The Denmark Open popularly known as the Danish Open, is one of the oldest and most important badminton tournaments in the world. It has been organized by Badminton Denmark since 1936. Today, it is part of the BWF World Tour Super 750 series, which shows how big it is in the world of badminton.
The tournament started in 1936, but it was stopped during World War II from 1956 to 1964. Since 2008, the Denmark Open has taken place every October in Odense, Denmark. This city has become a favorite spot for players and fans because the seating lets the crowd be close to the court, making it more exciting.
In the early days, Danish players won most of the matches. In the first tournament, they won all the titles in different categories. Two Danish players, Morten Frost and Tonny Olsen, hold the record for most wins in the Men’s and Women’s singles, each winning eight titles.
India’s history with the Denmark Open began in 1980 when Prakash Padukone became the first Indian to win the Men’s singles title. This was a proud moment for India. It took 37 years for another Indian, Srikanth Kidambi, to win the Men’s singles title in 2017. In 2012, Saina Nehwal won the Women’s singles title, adding to her success after winning an Olympic medal.
The Denmark Open still attracts the best badminton players from all over the world. With a prize pool of $850,000, it remains one of the most exciting and important tournaments in badminton, known for its long history and tradition of greatness.
List of all BWF Denmark Open title winners
Denmark Open/Danish Open Men’s Singles Winners
| Year | Men’s Singles Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Poul Nielsen | Denmark |
| 1937 | Maurice Field | England |
| 1938 | Ong Hock Sim | Malaysia |
| 1939 | Tage Madsen | Denmark |
| 1940 – 1945 | Not Held | |
| 1946 | Conny Jensen | Sweden |
| 1947 | Poul Holm | Denmark |
| 1948 | Jorn Skaarup | Denmark |
| 1949 | David G. Freeman | USA |
| 1950 | Nils Jonson | Sweden |
| 1951 | Wong Peng Soon | Singapore |
| 1952 | Jorn Skaarup | Denmark |
| 1953 | Eddie Choong | Malaysia |
| 1954 | Not Held | |
| 1955 | Finn Kobbero | Denmark |
| 1956 – 1965 | Not Held | |
| 1966 | Svend Pri | Denmark |
| 1967 | Tan Aik Huang | Malaysia |
| 1968 | Tan Aik Huang | Malaysia |
| 1969 | Svend Pri | Denmark |
| 1970 | Ippei Kojima | Japan |
| 1971 | Rudy Hartono | Indonesia |
| 1972 | Svend Pri | Denmark |
| 1973 | Rudy Hartono | Indonesia |
| 1974 | Svend Pri | Denmark |
| 1975 | Rudy Hartono | Indonesia |
| 1976 | Svend Pri | Denmark |
| 1977 | Flemming Delfs | Denmark |
| 1978 | Liem Swie King | Indonesia |
| 1979 | Flemming Delfs | Denmark |
| 1980 | Prakash Padukone | India |
| 1981 – 1986 | Morten Frost | Denmark |
| 1987 | Torben Carlsen | Denmark |
| 1988 | Poul-Erik Larsen | Denmark |
| 1989 | Morten Frost | Denmark |
| 1990 | Poul-Erik Larsen | Denmark |
| 1991 | Hermawan Susanto | Indonesia |
| 1992 | Darren Hall | England |
| 1993 – 1995 | Poul-Erik Larsen | Denmark |
| 1996 | Thomas Stuer-Laundsen | Denmark |
| 1997 | Dong Jiong | China |
| 1998 | Peter Gade | Denmark |
| 1999 | Poul-Erik Larsen | Denmark |
| 2000 | Peter Gade | Denmark |
| 2001 | Bao Chunlai | China |
| 2002 | Chen Hong | China |
| 2003 – 2004 | Lin Dan | China |
| 2005 | Lee Chong Wei | Malaysia |
| 2006 | Chen Hong | China |
| 2007 | Lin Dan | China |
| 2008 | Peter Gade | Denmark |
| 2009 | Simon Santoso | Indonesia |
| 2010 | Jan O Jorgensen | Denmark |
| 2011 | Chen Hong | China |
| 2012 | Lee Chong Wei | Malaysia |
