Denmark Open: Full list of title winners

Published at :October 23, 2023 at 2:53 AM

Modified at :December 13, 2023 at 1:01 PM

(Courtesy : Badminton Association of India/@srikidambi/Twitter)

Prakash Padukone was the first Indian to clinch the title.

The Denmark Open, also known as the Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament organized by Badminton Denmark. From 2011 to 2017, the Denmark Open was part of the prestigious BWF Super Series Premier. Starting in 2018, it was reclassified by the BWF as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events, signifying its global significance in the badminton world.

This iconic event had its inception in 1936 and proudly stands as the second-oldest badminton competition in the world. The tumultuous period of World War II led to a temporary hiatus, spanning from 1956 to 1964. The Denmark Open consistently aspires to attract the world's finest players, and it has become a tradition to hold the competition in late October each year.

For spectators, the Denmark Open provides an exceptional experience, with seating arrangements designed to bring them closer to the electrifying on-court action. Over the years, the Denmark Open has found its home in the beautiful city of Odense, Denmark, since 2008.

In the inaugural edition of the Denmark Open, Danish players achieved a remarkable feat, clinching titles in all categories. Morten Frost, a Danish badminton legend, holds the record for the most Men's singles titles, having won the prestigious championship eight times. Tonny Olsen, another Danish icon, matched her compatriot's achievement by securing the women's singles title an astounding eight times.

India made history at the Denmark Open when the legendary Prakash Padukone claimed the Men's singles title in 1980. It was a long 37-year wait until India celebrated its second Men's singles title, thanks to the talented Srikanth Kidambi. In 2012, Saina Nehwal etched her name in the tournament's history by becoming the women's singles champion, following her Olympic medal-winning triumph.

As we anticipate the Denmark Open 2023, scheduled from October 17 to 22, 2023, with a total prize purse of US$850,000, we are poised for yet another thrilling showdown on the badminton court. With a rich legacy of champions, the Denmark Open remains a cornerstone of excellence in the world of badminton, attracting top talents from around the globe to compete for glory.

List of All Denmark Open Winners

Men's Singles

1936 - Poul Nielsen (Denmark)
1937 - Maurice Field (England)
1938 - Ong Hock Sim (Malaysia)
1939 - Tage Madsen (Denmark)
1940 - 1945 - Not Held
1946 - Conny Jensen (Sweden)
1947 - Poul Holm (Denmark)
1948 - Jorn Skaarup (Denmark)
1949 - David G.Freeman (USA)
1950 - Nils Jonson (Sweden)
1951 - Wong Peng Soon (Singapore)
1952 - Jorn Skaarup (Denmark)
1953 - Eddie Choong (Malaysia)
1954 - Not Held
1955 - Finn Kobbero (Denmark)
1956 - 1965 - Not Held
1966 - Svend Pri (Denmark)
1967 - Tan Aik Huang (Malaysia)
1968 - Tan Aik Huang (Malaysia)
1969 - Svend Pri (Denmark)
1970 - Ippei Kojima (Japan)
1971 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia)
1972 - Svend Pri (Denmark)
1973 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia)
1974 - Svend Pri (Denmark)
1975 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia)
1976 - Svend Pri (Denmark)
1977 - Flemming Delfs (Denmark)
1978 - Liem Swie King (Indonesia)
1979 - Flemming Delfs (Denmark)
1980 - Prakash Padukone (India)
1981 - 1986 - Morten Frost (Denmark)
1987 - Torben Carlsen (Denmark)
1988 - Poul-Erik Larsen (Denmark)
1989 - Morten Frost (Denmark)
1990 - Poul-Erik Larsen (Denmark)
1991 - Hermawan Susanto (Indonesia)
1992 - Darren Hall (England)
1993 - 1995 - Poul-Erik Larsen (Denmark)
1996 - Thomas Stuer-Laundsen (Denmark)
1997 - Dong Jiong (China)
1998 - Peter Gade (Denmark)
1999 - Poul-Erik Larsen (Denmark)
2000 - Peter Gade (Denmark)
2001 - Bao Chunlai (China)
2002 - Chen Hong (China)
2003 - 2004 - Lin Dan (China)
2005 - Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2006 - Chen Hong (China)
2007 - Lin Dan (China)
2008 - Peter Gade (Denmark)
2009 - Simon Santoso (Indonesia)
2010 - Jan O Jorgensen (Denmark)
2011 - Chen Hong (China)
2012 - Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2013 - 2015 - Chen Hong (China)
2016 - Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk (Thailand)
2017 - Srikanth Kidambi (India)
2018 - 2019 - Kento Momota (Japan)
2020 - Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
2021 - Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2022 - Shi Yuqi (China)
2023 - Weng Hong Yang (China)

