Norwegian International

The Norwegian International in badminton is an international open held in Norway since 1954. In the first years only the pure man disciplines were played, but since 1959 women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles were also played. In 1957, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1979 and 1990 the championships were halted. It is currently one of the tournaments on the European Badminton Circuit.

Past winners edit

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1954^[1]	Eddy Choong	no competition	Eddy Choong David Choong	no competition
1955	Finn Kobberø		Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
1956	Finn Kobberø		Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
1957	no competition
1958	Knud Aage Nielsen	no competition	Bo Nilsson Göran Wahlqvist	no competition
1959	Bertil Glans	Hanne Andersen	Bertil Glans Berndt Dahlberg	Hanne Andersen Agnete Friis	Leif Jensen Hanne Andersen
1960	Charoen Wattanasin	Irmgard Latz	Bertil Glans Ingemar Eliasson	no competition	Hans Sperre Randi Holand
1961	Leif Ekedahl	Randi Holand	Leif Ekedahl Kurt Johnsson	no competition	Hans Sperre Randi Holand
1962	no competition
1963	Tom Bacher	Lizbeth von Barnekow	Bengt-Åke Jönsson Ingemar Eliasson	Lizbeth von Barnekow Liselotte Nielsen	Svend Andersen Liselotte Nielsen
1964	Kurt Johnsson	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Bengt-Åke Jönsson Willy Lund	Eva Twedberg Gunilla Dahlström	Bengt-Åke Jönsson Gunilla Dahlström
1965	Sture Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Morten Pommergaard Bendt Rose	Lizbeth von Barnekow Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Morten Pommergaard Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
1966	no competition
1967	Erland Kops	Ulla Strand	Erland Kops Elo Hansen	Lizbeth von Barnekow Ulla Strand	Elo Hansen Lizbeth von Barnekow
1968	Sture Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Tom Bacher Klaus Kaagaard	Jette Føge Lonny Funch	Klaus Kaagaard Jette Føge
1969	Klaus Kaagaard	Eva Twedberg	Jørgen Mortensen Klaus Kaagaard	Jette Føge Karin Jørgensen	Sture Johnsson Eva Twedberg
1970	Jørgen Mortensen	Lizbeth von Barnekow	Svend Pri Per Walsøe	Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard	Svend Pri Ulla Strand
1971	Svend Pri	Eva Twedberg	Kurt Johnsson Thomas Kihlström	Lene Køppen Pernille Kaagaard	Gert Perneklo Eva Twedberg
1972	Thomas Kihlström	Eva Twedberg	Klaus Kaagaard Per Walsøe	Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard	Per Walsøe Pernille Kaagaard
1973	Elo Hansen	Joke van Beusekom	Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman	Lene Køppen Pernille Kaagaard	Fraser Gow Christine Stewart
1974	no competition
1975	Flemming Delfs	Lene Køppen	Elo Hansen Flemming Delfs	Lene Køppen Inge Borgstrøm	Elo Hansen Inge Borgstrøm
1976	Sture Johnsson	Anette Börjesson	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	Inge Borgstrøm Pernille Kaagaard	Elo Hansen Pernille Kaagaard
1977	Morten Frost	Inge Borgstrøm	Ola Eriksson Christian Lundberg	Pia Nielsen Lonny Bostofte	Mogens Neergaard Inge Borgstrøm
1978	Steen Fladberg	Lonny Bostofte	Jesper Helledie Steen Fladberg	Susanne Berg Jette Boyer	Steen Fladberg Lonny Bostofte
1979	no competition
1980	Thomas Kihlström	Else Thoresen	Thomas Kihlström Lars Wengberg	Inge Christensen Susanne Mølgaard Hansen	Kenneth Larsen Dorte Kjær
1981	Kenneth Larsen	Pia Nielsen	Göran Carlsson Klas-Gunnar Jönsson	Pia Nielsen Kirsten Meier	Mark Christiansen Kirsten Meier
1982	Kenneth Larsen	Dorte Kjær	Mogens Neergaard Kenneth Larsen	Jane Pedersen Dorte Kjær	Mark Christiansen Jane Pedersen
1983	Torben Carlsen	Agnethe Juul	Torben Carlsen Kenneth Larsen	Agnethe Juul Gitte Paulsen	Kenneth Larsen Gitte Paulsen
1984	Ulf Persson	Marian Christiansen	Manfred Mellqvist Bengt Mellqvist	Lotte Olsen Marian Christiansen	Stellan Österberg Catharina Andersson
1985	Kim Brodersen	Lotte Olsen	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Claus Thomsen	Charlotte Madsen Lotte Olsen	Kenneth Larsen Hanne Adsbøl
1986	Peter Axelsson	Jeanette Kuhl	Peter Axelsson Jens Olsson	Helle Andersen Birgitte Hindse	Jon Holst-Christensen Birgitte Hindse
1987	Michael Søgaard	Maria Henning	Rikard Ronnblom Erik Soderberg	Catharina Andersson Lillian Johansson	Manfred Mellqvist Lillian Johansson
1988	Chris Rees	Sonja Mellink	Uun Santosa Seno The	Sonja Mellink Daniella Oei	Chris Rees Sarah Doody
1989	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	Camilla Martin	Erik Lia Hans Sperre Jr.	Camilla Martin Lotte Olsen	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Olsen
1990	no competition
