# 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 end of November 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, 2017 & 2018 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.
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.
Notable past winners of the Irish Open are Carolina Marin(multiple Olympic and World Champion in women's singles) and multiple All England winner Tina Baun(nee Rasmussen). Marin's win in 2009 was the Spanish player's first senior international win while still a junior.

## 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 | Blayney Hamilton | no competition | G. Lucas R. D. Marshal | Meriel Lucas Mabel Hardy | Leonard Ransford Mabel Hardy |
| 1904 | Blayney Hamilton | no competition | Blayney Hamilton T. D. Good | Meriel Lucas Ethel B. Thomson | Leonard Ransford Mabel Hardy |
| 1905 | Henry Norman Marrett | no competition | Henry Norman Marrett Albert Prebble | Meriel Lucas Ethel B. Thomson | Norman Wood Hazel Hogarth |
| 1906 | Henry Norman Marrett | no competition | Henry Norman Marrett Albert Prebble | no competition | Norman Wood Hazel Hogarth |
| 1907 | Arthur Cave | no competition | Blayney Hamilton T. D. Good | Hazel Hogarth Muriel Bateman | Norman Wood Hazel Hogarth |
| 1908 | Arthur Cave | no competition | Blayney Hamilton T. D. Good | Meriel Lucas Margaret Larminie | Blayney Hamilton Meriel Lucas |
| 1909 | Arthur Cave | no competition | Frank Chesterton George Thomas | Hazel Hogarth Muriel Bateman | George Thomas Hazel Hogarth |
| 1910 | Frank Chesterton | no competition | Frank Chesterton George Thomas | Muriel Bateman Margaret Larminie | George Thomas Margaret Larminie |
| 1911 | George Thomas | no competition | Guy A. Sautter George Thomas | Lavinia Clara Radeglia Margaret Larminie | George Thomas Margaret Larminie |
| 1912 | Guy A. Sautter | no competition | Guy A. Sautter George Thomas | Lavinia Clara Radeglia Margaret Tragett | George Thomas Margaret Tragett |
| 1913 | George Thomas | no competition | Guy A. Sautter George Thomas | Robert Plews Margaret Tragett | Guy A. Sautter Hazel Hogarth |
| 1914 | George Thomas | no competition | Robert Plews George Thomas | Lavinia Clara Radeglia Constance Pierson | George Thomas Hazel Hogarth |
| 1915– 1919 | no competition due to World War I | no competition due to World War I | no competition due to World War I | no competition due to World War I | no competition due to World War I |
| 1920 | George Thomas | no competition | Frederick Kennedy R. H. Lambert | Hazel Hogarth Lavinia Clara Radeglia | George Thomas Hazel Hogarth |
| 1921 | George Thomas | no competition | Frank Devlin Robert Plews | Hazel Hogarth E. F. Stewart | George Thomas Hazel Hogarth |
| 1922 | Guy A. Sautter | no competition | Gordon 'Curly' Mack George Thomas | Marjorie Barrett Kitty McKane | Guy A. Sautter Eveline Peterson |
| 1923 | Gordon 'Curly' Mack | no competition | Gordon 'Curly' Mack George Thomas | D. Pilkington D. Anderson | Frank Devlin E. F. Stewart |
| 1924 | Frank Devlin | Marian Horsley | Gordon 'Curly' Mack George Thomas | 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 | Gordon 'Curly' Mack Margaret Tragett |
| 1926 | Frank Devlin | Margaret Tragett | 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 | Willoughby Hamilton | Betty Uber | Herbert Uber Donald Hume | Marian Horsley Betty Uber | Herbert Uber Betty Uber |
| 1931 | Willoughby Hamilton | 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 | Ian Maconachie James Rankin | Marian Horsley Betty Uber | Donald Hume Betty Uber |
| 1937 | James Rankin | Elizabeth Anderson | Ian Maconachie James Rankin | Mavis Macnaughton Norma Stoker | James Rankin Olive Wilson |
| 1938 | Thomas Boyle | Daphne Young | Kenneth Wilson Alan Titherley | Daphne Young Norma Stoker | Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson |
| 1939 | A. S. Samuel | Mavis Macnaughton | Thomas Boyle James Rankin | Mavis Macnaughton Olive Wilson | Thomas Boyle Olive Wilson |
| 1940– 1946 | no competition due to World War II | no competition due to World War II | no competition due to World War II | no competition due to World War II | no competition due to World War II |
| 1947 | Noel B. Radford | Queenie Allen | Thomas Boyle James Rankin | Queenie Allen Betty Uber | Ralph Nichols Bessie Shearlaw |
| 1948 | Noel B. Radford | Queenie Allen | Noel B. Radford Frank Peard | Nora Conway Barbara J. Good | Tom Wingfield V. E. Duringer |
| 1949 | Ong Poh Lim | Queenie Allen | Ong Poh Lim Lim Kee Fong | Queenie Allen Betty Uber | Harold Marsland Queenie Allen |