Women's Singles

1936 - Ruth Frederiksen (Denmark)
1937 - Tonny Olsen (Denmark)
1938 - Daphne Young (England)
1939 - Tonny Olsen (Denmark)
1940 - 1945 - Not Held
1946 - 1951 - Tonny Olsen (Denmark)
1952 - 1953, 1955 - Aase Schiott Jacobsen (Denmark)
1954 - Not Held
1956 - 1965 - Not Held
1966 - Lizbeth von Barnekow (Denmark)
1967 - Noriko Takagi (Japan)
1968 - Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
1969 - Hiroe Yuki (Japan)
1970 - Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
1971 - Noriko Takagi (Japan)
1972 - Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
1973 - Hiroe Yuki (Japan)
1974 - Hiroe Yuki (Japan)
1975 - 1976 - Lene Koppen (Denmark)
1977 - Hiroe Yuki (Tokyo)
1978 - 1979 - Lene Koppen (Denmark)
1980 - Ivanna Lie (Indonesia)
1981 - Lene Koppen (Denmark)
1982 - Wu Jianqui (China)
1983 - Qian Ping (China)
1984 - Kirsten Larsen (Denmark)
1985 - 1986 - Zheng Yuli (China)
1987 - Lee Young-suk (South Korea)
1988 - Li Lingwei (China)
1989 - 1990 - Tang Jiuhong (China)
1991 - 1992 - Sudi Susanti (Indonesia)
1993 - Ye Zhaoying (China)
1994 - Camila Martin (Denmark)
1995 - Lim Xiaoqing (Sweden)
1996 - Gong Zhichao (China)
1997 - 1999 - Camila Martin (Denmark)
2000 - Zhou Mi (China)
2001 - 2002 - Camila Martin (Denmark)
2003 - Gong Ruina (China)
2004 - Xe Xingfang (China)
2005 - Pi Hongyan (France)
2006 - Jiang Yanjiao (China)
2007 - Lu Lan (China)
2008 - Wang Lin (China)
2009 - Tine Rasmussen (Denmark)
2010 - Wang Yihan (China)
2011 - Wang Xin (China)
2012 - Saina Nehwal (India)
2013 - Wang Yihan (China)
2014 - 2015 - Li Xuerui (China)
2016 - Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
2017 - Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
2018 - 2019 - Tai Tzu-Ying (Taiwan)
2020 - Nozomi Okuhara (Japan)
2021 - Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
2022 - He Bingjiao (China)
2023 - Chen Yu Fei (China)

Men's Doubles

1936 - Aksel Hansen/ Svenn Strømann (Denmark)
1937 - Thomas Boyle (Ireland) / K.Woods (England)
1938 - Carl Frøhlke/Tage Madsen (Denmark)
1939 - Ralph Nicholas / Raymond M.White (England)
1940 - 1945 - Not Held
1946 - 1947 - Preben Dabelsteen/ Jørn Skaarup (Denmark)
1948 - Børge Frederiksen/ Tage Madsen (Denmark)
1949 - Ooi Teik Hock / Teoh Seng Khoon (Malaysia)
1950 - Arve Lossmann/ John Nygaard (Denmark)
1951 - 1952 - Ong Poh Lim/ Ismail Marjan (Singapore)
1953 - David Choong/Eddie Choong (Malaysia)
1954 - Not Held
1955 - Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen/ Finn Kobbero (Denmark)
1956 - 1965 - Not Held
1966 - 1967 - Ng Boon Bee/ Tan Yee Khan (Malaysia)
1968 - Ippei Kojima/ Kazumasa Nichino (Japan)
1969 - Ippei Kojima (Japan) / Bjørn Andersen (Denmark)
1970 - Henning Borch / Erland Kops (Denmark)
1971 - 1972 - Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan (Malaysia)
1973 - 1975 - Tjun Tjun/ Johan Wahjudi (Indonesia)
1976 - David Eddy / Eddy Sutton (England)
1977 - Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström (Sweden)
1978 - Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs (Denmark)
1979 - Masao Tsuchida / Yoshitaka Iino (Japan)
1980 - Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs (Denmark)
1981 - Ade Chandra / Christian Hadinata (Indonesia)
1982 - Park Joo-bong / Lee Eun-ku (South Korea)
1983 - Thomas Kihlström / Stefan Karlsson (Sweden)
1984 - Park Joo-bong / Kim Moon-soo (South Korea)
1985 - 1986 - Tian Bingyi / Li Yongbo (China)
1987 - Razif Sidek / Jalani Sidek (Malaysia)
1988 - 1990 - Tian Bingyi / Li Yongbo (China)
1991 - Zheng Yumin / Huang Zhanzhong (China)
1992 - 1993 - Thomas Lund / Jon Holst-Christensen (Denmark)
1994 - Denny Kantono / Antonius Budi Ariantho (Indonesia)
1995 - Thomas Lund / Jon Holst-Christensen (Denmark)
1996 - Thomas Stavngaard / Jim Laugesen (Denmark)
1997 - Jon Holst-Christensen / Michael Søgaard (Denmark)
1998 - Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky (Indonesia)
1999 - Martin Lundgaard Hansen / Lars Paaske (Denmark)
2000 - Eng Hian / Flandy Limpele (Indonesia)
2001 - Martin Lundgaard Hansen / Lars Paaske (Denmark)
2002 - 2003 - Ha Tae-kwon / Kim Dong-moon (South Korea)
2004 - Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen (Denmark)
2005 - Chan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat (Malaysia)
2006 - Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen (Denmark)
2007 - Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia)
2008 - Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)
2009 - Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia)
2010 - Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
2011 - Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (South Korea)
2012 - Shin Baek-cheol / Yoo Yeon-seong (South Korea)
2013 - Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong (South Korea)
2014 - Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan (China)
2015 - Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong (South Korea)
2016 - Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong (Malaysia)
2017 - Liu Cheng / Zhand Nan (China)
2018 - 2019 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
2020 - Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge (England)
2021 - Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
2022 - Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (Indonesia)
2023 - Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)

