List of Singapore Open mixed doubles champions

The Singapore Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament created in 1929.[2] The Mixed Doubles was first contested in 1931.[3] 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 1932, 1937, 1938, 1962, 1969, 1973, 1987 to 1989, 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.

Singapore Open Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champions
LocationSingapore
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
Governing bodySingapore Badminton Association
Created1931
EditionsTotal: 61 (2023)
Open era (1980): 29
Prize money$62,900 (2023)
TrophyClarke Cup[1]
Mixed Doubles Shield
Websitesingaporebadminton.org.sg
Most titles
Amateur era9: Ong Poh Lim
Open era6: Liliyana Natsir
Most consecutive titles
Amateur era5: Ong Poh Lim
5: Jessie Ong
Open era2: Kim Dong-moon
2: Ra Kyung-min
2: Tontowi Ahmad
2: Liliyana Natsir
2: Dechapol Puavaranukroh
2: Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Current champion
Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje2023
(First title)

Below is the list of the winners at the Singapore Open in mixed doubles.

History edit

In the Amateur Era, Ong Poh Lim (1950–1954, 1956, 1960–1961, 1963) holds the record for the most titles in the Mixed Doubles, winning Singapore Open nine times. He share the record for most consecutive titles of five (1950–1954) with Jessie Ong (1957–1961). The most back-to-back finals ever reached in mixed doubles was also achieved by Ong when he reached seven consecutive finals between 1950 and 1956.

Since the Open Era of badminton began in late 1979,[4] Liliyana Natsir holds the record for the most Mixed Doubles titles with six. Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min (2002–2003), Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir (2013–2014), Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai (2019 and 2022, no competition in 2020 and 2021) share the record for most consecutive victories with two.

Finalists edit

Amateur era edit

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1931   SGP E. J. Vass   SGP See Gim Hock 13–21, 21–9, 21–16
J. de Souza Tai Yee Weng
1932 No competition
1933   SGP E. J. Vass   SGP L. M. Pennefather 21–7, 21–9
J. de Souza Alice Pennefather
1934   SGP E. J. Vass   SGP Michael Tan 12–21, 21–13, 21–14
J. de Souza Alice Pennefather
1935   SGP Seah Eng Hee   SGP E. J. Vass 21–14, 21–17
Aileen Wong Alice Pennefather
1936   SGP Leow Kim Fatt   SGP Yap Chin Tee 21–14, 21–16
Tan Kim Lui Lillian Tan
1937–1938 No competition
1939   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Tan Chong Tee 21–12, 21–3
Waileen Wong Lee Shao Meng
1940   SGP Tan Chong Tee   SGP S. A. Durai 15–21, 21–6, 21–3
Lee Shao Meng Yoong Sook Lian
1941   SGP S. A. Durai   SGP Yap Chin Tee 21–13, 21–14
Yoong Sook Lian Elsie Wong
1942–1946 No competition
1947   SGP Quek Keng Chuan   SGP Cheong Hock Leng 15–3, 15–4
Alice Pennefather Teo Tiang Seng
1948   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Ong Poh Lim 15–5, 15–8
Waileen Wong Helen Heng
1949   SGP Wong Peng Soon   SGP Quek Keng Chuan 15–3, 15–6
Waileen Wong Ong Heng Kwee
1950   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Lau Teng Siah 15–11, 15–6
Alice Pennefather Mak Fong Sim
1951   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Cheong Hock Leng 15–13, 15–5
Mary Sim Teo Tiang Seng
1952   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Goh Tian Chye 18–17, 15–7
Ong Siew Yong Alice Pennefather
1953   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Goh Tian Chye 15–6, 15–0
Ong Siew Yong Alice Pennefather
1954   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Teoh Peng Hooi 12–15, 15–7, 15–12
Ong Siew Yong Lau Hui Huang
1955   SGP Teoh Peng Hooi   SGP Ong Poh Lim 15–8, 7–15, 18–13
Lau Hui Huang Vivienne Puckridge
1956   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Teoh Peng Hooi 18–16, 15-6
Mary Quintal Lau Hui Huang
1957   MAS Lim Say Hup   SGP Lau Teng Chuan 15–13, 7–15, 18–16
  SGP Jessie Ong Lau Hui Huang
1958   MAS Lim Say Hup   MAS Johnny Heah 8–15, 15–10, 17–15
  SGP Jessie Ong Amy Heah
1959   MAS Lim Say Hup   SGP Ong Poh Lim 15–11, 18–14
  SGP Jessie Ong Nancy Lim
1960   SGP Ong Poh Lim   MAS Bobby Chee 15–11, 15–7
Jessie Ong Tan Gaik Bee
1961   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Bob Lee 15–9, 15–11
Jessie Ong Nancy Ang
1962 No competition
1963   SGP Ong Poh Lim   SGP Tan Boon Liat 15–8, 15–6
Lim Choo Eng Nancy Sng
1964   SGP Tan Boon Liat   SGP Pang Kum Leong 15–5, 15–3
Lim Choo Eng Lily Sim
1965   SGP Lindy Lin   SGP Tan Boon Liat 17–14, 18–15
Vivien Gwee Nancy Sng
1966   MAS Billy Ng   MAS Eddy Choong 17–15, retired
Sylvia Ng   SGP Lim Choo Eng
1967   INA Darmadi   MAS Ng Boon Bee 15–4, 15–5
Minarni Rosalind Singha Ang
1968   DEN Svend Andersen   THA Sangob Rattanusorn 15–8, 15–11
  JPN Noriko Takagi Pachara Pattabongse
1969 No competition
1970   MAS Ng Boon Bee   THA Chirasak Champakao 15–11, 15–12
Sylvia Ng Pachara Pattabongse
1971   MAS Ng Boon Bee   THA Bandid Jaiyen 15–6, 15–9
Sylvia Ng Thongkam Kingmanee
1972   INA Johan Wahjudi   THA Chirasak Champakao 15–11, 15–7
Regina Masli   SGP Liem Siew Choo
1973–1989 No competition

