Irish Open (badminton)

The Irish International or Irish Open in badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. It was however interrupted by the two World Wars. This tournament is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit and takes place at the end of November every year as part of the home nations loop of international tournaments that include the Scottish Open and the Welsh Open in consecutive weeks. The tournament for most part and in recent years has been an International Challenge rated event. The recent exception was in 2012, 2017 & 2018 when the tournament was downgraded to International Series due to funding. Recent editions have been held in the Baldoyle Badminton Centre except for 2007 and 2011 tournaments which were held in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.

In 2016 the Irish Open moved to the new National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown, Dublin, as the first ever event in the new state of the art arena before its official opening in January 2017. The December 2017 edition reverted to an International Series level tournament which saw three Irish players/pairs reach the final.

Notable past winners of the Irish Open are Carolina Marin(multiple Olympic and World Champion in women's singles) and multiple All England winner Tina Baun(nee Rasmussen). Marin's win in 2009 was the Spanish player's first senior international win while still a junior.

Past winners[edit]

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1902	Blayney Hamilton	no competition	Willoughby Hamilton Blayney Hamilton	no competition	Blayney Hamilton R. H. Goff
1903			G. Lucas R. D. Marshal	Meriel Lucas Mabel Hardy	Leonard Ransford Mabel Hardy
1904			Blayney Hamilton T. D. Good	Meriel Lucas Ethel B. Thomson	Leonard Ransford Mabel Hardy
1905	Henry Norman Marrett		Henry Norman Marrett Albert Prebble	Meriel Lucas Ethel B. Thomson	Norman Wood Hazel Hogarth
1906	Henry Norman Marrett		Henry Norman Marrett Albert Prebble	no competition
1907	Arthur Cave		Blayney Hamilton T. D. Good	Hazel Hogarth Muriel Bateman
1908			Blayney Hamilton T. D. Good	Meriel Lucas Margaret Larminie	Blayney Hamilton Meriel Lucas
1909			Frank Chesterton George Thomas	Hazel Hogarth Muriel Bateman	George Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1910	Frank Chesterton		Frank Chesterton George Thomas	Muriel Bateman Margaret Larminie	George Thomas Margaret Larminie
1911	George Thomas		Guy A. Sautter George Thomas	Lavinia Clara Radeglia Margaret Larminie	George Thomas Margaret Larminie
1912	Guy A. Sautter			Lavinia Clara Radeglia Margaret Tragett	George Thomas Margaret Tragett
1913	George Thomas			Robert Plews Margaret Tragett	Guy A. Sautter Hazel Hogarth
1914	George Thomas		Robert Plews George Thomas	Lavinia Clara Radeglia Constance Pierson	George Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1915– 1919	no competition due to World War I
1920	George Thomas	no competition	Frederick Kennedy R. H. Lambert	Hazel Hogarth Lavinia Clara Radeglia	George Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1921	George Thomas		Frank Devlin Robert Plews	Hazel Hogarth E. F. Stewart	George Thomas Hazel Hogarth
1922	Guy A. Sautter		Gordon 'Curly' Mack George Thomas	Marjorie Barrett Kitty McKane	Guy A. Sautter Eveline Peterson
1923	Gordon 'Curly' Mack			D. Pilkington D. Anderson	Frank Devlin E. F. Stewart
1924	Frank Devlin	Marian Horsley		A. M. Head Kitty McKane	Gordon 'Curly' Mack Margaret Tragett
1925	Gordon 'Curly' Mack	Margaret Tragett	Gordon 'Curly' Mack R. A. Goff	A. M. Head M. Homan	Gordon 'Curly' Mack Margaret Tragett
1926	Frank Devlin	Margaret Tragett	Raoul du Roveray George Thomas	Marian Horsley Violet Elton	Frank Hodge Violet Elton