| 2013 – 2015 | Chen Hong | China |
| 2016 | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | Thailand |
| 2017 | Srikanth Kidambi | India |
| 2018 – 2019 | Kento Momota | Japan |
| 2020 | Anders Antonsen | Denmark |
| 2021 | Viktor Axelsen | Denmark |
| 2022 | Shi Yuqi | China |
| 2023 | Weng Hong Yang | China |
Denmark Open/Danish Open Women’s Singles
| Year |
Women’s Singles Winner |
Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Ruth Frederiksen | Denmark |
| 1937 | Tonny Olsen | Denmark |
| 1938 | Daphne Young | England |
| 1939 | Tonny Olsen | Denmark |
| 1940 – 1945 | Not Held | |
| 1946 – 1951 | Tonny Olsen | Denmark |
| 1952 – 1953, 1955 | Aase Schiott Jacobsen | Denmark |
| 1954 | Not Held | |
| 1956 – 1965 | Not Held | |
| 1966 | Lizbeth von Barnekow | Denmark |
| 1967 | Noriko Takagi | Japan |
| 1968 | Eva Twedberg | Sweden |
| 1969 | Hiroe Yuki | Japan |
| 1970 | Eva Twedberg | Sweden |
| 1971 | Noriko Takagi | Japan |
| 1972 | Eva Twedberg | Sweden |
| 1973 | Hiroe Yuki | Japan |
| 1974 | Hiroe Yuki | Japan |
| 1975 – 1976 | Lene Koppen | Denmark |
| 1977 | Hiroe Yuki | Japan |
| 1978 – 1979 | Lene Koppen | Denmark |
| 1980 | Ivanna Lie | Indonesia |
| 1981 | Lene Koppen | Denmark |
| 1982 | Wu Jianqui | China |
| 1983 | Qian Ping | China |
| 1984 | Kirsten Larsen | Denmark |
| 1985 – 1986 | Zheng Yuli | China |
| 1987 | Lee Young-suk | South Korea |
| 1988 | Li Lingwei | China |
| 1989 – 1990 | Tang Jiuhong | China |
| 1991 – 1992 | Sudi Susanti | Indonesia |
| 1993 | Ye Zhaoying | China |
| 1994 | Camila Martin | Denmark |
| 1995 | Lim Xiaoqing | Sweden |
| 1996 | Gong Zhichao | China |
| 1997 – 1999 | Camila Martin | Denmark |
| 2000 | Zhou Mi | China |
| 2001 – 2002 | Camila Martin | Denmark |
| 2003 | Gong Ruina | China |
| 2004 | Xe Xingfang | China |
| 2005 | Pi Hongyan | France |
| 2006 | Jiang Yanjiao | China |
| 2007 | Lu Lan | China |
| 2008 | Wang Lin | China |
| 2009 | Tine Rasmussen | Denmark |
| 2010 | Wang Yihan | China |
| 2011 | Wang Xin | China |
| 2012 | Saina Nehwal | India |
| 2013 | Wang Yihan | China |
| 2014 – 2015 | Li Xuerui | China |
| 2016 | Akane Yamaguchi | Japan |
| 2017 | Ratchanok Intanon | Thailand |
| 2018 – 2019 | Tai Tzu-Ying | Taiwan |
| 2020 | Nozomi Okuhara | Japan |
| 2021 | Akane Yamaguchi | Japan |
| 2022 | He Bingjiao | China |
| 2023 | Chen Yu Fei | China |
Denmark Open/Danish Open Men’s Doubles
| Year | Winners | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Aksel Hansen / Svenn Strømann | Denmark |
| 1937 | Thomas Boyle / K. Woods | Ireland / England |
| 1938 | Carl Frøhlke / Tage Madsen | Denmark |
| 1939 | Ralph Nicholas / Raymond M. White | England |
| 1940-1945 | Not Held | – |
| 1946-1947 | Preben Dabelsteen / Jørn Skaarup | Denmark |
| 1948 | Børge Frederiksen / Tage Madsen | Denmark |
| 1949 | Ooi Teik Hock / Teoh Seng Khoon | Malaysia |
| 1950 | Arve Lossmann / John Nygaard | Denmark |
| 1951-1952 | Ong Poh Lim / Ismail Marjan | Singapore |
| 1953 | David Choong / Eddie Choong | Malaysia |
| 1954 | Not Held | – |
| 1955 | Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen / Finn Kobbero | Denmark |
| 1956-1965 | Not Held | – |
| 1966-1967 | Ng Boon Bee / Tan Yee Khan | Malaysia |
| 1968 | Ippei Kojima / Kazumasa Nichino | Japan |
| 1969 | Ippei Kojima / Bjørn Andersen | Japan / Denmark |
| 1970 | Henning Borch / Erland Kops | Denmark |
| 1971-1972 | Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan | Malaysia |
