# List of Singapore Open men's singles champions

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. 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. The Men's Singles was first contested officially in 1929. 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.

## History

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, 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

| Year | Country | Champions | Country | Runners–up | Score |
| 1929 | SGP | E. J. Vass | SGP | See Gim Hock | 15–11, 15–10 |
| 1930 | SGP | E. J. Vass | SGP | See Gim Hock | 15–11, 12–15, 15–13 |
| 1931 | SGP | E. J. Vass | SGP | See Gim Hock | 15–7, 9–15, 15–12 |
| 1932 | SGP | E. J. Vass | SGP | See Gim Hock | 6–15, 17–16, 15–12 |
| 1933 | SGP | Koh Keng Siang | SGP | Lim Boon Guan | 9–15, 15–7, 15–12 |
| 1934 | SGP | E. J. Vass | SGP | Seah Eng Hee | 15–9, 17–14 |
| 1935 | SGP | Leow Kim Fatt | SGP | Koh Keng Siang | 15–12, 15–7 |
| 1936 | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | SGP | Leow Kim Fatt | 15–8, 14–18, 15–8 |
| 1937 | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | SGP | Yap Chin Tee | 5–15, 17–14, 15–12 |
| 1938 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | SGP | Seah Eng Hee | 7–15, 15–10, 15–3 |
| 1939 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | SGP | S. A. Durai | 15–6, 15–11 |
| 1940 | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | SGP | Yap Chin Tee | 15–8, 15–6 |
| 1941 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | SGP | Yap Chin Tee | 15–10, 5–15, 15–11 |
| 1942–1946 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1947 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | SGP | Ismail Marjan | 15–9, 15–6 |
| 1948 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | 15–9, 15–11 |
| 1949 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | SGP | Loong Pan Yap | 15–3, 15–4 |
| 1950 | SGP | Cheong Hock Leng | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | 15–5, 9–15, 15–12 |
| 1951 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | 18–13, 15–8 |
| 1952 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | SGP | Ismail Marjan | Walkover |
| 1953 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | SGP | Omar Ibrahim | 15–2, 15–3 |
| 1954 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | 9–15, 15–10, 17–16 |
| 1955 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | SGP | Omar Ibrahim | 15–8, 15–5 |
| 1956 | SGP | Omar Ibrahim | SGP | Seah Lye Huat | 10–15, 15–9, 18–15 |
| 1957 | SGP | Seah Lye Huat | SGP | Robert Lim | 17–14, 15–3 |
| 1958 | SGP | Omar Ibrahim | SGP | V. S. S. Nathan | 18–14, 15–11 |
| 1959 | SGP | Omar Ibrahim | MAS | Lam Say Chow | 15–1, 15–1 |
| 1960 | MAS | Billy Ng | MAS | Khoo Eng Huah | 9–15, 15–10, 15–2 |
| 1961 | SGP | Lee Kin Tat | MAS | Roland Ng | 15–6, 15–9 |
| 1962 | SGP | Wee Choon Seng | SGP | Lim Wei Lon | 15–11, 15–6 |
| 1963 | MAS | Teh Kew San | MAS | Yew Cheng Hoe | 11–15, 15–3, 15–1 |
| 1964 | MAS | Billy Ng | MAS | Khor Cheng Chye | 15–6, 7–15, 15–5 |
| 1965 | MAS | Omar Manap | SGP | Wee Sen | 15–7, 15–7 |
| 1966 | MAS | Yew Cheng Hoe | INA | Tjin Kian Sien | 15–7, 15–1 |
| 1967 | MAS | Tan Aik Huang | DEN | Erland Kops | 15–11, 15–8 |
| 1968 | MAS | Tan Aik Huang | JPN | Ippei Kojima | 15–12, 15–4 |
| 1969 | INA | Rudy Hartono | INA | Muljadi | 15–7, 15–4 |
| 1970 | INA | Muljadi | INA | Darmawan | 18–16, 15–8 |
| 1971 | JPN | Ippei Kojima | INA | Nunung Murdjianto | 15–3, 18–16 |
| 1972 | INA | Iie Sumirat | MAS | Tan Aik Mong | 15–5, 15–11 |
| 1973 | INA | Iie Sumirat | INA | Tjun Tjun | 15–3, 15–14 |
| 1974–1986 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |

