The 2021 All England Open (officially known as the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at Utilita Arena Birmingham in England from 17 to 21 March 2021. It had a total purse of $850,000.

2021 All England Open
Tournament details
Dates17–21 March
Edition111th
LevelSuper 1000
Total prize moneyUS$850,000
VenueUtilita Arena Birmingham
LocationBirmingham, England
Champions
Men's singlesMalaysia Lee Zii Jia
Women's singlesJapan Nozomi Okuhara
Men's doublesJapan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe
Women's doublesJapan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara
Mixed doublesJapan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino
2020 2022

Tournament

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The 2021 All England Open became the second tournament of the 2021 BWF World Tour following the postponement of the 2021 German Open due to the ongoing pandemic. It was part of the All England Open championships, which had been held since 1899. This tournament was organized by Badminton England and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue

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This tournament was held at Utilita Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England.[1]

Point distribution

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Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.[2] This tournament would not be calculated in qualification ranking of 2020 Summer Olympics.

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32
12,000 10,200 8,400 6,600 4,800 3,000

Prize money

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The total prize money for this tournament was US$850,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16 Last 32
Singles $59,500 $28,900 $11,900 $4,675 $2,550 $850
Doubles $62,900 $29,750 $11,900 $5,312.50 $2,762.50 $850

Controversies

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On 17 March 2021 night local time, BWF stated that all Indonesian players competing in the tournament, including all three who had won in the first round, were withdrawn from the tournament after 20 of 24 people from the team were contacted by the NHS Test and Trace service via e-mail, and were required to enter 10-day isolation. They were contacted by the NHS after someone on the same inbound flight from Istanbul to Birmingham with the team was tested positive for COVID-19.[3][4] The entire team was forced to walk on foot from the arena to the hotel as their shuttle service was prevented from taking them to the hotel.[5]

This sparked controversy between Indonesian players and the BWF. The Indonesians protested because 3 Indian players who are tested positive before the tournament,[6] though 24 hours later tested negative after self testing,[7] were allowed to play on the tournament, while all of Indonesian team members had tested negative for the virus.[8] The start of the tournament itself had been delayed for five hours after 7 of COVID-19 results were deemed inconclusive.[9] The Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) also stated that Turkish badminton player Neslihan Yiğit and her trainer who were on the same flight with the Indonesian team from Istanbul to Birmingham, but Yiğit was allowed to continue her tournament.[10] On 18 March noon local time, Yiğit was announced to had also been withdrawn from the tournament by the BWF.[11]

Earlier, the first round of the men's doubles between Indonesians Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan and English pair Ben Lane and Sean Vendy sparked backlashes because of an arrangement where the service judge on duty, Alan Crow, was also English.[12] However, according to the rules, BWF never explicitly prohibits a technical official to officiate a match involving athletes from the same country with the technical official against athletes from another country.[13]

Indonesian National Olympic Committee also alleged unprofessional and discriminatory treatment by BWF, as Indonesian team are not allowed to use lifts and take the bus by the organizers.[14] On 22 March, the president of BWF Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen officially apologizes to Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister for the circumstances faced by Indonesian team during the event.[15]

Men's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Kento Momota (quarter-finals)
  2.   Viktor Axelsen (final)
  3.   Anders Antonsen (semi-finals)
  4.   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (first round)
  5.   Jonatan Christie (second round)
  6.   Lee Zii Jia (champion)
  7.   Rasmus Gemke (second round)
  8.   Srikanth Kidambi (first round)

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
6   Lee Zii Jia 21 21
  Mark Caljouw 13 17
6   Lee Zii Jia 30 20 21
2   Viktor Axelsen 29 22 9
3   Anders Antonsen 21 7 17
2   Viktor Axelsen 16 21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   K Momota 21 22
  Parupalli K 13 20
1   K Momota 21 21
  Prannoy K 15 14
  Liew D 10 10
  Prannoy K 21 21
1   K Momota 16 19
6   Lee Z J 21 21
6   Lee Z J 21 21
  B Yang 13 10
6   Lee Z J 21 21
  H-K Vittinghus 12 13
  H-K Vittinghus 21 21
  M Zilberman 16 19

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   A S Ginting
  T Rouxel w / o
  T Rouxel 18 17
  L Sen 21 21
  L Sen 21 21
  K Wangcharoen 18 12
  L Sen 17 21 17
  M Caljouw 21 16 21
8   S Kidambi 11 21 12
PFR   N Nguyen 21 15 21
PFR   N Nguyen 18 7
  M Caljouw 21 21
  M Caljouw 21 21
  K Phetpradab 7 7