| 1973-1975 | Tjun Tjun / Johan Wahjudi | Indonesia |
| 1976 | David Eddy / Eddy Sutton | England |
| 1977 | Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström | Sweden |
| 1978 | Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs | Denmark |
| 1979 | Masao Tsuchida / Yoshitaka Iino | Japan |
| 1980 | Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs | Denmark |
| 1981 | Ade Chandra / Christian Hadinata | Indonesia |
| 1982 | Park Joo-bong / Lee Eun-ku | South Korea |
| 1983 | Thomas Kihlström / Stefan Karlsson | Sweden |
| 1984 | Park Joo-bong / Kim Moon-soo | South Korea |
| 1985-1986 | Tian Bingyi / Li Yongbo | China |
| 1987 | Razif Sidek / Jalani Sidek | Malaysia |
| 1988-1990 | Tian Bingyi / Li Yongbo | China |
| 1991 | Zheng Yumin / Huang Zhanzhong | China |
| 1992-1993 | Thomas Lund / Jon Holst-Christensen | Denmark |
| 1994 | Denny Kantono / Antonius Budi Ariantho | Indonesia |
| 1995 | Thomas Lund / Jon Holst-Christensen | Denmark |
| 1996 | Thomas Stavngaard / Jim Laugesen | Denmark |
| 1997 | Jon Holst-Christensen / Michael Søgaard | Denmark |
| 1998 | Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky | Indonesia |
| 1999 | Martin Lundgaard Hansen / Lars Paaske | Denmark |
| 2000 | Eng Hian / Flandy Limpele | Indonesia |
| 2001 | Martin Lundgaard Hansen / Lars Paaske | Denmark |
| 2002-2003 | Ha Tae-kwon / Kim Dong-moon | South Korea |
| 2004 | Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark |
| 2005 | Chan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat | Malaysia |
| 2006 | Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen | Denmark |
| 2007 | Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong | Malaysia |
| 2008 | Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan | Indonesia |
| 2009 | Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong | Malaysia |
| 2010 | Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen | Denmark |
| 2011 | Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae | South Korea |
| 2012 | Shin Baek-cheol / Yoo Yeon-seong | South Korea |
| 2013 | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | South Korea |
| 2014 | Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan | China |
| 2015 | Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong | South Korea |
| 2016 | Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong | Malaysia |
| 2017 | Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan | China |
| 2018-2019 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Indonesia |
| 2020 | Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge | England |
| 2021 | Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi | Japan |
| 2022 | Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto | Indonesia |
| 2023 | Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik | Malaysia |
Denmark Open/Danish Open Women’s Doubles
| Year | Winners (Country) |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Tonny Olsen / Bodil Riise (Denmark) |
| 1937 | Ruth Dalsgaard (Denmark) / Dorothy Graham (England) |
| 1938 | Tonny Olsen / Bodil Riise (Denmark) |
| 1939 | Ruth Dalsgaard (Denmark) / Queenie Allen (England) |
| 1940 – 1945 | Not Held |
| 1946 | Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark) |
| 1947 | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen / Marie Ussing (Denmark) |
| 1948 – 1952 | Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark) |
| 1953 | Iris Cooley / June White (England) |
| 1954 | Not Held |
| 1955 | Anni Jørgensen / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark) |
