Singapore Open Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champions
LocationSingapore
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
Governing bodySingapore Badminton Association
Created1929
EditionsTotal: 72 (2023)
Open era (1980): 32
Prize money$59,500 (2023)
TrophyAw Boon Haw Shield[1]
Websitesingaporebadminton.org.sg
Most titles
Amateur era7: Wong Peng Soon
Open era2: Zhao Jianhua
2: Hariyanto Arbi
2: Taufik Hidayat
2: Chen Hong
2: Boonsak Ponsana
2: Sony Dwi Kuncoro
2: Kento Momota
2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era4: E. J. Vass
4: Wong Peng Soon
4: Ong Poh Lim
Open era2: Chen Hong
2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Current champion
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting – 2023
(Second title)

The Singapore Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament first created in 1928 by the Amateur Sporting Association as there was no national governing body for badminton in Singapore.[2] In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions and its first official annual open championships was held in that same year.[3] The Men's Singles was first contested officially in 1929.[4] The tournament was canceled between 1942 and 1946 because of World War II and discontinued from 1974 to 1986. It returned in 1987 as Konica Cup and was held until 1999. There was no competition held in 1993, 1996 and 2000. The tournament returned in 2001 under a new sponsor. It was again canceled between 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is the list of the winners at the Singapore Open in men's singles.

History

In the Amateur era, Wong Peng Soon (1938–1939, 1941, 1947–1949 and 1951) holds the record for the most titles in the Men's Singles, winning Singapore Open seven times. Wong also share the record for most consecutive titles of four from 1941 and 1947 to 1949 (no competition from 1942 to 1946) with E. J. Vass, 1929 to 1932 and Ong Poh Lim, 1952 to 1955 respectively.

Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979,[5] eight players (Zhao Jianhua, Hariyanto Arbi, Taufik Hidayat, Chen Hong, Boonsak Ponsana, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Kento Momota and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting) share the record for the most Men's Singles titles with two each. Chen Hong and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting holds the record for most consecutive victories with two (in 2002–03 and 2022–23).

Finalists

Amateur era

YearCountryChampionsCountryRunners–upScore
1929 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSee Gim Hock15–11, 15–10
1930 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSee Gim Hock15–11, 12–15, 15–13
1931 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSee Gim Hock15–7, 9–15, 15–12
1932 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSee Gim Hock6–15, 17–16, 15–12
1933 SGPKoh Keng Siang SGPLim Boon Guan9–15, 15–7, 15–12
1934 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSeah Eng Hee15–9, 17–14
1935 SGPLeow Kim Fatt SGPKoh Keng Siang15–12, 15–7
1936 SGPTan Chong Tee SGPLeow Kim Fatt15–8, 14–18, 15–8
1937 SGPTan Chong Tee SGPYap Chin Tee5–15, 17–14, 15–12
1938 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPSeah Eng Hee7–15, 15–10, 15–3
1939 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPS. A. Durai15–6, 15–11
1940 SGPTan Chong Tee SGPYap Chin Tee15–8, 15–6
1941 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPYap Chin Tee15–10, 5–15, 15–11
1942–1946No competition
1947 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPIsmail Marjan15–9, 15–6
1948 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPOng Poh Lim15–9, 15–11
1949 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPLoong Pan Yap15–3, 15–4
1950 SGPCheong Hock Leng SGPWong Peng Soon15–5, 9–15, 15–12
1951 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPOng Poh Lim18–13, 15–8
1952 SGPOng Poh Lim SGPIsmail MarjanWalkover
1953 SGPOng Poh Lim SGPOmar Ibrahim15–2, 15–3
1954 SGPOng Poh Lim SGPWong Peng Soon9–15, 15–10, 17–16
1955 SGPOng Poh Lim SGPOmar Ibrahim15–8, 15–5
1956 SGPOmar Ibrahim SGPSeah Lye Huat10–15, 15–9, 18–15
1957 SGPSeah Lye Huat SGPRobert Lim17–14, 15–3
1958 SGPOmar Ibrahim SGPV. S. S. Nathan18–14, 15–11
1959 SGPOmar Ibrahim MASLam Say Chow15–1, 15–1
1960 MASBilly Ng MASKhoo Eng Huah9–15, 15–10, 15–2
1961 SGPLee Kin Tat MASRoland Ng15–6, 15–9
1962 SGPWee Choon Seng SGPLim Wei Lon15–11, 15–6
1963 MASTeh Kew San MASYew Cheng Hoe11–15, 15–3, 15–1
1964 MASBilly Ng MASKhor Cheng Chye15–6, 7–15, 15–5
1965 MASOmar Manap SGPWee Sen15–7, 15–7
1966 MASYew Cheng Hoe INATjin Kian Sien15–7, 15–1
1967 MASTan Aik Huang DENErland Kops15–11, 15–8
1968 MASTan Aik Huang JPNIppei Kojima15–12, 15–4
1969 INARudy Hartono INAMuljadi15–7, 15–4
1970 INAMuljadi INADarmawan18–16, 15–8
1971 JPNIppei Kojima INANunung Murdjianto15–3, 18–16
1972 INAIie Sumirat MASTan Aik Mong15–5, 15–11
1973 INAIie Sumirat INATjun Tjun15–3, 15–14
1974–1986No competition

