List of All England men's singles champions explained

All England Open Badminton Championships Gentlemen’s Singles Champions
City:	Birmingham
Country:	United Kingdom
Venue:	Utilita Arena Birmingham
Governing Body:	NEC Group
Created:	1900
Editions:	Total: 113 Open era (since 1980): 45
Prize Money:	$91,000 (2024)
Trophy:	Gentleman's Singles Trophy
Most Amateur Era Titles:	8: Rudy Hartono
Most Open Era Titles:	6: Lin Dan
Most Consecutive Titles Amateur Era:	7: Rudy Hartono
Most Consecutive Titles Open Era:	2: Morten Frost 2: Hariyanto Arbi 2: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 2: Lin Dan 2: Lee Chong Wei
Current Champion:	Jonatan Christie – 2024 (1st title)
Website:	allenglandbadminton.com

The All England Open Badminton Championships is an annual British badminton tournament created in 1899. For four decades beginning 1954, the Championships was held at the Wembley Arena, London but since 1994, it has been played at the Arena Birmingham in the city of Birmingham, United Kingdom.^[1] The Gentlemen's Singles was first contested in 1900.^[2] Below is the list of the winners at the All England Open Badminton Championships in gentlemen's singles. The tournament was cancelled between 1915–1919 because of World War I, and between 1940–1946 because of World War II.

History

In the Amateur era, Rudy Hartono (1968–1974, 1976) holds the record for the most titles in the Gentlemen's Singles, winning All England eight times. Hartono also holds the record for most consecutive titles with seven from 1968 to 1974.

Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979^{[3] [4]} with the inclusion of professional badminton players from around the world in 1980, Lin Dan (2004, 2006–2007, 2009, 2012, 2016) holds the record for the most Gentlemen's Singles titles with six. Morten Frost (1986–1987), Hariyanto Arbi (1993–1994), Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (1995–1996), Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei (2010–2011) share the record for most consecutive victories with just two.

This event was won without losing a single game in the entire tournament during the Open era as many as twelve times. The first to accomplish this was Prakash Padukone who won in the very first Open era edition in 1980, followed by Morten Frost in 1986 and 1987, Yang Yang in 1989, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen in 1996, Sun Jun in 1998, Pullela Gopichand in 2001, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim in 2003, Chen Jin in 2008, Lin Dan in 2009 and 2012 and Lee Chong Wei in 2011.

Liem Swie King is the only player in history to reach the All England Open Badminton Gentlemen's Singles Final in both Amateur and Open era. He managed to do so seven times, winning on three occasions.

Finalists

Amateur era

Year	Country	Champions	Country	Runners–up	Score
					nowrap	15–12, 11–15, 15–10
					15–9, 15–4
					15–5, 15–7
					1–15, 18–17, 15–8
					15–8, 15–10
					15–6, 15–2
1906					15–8, 18–13
1907					15–6, 15–7
					12–15, 18–14, 15–9
					15–8, 8–15, 15–10
1910					15–4, 15–10
					15–6, 15–11
					15–10, 15–13
		U. N. Lapin			15–7, 15–8
		U. N. Lapin			15–4, 15–10
1915–1919	No competition
		nowrap	George Allen			15–9, 14–17, 15–5
					15–7, 8–15, 15–3
					15–14, 15–5
					15–10, 15–10
					17–15, 9–15, 15–6
					11–15, 15–7, 18–15
					7–15, 15–5, 15–6
					15–3, 15–7
					15–10, 15–6
					15–4, 15–1
					15–12, 15–12
					3–15, 15–10, 15–3
					5–15, 15–11, 18–16
					15–11, 15–8
					15–10, 15–7
					18–16, 17–18, 15–10
					15–8, 15–7
					15–4, 15–5
					10–15, 18–13, 15–7
1940–1946	No competition
					15–7, 15–11
1948					15–3, 15–13
			nowrap			15–1, 15–6
	nowrap					15–7, 15–10
					15–18, 18–14, 15–7
					15–11, 18–13
					15–4, 15–4
					15–5, 15–6
					15–7, 14–17, 15–10
					11–15, 15–3, 15–11
					15–9, 15–3
					15–10, 8–15, 15–8
					15–8, 10–15, 15–3
					15–11, 11–15, 15–6
					15–10, 15–6
					15–10, 15–5
				nowrap		15–7, 15–7
					8–15, 17–14, 15–4
					15–13, 15–12
					15–7, 15–4
					15–12, 15–10
					15–12, 15–9
					15–1, 15–3
					15–7, 15–1
					15–1, 15–5
					15–9, 15–4
					15–4, 15–2
					8–15, 15–9, 15–10
					15–11, 17–14
					15–7, 15–6
					15–18, 15–11, 15–8
					15–10, 15–3
					15–7, 15–8

