The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007. BWF categorised Japan Open as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events in the BWF events structure since 2018.[1]
Host cities
Since 1989, the tournament has always been held in Tokyo.[2]
Past winners
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Thomas Kihlström |  Lene Køppen | Steen Skovgaard Flemming Delfs | Inge Borgstrøm Lene Køppen | No competition |
| 1981 |  Rudy Hartono |  Hwang Sun-ai | Christian Hadinata Lius Pongoh |  Yoshiko Yonekura Atsuko Tokuda | |
| 1982 | Thomas Kihlström |  Li Lingwei | Hariamanto Kartono Rudy Heryanto |  Nora Perry Jane Webster | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
| 1983 | Han Jian | Han Aiping | Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson | Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks | Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry |
| 1984 | Morten Frost | Zheng Yuli | Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson | Karen Beckman Gillian Gilks | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks |
| 1985 | Zhao Jianhua | Wu Jianqiu | Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee |  Billy Gilliland Gillian Gowers |
| 1986 | Yang Yang | Li Lingwei |  Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek | Wu Dixi Lin Ying | Billy Gilliland Nora Perry |
| 1987 | Xiong Guobao | Liem Swie King Eddy Hartono | Lin Ying Guan Weizhen | Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee | |
| 1988 | Nick Yates | Han Aiping | Tian Bingyi Li Yongbo | Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young | Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee |
| 1989 | Yang Yang | Li Lingwei | Park Joo-bong Lee Sang-bok | Gillian Clark Julie Munday | |
| 1990 | Morten Frost | Huang Hua | Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo | Yao Fen Lai Caiqin | |
| 1991 | Ardy Wiranata | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers | |||
| 1992 | Susi Susanti | Chen Kang Chen Hongyong | Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont | |
| 1993 | Hariyanto Arbi | Ye Zhaoying | Chung So-young Gil Young-ah | Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson | |
| 1994 | Ardy Wiranata | Susi Susanti | Ricky Subagja Denny Kantono | Jon Holst-Christensen Catrine Bengtsson | |
| 1995 | Hariyanto Arbi | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen | |
| 1996 | Joko Suprianto | Ye Zhaoying | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min | |
| 1997 | Peter Rasmussen | Mia Audina | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Liu Yong Ge Fei | |
| 1998 | Peter Gade | Gong Zhichao | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | |
| 1999 | Ye Zhaoying | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | Liu Yong Ge Fei | ||
| 2000 | Ji Xinpeng | Gong Zhichao | Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan | Huang Nanyan Yang Wei | |
| 2001 | Roslin Hashim | Zhou Mi | Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Bambang Suprianto Minarti Timur |
| 2002 | Lee Hyun-il | Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng | Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | |
| 2003 | Xia Xuanze | Camilla Martin | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Zhang Jun Gao Ling |
| 2004 |  Ronald Susilo |  Mia Audina | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won | Nova Widianto Vita Marissa |
| 2005 | Lin Dan | Zhang Ning | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen |  Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam |
| 2006 | Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan | Gao Ling Huang Sui | Flandy Limpele Vita Marissa | ||
| 2007 | Lee Chong Wei | Tine Rasmussen | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Zheng Bo Gao Ling | |
| 2008 | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | Wang Yihan | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei | Muhammad Rijal Vita Marissa |
| 2009 | Bao Chunlai | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli | Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | |
| 2010 | Lee Chong Wei | Jiang Yanjiao | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
| 2011 | Chen Long | Wang Yihan | Bao Yixin Zhong Qianxin |  Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing | |
| 2012 | Lee Chong Wei | Tai Tzu-ying | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |  Tse Ying Suet Poon Lok Yan | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
| 2013 | Akane Yamaguchi | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | Ma Jin Tang Jinhua | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei | |
| 2014 | Li Xuerui | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | ||
| 2015 | Lin Dan | Nozomi Okuhara | Zhao Yunlei Zhong Qianxin | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen | |
| 2016 | Lee Chong Wei | He Bingjiao | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen |
| 2017 | Viktor Axelsen |  Carolina Marín | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | Wang Yilü Huang Dongping |
| 2018 | Kento Momota | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong | ||
| 2019 | Akane Yamaguchi | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong | Wang Yilü Huang Dongping | ||
| 2020 | Cancelled[note 1] | ||||
- ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 22 to 27 September, was later postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.
Performances by nation
| Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 12 | 25 | 6 | 19 | 12 | 74 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 8 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 31 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 4 | Denmark | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 6 | England | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | Japan | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Sweden | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 5.5 | ||
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Spain | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Thailand | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 12 | Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | |||||
| United States | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 198 | |
References
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". 2017-11-29.
- ^ "ヨネックスオープンジャパン". Retrieved 20 February 2018.