# Denmark Open

The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Badminton Denmark.
The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events per the BWF events structure since 2018.

## History

The tournament started in 1936 and it is now the world's second oldest badminton tournament. It was interrupted by World War II and was on hiatus from 1956 through 1964. It seeks to draw the top players from around the World. The tournament is usually played in late October each year.

## Locations

Eleven locations have been chosen to host the tournament. The 2007 and 2008 tournaments were held in Arena Fyn in Odense. Since 2008, the tournaments have been held in Odense.
* 1936–1939, 1946–1985: Copenhagen
* 1990: Aabenraa
* 1991: Solrød
* 1986, 1992: Aalborg
* 1989, 1993: Højbjerg
* 1987, 1994: Esbjerg
* 1996: Middelfart
* 1997–1999: Vejle
* 2000–2002: Farum
* 2003–2006: Aarhus
* 1988, 1995, 2007–present: Odense

## Previous champions

| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
| 1936 | Poul Nielsen | Ruth Frederiksen | Aksel Hansen Svenn Strømann | Tonny Olsen Bodil Riise | Poul Nielsen Ruth Frederiksen |
| 1937 | Maurice Field | Tonny Olsen | Thomas Boyle K. Woods | Ruth Dalsgaard Dorothy Graham | Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson |
| 1938 | Ong Hock Sim | Daphne Young | Carl Frøhlke Tage Madsen | Tonny Olsen Bodil Riise | Ong Hock Sim Mavis Green |
| 1939 | Tage Madsen | Tonny Olsen | Ralph Nichols Raymond M. White | Queenie Allen Ruth Dalsgaard | Ralph Nichols Bessie Staples |
| 1940– 1945 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1946 | Conny Jepsen | Tonny Olsen | Preben Dabelsteen Jørn Skaarup | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl | Tage Madsen Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1947 | Poul Holm | Tonny Olsen | Preben Dabelsteen Jørn Skaarup | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Marie Ussing | Tage Madsen Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1948 | Jørn Skaarup | Tonny Olsen | Børge Frederiksen Tage Madsen | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl | Tage Madsen Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1949 | David G. Freeman | Tonny Olsen | Ooi Teik Hock Teoh Seng Khoon | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl | Chan Kok Leong Tonny Ahm |
| 1950 | Nils Jonson | Tonny Olsen | Arve Lossmann John Nygaard | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl | Børge Frederiksen Tonny Ahm |
| 1951 | Wong Peng Soon | Tonny Olsen | Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl | Arve Lossmann Kirsten Thorndahl |
| 1952 | Jørn Skaarup | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan | Tonny Ahm Kirsten Thorndahl | David Choong Tonny Ahm |
| 1953 | Eddie Choong | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | David Choong Eddie Choong | Iris Cooley June White | Eddie Choong Agnete Friis |
| 1954 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1955 | Finn Kobberø | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø | Anni Jørgensen Kirsten Thorndahl | Jørn Skaarup Anni Jørgensen |
| 1956– 1965 | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1966 | Svend Pri | Lizbeth von Barnekow | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand | Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand |
| 1967 | Tan Aik Huang | Noriko Takagi | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan | Noriko Takagi Hiroe Amano | Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
| 1968 | Tan Aik Huang | Eva Twedberg | Ippei Kojima Kazumasa Nichino | Noriko Takagi Hiroe Amano | Per Walsøe Pernille Mølgaard |
| 1969 | Svend Pri | Hiroe Yuki | Ippei Kojima Bjørn Andersen | Noriko Takagi Hiroe Yuki | Henning Borch Imre Rietveld Nielsen |
| 1970 | Ippei Kojima | Eva Twedberg | Henning Borch Erland Kops | Etsuko Takenaka Machiko Aizawa | Klaus Kaagaard Ulla Strand |
| 1971 | Rudy Hartono | Noriko Takagi | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Noriko Takagi Hiroe Yuki | Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
| 1972 | Svend Pri | Eva Twedberg | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Noriko Nakayama Hiroe Yuki | Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow |
| 1973 | Rudy Hartono | Hiroe Yuki | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi | Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken | Elo Hansen Ulla Strand |
| 1974 | Svend Pri | Hiroe Yuki | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi | Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka | Elo Hansen Ulla Strand |
| 1975 | Rudy Hartono | Lene Køppen | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi | Imelda Wiguna Theresia Widiastuti | Tjun Tjun Regina Masli |
| 1976 | Svend Pri | Lene Køppen | David Eddy Eddy Sutton | Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken | Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
| 1977 | Flemming Delfs | Hiroe Yuki | Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström | Barbara Giles Jane Webster | Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
| 1978 | Liem Swie King | Lene Køppen | Steen Skovgaard Flemming Delfs | Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wigoeno | Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
| 1979 | Flemming Delfs | Lene Køppen | Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino | Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda | Ray Stevens Nora Perry |
| 1980 | Prakash Padukone | Ivanna Lie | Steen Skovgaard Flemming Delfs | Gillian Gilks Nora Perry | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
| 1981 | Morten Frost | Lene Køppen | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Nora Perry Jane Webster | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
| 1982 | Morten Frost | Wu Jianqui | Park Joo-bong Lee Eun-ku | Lin Ying Wu Dixi | Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry |
| 1983 | Morten Frost | Qian Ping | Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson | Nora Perry Jane Webster | Thomas Kihlström Nora Perry |
| 1984 | Morten Frost | Kirsten Larsen | Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks |
| 1985 (I) | Morten Frost | Zheng Yuli | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | Dipak Tailor Nora Perry |
| 1985 (II) | Morten Frost | Kim Yun-ja | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | Nigel Tier Gillian Gowers |
| 1986 | Morten Frost | Zheng Yuli | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks |
| 1987 | Torben Carlsen | Lee Young-suk | Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Tago | Mark Christiansen Maria Bengtsson |
| 1988 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Li Lingwei | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Lin Ying Guan Weizhen | Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen |
| 1989 | Morten Frost | Tang Jiuhong | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Lin Ying Guan Weizhen | Jesper Knudsen Nettie Nielsen |
| 1990 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Tang Jiuhong | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Lotte Olsen Dorte Kjær | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
| 1991 | Hermawan Susanto | Susi Susanti | Zheng Yumin Huang Zhanzhong | Nettie Nielsen Gillian Gowers | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
| 1992 | Darren Hall | Susi Susanti | Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
| 1993 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Ye Zhaoying | Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen | Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Olsen | Thomas Lund Catrine Bengtsson |
| 1994 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Camilla Martin | Denny Kantono Antonius Budi Ariantho | Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson | Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen |
| 1995 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Lim Xiaoqing | Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen | Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | Chen Xingdong Peng Xingyong |
| 1996 | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | Gong Zhichao | Thomas Stavngaard Jim Laugesen | Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
| 1997 | Dong Jiong | Camilla Martin | Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard | Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange | Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen |
| 1998 | Peter Gade | Camilla Martin | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | Qin Yiyuan Tang Hetian | Jon Holst-Christensen Ann Jørgensen |
| 1999 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Camilla Martin | Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske | Gao Ling Qin Yiyuan | Liu Yong Ge Fei |
| 2000 | Peter Gade | Zhou Mi | Eng Hian Flandy Limpele | Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
| 2001 | Bao Chunlai | Camilla Martin | Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | Tri Kusharjanto Emma Ermawati |
| 2002 | Chen Hong | Camilla Martin | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | Wei Yili Zhao Tingting | Kim Dong-moon Hwang Yu-mi |
| 2003 | Lin Dan | Gong Ruina | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min |
| 2004 | Lin Dan | Xie Xingfang | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | Wei Yili Zhao Tingting | Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting |
| 2005 | Lee Chong Wei | Pi Hongyan | Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat | Kumiko Ogura Reiko Shiota | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| 2006 | Chen Hong | Jiang Yanjiao | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg |
| 2007 | Lin Dan | Lu Lan | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen | He Hanbin Yu Yang |
| 2008 | Peter Gade | Wang Lin | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | Wong Pei Tty Chin Eei Hui | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
| 2009 | Simon Santoso | Tine Rasmussen | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong | Pan Pan Zhang Yawen | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
| 2010 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | Wang Yihan | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna | Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
| 2011 | Chen Long | Wang Xin | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
| 2012 | Lee Chong Wei | Saina Nehwal | Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Yeon-seong | Ma Jin Tang Jinhua | Xu Chen Ma Jin |
| 2013 | Chen Long | Wang Yihan | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong | Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
| 2014 | Chen Long | Li Xuerui | Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | Xu Chen Ma Jin |
| 2015 | Chen Long | Li Xuerui | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong | Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan | Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na |
| 2016 | Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk | Akane Yamaguchi | Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
| 2017 | Srikanth Kidambi | Ratchanok Intanon | Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
| 2018 | Kento Momota | Tai Tzu-ying | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
| 2019 | Kento Momota | Tai Tzu-ying | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun | Praveen Jordan Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
| 2020 | Anders Antonsen | Nozomi Okuhara | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota | Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich |
| 2021 | Viktor Axelsen | Akane Yamaguchi | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | Huang Dongping Zheng Yu | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
| 2022 | Shi Yuqi | He Bingjiao | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
| 2023 | Weng Hongyang | Chen Yufei | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan | Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
| 2024 | Anders Antonsen | Wang Zhiyi | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang | Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi | Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |

## Performances by nation

    As of 2024 edition
| Pos. | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
| 1 | Denmark | 36 | 26 | 21.5 | 18.5 | 37 | 139 |
| 2 | China | 13 | 23 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 74 |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 9 | 3.5 | 15 | 1 | 31.5 |
| 4 | England | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 26 |
| 5 | Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 6 | Malaysia | 6 | | 12 | 1 | 1.5 | 20.5 |
| 7 | South Korea | | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Sweden | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 9 | India | 2 | 1 | | | | 3 |
| 9 | Singapore | 1 | | 2 | | | 3 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Netherlands | | | | 2 | | 2 |
| 11 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | | | | 2 |
| 15 | France | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Poland | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 15 | United States | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Total | Total | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 365 |

## Multiple Winners
### Men's Singles

| Wins | Winner(s) |
| 8 | Morten Frost |
| 6 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
| 5 | Svend Pri |
| 4 | Chen Long |
| 3 | Rudy Hartono |
| 3 | Peter Gade |
| 3 | Lin Dan |
| 2 | Jørn Skaarup |
| 2 | Tan Aik Huang |
| 2 | Flemming Delfs |
| 2 | Chen Hong |
| 2 | Lee Chong Wei |
| 2 | Kento Momota |
| 2 | Anders Antonsen |

### Women's Singles

| Wins | Winner(s) |
| 8 | Tonny Olsen |
| 6 | Camilla Martin |
| 5 | Lene Køppen |
| 4 | Hiroe Yuki |
| 3 | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen |
| 3 | Eva Twedberg |
| 2 | Noriko Takagi |
| 2 | Zheng Yuli |
| 2 | Tang Jiuhong |
| 2 | Susi Susanti |
| 2 | Wang Yihan |
| 2 | Li Xuerui |
| 2 | Akane Yamaguchi |
| 2 | Tai Tzu-ying |