Welsh International Explained

The Welsh International is an international badminton championship held in Wales since 1928 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. The tournament was halted during World War II and until 1956, between 1960 and 1966, and in 1971. It is organised by Welsh Badminton Cymru, the governing body for badminton in Wales.[1]

Past winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
1927 Alan Titherley R. Finch J. D. M. McCallum
Alan Titherley
Thompson-Smith
Reid
F. L. Treasure
Meredith
1928 Thomas P. Dick Margaret Tragett F. L. Treasure
F. B. Malthouse
Marian Horsley
L. W. Myers
Thomas P. Dick
Hazel Hogarth
1929 Donald Hume Dorothy Colpoys Donald Hume
Ralph Nichols
1930 Thomas P. Dick Thomas P. Dick
W. Basil Jones
1931 Willoughby Hamilton Thelma Kingsbury Arthur Hamilton
Willoughby Hamilton
Hazel Hogarth
Thelma Kingsbury
Ralph Nichols
Nora Coop
1932 Alice Woodroffe Donald Hume
Raymond M. White
L. W. Myers
Alice Woodroffe
Thomas P. Dick
Hazel Hogarth
1933 Betty Uber Betty Uber
Thelma Kingsbury
Donald Hume
Betty Uber
1934 Raymond M. White Thelma Kingsbury Willoughby Hamilton
Ian Maconachie
B. P. Cook
Betty Uber
1935 Raymond M. White
Ian Maconachie
Ian Maconachie
Marian Horsley
1936 Thomas P. Dick Greta Graham H. Morland
Kenneth Wilson
Dorothy Graham
Greta Graham
Raymond M. White
Thelma Kingsbury
1937 Raymond M. White Daphne Young Thomas P. Dick
H. E. Baldwin
L. W. Myers
Dorothy Colpoys
Thomas Boyle
Olive Wilson
1938 Tage Madsen Betty Uber Thomas Boyle
James Rankin
Betty Uber
Diana Doveton
1939–1954no competition
1955 James P. Doyle H. B. Mercer Desmond Lacey
James P. Doyle
H. B. Mercer
R. Smyth
Kenneth Carlisle
R. Smyth
1956 Oon Chong Teik Maggie McIntosh Kenneth Derrick
A. R. V. Dolman
Marjory Russell
Maggie McIntosh
Kenneth Derrick
B. Maxwell
1957 Oon Chong Jin Mary O'Sullivan June Timperley
Patricia Dolan
Oon Chong Jin
June Timperley
1958 Hugh Findlay Heather Ward Tony Jordan
Hugh Findlay
Heather Ward
P. E. Broad
Hugh Findlay
Heather Ward
1959–1965no competition
1966 Roger Mills Mary Thompson Roger Mills
Robert McCoig
M. Withers
Betty Fisher
Robert McCoig
McCoig
1967 Julie Charles Roger Mills
J. G. Pearson
Julie Charles
Angela Dickson
Roger Mills
Julie Charles
1968 Howard Jennings Angela Dickson Mike Tredgett
A. Finch
J. Masters
R. Gerrish
Howard Jennings
Angela Dickson
1969 Howard Jennings
Alan Fisher
Angela Dickson
Betty Fisher
1970no competition
1971 Mike Tredgett Betty Fisher Philip Smith
William Kidd
Angela Dickson
Betty Fisher
Mike Tredgett
Kathryn Whiting
1972 John Gardner Barbara Beckett John McCloy
Peter Moore
Anne Forrest
Kathryn Whiting
Clifford McIlwaine
Barbara Beckett
1973 Michael Wilkes Michael Wilkes
Alan Connor
Barbara Beckett
Sue Alfieri
Michael Wilkes
Anne Forrest
1974 Anne Statt Michael Wilkes
Alan Connor
Anne Statt
Margo Winter
Alan Connor
Margo Winter
1975 Kevin Jolly Pauline Davis Tim Stokes
Kevin Jolly
Angela Dickson
Sue Brimble
Howard Jennings
Angela Dickson
1976 David Eddy Paula Kilvington David Eddy
Eddy Sutton
Anne Statt
Jane Webster
David Eddy
Barbara Giles
1977 Mike Tredgett Gillian Gilks Barbara Sutton
Marjan Ridder
Elliot Stuart