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  K Tsuneyama 21 21
  T Penty 17 14
  K Tsuneyama 21 18 21
7   R Gemke 15 21 14
  K Nishimoto 13 14
7   R Gemke 21 21
  K Tsuneyama 16 21 11
3   A Antonsen 21 9 21
  Y Coelho 11 19
  S Verma 21 21
  S Verma 20 10
3   A Antonsen 22 21
  B Leverdez 14 18
3   A Antonsen 21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  P Abián 15 12
  S Thammasin 21 21
  S Thammasin w / o
5   J Christie
  K Vitidsarn 13 22
5   J Christie 21 24
  S Thammasin 4 15
2   V Axelsen 21 21
  B. Sai Praneeth 21 22
  T J Popov 18 20
  B. Sai Praneeth 21 12 12
2   V Axelsen 15 21 21
  K Watanabe 21 19 19
2   V Axelsen 13 21 21

Women's singles

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Seeds

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  1.   Carolina Marín (withdrew)
  2.   Nozomi Okuhara (champion)
  3.   Akane Yamaguchi (quarter-finals)
  4.   Ratchanok Intanon (semi-finals)
  5.   P. V. Sindhu (semi-finals)
  6.   Pornpawee Chochuwong (final)
  7.   Mia Blichfeldt (quarter-finals)
  8.   Busanan Ongbamrungphan (quarter-finals)

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
6   Pornpawee Chochuwong 21 21
5   P. V. Sindhu 17 9
6   Pornpawee Chochuwong 12 16
2   Nozomi Okuhara 21 21
4   Ratchanok Intanon 21 16 19
2   Nozomi Okuhara 16 21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFR   M Mitsova 11 7
  S Katethong 21 21
  S Katethong 21 13 9
  BW Zhang 7 21 21
  BW Zhang 21 19 21
  J Hart 10 21 12
  BW Zhang 16 19
6   P Chochuwong 21 21
6   P Chochuwong 21 21
  K Polikarpova 10 9
6   P Chochuwong 21 21
  P Chaiwan 17 11
  P Chaiwan 21 21
  L Tan 9 15

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3   A Yamaguchi 21 21
  Qi XF 17 13
3   A Yamaguchi w / o
  N Yiğit
  N Yiğit 13 21 21
  M Batomene 21 19 17
3   A Yamaguchi 21 16 19
5   P. V. Sindhu 16 21 21
5   P. V. Sindhu 21 21
  S Cheah S Y 11 17
5   P. V. Sindhu 21 21
  L Christophersen 8 8
  L Christophersen 21 21
PFR   M Repiská 12 11

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  Y Li 21 21
  K Gilmour 7 18
  Y Li 16 17
7   M Blichfeldt 21 21
  S Nehwal 8 4r
7   M Blichfeldt 21 10
7   M Blichfeldt 21 17 10
4   R Intanon 18 21 21
PFR   B Aimsaard 21 16 6
  I Wang 15 21 21
  I Wang 14 13
4   R Intanon 21 21
  K Kuuba 14 16
4   R Intanon 21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  A Ohori 21 21
  L Kjærsfeldt 16 10
  A Ohori 19 15
8   B Ongbamrungphan 21 21
  Kisona S 6 7
8   B Ongbamrungphan 21 21
8   B Ongbamrungphan 21 8 16
2   N Okuhara 18 21 21
  S Jaquet 19 9
  L Zetchiri 21 21
  L Zetchiri 6 13
2   N Okuhara 21 21
  J D Jakobsen 11 7
2   N Okuhara 21 21

Men's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
18 14
3   Takeshi Kamura
  Keigo Sonoda
21 21
3   Takeshi Kamura
  Keigo Sonoda
15 21 11
4   Hiroyuki Endo
  Yuta Watanabe
21 17 21
4   Hiroyuki Endo
  Yuta Watanabe
21 21
  Jeppe Bay
  Lasse Mølhede
13 11

