The Welsh International is an international badminton championship held in Wales since 1928 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during World War II and until 1956, between 1960 and 1966, and in 1971. It is organised by Welsh Badminton Cymru, the governing body for badminton in Wales.[1]

Past winners

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1927   Alan Titherley   R. Finch   J. D. M. McCallum
  Alan Titherley
  Thompson-Smith
  Reid
  F. L. Treasure
  Meredith
1928   Thomas P. Dick   Margaret Tragett   F. L. Treasure
  F. B. Malthouse
  Marian Horsley
  L. W. Myers
  Thomas P. Dick
  Hazel Hogarth
1929   Donald Hume   Dorothy Colpoys   Donald Hume
  Ralph Nichols
1930   Thomas P. Dick   Thomas P. Dick
  W. Basil Jones
1931   Willoughby Hamilton   Thelma Kingsbury   Arthur Hamilton
  Willoughby Hamilton
  Hazel Hogarth
  Thelma Kingsbury
  Ralph Nichols
  Nora Coop
1932   Alice Woodroffe   Donald Hume
  Raymond M. White
  L. W. Myers
  Alice Woodroffe
  Thomas P. Dick
  Hazel Hogarth
1933   Betty Uber   Betty Uber
  Thelma Kingsbury
  Donald Hume
  Betty Uber
1934   Raymond M. White   Thelma Kingsbury   Willoughby Hamilton
  Ian Maconachie
  B. P. Cook
  Betty Uber
1935   Raymond M. White
  Ian Maconachie
  Ian Maconachie
  Marian Horsley
1936   Thomas P. Dick   Greta Graham   H. Morland
  Kenneth Wilson
  Dorothy Graham
  Greta Graham
  Raymond M. White
  Thelma Kingsbury
1937   Raymond M. White   Daphne Young   Thomas P. Dick
  H. E. Baldwin
  L. W. Myers
  Dorothy Colpoys
  Thomas Boyle
  Olive Wilson
1938   Tage Madsen   Betty Uber   Thomas Boyle
  James Rankin
  Betty Uber
  Diana Doveton
1939–1954 no competition
1955   James P. Doyle   H. B. Mercer   Desmond Lacey
  James P. Doyle
  H. B. Mercer
  R. Smyth
  Kenneth Carlisle
  R. Smyth
1956   Oon Chong Teik   Maggie McIntosh   Kenneth Derrick
  A. R. V. Dolman
  Marjory Russell
  Maggie McIntosh
  Kenneth Derrick
  B. Maxwell
1957   Oon Chong Jin   Mary O'Sullivan   June Timperley
  Patricia Dolan
  Oon Chong Jin
  June Timperley
1958   Hugh Findlay   Heather Ward   Tony Jordan
  Hugh Findlay
  Heather Ward
  P. E. Broad
  Hugh Findlay
  Heather Ward
1959–1965 no competition
1966   Roger Mills   Mary Thompson   Roger Mills
  Robert McCoig
  M. Withers
  Betty Fisher
  Robert McCoig
  McCoig
1967   Julie Charles   Roger Mills
  J. G. Pearson
  Julie Charles
  Angela Dickson
  Roger Mills
  Julie Charles
1968   Howard Jennings   Angela Dickson   Mike Tredgett
  A. Finch
  J. Masters
  R. Gerrish
  Howard Jennings
  Angela Dickson
1969   Howard Jennings
  Alan Fisher
  Angela Dickson
  Betty Fisher
1970 no competition
1971   Mike Tredgett   Betty Fisher   Philip Smith
  William Kidd
  Angela Dickson
  Betty Fisher
  Mike Tredgett
  Kathryn Whiting
1972   John Gardner   Barbara Beckett   John McCloy
  Peter Moore
  Anne Forrest
  Kathryn Whiting
  Clifford McIlwaine
  Barbara Beckett
1973   Michael Wilkes   Michael Wilkes
  Alan Connor
  Barbara Beckett
  Sue Alfieri
  Michael Wilkes
  Anne Forrest
1974   Anne Statt   Michael Wilkes
  Alan Connor
  Anne Statt
  Margo Winter
  Alan Connor
  Margo Winter
1975   Kevin Jolly   Pauline Davis   Tim Stokes
  Kevin Jolly
  Angela Dickson
  Sue Brimble
  Howard Jennings
