The champions and runners-up of the All England Open Badminton Championships Gentlemen's Doubles tournament, first introduced to the championship in 1899. From 1915 to 1919, and from 1940 to 1946, no competition was held due to the two World Wars.
History In the Amateur era, George Alan Thomas (1906, 1908, 1910, 1912–1914, 1921, 1924, 1928) holds the record for the most titles in the Gentlemen's Doubles, winning All England nine times. Finn Kobberø holds the record for most consecutive titles with five from 1960 to 1964.
Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979 with the inclusion of professional badminton players from around the world in 1980, Kim Moon-soo and Park Joo-bong (1985–1986), Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi (1987–1988), Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja (1995–1996), Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (2017–2018), Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe (2020–2021), Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto (2023–2024) share the record for most consecutive victories with just two. In fact, Park managed the feat twice with the second of his double coming in 1989–1990, achieved with different partners.
Ray Stevens, Mike Tredgett, Tjun Tjun, Johan Wahjudi and Thomas Kihlström are the only players in history to reach the All England Open Badminton Gentlemen's Doubles Final in both the Amateur and Open era. Stevens managed to so twice while partnering Tredgett who managed the feat four times, without triumphing whereas Tjun and Wahjudi managed to do so a total of six times, Kihlström twice, with all three of them winning once in the Open era.
Finalists Amateur era Year Champions Runners–up Score1899 Stewart Marsden Massey D. Oakes Ian M. Campbell L. Hanson 15–5, 15–71900 F. S. Collier Herbert Mellersh Stewart Marsden Massey D. Oakes 15–12, 11–15, 15–101901 F. S. Collier Herbert Mellersh C. H. Martin Stewart Marsden Massey 17–16, 9–15, 15–51902 F. S. Collier Herbert Mellersh C. H. Martin Stewart Marsden Massey 5–15, 15–11, 15–91903 Edward Huson Stewart Marsden Massey George Alan Thomas Ralph Watling 15–10, 15–31904 Henry Norman Marrett Albert Davis Prebble S. H. Dillon John F. Stokes 15–8, 15–71905 C. T. J. Barnes Stewart Marsden Massey Henry Norman Marrett Albert Davis Prebble 11–15, 15–11, 15–101906 Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas Albert Davis Prebble Norman Wood 15–5, 5–15, 15–111907 Norman Wood Albert Davis Prebble Frank Chesterton Stewart Marsden Massey 17–16, 15–31908 Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas Frank Chesterton Stewart Marsden Massey 16–18, 18–13, 15–41909 Frank Chesterton Albert Davis Prebble Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas 15–6, 3–15, 15–71910 Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas Frank Chesterton Albert Davis Prebble 15–4, 12–15, 15–121911 Percy Fitton Ernest Edward Hawthorn R. Franck C. J. Greenwood 8–15, 15–3, 15–101912 Henry Norman Marrett George Alan Thomas Frank Chesterton Guy A. Sautter 15–9, 15–121913 Frank Chesterton George Alan Thomas Dr. James Crombie H. J. H. Inglis 15–10, 15–81914 Frank Chesterton George Alan Thomas Ernest Edward Hawthorn U. N. Lapin (Guy A. Sautter) 17–16, 15–71915–1919 No competition1920 A. Fee (Archibald Engelbach) Raoul du Roveray J. H. C. Prior Herbert Uber 15–13, 15–81921 Frank Hodge George Alan Thomas Frank Devlin Gordon Mack 7–15, 15–8, 15–131922 Frank Devlin Guy A. Sautter Frank Hodge George Alan Thomas 15–7, 15–91923 Frank Devlin Gordon Mack William Swinden George Alan Thomas 15–8, 15–131924 Frank Hodge George Alan Thomas Arthur Kenneth Jones William Swinden 15–6, 15–81925 Arthur Kenneth Jones Herbert Uber R. A. Goff Gordon Mack 15–8, 15–31926 Frank Devlin Gordon Mack Raoul du Roveray J. Vincent 15–3, 15–51927 Frank Devlin Gordon Mack Albert Harbot Raoul du Roveray 15–0, 7–15, 15–51928 Frank Hodge George Alan Thomas Arthur Kenneth Jones Herbert Uber 15–9, 4–15, 15–91929 Frank Devlin Gordon Mack Thomas P. Dick Alan Titherley 15–2, 15–31930 Frank Devlin Gordon Mack Thomas P. Dick Alan Titherley 15–5, 15–101931 Frank Devlin Gordon Mack K. G. Livingstone Raymond M. White 15–6, 11–15, 15–41932 Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols Ralph C. F. Nichols 14–15, 18–16, 15–41933 Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White Tom Boyle James Rankin 1934 Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols Ralph C. F. Nichols 15–12, 12–15, 15–71935 Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White Leslie Nichols Ralph C. F. Nichols 15–12, 15–131936 Leslie Nichols Ralph C. F. Nichols Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White 15–7, 15–21937 Leslie Nichols Ralph C. F. Nichols Donald C. Hume Raymond M. White 15–6, 18–141938 Leslie Nichols Ralph C. F. Nichols Ian Maconachie Raymond M. White 15–12, 7–15, 15–91939 Tom Boyle James Rankin Leslie Nichols Ralph C. F. Nichols 15–4, 15–31940–1946 No competition1947 Poul Holm Tage Madsen Preben Dabelsteen Jørn Skaarup 4–15, 15–12, 15–41948 Preben Dabelsteen Børge Frederiksen Conny Jepsen Nils Jonson 15–8, 16–18, 18–171949 Ooi Teik Hock Teoh Seng Khoon David Freeman Wynn Rogers 15–5, 15–61950 Preben Dabelsteen Jørn Skaarup Børge Frederiksen Poul Holm 9–15, 15–2, 15–121951 David Ewe Choong Eddy Choong Ismail Marjan Ong Poh Lim 9–15, 15–7, 15–101952 David Ewe Choong Eddy Choong Poul Holm Ole Jensen 9–15, 15–12, 15–71953 David Ewe Choong Eddy Choong Poul Holm Ole Jensen 15–5, 15–121954 Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock David Ewe Choong Eddy Choong 18–16, 15–121955 Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø David Ewe Choong Eddy Choong 15–9, 14–17, 15–11 1956 Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø Poul Erik Nielsen John Nygaard 18–14, 15–51957 Joseph C. Alston Heah Hock Aun David Ewe