List of Singapore Open men's singles champions

The Singapore Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament first created in 1928 by the Amateur Sporting Association as there was no national governing body for badminton in Singapore. In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions and its first official annual open championships was held in that same year. The Men's Singles was first contested officially in 1929. The tournament was canceled between 1942 and 1946 because of World War II and discontinued from 1974 to 1986. It returned in 1987 as Konica Cup and was held until 1999. There was no competition held in 1993, 1996 and 2000. The tournament returned in 2001 under a new sponsor. It was again canceled between 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Below is the list of the winners at the Singapore Open in men's singles.

History In the Amateur era, Wong Peng Soon (1938–1939, 1941, 1947–1949 and 1951) holds the record for the most titles in the Men's Singles, winning Singapore Open seven times. Wong also share the record for most consecutive titles of four from 1941 and 1947 to 1949 (no competition from 1942 to 1946) with E. J. Vass, 1929 to 1932 and Ong Poh Lim, 1952 to 1955 respectively.

Since the Open era of badminton began in late 1979, eight players (Zhao Jianhua, Hariyanto Arbi, Taufik Hidayat, Chen Hong, Boonsak Ponsana, Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Kento Momota and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting) share the record for the most Men's Singles titles with two each. Chen Hong and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting holds the record for most consecutive victories with two (in 2002–03 and 2022–23).

Finalists Amateur era Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score1929 SGP E. J. Vass SGP See Gim Hock 15–11, 15–101930 SGP E. J. Vass SGP See Gim Hock 15–11, 12–15, 15–131931 SGP E. J. Vass SGP See Gim Hock 15–7, 9–15, 15–121932 SGP E. J. Vass SGP See Gim Hock 6–15, 17–16, 15–121933 SGP Koh Keng Siang SGP Lim Boon Guan 9–15, 15–7, 15–121934 SGP E. J. Vass SGP Seah Eng Hee 15–9, 17–14 1935 SGP Leow Kim Fatt SGP Koh Keng Siang 15–12, 15–71936 SGP Tan Chong Tee SGP Leow Kim Fatt 15–8, 14–18, 15–81937 SGP Tan Chong Tee SGP Yap Chin Tee 5–15, 17–14, 15–121938 SGP Wong Peng Soon SGP Seah Eng Hee 7–15, 15–10, 15–31939 SGP Wong Peng Soon SGP S. A. Durai 15–6, 15–111940 SGP Tan Chong Tee SGP Yap Chin Tee 15–8, 15–61941 SGP Wong Peng Soon SGP Yap Chin Tee 15–10, 5–15, 15–111942–1946 No competition1947 SGP Wong Peng Soon SGP Ismail Marjan 15–9, 15–61948 SGP Wong Peng Soon SGP Ong Poh Lim 15–9, 15–111949 SGP Wong Peng Soon SGP Loong Pan Yap 15–3, 15–41950 SGP Cheong Hock Leng SGP Wong Peng Soon 15–5, 9–15, 15–121951 SGP Wong Peng Soon SGP Ong Poh Lim 18–13, 15–81952 SGP Ong Poh Lim SGP Ismail Marjan Walkover1953 SGP Ong Poh Lim SGP Omar Ibrahim 15–2, 15–31954 SGP Ong Poh Lim SGP Wong Peng Soon 9–15, 15–10, 17–161955 SGP Ong Poh Lim SGP Omar Ibrahim 15–8, 15–51956 SGP Omar Ibrahim SGP Seah Lye Huat 10–15, 15–9, 18–151957 SGP Seah Lye Huat SGP Robert Lim 17–14, 15–31958 SGP Omar Ibrahim SGP V. S. S. Nathan 18–14, 15–111959 SGP Omar Ibrahim Lam Say Chow 15–1, 15–11960 Billy Ng Khoo Eng Huah 9–15, 15–10, 15–21961 Lee Kin Tat Roland Ng 15–6, 15–91962 Wee Choon Seng Lim Wei Lon 15–11, 15–61963 Teh Kew San Yew Cheng Hoe 11–15, 15–3, 15–11964 Billy Ng Khor Cheng Chye 15–6, 7–15, 15–51965 Omar Manap Wee Sen 15–7, 15–71966 Yew Cheng Hoe Tjin Kian Sien 15–7, 15–11967 Tan Aik Huang Erland Kops 15–11, 15–81968 Tan Aik Huang Ippei Kojima 15–12, 15–41969 Rudy Hartono Muljadi 15–7, 15–41970 Muljadi Darmawan 18–16, 15–81971 Ippei Kojima Nunung Murdjianto 15–3, 18–161972 Iie Sumirat Tan Aik Mong 15–5, 15–111973 Iie Sumirat Tjun Tjun 15–3, 15–141974–1986 No competition

