Northern Marianas Open

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The Northern Marianas Open is an international badminton tournament held in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The event is part of the Badminton World Federation's International Challenge [1] and part of the Badminton Oceania circuit. [2] It will be held for the first time in 2023. [3] [4]

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Previous winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
2023 [5] Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liao Jhuo-fu Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ga-ram Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wei Chun-wei
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Wu Guan-xun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Ya-ching
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Wan-ching
Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Chan
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Seung-chan

Performances by nation

As of the 2023 edition
NoNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 101103
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 010012
Total111115

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References

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