Arctic Open is an international open badminton tournament held in Finland since 1990. It was halted in 1994, 1995, and between 1997 and 2001. In 2014, a second international tournament, the Finnish International, was introduced while the original event was renamed the Finnish Open. From 2023 onwards, it has been part of the BWF World Tour Super 500, under the title Arctic Open.
Arctic Open: Most Successful Champions
In men’s singles, Joachim Persson is the most successful player in the history of Arctic Open with three titles which he earned in three straight consecutive editions: 2005, 2006, 2007.
Pernille Nedergaard and Han Yue jointly hold the record for most titles in women’s singles with two trophies each. Nedergaard took home the 1990 and 1992 editions, while Yue won back-to-back titles in 2023, 2024.
In men’s doubles, Evgenij Isakov and the pair of Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen have the most titles at two each. Isakov won the 2002 edition with Zholobov and in 2004 with Ivlev.
Marlene Thomsen and Petya Nedelcheva have two titles each in women’s doubles at Arctic Open. They are accompanied by the pair of Misato Aratama / Akane Watanabe and Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning who also have two trophies each.
In mixed doubles, Anders Skaarup Rasmussen / Lena Grebak have two titles (2013, 2014) while the duo Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping also have two titles (2023, 2024).
Men’s Singles
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Joachim Persson – 3 titles (2005, 2006, 2007)
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Kasperi Salo – 2 titles (2002, 2003)
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Rajiv Ouseph – 2 titles (2012, 2013)
Women’s Singles
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Pernille Nedergaard – 2 titles (1990, 1992)
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Han Yue – 2 titles (2023, 2024)
Men’s Doubles
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Evgenij Isakov – 2 titles (2002, 2004)
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Henrik Andersson – 1 title (2005)
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Peter Steffensen – 1 title (2006)
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Jonas Rasmussen – 1 title (2006)
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Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen – 2 titles (2014, 2023)
Women’s Doubles
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Misato Aratama / Akane Watanabe – 2 titles (2016, 2017)
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Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning – 2 titles (2023, 2024)
Mixed Doubles
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Anders Skaarup Rasmussen – 3 titles (2013, 2014, 2016)
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Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping – 2 titles (2023, 2024)
Standout Individual Most Titles:
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Joachim Persson (Men’s Singles) – 3 titles
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Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Mixed Doubles) – 3 titles
Also Read: BWF Arctic Open 2025: Top Seeds, Points And Prize Money
Arctic Open: List of Champions
Men’s Singles
- 1990 – Morten Frost
- 1991 – Liu Jun
- 1992 – Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
- 1993 – Peter Espersen
- 1996 – Rikard Magnusson
- 2002 – Kasperi Salo
- 2003 – Kasperi Salo
- 2004 – Hidetaka Yamada
- 2005 – Joachim Persson
- 2006 – Joachim Persson
- 2007 – Joachim Persson
- 2008 – Martin Bille Larsen
- 2009 – Peter Mikkelsen
- 2010 – Raul Must
- 2012 – Rajiv Ouseph
- 2013 – Rajiv Ouseph
- 2014 – Emil Holst
- 2015 – Vladimir Malkov
- 2016 – Kanta Tsuneyama
- 2017 – Rasmus Gemke
- 2018 – Leong Jun Hao
- 2019 – Kunlavut Vitidsarn
- 2023 – Lee Zii Jia
- 2024- Chou Tien-chen
Women’s Singles
- 1990 – Pernille Nedergaard