Open era

Year	Country	Champions	Country	Runners–up	Score
					15–3, 15–10
1981					11–15, 15–4, 15–6
					11–15, 15–2, 15–7
					15–2, 13–15, 15–4
					9–15, 15–10, 15–10
					6–15, 15–10, 18–15
			nowrap			15–2, 15–8
					15–10, 15–0
					8–15, 15–7, 15–10
					15–6, 15–7
					15–4, 15–1
					15–12, 15–10
					15–13, 15–13
					15–7, 4–15, 15–11
					15–12, 17–14
					17–16, 15–6
					15–7, 15–6
					15–9, 15–5
					15–1, 15–7
					15–11, 7–15, 15–10
					15–6, 15–13
					15–12, 15–6
					7–4, 7–5, 7–1
	nowrap		nowrap				17–14, 15–10
					9–15, 15–5, 15–8
					8–15, 15–5, 15–2
					15–7, 15–7
					21–13, 21–12
					22–20, 25–23
					21–19, 21–12
					21–19, 21–19
					21–17, 21–17
					21–19, 6–2^r
					21–17, 21–18
					21–13, 21–18
				nowrap		nowrap	15–21, 21–17, 21–15
					21–9, 21–10
					21–12, 21–10
					21–19, 16–21, 21–9
					21–11, 15–21, 21–15
					21–13, 21–14
					30–29, 20–22, 21–9
					21–10, 21–15
		Li Shifeng	China	Shi Yuqi	26–24, 21–5
					21–15, 21–14

Statistics

Multiple titles

Bold indicates active players.

Rank	Country	Player	Amateur era	Open era	All-time	Years
1			8	0	8	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976
2			7	0	7	1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967
3			6	0	6	1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931
		0	6	2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016
5			5	0	5	1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938
6			4	0	4	1920, 1921, 1922, 1923
		4	0	1950, 1951, 1952, 1955
		4	0	1953, 1954, 1956, 1957
		0	4	1982, 1984, 1986, 1987
		0	4	2010, 2011, 2014, 2017
11			3	0	3	1904, 1905, 1908
		3	0	1909, 1910, 1912
		3	0	1911, 1913, 1914
		2	1	1978, 1979, 1981
15			2	0	2	1902, 1903
		2	0	1906, 1907
		2	0	1933, 1935
		0	2	1985, 1990
		0	2	1993, 1994
		0	2	1995, 1996
		0	2	2002, 2005
		0	2	2013, 2015
		0	2	2020, 2022

Champions by country

Rank	Country	Amateur era	Open era	All-time	First title	Last title	width=200	First champion !	width=200	Last champion
1		27	0	27
2		12	10	22
3		0	21	21
4		11	5	16
5		9	6	15
6		7	0	7
7		0	2	2
8		1	0	1
	1	0
	0	1

Multiple finalists

Bold indicates active players.
Italic indicates players who never won the championship.

Rank	Country	Player	Amateur era	Open era	All-time
1			10	0	10
		0	10
3			8	0	8
		0	8
5			7	0	7
		4	3
		0	7
9			6	0	6
13			4	0	4
		0	4
20			3	0	3
		0	3
30			2	0	2
		0	2

Trivia

• In 1913 & 1914 Guy A. Sautter competed under the alias of U. N. Lapin and in 1920 George Thomas played under the alias of George Allen.
• Only nine players have ever contested at least five finals back-to-back, with six of the records taking place back-to-back themselves. However, only the latter four of those players have done so in the Open Era. Those who have accomplished this rare feat include Frank Devlin, immediately after George Alan Thomas, followed by Morten Frost succeeding Liem Swie King more than half a century after, and finally more than two decades later, the legendary duo of Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei going down the same path:

Bold indicates active players.

Rank	Country	Player	Back-to-back finals	Period
1			9	1968–1976
2			8	1982–1989
3			6	1934–1939
		1952–1957
		1976–1981
		2004–2009
		2009–2014
8			5	1920–1924
		1925–1929
10			4	1903–1906
		1911–1914
		1960–1963
		1965–1968
		2019–2022
15			3	1901–1903
		1908–1910
		1912–1914
		1926–1928
		1950–1952
		1993–1995
		2001–2003
		2013–2015

• The players who holds the record for most finals contested are Rudy Hartono and Lin Dan at 10.^[5]
• Between 2004 & 2018, either or both Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei have contested the final of 14 of the 15 editions held, with the exception of the final in 2015, which saw Lin eliminated in the semi-finals and Lee unable to compete due to a doping ban.^{[6] [7]}

See also

• List of All England women's singles champions
• List of All England men's doubles champions
• List of All England women's doubles champions
• List of All England mixed doubles champions

External links

• All England Champions 1899-2007
• BadmintonEngland.co.uk
• badmintoneurope.com
• Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987,

Notes and References

1. Web site: The History of All England Championships. 2007-06-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20070626095044/http://www.dillesport.dk/sportspc/AllEngland/historien.uk.html. 26 June 2007. dead.
2. Book: International Badminton … the first 75 years . . 80 . 26 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424190330/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=571913&dl=1 . 24 April 2016 . live.
3. Web site: All England Open History: long trousers to Lin Dan. 25 February 2015. 11 March 2019. www.allenglandbadminton.com.
4. Book: Badminton Handbook. 1972. Bernd-Volker Brahms. 17 January 2014. 9781782553540. 11 March 2019. Brahms. Bernd-Volker. Meyer & Meyer Sport .
5. Web site: 17 March 2018. 2 November 2018. Legend reaches his 10th All England final.. Badminton Europe.
6. Web site: Lin loses for 1st time to Chen in All–England Open semis. 8 March 2015. 28 October 2018. China Daily.
7. Web site: Badminton player Lee Chong Wei given backdated eight-month doping ban. 27 April 2015. 28 October 2018. The Guardian.