| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 13 March 1991– 17 March 1991 | ||
| Edition | 81st | ||
| Venue | Wembley Arena | ||
| Location | London | ||
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The 1991 Yonex All England Open was the 81st edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships. It was held from March 13 to March 17, 1991, in London, England.
It was a five-star tournament and the prize money was US$125,000.
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Ardy Wiranata |  Foo Kok Keong | 15–12, 15–10 |
| Women's singles | Susi Susanti | Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 0–11, 11–2, 11–6 |
| Men's doubles |  Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi |  Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong | 12–15, 15–7, 15–8 |
| Women's doubles | Chung So-young & Hwang Hye-young |  Kimiko Jinnai & Hisako Mori | 15–5, 15–3 |
| Mixed doubles | Park Joo-bong & Chung Myung-hee |  Thomas Lund & Pernille Dupont | 15–10, 10–15, 15–4 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhao Jianhua | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joko Suprianto | 14 | 8 | Jianhua | 17 | 7 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kim Hak-kyun | 15 | 15 | Hak-kyun | 16 | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Søren Nielsen | 11 | 5 | Jianhua | 9 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Morten Frost | 15 | 15 | Kusuma | 15 | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Andrey Antropov | 8 | 9 | Frost | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 15 | Kusuma | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Matthew A Smith | 4 | 4 | Jianhua | 11 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foo Kok Keong | 12 | 17 | 15 | Foo | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hermawan Susanto | 15 | 15 | 9 | Foo | 12 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jens Peter Nierhoff | 12 | 15 | 15 | Nierhoff | 15 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rong Chen | 15 | 11 | 4 | Foo | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Darren Hall | 9 | 15 | 15 | Hall | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fung Permadi | 15 | 12 | 10 | Hall | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Claus Thomsen | 15 | 15 | Thomsen | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Jeroen van Dijk | 5 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroki Eto | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Kevin Scott | 13 | 12 | Scott | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | 15 | 15 | Høyer Larsen | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Bush | 5 | 9 | Høyer Larsen | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Kurniawan | 15 | 15 | Wenkai | 17 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Butler | 6 | 4 | Butler | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu Wenkai | 15 | 15 | Wenkai | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Gwang-jin | 8 | 8 | Wenkai | 15 | 16 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ahn Jae-chang | 15 | 15 | Wiranata | 8 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Torben Carlsen | 2 | 5 | Stuer-Lauridsen | 17 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15 | 8 | 15 | Jae-chang | 16 | 18 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rashid Sidek | 8 | 15 | 4 | Stuer-Lauridsen | 11 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Espersen | 9 | 15 | 15 | Wiranata | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Claus Overbeck | 15 | 12 | 7 | Espersen | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ardy Wiranata | 15 | 15 | Wiranata | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent Waede Hansen | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Pornsawan Plungwech | 7 | 1 | Susanti | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Denyse Julien | 11 | 11 | Julien | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rhonda Robertson | 2 | 3 | Susanti | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hu Ning | 11 | 9 | 11 | Hu Ning | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Troke | 7 | 12 | 2 | Hu Ning | 12 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gil Young-Ah | 9 | 11 | 11 | Young-Ah | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Christine Magnusson | 12 | 9 | 8 | Susanti | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Huang Hua | 11 | 11 | Huang Hua | 4 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Julia Mann | 0 | 2 | Huang Hua | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harumi Kohara | 11 | 3 | 12 | Kohhara | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Julie Bradbury | 2 | 11 | 9 | Huang Hua | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pernille Nedergaard | 7 | 11 | 11 | Eun-Jung | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Katrina Schmidt | 11 | 5 | 3 | Nedergaard | 11 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shim Eun-Jung | 11 | 10 | 11 | Eun-Jung | 3 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eline Coene | 7 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Maria De La Paz Luna | 3 | 3 | Kusumawardhani | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Somharuthai Jaroensiri | 11 | 12 | Jaroensiri | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalja Ivanova | 8 | 10 | Kusumawardhani | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doris Piche | 11 | 11 | Zhou Lei | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Astrid van der Knaap | 9 | 6 | Piche | 5 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhou Lei | 11 | 11 | Zhou Lei | 11 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeanette Kuhl | 2 | 1 | Kusumawadhani | 11 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Elena Rybkina | 12 | 11 | Tang Jiuhong | 5 | 12 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Erica van den Heuvel | 9 | 8 | Rybkina | 11 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Camilla Martin | 11 | 11 | Martin | 7 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gillian Martin | 6 | 3 | Martin | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bang Soo-Hyun | 6 | 11 | 11 | Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Joanne Muggeridge | 11 | 3 | 6 | Soo-Hyun | 12 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | Tang Jiuhong | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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