Irish Open (badminton)
The Irish International or Irish Open in badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. It was however interrupted by the two World Wars. This tournament is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit and takes place at the beginning of December every year as part of the home nations loop of International tournaments that include the Scottish Open and the Welsh Open in consecutive weeks. The tournament for most part and in recent years has been an International Challenge rated event. The recent exception was in 2012 when the tournament was downgraded to International Series due to funding. Recent editions have been held in the Baldoyle Badminton Centre except for 2007 and 2011 tournaments which were held in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.
The Irish Open was the first senior international title won by Spain's Carolina Marin at the age of 16 in 2009. Marin went on to win the European & World Championship in 2014 in Copenhagen as well as the coveted All England in 2015 in Birmingham, England before adding another world title in 2015. Marin then claimed Olympic Gold in Rio 2016. Other greats to lift the Irish Open title have been Kenneth Jonassen and Tine Rasmussen (Baun) of Denmark with Adam Cwalina of Poland the most prolific of champions in recent years with Men's doubles victories in 2011 (partnering Michal logosz) and back-to-back titles in 2013 & 2014 alongside Przemyslaw Wacha. Recent Irish winners have been Scott Evans (MS) in 2012 and Chloe Magee alongside Huang Bing in 2007.
Carolina Marin, European, World & Olympic Champion winning her first senior title in Dublin 2009
In 2018 Sam Magee reasserted himself as the most successful Irish badminton athlete of the modern era adding the Irish Open mixed doubles title to his European Games and European Championship medals. Sam Magee partnered his sister Chloe to the title, a part of the European badminton circuit, at the National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown.
In 2016 the Irish Open moved to the new National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown, Dublin as the first ever event in the new state of the art arena before its official opening in January 2017. The December 2017 edition reverted to an International Series level tournament which saw three Irish players/pairs reach the final.
Past winners[]
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doublesd | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 |  Blayney Hamilton
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no competition | Willoughby Hamilton Blayney Hamilton
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no competition | Blayney Hamilton
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| 1903 | 
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Meriel Lucas Mabel Hardy
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Leonard Ransford Mabel Hardy
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| 1904 | Blayney Hamilton T. D. Good
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Meriel Lucas Ethel B. Thomson
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| 1905 | Henry Norman Marrett
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Henry Norman Marrett Albert Prebble
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Norman Wood Hazel Hogarth
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| 1906 | no competition | ||||
| 1907 | Arthur Cave
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Blayney Hamilton T. D. Good
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Hazel Hogarth Muriel Bateman
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| 1908 | Meriel Lucas Margaret Larminie
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Blayney Hamilton Meriel Lucas
| |||
| 1909 | Frank Chesterton George Thomas
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Hazel Hogarth Muriel Bateman
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George Thomas Hazel Hogarth
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| 1910 | Frank Chesterton
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Muriel Bateman Margaret Larminie
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George Thomas Margaret Larminie
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| 1911 | George Thomas
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Guy A. Sautter George Thomas
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Lavinia Clara Radeglia Margaret Larminie
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| 1912 | Guy A. Sautter
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Lavinia Clara Radeglia Margaret Tragett
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George Thomas Margaret Tragett
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| 1913 | George Thomas
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Margaret Tragett
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Guy A. Sautter Hazel Hogarth
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| 1914 | George Thomas
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Lavinia Clara Radeglia
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George Thomas Hazel Hogarth
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| 1915– 1919 |
no competition due to World War I | ||||
| 1920 | George Thomas
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no competition |
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Hazel Hogarth Lavinia Clara Radeglia
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George Thomas Hazel Hogarth
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| 1921 | Frank Devlin
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Hazel Hogarth
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| 1922 | Guy A. Sautter
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 Gordon 'Curly' Mack George Thomas
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Marjorie Barrett Kitty McKane
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Guy A. Sautter Eveline Peterson
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| 1923 | Gordon 'Curly' Mack
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Frank Devlin
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| 1924 | Frank Devlin
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Marian Horsley
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A. M. Head Kitty McKane
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Gordon 'Curly' Mack Margaret Tragett
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| 1925 | Gordon 'Curly' Mack
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Margaret Tragett
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Gordon 'Curly' Mack
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A. M. Head
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| 1926 | Frank Devlin
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Raoul du Roveray George Thomas
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Marian Horsley Violet Elton
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Frank Hodge Violet Elton
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| 1927 | George Thomas
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Gordon 'Curly' Mack George Thomas
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Ada Good
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Gordon 'Curly' Mack A. M. Head
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| 1928 | Albert Harbot
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Marjorie Barrett
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Albert Harbot George Thomas
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Marjorie Barrett Violet Elton
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Albert Harbot Violet Elton
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| 1929 | Willoughby Hamilton
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Derreen Good
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J. D. M. McCallum George Thomas
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Ada Good
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| 1930 | Betty Uber
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Herbert Uber Donald Hume
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Marian Horsley Betty Uber
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Herbert Uber Betty Uber
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| 1931 | Marian Horsley
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Gordon 'Curly' Mack Frank Devlin
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Marian Horsley
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Frank Devlin Marian Horsley
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| 1932 | Raymond White
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Betty Uber
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Donald Hume Ralph Nichols
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Marian Horsley Betty Uber
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Donald Hume Betty Uber
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| 1933 | Willoughby Hamilton
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Olive Wilson
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Thomas Boyle James Rankin