  Angela Dickson
1976   David Eddy   Paula Kilvington   David Eddy
  Eddy Sutton
  Anne Statt
  Jane Webster
  David Eddy
  Barbara Giles
1977   Mike Tredgett   Gillian Gilks   Barbara Sutton
  Marjan Ridder
  Elliot Stuart
  Gillian Gilks
1978   Kevin Jolly   Nora Perry   Ray Stevens
  Mike Tredgett
  Barbara Sutton
  Nora Perry
  Mike Tredgett
  Nora Perry
1979   Thomas Kihlström   Jane Webster   Thomas Kihlström
  Bengt Fröman
  Jane Webster
  Karen Puttick
  Billy Gilliland
  Karen Puttick
1980   Ray Stevens   Gillian Gilks   Ray Stevens
  Mike Tredgett
  Gillian Gilks
  Paula Kilvington
  Mike Tredgett
  Nora Perry
1981   Steve Baddeley   Karen Bridge   David Eddy
  Eddy Sutton
  Karen Chapman
  Sally Podger
  Billy Gilliland
  Karen Chapman
1982   Steve Butler   Sally Podger   Mike Tredgett
  Dipak Tailor
  Nora Perry
  Jane Webster
  Dipak Tailor
  Nora Perry
1983   Karen Beckman   Mike Tredgett
  Martin Dew
  Helen Troke
  Karen Chapman
  Mike Tredgett
  Karen Chapman
1984   Morten Frost   Charlotte Hattens   Billy Gilliland
  Dan Travers
  Gillian Gilks
  Helen Troke
  Martin Dew
  Gillian Gilks
1985   Darren Hall   Fiona Elliott   Martin Dew
  Dipak Tailor
  Karen Beckman
  Sara Halsall
  Jesper Knudsen
  Nettie Nielsen
1986   Martin Dew
  Darren Hall
  Martin Dew
  Gillian Gilks
1987   Vimal Kumar   Lee Jung-mi   Richard Outterside
  Mike Brown
  Fiona Elliott
  Sara Halsall
1988   Darren Hall   Bang Soo-hyun   Nick Ponting
  Dave Wright
  Karen Beckman
  Sara Sankey
  Mike Brown
  Jillian Wallwork
1989[2]   Mathew Smith   Joanne Muggeridge   Karen Chapman
  Sara Sankey
  Dave Wright
  Claire Palmer
1990[3]   Vimal Kumar   Denyse Julien   Cheryl Johnson
  Julie Bradbury
  Nick Ponting
  Joanne Wright
1991[4]   Wei Yan   Fiona Smith   Michael Adams
  Chris Rees
  Denyse Julien
  Doris Piché
  Andy Goode
  Joanne Wright
1992[5]   Anders Nielsen   Suzanne Louis-Lane   Nick Ponting
  Dave Wright
  Julie Bradbury
  Sara Sankey
  Nick Ponting
  Joanne Wright
1993[6]   Darren Hall   Marina Andrievskaya   Michael Adams
  Simon Archer
  Julie Bradbury
  Joanne Wright
  Chris Hunt
  Joanne Wright
1994[7]   Peter Rasmussen   Denyse Julien   Andrei Andropov
  Nikolai Zuyev
  Julie Bradbury
  Joanne Wright
  Nick Ponting
  Joanne Wright
1995[8]   Colin Haughton   Elena Rybkina   Elena Rybkina
  Marina Yakusheva
  Nikolai Zuyev
  Marina Yakusheva
1996[9]   Chris Bruil   Kelly Morgan   Ian Pearson
  James Anderson
  Nicole van Hooren
  Brenda Conijn
  Quinten van Dalm
  Nicole van Hooren
1997[10]   Dicky Palyama   Brenda Beenhakker   James Anderson
  Ian Sullivan
  Sara Sankey
  Ella Tripp
  James Anderson
  Sara Sankey
1998[11]   Daniel Eriksson   Marina Andrievskaya   Joachim Tesche
  Jean-Philippe Goyette
  Marina Andrievskaya
  Catrine Bengtsson
  Henrik Andersson
  Marina Andrievskaya
1999[12]   Richard Vaughan   Marina Yakusheva   Joachim Andersson
  Peter Axelsson
  Irina Ruslyakova
  Marina Yakusheva
  Peter Jeffrey
  Joanne Davies
2000[13]   Tracey Hallam   Anthony Clark
  Ian Sullivan
  Ella Tripp
  Sara Sankey
  Anthony Clark
  Gail Emms
2001[14]   Irwansyah   Brenda Beenhakker   Vincent Laigle
  Svetoslav Stoyanov
  Nikolai Zuyev
  Marina Yakusheva
2002[15]   Karina de Wit   Nikolai Zuyev