| 1956 – 1965 | Not Held |
| 1966 | Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand (Denmark) |
| 1967 – 1968 | Noriko Takagi / Hiroe Amano (Japan) |
| 1969 | Noriko Takagi / Hiroe Yuki (Japan) |
| 1970 | Etsuko Takenaka / Machiko Aizawa (Japan) |
| 1971 | Noriko Takagi / Hiroe Yuki (Japan) |
| 1972 | Noriko Nakayama / Hiroe Yuki (Japan) |
| 1973 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken (Netherlands) |
| 1974 | Etsuko Takenaka / Machiko Aizawa (Japan) |
| 1975 | Imelda Wiguno / Theresia Widiastuti (Indonesia) |
| 1976 | Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken (Netherlands) |
| 1977 | Barbara Giles / Jane Webster (England) |
| 1978 | Verawaty Wiharjo / Imelda Wigoeno (Indonesia) |
| 1979 | Mikiko Takada / Atsuko Tokuda (Japan) |
| 1980 | Gillian Gilks / Nora Perry (England) |
| 1981 | Nora Perry / Jane Webster (England) |
| 1982 | Lin Ying / Wu Dixi (China) |
| 1983 | Nora Perry / Jane Webster (England) |
| 1984 – 1985 | Kim Yun-ja / Yoo Sang-hee (South Korea) |
| 1986 | Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers (England) |
| 1987 | Atsuko Tokuda / Yoshiko Tago (Japan) |
| 1988 – 1989 | Lin Ying / Guan Weizhen (China) |
| 1990 | Lotte Olsen / Dorte Kjær (Denmark) |
| 1991 | Nettie Nielsen (Denmark) / Gillian Gowers (England) |
| 1992 | Lim Xiaoqing / Christine Magnusson (Sweden) |
| 1993 | Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen / Lotte Olsen (Denmark) |
| 1994 | Lim Xiaoqing / Christine Magnusson (Sweden) |
| 1995 | Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen / Marlene Thomsen (Denmark) |
| 1996 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard (Denmark) |
| 1997 | Ann Jørgensen / Majken Vange (Denmark) |
| 1998 | Qin Yiyuan / Tang Hetian (China) |
| 1999 | Gao Ling / Qin Yiyuan (China) |
| 2000 | Chen Lin / Jiang Xuelian (China) |
| 2001 | Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard (Denmark) |
| 2002 | Wei Yili / Zhao Tingting (China) |
| 2003 | Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (China) |
| 2004 | Wei Yili / Zhao Tingting (China) |
| 2005 | Kumiko Ogura / Reiko Shiota (Japan) |
| 2006 | Kamila Augustyn / Nadieżda Kostiuczyk (Indonesia) |
| 2007 | Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (China) |
| 2008 | Wong Pei Tty / Chin Eei Hui (Malaysia) |
| 2009 | Zhang Yawen / Pan Pan (China) |
| 2010 | Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (Japan) |
| 2011 | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang (China) |
| 2012 | Ma Jin / Tang Jinhua (China) |
| 2013 | Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua (China) |
| 2014 | Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang (China) |
| 2015 | Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan (South Korea) |
| 2016 | Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (Japan) |
| 2017 | Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (South Korea) |
| 2018 | Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Japan) |
| 2019 | Baek Ha-na / Jung Kyung-eun (South Korea) |
| 2020 | Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Japan) |
| 2021 | Huang Dongping / Zheng Yu (China) |
| 2022 | Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (China) |
| 2023 | Chen Qing Chen / Jia Yi Fan (China) |
Denmark Open/Danish Open Mixed Doubles Winners
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 1936 | Poul Nielsen / Ruth Frederiksen (Denmark) |
| 1937 | Olive Wilson / Thomas Boyle (Ireland) |
