Singapore Open Badminton: The Open Era Champions

The Singapore Open is a badminton event held annually in Singapore since 1929. In 2023, the Badminton World Federation recognized the Singapore Open as one of the six BWF World Tour Super 750 events within its tournament structure.

The first official annual open championships were held in 1929 and the best players were selected to represent Singapore in regional tournaments. In 1957, it became an open invitation championship and was held annually until 1973.

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In 1987–1989, the tournament was known as the Konica Cup, an invitation-only championship for Asian players, and in 1990, it joined the International Badminton Federation Grand Prix circuit for the first time. In 2007, the Singapore Open became part of the BWF Super Series.In 2018, it was designated as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events.

Players who won Singapore Open in Open era (1987 Onwards)

Men’s Singles

Year	Champion	Country
1987	Misbun Sidek	Malaysia
1988	Yang Yang	China
1989	Zhao Jianhua	China
1990	Foo Kok Keong	Malaysia
1991	Bambang Suprianto	Indonesia
1992	Zhao Jianhua	China
1994	Ardy Wiranata	Indonesia
1995	Joko Suprianto	Indonesia
1997	Hariyanto Arbi	Indonesia
1998	Hendrawan	Indonesia
1999	Hariyanto Arbi	Indonesia
2001	Taufik Hidayat	Indonesia
2002	Chen Hong	China
2003	Chen Hong	China
2004	Kenneth Jonassen	Denmark
2005	Taufik Hidayat	Indonesia
2006	Peter Gade	Denmark
2007	Boonsak Ponsana	Thailand
2008	Lee Chong Wei	Malaysia
2009	Bao Chunlai	China
2010	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	Indonesia
2011	Chen Jin	China
2012	Boonsak Ponsana	Thailand
2013	Tommy Sugiarto	Indonesia
2014	Simon Santoso	Indonesia
2015	Kento Momota	Japan
2016	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	Indonesia
2017	B. Sai Praneeth	India
2018	Chou Tien Chen	Chinese Taipei
2019	Kento Momota	Japan
2022	Anthony S. Ginting	Indonesia
2023	Anthony S. Ginting	Indonesia
2024	Shi Yuqi	China

Women’s Singles

Year	Champion	Country
1987	Elizabeth Latief	Indonesia
1988	Li Lingwei	China
1989	Han Aiping	China
1990	Tang Jiuhong	China
1991	Huang Hua	China
1992	Ye Zhaoying	China
1994	Ra Kyung-min	South Korea
1995	Lim Xiaoqing	Sweden
1997	Mia Audina	Indonesia
1998	Ye Zhaoying	China
1999	Ye Zhaoying	China
2001	Zhang Ning	China
2002	Zhou Mi	China
2003	Zhang Ning	China
2004	Zhang Ning	China
2005	Zhang Ning	China
2006	Pi Hongyan	France
2007	Zhang Ning	China
2008	Tine Rasmussen	Denmark
2009	Zhou Mi	Hong Kong
2010	Saina Nehwal	India
2011	Wang Xin	China
2012	Juliane Schenk	Germany
2013	Wang Yihan	China
2014	Wang Yihan	China
2015	Sun Yu	China
2016	Ratchanok Intanon	Thailand
2017	Tai Tzu Ying	Chinese Taipei
2018	Sayaka Takahashi	Japan
2019	Tai Tzu Ying	Chinese Taipei
2022	PV Sindhu	India
2023	An Se Young	South Korea
2024	An Se Young	South Korea

