The Boston Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Cambridge, Massachusetts just across the Charles River from Boston. It has become the leading regularly held tournament in the Eastern United States.
History The Boston Open was established in 1997 as regional tournament for Northeastern players, the first significant open badminton tournament in Massachusetts since the earlier New England Open which had been played from the mid 1930s to the late 1980s. When the tournament was created, the Rockwell Cage at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts was chosen as the location for the tournament. The Rockwell Cage is an athletic facility at MIT, and home of the university's basketball and volleyball teams. The Boston Open has been held there ever since. Over time the tournament began to develop and gain popularity. It would soon become one of the top tournaments in North America, attracting badminton players from around the world.
Sponsorship In order to operate the Boston Open relies upon aid from sponsors. The MIT Badminton Club has been the primary sponsor for the Boston Open since 1997. The club works hard every year to make sure the tournament runs smoothly. The MIT Badminton Club is partially responsible for getting the Boston Open to where it is today. In 2014 adidas became the official named sponsor of the tournament, helping the Boston Open gain even more recognition and further prove its significance. With the new sponsorship from adidas in 2014, the Boston Open was able to increase their total tournament prize money to $22,150.
Notable players Howard Bach is a professional Vietnamese-American badminton player. He annually partakes in the Boston Open and has managed to win the championship for the men's doubles twice. Howard Bach is also one of the few American badminton players to participate in the Olympics.
Previous winners
Open division YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles1997Wu ChibingVivian TamTomasz Malcharek Wu ChibingCharlotte Ackerman Liz WilsonWu Chibing Alison Brown1998Tracey ThompsonAndy Chong Kington HooiDaphne Chang Ulrike Von PfalerAndy Chong Emily Noyes1999Melinda KeszthelyiEvgenij Dremin Alexey VasilievMai-Quyen Bui Melinda KeszthelyiAndy Chong Melinda Keszthelyi2000Stuart ArthurElie WuChantale Bergeron Nancy DesaulniersAlexey Vasiliev Anna Efremova2001Mike BeresKara SolmundsonTrisna Gunadi Ben WuJanis Tan Elie WuMike Beres Kara Solmundson2002Chibing WuElie WuTony Gunawan Khan MalaythongAndy Chong Szilvia Szombati2003Jimmy PohanJoo Hyun LeeAndy Chong Chibing WuCindy Shi Eti TantraTony Gunawan Eti Tantra2004Jackaphan ThanateeratamLili ZhouKhan Malaythong Raju RaiValerie Loker Valérie St. JacquesJackaphan Thanateeratam Lili Zhou2005Piotr MazurPascal Gagnon Tom Lucas-PicheValérie St. Jacques Lili ZhouAndy Chong Szilvia Szombati2006Raju RaiHoward Bach Khan MalaythongEva Lee Mesinee MangkalakiriHalim Haryanto Angeline de Pauw2007Mike BeresJoo Hyun LeeHalim Haryanto Khan MalaythongAngeline de Pauw Mona SantosoChandra Kowi Mona Santoso2008Holvy de PauwHoward Bach Khan MalaythongJoo Hyun Lee Mona Santoso2009Hock Lai LeeMona SantosoSameera Gunatileka Vincent Nguy2010Nguyen Quang MinhBo RongHolvy de Pauw Nguyen Quang MinhJoo Hyun Lee Grace PengHolvy de Pauw Grace Peng2011Ilian PerezCheng WenCheng Wen Shi XiaoqianNguyen Quang Minh Yee Theng Lim2012Beiwen ZhangNicole Grether Charmaine ReidHalim Haryanto Bo Rong2013Sattawat PongnairatHolvy de Pauw Christian ChristiantoHolvy de Pauw Eva Lee2014Hock Lai LeeHoward Bach Hock Lai LeeBeiwen Zhang Jing Yu HongHoward Bach Eva Lee2015Charles GuHoward BachBeiwen Zhang2016Chan Kwong BengCharles Gu Halim HaryantoYoo Yong-sung Daphne Ng2017Howard Bach Holvy de PauwYoo Yong-sung Jenna Gozali2018Ye BinghongOw Yao Han Yew Hong KhengSutichon Pol-Gul Natcha Saengchote2019Febriyan IrvannaldyMegumi TarunoArya Maulana Aldiartama Rangga Yave RiantoMegumi Taruno Natcha SaengchoteSittichai Viboonsin Natcha Saengchote
Senior division Year Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles2008Pratap Joshi / Ravi RaveendranBatool Kazim / Mette RavnNaruthum Surakkhaka / Daphne Chang2009Pratap Joshi / Anirudh MakarlaBatool Kazim / Ismat ShaikhPhu Khuu / Daphne Chang
2014 prize money Event Winner Runner up Semi-Finalists Cons. WinnerMen's Singles $1,700$850$350 each player$100Ladies Singles $1,700$850$350 each player$100Men's Doubles$1,200 each player$600 each player$225 each player$100 each playerLadies Doubles$1,200 each player$600 each player$225 each player$100 each playerMixed Doubles$1,200 each player$600 each player$225 each player$100 each playerSenior Men's Doubles$150 each player$75 each playerSenior Ladies Doubles$150 each player$75 each playerSenior Mixed Doubles$150 each player$75 each player
References
External links Boston Open Official Site 2009 WILSON MIT BOSTON OPEN | Events | USA Badminton MIT Badminton Club 2009 Tournament results