  Stanislav Pukhov
  Ella Tripp
  Joanne Wright
2003[16]   Ella Karachkova   Ashley Thilthorpe
  Kristian Roebuck
  Ella Karachkova
  Anastasia Russkikh
  Alexandr Russkikh
  Anastasia Russkikh
2004[17]   Nathan Rice   Petya Nedelcheva   Reuben Gordown
  Aji Basuki Sindoro
  Petya Nedelcheva
  Yuan Wemyss
  Matthew Hughes
  Kelly Morgan
2005[18]   Chetan Anand   Eleanor Cox   Andrew Ellis
  Dean George
  Hayley Connor
  Heather Olver
  Valiyaveetil Diju
  Jwala Gutta
2006[19]   Irwansyah   Huang Chia-chi   Matthew Hughes
  Martyn Lewis
  Natalie Munt
  Mariana Agathangelou
  Kristian Roebuck
  Natalie Munt
2007[20]   Marc Zwiebler   Jill Pittard   Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
  Adam Cwalina
  Chloe Magee
  Bing Huang
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
  Malgorzata Kurdelska
2008[21]   Brice Leverdez   Kati Tolmoff   Andrew Bowman
  Martyn Lewis
  Mariana Agathangelou
  Jillie Cooper
  Watson Briggs
  Jillie Cooper
2009[22]   Kristian Nielsen   Tatjana Bibik   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
  Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova
  Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova
2010[23]   Pablo Abián   Anita Raj Kaur   Peter Käsbauer
  Josche Zurwonne
  Joanne Quay
  Anita Raj Kaur
  Peter Käsbauer
  Johanna Goliszewski
2011[24]   Niluka Karunaratne   Nicole Schaller   Chris Coles
  Matthew Nottingham
  Ng Hui Ern
  Ng Hui Lin
  Martin Campbell
  Ng Hui Lin
2012[25]   Chou Tien-chen   Chiang Mei-hui   Marcus Ellis
  Paul Van Rietvelde
  Gabrielle White
  Lauren Smith
  Marcus Ellis
  Gabrielle White
2013[26]   Pablo Abián   Beiwen Zhang   Chris Coles
  Matthew Nottingham
  Tang Hetian
  Renuga Veeran
  Chris Langridge
  Heather Olver
2014[27]   Kieran Merrilees   Beatriz Corrales   Matthew Nottingham
  Harley Towler
  Heather Olver
  Lauren Smith
  Chris Coles
  Sophie Brown
2015[28]   Vladimir Malkov   Anna Thea Madsen   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
  Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
  Matthew Nottingham
  Emily Westwood
2016[29]   Pablo Abián   Beatriz Corrales   Liao Min-chun
  Su Cheng-heng
  Anastasia Chervyakova
  Olga Morozova
  Robert Mateusiak
  Nadieżda Zięba
2017[30]   Nhat Nguyen   Tanvi Lad   Oliver Baczala
  Michael Roe
  Lise Jaques
  Flore Vandenhoucke
  Michael Roe
  Jessica Hopton
2018[31]   Luís Enrique Peñalver   Clara Azurmendi   Max Flynn
  Callum Hemming
  Julie MacPherson
  Holly Newall
  Matthew Clare
  Victoria Williams
2019[32]   Ditlev Jæger Holm   Chiang Chien-wei
  Ye Hong-wei
  Abigail Holden
  Lizzie Tolman
  Alexander Dunn
  Ciara Torrance
2020[33] Cancelled[note 1]
2021[34]   Arnaud Merklé   Hsu Wen-chi   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim Sa-rang
  Margot Lambert
  Anne Tran
  William Villeger
  Anne Tran
2022[35]   Mads Christophersen   Yvonne Li   Rasmus Kjær
  Frederik Søgaard
  Jesper Toft
  Clara Graversen
2023[36]   Joakim Oldorff   Rosy Oktavia Pancasari   Christopher Grimley
  Matthew Grimley
  Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva
  Jan Colin Völker
  Stine Küspert
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 25 to 28 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales.

