Official website | |
Founded | 1929 |
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Editions | 72 (2023) |
Location | Singapore |
Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium (2023) |
Prize money | US$850,000 (2023) |
Men's | |
Draw | 32S / 32D |
Current champions | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (singles) Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi (doubles) |
Most singles titles | 7, Wong Peng Soon |
Most doubles titles | 9, Ong Poh Lim |
Women's | |
Draw | 32S / 32D |
Current champions | An Se-young (singles) Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan (doubles) |
Most singles titles | 7, Helen Heng |
Most doubles titles | 8, Helen Heng |
Mixed doubles | |
Draw | 32 |
Current champions | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje |
Most titles (male) | 9, Ong Poh Lim |
Most titles (female) | 6, Liliyana Natsir |
Super 750 | |
Last completed | |
2023 Singapore Open |
The Singapore Open is a badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1929. Badminton World Federation categorised Singapore Open as one of the six BWF World Tour Super 750 events in the BWF events structure since 2023.[1]
In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions. Its first official annual open championships was held in that same year with the best players chosen to represent Singapore in the regional tournaments.[2] In 1957, it became an open invitation championship and was held annually until 1973.[3][4] In 1987–1989, the tournament was known as the Konica Cup, an invitation championship exclusively for Asian players, and in 1990, for the first time entered the International Badminton Federation Grand Prix circuit.[5] In 2007, Singapore Open was part of the BWF Super Series event.[6] In 2018, it was designated as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events.[7]
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Venues for the Championships
The tournament has been historically held at six main venues, and is now played at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
Years active | Venue | Location |
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1929 | Old Chinese Chin Woo Athletic Association Hall | City Hall |
Singapore Chinese Girls' School Hall | Somerset | |
1930–1934 | Singapore Volunteer Corps Drill Hall | City Hall |
1934–1951 | Clerical Union Hall | Balestier |
1952–1989 | Singapore Badminton Hall | Geylang |
1990–present | Singapore Indoor Stadium | Kallang |
Past winners
- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 7 to 12 April, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.[8]
- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 1 to 6 June, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore.[9]
Multiple winners
Below is the list of the most successful players in the Singapore Open:
Name | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
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Ong Poh Lim | 4 | 9 | 9 | 22 | ||
Helen Heng | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||
Wong Peng Soon | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | ||
E. J. Vass | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
Alice Pennefather[1] | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
Ismail Marjan | 7 | 7 | ||||
Jessie Ong | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
Ng Boon Bee | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
Ong Siew Eng[2] | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
Liliyana Natsir | 6 | 6 | ||||
Nancy Lim | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
Tan Chong Tee | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||
Lim Choo Eng | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
Lim Say Hup | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
Mary Sim[3] | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
Tan Yee Khan | 5 | 5 | ||||
Waileen Wong | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
Yang Wei | 5 | 5 | ||||
Zhang Ning | 5 | 5 | ||||
Ge Fei | 4 | 4 | ||||
Gu Jun | 4 | 4 | ||||
Lau Hui Huang | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Minarni | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
Ra Kyung-min | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
Seah Eng Hee | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Sigit Budiarto | 4 | 4 | ||||
Sylvia Ng | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
Sylvia Tan | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
Zhang Jiewen | 4 | 4 | ||||
Baby Low | 3 | 3 | ||||
Billy Ng | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Cai Yun | 3 | 3 | ||||
Candra Wijaya | 3 | 3 | ||||
Flandy Limpele[4] | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Fu Haifeng | 3 | 3 | ||||
Hendra Setiawan | 3 | 3 | ||||
Intan Nurtjahja | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
J. de Souza | 3 | 3 | ||||
Kim Dong-moon | 3 | 3 | ||||
Leow Kim Fatt | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Noriko Takagi[5] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Nova Widianto | 3 | 3 | ||||