Gillian Gilks
1978 Kevin Jolly Nora Perry Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett
Barbara Sutton
Nora Perry
Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry
1979 Thomas Kihlström Jane Webster Thomas Kihlström
Bengt Fröman
Jane Webster
Karen Puttick
Billy Gilliland
Karen Puttick
1980 Ray Stevens Gillian Gilks Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett
Gillian Gilks
Paula Kilvington
Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry
1981 Steve Baddeley Karen Bridge David Eddy
Eddy Sutton
Karen Chapman
Sally Podger
Billy Gilliland
Karen Chapman
1982 Steve Butler Sally Podger Mike Tredgett
Dipak Tailor
Nora Perry
Jane Webster
Dipak Tailor
Nora Perry
1983 Karen Beckman Mike Tredgett
Martin Dew
Helen Troke
Karen Chapman
Mike Tredgett
Karen Chapman
1984 Morten Frost Charlotte Hattens Gillian Gilks
Helen Troke
Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks
1985 Darren Hall Fiona Elliott Martin Dew
Dipak Tailor
Karen Beckman
Sara Halsall
Jesper Knudsen
Nettie Nielsen
1986 Martin Dew
Darren Hall
Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks
1987 Vimal Kumar Lee Jung-mi Richard Outterside
Mike Brown
Fiona Elliott
Sara Halsall
1988 Darren Hall Bang Soo-hyun Nick Ponting
Dave Wright
Karen Beckman
Sara Sankey
Mike Brown
Jillian Wallwork
1989[2] Mathew Smith Joanne Muggeridge Karen Chapman
Sara Sankey
Dave Wright
Claire Palmer
1990[3] Vimal Kumar Denyse Julien Cheryl Johnson
Julie Bradbury
Nick Ponting
Joanne Wright
1991[4] Wei Yan Fiona Smith Michael Adams
Chris Rees
Denyse Julien
Doris Piché
Andy Goode
Joanne Wright
1992[5] Anders Nielsen Suzanne Louis-Lane Nick Ponting
Dave Wright
Julie Bradbury
Sara Sankey
Nick Ponting
Joanne Wright
1993[6] Darren Hall Marina Andrievskaya Michael Adams
Simon Archer
Julie Bradbury
Joanne Wright
Chris Hunt
Joanne Wright
1994[7] Peter Rasmussen Denyse Julien Andrei Andropov
Nikolai Zuyev
Julie Bradbury
Joanne Wright
Nick Ponting
Joanne Wright
1995[8] Colin Haughton Elena Rybkina Elena Rybkina
Marina Yakusheva
Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Yakusheva
1996[9] Chris Bruil Kelly Morgan Ian Pearson
James Anderson
Nicole van Hooren
Brenda Conijn
Quinten van Dalm
Nicole van Hooren
1997[10] Dicky Palyama Brenda Beenhakker James Anderson
Ian Sullivan
Sara Sankey
Ella Tripp
James Anderson
Sara Sankey
1998[11] Daniel Eriksson Marina Andrievskaya Joachim Tesche
Jean-Philippe Goyette
Marina Andrievskaya
Catrine Bengtsson
Henrik Andersson
Marina Andrievskaya
1999[12] Richard Vaughan Marina Yakusheva Joachim Andersson
Peter Axelsson
Irina Ruslyakova
Marina Yakusheva
Peter Jeffrey
Joanne Davies
2000[13] Tracey Hallam Anthony Clark
Ian Sullivan
Ella Tripp
Sara Sankey
Anthony Clark
Gail Emms
2001[14] Irwansyah Brenda Beenhakker Vincent Laigle
Svetoslav Stoyanov
Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Yakusheva
2002[15] Karina de Wit Nikolai Zuyev
Stanislav Pukhov
Ella Tripp
Joanne Wright
2003[16] Ella Karachkova Ashley Thilthorpe
Kristian Roebuck
Ella Karachkova
Anastasia Russkikh
Alexandr Russkikh
Anastasia Russkikh
2004[17] Nathan Rice Petya Nedelcheva Reuben Gordown
Aji Basuki Sindoro
Petya Nedelcheva
Yuan Wemyss
