English Open (table tennis)

Tournament information
Event name	English Open
Founded	1927
Abolished	2011
Location	Sheffield (2011)
Venue	English Institute of Sport (2011)
Prize money	US$172,000 (2011)[1]

The English Open was a table tennis tournament in England, last staged by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in Sheffield in 2011.

History

The tournament was first held as the English Open in 1927 by the English Table Tennis Association. Apart from a wartime break in the early 1940s, the tournament was held every year until 1980, and then every two years until the early 1990s.

In 1996, the ITTF decided to include that year's English Open in Kettering as the very first event of the first ever ITTF Pro Tour.^[2] The tournament went on to feature in the ITTF Pro Tour five more times, in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009 and in 2011, when it was held for the last time.^[3]

The record for the most men's singles tournament wins is held by Richard Bergmann, who won six titles between 1939 and 1954, including two while representing Austria and four while representing England. Maria Alexandru of Romania holds the record for the most women's singles tournaments wins, having won six titles between 1963 and 1974.

Champions

English National Championships, 1921-1926

From 1921 to 1926 the tournament was called the "English National Championships" and was organised by the "Table Tennis Association".

Season	Men's Singles	Women's Singles
1925/26	S.R.G Suppiah	Greta Vasey
1924/25	P.N. Nanda	Kathleen Berry
1923/24	Percival Bromfield	Kathleen Berry
1922/23	Mike Cohen	Kathleen Berry
1921/22	Andrew Donaldson	F Scott

English Open Championships, 1927-1995

In April 1927 the "Table Tennis Association" was dissolved and re-formed as the English Table Tennis Association. The first English Open Championships were held that year.