Open era edit

Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score
1990   SWE Jan-Eric Antonsson   DEN Jan Paulsen 9–15, 15–10, 15–7
Maria Bengtsson   ENG Gillian Gowers
1991   DEN Thomas Lund   SWE Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–8, 15–12
Pernille Dupont Maria Bengtsson
1992   SWE Pär-Gunnar Jönsson   KOR Lee Sang-bok 15–3 15–10
Maria Bengtsson Gil Young-ah
1993 No competition
1994   DEN Thomas Lund   DEN Jon Holst-Christensen 15–1, 18–15
Marlene Thomsen Rikke Olsen
1995   INA Tri Kusharjanto   KOR Kim Dong-moon 15–12, 9–15, 15–10
Minarti Timur Gil Young-ah
1996 No competition
1997   INA Bambang Suprianto   KOR Kim Dong-moon 15–13, 15–9
Rosalina Riseu Park So-yun
1998   INA Tri Kusharjanto   DEN Michael Søgaard 15–10, 15–8
Minarti Timur Rikke Olsen
1999   KOR Kim Dong-moon   DEN Michael Søgaard 15–4, 15–8
Ra Kyung-min Rikke Olsen
2000 No competition
2001   DEN Jens Eriksen   DEN Michael Søgaard 7–2, 4–7, 7–5, 7–5
Mette Schjoldager Rikke Olsen
2002   KOR Kim Dong-moon   ENG Nathan Robertson 11–2, 13–10
Ra Kyung-min Gail Emms
2003   KOR Kim Dong-moon   CHN Zheng Bo 15–5, 15–9
Ra Kyung-min Zhang Jiewen
2004   INA Nova Widianto   MAS Koo Kien Keat 15–1, 15–4
Liliyana Natsir Wong Pei Tty
2005   CHN Zhang Jun   THA Sudket Prapakamol 10–15, 15–7, 15–5
Gao Ling Saralee Thoungthongkam
2006   INA Nova Widianto   ENG Nathan Robertson 21–16, 20–22, 23–21
Liliyana Natsir Gail Emms
2007   INA Flandy Limpele   THA Sudket Prapakamol 21–14, 21–13
Vita Marissa Saralee Thungthongkam
2008   INA Nova Widianto   ENG Anthony Clark 17–21, 21–14, 21–9
Liliyana Natsir Donna Kellogg
2009   CHN Zheng Bo   CHN Xie Zhongbo 19–21, 21–19, 21–11
Ma Jin Zhang Yawen
2010   DEN Thomas Laybourn   INA Nova Widianto 21–12, 21–15
Kamilla Rytter Juhl Liliyana Natsir
2011   INA Tontowi Ahmad   TPE Chen Hung-ling 21–14, 27–25
Liliyana Natsir Cheng Wen-hsing
2012   TPE Chen Hung-ling   JPN Shintaro Ikeda 21–17, 21–11
Cheng Wen-hsing Reiko Shiota
2013   INA Tontowi Ahmad   KOR Yoo Yeon-seong 21–12, 21–12
Liliyana Natsir Eom Hye-won
2014   INA Tontowi Ahmad   INA Riky Widianto 21–15, 22–20
Liliyana Natsir Puspita Richi Dili
2015   CHN Zhang Nan   CHN Lu Kai Walkover
Zhao Yunlei Huang Yaqiong
2016   KOR Ko Sung-hyun   CHN Xu Chen 21–17, 21–14
Kim Ha-na Ma Jin
2017   CHN Lu Kai   THA Dechapol Puavaranukroh 19–21, 21–16, 21–11
Huang Yaqiong Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2018   MAS Goh Soon Huat   INA Tontowi Ahmad 21–19, 21–18
Shevon Jemie Lai Liliyana Natsir
2019   THA Dechapol Puavaranukroh   MAS Tan Kian Meng 21–14, 21–6
Sapsiree Taerattanachai Lai Pei Jing
2020–2021 No competition
2022   THA Dechapol Puavaranukroh   CHN Wang Yilyu 21–12, 21–17
Sapsiree Taerattanachai Huang Dongping
2023   DEN Mathias Christiansen   JPN Yuta Watanabe 21–14, 20–22, 21–16
Alexandra Bøje Arisa Higashino

