MEN’S SINGLES 1899 to 2009 1899 - No competition 1960 - Erland Kops (Denmark) 1900 - Sidney Howard Smith (England) 1961 - Erland Kops (Denmark) 1901 - Capt. H.W. Davies (England) 1962 - Erland Kops (Denmark) 1902 - Ralph George Watling (England) 1963 - Erland Kops (Denmark) 1903 - Ralph George Watling (England) 1964 - Knud Aage Nielsen (Denmark) 1904 - Henry Norman Marrett (England) 1965 - Erland Kops (Denmark) 1905 - Henry Norman Marrett (England) 1966 - Tan Aik Huang (Malaysia) 1906 - Norman Wood (England) 1967 - Erland Kops (Denmark) 1907 - Norman Wood (England) 1968 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) 1908 - Henry Norman Marrett (England) 1969 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) 1909 - Frank Chesterton (England) 1970 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) 1910 - Frank Chesterton (England) 1971 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) 1911 - Guy Sautter (England) 1972 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) 1912 - Frank Chesterton (England) 1973 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) 1913 - Guy Sautter (England) 1974 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) 1914 - Guy Sautter (England) 1975 - Svend Pri (Denmark) 1915-1919 - World War I - cancelled 1976 - Rudy Hartono (Indonesia) 1920 - Sir George Alan Thomas (England) 1977 - Flemming Delfs (Denmark) 1921 - Sir George Alan Thomas (England) 1978 - Liem Swie King (Indonesia) 1922 - Sir George Alan Thomas (England) 1979 - Liem Swie King (Indonesia) 1923 - Sir George Alan Thomas (England) 1980 - Prakash Padukone (India) 1924 - Gordon 'Curly' Mack (Ireland) 1981 - Liem Swie King (Indonesia) 1925 - Frank Devlin (Ireland) 1982 - Morten Frost (Denmark) 1926 - Frank Devlin (Ireland) 1983 - Luan Jin (China) 1927 - Frank Devlin (Ireland) 1984 - Morten Frost (Denmark) 1928 - Frank Devlin (Ireland) 1985 - Zhao Jianhua (P.R. China) 1929 - Frank Devlin (Ireland) 1986 - Morten Frost (Denmark) 1930 - Donald Hume (England) 1987 - Morten Frost (Denmark) 1931 - Frank Devlin (Ireland) 1988 - Ib Frederiksen (Denmark) 1932 - Ralph Nichols (England) 1989 - Yang Yang (P.R. China) 1933 - Raymond Morris 'Bill' White (England) 1990 - Zhao Jianhua (P.R. China) 1934 - Ralph Nichols (England) 1991 - Ardy Wiranata (Indonesia) 1935 - Raymond Morris 'Bill' White (England) 1992 - Liu Jun (P.R. China) 1936 - Ralph Nichols (England) 1993 - Heryanto Arbi (Indonesia) 1937 - Ralph Nichols (England) 1994 - Heryanto Arbi (Indonesia) 1938 - Ralph Nichols (England) 1995 - Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (Denmark) 1939 - Tage Madsen (Denmark) 1996 - Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (Denmark) 1940-1946 - World War II - cancelled 1997 - Dong Jiong (P.R. China) 1947 - Conny Jepsen (Sweden) 1998 - Sun Jun (P.R. China) 1948 - Jørn Skaarup (Denmark) 1999 - Peter Gade Christensen (Denmark) 1949 - Dave Freeman (USA) 2000 - Xia Xuanze (P.R. China) 1950 - Wong Peng Soon (Malaysia) 2001 - Pulella Gopichand (India) 1951 - Wong Peng Soon (Malaysia) 2002 - Chen Hong (P.R. China) 1952 - Wong Peng Soon (Malaysia) 2003 - Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (Malaysia) 1953 - Eddy Choong (Malaysia) 2004 - Lin Dan (P.R. China) 1954 - Eddy Choong (Malaysia) 2005 - Chen Hong (P.R. China) 1955 - Wong Peng Soon (Malaysia) 2006 - Lin Dan (P.R. China) 1956 - Eddy Choong (Malaysia) 2007 - Lin Dan (P.R. China) 1957 - Eddy Choong (Malaysia) 2008 - Jin Chen (P.R. China) 1958 - Erland Kops (Denmark) 2009 - Lin Dan (P.R. China) 1959 - Tan Joe Hok, (Indonesia) ©Compiled by The National Badminton Museum. Updated June 2020. www.nationalbadmintonmuseum.com .