List of All England men's singles champions

Below is the list of the winners at the All England Open Badminton Championships. Between 1915-1919 the All England was cancelled because of World War I. Between 1940-1946 the All England was cancelled because of World War II.

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1900	Sydney Howard Smith	D. Oakes
1901	H. W. Davies	Ralph George Watling
1902	Ralph Watling	E. Young
1903	Ralph Watling	Henry Norman Marrett
1904	Henry Norman Marrett	George Alan Thomas
1905	Henry Norman Marrett	Ralph George Watling	15-6, 15-2
1906	Norman Wood	Henry Norman Marrett	15-8, 18-13
1907	Norman Wood	Frank Chesterton
1908	Henry Norman Marrett	Arthur M. Cave	12-15, 18-14, 15-9
1909	Frank Chesterton	Henry Norman Marrett	15-8, 8-15, 15-10
1910	Frank Chesterton	Henry Norman Marrett	15-4, 15-10
1911	Guy A. Sautter	J. H. Colin Prior	15-6, 15-11
1912	Frank Chesterton	Guy A. Sautter	15-10, 15-13
1913	Guy A. Sautter	Frank Chesterton	15-7, 15-8
1914	Guy A. Sautter	Frank Chesterton	15-4, 15-10
1915 1919	No competition
1920	George Alan Thomas	W. M. Swinden	15-9, 14-17, 15-5
1921	George Alan Thomas	Frank Hodge	15-7, 8-15, 15-3
1922	George Alan Thomas	Frank Hodge	15-14, 15-5
1923	George Alan Thomas	Herbert Uber	15-10, 15-10
1924	Gordon 'Curly' Mack	George Alan Thomas	17-15, 9-15, 15–6
1925	Frank Devlin	Frank Hodge	11-15, 15-7, 18-15
1926	Frank Devlin	Albert Harbot	7-15, 15-5, 15-6
1927	Frank Devlin	Albert Harbot	15-3, 15-7
1928	Frank Devlin	Albert Harbot	15-10, 15-6
1929	Frank Devlin	Donald C. Hume	15-4, 15-1
1930	Donald C. Hume	Alan Titherley	15-12, 15-12
1931	Frank Devlin	T. P. Dick	3-15, 15-10, 15-3
1932	Ralph C.F. Nichols	Raymond White	5-15, 15-11, 18–16
1933	Raymond White	Donald C. Hume
1934	Ralph C.F. Nichols	T. P. Dick	15-11, 15-8
1935	Raymond White	Ralph C. F. Nichols	15-10, 15-7
1936	Ralph C.F. Nichols	Raymond White	18–16, 17–18, 15–10
1937	Ralph C.F. Nichols	T. P. Dick	15-8, 15-7
1938	Ralph C.F. Nichols	Jesper Bie	15-4, 15-5
1939	Tage Madsen	Ralph C. F. Nichols	10–15, 18–13, 15–7
1940 1946	No competition
1947	Conny Jepsen	Prakash Nath	15-7, 15-11
1948	Jørn Skaarup	Poul Holm	15–3, 15–13
1949	Dave G. Freeman	Ooi Teik Hock	15–1, 15–6
1950	Wong Peng Soon	Poul Holm	15–7, 15–10
1951	Wong Peng Soon	Ong Poh Lim	15–18, 18–14, 15–7
1952	Wong Peng Soon	Eddy B. Choong	15–11, 18–13
1953	Eddy B. Choong	Heah Hock Aun	15–4, 15–4
1954	Eddy B. Choong	Donald Smythe	15–5, 15–6
1955	Wong Peng Soon	Eddy B. Choong	15–7, 14–17, 15–10
1956	Eddy B. Choong	Finn Kobberø	11–15, 15–3, 15–11
1957	Eddy B. Choong	Erland Kops	15–9, 15–3
1958	Erland Kops	Finn Kobberø	15–10, 8–15, 15–8
1959	Tan Joe Hok	Ferry Sonneville	15–8, 10–15, 15–3
1960	Erland Kops	Charoen Wattanasin	15–11, 11–15, 15–6
1961	Erland Kops	Finn Kobberø	15–10, 15–6
1962	Erland Kops	Charoen Wattanasin	15–10, 15–5
1963	Erland Kops	Channarong Ratanaseangsuang	15–7, 15–7
1964	Knud Aage Nielsen	Henning Borch	8–15, 17–14, 15–4