Statistics edit

Multiple champions edit

Bold indicates active players.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time Years
1   SGP Ong Poh Lim 9 0 9 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1963
2   INA Liliyana Natsir 0 6 6 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014
3   SGP Jessie Ong 5 0 5 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
4   SGP E. J. Vass 3 0 3 1931, 1933, 1934
  SGP J. de Souza 3 0
  SGP Wong Peng Soon 3 0 1939, 1948, 1949
  SGP Waileen Wong 3 0
  SGP Ong Siew Yong 3 0 1952, 1953, 1954
  MAS Lim Say Hup 3 0 1957, 1958, 1959
  MAS Sylvia Ng 3 0 1966, 1970, 1971
  KOR Kim Dong-moon 0 3 1999, 2002, 2003
  KOR Ra Kyung-min 0 3
  INA Nova Widianto 0 3 2004, 2006, 2008
  INA Tontowi Ahmad 0 3 2011, 2013, 2014
15   SGP Alice Pennefather 2 0 2 1947, 1950
  SGP Lim Choo Eng 2 0 1963, 1964
  MAS Ng Boon Bee 2 0 1970, 1971
  SWE Maria Bengtsson 0 2 1990, 1992
  DEN Thomas Lund 0 2 1991, 1994
  INA Tri Kusharjanto 0 2 1995, 1998
  INA Minarti Timur 0 2
  THA Dechapol Puavaranukroh 0 2 2019, 2022
  THA Sapsiree Taerattanachai 0 2

Champions by country edit

Rank Country Amateur era Open era All-time First title Last title First champions Last champions
1   Singapore (SGP) 24.5 0 24.5 1931 1965 E. J. Vass
J. de Souza
Lindy Lin
Vivien Gwee
2   Indonesia (INA) 2 10 12 1967 2014 Darmadi
Minarni
Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
3   Malaysia (MAS) 4.5 1 5.5 1957 2018 Lim Say Hup
  Jessie Ong
Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai
  Denmark (DEN) 0.5 5 1968 2023 Svend Andersen
  Noriko Takagi
Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje
5   South Korea (KOR) 0 4 4 1999 2016 Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min
Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na
  China (CHN) 0 4 2005 2017 Zhang Jun
Gao Ling
Lu Kai
Huang Yaqiong
7   Sweden (SWE) 0 2 2 1990 1992 Jan-Eric Antonsson
Maria Bengtsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Maria Bengtsson
  Thailand (THA) 0 2 2019 2022 Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
9   Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 1 1 2012 Chen Hung-ling
Cheng Wen-hsing
10   Japan (JPN) 0.5 0 0.5 1968   Svend Andersen
Noriko Takagi

Multiple finalists edit

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

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time
1   SGP Ong Poh Lim 12 0 12
2   INA Liliyana Natsir 0 8 8
3   SGP Alice Pennefather 7 0 7
4   SGP Jessie Ong 5 0 5
  KOR Kim Dong-moon 0 5
6   SGP E. J. Vass 4 0 4
  SGP Lau Hui Huang
  DEN Rikke Olsen 0 4
  INA Nova Widianto
  INA Tontowi Ahmad
11   SGP J. de Souza 3 0 3
  SGP Wong Peng Soon
  SGP Waileen Wong
  SGP Ong Siew Yong
  SGP Teoh Peng Hooi
  MAS Lim Say Hup
  SGP Lim Choo Eng
  SGP Tan Boon Liat
  MAS Sylvia Ng
  MAS Ng Boon Bee
  SWE Maria Bengtsson 0 3
  KOR Ra Kyung-min
  DEN Michael Søgaard
  THA Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  THA Sapsiree Taerattanachai
26   SGP Yap Chin Tee 2 0 2
  SGP Tan Chong Tee
  SGP Lee Shao Meng
  SGP S. A. Durai
  SGP Yoong Sook Lian
  SGP Quek Keng Chuan
  SGP Cheong Hock Leng
  SGP Teo Tiang Seng
  SGP Goh Tian Chye
  SGP Nancy Sng
  THA Pachara Pattabongse
  THA Chirasak Champakao
  DEN Thomas Lund 0 2
  SWE Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
  KOR Gil Young-ah
  INA Tri Kusharjanto
  INA Minarti Timur
  ENG Nathan Robertson
  ENG Gail Emms
  CHN Zheng Bo
  THA Sudket Prapakamol
  CHN Ma Jin
  TPE Chen Hung-ling
  TPE Cheng Wen-hsing
  CHN Lu Kai
  CHN Huang Yaqiong

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Close of the Badminton Season". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 9 December 1931.
  2. ^ "Badminton in Singapore". Singapore Infopedia. 2016.
  3. ^ "Singapore Badminton Championships". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 28 August 1931.
  4. ^ Brahms, Bernd-Volker (17 January 2014). Badminton Handbook. Meyer & Meyer Sport. p. 1972. ISBN 9781782553540. Retrieved 23 August 2022. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

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