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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)

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.

History

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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

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Amateur era

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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

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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

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Multiple titles

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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

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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

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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

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  • 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

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References

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  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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