1965	Erland Kops	Tan Aik Huang	15–13, 15–12
1966	Tan Aik Huang	Masao Akiyama	15–7, 15–4
1967	Erland Kops	Tan Aik Huang	15–12, 15–10
1968	Rudy Hartono	Tan Aik Huang	15–12, 15–9
1969	Rudy Hartono	Darmadi	15–1, 15–3
1970	Rudy Hartono	Svend Pri	15-7, 15-1
1971	Rudy Hartono	Muljadi	15-1, 15-5
1972	Rudy Hartono	Svend Pri	15-9, 15-4
1973	Rudy Hartono	Christian Hadinata	15–4, 15–2
1974	Rudy Hartono	Punch Gunalan	8–15, 15–9, 15–10
1975	Svend Pri	Rudy Hartono	15–11, 17–14
1976	Rudy Hartono	Liem Swie King	15-7, 15-6
1977	Flemming Delfs	Liem Swie King	15-18, 15-11, 15-8
1978	Liem Swie King	Rudy Hartono	15-10, 15-3
1979	Liem Swie King	Flemming Delfs	15-7, 15-8
1980	Prakash Padukone	Liem Swie King	15-3, 15-10
1981	Liem Swie King	Prakash Padukone	11-15, 15-4, 15-6
1982	Morten Frost	Luan Jin	11-15, 15-2, 15-7
1983	Luan Jin	Morten Frost	15-2, 13-15, 15-4
1984	Morten Frost	Liem Swie King	9-15, 15-10, 15-10
1985	Zhao Jianhua	Morten Frost	6-15, 15-10, 18-15
1986	Morten Frost	Misbun Sidek	15-2, 15-8
1987	Morten Frost	Icuk Sugiarto	15-10, 15-0
1988	Ib Frederiksen	Morten Frost	8-15, 15-7, 15-10
1989	Yang Yang	Morten Frost	15-6, 15-7
1990	Zhao Jianhua	Joko Suprianto	15-4, 15-1
1991	Ardy Wiranata	Foo Kok Keong	15-12, 15-10
1992	Liu Jun	Zhao Jianhua	15-13, 15-13
1993	Heryanto Arbi	Joko Suprianto	15-7, 4-15, 15-11
1994	Heryanto Arbi	Ardy Wiranata	15-12, 17-14
1995	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Heryanto Arbi	17-16, 15-6
1996	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Rashid Sidek	15-7, 15-6
1997	Dong Jiong	Sun Jun	15-9, 15-5
1998	Sun Jun	Ong Ewe Hock	15-1, 15-7
1999	Peter Gade	Taufik Hidayat	15-11, 7-15, 15-10
2000	Xia Xuanze	Taufik Hidayat	15-6, 15-13
2001	Pullela Gopichand	Chen Hong	15-12, 15-6
2002	Chen Hong	Budi Santoso	7-4, 7-5, 7-1
2003	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	Chen Hong	17-14, 15-10
2004	Lin Dan	Peter Gade	9-15, 15-5, 15-8
2005	Chen Hong	Lin Dan	8-15, 15-5, 15-2
2006	Lin Dan	Lee Hyun-il	15-7, 15-7
2007	Lin Dan	Chen Yu	21-13, 21-12
2008	Chen Jin	Lin Dan	22-20, 25-23
2009	Lin Dan	Lee Chong Wei	21-19, 21-12
2010	Lee Chong Wei	Kenichi Tago	21-19, 21-19
2011	Lee Chong Wei	Lin Dan	21-17, 21-17
2012	Lin Dan	Lee Chong Wei	21-19, 6-2
2013	Chen Long	Lee Chong Wei	21-17, 21-18
2014	Lee Chong Wei	Chen Long	21-13, 21-18
2015	Chen Long	Jan O Jorgensen	15–21, 21–17, 21–15
2016	Lin Dan	Tian Houwei	21-9, 21-10

Number of titles by country

Rank	Country	No. of Titles
1	England	24
2	Denmark	20
3	China	19
4	Indonesia	15
5	Malaysia	13
6	Ireland	7
7	Switzerland	3
8	India	2
9	Sweden	1
9	United States	1

In 1913 & 1914 Guy Sautter competed under the alias of U.N.Lappin and in 1920 George Thomas played under the alias of George Allen.

References

• All England Champions 1899-2007
• BadmintonEngland.co.uk
• badmintoneurope.com
• Pat Davis: The Encyclopaedia of Badminton. Robert Hale, London, 1987, ISBN 0-7090-2796-6