1991^[2]	Tony Tuominen	Helle Andersen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Stellan Österberg	Rikke Broen Marianne Rasmussen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo
1992^[3]	Steve Butler	Catrine Bengtsson	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Michael Søgaard	Anne Mette Bille Trine Pedersen	Lars Pedersen Anne Mette Bille
1993^[4]	Henrik Bengtsson	Karin Ericsson	Jan Jørgensen Thomas Damgaard	Catrine Bengtsson Kristin Evernas	Trond Wåland Camilla Silwer
1994^[5]	Peter Rasmussen	Margit Borg	Jesper Larsen Thomas Reidy	Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg	Robert Larsson Maria Bengtsson
1995^[6]	Rikard Magnusson	Marina Andrievskaya	Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard	Gitte Jansson Mette Schjoldager	Thomas Stavngaard Ann Jørgensen
1996^[7]	Lin Liwen	Kelly Morgan	Julian Robertson Nathan Robertson	Pernille Harder Mette Schjoldager	Julian Robertson Gail Emms
1997^[8]	Jens Olsson	Karolina Ericsson	Julian Robertson Nathan Robertson	Christina Sørensen Jane F. Bramsen	Steen Thygesen-Poulsen Jane F. Bramsen
1998^[9]	Henrik Bengtsson	Marina Andrievskaya	Lars Paaske Jesper Mikla	Catrine Bengtsson Marina Andrievskaya	Lars Paaske Jane F. Bramsen
1999^[10]	Shon Seung-mo	Kim Ji-hyun	Kim Yong-hyun Yim Bang-eun	Lee Hyo-jung Yim Kyung-jin	Kim Yong-hyun Yim Kyung-jin
2000^[11]	Jim Ronny Andersen	Anu Weckström	Peter Axelsson Imanuel Hirschfeld	Anu Weckström Nina Weckström	Ola Molin Johanna Persson
2001^[12]	Irwansyah	Anu Weckström	Martin Delfs Jonas Glyager Jensen	Karina Sørensen Julie Houmann	Tommy Sørensen Karina Sørensen
2002^[13]	Kasperi Salo	Tine Rasmussen	Aleksandr Nikolaenko Nikolaj Nikolaenko	Frida Andreasson Lina Uhac	Jörgen Olsson Frida Andreasson
2003^[14]	Per-Henrik Croona	Tine Rasmussen	Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man	Ha Jung-eun Oh Seul-ki	Lee Jae-jin Lee Eun-woo
2004^[15]	Björn Joppien	Petra Overzier	Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater	Liza Parker Suzanne Rayappan	Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson
2005^[16]	Eric Pang	Juliane Schenk	Vidre Wibowo Imam Sodikin	Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk	Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier
2006^[17]	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	Sara Persson	Anton Nazarenko Andrey Ashmarin	Imogen Bankier Emma Mason	Imam Sodikin Elin Bergblom
2007^[18]	Marc Zwiebler	Juliane Schenk	Howard Bach Bob Malaythong	Anastasia Russkikh Ekaterina Ananina	Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier
2008^[19]	Ville Lång	Zhang Xi	Michael Fuchs Ingo Kindervater	Anastasia Russkikh Irina Hlebko	Michael Fuchs Annekatrin Lillie
2009^[20]	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	Juliane Schenk	Rasmus Bonde Simon Mollyhus	Helle Nielsen Marie Røpke	Marcus Ellis Heather Olver
2010^[21]	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	Olga Konon	Ingo Kindervater Johannes Schoettler	Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen	Michael Fuchs Birgit Overzier
2011^[22]	Ville Lång	Linda Zechiri	Rasmus Bonde Anders Kristiansen	Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2012^[23]	Chou Tien-chen	Sashina Vignes Waran	Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder	Samantha Barning Eefje Muskens	Jorrit de Ruiter Samantha Barning
2013^[24]	Kasper Lehikoinen	Mia Blichfeldt	Nikita Khakimov Vasily Kuznetsov	Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Soby Hansen	Vasily Kuznetsov Viktoriia Vorobeva
2014^[25]	Raul Must	Mia Blichfeldt	Anton Kaisti Koen Ridder	Tilde Iversen Emma Wengberg	Anton Kaisti Cheryl Seinen
2015^[26]	Marius Myhre	Sofie Holmboe Dahl	Soren Gravholt Nikolaj Overgaard	Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville	Sawan Serasinghe Setyana Mapasa
2016^[27]	Kalle Koljonen	Yap Rui Chen	Oliver Leydon-Davis Lasse Moelhede	Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Søby	Anton Kaisti Jenny Nyström
2017^[28]	Hermansyah	Saili Rane	Joel Eipe Philip Seerup	Alexandra Bøje Sara Lundgaard	Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore
2018^[29]	Rasmus Messerschmidt	Sim Yu-jin	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	Gabriella Bøje Marie Louise Steffensen	Joel Eipe Mette Poulsen
2019^[30]	Lin Yu-hsien	Sung Shuo-yun	Lee Fang-chih Lee Fang-jen	Emma Karlsson Johanna Magnusson	Mads Emil Christensen Emma Karlsson
2020^[31]	Cancelled^{[note 1]}
2021^[32]	Cancelled^{[note 2]}
2022^[33]	Lin Chun-yi	Natsuki Nidaira	Chen Zhi-ray Lu Chen	Chang Ching-hui Yang Ching-tun	Lucas Corvée Sharone Bauer
2023^[34]	Andi Fadel Muhammad	Talia Ng	Mael Cattoen Lucas Renoir	Amalie Cecilie Kudsk Signe Schulz	Robert Cybulski Kornelia Marczak