| 1938 | Ong Hock Sim (Malaysia) / Mavis Green (England) |
| 1939 | Ralph Nicholas / Bessie Staples (England) |
| 1940 – 1945 | Not Held |
| 1946 – 1948 | Tage Madsen / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark) |
| 1949 | Chan Kok Leong / Tonny Ahm (Denmark) |
| 1950 | Børge Frederiksen / Tonny Ahm (Denmark) |
| 1951 | Arve Lossmann / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark) |
| 1952 | David Choong (Malaysia) / Tonny Ahm (Denmark) |
| 1953 | Eddie Choong (Malaysia) / Agnete Friis (Denmark) |
| 1954 | Not Held |
| 1955 | Jørn Skaarup / Anni Jørgensen (Denmark) |
| 1956 – 1965 | Not Held |
| 1966 | Finn Kobberø / Ulla Strand (Denmark) |
| 1967 | Svend Pri / Ulla Strand (Denmark) |
| 1968 | Per Walsøe / Pernille Mølgaard (Denmark) |
| 1969 | Henning Borch / Imre Rietveld Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 1970 | Klaus Kaagaard / Ulla Strand (Denmark) |
| 1971 | Svend Pri / Ulla Strand (Denmark) |
| 1972 | Wolfgang Bochow / Marieluise Wackerow (Germany) |
| 1973 – 1974 | Elo Hansen / Ulla Strand (Denmark) |
| 1975 | Tjun Tjun / Regina Masli (Indonesia) |
| 1976 – 1978 | Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen (Denmark) |
| 1979 | Ray Stevens / Nora Perry (England) |
| 1980 – 1981 | Mike Tredgett / Nora Perry (England) |
| 1982 – 1983 | Thomas Kihlström (Sweden) / Nora Perry (England) |
| 1984 | Martin Dew / Gillian Gilks (England) |
| 1985 | Dipak Tailor / Nora Perry (England) |
| 1986 | Martin Dew / Gillian Gilks (England) |
| 1987 | Mark Christiansen (Denmark) / Maria Bengtsson (Sweden) |
| 1988 – 1989 | Jesper Knudsen / Nettie Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 1990 – 1992 | Thomas Lund / Pernille Dupont (Denmark) |
| 1993 | Thomas Lund (Denmark) / Catrine Bengtsson (Sweden) |
| 1994 | Thomas Lund / Marlene Thomsen (Denmark) |
| 1995 | Chen Xingdong / Peng Xingyong (China) |
| 1996 | Michael Søgaard / Rikke Olsen (Denmark) |
| 1997 | Jens Eriksen / Marlene Thomsen (Denmark) |
| 1998 | Jon Holst-Christensen / Ann Jørgensen (Denmark) |
| 1999 | Liu Yong / Ge Fei (China) |
| 2000 | Michael Søgaard / Rikke Olsen (Denmark) |
| 2001 | Tri Kusharjanto / Emma Ermawati (Indonesia) |
| 2002 | Kim Dong-moon / Hwang Yu-mi (South Korea) |
| 2003 | Ra Kyung-min / Kim Dong-moon (South Korea) |
| 2004 | Chen Qiqiu / Zhao Tingting (China) |
| 2005 | Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark) |
| 2006 | Anthony Clark / Donna Kellogg (England) |
| 2007 | He Hanbin / Yu Yang (China) |
| 2008 – 2009 | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen (Denmark) |
| 2010 | Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark) |
| 2011 | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen (Denmark) |
| 2012 | Xu Chen / Ma Jin (China) |
| 2013 | Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei (China) |
| 2014 | Xu Chen / Ma Jin (China) |
| 2015 | Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na (South Korea) |
| 2016 | Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen (Denmark) |
| 2017 | Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong) |
| 2018 | Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (China) |
| 2019 | Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Indonesia) |
| 2020 | Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Herttrich (Germany) |
| 2021 | Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (Japan) |
| 2022 | Zheng Siwei / Huang Yaqiong (China) |
| 2023 | Feng Ya Zhe / Huang Dong Ping (China) |
