Swiss Open (badminton)

The Swiss Open are a high-level badminton tournament that has been held in Switzerland since 1955. At that time they were still referred to as the Swiss International Championships . The title fights have been called the Badminton Swiss Open since 1991 . The venue is currently the St. Jakobshalle in Basel . The tournament currently takes place every year in March.

history

From 1989 the organizers of the IMS had more and more problems in finding enough sponsors, funds and suitable halls - Switzerland threatened to lose the international event.

In 1990, the two badminton specialists Charles A. Keller (head of the competition department of the Swiss Badminton Association) and Christian Wackernagel (tournament organizer of the Winex Cup and sporting goods seller for the Winex company) took responsibility for the rights and obligations at the international championships from the association accepted.

Until 2006 a six-figure prize money could be distributed in several years, which helped the tournament to a four-star status in the World Badminton Grand Prix. From 2006 to 2010 the Wilson company acted as main and title sponsor.

From 2007 to 2010 the tournament was part of the BWF's newly launched Super Series , which includes the world's twelve most important badminton tournaments. This gave this event the second highest classification for world ranking points (5,500) and the prize money was increased from 120,000 to 200,000 US dollars. Only tournaments such as the Thomas Cup , the Uber Cup or the Sudirman Cup were ranked higher .

In 2011 the tournament was taken out of the Super Series by the BWF and is now held as a Grand Prix Gold. On March 20, 2011, the Swiss Open announced that the Japanese company Yonex will be the new main sponsor from 2012 for an initial five years .

Prize money development since 1991

year	Total prize money (in USD )	Tournament budget (in CHF )	spectator
1991	15,000	200,000	3,000
1992	35,000	350,000	5,000
1993	35,000	500,000	10,000
1994	75,000	1,000,000	12,000
1995	75,000	1,000,000	12,000
1996	100,000	1,000,000	12,000
1997	125,000	1,000,000	15,000
1998	125,000	1,000,000	15,000
1999	80,000	1,000,000	16,000
2000	100,000	1,200,000	17,000
2001	120,000	1,200,000	17,000
2002	80,000	1,000,000	18,000
2003	80,000	1,000,000	18,000
2004	80,000	1,000,000	18,000
2005	80,000	1,000,000	18,000
2006	120,000	1,200,000	19,000
2007	200,000	1,300,000	20,000
2008	200,000	1,400,000	20,000
2009	200,000	1,400,000	20,000
2010	200,000	1,400,000	20,000
2011	125,000	1,400,000	18,000
2012	125,000	1,300,000	20,000
2013	125,000	1,200,000	18,000
2014	125,000	1,200,000	18,000
2015	120,000	1,200,000	18,000
2016	120,000	1,200,000	18,000
2017	120,000	1,200,000	16,000
2018	150,000	1,200,000	15,000
2019

