Past Winners of the All England Open Badminton Championships
The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world’s oldest and most prestigious badminton tournament.
Played annually, it developed after the success of the world’s first open tournament held in Guildford in 1898. The tournament was successfully organised in April 4, 1899, however only three categories (Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles) were originally staged. Both Men’s and Women’s Singles were added the following year.
The first two tournaments were named “Badminton Association Tournament” and it was eventually considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships until 1977 when the International Badminton Federation launched its official championships. The Championships have only ever been halted twice: during World War I from 1915 to 1919 and World War II from 1940 to 1946.
Since 1984 the tournament has been exclusively sponsored by Yonex.
2023 YONEX All England Open is set to return to Utilita Arena Birmingham in March 2023.
Men’s Singles Winners – 2010 onwards
2010 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2013 – Chen Long (China)
2016 – Lin Dan (China)
2019 – Kento Momota (Japan)
2022 – Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2011 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2014 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2017 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2020 – Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2023 – Li Shi Feng (China)
2012 – Lin Dan (China)
2015 – Chen Long (China)
2018 – Shi Yuqi (China)
2021 – Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
Women’s Singles Winners – 2010 onwards
2010 – Tine Rasmussen later Baun (Denmark)
2013 – Tine Baun formerly Rasmussen (Denmark)
2016 – Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
2019 – Chen Yufei (China)
2022 – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
2011 – Wang Shixian (China)
2014 – Wang Shixian (China)
2017 – Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei)
2020 – Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Talpei)
2023 – An Se Young (Korea)
2012 – Li Xuerui (China)
2015 – Carolina Marin (Spain)
2018 – Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei)
2021 – Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
Men’s Doubles Winners – 2010 onwards
2010 – Lars Passake/Jonas Rasmussen (Denmark)
2012 – Lee Yong-dae/ Jung Jae Sung (South Korea)
2014 – Mohammad Ashan / Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
2016 – Viadimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov (Russia)
2018 – Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamulio (Indonesia)
2020 – Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe (Japan)
2022 – Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana (Indonesia)
2011 – Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
2013 – Liu Xialong / Qui Zihan (China)
2015 – Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
2017 – Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamulio (Indonesia)
2019 – Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
2021 – Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe (Japan)
2023 – Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia)
Women’s Doubles Winners – 2010 onwards
2010 – Du Jing/Yu Yang (China)
2012 – Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei (China)
2014 – Wang Xiaoli/ Yu Yang (China)
2016 – Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
2018 – Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2020 – Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
2022 – Nami Matsuyama/Chiharu Shida (Japan)
2011 – Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang (China)
2013 – Wang Xiaoli/ Yu Yang (China)
2015 – Bao Yixin/Tang Yuanting (China)
2017 – Chang Ye Na/Lee So Hee (Korea)
2019 – Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (China)
2021 – Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara (Japan)
2023 – Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong (Korea)
Mixed Doubles Winners – 2010 onwards
2010 – Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (P.R. China)
2012 – Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir (Indonesia)
2014 – Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir (Indonesia)
2016 – Praveen Jordan/Debby Susanto (Indonesia)
2018 – Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan)
2020 – Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Indonesia)
2022 – Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan)
2011 – Chen Xu/Jin Ma (China)
2013 – Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir (Indonesia)
2015 – Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunie (China)
2017 – Lu Kai/Huang Yaqiong (China)
2019 – Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaglong (China)
2021 – Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan)
2023 – Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong (China)