Senior events

Season	Men's Singles	Women's Singles	Men's Doubles	Women's Doubles	Mixed Doubles
1994/95	Damien Éloi	Bettine Vrieskoop	Damien Eloi Christophe Legout	Åsa Svensson Marie Svensson	n/a
1991/92	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Mirjam Hooman	Mikael Applegren Jan-Ove Waldner	Irina Palina Elena Timina	Jean-Philippe Gatien Zxiao Ming Wang
1989/90	Yu Shentong	Mika Hoshino	Wei Quingguang Chen Longcan	Kim Youn Sook Lee Jung Ae	Jean-Philippe Gatien Zxiao Ming Wang
1987/88	Jörgen Persson	Li Huifen	Andrzej Grubba Leszek Kucharski	Daniela Guergueltcheva Valentina Popova	Wei Qingguang Li Huifen
1985/86	Zoran Kalinić	Ellen Kovtun	Zoran Kalinic Masahiro Maehara	Alison Gordon Joy Grundy	Desmond Douglas Alison Gordon
1983/84	Desmond Douglas	Anita Zakharjan	Jonny Akesson Jorgen Persson	Patricia Germain Brigitte Thiriet	Seiji Ono Yoshiko Shimauchi
1981/82	Teng Yi	Chen Lili	Teng Yi Fan Changmao	Dai Lili Chen Jieling	Chen Xinhua Chen Lili
1979/80	Desmond Douglas	Jill Hammersley	Andrzej Grubba Leszek Kucharski	Blanka Silhanova Ilona Vostova	Erik Lindh Marie Lindblad
1978/79	Kou Yan Hua	Jill Hammersley	Kuo Yao Hua Ke Liang	Judit Magos Gabriela Szabo	Desmond Douglas Linda Howard
1977/78	Li Chen Shih	Chu Hsiang Yun	Li Chen Shih Wang Hui Yun	Chu Hsiang Yun Wei Li Chieh	Desmond Douglas Linda Howard
1976/77	Stanislav Gomozkov	Carole Knight	Stanislav Gomozkov Anatoli Strokatov	Jill Hammersley Linda Howard	Bagrat Burnazian Tatiana Ferdman
1975/76	Stellan Bengtsson	Jill Hammersley	Desmond Douglas Denis Neale	Blanka Silhanova Ilona Vostova	Stellan Bengtsson Ann Hellman
1974/75	Anatoli Strokatov	Elmira Antonian	Stanislav Gomozkov Anatoli Strokatov	Yen Kui Li Yu Ching Chia	Li Ching-Kwang Yen Kui-Li
1973/74	Kjell Johansson	Maria Alexandru	Stellan Bengtsson Kjell Johansson	Maria Alexandru Alicia Grofova	Bo Persson Brigitta Radberg
1972/73	Stellan Bengtsson	Brigitta Radberg	Stellan Bengtsson Kjell Johansson	Miloslava Polackova Ilona Vostova	Milan Orlowski Ilona Vostova
1971/72	Stellan Bengtsson	Maria Alexandru	Antun Stipancic Dragutin Surbek	Maria Alexandru Eleanora Vlaicov	Milan Orlowski Ilona Vostova
1970/71	Tibor Klampár	Maria Alexandru	Stellan Bengtsson Bo Persson	Maria Alexandru E Mihalca	Antun Stipancic Maria Alexandru
1969/70	Štefan Kollárovits	Maria Alexandru	Istvan Jonyer Tibor Klampar	Karenza Matthews Mary Wright	Denis Neale Mary Wright
1968/69	Stanislav Gomozkov	Zoya Rudnova	Antoliy Amelin Stanislav Gomozkov	Svetlana Greinberg Zoya Rudnova	EberharDiane Scholer Diane Scholer
1967/68	Stanislav Gomozkov	E Mihalca	Istvan Korpa Dragutin Surbek	Svetlana Greinberg Zoya Rudnova	Stanislav Gomozkov Zoya Rudnova
1966/67	Jaroslav Staněk	Mary Wright	Vladimir Miko Jaroslav Stanek	Maria Alexandru E Mihalca	Vladimir Miko Marta Luzova
1964/65	Eberhard Schöler	Marta Luzova	Vladimir Miko Jaroslav Stanek	Diane Rowe Mary Shannon	Vladimir Miko Marta Luzova
1963/64	Dorin Giurgica	Maria Alexandru	Janos Fahazi Peter Rozsas	Diane Rowe Mary Shannon	P Roszas Sarolte Lukas
1962/63	Zoltán Berczik	Maria Alexandru	Ivan Andreadis Villim Harrangozo	Diane Rowe Mary Shannon	Janos Fahazi Eva Foldi
1961/62	Zoltán Berczik	Diane Rowe	Ivan Andreadis Vladimir Miko	Diane Rowe Mary Shannon	Zolton Berczik Sarolte Lukas
1960/61	Victor Markovic	Eva Foldi	Hans Alser Tony Larsson	Kathy Best Agnes Simon	Zolton Berczik Eva Foldi
1959/60	Ian Harrison	Agnes Simon	Johnny Leach Michael Thornhill	Kathy Best Diane Rowe	Ian Harrison Diane Rowe
1958/59	Ichiro Ogimura	Fujie Eguchi	Teruo Murakami Ichiro Ogimura	Fujie Eguchi Kimyo Matsuzaki	Teruo Murakami Kimyo Matsuzaki
1957/58	Ferenc Sidó	Agnes Simon	Zolton Berczik Frederic Sido	Ann Haydon Pamela Mortimer	Frederic Sido Eva Koczian
1956/57	Zoltán Berczik	Fujie Eguchi	Ichiro Ogimura Toshiaki Tanaka	Taeko Namba Tomie Okawa	Keisuke Tsunoda Taeko Namba
1955/56	Elemér Gyetvai	Gizi Farkas	Elemer Gyetvai Kalman Szepesi	Ann Haydon Diane Rowe	Johnny Leach Diane Rowe
1954/55	Žarko Dolinar	Rosalind Rowe	Ivan Andreadis Ladislav Stipek	Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe	Aubrey Simmons Helen Elliott
1953/54	Richard Bergmann	Linde Wertl	Brian Kennedy Aubrey Simmons	Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe	Johnny Leach Diane Rowe
1952/53	Michel Haguenauer	Rosalind Rowe	Richard Bergmann Johnny Leach	Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe	Viktor Barna Rosalind Rowe
1951/52	Richard Bergmann	Linde Wertl	Zarko Dolinar Villim Harrangozo	Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe	Johnny Leach Diane Rowe
1950/51	Alojzy Ehrlich	Trude Pritzi	Jack Carrington Johnny Leach	Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe	Viktor Barna Helen Elliott
1949/50	Richard Bergmann	Mildred Shahian	Zarko Dolinar Villim Harrangozo	Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe	Johnny Leach Peggy Franks
1948/49	Marty Reisman	Peggy McLean	Viktor Barna Richard Bergmann	Peggy McLean Leah Thall	Richard Miles Leah Thall
1947/48	Richard Bergmann	Gizi Farkas	Richard Bergmann Tage Flisberg	Lilian Barnes G Farkas	Frederic Sido Gizi Farkas
1946/47	Václav Tereba	Gizi Farkas	Abe Berenbaum Bohumil Vana	Elizabeth Blackburn Vera Dace	Bohumil Vana Vera Votrubcova
1945/46	Bohumil Vana	Dora Beregi	Adolf Slar Bohumil Vana	Dora Beregi Vera Dace	Eric Filby Dora Beregi
1939/40	Richard Bergmann	Vera Dace	Richard Bergmann Alfred Liebster	Dora Beregi Jean Nicoll	Viktor Barna Dora Beregi
1938/39	Richard Bergmann	Jean Nicoll	Viktor Barna Laszlo Bellak	Vlasta Depretisova V Votrucova	Bohumil Vana Vera Votrubcova
1937/38	Viktor Barna	Dora Beregi	Viktor Barna Laszlo Bellak	Margaret Osborne Wendy Woodhead	Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne
1936/37	Viktor Barna	Ruth Aarons	Abe Berenbaum Sol Schiff	Margaret Osborne Wendy Woodhead	Robert Blattner Ruth Aarons
1935/36	Alojzy Ehrlich	Marie Kettnerova	Laszlo Bellak Miklos Szabados	Dora Emdin Astrid Krebsbach	Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne
1934/35	Viktor Barna	Margaret Osborne	Viktor Barna Tommy Sears	Margaret Osborne Wendy Woodhead	Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne
1933/34	Viktor Barna	Margaret Osborne	Viktor Barna Tommy Sears	Dora Emdin Phyllis Moser	Viktor Barna Dora Emdin
1932/33	Viktor Barna	Dora Emdin	Viktor Barna Sandor Glancz	N Wood Wendy Woodhead	Viktor Barna Dora Emdin
1931/32	Miklos Szabados	Mária Mednyánszky	H Kolar Antonin Malecek	H Martin Maria Medynansky	Miklos Szabados Maria Medynansky
1930/31	Miklos Szabados	Valerie Bromfield	Viktor Barna Miklos Szabados	Mary Holt N Wood	Sandor Glancz Valerie Bromfield
1929/30	Sandor Glancz	Dolly Gubbins	Charles Bull Fred Perry	Magda Gal Winifred Land	Sandor Glancz Magda Gal
1928/29	Antonin Malecek	Marie Smidova	Charles Bull Fred Perry	Phyllis Moser Marie Smidova	Fred Perry Winifred Land
1927/28	Dani Pecsi	Erika Metzger	Charles Bull Fred Perry	Winifred Land Brenda Sommerville	Dani Pecsi Erika Metzger
1926/27	S.R.G. Suppiah	Dolly Gubbins	Percy Bromfield Lionel Farris	Dolly Gubbins Joan Ingram	Lionel Farris Joan Ingram

