Japan Open
Official website
Founded1977; 46 years ago (1977)
Editions41 (2022)
LocationOsaka (2022)
Japan
VenueMaruzen Intec Arena Osaka (2022)
Prize moneyUSD$750,000 (2022)
Men's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsKenta Nishimoto (singles)
Liang Weikeng
Wang Chang (doubles)
Most singles titles6
Lee Chong Wei
Most doubles titles4
Candra Wijaya
Park Joo-bong
Ricky Subagja
Women's
Draw32S / 32D
Current championsAkane Yamaguchi (singles)
Jeong Na-eun
Kim Hye-jeong (doubles)
Most singles titles4
Li Lingwei
Most doubles titles4
Chung So-young
Ge Fei
Gu Jun
Mixed doubles
Draw32
Current championsDechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Most titles (male)5
Park Joo-bong
Most titles (female)5
Chung Myung-hee
Super 750
Ongoing
2022 Japan Open

The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007. BWF categorised Japan Open as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events in the BWF events structure since 2018.[1][2]

Host cities

Past winners

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1977 Sweden Thomas Kihlström Denmark Lene Køppen Denmark Flemming Delfs
Denmark Steen Skovgaard 		Denmark Inge Borgstrøm
Denmark Lene Køppen 		No competition
1981 Indonesia Rudy Hartono South Korea Hwang Sun-ai Indonesia Christian Hadinata
Indonesia Lius Pongoh 		Japan Atsuko Tokuda
Japan Yoshiko Yonekura
1982 Sweden Thomas Kihlström China Li Lingwei Indonesia Rudy Heryanto
Indonesia Hariamanto Kartono 		England Nora Perry
England Jane Webster 		England Mike Tredgett
England Nora Perry
1983 China Han Jian China Han Aiping Sweden Stefan Karlsson
Sweden Thomas Kihlström 		England Gillian Clark
England Gillian Gilks 		Sweden Thomas Kihlström
England Nora Perry
1984 Denmark Morten Frost China Zheng Yuli England Karen Beckman
England Gillian Gilks 		England Martin Dew
England Gillian Gilks
1985 China Zhao Jianhua China Wu Jianqiu South Korea Kim Moon-soo
South Korea Park Joo-bong 		South Korea Kim Yun-ja
South Korea Yoo Sang-hee 		Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Gillian Gowers
1986 China Yang Yang China Li Lingwei Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek 		China Lin Ying
China Wu Dixi 		Scotland Billy Gilliland
England Nora Perry
1987 China Xiong Guobao Indonesia Eddy Hartono
Indonesia Liem Swie King 		China Guan Weizhen
China Lin Ying 		South Korea Lee Deuk-choon
South Korea Chung Myung-hee
1988 England Nick Yates China Han Aiping China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi 		South Korea Chung Myung-hee
South Korea Chung So-young 		South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Chung Myung-hee
1989 China Yang Yang China Li Lingwei South Korea Lee Sang-bok
South Korea Park Joo-bong 		England Gillian Clark
England Julie Munday
1990 Denmark Morten Frost China Huang Hua South Korea Kim Moon-soo
South Korea Park Joo-bong 		China Lai Caiqin
China Yao Fen
1991 Indonesia Ardy Wiranata England Gillian Clark
England Gillian Gowers
1992 Indonesia Susi Susanti China Chen Hongyong
China Chen Kang 		South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Hwang Hye-young 		Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Pernille Dupont
1993 Indonesia Hariyanto Arbi China Ye Zhaoying South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Gil Young-ah 		Denmark Thomas Lund
Sweden Catrine Bengtsson
1994 Indonesia Ardy Wiranata Indonesia Susi Susanti Indonesia Denny Kantono
Indonesia Ricky Subagja 		Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Sweden Catrine Bengtsson
1995 Indonesia Hariyanto Arbi Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja 		China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun 		Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
1996 Indonesia Joko Suprianto China Ye Zhaoying South Korea Gil Young-ah
South Korea Jang Hye-ock 		South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
1997 Denmark Peter Rasmussen Indonesia Mia Audina China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun 		China Liu Yong
China Ge Fei
1998 Denmark Peter Gade China Gong Zhichao Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Yap Kim Hock 		South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
1999 China Ye Zhaoying South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
South Korea Kim Dong-moon 		China Liu Yong
China Ge Fei
2000 China Ji Xinpeng China Gong Zhichao Indonesia Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Candra Wijaya 		China Huang Nanyan
China Yang Wei
