List of All England men's singles champions

All England Open Badminton Championships Gentlemen’s Singles Champions
LocationBirmingham
United Kingdom
VenueUtilita Arena Birmingham
Governing bodyNEC Group
Created1900
EditionsTotal: 114
Open era (since 1980): 45
Prize money$101,500 (2025)
TrophyGentleman's Singles Trophy
Websiteallenglandbadminton.com
Most titles
Amateur era8: Rudy Hartono
Open era6: Lin Dan
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era7: Rudy Hartono
Open era2: Morten Frost
2: Hariyanto Arbi
2: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
2: Lin Dan
2: Lee Chong Wei
Current champion
Shi Yuqi – 2025
(2nd title)

The All England Open Badminton Championships is an annual British badminton tournament created in 1899. For four decades beginning 1954, the Championships was held at the Wembley Arena, London but since 1994, it has been played at the Arena Birmingham in the city of Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1] The Gentlemen's Singles was first contested in 1900.[2] Below is the list of the winners at the All England Open Badminton Championships in gentlemen's singles. The tournament was cancelled between 1915–1919 because of World War I, and between 1940–1946 because of World War II.

History

In the Amateur era, Rudy Hartono (1968–1974, 1976) holds the record for the most titles in the Gentlemen's Singles, winning All England eight times. Hartono also holds the record for most consecutive titles with seven from 1968 to 1974.

Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979[3][4] with the inclusion of professional badminton players from around the world in 1980, Lin Dan (2004, 2006–2007, 2009, 2012, 2016) holds the record for the most Gentlemen's Singles titles with six. Morten Frost (1986–1987), Hariyanto Arbi (1993–1994), Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (1995–1996), Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei (2010–2011) share the record for most consecutive victories with just two.

This event was won without losing a single game in the entire tournament during the Open era as many as twelve times. The first to accomplish this was Prakash Padukone who won in the very first Open era edition in 1980, followed by Morten Frost in 1986 and 1987, Yang Yang in 1989, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen in 1996, Sun Jun in 1998, Pullela Gopichand in 2001, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim in 2003, Chen Jin in 2008, Lin Dan in 2009 and 2012 and Lee Chong Wei in 2011.

Liem Swie King is the only player in history to reach the All England Open Badminton Gentlemen's Singles Final in both Amateur and Open era. He managed to do so seven times, winning on three occasions.