1927	George Thomas	D. Pilkington	Gordon 'Curly' Mack George Thomas	D. Pilkington Ada Good	Gordon 'Curly' Mack A. M. Head
1928	Albert Harbot	Marjorie Barrett	Albert Harbot George Thomas	Marjorie Barrett Violet Elton	Albert Harbot Violet Elton
1929	Willoughby Hamilton	Derreen Good	J. D. M. McCallum George Thomas	D. Pilkington Ada Good	James Barr C. T. Duncan
1930		Betty Uber	Herbert Uber Donald Hume	Marian Horsley Betty Uber	Herbert Uber Betty Uber
1931		Marian Horsley	Gordon 'Curly' Mack Frank Devlin	Marian Horsley C. T. Duncan	Frank Devlin Marian Horsley
1932	Raymond White	Betty Uber	Donald Hume Ralph Nichols	Marian Horsley Betty Uber	Donald Hume Betty Uber
1933	Willoughby Hamilton	Olive Wilson	Thomas Boyle James Rankin	Marian Horsley Olive Wilson	James Rankin Mavis Hamilton
1934	Raymond White	Thelma Kingsbury	Ian Maconachie Willoughby Hamilton	Marian Horsley Betty Uber	Donald Hume Betty Uber
1935	James Rankin	Alice Teague	Ian Maconachie James Rankin	Marian Horsley Olive Wilson	Ian Maconachie Marian Horsley
1936	Ralph Nichols	Thelma Kingsbury		Marian Horsley Betty Uber	Donald Hume Betty Uber
1937	James Rankin	Elizabeth Anderson		Mavis Macnaughton Norma Stoker	James Rankin Olive Wilson
1938	Thomas Boyle	Daphne Young	Kenneth Wilson Alan Titherley	Daphne Young Norma Stoker	Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson
1939	A. S. Samuel	Mavis Macnaughton	Thomas Boyle James Rankin	Mavis Macnaughton Olive Wilson	Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson
1940– 1946	no competition due to World War II
1947	Noel B. Radford	Queenie Allen	Thomas Boyle James Rankin	Queenie Allen Betty Uber	Ralph Nichols Bessie Shearlaw
1948	Noel B. Radford		Noel B. Radford Frank Peard	Nora Conway Barbara J. Good	Tom Wingfield V. E. Duringer
1949	Ong Poh Lim		Ong Poh Lim Lim Kee Fong	Queenie Allen Betty Uber	Harold Marsland Queenie Allen
1950	Frank Peard	Nancy Horner	Frank Peard Jim FitzGibbon	Nora Conway B. Potter	James C. Mackay Nancy Horner
1951	Eddy B. Choong	Elisabeth O'Beirne	Harold Marsland Kenneth Greasley	Elisabeth O'Beirne Amy Choong	Eddy B. Choong Amy Choong
1952		Jean Lawless	David E. L. Choong Eddy B. Choong	Jean Lawless Barbara J. Good	Heah Hock Aun Joy Saunders
1953		Iris Cooley	David E. L. Choong Eddy B. Choong	Iris Cooley June White	Eddy B. Choong June White
1954	Jeffrey Robson	Heather Robson	Frank Peard Jim FitzGibbon		Wilfred Robinson Nancy Horner
1955	Tony Jordan	Iris Cooley	Warwick Shute John Best		Tony Jordan June White
1956	James Doyle	Mary O'Sullivan	Alastair Russel Alistair McIntyre	Marjory B. Forrester Maggie A. McIntosh	Ray Smyth Sheila Smyth
1957	Eddy B. Choong	Iris RoFRGs	Eddy B. Choong Oon Chong Teik	Iris RoFRGs June Timperley	Tony Jordan June Timperley
1958	Oon Chong Jin	Yvonne Kelly	Oon Chong Jin Oon Chong Teik	Catherine Dunglison Gladys Massie	Mac Henderson Helen McIntosh
1959	Trevor Coates	Heather Ward	Tony Jordan Ronald Lockwood	Iris RoFRGs June Timperley	Tony Jordan June Timperley
1960	Robert McCoig	Mary O'Sullivan	Robert McCoig Frank Shannon	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	Robert McCoig Wilma Tyre
1961	Trevor Coates	Ursula Smith	Hugh Findlay Ronald Lockwood	Sue Peard Lena Rea	Tony Jordan June Timperley
1962	Charoen Wattanasin		Robert McCoig Frank Shannon	Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan	Robert McCoig Wilma Tyre
1963	Colin Beacom		Tony Jordan Peter Wadell	Brenda Parr Jennifer Pritchard	Kenneth Derrick Margaret Barrand
1964	Robert McCoig	Judy Hashman	Robert McCoig Frank Shannon	Sue Peard Judy Hashman	Robert McCoig Judy Hashman
1965	Richard Purser	Angela Bairstow	RoFRG Mills David Horton	Ursula Smith Jennifer Pritchard	John Havers Margaret Barrand
1966	Lee Kin Tat	Mary Bryan	Robert McCoig Mac Henderson	Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan	Mac Henderson Catherine Dunglison
