konica Cup and was held until 1999. There was no competition held in 1993, 1996 and 2000. The tournament returned in 2001 under a new sponsor. It was again canceled between 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Singapore Open Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champions
LocationSingapore
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
Governing bodySingapore Badminton Association
Created1929
EditionsTotal: 72 (2023)
Open era (1980): 32
Prize money$59,500 (2023)
TrophyAw Boon Haw Shield[1]
Websitesingaporebadminton.org.sg
Most titles
Amateur era7: Wong Peng Soon
Open era2: Zhao Jianhua
2: Hariyanto Arbi
2: Taufik Hidayat
2: Chen Hong
2: Boonsak Ponsana
2: Sony Dwi Kuncoro
2: Kento Momota
2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era4: E. J. Vass
4: Wong Peng Soon
4: Ong Poh Lim
Open era2: Chen Hong
2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Current champion
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting – 2023
(Second title)

Below is the list of the winners at the Singapore Open in men's singles.

History edit

In the Amateur era, Wong Peng Soon (1938–1939, 1941, 1947–1949 and 1951) holds the record for the most titles in the Men's Singles, winning Singapore Open seven times. Wong also share the record for most consecutive titles of four from 1941 and 1947 to 1949 (no competition from 1942 to 1946) with E. J. Vass, 1929 to 1932 and Ong Poh Lim, 1952 to 1955 respectively.

Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979,[5] eight players (Zhao Jianhua, Hariyanto Arbi, Taufik Hidayat, Chen Hong, Boonsak Ponsana, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Kento Momota and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting) share the record for the most Men's Singles titles with two each. Chen Hong and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting holds the record for most consecutive victories with two (in 2002–03 and 2022–23).

Finalists edit

Amateur era edit

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1929   SGP E. J. Vass   SGP See Gim Hock 15–11, 15–10
1930   SGP E. J. Vass   SGP See Gim Hock 15–11, 12–15, 15–13
1931   SGP E. J. Vass   SGP See Gim Hock 15–7, 9–15, 15–12
1932   SGP E. J. Vass   SGP See Gim Hock 6–15, 17–16, 15–12
1933   SGP Koh Keng Siang   SGP Lim Boon Guan 9–15, 15–7, 15–12
1934   SGP E. J. Vass   SGP Seah Eng Hee 15–9, 17–14
1935   SGP Leow Kim Fatt   SGP Koh Keng Siang 15–12, 15–7
1936   SGP Tan Chong Tee   SGP Leow Kim Fatt 15–8, 14–18, 15–8
1937   SGP Tan Chong Tee   SGP Yap Chin Tee 5–15, 17–14, 15–12
1938   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Seah Eng Hee 7–15, 15–10, 15–3
1939   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP S. A. Durai 15–6, 15–11
1940   SGP Tan Chong Tee   SGP Yap Chin Tee 15–8, 15–6
1941   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Yap Chin Tee 15–10, 5–15, 15–11
1942–1946 No competition
1947   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Ismail Marjan 15–9, 15–6
1948   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Ong Poh Lim 15–9, 15–11
1949   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Loong Pan Yap 15–3, 15–4
1950   SGP Cheong Hock Leng   SGP Wong Peng Soon 15–5, 9–15, 15–12
1951   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Ong Poh Lim 18–13, 15–8
1952   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Ismail Marjan Walkover
1953   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Omar Ibrahim 15–2, 15–3
1954   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Wong Peng Soon 9–15, 15–10, 17–16
1955   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Omar Ibrahim 15–8, 15–5
1956   SGP Omar Ibrahim   SGP Seah Lye Huat 10–15, 15–9, 18–15
1957   SGP Seah Lye Huat   SGP Robert Lim 17–14, 15–3
1958   SGP Omar Ibrahim   SGP V. S. S. Nathan 18–14, 15–11
1959   SGP Omar Ibrahim   MAS Lam Say Chow 15–1, 15–1
1960   MAS Billy Ng   MAS Khoo Eng Huah 9–15, 15–10, 15–2
1961   SGP Lee Kin Tat   MAS Roland Ng 15–6, 15–9
1962   SGP Wee Choon Seng   SGP Lim Wei Lon 15–11, 15–6
1963   MAS Teh Kew San   MAS Yew Cheng Hoe 11–15, 15–3, 15–1
1964   MAS Billy Ng   MAS Khor Cheng Chye 15–6, 7–15, 15–5
1965   MAS Omar Manap   SGP Wee Sen 15–7, 15–7
1966   MAS Yew Cheng Hoe   INA Tjin Kian Sien 15–7, 15–1
1967   MAS Tan Aik Huang   DEN Erland Kops 15–11, 15–8
1968   MAS Tan Aik Huang   JPN Ippei Kojima 15–12, 15–4
1969   INA Rudy Hartono   INA Muljadi 15–7, 15–4
1970   INA Muljadi   INA Darmawan 18–16, 15–8
1971   JPN Ippei Kojima   INA Nunung Murdjianto 15–3, 18–16
1972   INA Iie Sumirat   MAS Tan Aik Mong 15–5, 15–11
1973   INA Iie Sumirat   INA Tjun Tjun 15–3, 15–14
1974–1986 No competition