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Marian Horsley Olive Wilson
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James Rankin Mavis Hamilton
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| 1934 | Raymond White
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Thelma Kingsbury
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Ian Maconachie Willoughby Hamilton
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Marian Horsley Betty Uber
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Donald Hume Betty Uber
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| 1935 | James Rankin
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Alice Teague
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Ian Maconachie James Rankin
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Marian Horsley Olive Wilson
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Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley
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| 1936 | Ralph Nichols
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Thelma Kingsbury
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Marian Horsley Betty Uber
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Donald Hume Betty Uber
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| 1937 | James Rankin
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Mavis Macnaughton Norma Stoker
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James Rankin Olive Wilson
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| 1938 | Thomas Boyle
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Daphne Young
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Alan Titherley
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Daphne Young Norma Stoker
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Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson
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| 1939 | 
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Mavis Macnaughton
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Thomas Boyle James Rankin
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Mavis Macnaughton Olive Wilson
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| 1940– 1946 |
no competition due to World War II | ||||
| 1947 |
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Queenie Allen
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Thomas Boyle James Rankin
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Queenie Allen Betty Uber
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Ralph Nichols Bessie Shearlaw
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| 1948 | Frank Peard
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Nora Conway Barbara J. Good
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| 1949 |  Ong Poh Lim
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Ong Poh Lim
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Queenie Allen Betty Uber
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Queenie Allen
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| 1950 | Frank Peard
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Nancy Horner
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Frank Peard
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Nora Conway
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Nancy Horner
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| 1951 | Eddy B. Choong
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Eddy B. Choong
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| 1952 | Jean Lawless
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David E. L. Choong Eddy B. Choong
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Jean Lawless Barbara J. Good
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Heah Hock Aun
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| 1953 | Iris Cooley
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Iris Cooley June White
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Eddy B. Choong June White
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| 1954 |  Jeffrey Robson
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Heather Robson
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Frank Peard
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Nancy Horner
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| 1955 | Tony Jordan
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Iris Cooley
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John Best
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Tony Jordan June White
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| 1956 | James Doyle
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Mary O'Sullivan
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| 1957 | Eddy B. Choong
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Iris Rogers
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Eddy B. Choong Oon Chong Teik
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Iris Rogers June Timperley
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Tony Jordan June Timperley
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| 1958 | Oon Chong Jin
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Yvonne Kelly
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Oon Chong Jin Oon Chong Teik
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| 1959 | Trevor Coates
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Heather Ward
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Tony Jordan
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Iris Rogers June Timperley
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Tony Jordan June Timperley
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| 1960 | Robert McCoig
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Mary O'Sullivan
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Robert McCoig
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Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan
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Robert McCoig
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| 1961 | Trevor Coates
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Ursula Smith
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Sue Peard Lena Rea
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Tony Jordan June Timperley
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| 1962 |  Charoen Wattanasin
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Robert McCoig
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Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan
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Robert McCoig
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| 1963 | Colin Beacom
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Tony Jordan
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Jennifer Pritchard
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Margaret Barrand
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| 1964 | Robert McCoig
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 Judy Hashman
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Robert McCoig
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Sue Peard Judy Hashman
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Robert McCoig Judy Hashman
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| 1965 | Richard Purser
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Angela Bairstow
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Roger Mills David Horton
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Ursula Smith Jennifer Pritchard
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John Havers Margaret Barrand
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| 1966 |  Lee Kin Tat
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Mary Bryan
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Robert McCoig
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Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan
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| 1967 |  Alan Parsons
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Angela Bairstow
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Roger Mills David Horton
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Margaret Boxall Sue Pound
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Roger Mills
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| 1968 | Lee Kin Tat
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Mary Bryan
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Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan
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Robert McCoig
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| 1969 | Ray Sharp
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Gillian Perrin
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David Eddy Roger Powell
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Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall
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Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall
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| 1970 | Robert McCoig
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Yvonne Kelly
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Robert McCoig
