List of Singapore Open men's singles champions

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LocationSingapore
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
Governing bodySingapore Badminton Association
Created1929
Singapore Open Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champions
LocationSingapore
VenueSingapore Indoor Stadium
Governing bodySingapore Badminton Association
Created1929
EditionsTotal: 74 (2025)
Open era (since 1980): 34
Prize money$70,000 (2025)
TrophyAw Boon Haw Shield[1]
Websitesingaporebadminton.org.sg
Most titles
Amateur era7: Wong Peng Soon
Open era2: 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 era4: E. J. Vass
4: Wong Peng Soon
4: Ong Poh Lim
Open era2: Chen Hong
2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Current champion
Kunlavut Vitidsarn – 2025
(First title)

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.

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][page needed] 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

YearCountryChampionsCountryRunners–upScore
1929 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSee Gim Hock15–11, 15–10
1930 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSee Gim Hock15–11, 12–15, 15–13
1931 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSee Gim Hock15–7, 9–15, 15–12
1932 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSee Gim Hock6–15, 17–16, 15–12
1933 SGPKoh Keng Siang SGPLim Boon Guan9–15, 15–7, 15–12
1934 SGPE. J. Vass SGPSeah Eng Hee15–9, 17–14
1935 SGPLeow Kim Fatt SGPKoh Keng Siang15–12, 15–7
1936 SGPTan Chong Tee SGPLeow Kim Fatt15–8, 14–18, 15–8
1937 SGPTan Chong Tee SGPYap Chin Tee5–15, 17–14, 15–12
1938 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPSeah Eng Hee7–15, 15–10, 15–3
1939 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPS. A. Durai15–6, 15–11
1940 SGPTan Chong Tee SGPYap Chin Tee15–8, 15–6
1941 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPYap Chin Tee15–10, 5–15, 15–11
1942–1946No competition
1947 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPIsmail Marjan15–9, 15–6
1948 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPOng Poh Lim15–9, 15–11
1949 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPLoong Pan Yap15–3, 15–4
1950 SGPCheong Hock Leng SGPWong Peng Soon15–5, 9–15, 15–12
1951 SGPWong Peng Soon SGPOng Poh Lim18–13, 15–8
1952 SGPOng Poh Lim SGPIsmail MarjanWalkover
1953 SGPOng Poh Lim SGPOmar Ibrahim15–2, 15–3
1954 SGPOng Poh Lim SGPWong Peng Soon9–15, 15–10, 17–16
1955 SGPOng Poh Lim SGPOmar Ibrahim15–8, 15–5
1956 SGPOmar Ibrahim SGPSeah Lye Huat10–15, 15–9, 18–15
1957 SGPSeah Lye Huat SGPRobert Lim17–14, 15–3
1958 SGPOmar Ibrahim SGPV. S. S. Nathan18–14, 15–11
1959 SGPOmar Ibrahim MASLam Say Chow15–1, 15–1
1960 MASBilly Ng MASKhoo Eng Huah9–15, 15–10, 15–2
1961 SGPLee Kin Tat MASRoland Ng15–6, 15–9
1962 SGPWee Choon Seng SGPLim Wei Lon15–11, 15–6
1963 MASTeh Kew San MASYew Cheng Hoe11–15, 15–3, 15–1
1964 MASBilly Ng MASKhor Cheng Chye15–6, 7–15, 15–5
1965 MASOmar Manap SGPWee Sen15–7, 15–7
1966 MASYew Cheng Hoe INATjin Kian Sien15–7, 15–1
1967 MASTan Aik Huang DENErland Kops15–11, 15–8
1968 MASTan Aik Huang JPNIppei Kojima15–12, 15–4
1969 INARudy Hartono INAMuljadi15–7, 15–4
1970 INAMuljadi INADarmawan18–16, 15–8
1971 JPNIppei Kojima INANunung Murdjianto15–3, 18–16
1972 INAIie Sumirat MASTan Aik Mong15–5, 15–11
1973 INAIie Sumirat INATjun Tjun15–3, 15–14
1974–1986No competition

