The Singapore Open Badminton Championships is an annual badminton tournament created in 1929. The Men's Doubles was first contested in 1930. 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 doubles.
History In the Amateur Era, Ong Poh Lim (1950–1956, 1959, 1962) holds the record for the most titles in the Men's Doubles, winning Singapore Open nine times. He shares the record for most consecutive titles of seven with Ismail Marjan from 1950 to 1956. The most back-to-back finals ever reached in men's doubles was also achieved by Ong when he reached 13 consecutive finals between 1950 and 1962, a record he still holds till this day.
Since the Open Era of badminton began in late 1979, Sigit Budiarto (1997–1998, 2005–2006) holds the record for the most Men's Doubles titles with four. Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja (1994–1995), Sigit Budiarto and Candra Wijaya (1997–1998) and Hendra Setiawan (2012–2013) share the record for most consecutive victories with two. Sigit also managed to achieve the feat twice with his second coming in 2005–2006, when he partnered Candra Wijaya and Flandy Limpele respectively.
Finalists Amateur era Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score1930 SGP Lim Chek Heng SGP Lim Boon Guan 21–2, 16–21, 21–13 Seah Eng Liat Wee Eng Siang1931 SGP Lim Boon Guan SGP Koh Keng Siang 11–21, 21–14, 21–11 Wee Eng Siang See Gim Hock1932 SGP Koh Keng Siang SGP Tan Peng Chiow 21–5, 21–9 See Gim Hock Tan Swee Wah1933 SGP Charlie Chua SGP Lim Boon Guan 21–10, 21–13 Yeo Kian Ann Wee Eng Siang1934 SGP Chan Chim Bock SGP Michael Tan 21–10, 21–10 Seah Eng Hee E. J. Vass1935 SGP Leow Kim Fatt SGP Chan Chim Bock 21–8, 21–16 Lim Boon Guan Lim Chin Lam1936 SGP Seah Eng Hee SGP Chan Chim Bock 16–21, 23–21, 21–13 Tan Chong Tee Wong Peng Soon1937 SGP Seah Eng Hee SGP Chan Chim Bock 4–21, 23–22, 24–20 Tan Chong Tee Wong Peng Soon1938 SGP Chan Chim Bock SGP Wee Boon Hai 16–21, 21–8, 21–17 Wong Peng Soon Wong Chong Teck1939 SGP Wee Boon Hai SGP Wong Peng Nam 21–7, 8–21, 21–15 Wong Chong Teck Wong Peng Soon1940 SGP Chia Chin Soon SGP Low Seah Chuan 18–21, 21–16, 24–22 Ahmad Mattar Tan Chong Tee1941 SGP Wee Boon Hai SGP Wong Peng Nam 21–9, 21–11 Wong Chong Teck Wong Peng Soon1942–1946 No competition1947 SGP Wong Chong Teck SGP George Chen 17–14, 15–6 Wong Peng Soon Yap Chin Tee1948 SGP Teoh Peng Hooi SGP Ong Poh Lim 15–8, 17–15 Wong Peng Soon Tan Chong Tee1949 SGP Teoh Peng Hooi SGP Sng Haw Pah 15–8, 15–4 Wong Peng Soon Quek Keng Chuan1950 SGP Ismail Marjan SGP Teoh Peng Hooi 15–12, 15–9 Ong Poh Lim Wong Peng Soon1951 SGP Ismail Marjan SGP Cheong Hock Leng 15–8, 15–10 Ong Poh Lim Loong Pan Yap1952 SGP Ismail Marjan SGP Kon Kong Min 15–11, 15–12 Ong Poh Lim Tan Chong Tee1953 SGP Ismail Marjan SGP Ng Heng Kwang 15–2, 15–3 Ong Poh Lim Seah Hark Chim1954 SGP Ismail Marjan SGP Teoh Peng Hooi 15–6, 15–10 Ong Poh Lim Wong Peng Soon1955 SGP Ismail Marjan SGP Robert Lim 15–7, 15–7 Ong Poh Lim Lim Wei Lon1956 SGP Ismail Marjan SGP Goh Tian Chye 15–2, 15–8 Ong Poh Lim Tan Chin Guan1957 MAS Johnny Heah SGP Ismail Marjan 10–15, 15–4, 15–7 Lim Say Hup Ong Poh Lim1958 MAS Johnny Heah MAS Lim Say Wan 15–9, 15–7 Lim Say Hup SGP Ong Poh Lim1959 SGP Ong Poh Lim SGP Johnny Kok 15–10, 15–10 MAS Omar Yahya Bob Lee1960 MAS Bobby Chee Ong Poh Lim 18–15, 11–15, 15–5 Khoo Eng Huah MAS George Yap1961 Robert Lim Ong Poh Lim 15–9, 11–15, 15–12 Lim Wei Lon MAS Tan Yee Khan1962 Ong Poh Lim Omar Ibrahim 15–1, 15–7 Wee Choon Seng Ismail Ibrahim1963 Ng Boon Bee Teh Kew San 15–11, 15–17, 15–6 Tan Yee Khan George Yap1964 Ng Boon Bee