Finalists

Amateur era

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1900 ENG Sydney Howard Smith ENG D. W. Oakes 15–12, 11–15, 15–10
1901 ENG H. W. Davies ENG Ralph George Watling 15–9, 15–4
1902 ENG Ralph George Watling ENG E. Young 15–5, 15–7
1903 ENG Ralph George Watling ENG Henry Norman Marrett 1–15, 18–17, 15–8
1904 ENG Henry Norman Marrett ENG George Alan Thomas 15–8, 15–10
1905 ENG Henry Norman Marrett ENG Ralph George Watling 15–6, 15–2
1906 ENG Norman Wood ENG Henry Norman Marrett 15–8, 18–13
1907 ENG Norman Wood ENG Frank Chesterton 15–6, 15–7
1908 ENG Henry Norman Marrett IRE Arthur Cave 12–15, 18–14, 15–9
1909 ENG Frank Chesterton ENG Henry Norman Marrett 15–8, 8–15, 15–10
1910 ENG Frank Chesterton ENG Henry Norman Marrett 15–4, 15–10
1911 ENG Guy A. Sautter ENG J. H. Colin Prior 15–6, 15–11
1912 ENG Frank Chesterton ENG Guy A. Sautter 15–10, 15–13
1913 ENG U. N. Lapin (Guy A. Sautter) ENG Frank Chesterton 15–7, 15–8
1914 ENG U. N. Lapin (Guy A. Sautter) ENG Frank Chesterton 15–4, 15–10
1915–1919 No competition
1920 ENG George Allen (George Alan Thomas) ENG William Mather Swinden 15–9, 14–17, 15–5
1921 ENG George Alan Thomas ENG Frank Hodge 15–7, 8–15, 15–3
1922 ENG George Alan Thomas ENG Frank Hodge 15–14, 15–5
1923 ENG George Alan Thomas ENG Herbert Uber 15–10, 15–10
1924 IRL Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack ENG George Alan Thomas 17–15, 9–15, 15–6
1925 IRL Joseph Francis Devlin ENG Frank Hodge 11–15, 15–7, 18–15
1926 IRL Joseph Francis Devlin ENG Albert Edward Harbot 7–15, 15–5, 15–6
1927 IRL Joseph Francis Devlin ENG Albert Edward Harbot 15–3, 15–7
1928 IRL Joseph Francis Devlin ENG Albert Edward Harbot 15–10, 15–6
1929 IRL Joseph Francis Devlin ENG Donald Charles Hume 15–4, 15–1
1930 ENG Donald Charles Hume ENG Alan Titherley 15–12, 15–12
1931 IRL Joseph Francis Devlin ENG Thomas Pattinson Dick 3–15, 15–10, 15–3
1932 ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols ENG Raymond Maurice White 5–15, 15–11, 18–16
1933 ENG Raymond Maurice White ENG Donald Charles Hume
1934 ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols ENG Thomas Pattinson Dick 15–11, 15–8
1935 ENG Raymond Maurice White ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 15–10, 15–7
1936 ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols ENG Raymond Maurice White 18–16, 17–18, 15–10
1937 ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols ENG Thomas Pattinson Dick 15–8, 15–7
1938 ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols DEN Jesper Bie 15–4, 15–5
1939 DEN Tage Madsen ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 10–15, 18–13, 15–7
1940–1946 No competition
1947 SWE Conny Jepsen IND Prakash Nath 15–7, 15–11
1948 DEN Jørn Skaarup DEN Poul Holm 15–3, 15–13
1949 USA David Guthrie Freeman MAS Teik Hock Ooi 15–1, 15–6
1950 MAS Peng Soon Wong DEN Poul Holm 15–7, 15–10
1951 MAS Peng Soon Wong MAS Poh Lim Ong 15–18, 18–14, 15–7
1952 MAS Peng Soon Wong MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong 15–11, 18–13
1953 MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong MAS Hock Aun Heah 15–4, 15–4
1954 MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong CAN Donald Smythe 15–5, 15–6
1955 MAS Peng Soon Wong MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong 15–7, 14–17, 15–10
1956 MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong DEN Finn Kobberø 11–15, 15–3, 15–11
1957 MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong DEN Erland Kops 15–9, 15–3
1958 DEN Erland Kops DEN Finn Kobberø 15–10, 8–15, 15–8
1959 INA Joe Hok Tan INA Ferdinand Alexander Sonneville 15–8, 10–15, 15–3
1960 DEN Erland Kops THA Charoen Wattanasin 15–11, 11–15, 15–6
1961 DEN Erland Kops DEN Finn Kobberø 15–10, 15–6
1962 DEN Erland Kops THA Charoen Wattanasin 15–10, 15–5
1963 DEN Erland Kops THA Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 15–7, 15–7
1964 DEN Knud Aage Nielsen DEN Henning Borch 8–15, 17–14, 15–4
1965 DEN Erland Kops MAS Aik Huang Tan 15–13, 15–12
1966 MAS Aik Huang Tan JPN Masao Akiyama 15–7, 15–4
1967 DEN Erland Kops MAS Aik Huang Tan 15–12, 15–10
1968 INA Rudy Hartono MAS Aik Huang Tan 15–12, 15–9
1969 INA Rudy Hartono INA Pek Sen Wong 15–1, 15–3
1970 INA Rudy Hartono DEN Svend Pri 15–7, 15–1
1971 INA Rudy Hartono INA Tjin Siang Ang 15–1, 15–5
1972 INA Rudy Hartono DEN Svend Pri 15–9, 15–4
1973 INA Rudy Hartono INA Christian Hadinata 15–4, 15–2
1974 INA Rudy Hartono MAS Punch Gunalan 8–15, 15–9, 15–10
1975 DEN Svend Pri INA Rudy Hartono 15–11, 17–14
1976 INA Rudy Hartono INA Swie King Liem 15–7, 15–6
1977 DEN Flemming Delfs INA Swie King Liem 15–18, 15–11, 15–8
1978 INA Swie King Liem INA Rudy Hartono 15–10, 15–3
1979 INA Swie King Liem DEN Flemming Delfs 15–7, 15–8