2001 Malaysia Roslin Hashim China Zhou Mi Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya 		China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
Indonesia Minarti Timur
2002 South Korea Lee Hyun-il Malaysia Chan Chong Ming
Malaysia Chew Choon Eng 		South Korea Lee Kyung-won
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Ra Kyung-min
2003 China Xia Xuanze Denmark Camilla Martin England Eng Hian
England Flandy Limpele 		China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		China Zhang Jun
China Gao Ling
2004 Singapore Ronald Susilo Netherlands Mia Audina South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
South Korea Kim Dong-moon 		South Korea Lee Kyung-won
South Korea Ra Kyung-min 		Indonesia Nova Widianto
Indonesia Vita Marissa
2005 China Lin Dan China Zhang Ning Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen 		China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Thailand Saralee Thungthongkam
2006 United States Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Candra Wijaya 		China Gao Ling
China Huang Sui 		Indonesia Flandy Limpele
Indonesia Vita Marissa
2007 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Denmark Tine Rasmussen China Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen 		China Zheng Bo
China Gao Ling
2008 Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro China Wang Yihan Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen 		China Cheng Shu
China Zhao Yunlei 		Indonesia Muhammad Rijal
Indonesia Vita Marissa
2009 China Bao Chunlai Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		China Ma Jin
China Wang Xiaoli 		Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon
Thailand Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
2010 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China Jiang Yanjiao China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng 		China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang 		China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2011 China Chen Long China Wang Yihan China Bao Yixin
China Zhong Qianxin 		Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
2012 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying South Korea Kim Gi-jung
South Korea Kim Sa-rang 		Hong Kong Poon Lok Yan
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet 		Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Goh Liu Ying
2013 Japan Akane Yamaguchi Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		China Ma Jin
China Tang Jinhua 		China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
2014 China Li Xuerui South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong 		Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi
2015 China Lin Dan Japan Nozomi Okuhara China Zhao Yunlei
China Zhong Qianxin 		Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
2016 Malaysia Lee Chong Wei China He Bingjiao China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		Denmark Christinna Pedersen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		China Zheng Siwei
China Chen Qingchen
2017 Denmark Viktor Axelsen Spain Carolina Marín Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi 		China Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping
2018 Japan Kento Momota Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota 		China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong
2019 Japan Akane Yamaguchi South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong 		China Wang Yilyu
China Huang Dongping
2020 Cancelled[note 1]
2021 Cancelled[note 2]
2022 Japan Kenta Nishimoto Japan Akane Yamaguchi China Liang Weikeng
China Wang Chang 		South Korea Jeong Na-eun
South Korea Kim Hye-jeong 		Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 22 to 27 September, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
  2. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 28 September to 3 October, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

Performances by nation

As of the 2022 edition
Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1  China 12 25 7 19 12 75
2  Indonesia 8 4 15 4 31
3  South Korea 1 1 9 10 8 29
4  Denmark 6 3 3 2 4 18
5  Japan 3 4 4 11
 Malaysia 7 3 1 11
7  England 1 1 5 3.5 10.5
8  Sweden 2 2 1.5 5.5
9  Thailand 3 3
10  Chinese Taipei 1 1 2
 Spain 2 2
12  Hong Kong 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1
 Scotland 1 1
 Singapore 1 1
 United States 1 1
Total 41 41 41 41 39 203

References

  1. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

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