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 beginning of December 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 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.

The Irish Open was the first senior international title won by Spain's Carolina Marin at the age of 16 in 2009. Marin went on to win the European & World Championship in 2014 in Copenhagen as well as the coveted All England in 2015 in Birmingham, England before adding another world title in 2015. Marin then claimed Olympic Gold in Rio 2016. Other greats to lift the Irish Open title have been Kenneth Jonassen and Tine Rasmussen (Baun) of Denmark with Adam Cwalina of Poland the most prolific of champions in recent years with Men's doubles victories in 2011 (partnering Michal logosz) and back-to-back titles in 2013 & 2014 alongside Przemyslaw Wacha. Recent Irish winners have been Scott Evans (MS) in 2012 and Chloe Magee alongside Huang Bing in 2007.

Carolina Marin, European, World & Olympic Champion winning her first senior title in Dublin 2009

In 2018 Sam Magee reasserted himself as the most successful Irish badminton athlete of the modern era adding the Irish Open mixed doubles title to his European Games and European Championship medals. Sam Magee partnered his sister Chloe to the title, a part of the European badminton circuit, at the National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown.

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.

Past winners

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
1905 Henry Norman Marrett Henry Norman Marrett
Albert Prebble
Norman Wood
Hazel Hogarth
1906 no competition
1907 Arthur Cave Blayney Hamilton
T. D. Good
M. Hogarth
Muriel Bateman
1908 Meriel Lucas
Margaret Larminie
Blayney Hamilton
Meriel Lucas
1909 Frank Chesterton
George Thomas
M. Hogarth
Muriel Bateman
George Thomas
Hazel Hogarth
1910 Frank Chesterton Muriel Bateman
Margaret Larminie
George Thomas
Margaret Larminie
1911 George Thomas Guy A. Sautter
George Thomas
Lavinia Clara Radeglia
Margaret Larminie
1912 Guy A. Sautter Lavinia Clara Radeglia
Margaret Tragett
George Thomas
Margaret Tragett
1913 George Thomas R. H. Plews
Margaret Tragett
Guy A. Sautter
Hazel Hogarth
1914 R. H. Plews
George Thomas
Lavinia Clara Radeglia
C. Pearson
George Thomas
Hazel Hogarth
1915
1919
no competition
1920 George Thomas no competition F. A. Kennedy
R. H. Lambert
Hazel Hogarth
Lavinia Clara Radeglia
George Thomas
Hazel Hogarth
1921 Frank Devlin
R. H. Plews
Hazel Hogarth
E. F. Stewart
1922 Guy A. Sautter Gordon 'Curly' Mack
George Thomas
Marjorie Barrett
Kitty McKane
Guy A. Sautter
E. G. Peterson
1923 Gordon 'Curly' Mack D. Pilkington
Elizabeth 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
1926 Frank Devlin 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
A. Titherley
Daphne Young
Norma Stoker
Thomas Boyle
Olive Wilson
1939 A. S. Samuel Mavis Macnaughton Thomas Boyle
James Rankin
Mavis Macnaughton
Olive Wilson
1940
1946
no competition
1947 Noel B. Radford Queenie Allen Thomas Boyle
James Rankin
Queenie Allen
Betty Uber
Ralph Nichols
Bessie Shearlaw
1948 Noel B. Radford
Frank Peard
Nora Conway
Barbara J. Good
H. J. 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 A. M. Horner Frank Peard
James FitzGibbon
Nora Conway
B. Potter
J. C. Mackay
A. M. Horner
1951 Eddy B. Choong I. E. O'Beirne Harold Marsland
Kenneth Greasley
I. E. O'Beirne
A. Choong
Eddy B. Choong
A. Choong
1952 Jean Lawless E. L. Choong
Eddy B. Choong
Jean Lawless
Barbara J. Good
H. A. Heah
G. F. Saunders
1953 Iris Cooley Iris Cooley
June White
Eddy B. Choong
June White
1954 Jeffrey Robson Heather Robson Frank Peard
James FitzGibbon
W. A. Robinson
A. M. Horner
1955 Tony Jordan Iris Cooley Warwick Shute
John Best
Tony Jordan
June White
1956 James Doyle Mary O'Sullivan Alastair Russel
Alistair McIntyre
M. B. Forrester
M. McIntosh
Ray Smyth
Sheila Smyth
1957 Eddy B. Choong Iris Rogers Eddy B. Choong
Oon Chong Teik
Iris Rogers
June Timperley
Tony Jordan
June Timperley
1958 Oon Chong Jin Yvonne Kelly Oon Chong Jin
C. L. Oon
Catherine Dunglison
Gladys Massie
Mac Henderson
Helen McIntosh
1959 Trevor Coates Heather Ward Tony Jordan
Ronald Lockwood
Iris Rogers
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
E. 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 Roger 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 Roger Mills
David Horton
Margaret Boxall
Sue Pound
Roger Mills
Iris Roggers
1968 Lee Kin Tat Mary Bryan Ian Hume
J. K. Neillage
Yvonne Kelly
Mary Bryan
Robert McCoig
