The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Badminton Denmark.

Denmark Open
Official website
Founded1936; 88 years ago (1936)
Editions73 (2024)
LocationOdense (2024)
Denmark
VenueArena Fyn (2024)
Prize moneyUSD$850,000 (2024)
Men's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsAnders Antonsen (singles)
Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang (doubles)
Most singles titles8
Morten Frost
Most doubles titles4
Ng Boon Bee
Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
Jon Holst-Christensen
Lars Paaske
Women's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsWang Zhiyi (singles)
Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi (doubles)
Most singles titles8
Tonny Olsen
Most doubles titles5
Tonny Ahm
Kirsten Thorndahl
Mixed doubles
Draw32
Current championsFeng Yanzhe
Huang Dongping
Most titles (male)5
Thomas Lund
Most titles (female)5
Nora Perry
Super 750
Last completed
2024 Denmark Open

The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events per the BWF events structure since 2018.[1]

History

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The tournament started in 1936 and it is now the world's second oldest badminton tournament. It was interrupted by World War II and was on hiatus from 1956 through 1964. It seeks to draw the top players from around the World. The tournament is usually played in late October each year.

Locations

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Eleven locations have been chosen to host the tournament. The 2007 and 2008 tournaments were held in Arena Fyn in Odense.[2] Since 2008, the tournaments have been held in Odense.[3]

