The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual

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tournament held in

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and organized by Badminton Denmark. The Denmark Open was part of the BWF Super Series Premier from 2011 to 2017. BWF categorised it as one of the five BWF World Tour Super 750 events per the BWF events structure since

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History

The tournament started in 1936 and it is now the world's second oldest badminton tournament. It was interrupted by

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and was on hiatus from 1956 through 1964. It seeks to draw the top players from around the World. The tournament is usually played in late October each year.

Locations

Eleven locations have been chosen to host the tournament. The 2007 and 2008 tournaments were held in Arena Fyn in Odense. Since 2008, the tournaments have been held in Odense. *1936–1939, 1946–1985:

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

*1990: Aabenraa *1991: Solrød *1986, 1992: Aalborg *1989, 1993: Højbjerg *1987, 1994:

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

*1996: Middelfart *1997–1999: Vejle *2000–2002: Farum *2003–2006:

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...

*1988, 1995, 2007–present:

Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (after Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2025, the city proper had a population of 185,480 while Odense Municipality had a population of 210, ...

Previous champions

Performances by nation

Multiple Winners

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

References

External links

Official website
{{Badminton competitions 1935 establishments in Denmark Recurring sporting events established in 1935 Badminton tournaments in Denmark