Choong Eddy Choong 15–10, 16–17, 15–51958 Erland Kops Poul Erik Nielsen Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø 15–7, 11–15, 15–81959 Lim Say Hup Teh Kew San Henning Borch Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 15–12, 15–101960 Poul Erik Nielsen Finn Kobberø Lim Say Hup Teh Kew San 14–17, 15–3, 15–11961 Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø Erland Kops Poul Erik Nielsen 15–6, 15–51962 Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø Narong Bhornchima Raphi Kanchanaraphi 17–16, 15–31963 Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø Ferry Sonneville Tan Joe Hok 10–15, 15–4, 15–71964 Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Finn Kobberø Erland Kops Poul Erik Nielsen 9–15, 15–9, 17–151965 Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan Erland Kops Oon Chong Jin 15–7, 15–51966 Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen 9–15, 15–9, 17–151967 Henning Borch Erland Kops Svend Pri Per Walsøe 15–8, 15–121968 Henning Borch Erland Kops Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan 15–6, 15–41969 Henning Borch Erland Kops David Eddy Roger A. Powell 13–15, 15–10, 15–91970 Tom Bacher Poul Petersen David Eddy Roger A. Powell 15–11, 15–01971 Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan Indra Gunawan Rudy Hartono 15–5, 15–31972 Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett 15–5, 15–121973 Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi 15–1, 15–71974 Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata 15–8, 15–61975 Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata 15–11, 15–51976 Bengt Froman Thomas Kihlström Svend Pri Steen Skovgaard 15–12, 17–151977 Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata 15–7, 18–151978 Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata 15–12, 15–81979 Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin 17–16, 15–3
Open era Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score1980 Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett 10–15, 15–9, 15–101981 Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi 15–9, 15–81982 Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 8–15, 15–9, 15–101983 Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström Martin Dew Mike Tredgett 15–10, 15–131984 Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono Martin Dew Mike Tredgett 15–11, 15–61985 Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen 7–15, 15–10, 15–91986 Kim Moon–soo Park Joo-bong Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–2, 15–111987 Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi Bobby ErtantoRudy Heryanto 15–9, 15–81988 Li YongboTian Bingyi Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15–6, 15–71989 Lee Sang-bokPark Joo-bong Rudy GunawanEddy Hartono 15–8, 15–71990 Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 17–14, 15–91991 Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 12–15, 15–7, 15–81992 Rudy GunawanEddy Hartono Jan PaulsenHenrik Svarrer 15–10, 15–121993 Jon Holst-ChristensenThomas Lund Chen HongyongChen Kang 10–15, 15–2, 15–101994 Rudy GunawanBambang Suprianto Rexy MainakyRicky Subagja 15–12, 15–121995 Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja Antonius Budi Ariantho Denny Kantono 15–12, 15–18, 15–81996 Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 15–6, 15–51997 Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard 15–11, 17–161998 Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 15–10, 15–101999 Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–7, 15–52000 Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–4, 13–15, 17–152001 Tony GunawanHalim Heryanto Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15–13, 7–15, 15–72002 Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon Eng Hian Flandy Limpele 7–2, 7–2, 1–7, 7–32003 Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–5, 15–72004 Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 9–15, 15–13, 15–32005 Cai YunFu Haifeng Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 15–10, 15–62006 Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 17–15, 14–17, 15–22007 Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–15, 21–182008 Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin 20–22, 21–19, 21–182009 Cai Yun Fu Haifeng Han Sang-hoon Hwang Ji-man 21–17, 21–152010 Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 21–23, 21–19, 26–242011 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 15–21, 21–18, 21–182012 Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–23, 21–9, 21–142013 Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa 21–11, 21–92014 Mohammad AhsanHendra Setiawan Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa 21–19, 21–192015 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan 21–17, 22–202016 Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa 21–23, 21–18, 21–162017 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 21–19, 21–142018 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Mathias BoeCarsten Mogensen 21–18, 21–172019 Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik 11–21, 21–14, 21–122020 Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21–18, 12–21, 21–192021 Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 21–15, 17–21, 21–112022 Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Bagas Maulana Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan21–19, 21–132023 Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan21–17, 21–142024 Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik21–16, 21–162025 Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae Leo Rolly Carnando Bagas Maulana21–19, 21–192026 Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik18–21, 21–12, 21–19
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