Korea Open: Full list of Winners

Abhiruchi has been a sports journalist at Khel Now since 2023.

Published at :September 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM

Modified at :September 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu won the title way back in 2017.

The Korea Open is a Super 500 event of the BWF World Tour. The tournament has drawn the attention of many top-class players from all over the world, who will be competing for the title.

Commonly organized in the city of Seoul, the Korea Open has also been held in cities such as Jeju City, Incheon, Chungju, Seongnam, Suncheon, and Yeosu. Previously, the event was called Korea Open Super Series as it was recognized as the Korea Open Super Series and joined the ranks of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.

From 2018 onward, the Korea Open has been classified as one of the BWF World Tour Super 500 competitions under the BWF event framework. The tournament has been held since 1991 except for 1998 owing to poor economic conditions in the country and 2000 and 2001 due to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

China is the most dominant nation in the history of the Korea Open having 52 titles in total. This includes 12 in men’s singles, 13 in women’s singles, 3 in men’s doubles, 14 in women’s doubles, and 10 in mixed doubles. Host nation South Korea and Denmark are the second and third most successful nations, with 51 and 16 titles respectively.

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We will now take a look at the list of past winners of the Korea Open.

Men’s Singles

1991 – Wu Wenkai (China)
1992 – Wu Wenkai (China)
1993 – Joko Suprianto (Indonesia)
1994 – Ardy Wiranata (Indonesia)
1995 – Hariyanto Arbi (Indonesia)
1996 – Kim Hak-kyun (South Korea)
1997 – Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Denmark)
1999 – Fung Permadi (Taiwan)
2000 – Peter Gade (Denmark)
2001 – Peter Gade (Denmark)
2002 – Lin Dan (China)
2003 – Kenneth Jonassen (Denmark)
2004 – Xia Xuanze (China)
2005 – Peter Gade (Denmark)
2006 – Bao Chunlai (China)
2007 – Lin Dan (China)
2008 – Lee Hyun-il (South Korea)
2009 – Peter Gade (Denmark)
2010 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2011 – Lin Dan (China)
2012 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2013 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2014 – Chen Long (China)
2015 – Chen Long (China)
2016 – Qiao Bin (China)
2017 – Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
2018 – Chou Tien-chen (Taiwan)
2019 – Kento Momota (Japan)
2022 – Weng Hongyang (China)
2023 – Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
2024- Lu Guang Zu (China)
2025- Jonatan Critsie (Indoneisa)

Women’s Singles

1991 – Huang Hua (China)
1992 – Tang Jiuhong (China)
1993 – Bang Soo-hyun (South Korea)
1994 – Bang Soo-hyun (South Korea)
1995 – Susi Susanti (Indonesia)
1996 – Bang Soo-hyun (South Korea)
1997 – Ye Zhaoying (China)
1999 – Zhou Mi (China)
2000 – Camilla Martin (Denmark)
2001 – Camilla Martin (Denmark)
2002 – Zhang Ning (China)
2003 – Mia Audina (Netherlands)
2004 – Zhang Ning (China)
2005 – Jun Jae-youn (South Korea)
2006 – Lu Lan (China)
2007 – Xie Xingfang (China)
2008 – Zhou Mi (Hong Kong)
2009 – Tine Rasmussen (Denmark)
2010 – Wang Shixian (China)
2011 – Wang Yihan (China)
2012 – Wang Shixian (China)
2013 – Sung Ji-hyun (South Korea)
2014 – Wang Yihan (China)
2015 – Sung Ji-hyun (South Korea)
2016 – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
2017 – P. V. Sindhu (India)
2018 – Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
2019 – He Bingjiao (China)
2022 – An Se-young (South Korea)
2023 – An Se-Young (South Korea)
2024- Kim Ga Eun (South Korea)
2025 – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)

Men’s Doubles

1991 – Kim Moon-soo/ Park Joo-bong (South Korea)
1992 – Kim Moon-soo/ Park Joo-bong (South Korea)
1993 – Huang Zhanzhong/ Zheng Yumin (China)
1994 – Peter Axelsson/ Pär-Gunnar Jönsson (Sweden)
1995 – Rexy Mainaky/ Ricky Subagja (Indonesia)
1996 – Rexy Mainaky/ Ricky Subagja (Indonesia)
1997 – Ha Tae-kwon/ Kang Kyung-jin (South Korea)
1999 – Eng Hian/ Flandy Limpele (Indonesia)
2000 – Lee Dong-soo/ Yoo Yong-sung (South Korea)
2001 – Ha Tae-kwon/ Kim Dong-moon (South Korea)
2002 – Ha Tae-kwon/ Kim Dong-moon (South Korea)
2003 – Ha Tae-kwon/ Kim Dong-moon (South Korea)
2004 – Luluk Hadiyanto/ Alvent Yulianto (Indonesia)
2005 – Jens Eriksen/ Martin Lundgaard Hansen (Denmark)
2006 – Tony Gunawan/ Candra Wijaya (United States/Indonesia)
2007 – Jung Jae-sung/ Lee Yong-dae (South Korea)
2008 – Cai Yun/ Fu Haifeng (China)
2009 – Mathias Boe/ Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
2010 – Jung Jae-sung/ Lee Yong-dae (South Korea)
2011 – Jung Jae-sung/ Lee Yong-dae (South Korea)
2012 – Cai Yun/ Fu Haifeng (China)
2013 – Ko Sung-hyun/ Lee Yong-dae (South Korea)
2014 – Mathias Boe/ Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
2015 – Lee Yong-dae/ Yoo Yeon-seong (South Korea)
2016 – Lee Yong-dae/ Yoo Yeon-seong (South Korea)
2017 – Mathias Boe/ Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
2018 – Hiroyuki Endo/ Yuta Watanabe (Japan)
2019 – Fajar Alfian/ Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia)
2022 – Kang Min-hyuk/ Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)
2023 – Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India)
2024- Leo Rolly Carnando/ Bagas Maulana (Indonesia)
2025 – Kim Won Ho/ Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)