The winners

season	Men's singles	Ladies singles	Men's doubles	Ladies doubles	Mixed
1955	David Choong	E. Muller	David Choong Richard Lee	not carried out	not carried out
1956	Eddy Choong	not carried out
1957	Günter Ropertz	Hannelore Schmidt	Günter Ropertz Hans Eschweiler	Hannelore Schmidt Gisela Ellermann	Kurt Veller Gisela Ellermann
1958		Julie Charles	Tom Heden H. Jiamjorch	not carried out	Bob Loo Noëlle Ailloud
1959	Bengt Albertsen	Pratuang Pattabongse	Bengt Albertsen Arne Rasmussen	not carried out	Arne Rasmussen Hannelore Schmidt
1960	Erland Kops	Annette Schmidt	Erland Kops Knud E. Jepsen	Ute Seelbach Irmgard Latz	Erland Kops Annette Schmidt
1961	Ole Mertz	Tonny Holst-Christensen	Ole Mertz Bjørn Holst-Christensen	not carried out	Bjørn Holst-Christensen Tonny Holst-Christensen
1962 1963	not carried out
1964	Days Nielsen	June Vander willing	Days Nielsen Heinz Honegger	Bep Verstoep June Vander Willigen	Herman Moens Bep Verstoep
1965		Bep Verstoep		Bep Verstoep June Jacques	Bernard Carrel Josée Bel
1966 1968	not carried out
1969	Hubert Riedo	Brigitte Potthoff	Kurt Achtleitner Karl Buchart	Brigitte Potthoff June Jacques	Roger Vanmeerbeek June Jacques
1970	Roy Díaz González	Ingrid Wieltschnig	Hermann Fröhlich Roy Díaz González	Ingrid Wieltschnig June Jacques	Hermann Fröhlich Ingrid Wieltschnig
1971	Torsten Winter	Josée Carrel	Torsten Winter Hugo Wilmes	Josée Carrel Mireille Drapel	Torsten Winter Jelmini
1972 1973	not carried out
1974	Roy Díaz González	Barbara Lord	Ricardo Jaramillo Jorge Palazuelos	Barbara Lord Deirdre Tyghe	Roy Díaz González Deirdre Tyghe
1975	Bjarne Caspersen	Liselotte Blumer	William Kerr Kenneth Parsons	Tonny Pannemans Ann Parsons	Kenneth Parsons Ann Parsons
1976	Steen Fladberg	Yu Yuk Geor	Claus Andersen Hans Olaf Birkholm	Yu Yuk Geor Lim Shour	Hans Olaf Birkholm Birthe Ratsach
1977	Gert Helsholt	Liselotte Blumer	Peter Holm Hans Olaf Birkholm	Hanke de Kort Inge Rozemeijer	Peter Holm Birthe Ratsach
1978	not carried out
1979	Liao Kun-fu	Liselotte Blumer	Gerd Kattau Olaf Rosenow	Pia Nielsen Jette Boyer	Peter Holm Pia Nielsen
1980	Bernd Wessels		Bernd Wessels Gunther Bludau	Lone Nielsen Lisbeth Lauridsen	Per Nygaard Bente Terkelsen
1981	Rob Ridder		Know H. Nielsen Jens Peter Nierhoff	Susanne Ejlertsen Liselotte Gøttsche	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder
1982	Michal Malý	Eline Coene	Bas by Barnau Sijthoff Ed Romeijn	Paula Kloet Grace Kakiay	Guus van der Vlugt Paula Kloet
1983	Sompol Kukasemky		Frank van Dongen Ivan Kristanto	Eline Coene Jeanette van Driel	Bas by Barnau Sijthoff Jeanette van Driel
1984	Uwe Scherpen	Liselotte Blumer	Rolf Rüsseler Volker Eiber	Monique Hoogland Erica van Dijck	Hans-Georg Fischedick Susanne Altmann
1985	Vitaliy Shmakov	Tatyana Litvinenko		Tatyana Litvinenko Elena Rybkina	Vitaliy Shmakov Elena Rybkina
1986	Chris Jogis	Monique Hoogland	Ron Michels Hendrik Rozemeijer	Monique Hoogland Paula Kloet	Alex Meijer Paula Kloet
1987	Philip Sutton	Astrid van der Knaap	Billy Gilliland Andy Goode	Katrin Schmidt Heidemarie Krickhaus	Alex Meijer Monique Hoogland
1988	Kwan Yoke Meng	Christine Skropke	Ong Beng Teong Cheah Soon Kit	Paula Rip-Kloet Maaike de Boer	Ralf Rausch Christine Skropke
1989	Liu Zhiheng	Tang Jiuhong		Huang Hua Tang Jiuhong	Kim Moon-soo Chung So-young
1990	Michael Keck	Diana Koleva	Stefan Frey Stephan Kuhl	Monika Cassens Petra Michalowsky	Bernd Schwitzgebel Petra Michalowsky
1991	Par-Gunnar Jönsson	Elena Rybkina	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Stellan Österberg	Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben	Michael Keck Anne-Katrin Seid
1992	Joko Suprianto	Astrid van der Knaap	Jan-Eric Antonsson Stellan Österberg	Maria Bengtsson Catrine Bengtsson	Mikael Rosén Maria Bengtsson
1993	Fung Permadi	Yuliani Santosa	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Peter Axelsson	Gillian Clark Joanne Wright	Par-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson
1994	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	Camilla Martin		Lotte Olsen Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	Peter Axelsson Marlene Thomsen
1995	Jens Olsson		Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen
1996	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen			Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo
1997	Dong Jiong		Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	Ge Fei Gu Jun	Liu Yong Ge Fei
1998	Peter Gade		Zhang Wei Zhang Jun		Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
1999	Fung Permadi	Cindana Hartono	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	Mette Sørensen Rikke Olsen	Simon Archer Joanne Goode
2000	Xia Xuanze	Dai Yun	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	Qin Yiyuan Gao Ling	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min
2001	Roslin Hashim	Pi Hongyan	Michael Søgaard Jim Laugesen	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager
2002	Marleve Mainaky	Mia Audina Tjiptawan	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung		Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min
2003	Lee Hyun-il	Zhang Ning	Flandy Limpele Eng Hian	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager
2004	Lin Dan	Gong Ruina	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min
2005	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	Pi Hongyan	Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto	Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-young	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms
2006	Lee Chong Wei	Xu Huaiwen	Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	You Jing Yu Yang
2007	Chen Jin	Zhang Ning	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	Zhao Tingting Yang Wei	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-young
2008	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	He Hanbin Yu Yang
2009	Lee Chong Wei	Wang Yihan	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	You Jing Yu Yang	Zheng Bo Ma Jin
2010	Chen Jin	Wang Shixian	Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong	Tian Qing Yu Yang	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-young
2011	Sung-hwan Park	Saina Nehwal	Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong	Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
2012	Chen Jin	Saina Nehwal	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	Xia Huan Tang Jinhua	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir
2013	Wang Zhengming	Wang Shixian	Chai Biao Hong Wei	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
2014	Viktor Axelsen	Wang Yihan	Chai Biao Hong Wei	Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua	Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock
2015	Srikanth Kidambi	Sun Yu	Cai Yun Lu Kai	Bao Yixin Tang Yuanting	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong
2016	HS Prannoy	Hey Bingjiao	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naitō	Wang Yilu Chen Qingchen
2017	Lin Dan	Chen Xiaoxin	Chai Biao Hong Wei	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2018	Sameer Verma	Sayaka Takahashi	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Herttrich
2019	Shi Yuqi	Chen Yufei	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun	Mathias Bay-Smidt Rikke Søby Hansen
2020	not carried out