Women's Doubles

1936 - Tonny Olsen / Bodil Riise (Denmark)
1937 - Ruth Dalsgaard (Denmark) / Dorothy Graham (England)
1938 - Tonny Olsen / Bodil Riise (Denmark)
1939 - Ruth Dalsgaard (Denmark) / Queenie Allen (England)
1940 - 1945 - Not Held
1946 - Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark)
1947 - Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen / Marie Ussing (Denmark)
1948 - 1952 - Tonny Ahm / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark)
1953 - Iris Cooley / June White (England)
1954 - Not Held
1955 - Anni Jørgensen / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark)
1956 - 1965 - Not Held
1966 - Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand (Denmark)
1967 - 1968 - Noriko Takagi / Hiroe Amano (Japan)
1969 - Noriko Takagi / Hiroe Yuki (Japan)
1970 - Etsuko Takenaka / Machiko Aizawa (Japan)
1971 - Noriko Takagi / Hiroe Yuki (Japan)
1972 - Noriko Nakayama / Hiroe Yuki (Japan)
1973 - Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken (Netherlands)
1974 - Etsuko Takenaka / Machiko Aizawa (Japan)
1975 - Imelda Wiguno / Theresia Widiastuti (Indonesia)
1976 - Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken (Netherlands)
1977 - Barbara Giles / Jane Webster (England)
1978 - Verawaty Wiharjo / Imelda Wigoeno (Indonesia)
1979 - Mikiko Takada / Atsuko Tokuda (Japan)
1980 - Gillian Gilks / Nora Perry (England)
1981 - Nora Perry / Jane Webster (England)
1982 - Lin Ying / Wu Dixi (China)
1983 - Nora Perry / Jane Webster (England)
1984 - 1985 - Kim Yun-ja / Yoo Sang-hee (South Korea)
1986 - Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers (England)
1987 - Atsuko Tokuda / Yoshiko Tago (Japan)
1988 - 1989 - Lin Ying / Guan Weizhen (China)
1990 - Lotte Olsen / Dorte Kjær (Denmark)
1991 - Nettie Nielsen (Denmark) / Gillian Gowers (England)
1992 - Lim Xiaoqing / Christine Magnusson (Sweden)
1993 - Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen / Lotte Olsen (Denmark)
1994 - Lim Xiaoqing / Christine Magnusson (Sweden)
1995 - Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
1996 - Rikke Olsen/Helene Kirkegaard (Denmark)
1997 - Ann Jørgensen/Majken Vange (Denmark)
1998 - Qin Yiyuan/Tang Hetian (China)
1999 - Gao Ling /Qin Yiyuan (China)
2000 - Chen Lin / Jiang Xuelian (China)
2001 - Rikke Olsen / Helene Kirkegaard (Denmark)
2002 - Wei Yili / Zhao Tingting (China)
2003 - Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (China)
2004 -Wei Yili / Zhao Tingting (China)
2005 - Kumiko Ogura / Reiko Shiota (Japan)
2006 - Kamila Augustyn / Nadieżda Kostiuczyk (Indonesia)
2007 - Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (China)
2008 - Wong Pei Tty/Chin Eei Hui (Malaysia)
2009 - Zhang Yawen /Pan Pan (China)
2010 - Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna (Japan)
2011 - Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang (China)
2012 - Ma Jin/Tang Jinhua (China)
2013 - Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua (China)
2014 - Wang Xiaoli / Yu Yang (China)
2015 - Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan (South Korea)
2016 - Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
2017 - Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (South Korea)
2018 - Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
2019 - Baek Ha-na / Jung Kyung-eun (South Korea)
2020 - Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
2021 - Huang Dongping / Zheng Yu (China)
2022 - Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (China)
2023 - Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan (China)