Matthew Hughes
Kelly Morgan
2005[18] Chetan Anand Eleanor Cox Andrew Ellis
Dean George
Hayley Connor
Heather Olver
Valiyaveetil Diju
Jwala Gutta
2006[19] Irwansyah Huang Chia-chi Matthew Hughes
Martyn Lewis
Natalie Munt
Mariana Agathangelou
Kristian Roebuck
Natalie Munt
2007[20] Marc Zwiebler Jill Pittard Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Adam Cwalina
Chloe Magee
Bing Huang
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
Malgorzata Kurdelska
2008[21] Brice Leverdez Kati Tolmoff Andrew Bowman
Martyn Lewis
Mariana Agathangelou
Jillie Cooper
Watson Briggs
Jillie Cooper
2009[22] Kristian Nielsen Tatjana Bibik Vitalij Durkin
Aleksandr Nikolaenko
Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova
Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
2010[23] Anita Raj Kaur Peter Käsbauer
Josche Zurwonne
Joanne Quay
Anita Raj Kaur
Peter Käsbauer
Johanna Goliszewski
2011[24] Niluka Karunaratne Nicole Schaller Chris Coles
Matthew Nottingham
Ng Hui Ern
Ng Hui Lin
Martin Campbell
Ng Hui Lin
2012[25] Chou Tien-chen Chiang Mei-hui Marcus Ellis
Paul Van Rietvelde
Gabrielle White
Lauren Smith
Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White
2013[26] Pablo Abián Beiwen Zhang Chris Coles
Matthew Nottingham
Tang Hetian
Renuga Veeran
Chris Langridge
Heather Olver
2014[27] Kieran Merrilees Beatriz Corrales Matthew Nottingham
Harley Towler
Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
Chris Coles
Sophie Brown
2015[28] Vladimir Malkov Anna Thea Madsen Marcus Ellis
Chris Langridge
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Matthew Nottingham
Emily Westwood
2016[29] Pablo Abián Beatriz Corrales Liao Min-chun
Su Cheng-heng
Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova
Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
2017[30] Nhat Nguyen Tanvi Lad Oliver Baczala
Michael Roe
Lise Jaques
Flore Vandenhoucke
Michael Roe
Jessica Hopton
2018[31] Luís Enrique Peñalver Clara Azurmendi Max Flynn
Callum Hemming
Julie MacPherson
Holly Newall
Matthew Clare
Victoria Williams
2019[32] Ditlev Jæger Holm Chiang Chien-wei
Ye Hong-wei
Abigail Holden
Lizzie Tolman
Alexander Dunn
Ciara Torrance
2020[33] Cancelled
2021[34] Arnaud Merklé Hsu Wen-chi Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang
Margot Lambert
Anne Tran
William Villeger
Anne Tran
2022[35] Mads Christophersen Yvonne Li Rasmus Kjær
Frederik Søgaard
Jesper Toft
Clara Graversen
2023[36] Joakim Oldorff Rosy Oktavia Pancasari Christopher Grimley
Matthew Grimley
Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
Jan Colin Völker
Stine Küspert

Performances by nation

RankNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
131304440.542.5188
28438.5427.5
356634.524.5
41545520
51243515
66210211
7440008
82301.517.5
9211217
212117
11
210216
12111.5025.5
13122005
310015
150102.503.5
020.5103.5
17110103
001023
021003
20000101
010001
100001
001001
100001
010001
010001
Total7272727272360

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History. welshbadminton.net . Badminton Wales. 2009. 13 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090607095907/http://www.welshbadminton.net/History.aspx. 7 June 2009.