Open era

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1980 IND Prakash Padukone INA Liem Swie King 15–3, 15–10
1981 INA Liem Swie King IND Prakash Padukone 11–15, 15–4, 15–6
1982 DEN Morten Frost CHN Luan Jin 11–15, 15–2, 15–7
1983 CHN Luan Jin DEN Morten Frost 15–2, 13–15, 15–4
1984 DEN Morten Frost INA Liem Swie King 9–15, 15–10, 15–10
1985 CHN Zhao Jianhua DEN Morten Frost 6–15, 15–10, 18–15
1986 DEN Morten Frost MAS Misbun Sidek 15–2, 15–8
1987 DEN Morten Frost INA Icuk Sugiarto 15–10, 15–0
1988 DEN Ib Frederiksen DEN Morten Frost 8–15, 15–7, 15–10
1989 CHN Yang Yang DEN Morten Frost 15–6, 15–7
1990 CHN Zhao Jianhua INA Joko Suprianto 15–4, 15–1
1991 INA Ardy Bernardus Wiranata MAS Foo Kok Keong 15–12, 15–10
1992 CHN Liu Jun CHN Zhao Jianhua 15–13, 15–13
1993 INA Hariyanto Arbi INA Joko Suprianto 15–7, 4–15, 15–11
1994 INA Hariyanto Arbi INA Ardy Bernardus Wiranata 15–12, 17–14
1995 DEN Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen INA Hariyanto Arbi 17–16, 15–6
1996 DEN Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen MAS Rashid Sidek 15–7, 15–6
1997 CHN Dong Jiong CHN Sun Jun 15–9, 15–5
1998 CHN Sun Jun MAS Ong Ewe Hock 15–1, 15–7
1999 DEN Peter Gade INA Taufik Hidayat 15–11, 7–15, 15–10
2000 CHN Xia Xuanze INA Taufik Hidayat 15–6, 15–13
2001 IND Pullela Gopichand CHN Chen Hong 15–12, 15–6
2002 CHN Chen Hong INA Budi Santoso 7–4, 7–5, 7–1
2003 MAS Muhammad Hafiz Hashim CHN Chen Hong 17–14, 15–10
2004 CHN Lin Dan DEN Peter Gade 9–15, 15–5, 15–8
2005 CHN Chen Hong CHN Lin Dan 8–15, 15–5, 15–2
2006 CHN Lin Dan KOR Lee Hyun-il 15–7, 15–7
2007 CHN Lin Dan CHN Chen Yu 21–13, 21–12
2008 CHN Chen Jin CHN Lin Dan 22–20, 25–23
2009 CHN Lin Dan MAS Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 21–12
2010 MAS Lee Chong Wei JPN Kenichi Tago 21–19, 21–19
2011 MAS Lee Chong Wei CHN Lin Dan 21–17, 21–17
2012 CHN Lin Dan MAS Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 6–2r
2013 CHN Chen Long MAS Lee Chong Wei 21–17, 21–18
2014 MAS Lee Chong Wei CHN Chen Long 21–13, 21–18
2015 CHN Chen Long DEN Jan Østergaard Jørgensen 15–21, 21–17, 21–15
2016 CHN Lin Dan CHN Tian Houwei 21–9, 21–10
2017 MAS Lee Chong Wei CHN Shi Yuqi 21–12, 21–10
2018 CHN Shi Yuqi CHN Lin Dan 21–19, 16–21, 21–9
2019 JPN Kento Momota DEN Viktor Axelsen 21–11, 15–21, 21–15
2020 DEN Viktor Axelsen TPE Chou Tien-chen 21–13, 21–14
2021 MAS Lee Zii Jia DEN Viktor Axelsen 30–29, 20–22, 21–9
2022 DEN Viktor Axelsen IND Lakshya Sen 21–10, 21–15
2023 CHN Li Shifeng CHN Shi Yuqi 26–24, 21–5
2024 INA Jonatan Christie INA Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21–15, 21–14
2025 CHN Shi Yuqi TPE Lee Chia-hao 21–17, 21–19

Statistics

Multiple titles

Bold indicates active players.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time Years
1 INA Rudy Hartono 8 0 8 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976
2 DEN Erland Kops 7 0 7 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967
3 IRL Joseph Francis Devlin 6 0 6 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931
CHN Dan Lin 0 6 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016
5 ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 5 0 5 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938
6 ENG George Alan Thomas 4 0 4 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
MAS Peng Soon Wong 4 0 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955
MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong 4 0 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957
DEN Morten Frost 0 4 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987
MAS Chong Wei Lee 0 4 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
11 ENG Henry Norman Marrett 3 0 3 1904, 1905, 1908
ENG Frank Chesterton 3 0 1909, 1910, 1912
ENG Guy A. Sautter 3 0 1911, 1913, 1914
INA Swie King Liem 2 1 1978, 1979, 1981
15 ENG Ralph Watling 2 0 2 1902, 1903
ENG Norman Wood 2 0 1906, 1907
ENG Raymond Maurice White 2 0 1933, 1935
CHN Jianhua Zhao 0 2 1985, 1990
INA Hariyanto Arbi 0 2 1993, 1994
DEN Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 0 2 1995, 1996
CHN Hong Chen 0 2 2002, 2005
CHN Long Chen 0 2 2013, 2015
DEN Viktor Axelsen 0 2 2020, 2022
CHN Yuqi Shi 0 2 2018, 2025