Mary Thomson
1969 Ray Sharp Gillian Perrin David Eddy
Roger 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 Barbara Beckett Adrian Bell
Colin Bell
Barbara Beckett
Lena McAleese
Adrian Bell
Barbara Beckett
1974 Robert McCoig Dorte Tyghe J. Ansari
J. Britton
Barbara Lord
Dorthe Tyghe
Fraser Gow
Christine Stewart
1975 Piet Ridder Joke Van Beusekon 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 Walwoork Sally Laedbeater Duncan Bridge
Ray Rofe
Kathleen Readhead
Diane Simpson
Duncan Bridge
Kathleen Redhead
1980 Dan Travers Else Thoresen Dan Travers
Gordon Hamilton
Christine Heatly
Joy Reid
Frazer Evans
Diane Ungerwood
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 Fiona Elliott
Jill Pringle
1984 Kevin Jolly Sally Podger Dipak Tailor
Chris Dobson
Sally Podger
Barbara Sutton
1985 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 Halshall Alex White
Iain Pringle
Karen Beckman
Sara Halsall
Mike Tredgett
Karen Beckman
1988 Anne Gibson 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 (Elliott) 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 Marina Andrievskaya Andrey Antropov
Nikolai Zuyev
Marina Andrievskaya
Marina Yakusheva
1994 Rikard Magnsson Margit Borg Jan Jorgensen
Peder Nissen
Rikke Olsen
Helene Kirkegaard
Kenny Middlemiss
Elinor Allen
1995 Doris Piche Jim Laugesen
Thomas Stavngaard
Majken Vange
Pernille Harder
Julian Robertson
Lorraine Cole
1996 Keneth Jonasses Pernille Harder Sung-Yuan Lee
Shyh-Jeng Yong
Tanja Beg
Mette Pedersen
Jesper Larsen
Maiken Vange
1997 Darren Hall Karolina Ericsson James Anderson
Ian Sullivan
Pernille Harder
Mette Schjoldager
Nathan Robertson
Joanne Wright
1998 Justine Willmott Michail Popov
Svetoslav Stojanov
Joanne Wright
Gail Emms
Ruud Kuijten
Manon Albinus
1999 Peter Knowles Miho Tanaka Graham Hurrell
James Anderson
Hiromi Yamada
Naomi Murakami
Anthony Clark
Lorraine Cole
2000 Michael Edge Gao Yuan Alastair Gatt
Craig Robertson
Emma Chafin
Sarah Hardaker
Russell Hogg
Kirsteen McEwan
2001 Mark Constable Kara Solmundson Stephen Foster
Robert Blair
Helle Nielsen
Lene Mørk
Robert Blair
Natalie Munt
2002 Kenneth Jonassen Karina de Wit Robert Blair
Ian Palethorpe
Ella Tripp
Joanne Wright
Peter Jeffrey
Suzanne Rayappan
2003 Tine Rasmussen Svetoslav Stoyanov
Vincent Laigle
Nicole Grether
Juliane Schenk
Simon Archer
Donna Kellogg
2004 Joachim Persson Petya Nedelcheva Ruben Khosadalina
Ali Sindoro
Pernille Harder
Helle Nielsen
Ruben Khosadalina
Kelly Matthews
2005 Chetan Anand Ella Karachkova Mihail Popov
Svetoslav Stoyanov
Jenny Wallwork
Sarah Bok
Roman Spitko
Carina Mette
2006 Jens Kristian Leth Sara Persson Thomas Tesche
Jochen Cassel
Emma Mason
Imogen Bankier
Wouter Claes
Nathalie Descamps
2007 Peter Mikkelsen Elizabeth Cann Khan Bob Malaythong
Howard Bach
Huang Bing
Chloe Magee
Howard Bach
Eva Lee
2008 IC Rajiv Ouseph Zhang Xi Richard Eidestedt
Andrew Ellis
Helle Nielsen
Marie Roepke
Jacob Chemnitz
Marie Roepke
2009 Henri Hurskainen Carolina Marín Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding
Mariana Agathangelou
Heather Olver
Mikkel Delbo Larsen
Mie Schjött Kristensen
2010 IC Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Susan Egelstaff Chris Adcock
Andrew Ellis
Maria Helsbol
Anne Skelbaek
Chris Adcock
Imogen Bankier
2011 IC Rajiv Ouseph Pai Hsiao-Ma Adam Cwalina
Michał Łogosz
Ng Hui Ern
Ng Hui Lin
Marcus Ellis
Heather Olver
2012 IS Scott Evans Line Kjaersfeldt Jacco Arends
Jelle Maas
Samantha Barning
Eefje Muskens
Jorrit de Ruiter
Samantha Barning
2013 IC Ramdan Misbun Zhang Beiwen Adam Cwalina
Przemyslaw Wacha
Eefje Muskens
Selena Piek
Jacco Arends
Selena Piek
2014 IC Ng Ka Long Beatriz Corrales Emelie Fabbeke
Lena Grebak
Niclas Nohr
Sara Thygesen
2015 IC Anders Antonsen Olga Konon Raphael Beck
Peter Kaesbauer
Stefani Stoeva
Gabriela Stoeva
Mathias Christiansen
Lena Grebak
2016 IC Fabian Roth Line Kjaersfeldt Jones Ralfy Jansen
Josche Zurwonne
Emilie Lefel
Anne Tran
Mathias Christiansen
Sara Thygesen
2017 IS Alexander Roovers Anna Thea Madsen Alexander Dunn
Adam Hall
Gregory Mairs
Jenny Moore
2018 IS Léo Rossi An Se-young Choi Sol-gyu
Seo Seung-jae
Emily Westwood
Yang Li Lian
Sam Magee
Chloe Magee
2019 IC Toma Junior Popov Qi Xuefei Jones Ralfy Jansen
Peter Käsbauer
Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn
Mathias Christiansen
Alexandra Bøje
2020 IS Cancelled[note 1]
  1. This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 14 November, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Republic of Ireland.
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