Open era

YearCountryChampionsCountryRunners–upScore
1987 MASMisbun Sidek INAEddy Kurniawan15–13, 15–8
1988 CHNYang Yang THASompol Kukasemkij15–10, 15–2
1989 CHNZhao Jianhua INAEddy Kurniawan15–11, 15–7
1990 MASFoo Kok Keong CHNZhao Jianhua15–8, 10–15, 15–9
1991 INABambang Suprianto INAFung Permadi15–9, 15–8
1992 CHNZhao Jianhua INAArdy Wiranata15–3, 15–1
1993No competition
1994 INAArdy Wiranata INAHermawan Susanto15–10, 4–15, 15–9
1995 INAJoko Suprianto INAHermawan Susanto15–11, 3–15, 15–10
1996No competition
1997 INAHariyanto Arbi INAIndra Wijaya3–15, 18–14, 15–9
1998 INAHendrawan DENPeter Gade15–10, 15–8
1999 INAHariyanto Arbi INATaufik Hidayat13–15, 15–10, 15–11
2000No competition
2001 INATaufik Hidayat MASWong Choong Hann7–5, 0–7, 7–1, 1–7, 7–4
2002 CHNChen Hong SGPRonald Susilo15–4, 15–1
2003 CHNChen Hong CHNChen Yu11–15, 15–8, 15–4
2004 DENKenneth Jonassen MASLee Chong Wei3–15, 17–15, 15–4
2005 INATaufik Hidayat CHNChen Hong15–9, 15–3
2006 DENPeter Gade DENKenneth Jonassen21–10 21–14
2007 THABoonsak Ponsana CHNChen Yu21–17, 21–14
2008 MASLee Chong Wei INASimon Santoso21–13, 21–5
2009 CHNBao Chunlai THABoonsak Ponsana21–19, 16–21, 21–15
2010 INASony Dwi Kuncoro THABoonsak Ponsana21–16, 21–16
2011 CHNChen Jin CHNLin DanWalkover
2012 THABoonsak Ponsana CHNWang Zhengming21–18, 21–19
2013 INATommy Sugiarto THABoonsak Ponsana20–22, 21–5, 21–17
2014 INASimon Santoso MASLee Chong Wei21–15, 21–10
2015 JPNKento Momota HKGHu Yun21–17, 16–21, 21–15
2016 INASony Dwi Kuncoro KORSon Wan-ho21–16, 13–21, 21–14
2017 INDB. Sai Praneeth INDSrikanth Kidambi17–21, 21–17, 21–12
2018 TPEChou Tien-chen TPEHsu Jen-hao21–13, 21–13
2019 JPNKento Momota INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting10–21, 21–19, 21–13
2020–2021No competition
2022 INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting JPNKodai Naraoka23–21, 21–17
2023 INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting DENAnders Antonsen21–16, 21–13
2024 CHNShi Yuqi CHNLi Shifeng17–21, 21–19, 21–19
2025 THAKunlavut Vitidsarn CHNLu Guangzu21–6, 21–10

Statistics

Multiple champions

Bold indicates active players.

RankCountryPlayerAmateur eraOpen eraAll-timeYears
1 SGPWong Peng Soon7071938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
2 SGPE. J. Vass5051929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934
3 SGPOng Poh Lim4041952, 1953, 1954, 1955
4 SGPTan Chong Tee3031936, 1937, 1940
SGPOmar Ibrahim301956, 1958, 1959
6 MASBilly Ng2021960, 1964
MASTan Aik Huang201967, 1968
INAIie Sumirat201972, 1973
CHNZhao Jianhua021989, 1992
INAHariyanto Arbi021997, 1999
INATaufik Hidayat022001, 2005
CHNChen Hong022002, 2003
THABoonsak Ponsana022007, 2012
INASony Dwi Kuncoro022010, 2016
JPNKento Momota022015, 2019
INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting022022, 2023

Champions by country

RankCountryAmateur eraOpen eraAll-timeFirst titleLast titleFirst championLast champion
1 Singapore (SGP)2802819291962E. J. VassWee Choon Seng
2 Indonesia (INA)4141819692023Rudy HartonoAnthony Sinisuka Ginting
3 Malaysia (MAS)731019602008Billy NgLee Chong Wei
4 China (CHN)08819882024Yang YangShi Yuqi
5 Japan (JPN)12319712019Ippei KojimaKento Momota
 Thailand (THA)0320072025Boonsak PonsanaKunlavut Vitidsarn
7 Denmark (DEN)02220042006Kenneth JonassenPeter Gade
8 India (IND)0112017B. Sai Praneeth
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)012018Chou Tien-chen

Multiple finalists

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

RankCountryPlayerAmateur eraOpen eraAll-time
1 SGPWong Peng Soon909
2 SGPOng Poh Lim606
3 SGPE. J. Vass505
SGPOmar Ibrahim
THABoonsak Ponsana05
6 SGPSee Gim Hock404
7 SGPTan Chong Tee303
SGPYap Chin Tee
CHNZhao Jianhua03
INATaufik Hidayat
CHNChen Hong
MASLee Chong Wei
INAAnthony Sinisuka Ginting
14 SGPKoh Keng Siang202
SGPSeah Eng Hee
SGPLeow Kim Fatt
SGPIsmail Marjan
SGPSeah Lye Huat
MASBilly Ng
MASYew Cheng Hoe
MASTan Aik Huang
INAMuljadi
JPNIppei Kojima
INAIie Sumirat
INAEddy Kurniawan02
INAArdy Wiranata
INAHermawan Susanto
INAHariyanto Arbi
DENPeter Gade
CHNChen Yu
DENKenneth Jonassen
INASimon Santoso
INASony Dwi Kuncoro
JPNKento Momota

See also

References

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