  2. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=41F510E3-A7ED-4B1C-A39A-6FC560857C37 1989 IS winners
  3. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=7F621CE4-7F8B-4917-A1A9-109C650B4791 1990 IS winners
  4. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=A72575F9-A814-4A55-BC33-1A1F7FCF1C15 1991 IS winners
  5. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=D38BF88D-5E11-4598-8A24-F29E58285A8A 1992 IS winners
  6. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=0C524E1A-E610-4368-8149-6C3F0BA093AF 1993 IS winners
  7. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=33828E38-66EA-489A-A1C6-97C617DF6334 1994 IS winners
  8. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=78B5EA49-D9A2-4620-8D4F-AB5522455E4B 1995 IS winners
  9. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=D3715EAE-E7C9-4100-B576-0193E5BC93CC 1996 IS winners
  10. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=67357AFB-8271-4683-819F-83DFB9BD53C8 1997 IS winners
  11. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=C57816EA-189E-4A99-A05F-2854EB1D448C 1998 IS winners
  12. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=A776A074-F098-49F8-B489-8D6BFE4690F2 1999 IS winners
  13. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=2676E71D-462C-4215-BC4C-66052D022C6F 2000 IS winners
  14. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=7BA707BC-2DEC-4094-A536-65FCCCC6EECC 2001 IS winners
  15. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=13CB324C-3DEB-459C-8281-36A13B4E3D3F 2002 IS winners
  16. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=2C5092F2-27AA-470F-8357-203A7639C6C2 2003 IS winners
  17. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=5D8CB200-DDD1-4A05-9F16-313ABF9D5C8F 2004 IS winners
  18. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=413A34AB-1444-4DF0-B0B0-13D0A1C127AF 2005 IS winners
  19. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=88cba677-91a5-41eb-980c-ecd8cb1eb973 2006 IS winners
  20. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=b542dc62-cb61-443a-963a-ecca61998aab 2007 IS winners
  21. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=9499bdab-a65c-4ccc-a9d6-9c3b177a2995 2008 IS winners
  22. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=0c3cbde1-c466-41ed-9a26-7559cf2ae215 2009 IS winners
  23. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=B449653F-ADEB-463A-AEB6-A9B6378C5E4E 2010 IS winners
  24. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=3D9BEBF6-68CB-44A3-B891-CA7F6B8CC566 2011 IS winners
  25. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=A9B6FA70-521E-493E-9244-D45C5F0A3AAB 2012 IC winners
  26. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=8813CBE9-027F-4234-AA67-105C5149C912 2013 IC winners
  27. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=8E473910-26C3-4B8D-A67B-E782409078E6 2014 IC winners
  28. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=44B658D0-1E4E-468C-ADA9-F73B8194E19E 2015 IC winners
  29. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=6E9CFC52-FDCF-44D9-BFB1-A41F7340D3BB 2016 IC winners
  30. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=31EF2476-B15B-402A-AF66-46BFAB9CDCCD 2017 FS winners
  31. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=5F02E1FA-3CC7-471D-9C16-0679981B87FA 2018 IS winners
  32. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=40F3B7BD-13A9-44D8-8289-50EB388992E1 2019 IS winners
  33. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/A2B6A165-5A75-4E8B-9929-FB87F3DBCB92 2020 IS
  34. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=A765B171-6206-4BEF-83F0-10C50A448E95 2021 IS winners
  35. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=7B538F69-7427-44D7-8947-FA81F445E643 2022 IC winners
  36. https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=3d98365a-5a77-4427-8455-49a0be2018f7 YONEX Welsh International Badminton Championships 2023 winners