Know who are the former champions and most successful countries at the prestigious BWF World Tour Super 750 Japan Open badminton along with the previous winners list and 2022 edition prize money
A badminton competition called the Japan Open is held each year since 1977. In 2007, it was incorporated into the BWF Super Series competitions and since 2018, the BWF has designated the Japan Open as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 competitions.
BWF Japan Open Badminton Past All Time Winners List And 2022 Winner Prize Money Breakdown Pool
Japan Open Full Winners List, Most Successful Countries And Indian Shuttlers in Japan Open
No Indian shuttler has ever managed to win a gold medal in any of the categories since the Japan Open’s beginning. The Japan Open has always been dominated by shuttlers from China, Indonesia and South Korea. Indonesia has won a total of 31 gold medals from the Japan Open across all categories, while South Korea brought home 28. China, the tournament’s most successful country, has won 74 championships overall, including 25 in the Women’s Singles classification while hosts Japan have won 9 gold medals overall.
Kento Momota has won previous two editions of men’s singles event at Japan Open and is the favorite for upcoming edition due to the absence of reigning Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen.
Year | Men’s singles | Women’s singles | Men’s doubles | Women’s doubles | Mixed doubles |
1977 | Thomas Kihlström | Lene Køppen | Flemming Delfs
Steen Skovgaard |
Inge Borgstrøm
Lene Køppen |
No competition |
1981 | Rudy Hartono | Hwang Sun-ai | Christian Hadinata
Lius Pongoh |
Atsuko Tokuda
Yoshiko Yonekura |
No competition |
1982 | Thomas Kihlström | Li Lingwei | Rudy Heryanto
Hariamanto Kartono |
Nora Perry
Jane Webster |
Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry |
1983 | Han Jian | Han Aiping | Stefan Karlsson
Thomas Kihlström |
Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks |
Thomas Kihlström
Nora Perry |
1984 | Morten Frost | Zheng Yuli | Stefan Karlsson
Thomas Kihlström |
Karen Beckman
Gillian Gilks |
Martin Dew
Gillian Gilks |
1985 | Zhao Jianhua | Wu Jianqiu | Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong |
Kim Yun-ja
Yoo Sang-hee |
Billy Gilliland
Gillian Gowers |
1986 | Yang Yang | Li Lingwei | Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek |
Lin Ying
Wu Dixi |
Billy Gilliland
Nora Perry |
1987 | Xiong Guobao | Li Lingwei | Eddy Hartono
Liem Swie King |
Guan Weizhen
Lin Ying |
Lee Deuk-choon
Chung Myung-hee |
1988 | Nick Yates | Han Aiping | Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi |
Chung Myung-hee
Chung So-young |
Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee |
1989 | Yang Yang | Li Lingwei | Lee Sang-bok
Park Joo-bong |
Gillian Clark
Julie Munday |
Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee |
1990 | Morten Frost | Huang Hua | Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong |
Lai Caiqin
Yao Fen |
Park Joo-bong
Chung Myung-hee |
1991 | Ardy Wiranata | Huang Hua | Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong |
Gillian Clark
Gillian Gowers |
Park Joo-bong
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Chung Myung-hee |
1992 | Ardy Wiranata | Susi Susanti | Chen Hongyong
Chen Kang |
Chung So-young
Hwang Hye-young |
Thomas Lund
Pernille Dupont |
1993 | Hariyanto Arbi | Ye Zhaoying | Chen Hongyong
Chen Kang |
Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah |
Thomas Lund
Catrine Bengtsson |
1994 | Ardy Wiranata | Susi Susanti | Denny Kantono
Ricky Subagja |
Chung So-young
Gil Young-ah |
Jon Holst-Christensen
Catrine Bengtsson |
1995 | Hariyanto Arbi | Susi Susanti | Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja |
Ge Fei
Gu Jun |
Thomas Lund
Marlene Thomsen |
1996 | Joko Suprianto | Ye Zhaoying | Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja |
Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock |
Park Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min |
1997 | Peter Rasmussen | Mia Audina | Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja |
Ge Fei
Gu Jun |
Liu Yong
Ge Fei |
1998 | Peter Gade | Gong Zhichao | Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock |
Ge Fei
Gu Jun |
Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min |
1999 | Peter Gade | Ye Zhaoying | Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon |
Ge Fei
Gu Jun |
Liu Yong
Ge Fei |
2000 | Ji Xinpeng | Gong Zhichao | Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya |
Huang Nanyan
Yang Wei |
Liu Yong
Ge Fei |
2001 | Roslin Hashim | Zhou Mi | Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya |
Gao Ling
Huang Sui |
Bambang Suprianto
Minarti Timur |
2002 | Lee Hyun-il | Zhou Mi | Chan Chong Ming
Chew Choon Eng |
Lee Kyung-won
Ra Kyung-min |
Kim Dong-moon
Ra Kyung-min |
2003 | Xia Xuanze | Camilla Martin | Eng Hian
Flandy Limpele |
Gao Ling
Huang Sui |
Zhang Jun
Gao Ling |
2004 | Ronald Susilo | Mia Audina | Ha Tae-kwon
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Kim Dong-moon |
Lee Kyung-won
Ra Kyung-min |
Nova Widianto
Vita Marissa |
2005 | Lin Dan | Zhang Ning | Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen |
Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam |
2006 | Lin Dan | Zhang Ning | Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya |
Gao Ling
Huang Sui |
Flandy Limpele
Vita Marissa |
2007 | Lee Chong Wei | Tine Rasmussen | Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya |
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 | Wang Yihan | 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 | Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng |
Bao Yixin
Zhong Qianxin |
Chen Hung-ling
Cheng Wen-hsing |
2012 | Lee Chong Wei | Tai Tzu-ying | Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang |
Poon Lok Yan
Tse Ying Suet |
Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying |
2013 | Lee Chong Wei | Akane Yamaguchi | Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan |
Ma Jin
Tang Jinhua |
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei |
2014 | Lee Chong Wei | Li Xuerui | Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong |
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi |
Zhang Nan
Zhao Yunlei |
2015 | Lin Dan | Nozomi Okuhara | Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong |
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
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Chen Qingchen |
2017 | Viktor Axelsen | Carolina Marín | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi |
Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping |
2018 | Kento Momota | Carolina Marín | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota |
Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong |
2019 | Kento Momota | Akane Yamaguchi | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong |
Wang Yilyu
Huang Dongping |
2022 Japan Open Badminton Schedule, Date, And Prize Money
The Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open Badminton Championships 2022, which will be held at Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan from August 30 to September 4, will feature a $750,000 prize pool.
Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 | Last 32 |
Singles | $52,500 | $25,500 | $10,500 | $4,125 | $2,250 | $750 |
Doubles | $55,500 | $26,250 | $10,500 | $4,687.50 | $2,437.50 | $750 |