On March 6, 2019, the All England Championship will be held in Birmingham, UK. The All England Championships, known as the "Little World Championships", is the oldest badminton tournament in the world. It has been held since 1899 and has a history of 120 years.
(Previous All England Champions List)
The World Championships and Olympic Games represent the king of badminton, while the All England represents the culture of badminton. In the history of the All England Championships, many shining stars were born. They wrote immortal legends on the badminton court and promoted the development of badminton. They should be remembered by history.
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Liang Hailiang (Indonesia)
Achievements: Created an All-British men's singles record of 8 crowns, which no one has broken so far
Liang Hailiang is revered as the king of badminton. He is a Chinese badminton player born in Indonesia. In the 1960s and 1970s, he once dominated the world badminton world and was one of the legends in the world badminton world. He has comprehensive skills, varied tactics, fast surfing speed, good at attacking in the midfield, and is especially good at attacking diagonals and straight lines from the backcourt. He took badminton to a new level and many players imitated his style of play in the game.
In March 1968, he won the men's singles championship in the All England Championship for the first time. Then, he won the men's singles championship in the All England Championship for six consecutive years from 1969 to 1974; in 1975, he won the men's singles championship in the All England Championship. He was runner-up, but he regained the men's singles championship the next year, becoming the first and only athlete to win eight All England men's singles championships since the founding of the All England Championships.
Kathryn McCann Godfrey (England, 8x All England Champion)
Gordon Mack ( Ireland , 8x All England Champion)
Nora Perry (England, 8x All England champions)
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Park Joo-bong (South Korea)
Achievements: 9 championships (4 men's doubles, 5 mixed doubles)
Park Joo-bong (born December 5, 1964), famous Korean men's doubles and mixed doubles players. Active in the badminton world from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, he won the 1985 World Championships men's doubles championship, the 1989 World Championships mixed doubles championship, the 1991 World Championships men's mixed doubles championship, and the 1992 Olympic Games men's doubles championship. Known as a once-in-a-century doubles wizard. After retiring, he served as the head coach of the Japanese team and trained top players such as Takahashi Ayaka/Matsutomo Misaki, Momota Kento , etc.
Chung Myung-hee (South Korea, 9 All England champions)
Marjorie Barrett (England, 9 All England champions)
Leif Nichols (England, 9 All England champions, He was the last British player to win the men's singles championship in the All-England Championship. In 1997, he was included in the World Badminton Federation Hall of Fame)
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Ulla Strand (Denmark)
Achievements: 10 championships ( 3 women's doubles, 7 mixed doubles)
Ulla Strand (March 21, 1943 - August 7, 2007) was a famous Danish badminton player who performed well from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. , was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1999 and died in 2007 after a long illness.
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Gao Ling (China)
Achievements: 11 championships (6 women’s doubles, 5 mixed doubles)
Zhang Jun, Gao Ling (right)
In the 107-year history of the All England Championship, Gao Ling He is the most outstanding representative among Chinese players. In 2001, Gao Ling participated in the All England Championships, partnering with Huang Sui in women's doubles and Zhang Jun in mixed doubles, winning both the women's doubles and mixed doubles championships. Then in the seven years from 2002 to 2008, Gao Ling/Huang Sui almost monopolized the All England Women's Doubles Championship.
Gao Ling partnered with teammate Huang Sui to win the women's doubles championship 6 times, and partnered with Zhang Jun and Zheng Bo to win the mixed doubles 5 times, winning a total of 11 championships. He is the Chinese player who has won the most All-England championships.
Ethel Thomson (England, 11 All-England champions, she is a British tennis and badminton player.She won the women's singles championship at Wimbledon in 1912 and won 11 All-England championships. )
Margaret Trager (England, 11 All England champions, became a badminton editor after retirement.)
Erland Cops (Denmark, 11 All England champions)
Gillian Gilkes (England, 11 All England titles)
Kirsten Sandale (Denmark, 11 All England titles)
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Tony Arm (Denmark)
Achievements: 12 championships (2 women's singles, 6 women's doubles, 4 mixed doubles)
Tony Arm (September 21, 1914 - 1993) is a famous Danish female badminton player. She won 26 Danish national championships between 1935 and 1957. She won 12 titles at the All England Open, the last of which came when she was 35. In her early forties, she even served as the women's singles player for the Danish team in the first Uber Cup and helped the team win second place. In 1997, she was included in the World Badminton Federation Hall of Fame.