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Yvonne Kelly Sue Peard
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Robert McCoig
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| 1971 | Derek Talbot
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Margaret Beck
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Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot
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Margaret Beck Julie Rickard
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Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
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| 1972 |
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Yvonne Kelly
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Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan
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Mary Bryan
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| 1973 | Barbara Beckett
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Barbara Beckett Lena McAleese
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Barbara Beckett
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| 1974 | Robert McCoig
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| 1975 | 
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Joke van Beusekom
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Marjan Luesken Joke van Beusekom
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Marjan Ridder
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| 1976 |
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Barbara Beckett
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Yvonne Kelly Barbara Beckett
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Barbara Beckett
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| 1977 |
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Duncan Bridge
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Mary Dinan
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| 1978 | Richard Purser
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Richard Purser Bryan Purser
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Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart
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| 1979 |
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Sally Leadbeater
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Duncan Bridge
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Duncan Bridge
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| 1980 | Dan Travers
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Dan Travers
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| 1981 | Andy Goode
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Helen Troke
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Andy Goode
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Marjan Ridder
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| 1982 | 
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Billy Gilliland Dan Travers
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Billy Gilliland
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| 1983 |
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Fiona Elliott
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| 1984 | Kevin Jolly
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Sally Podger
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Dipak Tailor
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Sally Podger Barbara Sutton
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| 1985 | Fiona Elliott
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Billy Gililand Dan Travers
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Fiona Elliott
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| 1986 |
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Dan Travers
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Dan Travers
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| 1987 | Sara Halsall
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Karen Beckman Sara Halsall
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Mike Tredgett Karen Beckman
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| 1988 | Anne Gibson
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 Bozena Haracz Bozena Siemieniec
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Nick Ponting
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| 1989 |
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Suzanne Louis
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Dan Travers Ken Middlemiss
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Elinor Allen
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Miles Johnson Suzanne Louis
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| 1990 (Feb.) |  Iain Sydie
|
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 Stephan Kuhl
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Margit Borg
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Peter Holden
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| 1990 (Dec.) |  Andrey Antropov
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Irina Serova
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Mike Brown Chris Hunt
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Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben
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Michael Keck Irina Serova
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| 1991 |
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Fiona Smith
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Nick Ponting Dave Wright
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Alison Humby Joanne Wright
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Nick Ponting Joanne Wright
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| 1992 | Chris Bruil
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 Marina Andrievskaya
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Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev
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Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva
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 Anne Mette Bille
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| 1993 |  Marina Andrievskaya
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Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev
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Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva
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Simon Archer Joanne Davies
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| 1994 |
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Margit Borg
|
Peder Nissen
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Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard
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Kenny Middlemiss Elinor Allen
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| 1995 | Doris Piche
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Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard
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Majken Vange Pernille Harder
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Julian Robertson Lorraine Cole
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| 1996 | Kenneth Jonassen
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Pernille Harder
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Mette Pedersen
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Jesper Larsen Maiken Vange
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| 1997 | Darren Hall
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Karolina Ericsson
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James Anderson Ian Sullivan
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Pernille Harder Mette Schjoldager
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Nathan Robertson Joanne Wright
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| 1998 |
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 Michail Popov Svetoslav Stojanov
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Joanne Wright Gail Emms
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 Ruud Kuijten
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| 1999 | Peter Knowles
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 Miho Tanaka
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Graham Hurrell James Anderson
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Anthony Clark Lorraine Cole
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| 2000 |
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Gao Yuan
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Emma Chaffin Sarah Hardaker
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Russell Hogg Kirsteen McEwan
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| 2001 | Mark Constable
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Kara Solmundson
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Robert Blair
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Helle Nielsen Lene Mørk
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Robert Blair Natalie Munt
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| 2002 | Kenneth Jonassen
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Robert Blair