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Men’s Doubles

Year	Champions	Country
1987	Bobby Ertanto / Liem Swie King	Indonesia
1988	Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura	Japan
1989	Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek	Malaysia
1990	Rudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono	Indonesia
1991	Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong	South Korea
1992	Chen Hongyong / Chen Kang	China
1994	Rexy Mainaky / Ricky Subagja	Indonesia
1995	Rexy Mainaky / Ricky Subagja	Indonesia
1997	Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya	Indonesia
1998	Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya	Indonesia
1999	Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah	Malaysia
2001	Tony Gunawan / Halim Haryanto	Indonesia
2002	Eng Hian / Flandy Limpele	England
2003	Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Denmark
2004	Luluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto	Indonesia
2005	Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya	Indonesia
2006	Sigit Budiarto / Flandy Limpele	Indonesia
2007	Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng	China
2008	Mohd Zakry A. Latif / Mohd Fairuzizuan M.T.	Malaysia
2009	Anthony Clark / Nathan Robertson	England
2010	Fang Chieh-min / Lee Sheng-mu	Chinese Taipei
2011	Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng	China
2012	Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan	Indonesia
2013	Muhammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan	Indonesia
2014	Cai Yun / Lu Kai	China
2015	Angga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi	Indonesia
2016	Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan	China
2017	Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen	Denmark
2018	Muhammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan	Indonesia
2019	Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda	Japan
2022	Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin	Indonesia
2023	Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi	Japan
2024	He Ji Ting / Ren Xiang Yu	China

Women’s Doubles

Year	Champions	Country
1987	Hwang Hye-young / Chung Myung-hee	South Korea
1988	Shi Wen / Zhou Lei	China
1989	Guan Weizhen / Lin Ying	China
1990	Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers	England
1991	Chung Myung-hee / Chung So-young	South Korea
1992	Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers	England
1994	Ge Fei / Gu Jun	China
1995	Ge Fei / Gu Jun	China
1997	Ge Fei / Gu Jun	China
1998	Ge Fei / Gu Jun	China
1999	Ge Fei / Gu Jun	China
2001	Wei Yili / Zhang Jiewen	China
2002	Huang Nanyan / Yang Wei	China
2003	Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen	China
2004	Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen	China
2005	Zhang Dan / Zhang Yawen	China
2006	Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen	China
2007	Wei Yili / Zhang Jiewen	China
2008	Du Jing / Yu Yang	China
2009	Zhang Yawen / Zhao Tingting	China
2010	Shinta Mulia Sari / Yao Lei	Singapore
2011	Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei	China
2012	Bao Yixin / Zhong Qianxin	China
2013	Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei	China
2014	Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua	China
2015	Ou Dongni / Yu Xiaohan	China
2016	Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii	Indonesia
2017	Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Denmark
2018	Ayako Sakuramoto / Yukiko Takahata	Japan
2019	Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara	Japan
2022	Apriyani Rahayu / Siti Fadia S. Ramadhanti	Indonesia
2023	Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan	China
2024	Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan	China

Mixed Doubles

Year	Champions	Country
1990	Jan-Eric Antonsson / Maria Bengtsson	Sweden
1991	Thomas Lund / Pernille Dupont	Denmark
1992	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson / Maria Bengtsson	Sweden
1994	Thomas Lund / Marlene Thomsen	Denmark
1995	Tri Kusharjanto / Minarti Timur	Indonesia
1997	Bambang Suprianto / Rosalina Riseu	Indonesia
1998	Tri Kusharjanto / Minarti Timur	Indonesia
1999	Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min	South Korea
2001	Jens Eriksen / Mette Schjoldager	Denmark
2002	Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min	South Korea
2003	Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min	South Korea
2004	Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir	Indonesia
2005	Zhang Jun / Gao Ling	China
2006	Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir	Indonesia
2007	Flandy Limpele / Vita Marissa	Indonesia
2008	Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir	Indonesia
2009	Zheng Bo / Ma Jin	China
2010	Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Denmark
2011	Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir	Indonesia
2012	Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing	Chinese Taipei
2013	Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir	Indonesia
2014	Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir	Indonesia
2015	Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei	China
2016	Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na	South Korea
2017	Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong	China
2018	Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai	Malaysia
2019	Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Thailand
2022	Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai	Thailand
2023	Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Boje	Denmark
2024	Zheng Si Wei / Huang Ya Qiong	China