Previous champions

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Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1936   Poul Nielsen   Ruth Frederiksen   Aksel Hansen
  Svenn Strømann
  Tonny Olsen
  Bodil Riise
  Poul Nielsen
  Ruth Frederiksen
1937   Maurice Field   Tonny Olsen   Thomas Boyle
  K. Woods
  Ruth Dalsgaard
  Dorothy Graham
  Thomas Boyle
  Olive Wilson
1938   Ong Hock Sim   Daphne Young   Carl Frøhlke
  Tage Madsen
  Tonny Olsen
  Bodil Riise
  Ong Hock Sim
  Mavis Green
1939   Tage Madsen   Tonny Olsen   Ralph Nichols
  Raymond M. White
  Queenie Allen
  Ruth Dalsgaard
  Ralph Nichols
  Bessie Staples
1940–
1945
Not held
1946   Conny Jepsen   Tonny Olsen   Preben Dabelsteen
  Jørn Skaarup
  Tonny Ahm
  Kirsten Thorndahl
  Tage Madsen
  Kirsten Thorndahl
1947   Poul Holm   Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
  Marie Ussing
1948   Jørn Skaarup   Børge Frederiksen
  Tage Madsen
  Tonny Ahm
  Kirsten Thorndahl
1949   David G. Freeman   Ooi Teik Hock
  Teoh Seng Khoon
  Chan Kok Leong
  Tonny Ahm
1950   Nils Jonson   Arve Lossmann
  John Nygaard
  Børge Frederiksen
  Tonny Ahm
1951   Wong Peng Soon   Ong Poh Lim
  Ismail Marjan
  Arve Lossmann
  Kirsten Thorndahl
1952   Jørn Skaarup   Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen   David Choong
  Tonny Ahm
1953   Eddie Choong   David Choong
  Eddie Choong
  Iris Cooley
  June White
  Eddie Choong
  Agnete Friis
1954 Not held
1955   Finn Kobberø   Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen   Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen
  Finn Kobberø
  Anni Jørgensen
  Kirsten Thorndahl
  Jørn Skaarup
  Anni Jørgensen
1956–
1965
Not held
1966   Svend Pri   Lizbeth von Barnekow   Ng Boon Bee
  Tan Yee Khan
  Karin Jørgensen
  Ulla Strand
  Finn Kobberø
  Ulla Strand
1967   Tan Aik Huang   Noriko Takagi   Noriko Takagi
  Hiroe Amano
  Svend Pri
  Ulla Strand
1968   Eva Twedberg   Ippei Kojima
  Kazumasa Nichino
  Per Walsøe
  Pernille Mølgaard
1969   Svend Pri   Hiroe Yuki   Ippei Kojima
  Bjørn Andersen
  Noriko Takagi
  Hiroe Yuki
  Henning Borch
  Imre Rietveld Nielsen
1970   Ippei Kojima   Eva Twedberg   Henning Borch
  Erland Kops
  Etsuko Takenaka
  Machiko Aizawa
  Klaus Kaagaard
  Ulla Strand
1971   Rudy Hartono   Noriko Takagi   Ng Boon Bee
  Punch Gunalan
  Noriko Takagi
  Hiroe Yuki
  Svend Pri
  Ulla Strand
1972   Svend Pri   Eva Twedberg   Noriko Nakayama
  Hiroe Yuki
  Wolfgang Bochow
  Marieluise Wackerow
1973   Rudy Hartono   Hiroe Yuki   Tjun Tjun
  Johan Wahjudi
  Joke van Beusekom
  Marjan Luesken
  Elo Hansen
  Ulla Strand
1974   Svend Pri   Machiko Aizawa
  Etsuko Takenaka
1975   Rudy Hartono   Lene Køppen   Imelda Wiguna
  Theresia Widiastuti
  Tjun Tjun
  Regina Masli
1976   Svend Pri   David Eddy
  Eddy Sutton
  Joke van Beusekom
  Marjan Luesken
  Steen Skovgaard
  Lene Køppen
1977   Flemming Delfs   Hiroe Yuki   Bengt Fröman
  Thomas Kihlström
  Barbara Giles
  Jane Webster
1978   Liem Swie King   Lene Køppen   Steen Skovgaard
  Flemming Delfs
  Verawaty Wiharjo
  Imelda Wigoeno
1979   Flemming Delfs   Masao Tsuchida
  Yoshitaka Iino
  Mikiko Takada
  Atsuko Tokuda
  Ray Stevens
  Nora Perry
1980   Prakash Padukone   Ivanna Lie   Steen Skovgaard
  Flemming Delfs
  Gillian Gilks
  Nora Perry
  Mike Tredgett
  Nora Perry
1981   Morten Frost   Lene Køppen   Ade Chandra
  Christian Hadinata
  Nora Perry
  Jane Webster
1982   Wu Jianqui   Park Joo-bong
  Lee Eun-ku
  Lin Ying
  Wu Dixi
  Thomas Kihlström
  Nora Perry
1983   Qian Ping   Thomas Kihlström
  Stefan Karlsson
  Nora Perry
  Jane Webster
1984   Kirsten Larsen   Park Joo-bong
  Kim Moon-soo
  Kim Yun-ja
  Yoo Sang-hee
  Martin Dew
  Gillian Gilks
1985 (I)   Zheng Yuli   Li Yongbo
  Tian Bingyi
  Dipak Tailor
  Nora Perry
1985 (II)   Kim Yun-ja   Steen Fladberg
  Jesper Helledie
  Nigel Tier
  Gillian Gowers
1986   Zheng Yuli   Li Yongbo
  Tian Bingyi
  Gillian Clark
  Gillian Gowers
  Martin Dew
  Gillian Gilks
1987   Torben Carlsen   Lee Young-suk   Razif Sidek
  Jalani Sidek
  Atsuko Tokuda
  Yoshiko Tago
  Mark Christiansen
  Maria Bengtsson
1988   Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen   Li Lingwei   Li Yongbo
  Tian Bingyi
  Lin Ying
  Guan Weizhen
  Jesper Knudsen
  Nettie Nielsen
1989   Morten Frost   Tang Jiuhong
1990   Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen   Lotte Olsen
  Dorte Kjær
  Thomas Lund
  Pernille Dupont
1991   Hermawan Susanto   Susi Susanti   Zheng Yumin
  Huang Zhanzhong
  Nettie Nielsen
  Gillian Gowers
1992   Darren Hall   Thomas Lund
  Jon Holst-Christensen
  Lim Xiaoqing
  Christine Magnusson
1993   Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen   Ye Zhaoying   Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
  Lotte Olsen
  Thomas Lund
  Catrine Bengtsson
1994   Camilla Martin   Denny Kantono
  Antonius Budi Ariantho
  Lim Xiaoqing
  Christine Magnusson
  Thomas Lund
  Marlene Thomsen
1995   Lim Xiaoqing   Thomas Lund
  Jon Holst-Christensen
  Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
  Marlene Thomsen
  Chen Xingdong
  Peng Xingyong
1996   Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen   Gong Zhichao   Thomas Stavngaard
  Jim Laugesen
  Rikke Olsen
  Helene Kirkegaard
  Michael Søgaard
  Rikke Olsen
1997   Dong Jiong   Camilla Martin   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Michael Søgaard
  Ann Jørgensen
  Majken Vange
  Jens Eriksen
  Marlene Thomsen
1998   Peter Gade   Ricky Subagja
  Rexy Mainaky
  Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Hetian
  Jon Holst-Christensen
  Ann Jørgensen
1999   Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen   Martin Lundgaard Hansen
  Lars Paaske
  Gao Ling
  Qin Yiyuan
  Liu Yong
  Ge Fei
2000   Peter Gade   Zhou Mi   Eng Hian
  Flandy Limpele
  Chen Lin
  Jiang Xuelian
  Michael Søgaard
  Rikke Olsen
2001   Bao Chunlai   Camilla Martin   Martin Lundgaard Hansen
  Lars Paaske
  Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
  Tri Kusharjanto
  Emma Ermawati
2002   Chen Hong   Ha Tae-kwon
  Kim Dong-moon
  Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
  Kim Dong-moon
  Hwang Yu-mi
2003   Lin Dan   Gong Ruina   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
  Kim Dong-moon
  Ra Kyung-min
2004   Xie Xingfang   Lars Paaske
  Jonas Rasmussen
  Wei Yili
  Zhao Tingting
  Chen Qiqiu
  Zhao Tingting
2005   Lee Chong Wei   Pi Hongyan   Chan Chong Ming
  Koo Kien Keat
  Kumiko Ogura
  Reiko Shiota
  Thomas Laybourn
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2006   Chen Hong   Jiang Yanjiao   Lars Paaske
  Jonas Rasmussen
  Kamila Augustyn
  Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
  Anthony Clark
  Donna Kellogg
2007   Lin Dan   Lu Lan   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
  Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
  He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
2008   Peter Gade   Wang Lin   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
  Wong Pei Tty
  Chin Eei Hui
  Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
2009   Simon Santoso   Tine Rasmussen   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
  Pan Pan
  Zhang Yawen
2010   Jan Ø. Jørgensen   Wang Yihan   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
  Miyuki Maeda
  Satoko Suetsuna
  Thomas Laybourn
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2011   Chen Long   Wang Xin   Jung Jae-sung
  Lee Yong-dae
  Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
  Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
2012   Lee Chong Wei   Saina Nehwal   Shin Baek-cheol
  Yoo Yeon-seong
  Ma Jin
  Tang Jinhua
  Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
2013   Chen Long   Wang Yihan   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
  Bao Yixin
  Tang Jinhua
  Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
2014   Li Xuerui   Fu Haifeng
  Zhang Nan
  Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang
  Xu Chen
  Ma Jin
2015   Lee Yong-dae
  Yoo Yeon-seong
  Jung Kyung-eun
  Shin Seung-chan
  Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
2016[4]   Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk   Akane Yamaguchi   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
  Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
  Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
2017   Srikanth Kidambi   Ratchanok Intanon   Liu Cheng
  Zhang Nan
  Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
  Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet
2018   Kento Momota   Tai Tzu-ying   Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
  Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
  Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
2019   Baek Ha-na
  Jung Kyung-eun
  Praveen Jordan
  Melati Daeva Oktavianti
2020   Anders Antonsen   Nozomi Okuhara   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
  Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
  Mark Lamsfuß
  Isabel Herttrich
2021   Viktor Axelsen   Akane Yamaguchi   Takuro Hoki
  Yugo Kobayashi
  Huang Dongping
  Zheng Yu
  Yuta Watanabe
  Arisa Higashino
2022   Shi Yuqi   He Bingjiao   Fajar Alfian
  Muhammad Rian Ardianto
  Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
  Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
2023   Weng Hongyang   Chen Yufei   Aaron Chia
  Soh Wooi Yik
  Feng Yanzhe
  Huang Dongping
2024   Anders Antonsen   Wang Zhiyi   Liang Weikeng
  Wang Chang
  Rin Iwanaga
  Kie Nakanishi