Lim Say Hup 15–12, 15–6 Tan Yee Khan Tan Aik Huang1965 Ng Boon Bee Khor Cheng Chye 15–8, 17–14 Tan Yee Khan Lee Guan Chong1966 Eddy Choong Khor Cheng Chye 15–13, 8–15, 15–2 Yew Cheng Hoe Tan Yee Khan1967 Ng Boon Bee Indratno 15–3, 15–8 Tan Yee Khan Mintarja1968 Ng Boon Bee Chavalert Chumkum 15–9, 15–1 Tan Yee Khan Sangob Rattanusorn1969 Rudy Hartono Lee Wah Chin 15–4, 15–6 Indratno Yeo Ah Seng1970 Indra Gunawan Nara Sudjana 15–10, 15–7 Indratno Iie Sumirat1971 Ade Chandra Ippei Kojima 15–10, 15–8 Christian Hadinata Junji Honma1972 Tan Aik Huang Ng Boon Bee 15–11, retired Tan Aik Mong Punch Gunalan1973 Tjun Tjun Christian Hadinata 15–11, 15–11 Johan Wahjudi Indra Gunawan1974–1986 No competition
Open era Year Country Champions Country Runners–up Score1987 Bobby Ertanto Hadibowo 15–2, 15–4 Liem Swie King Rudy Heryanto1988 Shuji Matsuno Zhang Qiang 15–5, 15–17, 15–10 Shinji Matsuura Zhou Jincan1989 Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan 15–12, 15–8 Razif Sidek Eddy Hartono1990 Rudy Gunawan Li Yongbo 15–4, 15–8 Eddy Hartono Tian Bingyi1991 Kim Moon-soo Huang Zhanzhong 15–2, 15–4 Park Joo-bong Zheng Yumin1992 Chen Hongyong Pramote Teerawiwatana 15–8, 15–6 Chen Kang Sakrapee Thongsari1993 No competition1994 Rexy Mainaky Jon Holst-Christensen 15–6, 15–8 Ricky Subagja Thomas Lund1995 Rexy Mainaky Antonius Ariantho 15–7, 18–16 Ricky Subagja Denny Kantono1996 No competition1997 Sigit Budiarto Lee Dong-soo 15–8, 15–10 Candra Wijaya Yoo Yong-sung1998 Sigit Budiarto Rexy Mainaky 15–5, 15–5 Candra Wijaya Ricky Subagja1999 Choong Tan Fook Candra Wijaya 15–7, 14–15, 15–12 Lee Wan Wah Tony Gunawan2000 No competition2001 Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto 5–7, 7–3, 7–2, 7–0 Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya2002 Eng Hian Ha Tae-kwon 15–8, 11–15, 17–14 Flandy Limpele Kim Dong-moon2003 Jens Eriksen Lars Paaske 15–9, 15–10 Martin Lundgaard Hansen Jonas Rasmussen2004 Luluk Hadiyanto Jens Eriksen 15–2, 15–9 Alvent Yulianto Martin Lundgaard Hansen2005 Sigit Budiarto Mathias Boe 8–15, 15–8, 15–7 Candra Wijaya Carsten Mogensen2006 Sigit Budiarto Lars Paaske 21–8, 21–16 Flandy Limpele Thomas Laybourn2007 Cai Yun Choong Tan Fook 16–21, 24–22, 21–18 Fu Haifeng Lee Wan Wah2008 Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Gan Teik Chai 21–18, 21–17 Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari Lin Woon Fui2009 Anthony Clark Markis Kido 21–12, 21–11 Nathan Robertson Hendra Setiawan2010 Fang Chieh-min Howard Bach 21–14, 21–15 Lee Sheng-mu Tony Gunawan2011 Cai Yun Hendra Aprida Gunawan 21–17, 21–13 Fu Haifeng Alvent Yulianto2012 Markis Kido Ko Sung-hyun 22–20, 11–21, 21–6 Hendra Setiawan Yoo Yeon-seong2013 Mohammad Ahsan Ko Sung-hyun 21–15, 21–18 Hendra Setiawan Lee Yong-dae2014 Cai Yun Lee Sheng-mu 21–19, 21–14 Lu Kai Tsai Chia-hsin2015 Angga Pratama Fu Haifeng 21–15, 11–21, 21–14 Ricky Karanda Suwardi Zhang Nan2016 Fu Haifeng Takeshi Kamura 21–11, 22–20 Zhang Nan Keigo Sonoda2017 Mathias Boe Li Junhui 21–13, 21–14 Carsten Mogensen Liu Yuchen2018 Mohammad Ahsan Ou Xuanyi 21–13, 21–19 Hendra Setiawan Ren Xiangyu2019 Takeshi Kamura Mohammad Ahsan 21–13, 19–21, 21–17 Keigo Sonoda Hendra Setiawan2020–2021 No competition2022 Leo Rolly Carnando Fajar Alfian 9–21, 21–14, 21–16 Daniel Marthin Muhammad Rian Ardianto2023 Takuro Hoki Liang Weikeng 21–13, 21–18 Yugo Kobayashi Wang Chang2024 He Jiting Fajar Alfian 21–19, 21–14 Ren Xiangyu Muhammad Rian Ardianto2025 Aaron Chia Kim Won-ho 15–21, 21–18, 21–19 Soh Wooi Yik Seo Seung-jae
Statistics Multiple champions Bold indicates active players.
Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time Years 1 Ong Poh Lim 9 0 9 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1962 2 Ismail Marjan 7 0 7 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 3 Ng Boon Bee 5 0 5 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 Tan Yee Khan 5 0 5 Wong Peng Soon 4 0 4 1938, 1947, 1948, 1949 Sigit Budiarto 0 4 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006 7 Seah Eng Hee 3 0 3 1934, 1936, 1937 Wong Chong Teck 3 0 1939, 1941, 1947 Candra Wijaya 0 3 1997, 1998, 2005 Cai Yun 0 3 2007, 2011, 2014 Fu Haifeng 0 3 2007, 2011, 2016 Hendra Setiawan 0 3 2012, 2013, 2018 13 Lim Boon Guan 2 0 2 1931, 1935 Chan Chim Bock 2 0 1934, 1938 Tan Chong Tee 2 0 1936, 1937 Wee Boon Hai 2 0 1939, 1941 Teoh Peng Hooi 2 0 1948, 1949 Johnny Heah 2 0 1957, 1958 Lim Say Hup 2 0 Indratno 2 0 1969, 1970 Rexy Mainaky 0 2 1994, 1995 Ricky Subagja 0 2 Flandy Limpele 0 2 2002, 2006 Mohammad Ahsan 0 2 2013, 2018
Champions by country Rank Country Amateur era Open era All-time First title Last title First champions Last champions1 24.5 0 24.5 1930 1962 Lim Chek HengSeah Eng Liat Ong Poh LimWee Choon Seng2 4 15 19 1969 2022 Rudy HartonoIndratno Leo Rolly CarnandoDaniel Marthin3 10.5 4 14.5 1957 2025 Johnny HeahLim Say Hup Aaron ChiaSoh Wooi Yik4 0 6 6 1992 2024 Chen HongyongChen Kang He JitingRen Xiangyu5 0 3 3 1988 2023 Shuji MatsunoShinji Matsuura Takuro HokiYugo Kobayashi6 0 2 2 2002 2009 Eng HianFlandy Limpele Anthony ClarkNathan Robertson 0 2 2003 2017 Jens EriksenMartin Lundgaard Hansen Mathias BoeCarsten Mogensen8 0 1 1 1991 Kim Moon-sooPark Joo-bong 0 1 2010 Fang Chieh-minLee Sheng-mu
Multiple finalists Bold indicates active players.Italic indicates players who never won the championship.
Rank Country Player Amateur era Open era All-time 1 Ong Poh Lim 14 0 14 2 Wong Peng Soon 10 0 10 3 Ismail Marjan 8 0 8 4 Tan Yee Khan 7 0 7 5 Ng Boon Bee 6 0 6 6 Chan Chim Bock 5 0 5 Tan Chong Tee Sigit Budiarto 0 5 Candra Wijaya Hendra Setiawan 11 Lim Boon Guan 4 0 4 Wong Chong Teck Teoh Peng Hooi Fu Haifeng 0 4 15 Wee Eng Siang 3 0 3 Seah Eng Hee Wee Boon Hai Lim Say Hup Indratno Rexy Mainaky 0 3 Ricky Subagja Tony Gunawan Cai Yun 24 See Gim Hock 2 0 2 Koh Keng Siang Wong Peng Nam Johnny Heah George Yap Robert Lim Lim Wei Lon Khor Cheng Chye Indra Gunawan Christian Hadinata Tan Aik Huang Eddy Hartono 0 2 Rudy Gunawan Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske Alvent Yulianto Lee Sheng-mu Markis Kido Ko Sung-hyun Mohammad Ahsan Zhang Nan Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen Ren Xiangyu Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto
See also List of Singapore Open men's singles champions List of Singapore Open women's singles champions List of Singapore Open women's doubles champions List of Singapore Open mixed doubles champions
References
External links Singapore Badminton Association Badminton Asia