BWF India Open: Full list of title winners

Published at :January 19, 2024 at 8:23 AM

Modified at :January 19, 2024 at 8:23 AM

(Courtesy : Badminton Association of India)

Indonesia has been the most dominant nation in the tournament history.

In the dynamic realm of badminton, the India Open stands out as a prominent stage where the world’s top shuttlers showcase their potential on the BWF circuit. Over the years, the tournament has witnessed remarkable performances, unforgettable matches, and the crowning of champions who have left a mark in the sport.

Drawing the attention of many top-class players worldwide, it’s a competition where athletes vie for a substantial total prize pool of $8,50,000.

BWF India Open stands as one of Asia’s most prestigious badminton tournaments, offering not just the chance to compete for the title but also to earn crucial ranking points ahead of Olympics and BWF World Tour Finals.

The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 1973 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgraded to the BWF Superseries tournament. Since then, until 2019, it was held annually at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi.

BWF categorised India Open as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events as per new BWF events structure since 2018. The India Open was upgraded to a BWF World Tour Super 750 event, effective from 2023.

The India Open 2024 (officially known as the Yonex Sunrise India Open 2024 for sponsorship reasons) is the 20th edition of badminton tournament that will take place at the K. D. Jadhav Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India, from 16 to 21 January and has a total prize of US$850,000.

As far as history is concerned, Indonesia boasts the most dominant record in the competition’s history, having claimed 21 titles. This includes four in men’s singles, two in women’s singles, five in men’s doubles, four in women’s doubles, and six in mixed doubles. China, Japan and Thailand follow as the second and third most successful nations, with 15 and nine titles respectively.

While hosts India has claimed only eight titles including three in men’s singles, three in women’s singles, one in men’s doubles and one in mixed doubles.

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BWF India Open full list of title winners

Men’s Singles

1973 – Svend Pri ( Denmark)
1979 – Dhany Sartika (Indonesia)
1981 – Prakash Padukone (India)
1983 – Morten Frost (Denmark)
1985 – Stephen John Baddeley (England)
1997 – Heryanto Arbi (Indonesia)
2008 – Boonsak Ponsana (Thailand)
2009 – Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia)
2010 – Alamsyah Yunus (Indonesia)
2011 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2012 – Son Wan- ho (Korea)
2013 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2014 – Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia)
2015 – Srikanth Kidambi (India)
2016 – Kento Momota (Japan)
2017 – Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2018 – Shi Yuqi (China)
2019 – Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2022 – Lakshya Sen (India)
2023 – Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)

Women’s Singles

1973 – Eva Twedberg ( Sweden)
1979 – Maria Fransisca (Indonesia)
1981 – Zheng Yuli (China)
1983 – Yoo Sang-hee(Korea)
1985 – Helen Troke (England)
1997 – Cindana Hartono Kusuma(Indonesia)
2008 – Zhou MI (Hongkong)
2009 – Pi Hongyan (France)
2010 – Saina Nehwal (India)
2011 – Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (Thailand)
2012 – Li Xuerui (China)
2013 – Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
2014 – Wang Shixian(China)
2015 – Saina Nehwal (India)
2016 – Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
2017 – PV Sindhu (India)
2018 – Beiwen Zhang (USA)
2019 – Ratchanok Intanon (Thailand)
2022 – Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thailand)
2023 – An Se Young (Korea)

Men’s Doubles

1973 – Elliot Stuart/Derek Talbot ( England)
1979 – Rudy Heryanto/Hariamanto Kartono (Indonesia)
1981 – Stefan Karlsson/Thomas Kihlström (Sweden)
1983 – Jesper Helledie/Jens Peter Nierhoff(Denmark)
1985 – Kim Moon-soo/Park Joo-bong (Korea)
1997 – Ade Lukas/Ade Sutrisna(Indonesia)
2008 – Guo Zhendong/Xie Zhongbo (China)
2009 – Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah(Malaysia)
2010 – Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif/Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (Malaysia)
2011 – Hirokatsu Hashimoto/Noriyasu Hirata (Japan)
2012 – Bodin Isara/Maneepong Jongjit (Thailand)
2013 – Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan (China)
2014 – Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen(Denmark)
2015 – Chai Biao/Hong Wei (China)
2016 – Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
2017 – Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
2018 – Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (Indonesia)
2019 – Lee Yang/ Wang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei)
2022 – Satwiksairraj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (India)
2023 – Liang Weikeng/ Wang Cheng (China)

Women’s Doubles

1973 – Eva Twedberg/Joke van Beusekom ( Sweden/Netherland)
1979 – Ivana Lie/Maria Fransisca (Indonesia)
1981 – Nora Perry/Jane Webster (England)
1983 – Kim Yun-ja/Yoo Sang-hee(Korea)
1985 – Hwang Sun-ai/Kang Haeng-suk (Korea)
1997 – Etty Tantri/Cynthia Tuwankotta(Indonesia)
2008 – Cheng Wen-hsing/Chien Yu-chin (Chinese Taipei)
2009 – Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli(China)
2010 – Shinta Mulia Sari/Yao Lei (Singapore)
2011 – Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna (Japan)
2012 – Jung Kyung-eun/Kim Ha-na (Korea)
2013 – Miyuki Maeda/Satoko Suetsuna (Japan)
2014 – Tang Yuanting/Yu Yang (China)
2015 – Misaki Matsutomo/ Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
2016 – Misaki Matsutomo/ Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
2017 – Shiho Tanaka/Koharu Yonemoto (Japan)
2018 – Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia)
2019 – Greysia Polii/Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia)
2022 – Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard (Thailand)
2023 – Nami Matsuyama/ Chiharu Shida (Japan)

Mixed Doubles

1973 – Eva Twedberg/Elliot Stuart ( Sweden/England)
1979 – Hariamanto Kartono/Maria Fransisca (Indonesia)
1981 – Nora Perry/Ray Stevens (England)
1983 – No Competetion
1985 – Steve Baddeley/Gillian Gowers (England)
1997 – Imam Tohari/Emma Ermawati(Indonesia)
2008 – He Hanbin /Yu Yang (China)
2009 – Flandy Limpele/Vita Marissa(Indonesia)
2010 – Valiyaveetil Diju/Jwala Gutta (India)
2011 – Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)
2012 – Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)
2013 – Tontowi Ahmad/Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia)
2014 – Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2015 – LIU Cheng/ Bao Yixin (China)
2016 – Lu Kai/ Huang Yaqiong (China)
2017 – Lu Kai/ Huang Yaqiong (China)
2018 – Mathias Christiansen/ Christinna Pedersen (Denmark)
2019 – Wang Yiju /Huang Dongping (China)
2022 – Terry Hee /Tan Wei Han (Singapore)
2023 – Yuta Watanabe/ Arisa Higashino (Japan)

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