Australian Open (badminton)

Australian Open
	Official website
Founded	1989; 37 years ago
Editions	35th (2026)
Location	Sydney (2026); Australia
Venue	State Sports Centre (2026)
Prize money	US$500,000 (2026)
Men's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Alwi Farhan (singles); Chen Boyang; Liu Yi (doubles)
Most singles titles	2; Tim He; Rio Suryana; Andrew Smith
Most doubles titles	6; Peter Blackburn
Women's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Akane Yamaguchi (singles); Jia Yifan; Zhang Shuxian (doubles)
Most singles titles	3; Lisa Campbell
Most doubles titles	4; Rhonda Cator; Amanda Hardy
Mixed doubles
Draw	32
Current champions	Feng Yanzhe; Huang Dongping
Most titles (male)	3; Tim He; Daniel Shirley
Most titles (female)	3; Anna Lao; Amanda Hardy; Huang Dongping
Super 500
	Arctic Open; Australian Open; Hong Kong Open; Hylo Open; Indonesia Masters; Japan Masters; Korea Open; Malaysia Masters; Thailand Open;
Last completed
	2026 Australian Open

The Australian Open is an international badminton tournament held in Australia. It was upgraded to a Grand Prix Gold event in 2011, and between 2014 and 2017 it was part of the Super Series. From 2018 to 2022, it was classified as a Super 300 event on the BWF World Tour. Since 2023, the tournament has been elevated to Super 500 status.

History of host cities

City	Years host
Melbourne	2009–2011
Sydney	2012–2019, 2022–2026

2009–2011

2012–2019, 2022–2026

Locations of Australian Open host cities

Previous winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1989	Sze Yu	Anna Lao	Peter Blackburn Gordon Lang	Anna Lao Teresa Lian	Tim He Anna Lao
1990	Ardy Wiranata	Susi Susanti	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Rhonda Cator Anna Lao
1991	Tim He	Anna Lao	Chan Siu Kwong Ng Pak Kum	Rhonda Cator Anna Lao
1992	Eddy Kurniawan	Song Yang	Peter Blackburn Mark Nichols	Lisa Campbell Amanda Hardy	Ong Beng Teong Wendy Shinners
1993	Tim He	Song Yang		Lisa Campbell Amanda Hardy	Mark Nichols Amanda Hardy
1994	Jefry Tjoandi	Lisa Campbell		Wendy Shinners Song Yang	Mark Nichols Amanda Hardy
1995	Paul Stevenson		Peter Blackburn Paul Staight	Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy	Paul Stevenson Amanda Hardy
1996	Tam Kai Chuen		Chow Kin Man Ma Che Kong	Kennie Asuncion Amparo Lim	Peter Blackburn Rhonda Cator
1997	Ng Wei	Li Feng	David Bamford Peter Blackburn	Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson	Murray Hocking Lisa Campbell
1998	Rio Suryana	Michaela Smith	David Bamford Peter Blackburn	Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy	Peter Blackburn Rhonda Cator
1999	Rio Suryana	Sandra Dimbour	Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung	Lee Hyo-jung Ra Kyung-min	Michael Keck Erica van den Heuvel
2000	No competition
2001	Colin Haughton	Lenny Permana	Ashley Brehaut Travis Denney	Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson	Daniel Shirley Sara Petersen
2002	Sairul Amar Ayob	Lenny Permana	Jeremy Gan Ng Kean Kok	Sara Petersen Bei Wu	Daniel Shirley Sara Petersen
2003	Shoji Sato	Chie Umezu	Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto	Ai Hirayama Akiko Nakashima	Ng Kean Kok Chor Hooi Yee
2004	Andrew Smith	Huang Chia-chi	Boyd Cooper Travis Denney	Renuga Veeran Susan Wang	Travis Denny Kellie Lucas
2005	Andrew Smith	Petra Overzier	Boyd Cooper Travis Denney	Kellie Lucas Kate Wilson-Smith	Travis Denney Kate Wilson-Smith
2006	Ismail Saman	Huang Chia-chi	John Gordon Daniel Shirley	Rintan Apriliana Yukina Imura	Daniel Shirley Joanne Quay
2007	John Moody	Kanako Yonekura	Ashley Brehaut Aji Basuki Sindoro	Ikue Tatani Aya Wakisaka	Craig Cooper Renee Flavell
2008	Lee Tsuen Seng	Mizuki Fujii	Choi Sang-won Kim Sa-rang	Yasuyo Imabeppu Shizuka Matsuo	Chen Hung-ling Chou Chia-chi
2009	Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	Maria Febe Kusumastuti	Gan Teik Chai Tan Bin Shen	Huang Chia-chi Tang Hetian	Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Chau Hoi Wah
2010	Nguyễn Tiến Minh	Seo Yoon-hee	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	Kim Min-seo Lee Kyung-won	Cho Gun-woo Kim Min-seo
2011	Sho Sasaki	Liu Xin	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito	Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
2012	Chen Jin	Han Li	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	Luo Ying Luo Yu	Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing
2013	Tian Houwei	Sayaka Takahashi	Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro	Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella Vita Marissa	Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini
2014	Lin Dan	Saina Nehwal	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na
2015	Chen Long	Carolina Marín	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	Ma Jin Tang Yuanting	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah
2016	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	Saina Nehwal	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Bao Yixin Chen Qingchen	Lu Kai Huang Yaqiong
2017	Srikanth Kidambi	Nozomi Okuhara	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
2018	Lu Guangzu	Cai Yanyan	Berry Angriawan Hardianto	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung
2019	Jonatan Christie	Chen Yufei	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Shi Yuqi	An Se-young	Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung
2023	Weng Hongyang	Beiwen Zhang	Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
2024	Lee Zii Jia	Aya Ohori	He Jiting Ren Xiangyu	Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi	Jiang Zhenbang Wei Yaxin
2025	Lakshya Sen	An Se-young	Raymond Indra Nikolaus Joaquin	Rachel Allessya Rose Febi Setianingrum	Chen Tang Jie Toh Ee Wei
2026	Alwi Farhan	Akane Yamaguchi	Chen Boyang Liu Yi	Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping

Performances by nation

As of of 2026 edition

Pos	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Australia*	2	11	10.5	11	10.5	45
2	China	7	4	3	6	6	26
3	Indonesia	8	2	5.5	3.5	1	20
4	Japan	2	7	3	7.5		19.5
5	South Korea		3	6	3	4	16
6	Hong Kong	4		3		3.5	10.5
7	Malaysia	4		3		2.5	9.5
7	New Zealand	1	1	1	3	3.5	9.5
9	India	2	2				4
10	Chinese Taipei		1			2	3
10	England	3					3
12	Germany		1			0.5	1.5
13	Denmark	1					1
	France		1				1
	Philippines				1		1
	Spain		1				1
	Thailand					1	1
	United States		1				1
	Vietnam	1					1
20	Netherlands					0.5	0.5
Total		35	35	35	35	35	175

* Host nation

Note

↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 2 to 7 June, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
↑ This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 16 May, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

References

↑ "BWF World Tour Hosts 2023-2026 Announced". Badminton World Federation. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
↑ "High Five for Tien Minh in Down Under". Badminton World Federation. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
↑ "Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior". Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
↑ "Key Changes To BWF Tournament Calendar". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

External links

[4] This tournament, originally to be played from 2 to 7 June, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

[6] This tournament, originally to be played from 11 to 16 May, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

[1] "BWF World Tour Hosts 2023-2026 Announced". Badminton World Federation. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[aus10-2] "High Five for Tien Minh in Down Under". Badminton World Federation. 20 July 2010. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

[3] "Update on Tournaments Grade 2, 3 and Junior". Badminton World Federation. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[5] "Key Changes To BWF Tournament Calendar". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

v t e Australian Open
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 ~~2000~~ 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Grand Prix	2009 2010
Grand Prix Gold	2011 2012 2013
Super Series	2014 2015 2016 2017
Super 300	2018 2019 ~~2020~~ ~~2021~~ 2022
Super 500	2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030

Men's

Official website
Founded	1989; 37 years ago (1989)
Editions	35th (2026)
Location	Sydney (2026) Australia
Venue	State Sports Centre (2026)
Prize money	US$500,000 (2026)
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Alwi Farhan (singles) Chen Boyang Liu Yi (doubles)
Most singles titles	2 Tim He Rio Suryana Andrew Smith
Most doubles titles	6 Peter Blackburn
Women's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Akane Yamaguchi (singles) Jia Yifan Zhang Shuxian (doubles)
Most singles titles	3 Lisa Campbell
Most doubles titles	4 Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy
Mixed doubles
Draw	32
Current champions	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
Most titles (male)	3 Tim He Daniel Shirley
Most titles (female)	3 Anna Lao Amanda Hardy Huang Dongping
Super 500
Arctic Open Australian Open Hong Kong Open Hylo Open Indonesia Masters Japan Masters Korea Open Malaysia Masters Thailand Open
Last completed
2026 Australian Open