Open era edit

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1987   MAS Misbun Sidek   INA Eddy Kurniawan 15–13, 15–8
1988   CHN Yang Yang   THA Sompol Kukasemkij 15–10, 15–2
1989   CHN Zhao Jianhua   INA Eddy Kurniawan 15–11, 15–7
1990   MAS Foo Kok Keong   CHN Zhao Jianhua 15–8, 10–15, 15–9
1991   INA Bambang Suprianto   INA Fung Permadi 15–9, 15–8
1992   CHN Zhao Jianhua   INA Ardy Wiranata 15–3, 15–1
1993 No competition
1994   INA Ardy Wiranata   INA Hermawan Susanto 15–10, 4–15, 15–9
1995   INA Joko Suprianto   INA Hermawan Susanto 15–11, 3–15, 15–10
1996 No competition
1997   INA Hariyanto Arbi   INA Indra Wijaya 3–15, 18–14, 15–9
1998   INA Hendrawan   DEN Peter Gade 15–10, 15–8
1999   INA Hariyanto Arbi   INA Taufik Hidayat 13–15, 15–10, 15–11
2000 No competition
2001   INA Taufik Hidayat   MAS Wong Choong Hann 7–5, 0–7, 7–1, 1–7, 7–4
2002   CHN Chen Hong   SGP Ronald Susilo 15–4, 15–1
2003   CHN Chen Hong   CHN Chen Yu 11–15, 15–8, 15–4
2004   DEN Kenneth Jonassen   MAS Lee Chong Wei 3–15, 17–15, 15–4
2005   INA Taufik Hidayat   CHN Chen Hong 15–9, 15–3
2006   DEN Peter Gade   DEN Kenneth Jonassen 21–10 21–14
2007   THA Boonsak Ponsana   CHN Chen Yu 21–17, 21–14
2008   MAS Lee Chong Wei   INA Simon Santoso 21–13, 21–5
2009   CHN Bao Chunlai   THA Boonsak Ponsana 21–19, 16–21, 21–15
2010   INA Sony Dwi Kuncoro   THA Boonsak Ponsana 21–16, 21–16
2011   CHN Chen Jin   CHN Lin Dan Walkover
2012   THA Boonsak Ponsana   CHN Wang Zhengming 21–18, 21–19
2013   INA Tommy Sugiarto   THA Boonsak Ponsana 20–22, 21–5, 21–17
2014   INA Simon Santoso   MAS Lee Chong Wei 21–15, 21–10
2015   JPN Kento Momota   HKG Hu Yun 21–17, 16–21, 21–15
2016   INA Sony Dwi Kuncoro   KOR Son Wan-ho 21–16, 13–21, 21–14
2017   IND B. Sai Praneeth   IND Srikanth Kidambi 17–21, 21–17, 21–12
2018   TPE Chou Tien-chen   TPE Hsu Jen-hao 21–13, 21–13
2019   JPN Kento Momota   INA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 10–21, 21–19, 21–13
2020–2021 No competition
2022   INA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting   JPN Kodai Naraoka 23–21, 21–17
2023   INA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting   DEN Anders Antonsen 21–16, 21–13

