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.
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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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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.) | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | ){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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] | ||||
- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 14 November, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Republic of Ireland.