Women’s Doubles

1991 – Chung So-young/ Hwang Hye-young (South Korea)
1992 – Chung So-young/ Hwang Hye-young (South Korea)
1993 – Chung So-young/ Gil Young-ah (South Korea)
1994 – Chung So-young/ Gil Young-ah (South Korea)
1995 – Gil Young-ah/ Jang Hye-ock (South Korea)
1996 – Gil Young-ah/ Jang Hye-ock (South Korea)
1997 – Ge Fei/ Gu Jun (China)
1999 – Huang Nanyan/ Yang Wei (China)
2000 – Chung Jae-hee/ Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
2001 – Huang Nanyan/ Yang Wei (China)
2002 – Gao Ling/ Huang Sui (China)
2003 – Ra Kyung-min/ Lee Kyung-won (South Korea)
2004 – Yang Wei/ Zhang Jiewen (China)
2005 – Lee Hyo-jung/ Lee Kyung-won (South Korea)
2006 – Yang Wei/ Zhang Jiewen (China)
2007 – Gao Ling/ Huang Sui (China)
2008 – Du Jing/ Yu Yang (China)
2009 – Chien Yu-chin/ Cheng Wen-hsing (Chinese Taipei)
2010 – Cheng Shu/ Zhao Yunlei (China)
2011 – Wang Xiaoli/ Yu Yang (China)
2012 – Tian Qing/ Zhao Yunlei (China)
2013 – Wang Xiaoli/ Yu Yang (China)
2014 – Bao Yixin/ Tang Jinhua (China)
2015 – Nitya Krishinda Maheswari/ Greysia Polii (Indonesia)
2016 – Jung Kyung-eun/ Shin Seung-chan (South Korea)
2017 – Huang Yaqiong/ Yu Xiaohan (China)
2018 – Misaki Matsutomo/ Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
2019 – Kim So-yeong/ Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)
2022 – Jeong Na-eun/ Kim Hye-jeong (South Korea)
2023 – Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan (China)
2024- Jeong Na-eun/ Kim Hye-jeong (South Korea)
2025 – Kim Hye-jeong/ Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)

Mixed Doubles

1991 – Park Joo-bong/ Chung Myung-hee (South Korea)
1992 – Thomas Lund/ Pernille Dupont (Denmark)
1993 – Thomas Lund/ Catrine Bengtsson (Denmark)
1994 – Michael Søgaard/ Gillian Gowers (Denmark/England)
1995 – Thomas Lund/ Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
1996 – Park Joo-bong/ Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
1997 – Liu Yong/ Ge Fei (China)
1999 – Kim Dong-moon/ Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
2000 – Kim Dong-moon/ Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
2001 – Kim Dong-moon/ Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
2002 – Kim Dong-moon/ Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
2003 – Kim Dong-moon/ Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
2004 – Kim Dong-moon/ Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
2005 – Lee Jae-jin/ Lee Hyo-jung (South Korea)
2006 – Nova Widianto/ Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)
2007 – Zheng Bo/ Gao Ling (China)
2008 – Lee Yong-dae/ Lee Hyo-jung (South Korea)
2009 – Lee Yong-dae/ Lee Hyo-jung (South Korea)
2010 – He Hanbin/ Yu Yang (China)
2011 – Zhang Nan/ Zhao Yunlei (China)
2012 – Xu Chen/ Ma Jin (China)
2013 – Zhang Nan/ Zhao Yunlei (China)
2014 – Zhang Nan/ Zhao Yunlei (China)
2015 – Zhang Nan/ Zhao Yunlei (China)
2016 – Ko Sung-hyun/ Kim Ha-na (South Korea)
2017 – Praveen Jordan/ Debby Susanto (Indonesia)
2018 – He Jiting/ Du Yue (China)
2019 – Dechapol Puavaranukroh/ Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand)
2022 – Tan Kian Meng/ Lai Pei Jing (Malaysia)
2023 – Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (China)
2024- Toh Ee Wei/Chen Tang Jie (Malaysia)
2025 – Feng Yanzhe/ Huang Dongping (China)

What is the BWF classification of the Korea Open?

The Korea Open is classified as a BWF World Tour Super 500 event. It has held this status since 2018. Previously, from 2007, it was known as the Korea Open Super Series.

hich country has won the most titles in the history of the Korea Open?

China is the most successful nation at the tournament, having won a total of 52 titles across all five disciplines. The host nation, South Korea, is a close second with 51 titles.

Have any Indian players won the Korea Open?

Yes. Two Indian entries have won titles at the Korea Open:P. V. Sindhu won the Women’s Singles title in 2017.Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the Men’s Doubles title in 2023.

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Abhiruchi Rout

Abhiruchi is an Olympics journalist at Khel Now, specializing in athletics, swimming, field hockey, gymnastics, and wrestling. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Jain University, Karnataka, and has three years of experience in sports writing and editing. She has interviewed both Indian and international athletes and is keen to connect with emerging talents as well as elite performers. Abhiruchi is passionate about researching and staying updated on the latest developments in the sports world.