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The England Open Badminton Championships is one of the oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. The first tournament was organized on April 4, 1899 in only three categories: male couples, female couples, mixed. The first three tournaments were called The Open English Championships. It was considered an unofficial World Cup until 1977 , when the IBF began to hold world championships. Since 1984, All England has been sponsored exclusively by Yonex . It is one of the BWF Super Series tournaments .
The tournament was not held during the years of world wars: during the First World War from 1915 to 1919 , and during the Second World War from 1940 to 1946 .
Last winners
XXI Century
| Year | Men's single | Single women | Male couples | Female couples | Mixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chen Jin | Tine Rasmussen | June Joon Sung Lee Young Dai | Lee Young Dai Lee Kyung Won | Zheng Bo Gao Lin |
| 2007 | Lin Tribute | Xie Sinfang | Ku Kin Kit Tan Bun Heng | Wei Eli Zhang Yaven | |
| 2006 | Jens Ericksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Gao Lin Huang Sui | Zhang Jun Gao Lin | ||
| 2005 | Chen Hong | Fu Haifeng Cai Yun | Nathan Robertson Gail Emm | ||
| 2004 | Lin Tribute | Gong Ruina | Jens Ericksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | Kim Dong Moon Ra Kyun Min | |
| 2003 | Mohamed Hafiz Hashim | Zhou Mi | Sigit Budiarto Kendra Vijaya | Zhang Jun Gao Lin | |
| 2002 | Chen Hong | Camilla Martin | Ha Tae Kwon Kim Dong Moon | Kim Dong Moon Ra Kyun Min | |
| 2001 | Pulela Gopichad | Gong Zhichao | Tony gunawan Halim Heryanto | Zhang Jun Gao Lin |