- 1991 – Tang Jiuhong
- 1992 – Pernille Nedergaard
- 1993 – Camilla Martin
- 1996 – Joanne Muggeridge
- 2002 – Anu Weckström
- 2003 – Huaiwen Xu
- 2004 – Jiang Yanmei
- 2005 – Susan Hughes
- 2006 – Petra Overzier
- 2007 – Li Wenyan
- 2008 – Elizabeth Cann
- 2009 – Juliane Schenk
- 2010 – Anastasia Prokopenko
- 2012 – Yao Jie
- 2013 – Carolina Marín
- 2014 – Line Kjærsfeldt
- 2015 – Beatriz Corrales
- 2016 – Anna Thea Madsen
- 2017 – Shiori Saito
- 2018 – Gregoria Mariska Tunjung
- 2019 – Julie Dawall Jakobsen
- 2023 – Han Yue
- 2024- Han Yue
Men’s Doubles
- 1990 – Imay Hendra/Bagus Setiadi
- 1991 – Chen Kang/Chen Hongyong
- 1992 – Peter Axelsson/Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
- 1993 – Christian Jakobsen/Henrik Svarrer
- 1996 – Ian Pearson/James Anderson
- 2002 – Evgenij Isakov/Andrei Zholobov
- 2003 – Victor Maljutin/Mikhail Kell
- 2004 – Evgenij Isakov/Sergey Ivlev
- 2005 – Henrik Andersson/Fredrik Bergström
- 2006 – Jonas Rasmussen/Peter Steffensen
- 2007 – Frédéric Mawet/Wouter Claes
- 2008 – Fran Kurniawan/Rendra Wijaya
- 2009 – Chen Hung-ling/Lin Yu-lang
- 2010 – Sébastien Vincent/Laurent Constantin
- 2012 – Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov
- 2013 – Nelson Heg/Teo Ee Yi
- 2014 – Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
- 2015 – Andrew Ellis/Peter Mills
- 2016 – Mathias Christiansen/David Daugaard
- 2017 – Liao Min-chun/Su Cheng-heng
- 2018 – Akbar Bintang Cahyono/Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani
- 2019 – Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana
- 2023 – Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
- 2024- Goh Sze Fei/ Nur Izzuddin
Women’s Doubles
- 1990 – Christine Magnusson/Maria Bengtsson
- 1991 – Nettie Nielsen/Gillian Clark
- 1992 – Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen/Marlene Thomsen
- 1993 – Marlene Thomsen/Camilla Martin
- 1996 – Kelly Morgan/Joanne Muggeridge
- 2002 – Elin Bergblom/Johanna Persson
- 2003 – Kamila Augustyn/Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
- 2004 – Neli Boteva/Petya Nedelcheva
- 2005 – Sandra Marinello/Kathrin Piotrowski
- 2006 – Ekaterina Ananina/Anastasia Russkikh
- 2007 – Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen/Christinna Pedersen
- 2008 – Lena Frier Kristiansen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl
- 2009 – Valeria Sorokina/Nina Vislova
- 2010 – Barbara Matias/Élisa Chanteur
- 2012 – Alex Bruce/Michelle Li
- 2013 – Imogen Bankier/Petya Nedelcheva
- 2014 – Line Damkjær Kruse/Marie Røpke
- 2015 – Heather Olver/Lauren Smith
- 2016 – Misato Aratama/Akane Watanabe
- 2017 – Misato Aratama/Akane Watanabe
- 2018 – Asumi Kugo/Megumi Yokoyama
- 2019 – Erina Honda/Nozomi Shimizu
- 2023 – Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning
- 2024- Liu Shengshu/ Tan Ning
Mixed Doubles
- 1990 – Thomas Lund/Pernille Dupont
- 1991 – Henrik Svarrer/Maria Bengtsson
- 1992 – Jan Paulsen/Fiona Elliott
- 1993 – Jan-Eric Antonsson/Astrid Crabo
- 1996 – James Anderson/Emma Chaffin
- 2002 – Konstantin Dobrev/Petya Nedelcheva
- 2003 – Thomas Laybourn/Julie Houmann
- 2004 – Andrei Konakh/Olga Konon
- 2005 – Robert Mateusiak/Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
- 2006 – Jonas Rasmussen/Britta Andersen
- 2007 – Tim Dettmann/Annekatrin Lillie
- 2008 – Fran Kurniawan/Shendy Puspa Irawati
- 2009 – Vitalij Durkin/Nina Vislova
- 2010 – Mikkel Delbo Larsen/Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
- 2012 – Chris Adcock/Imogen Bankier
- 2013 – Anders Skaarup Rasmussen/Lena Grebak
- 2014 – Anders Skaarup Rasmussen/Lena Grebak
- 2015 – Anatoliy Yartsev/Evgeniya Kosetskaya
- 2016 – Mathias Christiansen/Lena Grebak
- 2017 – Tseng Min-hao/Hu Ling-fang
- 2018 – Alfian Eko Prasetya/Marsheilla Gischa Islami
- 2019 – Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati
- 2023 – Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping
- 2024 – Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping