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   M F Gideon
  K S Sukamuljo
21 19 21
PFR   M Clare
  E Van Leeuwen
12 21 9
1   M F Gideon
  K S Sukamuljo
  C Popov
  T J Popov
w / o
  P Chew
  R Chew
17 14
  C Popov
  T J Popov
21 21
  C Popov
  T J Popov
10 14
  K Astrup
  A S Rasmussen
21 21
6   S Rankireddy
  C Shetty
21 21
PFR   N Garg
  A Mayekar
7 10
6   S Rankireddy
  C Shetty
16 21 17
  K Astrup
  A S Rasmussen
21 11 21
  K Astrup
  A S Rasmussen
21 21
  P I Klindt
  M Thøgersen
17 15

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3   T Kamura
  K Sonoda
21 21
  E Lauritzen
  M Muurholm
13 12
3   T Kamura
  K Sonoda
21 21
  A Koga
  T Saito
18 8
  A Koga
  T Saito
21 21
  T Hoki
  Y Kobayashi
15 12
3   T Kamura
  K Sonoda
21 9 21
8   M Ellis
  C Langridge
19 21 8
8   M Ellis
  C Langridge
21 21
  J Magee
  P Reynolds
14 13
8   M Ellis
  C Langridge
21 21
  C Hemming
  S Stallwood
9 13
  D Lundgaard
  M Thyrri
21 18 17
  C Hemming
  S Stallwood
16 21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  M Christiansen
  N Nøhr
21 21
  Low H Y
  Ng E C
16 19
  M Christiansen
  N Nøhr
21 21
7   Goh V S
  Tan W K
19 18
  M Lamsfuß
  M E Seidel
11 18
7   Goh V S
  Tan W K
21 21
  M Christiansen
  N Nøhr
22 19
4   H Endo
  Y Watanabe
24 21
  Arjun M.R.
  D Kapila
13 12
  Ong Y S
  Teo E Y
21 21
  Ong Y S
  Teo E Y
10 19
4   H Endo
  Y Watanabe
21 21
PFR   R Easton
  Z Russ
4 9
4   H Endo
  Y Watanabe
21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  R Jille
  T van der Lecq
14 20
  N Phuangphuapet
  T Viriyangkura
21 22
  N Phuangphuapet
  T Viriyangkura
21 17 21
  G Olofua
  A J Opeyori
19 21 8
  G Olofua
  A J Opeyori
w / o
5   F Alfian
  M R Ardianto
  N Phuangphuapet
  T Viriyangkura
19 12
  J Bay
  L Mølhede
21 21
  J Bay
  L Mølhede
27 21
  J Eipe
  R Kjær
25 11
  J Bay
  L Mølhede
w / o
2   M Ahsan
  H Setiawan
  B Lane
  S Vendy
18 21 19
2   M Ahsan
  H Setiawan
21 19 21

Women's doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
1   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
21 21
  Selena Piek
  Cheryl Seinen
17 7
1   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
18 16
2   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21 21
5   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida
19 17
2   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   Y Fukushima
  S Hirota
w / o
  L Efler
  I Herttrich
1   Y Fukushima
  S Hirota
21 21
  A Bøje
  M Poulsen
7 15
  A Bøje
  M Poulsen
21 21
  M Jakkampudi
  P S. Ram
10 15
1   Y Fukushima
  S Hirota
14 21 21
7   C Birch
  L Smith
21 12 14
7   C Birch
  L Smith
21 21
  K. A Bhat
  S Gautam
14 11
7   C Birch
  L Smith
21 21
  I Nielsen
  M L Steffensen
14 11
  I Nielsen
  M L Steffensen
w / o
  A Jäger
  S Küspert

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3   G Polii
  A Rahayu
w / o
  K Ostermeyer
  F Volkmann
3   G Polii
  A Rahayu
  S Piek
  C Seinen
w / o
  S Piek
  C Seinen
22 21
  J Magnusson
  C Nistad
20 12
  S Piek
  C Seinen
24 21
  A Ponnappa
  N. S Reddy
22 12
6   G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
w / o
  V Hériau
  M Lambert
6   G Stoeva
  S Stoeva
17 10
  A Ponnappa
  N. S Reddy
21 21
  B Aimsaard
  N Aimsaard
14 12
  A Ponnappa
  N. S Reddy
21 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  K-K Marran
  H Rüütel
24 16 21
  C Busch
  A Schulz
22 21 14
  K-K Marran
  H Rüütel
8 12
5   N Matsuyama
  C Shida
21 21
  A Sakuramoto
  Y Takahata
19 21 17
5   N Matsuyama
  C Shida
21 16 21
5   N Matsuyama
  C Shida
21 20 21
  P Tan K L
  Thinaah M
12 22 16
  Teoh M X
  Yap L
  J Hopton
  J Moore
w / o
  J Hopton
  J Moore
18 7
  P Tan K L
  Thinaah M
21 21
  P Tan K L
  Thinaah M
21 23
4   J Kititharakul
  R Prajongjai
17 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  D Hany
  H Hosny
8 7
  A Magelund
  F Ravn
21 21
  A Magelund
  F Ravn
13 10
8   M Fruergaard
  S Thygesen
21 21
  A Lado
  V Williams
11 10
8   M Fruergaard
  S Thygesen
21 21
8   M Fruergaard
  S Thygesen
14 21 15
2   M Matsumoto
  W Nagahara
21 19 21
  É Lefel
  A Tran
w / o
  J MacPherson
  C Torrance
  É Lefel
  A Tran
10 16
2   M Matsumoto
  W Nagahara
21 21
  J Finne-Ipsen
  M Surrow
6 18
2   M Matsumoto
  W Nagahara
21 21

Mixed doubles

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Seeds

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Finals

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Yuki Kaneko
  Misaki Matsutomo
21 22
3   Chan Peng Soon
  Goh Liu Ying
14 20
  Yuki Kaneko
  Misaki Matsutomo
14 13
2   Yuta Watanabe
  Arisa Higashino
21 21
4   Marcus Ellis
  Lauren Smith
10 18
2   Yuta Watanabe
  Arisa Higashino
21 21

Top half

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Section 1

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   P Jordan
  M D Oktavianti
  D Kapila
  M Jakkampudi
w / o
  D Kapila
  M Jakkampudi
19 8
  N Nøhr
  A Magelund
21 21
  Hoo P R
  Cheah Y S
13 14
  N Nøhr
  A Magelund
21 21
  N Nøhr
  A Magelund
15 10
  Y Kaneko
  M Matsutomo
21 21
5   Goh S H
  S J Lai
19 16
  S Magee
  C Magee
21 21
  S Magee
  C Magee
16 21 13
  Y Kaneko
  M Matsutomo
21 19 21
  Y Kaneko
  M Matsutomo
21 21
  S Rankireddy
  A Ponnappa
19 9

Section 2

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3   Chan P S
  Goh L Y
21 21 21
  M Thyrri
  M Surrow
23 15 12
3   Chan P S
  Goh L Y
21 21
  N Phuangphuapet
  B Aimsaard
9 8
  N Phuangphuapet
  B Aimsaard
21 22
  E Adam
  M Lambert
19 20
3   Chan P S
  Goh L Y
17 21 22
7   T Gicquel
  D Delrue
21 18 20
7   T Gicquel
  D Delrue
21 21
  C Hemming
  V Williams
10 11
7   T Gicquel
  D Delrue
21 20 21
  Chen T J
  Peck Y W
19 22 14
PFR   G Mairs
  J Moore
13 21 18
  Chen T J
  Peck Y W
21 18 21

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  J Bay
  S Lundgaard
13 16
  M Mikkelsen
  R Søby Hansen
21 21
  M Mikkelsen
  R Søby Hansen
21 21
PFR   P Scheiel
  F Volkmann
9 19
PFR   P Scheiel
  F Volkmann
21 21 21
PFR   M Zilberman
  S Zilberman
15 23 14
  M Mikkelsen
  R Søby Hansen
20 19
4   M Ellis
  L Smith
22 21
PFR   R Espersen
  C Busch
21 21
  P Chopra
  N. S Reddy
15 17
PFR   R Espersen
  C Busch
19 13
4   M Ellis
  L Smith
21 21
PFR   P Reynolds
  R Darragh
12 11
4   M Ellis
  L Smith
21 21

Section 4

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First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
PFR   S Stallwood
  A Lado
21 21
  A H Elgamal
  D Hany
10 12
PFR   S Stallwood
  A Lado
15 15
6   Tan K M
  Lai P J
21 21
  T Hoki
  N Matsuyama
13 13
6   Tan K M
  Lai P J
21 21
6   Tan K M
  Lai P J
17 9
2   Y Watanabe
  A Higashino
21 21
  M Christiansen
  A Bøje
21 22
  R Tabeling
  S Piek
16 20
  M Christiansen
  A Bøje
16 19
2   Y Watanabe
  A Higashino
21 21
  R Labar
  A Tran
10 18
2   Y Watanabe
  A Higashino
21 21

References

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