### Open era

| Year | Country | Champions | Country | Runners–up | Score |
| 1987 | MAS | Misbun Sidek | INA | Eddy Kurniawan | 15–13, 15–8 |
| 1988 | CHN | Yang Yang | THA | Sompol Kukasemkij | 15–10, 15–2 |
| 1989 | CHN | Zhao Jianhua | INA | Eddy Kurniawan | 15–11, 15–7 |
| 1990 | MAS | Foo Kok Keong | CHN | Zhao Jianhua | 15–8, 10–15, 15–9 |
| 1991 | INA | Bambang Suprianto | INA | Fung Permadi | 15–9, 15–8 |
| 1992 | CHN | Zhao Jianhua | INA | Ardy Wiranata | 15–3, 15–1 |
| 1993 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1994 | INA | Ardy Wiranata | INA | Hermawan Susanto | 15–10, 4–15, 15–9 |
| 1995 | INA | Joko Suprianto | INA | Hermawan Susanto | 15–11, 3–15, 15–10 |
| 1996 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1997 | INA | Hariyanto Arbi | INA | Indra Wijaya | 3–15, 18–14, 15–9 |
| 1998 | INA | Hendrawan | DEN | Peter Gade | 15–10, 15–8 |
| 1999 | INA | Hariyanto Arbi | INA | Taufik Hidayat | 13–15, 15–10, 15–11 |
| 2000 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 2001 | INA | Taufik Hidayat | MAS | Wong Choong Hann | 7–5, 0–7, 7–1, 1–7, 7–4 |
| 2002 | CHN | Chen Hong | SGP | Ronald Susilo | 15–4, 15–1 |
| 2003 | CHN | Chen Hong | CHN | Chen Yu | 11–15, 15–8, 15–4 |
| 2004 | DEN | Kenneth Jonassen | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | 3–15, 17–15, 15–4 |
| 2005 | INA | Taufik Hidayat | CHN | Chen Hong | 15–9, 15–3 |
| 2006 | DEN | Peter Gade | DEN | Kenneth Jonassen | 21–10 21–14 |
| 2007 | THA | Boonsak Ponsana | CHN | Chen Yu | 21–17, 21–14 |
| 2008 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | INA | Simon Santoso | 21–13, 21–5 |
| 2009 | CHN | Bao Chunlai | THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 21–19, 16–21, 21–15 |
| 2010 | INA | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 21–16, 21–16 |
| 2011 | CHN | Chen Jin | CHN | Lin Dan | Walkover |
| 2012 | THA | Boonsak Ponsana | CHN | Wang Zhengming | 21–18, 21–19 |
| 2013 | INA | Tommy Sugiarto | THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 20–22, 21–5, 21–17 |
| 2014 | INA | Simon Santoso | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | 21–15, 21–10 |
| 2015 | JPN | Kento Momota | HKG | Hu Yun | 21–17, 16–21, 21–15 |
| 2016 | INA | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | KOR | Son Wan-ho | 21–16, 13–21, 21–14 |
| 2017 | IND | B. Sai Praneeth | IND | Srikanth Kidambi | 17–21, 21–17, 21–12 |
| 2018 | TPE | Chou Tien-chen | TPE | Hsu Jen-hao | 21–13, 21–13 |
| 2019 | JPN | Kento Momota | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 10–21, 21–19, 21–13 |
| 2020–2021 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 2022 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | JPN | Kodai Naraoka | 23–21, 21–17 |
| 2023 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | DEN | Anders Antonsen | 21–16, 21–13 |
| 2024 | CHN | Shi Yuqi | CHN | Li Shifeng | 17–21, 21–19, 21–19 |

## Statistics
### Multiple champions

Bold indicates active players.
| Rank | Country | Player | Amateur era | Open era | All-time | Years |
| 1 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 |
| 2 | SGP | E. J. Vass | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934 |
| 3 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| 4 | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1936, 1937, 1940 |
| 4 | SGP | Omar Ibrahim | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1956, 1958, 1959 |
| 6 | MAS | Billy Ng | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1960, 1964 |
| 6 | MAS | Tan Aik Huang | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1967, 1968 |
| 6 | INA | Iie Sumirat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1972, 1973 |
| 6 | CHN | Zhao Jianhua | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1989, 1992 |
| 6 | INA | Hariyanto Arbi | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1997, 1999 |
| 6 | INA | Taufik Hidayat | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2001, 2005 |
| 6 | CHN | Chen Hong | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
| 6 | THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2007, 2012 |
| 6 | INA | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2010, 2016 |
| 6 | JPN | Kento Momota | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
| 6 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2022, 2023 |

### Champions by country

| Rank | Country | Amateur era | Open era | All-time | First title | Last title | First champion | Last champion |
| 1 | Singapore (SGP) | 28 | 0 | 28 | 1929 | 1962 | E. J. Vass | Wee Choon Seng |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1969 | 2023 | Rudy Hartono | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1960 | 2008 | Billy Ng | Lee Chong Wei |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1988 | 2024 | Yang Yang | Shi Yuqi |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1971 | 2019 | Ippei Kojima | Kento Momota |
| 6 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2004 | 2006 | Kenneth Jonassen | Peter Gade |
| 6 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2007 | 2012 | Boonsak Ponsana | Boonsak Ponsana |
| 8 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | B. Sai Praneeth | B. Sai Praneeth |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | Chou Tien-chen | Chou Tien-chen |

### Multiple finalists

Bold indicates active players. Italic indicates players who never won the championship.
| Rank | Country | Player | Amateur era | Open era | All-time |
| 1 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | SGP | E. J. Vass | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | SGP | Omar Ibrahim | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | SGP | See Gim Hock | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | SGP | Yap Chin Tee | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | CHN | Zhao Jianhua | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | INA | Taufik Hidayat | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | CHN | Chen Hong | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | MAS | Lee Chong Wei | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | SGP | Koh Keng Siang | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | SGP | Seah Eng Hee | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | SGP | Leow Kim Fatt | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | SGP | Ismail Marjan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | SGP | Seah Lye Huat | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | MAS | Billy Ng | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | MAS | Yew Cheng Hoe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | MAS | Tan Aik Huang | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | INA | Muljadi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | JPN | Ippei Kojima | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | INA | Iie Sumirat | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | INA | Eddy Kurniawan | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | INA | Ardy Wiranata | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | INA | Hermawan Susanto | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | INA | Hariyanto Arbi | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | DEN | Peter Gade | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | CHN | Chen Yu | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | DEN | Kenneth Jonassen | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | INA | Simon Santoso | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | INA | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | JPN | Kento Momota | 0 | 2 | 2 |