List of Singapore Open men's singles champions explained

Singapore Open Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champions
Country:	Singapore
Venue:	Singapore Indoor Stadium
Governing Body:	Singapore Badminton Association
Created:	1929
Editions:	Total: 73 (2024) Open era (since 1980): 33
Prize Money:	$59,500 (2024)
Trophy:	Aw Boon Haw Shield^[1]
Most Amateur Era Titles:	7: Wong Peng Soon
Most Open Era Titles:	2: Zhao Jianhua 2: Hariyanto Arbi 2: Taufik Hidayat 2: Chen Hong 2: Boonsak Ponsana 2: Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2: Kento Momota 2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Most Consecutive Titles Amateur Era:	4: E. J. Vass 4: Wong Peng Soon 4: Ong Poh Lim
Most Consecutive Titles Open Era:	2: Chen Hong 2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Current Champion:	Shi Yuqi – 2024 (First title)
Website:	singaporebadminton.org.sg

The Singapore Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament first created in 1928 by the Amateur Sporting Association as there was no national governing body for badminton in Singapore.^[2] In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions and its first official annual open championships was held in that same year.^[3] The Men's Singles was first contested officially in 1929.^[4] The tournament was canceled between 1942 and 1946 because of World War II and discontinued from 1974 to 1986. It returned in 1987 as Konica Cup and was held until 1999. There was no competition held in 1993, 1996 and 2000. The tournament returned in 2001 under a new sponsor. It was again canceled between 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is the list of the winners at the Singapore Open in men's singles.

History

In the Amateur era, Wong Peng Soon (1938–1939, 1941, 1947–1949 and 1951) holds the record for the most titles in the Men's Singles, winning Singapore Open seven times. Wong also share the record for most consecutive titles of four from 1941 and 1947 to 1949 (no competition from 1942 to 1946) with E. J. Vass, 1929 to 1932 and Ong Poh Lim, 1952 to 1955 respectively.

Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979,^[5] eight players (Zhao Jianhua, Hariyanto Arbi, Taufik Hidayat, Chen Hong, Boonsak Ponsana, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Kento Momota and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting) share the record for the most Men's Singles titles with two each. Chen Hong and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting holds the record for most consecutive victories with two (in 2002–03 and 2022–23).

Finalists

Amateur era

width=50	Year !	width=50	Country !	width=250	Champions !	width=50	Country !	width=250	Runners–up !	Score
					15–11, 15–10
					15–11, 12–15, 15–13
					15–7, 9–15, 15–12
					6–15, 17–16, 15–12
		Koh Keng Siang			9–15, 15–7, 15–12
					15–9, 17–14
					15–12, 15–7
					15–8, 14–18, 15–8
					5–15, 17–14, 15–12
					7–15, 15–10, 15–3
					15–6, 15–11
					15–8, 15–6
					15–10, 5–15, 15–11
1942–1946	No competition
					15–9, 15–6
1948					15–9, 15–11
					15–3, 15–4
					15–5, 9–15, 15–12
					18–13, 15–8
					Walkover
					15–2, 15–3
					9–15, 15–10, 17–16
					15–8, 15–5
					10–15, 15–9, 18–15
					17–14, 15–3
					18–14, 15–11
					15–1, 15–1
					9–15, 15–10, 15–2
					15–6, 15–9
					15–11, 15–6
					11–15, 15–3, 15–1
					15–6, 7–15, 15–5
					15–7, 15–7
					15–7, 15–1
					15–11, 15–8
					15–12, 15–4
					15–7, 15–4
					18–16, 15–8
					15–3, 18–16
					15–5, 15–11
					15–3, 15–14
1974–1986	No competition

