The Korea Open () is an annual

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event that is commonly held in

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. The tournament used to be known as Korea Open Super Series because it became one of the

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tournaments beginning with

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. BWF categorised Korea Open as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events in the BWF events structure since 2018. The tournament has been organised since 1991. However, the 1998 tournament was canceled due to the poor economic conditions in the country.

History of host cities

Past winners

Performances by nation

References

External links

Official websiteBWF: Korea Open2017 Victor Korea Open
{{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in South Korea 1991 establishments in South Korea Recurring sporting events established in 1991