The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, 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 (especially after the first Thomas Cup series in 1949) 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.
1899 to 1901 (3) HQ London Scottish Regiment Drill Hall, Buckingham Gate
1902 (1) Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Kent
1903 to 1909 (7) London Rifle Brigades City Headquarters, Bunhill Hill, London
1910 to 1939 (25) The Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, London
1947 to 1949 (3) Haringay Arena, London
1950 to 1956 (7) Empress Hall, Earls Court, London
1957 to 1993 (37) Wembley Arena, London
1994 to date National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
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All England Open Badminton Championships past winners of the 21st Century
| Year | Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles | Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Lin Dan | Li Xuerui | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
Zhao Yunlei Tian Qing |
Tantowi Ahmad Lilyana Natsir |
| 2011 | Lee Chong Wei | Wang Shixian | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang |
Xu Chen Ma Jin |
| 2010 | Lee Chong Wei | Tine Rasmussen | Jonas Rasmussen Lars Paaske |
Yu Yang Du Jing |
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
| 2009 | Lin Dan | Wang Yiha | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
Zhang Yawen Zhao Tingting |
He Hanbin Yu Yang |
| 2008 | Chen Jin | Tine Rasmussen | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won |
Zheng Bo Gao Ling |
| 2007 | Lin Dan | Xie Xingfang | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won |
Zheng Bo Gao Ling |
| 2006 | Lin Dan | Xie Xingfang | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
Gao Ling Huang Sui |
Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
| 2005 | Chen Hong | Xie Xingfang | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
Gao Ling Huang Sui |
Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
| 2004 | Lin Dan | Gong Ruina | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
Gao Ling Huang Sui |
Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
| 2003 | Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | Zhou Mi | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya |
Gao Ling Huang Sui |
Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
| 2002 | Chen Hong | Camilla Martin | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon |
Gao Ling Huang Sui |
Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
| 2001 | Pullela Gopichand | Gong Zhichao | Tony Gunawan Halim Heryanto |
Gao Ling Huang Sui |
Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
All England Open Badminton Championships 10 most successful players
| Nationality | Name | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG | George Alan Thomas | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | ||
| IRE | Frank Devlin | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | ||
| ENG | Murial Lucas | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 | ||
| USA | Judy Devlin | 10 | 7 | 17 | |||
| DEN | Finn Kobberø | 7 | 8 | 15 | |||
| ENG | Betty Uber | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | ||
| DEN | Tonny Ahm | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | ||
| ENG | Ethel Thomson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | ||
| DEN | Kirsten Thorndahl | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | ||
| DEN | Erland Kops | 7 | 4 | 11 |