The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premier status in 2011, and designated a Super 1000 event at the birth of the World Tour in 2018.[1] The Super 1000 events, held in four historic strongholds of the sport of badminton (Great Britain, China, Malaysia and Indonesia) are the highest level events below the World Championships and Olympic Games tournaments, and broadly equivalent in stature, though apart from the All-England not in historicity, to the Grand Slam tournaments in tennis.[2]
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| Official website | |
| Founded | 1899 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 114 (2024) |
| Location | Birmingham (2024) England |
| Venue | Arena Birmingham (2024) |
| Prize money | USD1,300,000 (2024) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Jonatan Christie (singles) Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 8, Rudy Hartono |
| Most doubles titles | 9, George Alan Thomas |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Carolina Marín (singles) Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 10, Judy Devlin |
| Most doubles titles | 10, Meriel Lucas |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
| Most titles (male) | 8 George Alan Thomas Finn Kobberø |
| Most titles (female) | 8, Betty Uber |
| Super 1000 | |
| Last completed | |
| 2024 All England Open | |
The world's first open tournament was held in the English town of Guildford in 1898, the success of which paved the way for the All England's inaugural edition, which was held at London's Horticultural Halls in 1899. Although the inaugural edition consisted of just the doubles format, the singles were introduced from the second edition onward.[3] It was eventually considered – especially after the first Thomas Cup series in 1949 – the unofficial world championship of the sport until 1977, when the International Badminton Federation launched its official championships.[4]
There were two instances when it was halted – from 1915 to 1919 (due to World War I) and from 1940 to 1946 (due to World War II).[5]
Venues
editThe tournament has been held at eight venues, and is now played at Arena Birmingham, Birmingham.[6]
| Years active | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1899–1901 | HQ of the London Scottish Rifles | Buckingham Gate |
| 1902 | Crystal Palace Central Transept | Sydenham Hill |
| 1903–1909 | London Rifles Brigade's City Headquarters | Bunhill Row, Islington |
| 1910–1939 | Lindley Hall, Vincent Square | Westminster, London |
| 1947–1949 | Harringay Arena, North London Stadium | North London |
| 1950–1956 | Empress Hall | Earls Court |
| 1957–1993 | Wembley Arena | Wembley, London |
| 1994–present | Arena Birmingham | Birmingham |
Past winners
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Multiple winners
editBelow is the list of the most successful players in the All England Open Badminton Championships:
In the modern era players are less able to compete in multiple disciplines due to the differentiation of required skills and the physical demands of the game. Some men's and women's doubles players are able to compete successfully in mixed doubles. The last player to win in both singles and a doubles discipline was Li Lingwei of China who won women's doubles in 1985 then in women's singles in 1989.
Many female badminton players change their surname after marriage. Below are some of the former names or latest names as noted in the table above:
- ^1 – Judy Devlin later known as Judy Hashman
- ^2 – Tonny Ahm formerly known as Tonny Olsen
- ^3 – Ethel Thomson later known as Larcombe
- ^4 – Margaret Tragett formerly known as Larminie
- ^5 – Gillian Gilks formerly known as Gillian Perrin and the latest was changed to Gillian Goodwin
- ^6 – Kirsten Thorndahl also known as Kirsten Granlund
- ^7 – Ulla Strand formerly known as Ulla Rasmussen
- ^8 – Kitty McKane later known as Godfree
- ^9 – Nora Perry formerly known as Nora Gardner
- ^10 – June Timperley formerly known as June White
- ^11 – Sue Devlin won her first three titles representing England then the next three representing Ireland
- ^12 – Susan Whetnall formerly known as Susan Pound
- ^13 – Etsuko Toganoo formerly known as Etsuko Takenaka
- ^14 – Iris Rogers formerly known as Iris Cooley
- ^15 – Margaret Stocks formerly known as Margaret McKane
Performances by nation
edit- As of 2024 edition
| Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England
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27 | 39 | 28.5 | 46.5 | 53 | 194 |
| 2 |  Denmark
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22 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 89 |
| 3 |  China
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21 | 22 | 6 | 24 | 15 | 88 |
| 4 |  Indonesia
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16 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 |  South Korea
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4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 38 | |
| 6 |  Malaysia
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15 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 27 | ||
| 7 |  Japan
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1 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 8 |  Ireland
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7 | 7.5 | 2 | 3.5 | 20 | |
| 9 |  United States
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1 | 12 | 0.5 | 4 | 1 | 18.5 |
| 10 |  Sweden
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 6.5 | |
| 11 |  Chinese Taipei
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3 | 3 | ||||
| 12 |  India
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2 | 2 | ||||
 Spain
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2 | 2 | |||||
| 14 |  Canada
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1 | 1 | ||||
 Russia
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1 | 1 | |||||
| 16 |  Netherlands
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0.5 | 0.5 | ||||
 Scotland
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0.5 | 0.5 | |||||
| Total | 113 | 113 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 568 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". 19 November 2017.
- ^ Gilmour, Rod (22 May 2010). "All England Badminton Championships handed "premier" status on world tour". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ International Badminton ... the first 75 years. Badminton World Federation. p. 80. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "History". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "The History of All England Championships". dillesport.dk. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