Winner by country

Nations ranking (as of 2018)
Item	nation	HE	DE	HD	DD	MX	Total
1	Denmark	11	7th	12	7th	13	50
2	China	9	13	6th	15th	6th	49
3	Germany	6th	4th	7th	4½	6th	27½
4th	Netherlands	1	6th	3½	6½	5½	22½
5	South Korea	2		6th	5	6th	19th
6th	Malaysia	7th		7th			14th
7th	Switzerland	1	7th	1	1	1	11
8th	Sweden	2		4th	1	3½	10½
9	Indonesia	3	2	2		1	8th
	Belgium		2		3	2	7th
11	England		1	½	1	4th	6½
12	South Africa	1	1	1	1½	1½	6th
13	India	3	2				5
14th	Russia (including URS)	1	2		1	1	5
15th	Chinese Taipei	2	1		1		4th
	Austria		1	1½	½	1	4th
	Mexico	2		1½		½	4th
18th	France		3			½	3½
19th	Japan			1	1		2
	Thailand	1	1				2
21st	United States	1		½			1½
	GDR				1	½	1½
23	Wales	1					1
	Czech Republic	1					1
	Bulgaria		1				1
26th	Scotland			½			½
	total	54	53	54	49	52	262

credentials

1. ↑ Notification of the Swiss Open after losing the status of the Super Series tournament ( Memento from May 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Swiss Open: Badminton Swiss Open: Yonex new main sponsor . swissopen.com. 2011. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved on March 24, 2011.
3. ↑ badmintoneurope.com
4. ↑ http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=6273AD9A-7BEC-45DA-A677-E5E4165EFCC0

Web links

Commons : Swiss Open  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Swiss Open