The Australian Open in badminton is an international open held in Australia. In 2011, it was upgraded to a Grand Prix Gold level event. Between 2014 and 2017, the Australian Open was promoted to a Super Series event. From 2018 to 2022, it is a Super 300 event of the BWF World Tour. From 2023 onwards, this will be a Super 500 tournament.[1]
| Official website | |
| Founded | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 33 (2024) |
| Location | Sydney (2024) Australia |
| Venue | State Sports Centre (2024) |
| Prize money | US$420,000 (2024) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Lee Zii Jia (singles) He Jiting Ren Xiangyu (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 2 Tim He Rio Suryana Andrew Smith |
| Most doubles titles | 6 Peter Blackburn |
| Women's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Aya Ohori (singles) Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 3 Lisa Campbell |
| Most doubles titles | 4 Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin |
| Most titles (male) | 3 Tim He Daniel Shirley |
| Most titles (female) | 3 Anna Lao Amanda Hardy |
| Super 500 | |
| Last completed | |
| 2024 Australian Open | |
Previous winners
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Performances by nation
edit- As of 2024 edition
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia
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2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10.5 | 45.5 |
| 2 |  China
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7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 3 |  Japan
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2 | 6 | 3 | 7.5 | 18.5 | |
| 4 |  Indonesia
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7 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 16.5 |
| 5 |  South Korea
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2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |
| 6 |  Hong Kong
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4 | 3 | 3.5 | 10.5 | ||
| 7 |  New Zealand
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 | 9.5 |
| 8 |  Malaysia
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4 | 3 | 1.5 | 8.5 | ||
| 9 |  Chinese Taipei
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1 | 2 | 3 | |||
 England
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3 | 3 | |||||
 India
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1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 12 |  Germany
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1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | |||
| 13 |  Denmark
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1 | 1 | ||||
 France
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Philippines
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Spain
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Thailand
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1 | 1 | |||||
 United States
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1 | 1 | |||||
 Vietnam
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1 | 1 | |||||
| 20 |  Netherlands
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0.5 | 0.5 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 165 | |
Note
edit- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 2 to 7 June, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[2]
- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 16 May, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[3]
References
edit- ^ "BWF World Tour Hosts 2023-2026 Announced". Badminton World Federation. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior". Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Key Changes To BWF Tournament Calendar". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.