Open era

width=50	Year !	width=50	Country !	width=250	Champions !	width=50	Country !	width=250	Runners–up !	Score
					15–13, 15–8
					15–10, 15–2
					15–11, 15–7
					15–8, 10–15, 15–9
					15–9, 15–8
					15–3, 15–1
1993	No competition
					15–10, 4–15, 15–9
					15–11, 3–15, 15–10
1996	No competition
					3–15, 18–14, 15–9
					15–10, 15–8
					13–15, 15–10, 15–11
2000	No competition
					7–5, 0–7, 7–1, 1–7, 7–4
					15–4, 15–1
					11–15, 15–8, 15–4
					3–15, 17–15, 15–4
					15–9, 15–3
					21–10 21–14
					21–17, 21–14
					21–13, 21–5
					21–19, 16–21, 21–15
					21–16, 21–16
					Walkover
					21–18, 21–19
					20–22, 21–5, 21–17
					21–15, 21–10
					21–17, 16–21, 21–15
					21–16, 13–21, 21–14
					17–21, 21–17, 21–12
					21–13, 21–13
					10–21, 21–19, 21–13
2020–2021	No competition
					23–21, 21–17
					21–16, 21–13
					17–21, 21–19, 21–19

Statistics

Multiple champions

Bold indicates active players.

Rank	Country	style=width:12.5em	Player !	Amateur era	Open era	All-time	Years
1			7	0	7	1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
2			5	0	5	1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934
3			4	0	4	1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
4			3	0	3	1936, 1937, 1940
		3	0	1956, 1958, 1959
6			2	0	2	1960, 1964
		2	0	1967, 1968
		2	0	1972, 1973
		0	2	1989, 1992
		0	2	1997, 1999
		0	2	2001, 2005
		0	2	2002, 2003
		0	2	2007, 2012
		0	2	2010, 2016
		0	2	2015, 2019
	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	0	2	2022, 2023

Champions by country

Rank	style=width:19em	Country !	Amateur era	Open era	All-time	First title	Last title	width=200	First champion !	width=200	Last champion
1		28	0	28				Wee Choon Seng
2		4	14	18				Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
3		7	3	10				Lee Chong Wei
4		0	8	8				Shi Yuqi
5		1	2	3				Kento Momota
6		0	2	2				Peter Gade
	0	2	2			Boonsak Ponsana
8		0	1	1			B. Sai Praneeth
	0	1			Chou Tien-chen

Multiple finalists

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

Rank	Country	Player	Amateur era	Open era	All-time
1			9	0	9
2			6	0	6
3			5	0	5
	Omar Ibrahim
		0	5
6		See Gim Hock	4	0	4
7			3	0	3
	Yap Chin Tee
		0	3
	Taufik Hidayat
	Chen Hong
	Lee Chong Wei
	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
14			2	0	2
	Seah Eng Hee
	Leow Kim Fatt
	Ismail Marjan
	Seah Lye Huat
	Billy Ng
	Yew Cheng Hoe
	Tan Aik Huang
	Muljadi
	Ippei Kojima
	Iie Sumirat
	Eddy Kurniawan	0	2
	Ardy Wiranata
	Hermawan Susanto
	Hariyanto Arbi
	Peter Gade
	Chen Yu
	Kenneth Jonassen
	Simon Santoso
	Sony Dwi Kuncoro
	Kento Momota

See also

• List of Singapore Open women's singles champions
• List of Singapore Open men's doubles champions
• List of Singapore Open women's doubles champions
• List of Singapore Open mixed doubles champions

External links

• Singapore Badminton Association
• Badminton Asia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Story of Singapore Badminton Trophy. The Straits Times. 7 December 1947.
2. Web site: Singapore Badminton Singles Open Championship.. Malayan Saturday Post. 22 September 1928.
3. Web site: Badminton in Singapore. Singapore Infopedia. 2016.
4. Web site: E. J. Vass Wins Singapore Singles Title.. The Straits Times. 21 November 1929.
5. Book: Badminton Handbook. 1972. Bernd-Volker Brahms. 17 January 2014. 9781782553540. 21 July 2022. Brahms. Bernd-Volker. Meyer & Meyer Sport .