Singapore Open (badminton)

Singapore Open
Official website
Founded1929; 95 years ago (1929)
Editions73 (2024)
LocationSingapore
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium (2024)
Prize moneyUS$850,000 (2024)
Men's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsShi Yuqi (singles)
He Jiting
Ren Xiangyu (doubles)
Most singles titles7, Wong Peng Soon
Most doubles titles9, Ong Poh Lim
Women's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsAn Se-young (singles)
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan (doubles)
Most singles titles7, Helen Heng
Most doubles titles8, Helen Heng
Mixed doubles
Draw32
Current championsZheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong
Most titles (male)9, Ong Poh Lim
Most titles (female)6, Liliyana Natsir
Super 750
Last completed
2024 Singapore Open

The Singapore Open is a badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1929. Badminton World Federation categorised Singapore Open as one of the six BWF World Tour Super 750 events in the BWF events structure since 2023.[1]

In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions. Its first official annual open championships was held in that same year with the best players chosen to represent Singapore in the regional tournaments.[2] In 1957, it became an open invitation championship and was held annually until 1973.[3][4] In 1987–1989, the tournament was known as the Konica Cup, an invitation championship exclusively for Asian players, and in 1990, for the first time entered the International Badminton Federation Grand Prix circuit.[5] In 2007, Singapore Open was part of the BWF Super Series event.[6] In 2018, it was designated as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events.[7]

  1. ^ "BWF World Tour Hosts 2023-2026 Announced". Badminton World Federation. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2016.
  3. ^ "SBA 'Open'". Singapore Standard. 28 August 1957.
  4. ^ "SBA may again stage Singapore Open". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 25 February 1989. p. 23. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Singapore on GP list". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 18 October 1989. p. 31. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. ^ Singapore Super Series: Past Champions Archived 19 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". 19 November 2017.