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Ella Tripp Joanne Wright
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Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan
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| 2003 | Tine Rasmussen
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 Svetoslav Stoyanov Vincent Laigle
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Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk
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Simon Archer Donna Kellogg
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| 2004 | Joachim Persson
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Petya Nedelcheva
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Pernille Harder Helle Nielsen
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| 2005 |  Chetan Anand
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Ella Karachkova
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Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov
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Jenny Wallwork
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Roman Spitko
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| 2006 |
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Sara Persson
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Thomas Tesche Jochen Cassel
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Emma Mason Imogen Bankier
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Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps
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| 2007 | Peter Mikkelsen
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Elizabeth Cann
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Khan Bob Malaythong Howard Bach
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Bing Huang Chloe Magee
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Howard Bach Eva Lee
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| 2008 IC | Rajiv Ouseph
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Richard Eidestedt Andrew Ellis
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Helle Nielsen Marie Røpke
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Jacob Chemnitz Marie Røpke
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| 2009 | Henri Hurskainen
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 Carolina Marín
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Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver
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Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
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| 2010 IC | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
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Susan Egelstaff
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Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis
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Maria Helsbøl Anne Skelbæk
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Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier
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| 2011 IC | Rajiv Ouseph
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Pai Hsiao-ma
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Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz
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 Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin
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Marcus Ellis Heather Olver
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| 2012 IS | Scott Evans
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Line Kjærsfeldt
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Jacco Arends Jelle Maas
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Samantha Barning Eefje Muskens
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Jorrit de Ruiter Samantha Barning
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| 2013 IC | Ramdan Misbun
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Beiwen Zhang
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Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha
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Eefje Muskens Selena Piek
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Jacco Arends Selena Piek
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| 2014 IC |  Ng Ka Long
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Beatriz Corrales
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Emelie Fabbeke Lena Grebak
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Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen
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| 2015 IC | Anders Antonsen
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Olga Konon
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Raphael Beck Peter Käsbauer
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Stefani Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva
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Mathias Christiansen Lena Grebak
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| 2016 IC | Fabian Roth
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Line Kjærsfeldt
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Jones Ralfy Jansen Josche Zurwonne
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Emilie Lefel Anne Tran
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Mathias Christiansen Sara Thygesen
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| 2017 IS |
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Anna Thea Madsen
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Alexander Dunn Adam Hall
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Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore
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| 2018 IS | Léo Rossi
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 An Se-young
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Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae
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Emily Westwood Yang Li Lian
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Sam Magee Chloe Magee
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| 2019 IC | Toma Junior Popov
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Qi Xuefei
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Jones Ralfy Jansen Peter Käsbauer
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Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn
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Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje
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| 2020 IS | Cancelled[note 1] | ||||
| 2021 IC |
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Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun
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Cheryl Seinen
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Robin Tabeling Selena Piek
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- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 14 November, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Republic of Ireland.
Performances by nation[]
Updated after the 2021 edition.
| Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
|
37 | 36 | 39 | 49.5 | 51.5 | 213 |
| 2 | Ireland
|
22 | 15 | 22 | 22.5 | 17 | 98.5 |
| 3 | Scotland
|
9 | 8 | 18 | 6.5 | 18.5 | 60 |
| 4 | Denmark
|
8 | 5 | 3 | 9.5 | 8 | 33.5 |
| 5 | Malaya Malaysia
|
9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 | |
| 6 | Netherlands
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | Germany
|
2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Soviet Union CIS Russia
|
1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| 9 | Sweden
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3 | 4 | 1.5 | 8.5 | ||
| 10 | France
|
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 11 | New Zealand
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| United States
|
2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Poland
|
3 | 1 | 4 | |||
 South Africa
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Bulgaria
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Canada
|
1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Chinese Taipei
|
2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 18 | Belgium
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2 | 2 | ||||
| Netherlands
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Japan
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1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Singapore
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2 | 2 | |||||
| South Korea
|
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Spain
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2 | 2 | |||||
| 24 | Indonesia
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1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |||
| 25 | China
|
1 | 1 | ||||
| Czechoslovakia
|
1 | 1 | |||||
| Hong Kong
|
1 | 1 | |||||
| India
|
1 | 1 | |||||
| Norway
|
1 | 1 | |||||
| Thailand
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1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 108 | 91 | 108 | 106 | 108 | 521 |
External links[]
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