Mixed Doubles

1936 - Poul Nielsen/ Ruth Frederiksen (Denmark)
1937 - Olive Wilson / Thomas Boyle (Ireland)
1938 - Ong Hock Sim (Malaysia) / Mavis Green (England)
1939 - Ralph Nicholas / Bessie Staples (England)
1940 - 1945 - Not Held
1946 - 1948 - Tage Madsen/ Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark)
1949 - Chan Kok Leong/ Tonny Ahm (Denmark)
1950 - Børge Frederiksen / Tonny Ahm (Denmark)
1951 - Arve Lossmann / Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark)
1952 - David Choong (Malaysia)/ Tonny Ahm (Denmark)
1953 - Eddie Choong (Malaysia) / Agnete Friis (Denmark)
1954 - Not Held
1955 - Jørn Skaarup/ Anni Jørgensen (Denmark)1956 - 1965 - Not Held
1966 - Finn Kobberø / Ulla Strand (Denmark)
1967 - Svend Pri / Ulla Strand (Denmark)
1968 - Per Walsøe/ Pernille Mølgaard (Denmark)
1969 - Henning Borch/ Imre Rietveld Nielsen (Denmark)
1970 - Klaus Kaagaard / Ulla Strand (Denmark)
1971 - Svend Pri / Ulla Strand (Denmark)
1972 - Wolfgang Bochow / Marieluise Wackerow (Germany)
1973 - 1974 - Elo Hansen/ Ulla Strand (Denmark)
1975 - Tjun Tjun / Regina Masli (Indonesia)
1976 - 1978 - Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen (Denmark)
1979 - Ray Stevens / Nora Perry (England)
1980 - 1981 - Mike Tredgett / Nora Perry (England)
1982 - 1983 - Thomas Kihlström (Sweden) / Nora Perry (England)
1984 - Martin Dew/ Gillian Gilks (England)
1985 - Dipak Tailor / Nora Perry (England)
1986 - Martin Dew/ Gillian Gilks (England)
1987 - Mark Christiansen (Denmark) / Maria Bengtsson (Sweden)
1988 - 1989 - Jesper Knudsen / Nettie Nielsen (Denmark)
1990 - 1992 - Thomas Lund / Pernille Dupont (Denmark)
1993 - Thomas Lund (Denmark) / Catrine Bengtsson (Sweden)
1994 - Thomas Lund/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
1995 - Chen Xingdong/Peng Xingyong (China)
1996 - Michael Søgaard/Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
1997 - Jens Eriksen/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
1998 - Jon Holst-Christensen/Ann Jørgensen (Denmark)
1999 - Liu Yong/Ge Fei (China)
2000 - Michael Søgaard/ Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
2001 - Tri Kusharjanto /Emma Ermawati (Indonesia)
2002 - Kim Dong-moon/Hwang Yu-mi (South Korea)
2003 - Ra Kyung-min/Kim Dong-moon (South Korea)
2004 - Chen Qiqiu/Zhao Tingting (China)
2005 - Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)
2006 - Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg (England)
2007 - He Hanbin/Yu Yang (China)
2008 - 2009 - Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2010 - Thomas Laybourn /Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)
2011 - Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2012 - Xu Chen/Ma Jin (China)
2013 - Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei (China)
2014 - Xu Chen/Ma Jin (China)
2015 - Ko Sung-hyun/Kim Ha-na (South Korea)
2016 - Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2017 - Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong)
2018 - Zheng Siwei /Huang Yaqiong (China)
2019 - Praveen Jordan/Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Indonesia)
2020 - Mark Lamsfuß /Isabel Herttrich (Germany)
2021 - Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino (Japan)
2022 - Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong (China)
2023 - Feng Ya Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (China)