Open era

YearCountryChampionsCountryRunners–upScore
1987 MASMisbun Sidek INAEddy Kurniawan15–13, 15–8
1988 CHNYang Yang THASompol Kukasemkij15–10, 15–2
1989 CHNZhao Jianhua INAEddy Kurniawan15–11, 15–7
1990 MASFoo Kok Keong CHNZhao Jianhua15–8, 10–15, 15–9
1991 INABambang Suprianto INAFung Permadi15–9, 15–8
1992 CHNZhao Jianhua INAArdy Wiranata15–3, 15–1
1993No competition
1994 INAArdy Wiranata INAHermawan Susanto15–10, 4–15, 15–9
1995 INAJoko Suprianto INAHermawan Susanto15–11, 3–15, 15–10
1996No competition
1997 INAHariyanto Arbi INAIndra Wijaya3–15, 18–14, 15–9
1998 INAHendrawan DENPeter Gade15–10, 15–8
1999 INAHariyanto Arbi INATaufik Hidayat13–15, 15–10, 15–11
2000No competition
2001 INATaufik Hidayat MASWong Choong Hann7–5, 0–7, 7–1, 1–7, 7–4
2002 CHNChen Hong SGPRonald Susilo15–4, 15–1
2003 CHNChen Hong CHNChen Yu11–15, 15–8, 15–4
2004 DENKenneth Jonassen MASLee Chong Wei3–15, 17–15, 15–4
2005 INATaufik Hidayat CHNChen Hong15–9, 15–3
2006 DENPeter Gade DENKenneth Jonassen21–10 21–14
2007 THABoonsak Ponsana CHNChen Yu21–17, 21–14
2008 MASLee Chong Wei INASimon Santoso21–13, 21–5
2009 CHNBao Chunlai THABoonsak Ponsana21–19, 16–21, 21–15
2010 INASony Dwi Kuncoro THABoonsak Ponsana21–16, 21–16
2011 CHNChen Jin CHNLin DanWalkover
2012 THABoonsak Ponsana CHNWang Zhengming21–18, 21–19
2013 INATommy Sugiarto THABoonsak Ponsana20–22, 21–5, 21–17
2014 INASimon Santoso MASLee Chong Wei21–15, 21–10
2015 JPNKento Momota HKGHu Yun21–17, 16–21, 21–15
2016 INASony Dwi Kuncoro KORSon Wan-ho21–16, 13–21, 21–14
2017 INDB. Sai Praneeth INDSrikanth Kidambi17–21, 21–17, 21–12
2018 TPEChou Tien-chen TPEHsu Jen-hao21–13, 21–13
2019 JPNKento Momota INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting10–21, 21–19, 21–13
2020–2021No competition
2022 INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting JPNKodai Naraoka23–21, 21–17
2023 INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting DENAnders Antonsen21–16, 21–13

Statistics

Multiple champions

Bold indicates active players.

RankCountryPlayerAmateur eraOpen eraAll-timeYears
1 SGPWong Peng Soon7071938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
2 SGPE. J. Vass5051929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934
3 SGPOng Poh Lim4041952, 1953, 1954, 1955
4 SGPTan Chong Tee3031936, 1937, 1940
 SGPOmar Ibrahim301956, 1958, 1959
6 MASBilly Ng2021960, 1964
 MASTan Aik Huang201967, 1968
 INAIie Sumirat201972, 1973
 CHNZhao Jianhua021989, 1992
 INAHariyanto Arbi021997, 1999
 INATaufik Hidayat022001, 2005
 CHNChen Hong022002, 2003
 THABoonsak Ponsana022007, 2012
 INASony Dwi Kuncoro022010, 2016
 JPNKento Momota022015, 2019
 INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting022022, 2023

Champions by country

RankCountryAmateur eraOpen eraAll-timeFirst titleLast titleFirst championLast champion
1 Singapore (SGP)2802819291962E. J. VassWee Choon Seng
2 Indonesia (INA)4141819692023Rudy HartonoAnthony Sinisuka Ginting
3 Malaysia (MAS)731019602008Billy NgLee Chong Wei
4 China (CHN)07719882011Yang YangChen Jin
5 Japan (JPN)12319712019Ippei KojimaKento Momota
6 Denmark (DEN)02220042006Kenneth JonassenPeter Gade
 Thailand (THA)02220072012Boonsak Ponsana
8 India (IND)0112017B. Sai Praneeth
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)012018Chou Tien-chen

Multiple finalists

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

RankCountryPlayerAmateur eraOpen eraAll-time
1 SGPWong Peng Soon909
2 SGPOng Poh Lim606
3 SGPE. J. Vass505
 SGPOmar Ibrahim
 THABoonsak Ponsana05
6 SGPSee Gim Hock404
7 SGPTan Chong Tee303
 SGPYap Chin Tee
 CHNZhao Jianhua03
 INATaufik Hidayat
 CHNChen Hong
 MASLee Chong Wei
 INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting
14 SGPKoh Keng Siang202
 SGPSeah Eng Hee
 SGPLeow Kim Fatt
 SGPIsmail Marjan
 SGPSeah Lye Huat
 MASBilly Ng
 MASYew Cheng Hoe
 MASTan Aik Huang
 INAMuljadi
 JPNIppei Kojima
 INAIie Sumirat
 INAEddy Kurniawan02
 INAArdy Wiranata
 INAHermawan Susanto
 INAHariyanto Arbi
 DENPeter Gade
 CHNChen Yu
 DENKenneth Jonassen
 INASimon Santoso
 INASony Dwi Kuncoro
 JPNKento Momota

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Story of Singapore Badminton Trophy". The Straits Times. 7 December 1947.
  2. ↑ "Singapore Badminton Singles Open Championship". Malayan Saturday Post. 22 September 1928.
  3. ↑ "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2016.
  4. ↑ "E. J. Vass Wins Singapore Singles Title". The Straits Times. 21 November 1929.
  5. ↑ Brahms, Bernd-Volker (17 January 2014). Badminton Handbook. Meyer & Meyer Sport. p. 1972. ISBN 9781782553540. Retrieved 21 July 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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