^ This tournament, originally to be played from 5 to 8 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.
^ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 14 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

Performances by nation edit

As of the 2023 edition

Rank	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Denmark	23	20	23	34.5	24.5	125
2	Sweden	15	15	17	7.5	11	65.5
3	Germany	2	6	3	1	4	16
4	Finland	6	2	0.5	1	1.5	11
5	Netherlands	1	2	2.5	3	1.5	10
5	South Korea	1	2	3	2	2	10
7	Norway	2	2	1		3	8
8	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	1		7
8	England	1		2	1	3	7
10	Russia			3	2	1	6
11	Wales	2	1			1	4
12	Indonesia	2		1		0.5	3.5
13	France		1	1		1	3
13	Malaysia	1	1	1			3
15	United States			1.5	1		2.5
16	Australia				1	1	2
	China	1	1				2
	Scotland				1	1	2
19	Bulgaria		1				1
	Canada		1				1
	Estonia	1					1
	India		1				1
	Ireland					1	1
	Japan		1				1
	Poland					1	1
	Thailand	1					1
26	New Zealand			0.5			0.5
Total		62	58	62	56	58	296

References edit

[32] This tournament, originally to be played from 5 to 8 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

[34] This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 14 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway.

[1] On badminton.no

[2] 1991 winners

[3] 1992 winners

[4] 1993 winners

[5] 1994 winners

[6] 1995 winners

[7] 1996 winners

[8] 1997 winners

[9] 1998 winners

[10] 1999 winners

[11] 2000 winners

[12] 2001 winners

[13] 2002 winners

[14] 2003 winners

[15] 2004 winners

[16] 2005 winners

[17] 2006 winners

[18] 2007 winners

[19] 2008 winners

[20] 2009 winners

[21] 2010 winners

[22] 2011 winners

[23] 2012 winners

[24] 2013 winners

[25] 2014 winners

[26] 2015 winners

[27] 2016 winners

[28] 2017 winners

[29] 2018 winners

[30] 2019 winners

[31] 2020

[33] 2021

[35] 2022 winners

[36] FZ FORZA Norwegian International 2023 winners

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