Statistics edit

Multiple champions edit

Bold indicates active players.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time Years
1   SGP Wong Peng Soon 7 0 7 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
2   SGP E. J. Vass 5 0 5 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934
3   SGP Ong Poh Lim 4 0 4 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
4   SGP Tan Chong Tee 3 0 3 1936, 1937, 1940
  SGP Omar Ibrahim 3 0 1956, 1958, 1959
6   MAS Billy Ng 2 0 2 1960, 1964
  MAS Tan Aik Huang 2 0 1967, 1968
  INA Iie Sumirat 2 0 1972, 1973
  CHN Zhao Jianhua 0 2 1989, 1992
  INA Hariyanto Arbi 0 2 1997, 1999
  INA Taufik Hidayat 0 2 2001, 2005
  CHN Chen Hong 0 2 2002, 2003
  THA Boonsak Ponsana 0 2 2007, 2012
  INA Sony Dwi Kuncoro 0 2 2010, 2016
  JPN Kento Momota 0 2 2015, 2019
  INA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 0 2 2022, 2023

Champions by country edit

Rank Country Amateur era Open era All-time First title Last title First champion Last champion
1   Singapore (SGP) 28 0 28 1929 1962 E. J. Vass Wee Choon Seng
2   Indonesia (INA) 4 14 18 1969 2023 Rudy Hartono Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
3   Malaysia (MAS) 7 3 10 1960 2008 Billy Ng Lee Chong Wei
4   China (CHN) 0 7 7 1988 2011 Yang Yang Chen Jin
5   Japan (JPN) 1 2 3 1971 2019 Ippei Kojima Kento Momota
6   Denmark (DEN) 0 2 2 2004 2006 Kenneth Jonassen Peter Gade
  Thailand (THA) 0 2 2 2007 2012 Boonsak Ponsana
8   India (IND) 0 1 1 2017 B. Sai Praneeth
  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 1 2018 Chou Tien-chen

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   SGP Wong Peng Soon 9 0 9
2   SGP Ong Poh Lim 6 0 6
3   SGP E. J. Vass 5 0 5
  SGP Omar Ibrahim
  THA Boonsak Ponsana 0 5
6   SGP See Gim Hock 4 0 4
7   SGP Tan Chong Tee 3 0 3
  SGP Yap Chin Tee
  CHN Zhao Jianhua 0 3
  INA Taufik Hidayat
  CHN Chen Hong
  MAS Lee Chong Wei
  INA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
14   SGP Koh Keng Siang 2 0 2
  SGP Seah Eng Hee
  SGP Leow Kim Fatt
  SGP Ismail Marjan
  SGP Seah Lye Huat
  MAS Billy Ng
  MAS Yew Cheng Hoe
  MAS Tan Aik Huang
  INA Muljadi
  JPN Ippei Kojima
  INA Iie Sumirat
  INA Eddy Kurniawan 0 2
  INA Ardy Wiranata
  INA Hermawan Susanto
  INA Hariyanto Arbi
  DEN Peter Gade
  CHN Chen Yu
  DEN Kenneth Jonassen
  INA Simon Santoso
  INA Sony Dwi Kuncoro
  JPN Kento Momota

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Story of Singapore Badminton Trophy". The Straits Times. 7 December 1947.
  2. ^ "Singapore Badminton Singles Open Championship". Malayan Saturday Post. 22 September 1928.
  3. ^ "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2016.
  4. ^ "E. J. Vass Wins Singapore Singles Title". The Straits Times. 21 November 1929.
  5. ^ Brahms, Bernd-Volker (17 January 2014). Badminton Handbook. Meyer & Meyer Sport. p. 1972. ISBN 9781782553540. Retrieved 21 July 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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