Macau Open Badminton Championships

Summary

The Macau Open Badminton Championships is an open international championship in badminton held in Macau. In the 2002 International Badminton Federation (IBF) calendar, the first badminton tournament in Macau was held as Macau Satellite. IBF then included the tournament in the Grand Prix event in 2006, after that the tournament was categorised by the Badminton World Federation as Grand Prix Gold event in 2007, which carried a total prize money of US$120,000.[1] After the new event structure updated by the BWF in 2017, the Macau Open categorized as the BWF World Tour Super 300 which began to be implemented in 2018.[2][3] The Macau Open was on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic starting from 2020 to 2023, and will return to the BWF calendar in 2024.[4]

Previous winners edit

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles Ref
2002   Yuan Ting   Toru Matsumoto   Patapol Ngernsrisuk
  Khunakorn Sudhisodhi
  Wang Xin
  Yuan Ting
  Miyuki Tai
  Toru Matsumoto
2006   Lin Dan   Judith Meulendijks   Cai Yun
  Fu Haifeng
  Gao Ling
  Huang Sui
  Thomas Laybourn
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
[5]
2007   Chen Jin   Xie Xingfang   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
  Xie Zhongbo
  Zhang Yawen
2008   Taufik Hidayat   Zhou Mi   Cheng Shu
  Zhao Yunlei
  Xu Chen
  Zhao Yunlei
2009   Lee Chong Wei   Wang Yihan   Du Jing
  Yu Yang
  He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
[6]
2010   Li Xuerui   Ko Sung-hyun
  Yoo Yeon-seong
  Cheng Wen-hsing
  Chien Yu-chin
  Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
2011   Lee Hyun-il   Wang Shixian   Chai Biao
  Guo Zhendong
  Jung Kyung-eun
  Kim Ha-na
2012   Chen Yuekun   Sun Yu   Lee Sheng-mu
  Tsai Chia-hsin
  Eom Hye-won
  Jang Ye-na
2013   Son Wan-ho   P. V. Sindhu   Hoon Thien How
  Tan Wee Kiong
  Bao Yixin
  Tang Jinhua
  Lu Kai
  Huang Yaqiong
2014   Xue Song   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Chayut Triyachart
  Ou Dongni
  Yu Xiaohan
  Edi Subaktiar
  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
2015   Jeon Hyeok-jin   Ko Sung-hyun
  Shin Baek-cheol
  Jung Kyung-eun
  Shin Seung-chan
  Shin Baek-cheol
  Chae Yoo-jung
2016   Zhao Junpeng   Chen Yufei   Lee Jhe-huei
  Lee Yang
  Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
  Zhang Nan
  Li Yinhui
2017   Kento Momota   Cai Yanyan   Wahyu Nayaka
  Ade Yusuf
  Huang Yaqiong
  Yu Xiaohan
  Zheng Siwei
  Huang Yaqiong
2018   Lee Hyun-il   Michelle Li   Kim Gi-jung
  Lee Yong-dae
  Vivian Hoo
  Yap Cheng Wen
  Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet
2019   Sitthikom Thammasin   Li Junhui
  Liu Yuchen
  Du Yue
  Li Yinhui
  Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2020 Cancelled[note 1] [4]
2021 Cancelled[note 2] [4]
2022 Cancelled[note 3] [4]
2023 No competition [4]
2024 [4]
  1. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 27 October to 1 November, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Macau.
  2. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 2 to 7 November, was later postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Macau.[7]
  3. ^ This tournament, originally to be played from 1 to 6 November, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Macau.

Performances by nation edit

Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1   China 5 7 3 9 6 30
2   South Korea 4 3 3 1 11
3   Malaysia 2 4 1 7
4   Indonesia 1 1 4 6
5   Chinese Taipei 2 1 3
  India 3 3
7   Canada 2 2
  Hong Kong 1 1 2
  Thailand 1 1 2
10   Denmark 1 1
  Japan 1 1
  Netherlands 1 1
  Singapore 1 1
Total 14 14 14 14 14 70

References edit

  1. ^ About Macau Open
  2. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "The Macau Open returns". Badminton World Federation. 15 November 2023. Archived from the original on 19 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Open de Badminton de Macau 2006" (in Portuguese). Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Open de Badminton de Macau 2009" (in Portuguese). Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Tournament updates 11 August 2021". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

External links edit

  • Official Website
  • BWF: 2014 Macau Open Badminton Grand Prix Gold