Omar Ibrahim | 3 | 3 | ||||
Ong Siew Yong | 3 | 3 | ||||
Tan Aik Huang | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Teoh Peng Hooi | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Tontowi Ahmad | 3 | 3 | ||||
Wong Chong Teck | 3 | 3 | ||||
Ye Zhaoying | 3 | 3 | ||||
Zhang Yawen | 3 | 3 | ||||
Zhao Yunlei | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 2 | 2 | ||||
Bambang Suprianto | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Bao Yixin | 2 | 2 | ||||
Boonsak Ponsana | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chan Chim Bock | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chen Hong | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chung Myung-hee | 2 | 2 | ||||
Dechapol Puavaranukroh | 2 | 2 | ||||
Gillian Clark | 2 | 2 | ||||
Gillian Gowers | 2 | 2 | ||||
Hariyanto Arbi | 2 | 2 | ||||
Helen Ong | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Huang Nanyan | 2 | 2 | ||||
Iie Sumirat | 2 | 2 | ||||
Indratno | 2 | 2 | ||||
Jens Eriksen | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Johan Wahjudi | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Johnny Heah | 2 | 2 | ||||
Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Kento Momota | 2 | 2 | ||||
Koh Keng Siang | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Lai Siew York | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Lim Boon Guan | 2 | 2 | ||||
Lu Kai | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Maria Bengtsson | 2 | 2 | ||||
Minarti Timur | 2 | 2 | ||||
Muhammad Ahsan | 2 | 2 | ||||
Nancy Ang | 2 | 2 | ||||
Nurhaena | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Regina Masli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Retno Koestijah | 2 | 2 | ||||
Rexy Mainaky | 2 | 2 | ||||
Ricky Subagja | 2 | 2 | ||||
Rudy Hartono | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 2 | 2 | ||||
Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 2 | 2 | ||||
Tai Tzu-ying | 2 | 2 | ||||
Tan Gaik Bee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Taufik Hidayat | 2 | 2 | ||||
Thomas Lund | 2 | 2 | ||||
Tian Qing | 2 | 2 | ||||
Tri Kusharjanto | 2 | 2 | ||||
Vivien Gwee | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Wang Yihan | 2 | 2 | ||||
Wee Boon Hai | 2 | 2 | ||||
Wee Choon Seng | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Wei Yili | 2 | 2 | ||||
Yew Cheng Hoe | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Zhang Nan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Zhao Jianhua | 2 | 2 | ||||
Zhou Mi[6] | 2 | 2 |
Female players that change their surname after marriage:
- ^1 – Alice Patterson later known as Alice Pennefather
- ^2 – Ong Siew Eng later known as Mrs. Chionh Hiok Chor
- ^3 – Mary Heng later known as Mary Sim
- ^5 – Noriko Takagi later known as Noriko Nakayama
Players that had won titles representing different nation:
Performances by nation
- As of the finals of the 2023 tournament
Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
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1 | Straits Settlements Singapore |
28 | 24 | 24.5 | 21 | 24.5 | 122 |
2 | Indonesia | 18 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 62 |
3 | China | 7 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 55 |
4 | Malaya Malaysia |
10 | 5 | 13.5 | 4 | 5.5 | 38 |
5 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 12.5 |
6 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.5 | 11.5 |
7 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
8 | Thailand | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||
9 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
10 | England | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
11 | India | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
Sweden | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
13 | France | 1 | 1 | ||||
Germany | 1 | 1 | |||||
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 72 | 69 | 71 | 62 | 61 | 335 |
See also
- List of Singapore Open men's singles champions
- List of Singapore Open women's singles champions
- List of Singapore Open men's doubles champions
- List of Singapore Open women's doubles champions
- List of Singapore Open mixed doubles champions
References
- ^ "BWF World Tour Hosts 2023-2026 Announced". Badminton World Federation. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2016.
- ^ "SBA 'Open'". Singapore Standard. 28 August 1957.
- ^ "SBA may again stage Singapore Open". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 25 February 1989. p. 23. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Singapore on GP list". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 18 October 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Singapore Super Series: Past Champions Archived 19 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". 19 November 2017.
- ^ "BWF Announces Revamped Tournament Calendar for 2020". Badminton World Federation. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "Singapore Open 2021 Cancelled". Badminton World Federation. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.