Open era Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score1987 Misbun Sidek Eddy Kurniawan 15–13, 15–81988 Yang Yang Sompol Kukasemkij 15–10, 15–21989 Zhao Jianhua Eddy Kurniawan 15–11, 15–71990 Foo Kok Keong Zhao Jianhua 15–8, 10–15, 15–91991 Bambang Suprianto Fung Permadi 15–9, 15–81992 Zhao Jianhua Ardy Wiranata 15–3, 15–11993 No competition1994 Ardy Wiranata Hermawan Susanto 15–10, 4–15, 15–91995 Joko Suprianto Hermawan Susanto 15–11, 3–15, 15–101996 No competition1997 Hariyanto Arbi Indra Wijaya 3–15, 18–14, 15–91998 Hendrawan Peter Gade 15–10, 15–81999 Hariyanto Arbi Taufik Hidayat 13–15, 15–10, 15–112000 No competition2001 Taufik Hidayat Wong Choong Hann 7–5, 0–7, 7–1, 1–7, 7–42002 Chen Hong Ronald Susilo 15–4, 15–12003 Chen Hong Chen Yu 11–15, 15–8, 15–42004 Kenneth Jonassen Lee Chong Wei 3–15, 17–15, 15–42005 Taufik Hidayat Chen Hong 15–9, 15–32006 Peter Gade Kenneth Jonassen 21–10 21–142007 Boonsak Ponsana Chen Yu 21–17, 21–142008 Lee Chong Wei Simon Santoso 21–13, 21–52009 Bao Chunlai Boonsak Ponsana 21–19, 16–21, 21–152010 Sony Dwi Kuncoro Boonsak Ponsana 21–16, 21–162011 Chen Jin Lin Dan Walkover2012 Boonsak Ponsana Wang Zhengming 21–18, 21–192013 Tommy Sugiarto Boonsak Ponsana 20–22, 21–5, 21–172014 Simon Santoso Lee Chong Wei 21–15, 21–102015 Kento Momota Hu Yun 21–17, 16–21, 21–152016 Sony Dwi Kuncoro Son Wan-ho 21–16, 13–21, 21–142017 B. Sai Praneeth Srikanth Kidambi 17–21, 21–17, 21–122018 Chou Tien-chen Hsu Jen-hao 21–13, 21–132019 Kento Momota Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 10–21, 21–19, 21–132020–2021 No competition2022 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Kodai Naraoka 23–21, 21–172023 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Anders Antonsen 21–16, 21–132024 Shi Yuqi Li Shifeng 17–21, 21–19, 21–192025 Kunlavut Vitidsarn Lu Guangzu 21–6, 21–10

Statistics Multiple champions Bold indicates active players.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time Years 1 Wong Peng Soon 7 0 7 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 2 E. J. Vass 5 0 5 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934 3 Ong Poh Lim 4 0 4 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 4 Tan Chong Tee 3 0 3 1936, 1937, 1940 Omar Ibrahim 3 0 1956, 1958, 1959 6 Billy Ng 2 0 2 1960, 1964 Tan Aik Huang 2 0 1967, 1968 Iie Sumirat 2 0 1972, 1973 Zhao Jianhua 0 2 1989, 1992 Hariyanto Arbi 0 2 1997, 1999 Taufik Hidayat 0 2 2001, 2005 Chen Hong 0 2 2002, 2003 Boonsak Ponsana 0 2 2007, 2012 Sony Dwi Kuncoro 0 2 2010, 2016 Kento Momota 0 2 2015, 2019 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 0 2 2022, 2023

Champions by country

Rank Country Amateur era Open era All-time First title Last title First champion Last champion 1 28 0 28 1929 1962 E. J. Vass Wee Choon Seng 2 4 14 18 1969 2023 Rudy Hartono Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 3 7 3 10 1960 2008 Billy Ng Lee Chong Wei4 0 8 8 1988 2024 Yang Yang Shi Yuqi 5 1 2 3 1971 2019 Ippei Kojima Kento Momota 0 3 2007 2025 Boonsak Ponsana Kunlavut Vitidsarn 7 0 2 2 2004 2006 Kenneth Jonassen Peter Gade 8 0 1 1 2017 B. Sai Praneeth 0 1 2018 Chou Tien-chen

Multiple finalists Bold indicates active players.Italic indicates players who never won the championship.

Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time 1 Wong Peng Soon 9 0 9 2 Ong Poh Lim 6 0 6 3 E. J. Vass 5 0 5 Omar Ibrahim Boonsak Ponsana 0 5 6 See Gim Hock 4 0 4 7 Tan Chong Tee 3 0 3 Yap Chin Tee Zhao Jianhua 0 3 Taufik Hidayat Chen Hong Lee Chong Wei Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 14 Koh Keng Siang 2 0 2 Seah Eng Hee Leow Kim Fatt Ismail Marjan Seah Lye Huat Billy Ng Yew Cheng Hoe Tan Aik Huang Muljadi Ippei Kojima Iie Sumirat Eddy Kurniawan 0 2 Ardy Wiranata Hermawan Susanto Hariyanto Arbi Peter Gade Chen Yu Kenneth Jonassen Simon Santoso Sony Dwi Kuncoro Kento Momota

See also List of Singapore Open women's singles champions List of Singapore Open men's doubles champions List of Singapore Open women's doubles champions List of Singapore Open mixed doubles champions

References

External links Singapore Badminton Association Badminton Asia