1967	Alan Parsons	Angela Bairstow	RoFRG Mills David Horton	Margaret Boxall Sue Pound	RoFRG Mills Iris RogFRGs
1968	Lee Kin Tat	Mary Bryan	Ian Hume Jim McNeillage	Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan	Robert McCoig Mary Thomson
1969	Ray Sharp	Gillian Perrin	David Eddy RoFRG Powell	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall
1970	Robert McCoig	Yvonne Kelly	Robert McCoig Fraser Gow	Yvonne Kelly Sue Peard	Robert McCoig Helen Kelly
1971	Derek Talbot	Margaret Beck	Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot	Margaret Beck Julie Rickard	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
1972	Colin Bell	Yvonne Kelly	Adrian Bell Peter Moore	Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan	John McCloy Mary Bryan
1973	Colin Bell	Barbara Beckett	Adrian Bell Colin Bell	Barbara Beckett Lena McAleese	Adrian Bell Barbara Beckett
1974	Robert McCoig	Dorte Tyghe	Jim Ansari John Britton	Barbara Lord Dorthe Tyghe	Fraser Gow Christine Stewart
1975	Piet Ridder	Joke van Beusekom	William Kerr Kenneth Parsons	Marjan Luesken Joke van Beusekom	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder
1976	Michael Wilks	Barbara Beckett	Peter Bullivant Michael Wilks	Yvonne Kelly Barbara Beckett	John Scott Barbara Beckett
1977	Tim Goode	Pamela Hamilton	Tim Goode Duncan Bridge	Mary Dinan Wendy Orr	John Scott Pamela Hamilton
1978	Richard Purser	Dorothy Cunningham	Richard Purser Bryan Purser	Christine Stewart Anne Johnstone	Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart
1979	Brian Wallwork	Sally Leadbeater	Duncan Bridge Ray Rofe	Kathleen Redhead Diane Simpson	Duncan Bridge Kathleen Redhead
1980	Dan Travers	Else Thoresen	Dan Travers Gordon Hamilton	Christine Heatly Joy Reid	Frazer Evans Diane Underwood
1981	Andy Goode	Helen Troke	Gary Scott Andy Goode	Jill Pringle Mary Leeves	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder
1982	Michal Malý	Pamela Hamilton	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	Pamela Hamilton Alison Fulton	Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly
1983	Joe Ford	Pamela Hamilton	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	Fiona Elliott Jill Pringle
1984	Kevin Jolly	Sally PodFRG	Dipak Tailor Chris Dobson	Sally PodFRG Barbara Sutton
1985	Kevin Jolly	Fiona Elliott	Billy Gililand Dan Travers	Fiona Elliott Alison Fischer
1986	Alex White	Alison Fisher	Alex White Dan Travers	Alison Fischer Caroline Gay	Dan Travers Morag McKay
1987		Sara Halsall	Alex White Iain Pringle	Karen Beckman Sara Halsall	Mike Tredgett Karen Beckman
1988		Anne Gibson	Alex White Iain Pringle	Bozena Haracz Bozena Siemieniec	Nick Ponting Julie Munday
1989	Anthony Gallagher	Suzanne Louis	Dan Travers Ken Middlemiss	Jennifer Allen Elinor Allen	Miles Johnson Suzanne Louis
1990 (Feb.)	Iain Sydie	Charlotta Wihlborg	Stephan Kuhl Kai Mitteldorf	Charlotta Wihlborg Margit Borg	Peter Holden Alison Fisher
1990 (Dec.)	Andrey Antropov	Irina Serova	Mike Brown Chris Hunt	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	Michael Keck Irina Serova
1991	Jeroen van Dijck	Fiona Smith	Nick Ponting Dave Wright	Alison Humby Joanne Wright	Nick Ponting Joanne Wright
1992	Chris Bruil	Marina Andrievskaya	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva	Lars Pedersen Anne Mette Bille
1993	Chris Bruil	Marina Andrievskaya	Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva	Simon Archer Joanne Davies
1994	Rikard Magnsson	Margit Borg	Jan Jørgensen Peder Nissen	Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard	Kenny Middlemiss Elinor Allen
1995	Rikard Magnsson	Doris Piche	Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard	Majken Vange Pernille Harder	Julian Robertson Lorraine Cole
1996	Kenneth Jonassen	Pernille Harder	Lee Sung-yuan Yang Shih-jeng	Tanja Berg Mette Pedersen	Jesper Larsen Maiken Vange