Performances by nation

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As of the 2023 edition
Rank Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1   England 31 30 44 40.5 42.5 188
2   Wales 8 4 3 8.5 4 27.5
3   Ireland 5 6 6 3 4.5 24.5
4   Russia 1 5 4 5 5 20
5   Scotland 1 2 4 3 5 15
6   Denmark 6 2 1 0 2 11
7   Spain 4 4 0 0 0 8
8   Netherlands 2 3 0 1.5 1 7.5
9   France 2 1 1 2 1 7
  Sweden 2 1 2 1 1 7
11   Malaya
  Malaysia
2 1 0 2 1 6
12   Germany 1 1 1.5 0 2 5.5
13   Chinese Taipei 1 2 2 0 0 5
  India 3 1 0 0 1 5
15   Bulgaria 0 1 0 2.5 0 3.5
  Canada 0 2 0.5 1 0 3.5
17   Australia 1 1 0 1 0 3
  Poland 0 0 1 0 2 3
  South Korea 0 2 1 0 0 3
20   Belgium 0 0 0 1 0 1
  Estonia 0 1 0 0 0 1
  Finland 1 0 0 0 0 1
  Indonesia 0 0 1 0 0 1
  Sri Lanka 1 0 0 0 0 1
   Switzerland 0 1 0 0 0 1
  United States 0 1 0 0 0 1
Total 72 72 72 72 72 360

References

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  1. ^ "History". welshbadminton.net. Badminton Wales. 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  2. ^ 1989 IS winners
  3. ^ 1990 IS winners
  4. ^ 1991 IS winners
  5. ^ 1992 IS winners
  6. ^ 1993 IS winners
  7. ^ 1994 IS winners
  8. ^ 1995 IS winners
  9. ^ 1996 IS winners
  10. ^ 1997 IS winners
  11. ^ 1998 IS winners
  12. ^ 1999 IS winners
  13. ^ 2000 IS winners
  14. ^ 2001 IS winners
  15. ^ 2002 IS winners
  16. ^ 2003 IS winners
  17. ^ 2004 IS winners
  18. ^ 2005 IS winners
  19. ^ 2006 IS winners
  20. ^ 2007 IS winners
  21. ^ 2008 IS winners
  22. ^ 2009 IS winners
  23. ^ 2010 IS winners
  24. ^ 2011 IS winners
  25. ^ 2012 IC winners
  26. ^ 2013 IC winners
  27. ^ 2014 IC winners
  28. ^ 2015 IC winners
  29. ^ 2016 IC winners
  30. ^ 2017 FS winners
  31. ^ 2018 IS winners
  32. ^ 2019 IS winners
  33. ^ 2020 IS
  34. ^ 2021 IS winners
  35. ^ 2022 IC winners
  36. ^ YONEX Welsh International Badminton Championships 2023 winners
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