| 1950 | Frank Peard | Nancy Horner | Frank Peard Jim FitzGibbon | Nora Conway B. Potter | James C. Mackay Nancy Horner |
| 1951 | Eddy B. Choong | Elisabeth O'Beirne | Harold Marsland Kenneth Greasley | Elisabeth O'Beirne Amy Choong | Eddy B. Choong Amy Choong |
| 1952 | Eddy B. Choong | Jean Lawless | David E. L. Choong Eddy B. Choong | Jean Lawless Barbara J. Good | Heah Hock Aun Joy Saunders |
| 1953 | Eddy B. Choong | Iris Cooley | David E. L. Choong Eddy B. Choong | Iris Cooley June White | Eddy B. Choong June White |
| 1954 | Jeffrey Robson | Heather Robson | Frank Peard Jim FitzGibbon | Iris Cooley June White | Wilfred Robinson Nancy Horner |
| 1955 | Tony Jordan | Iris Cooley | Warwick Shute John Best | Iris Cooley June White | Tony Jordan June White |
| 1956 | James Doyle | Mary O'Sullivan | Alastair Russel Alistair McIntyre | Marjory B. Forrester Maggie A. McIntosh | Ray Smyth Sheila Smyth |
| 1957 | Eddy B. Choong | Iris RoFRGs | Eddy B. Choong Oon Chong Teik | Iris RoFRGs June Timperley | Tony Jordan June Timperley |
| 1958 | Oon Chong Jin | Yvonne Kelly | Oon Chong Jin Oon Chong Teik | Catherine Dunglison Gladys Massie | Mac Henderson Helen McIntosh |
| 1959 | Trevor Coates | Heather Ward | Tony Jordan Ronald Lockwood | Iris RoFRGs 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 | Ursula Smith | Robert McCoig Frank Shannon | Yvonne Kelly Mary O'Sullivan | Robert McCoig Wilma Tyre |
| 1963 | Colin Beacom | Ursula Smith | Tony Jordan Peter Wadell | Brenda 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 | RoFRG 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 | RoFRG Mills David Horton | Margaret Boxall Sue Pound | RoFRG Mills Iris RogFRGs |
| 1968 | Lee Kin Tat | Mary Bryan | Ian Hume Jim McNeillage | Yvonne Kelly Mary Bryan | Robert McCoig Mary Thomson |
| 1969 | Ray Sharp | Gillian Perrin | David Eddy RoFRG 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 | Colin Bell | Barbara Beckett | Adrian Bell Colin Bell | Barbara Beckett Lena McAleese | Adrian Bell Barbara Beckett |
| 1974 | Robert McCoig | Dorte Tyghe | Jim Ansari John Britton | Barbara Lord Dorthe Tyghe | Fraser Gow Christine Stewart |
| 1975 | Rob Ridder | Joke van Beusekom | 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 Wallwork | Sally Leadbeater | Duncan Bridge Ray Rofe | Kathleen Redhead Diane Simpson | Duncan Bridge Kathleen Redhead |
| 1980 | Dan Travers | Else Thoresen | Dan Travers Gordon Hamilton | Christine Heatly Joy Reid | Frazer Evans Diane Underwood |
| 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 | Pamela Hamilton | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers | Fiona Elliott Jill Pringle | Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly |
| 1984 | Kevin Jolly | Sally PodFRG | Dipak Tailor Chris Dobson | Sally PodFRG Barbara Sutton | Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly |
| 1985 | Kevin Jolly | Fiona Elliott | Billy Gililand Dan Travers | Fiona Elliott Alison Fischer | Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly |
| 1986 | Alex White | Alison Fisher | Alex White Dan Travers | Alison Fischer Caroline Gay | Dan Travers Morag McKay |
| 1987 | Alex White | Sara Halsall | Alex White Iain Pringle | Karen Beckman Sara Halsall | Mike Tredgett Karen Beckman |
| 1988 | Alex White | Anne Gibson | Alex White Iain Pringle | 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 | 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 | Darren Hall | Joanne Muggeridge | Simon Archer Julian Robertson | Nichola Beck Joanne Davies | Simon Archer Joanne Davies |
| 1994 | Rikard Magnsson | Margit Borg | Jan Jørgensen Peder Nissen | Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard | Kenny Middlemiss Elinor Allen |
| 1995 | Rikard Magnsson | Doris Piche | Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard | Majken Vange Pernille Harder | Julian Robertson Lorraine Cole |
| 1996 | Kenneth Jonassen | Pernille Harder | Lee Sung-yuan Yang Shih-jeng | Tanja Berg Mette Pedersen | Jesper Larsen Maiken Vange |
| 1997 | Darren Hall | Karolina Ericsson | James Anderson Ian Sullivan | Pernille Harder Mette Schjoldager | Nathan Robertson Joanne Wright |
| 1998 | Darren Hall | 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 Chaffin 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 | Kenneth Jonassen | Tine Rasmussen | Svetoslav Stoyanov Vincent Laigle | Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk | Simon Archer Donna Kellogg |
| 2004 | Joachim Persson | Petya Nedelcheva | Ruben Gordown Khosadalina Aji Basuki Sindoro | Pernille Harder Helle Nielsen | Ruben Gordown 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 | Bing Huang Chloe Magee | Howard Bach Eva Lee |