Performances by nation

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As of 2024 edition
Pos. Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1   Denmark 36 26 21.5 18.5 37 139
2   China 13 23 9 18 11 74
3   Japan 3 9 3.5 15 1 31.5
4   England 2 1 4 7.5 11.5 26
5   Indonesia 6 3 11 2 3 25
6   Malaysia 6 12 1 1.5 20.5
7   South Korea 2 8 6 3 19
8   Sweden 2 4 2 2 2 12
9   India 2 1 3
  Singapore 1 2 3
11   Chinese Taipei 2 2
  Germany 2 2
  Netherlands 2 2
  Thailand 1 1 2
15   France 1 1
  Hong Kong 1 1
  Poland 1 1
  United States 1 1
Total 73 73 73 73 73 365

Multiple Winners

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Men's Singles

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Wins Winner(s)
8 Morten Frost
6 Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
5 Svend Pri
4 Chen Long
3 Rudy Hartono
Peter Gade
Lin Dan
2 Jørn Skaarup
Tan Aik Huang
Flemming Delfs
Chen Hong
Lee Chong Wei
Kento Momota
Anders Antonsen

Women's Singles

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Wins Winner(s)
8 Tonny Olsen
6 Camilla Martin
5 Lene Køppen
4 Hiroe Yuki
3 Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
Eva Twedberg
2 Noriko Takagi
Zheng Yuli
Tang Jiuhong
Susi Susanti
Wang Yihan
Li Xuerui
Akane Yamaguchi
Tai Tzu-ying

References

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  1. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". 2017-11-29.
  2. ^ "The Venue".
  3. ^ "The Venue".
  4. ^ Greve, Stine (23 October 2016). "These are the Champions of the Yonex Denmark Open presented by Danisa 2016!". Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
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