List of All England men's singles champions
Location | Birmingham United Kingdom |
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Venue | Arena Birmingham |
Governing body | NEC Group |
Created | 1900 |
Editions | Total: 109 Open era (1980): 41 |
Prize money | $59,500 (2021) |
Trophy | Gentleman's Singles Trophy |
Website | [1] |
Most titles | |
Amateur era | 8: Rudy Hartono |
Open era | 6: Lin Dan |
Most consecutive titles | |
Amateur era | 7: Rudy Hartono |
Open era | 2: Morten Frost 2: Hariyanto Arbi 2: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 2: Lin Dan 2: Lee Chong Wei |
Current champion | |
Lee Zii Jia – 2021 (First 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[]
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 the Amateur and Open Era. He managed to do so a total of seven times, winning on three occasions.
Finalists[]
Amateur era[]
Year | Country | Champions | Country | Runners–up | Score |
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1900 | ENG | Sydney Howard Smith | ENG | 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 | IRL | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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[]
Year | Country | Champions | Country | Runners–up | Score |
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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 | Chong Wei Lee | CHN | Yuqi Shi | 21–12, 21–10 |
2018 | CHN | Yuqi Shi | CHN | Dan Lin | 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 |
Statistics[]
Multiple champions[]
Bold indicates active players.
Champions by country[]
Rank | Country | Amateur era | Open era | All-time | First title | Last title | First champion | Last champion |
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1 | England (ENG) | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1900 | 1938 | Sydney Howard Smith | Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 12 | 9 | 21 | 1939 | 2020 | Tage Madsen | Viktor Axelsen |
3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1983 | 2018 | Jin Luan | Yuqi Shi |
4 | Malaysia (MAS) | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1950 | 2021 | Peng Soon Wong | Zii Jia Lee |
Indonesia (INA) | 11 | 4 | 1959 | 1994 | Joe Hok Tan | Hariyanto Arbi | ||
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[]
Bold indicates active players.
Italic indicates players who never won the championship.
Rank | Country | Player | Amateur era | Open era | All-time |
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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 | ||
19 | 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 | ||||
DEN | Viktor Axelsen | ||||
29 | 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 | ||||
CHN | Yuqi Shi |
Trivia[]
- 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 |
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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 | ||
14 | 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 | ||
DEN | Viktor Axelsen | 2019–2021 |
- 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[]
- List of All England women's singles champions
- List of All England men's doubles champions
- List of All England women's doubles champions
- List of All England mixed doubles champions
References[]
- ^ "The History of All England Championships". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
- ^ International Badminton … the first 75 years. Badminton World Federation. p. 80. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "All England Open History: long trousers to Lin Dan". www.allenglandbadminton.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Brahms, Bernd-Volker (17 January 2014). Badminton Handbook. Bernd-Volker Brahms. p. 1972. ISBN 9781782553540. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Legend reaches his 10th All England final". Badminton Europe. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ "Lin loses for 1st time to Chen in All–England Open semis". China Daily. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Badminton player Lee Chong Wei given backdated eight-month doping ban". The Guardian. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
External links[]
- All England Champions 1899-2007
- BadmintonEngland.co.uk
- badmintoneurope.com
- Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6
- All England Open Badminton Championships