1997	Darren Hall	Karolina Ericsson	James Anderson Ian Sullivan	Pernille Harder Mette Schjoldager	Nathan Robertson Joanne Wright
1998^[1]	Darren Hall	Justine Willmott	Michail Popov Svetoslav Stojanov	Joanne Wright Gail Emms	Ruud Kuijten Manon Albinus
1999^[2]	Peter Knowles	Miho Tanaka	Graham Hurrell James Anderson	Hiromi Yamada Naomi Murakami	Anthony Clark Lorraine Cole
2000^[3]	Michael Edge	Gao Yuan	Alastair Gatt Craig Robertson	Emma Chaffin Sarah Hardaker	Russell Hogg Kirsteen McEwan
2001^[4]	Mark Constable	Kara Solmundson	Stephen Foster Robert Blair	Helle Nielsen Lene Mørk	Robert Blair Natalie Munt
2002^[5]	Kenneth Jonassen	Karina de Wit	Robert Blair Ian Palethorpe	Ella Tripp Joanne Wright	Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan
2003^[6]	Kenneth Jonassen	Tine Rasmussen	Svetoslav Stoyanov Vincent Laigle	Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk	Simon Archer Donna Kellogg
2004^[7]	Joachim Persson	Petya Nedelcheva	Ruben Gordown Khosadalina Aji Basuki Sindoro	Pernille Harder Helle Nielsen	Ruben Gordown Khosadalina Kelly Matthews
2005^[8]	Chetan Anand	Ella Karachkova	Mihail Popov Svetoslav Stoyanov	Jenny Wallwork Sarah Bok	Roman Spitko Carina Mette
2006^[9]	Jens-Kristian Leth	Sara Persson	Thomas Tesche Jochen Cassel	Emma Mason Imogen Bankier	Wouter Claes Nathalie Descamps
2007^[10]	Peter Mikkelsen	Elizabeth Cann	Khan Bob Malaythong Howard Bach	Bing Huang Chloe Magee	Howard Bach Eva Lee
2008^[11]	Rajiv Ouseph	Zhang Xi	Richard Eidestedt Andrew Ellis	Helle Nielsen Marie Røpke	Jacob Chemnitz Marie Røpke
2009^[12]	Henri Hurskainen	Carolina Marín	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver	Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
2010^[13]	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	Susan Egelstaff	Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis	Maria Helsbøl Anne Skelbæk	Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier
2011^[14]	Rajiv Ouseph	Pai Hsiao-ma	Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz	Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin	Marcus Ellis Heather Olver
2012^[15]	Scott Evans	Line Kjærsfeldt	Jacco Arends Jelle Maas	Samantha Barning Eefje Muskens	Jorrit de Ruiter Samantha Barning
2013^[16]	Ramdan Misbun	Beiwen Zhang	Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha	Eefje Muskens Selena Piek	Jacco Arends Selena Piek
2014^[17]	Ng Ka Long	Beatriz Corrales	Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha	Emelie Fabbeke Lena Grebak	Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen
2015^[18]	Anders Antonsen	Olga Konon	Raphael Beck Peter Käsbauer	Stefani Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva	Mathias Christiansen Lena Grebak
2016^[19]	Fabian Roth	Line Kjærsfeldt	Jones Ralfy Jansen Josche Zurwonne	Emilie Lefel Anne Tran	Mathias Christiansen Sara Thygesen
2017^[20]	Alexander Roovers	Anna Thea Madsen	Alexander Dunn Adam Hall	Emilie Lefel Anne Tran	Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore
2018^[21]	Léo Rossi	An Se-young	Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae	Emily Westwood Yang Li Lian	Sam Magee Chloe Magee
2019^[22]	Toma Junior Popov	Qi Xuefei	Jones Ralfy Jansen Peter Käsbauer	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn	Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje
2020	Cancelled^{[note 1]}
2021^[23]	Yeoh Seng Zoe	Hsu Wen-chi	Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun	Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek
2022^[24]	Magnus Johannesen	Riko Gunji	Ayato Endo Yuta Takei	Chang Ching-hui Yang Ching-tun	Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore
2023^[25]	Nhat Nguyen	Yang Yu-chi	Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	Terry Hee Jessica Tan

^ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 14 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.

Performances by nation[edit]

As of the 2023 edition

Rank	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	England	37	36	39	49.5	52.5	214
2	Ireland	23	15	22	22.5	17	99.5
3	Scotland	9	8	19	6.5	18.5	61
4	Denmark	9	5	3	10.5	8	35.5
5	Malaya Malaysia	9		6	2	2	19
6	Netherlands	4	2	1	4	5	16
7	Germany	2	1	5	2	1.5	11.5
8	Soviet Union CIS Russia	1	4	2	2	0.5	9.5
9	Sweden	3	4		1.5		8.5
10	France	2	1	2	2		7
11	Chinese Taipei		3	1	1		5
	New Zealand	3	1	1			5
	United States		2	1	0.5	1.5	5
14	Japan		2	1	1		4
	Poland			3	1		4
	South Africa	1	1	1	1		4
17	Bulgaria		1	1	1		3
	Canada	1	2				3
	Singapore	2				1	3
20	Belgium					2	2
	Netherlands				1	1	2
	South Korea		1	1			2
	Spain		2				2
24	Indonesia			1		0.5	1.5
25	China			1			1
	Czechoslovakia	1					1
	Hong Kong	1					1
	India	1					1
	Norway		1				1
	Thailand	1					1
Total		110	93	110	108	110	531

External links[edit]

yonexirishinternational.com

[23] This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 14 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.

[1] 1998 winners

[2] 1999 winners

[3] 2000 winners

[4] 2001 winners

[5] 2002 winners

[6] 2003 winners

[7] 2004 winners

[8] 2005 winners

[9] 2006 winners

[10] 2007 winners

[11] 2008 IC winners

[12] 2009 IC winners

[13] 2010 IC winners

[14] 2011 IC winners

[15] 2012 IS winners

[16] 2013 IC winners

[17] 2014 IC winners

[18] 2015 IC winners

[19] 2016 IC winners

[20] 2017 IS winners

[21] 2018 IS winners

[22] 2019 IC winners

[24] 2021 IC winners

[25] 2022 IC

[26] Irish Open 2023 winners

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