Champions by country

Rank Country Amateur era Open era All-time First title Last title First champion Last champion
1  England (ENG) 27 0 27 1900 1938 Sydney Howard Smith Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols
2  Denmark (DEN) 12 10 22 1939 2022 Tage Madsen Viktor Axelsen
 China (CHN) 0 22 1983 2025 Jin Luan Yuqi Shi
4  Indonesia (INA) 11 5 16 1959 2024 Joe Hok Tan Jonatan Christie
5  Malaysia (MAS) 9 6 15 1950 2021 Peng Soon Wong Zii Jia Lee
6  Ireland (IRL) 7 0 7 1924 1931 Gordon Sylvester Bradshaw Mack Joseph Francis Devlin
7  India (IND) 0 2 2 1980 2001 Prakash Padukone Pullela Gopichand
8  Sweden (SWE) 1 0 1 1947 Conny Jepsen
 United States (USA) 1 0 1949 David Guthrie Freeman
 Japan (JPN) 0 1 2019 Kento Momota

Multiple finalists

Bold indicates active players.
Italic indicates players who never won the championship.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time
1 INA Rudy Hartono 10 0 10
CHN Dan Lin 0 10
3 DEN Erland Kops 8 0 8
DEN Morten Frost 0 8
5 ENG Henry Norman Marrett 7 0 7
ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols
INA Swie King Liem 4 3
MAS Chong Wei Lee 0 7
9 ENG George Alan Thomas 6 0 6
ENG Frank Chesterton
IRL Joseph Francis Devlin
MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong
13 ENG Ralph Watling 4 0 4
ENG Guy A. Sautter
ENG Raymond Maurice White
MAS Peng Soon Wong
MAS Aik Huang Tan
CHN Hong Chen 0 4
DEN Viktor Axelsen
CHN Yuqi Shi
20 ENG Frank Hodge 3 0 3
ENG Albert Edward Harbot
ENG Thomas Pattinson Dick
ENG Donald Charles Hume
DEN Finn Kobberø
DEN Svend Pri
CHN Jianhua Zhao 0 3
INA Hariyanto Arbi
CHN Long Chen
30 ENG Norman Wood 2 0 2
THA Charoen Wattanasin
DEN Flemming Delfs
IND Prakash Padukone 0 2
CHN Jin Luan
INA Joko Suprianto
INA Ardy Bernardus Wiranata
DEN Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
CHN Jun Sun
DEN Peter Gade
INA Taufik Hidayat

Trivia

  • In 1913 & 1914 Guy A. Sautter competed under the alias of U. N. Lapin and in 1920 George Thomas played under the alias of George Allen.
  • Only nine players have ever contested at least five finals back-to-back, with six of the records taking place back-to-back themselves. However, only the latter four of those players have done so in the Open Era. Those who have accomplished this rare feat include Frank Devlin, immediately after George Alan Thomas, followed by Morten Frost succeeding Liem Swie King more than half a century after, and finally more than two decades later, the legendary duo of Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei going down the same path:

Bold indicates active players.

Rank Country Player Back-to-back finals Period
1 INA Rudy Hartono 9 1968–1976
2 DEN Morten Frost 8 1982–1989
3 ENG Ralph Cyril Fulford Nichols 6 1934–1939
MAS Eddy Ewe Beng Choong 1952–1957
INA Swie King Liem 1976–1981
CHN Dan Lin 2004–2009
MAS Chong Wei Lee 2009–2014
8 ENG George Alan Thomas 5 1920–1924
IRL Joseph Francis Devlin 1925–1929
10 ENG Henry Norman Marrett 4 1903–1906
ENG Guy A. Sautter 1911–1914
DEN Erland Kops 1960–1963
MAS Aik Huang Tan 1965–1968
DEN Viktor Axelsen 2019–2022
15 ENG Ralph Watling 3 1901–1903
ENG Henry Norman Marrett 1908–1910
ENG Frank Chesterton 1912–1914
ENG Albert Edward Harbot 1926–1928
MAS Peng Soon Wong 1950–1952
INA Hariyanto Arbi 1993–1995
CHN Hong Chen 2001–2003
CHN Long Chen 2013–2015
  • The players who holds the record for most finals contested are Rudy Hartono and Lin Dan at 10.[5]
  • Between 2004 & 2018, either or both Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei have contested the final of 14 of the 15 editions held, with the exception of the final in 2015, which saw Lin eliminated in the semi-finals and Lee unable to compete due to a doping ban.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The History of All England Championships". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
  2. ^ International Badminton … the first 75 years. Badminton World Federation. p. 80. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ "All England Open History: long trousers to Lin Dan". www.allenglandbadminton.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ Brahms, Bernd-Volker (17 January 2014). Badminton Handbook. Meyer & Meyer Sport. p. 1972. ISBN 9781782553540. Retrieved 11 March 2019. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Legend reaches his 10th All England final". Badminton Europe. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Lin loses for 1st time to Chen in All–England Open semis". China Daily. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Badminton player Lee Chong Wei given backdated eight-month doping ban". The Guardian. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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