| Location | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium |
| Governing body | Singapore Badminton Association |
| Created | 1929 |
| Editions | Total: 73 (2024) Open era (since 1980): 33 |
| Prize money | $59,500 (2024) |
| Trophy | Aw Boon Haw Shield [1] |
| Website | singaporebadminton.org.sg |
| Most titles | |
| Amateur era | 7: Wong Peng Soon |
| Open era | 2: Zhao Jianhua 2: Hariyanto Arbi 2: Taufik Hidayat 2: Chen Hong 2: Boonsak Ponsana 2: Sony Dwi Kuncoro 2: Kento Momota 2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| Most consecutive titles | |
| Amateur era | 4: E. J. Vass 4: Wong Peng Soon 4: Ong Poh Lim |
| Open era | 2: Chen Hong 2: Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| Current champion | |
| Shi Yuqi – 2024 (First title) | |
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. [2] 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. [3] The Men's Singles was first contested officially in 1929. [4] 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.
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, [5] 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).
Bold indicates active players.
| Rank | Country | Player | Amateur era | Open era | All-time | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SGP | Wong Peng Soon | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1938, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951 |
| 2 | SGP | E. J. Vass | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934 |
| 3 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| 4 | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1936, 1937, 1940 |
| SGP | Omar Ibrahim | 3 | 0 | 1956, 1958, 1959 | ||
| 6 |  MAS | Billy Ng | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1960, 1964 |
| MAS | Tan Aik Huang | 2 | 0 | 1967, 1968 | ||
 INA | Iie Sumirat | 2 | 0 | 1972, 1973 | ||
 CHN | Zhao Jianhua | 0 | 2 | 1989, 1992 | ||
| INA | Hariyanto Arbi | 0 | 2 | 1997, 1999 | ||
| INA | Taufik Hidayat | 0 | 2 | 2001, 2005 | ||
| CHN | Chen Hong | 0 | 2 | 2002, 2003 | ||
 THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 0 | 2 | 2007, 2012 | ||
| INA | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 0 | 2 | 2010, 2016 | ||
 JPN | Kento Momota | 0 | 2 | 2015, 2019 | ||
| INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 0 | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Rank | Country | Amateur era | Open era | All-time | First title | Last title | First champion | Last champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore (SGP) | 28 | 0 | 28 | 1929 | 1962 | E. J. Vass | Wee Choon Seng |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1969 | 2023 | Rudy Hartono | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1960 | 2008 | Billy Ng | Lee Chong Wei |
| 4 | China (CHN) | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1988 | 2024 | Yang Yang | Shi Yuqi |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1971 | 2019 | Ippei Kojima | Kento Momota |
| 6 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2004 | 2006 | Kenneth Jonassen | Peter Gade |
| Thailand (THA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2007 | 2012 | Boonsak Ponsana | ||
| 8 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | B. Sai Praneeth | ||
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 2018 | Chou Tien-chen | ||||
Bold indicates active players.
Italic indicates players who never won the championship.
| Rank | Country | Player | Amateur era | Open era | All-time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SGP | Wong Peng Soon | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | SGP | Ong Poh Lim | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | SGP | E. J. Vass | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| SGP | Omar Ibrahim | ||||
| THA | Boonsak Ponsana | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6 | SGP | See Gim Hock | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | SGP | Tan Chong Tee | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| SGP | Yap Chin Tee | ||||
| CHN | Zhao Jianhua | 0 | 3 | ||
| INA | Taufik Hidayat | ||||
| CHN | Chen Hong | ||||
| MAS | Lee Chong Wei | ||||
| INA | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | ||||
| 14 | SGP | Koh Keng Siang | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| SGP | Seah Eng Hee | ||||
| SGP | Leow Kim Fatt | ||||
| SGP | Ismail Marjan | ||||
| SGP | Seah Lye Huat | ||||
| MAS | Billy Ng | ||||
| MAS | Yew Cheng Hoe | ||||
| MAS | Tan Aik Huang | ||||
| INA | Muljadi | ||||
| JPN | Ippei Kojima | ||||
| INA | Iie Sumirat | ||||
| INA | Eddy Kurniawan | 0 | 2 | ||
| INA | Ardy Wiranata | ||||
| INA | Hermawan Susanto | ||||
| INA | Hariyanto Arbi | ||||
| DEN | Peter Gade | ||||
| CHN | Chen Yu | ||||
| DEN | Kenneth Jonassen | ||||
| INA | Simon Santoso | ||||
| INA | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | ||||
| JPN | Kento Momota |
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