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]
Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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2023 [5] | Liao Jhuo-fu | Kim Ga-ram | Wei Chun-wei Wu Guan-xun | Hsu Ya-ching Lin Wan-ching | Wang Chan Shin Seung-chan |
No | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
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1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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