| 2008 | Rajiv Ouseph | Zhang Xi | Richard Eidestedt Andrew Ellis | Helle Nielsen Marie Røpke | Jacob Chemnitz Marie Røpke |
| 2009 | Henri Hurskainen | Carolina Marín | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver | Mikkel Delbo Larsen Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen |
| 2010 | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | Susan Egelstaff | Chris Adcock Andrew Ellis | Maria Helsbøl Anne Skelbæk | Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier |
| 2011 | Rajiv Ouseph | Pai Hsiao-ma | Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz | Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin | Marcus Ellis Heather Olver |
| 2012 | Scott Evans | Line Kjærsfeldt | Jacco Arends Jelle Maas | Samantha Barning Eefje Muskens | Jorrit de Ruiter Samantha Barning |
| 2013 | Ramdan Misbun | Beiwen Zhang | Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha | Eefje Muskens Selena Piek | Jacco Arends Selena Piek |
| 2014 | Ng Ka Long | Beatriz Corrales | Adam Cwalina Przemyslaw Wacha | Emelie Fabbeke Lena Grebak | Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen |
| 2015 | Anders Antonsen | Olga Konon | Raphael Beck Peter Käsbauer | Stefani Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva | Mathias Christiansen Lena Grebak |
| 2016 | Fabian Roth | Line Kjærsfeldt | Jones Ralfy Jansen Josche Zurwonne | Emilie Lefel Anne Tran | Mathias Christiansen Sara Thygesen |
| 2017 | Alexander Roovers | Anna Thea Madsen | Alexander Dunn Adam Hall | Emilie Lefel Anne Tran | Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore |
| 2018 | Léo Rossi | An Se-young | Choi Sol-gyu Seo Seung-jae | Emily Westwood Yang Li Lian | Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
| 2019 | Toma Junior Popov | Qi Xuefei | Jones Ralfy Jansen Peter Käsbauer | Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2021 | Yeoh Seng Zoe | Hsu Wen-chi | Man Wei Chong Tee Kai Wun | Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek |
| 2022 | Magnus Johannesen | Riko Gunji | Ayato Endo Yuta Takei | Chang Ching-hui Yang Ching-tun | Gregory Mairs Jenny Moore |
| 2023 | Nhat Nguyen | Yang Yu-chi | Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley | Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen | Terry Hee Jessica Tan |
| 2024 | Nhat Nguyen | Sakura Masuki | William Kryger Boe Christian Faust Kjær | Natasja P. Anthonisen Maiken Fruergaard | Callum Hemming Estelle van Leeuwen |
* ↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 14 November, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.

## Performances by nation

    As of the 2024 edition
| Rank | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
| 1 | England | 38 | 37 | 40 | 50.5 | 53.5 | 219 |
| 2 | Ireland | 24 | 15 | 22 | 22.5 | 17 | 100.5 |
| 3 | Scotland | 9 | 8 | 19 | 6.5 | 18.5 | 61 |
| 4 | Denmark | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11.5 | 8 | 37.5 |
| 5 | Malaya Malaysia | 9 | | 6 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Sweden | 3 | 4 | | 1.5 | | 8.5 |
| 9 | France | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 7 |
| 10 | Soviet Union CIS Russia | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 6.5 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 5 |
| 11 | Japan | | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 5 |
| 11 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | 5 |
| 11 | United States | | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 15 | Poland | | | 3 | 1 | | 4 |
| 15 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 4 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 3 |
| 17 | Canada | 1 | 2 | | | | 3 |
| 17 | Singapore | 2 | | | | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Belgium | | | | | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Netherlands | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | South Korea | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 20 | Spain | | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Indonesia | | | 1 | | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 25 | China | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 25 | Hong Kong | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 25 | India | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 25 | Norway | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 25 | Thailand | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| Total | Total | 111 | 94 | 111 | 109 | 111 | 536 |