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Betty Uber (England)
Achievements: 13 championships (1 women's singles, 4 women's doubles, 8 mixed doubles), the International Badminton Federation named the Uber Cup after her
Betty · Uber was a famous British female badminton player in the 1930s. Her first mixed doubles championship was at the 27th All England Championships. In the 1937 All England Championships, she also won her first women's singles championship. She has won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles championships at the All England Badminton Championships a total of 13 times. Her incredible stability on the court is recognized by everyone.
After retiring, she still had a soft spot for badminton, and at the 1956 International Badminton Federation Council meeting, she donated a commemorative cup made by McPee and Wieber to the International Badminton Federation, which later became the Uber Cup. .
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Finn Kobbero (Denmark)
Achievements: 15 All England titles (7 men's doubles, 8 mixed doubles)
Finn Kobbero once dominated the world badminton men's tournament. The doubles and mixed doubles arena lasted for ten years. Since 1955, he has won 15 All England titles, including 7 men's doubles titles (1955-1964) with Jorgen Hansen (6) and former IBF President Nielsen (1). (won between 1955 and 1966), and a total of 8 mixed doubles titles (won between 1955 and 1966) with Kristen Sonnder (4) and Strand (4).
In fact, in addition to doubles, he is also an all-round badminton player. He reached the men's singles finals of the All England Championships three times in 1956, 1958 and 1961, and finally won the runner-up three times. In Denmark, he has won the men's singles championship 4 times and the men's doubles and mixed doubles championships 9 times.
After retiring, Curbero did not leave badminton. He became a sports commentator, promoting and introducing badminton to fans across the country. In 1986, Curbero won the International Badminton Federation's Outstanding Contribution Award. In 1997, he became the first batch of athletes inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame. Died on January 23, 2009, at the age of 72.
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Judy Devlin (USA)
Achievements: The non-English player with the most championships, 17 All England titles (10 women's singles, 7 women's doubles)
Judy Devlin ( Born on October 22, 1935), his father is Irish badminton star Frank Devlin. He later immigrated to the United States with his father and helped the U.S. national team win the 1st to 3rd Uber Cup championships in 1960. After marrying Englishman Dick Hashman, he moved to England. She has won 10 women's singles and 7 women's doubles championships at the All England Open, ranking third in the history of the tournament. It is precisely because of her brilliance that the All England Open is no longer limited to the United Kingdom or Europe, but has spread to a wider area of the world.
Merrie Lucas (England, 17 All England titles: 6 women's singles, 10 women's doubles, 1 mixed doubles)
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Frank Devlin (Ireland)
Achievements: 18 All England Champions (6 men's singles, 7 men's doubles, 5 mixed doubles)
In the mid-1820s, Frank Devlin was a household name, surprisingly having won singles, Champions in doubles and mixed doubles. His excellent defensive skills in the game can be described as legendary, because he can always prevent the opponent's smash ball. He won 6 consecutive championships in men's singles from 1925 to 1929 and 1931. In addition, he also won 7 and 5 championships in men's doubles and mixed doubles respectively, second only to George with 18 championships. · Toms .
In addition, he has also won 4 Irish Open Badminton Championships. In 1997, he and his daughter Judy Devlin were inducted into the Badminton World Federation Hall of Fame.
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George Alan Thomas (England)
Achievements: 21 All England titles (4 men's singles, 9 men's doubles, 8 mixed doubles), Thomas Cup promoter
George Thomas is a famous British badminton player who was active in the badminton arena in the 1920s. He won the men's singles runner-up in the 1904 All-England competition. Between 1920 and 1923, he won the men's singles championship four times, the men's doubles championship nine times, and the mixed doubles championship eight times.
After retiring, he participated in the work of the International Badminton Federation. In 1939, Thomas, then president of the International Badminton Federation, proposed holding the World Men's Badminton Team Championship and said he would donate a trophy to the competition. This is the origin of the Thomas Cup.
Due to the outbreak of World War II, plans to host the Thomas Cup were aborted, and the trophy was locked in a safe in the basement of a European bank for eight years. It was not until 1948 that the International Badminton Federation finally held the first Thomas Cup, and the long-awaited Thomas Cup was finally able to see the light of day again.
Lin Dan has won 6 crowns and 4 runner-ups in the All England Championship, and is currently ranked 12th on the All England Championship list.