Veteran events

Season	Veteran men's singles	Veteran women's singles
1995/96	John Hilton	Pauline Perry
1991/92	John Hilton	Judy Williams
1978/79	H Bolena	n/a
1977/78	Derek Schofield	n/a
1976/77	Derek Schofield	n/a
1975/76	Henry Buist	Daphne Gray
1974/75	Peter D\'Arcy	Daphne Gray
1973/74	K Beamish	Daphne Gray
1972/73	Derek Schofield	Daphne Gray
1971/72	Ron Ethridge	Daphne Gray
1970/71	Gordon Chapman	Molly Prowen
1969/70	Jack Clayton	Judy Williams
1968/69	S Norton	Judy Williams
1967/68	Lou Hoffman	Majorie Cumberbatch
1966/67	Harry Venner	Majorie Cumberbatch
1964/65	Harry Venner	Gladys Horn
1963/64	Harry Venner	D Crosby
1962/63	Ronald Craydon	D Crosby
1961/62	Ronald Craydon	C Whitehouse
1960/61	Ronald Craydon	C Whitehouse
1959/60	Ronald Sharman	I B Bell
1958/59	Ronald Sharman	I B Bell
1957/58	L C Kerslake	V Cherriman
1956/57	L C Kerslake	I B Bell
1955/56	H Spears	G Davies
1954/55	Alex Brook	I Huntner
1953/54	L C Kerslake	C Cook
1952/53	L C Kerslake	I B Bell
1951/52	Alex Brook	S Betling
1950/51	Leo Thompson	S Betling
1949/50	S Sugarhood	N Evans
1948/49	S Sugarhood
1947/48	Edgar Reay
1946/47	J Taylor
1945/46	R V Bryant
1939/40	A J Wilmott
1938/39	Z Mechlovitz
1937/38	H Knibbs
1936/37	A Melnick
1935/36	E C Gunn
1934/35	A J Wilmott
1933/34	J Thompson
1932/33	Z Mechlovitz

Season	Veteran men's doubles	Veteran women's doubles
1991/92	John Hilton Malcolm Corking	D Dawson L Radford

Team events

Men's and women's team events were held as part of the English Open from 1963 to 1992.

Season	Men's Team	Women's Team
1991/92	Germany	Sweden
1989/90	China	South Korea
1987/88	China	China
1985/86	Yugoslavia	Czechoslovakia
1983/84	Japan	Soviet Union
1981/82	China	China
1979/80	England	Czechoslovakia
1978/79	China	Czechoslovakia
1977/78	China	China
1976/77	England	England
1975/76	England	Sweden
1974/75	England	China
1973/74	Sweden	Sweden
1972/73	Sweden	Sweden
1971/72	Sweden	Czechoslovakia
1970/71	England	West Germany
1969/70	England	Romania
1968/69	Sweden	Soviet Union
1967/68	Yugoslavia	Czechoslovakia
1966/67	Czechoslovakia	Hungary
1964/65	Romania	England
1963/64	Yugoslavia	Hungary
1962/63	Czechoslovakia	Hungary

ITTF Pro Tour English Open, 1996-2011

The ITTF Pro Tour included the English Open in its schedule on six occasions from 1996 to 2011.

Season	Host	Men's Singles	Women's Singles	Men's Doubles	Women's Doubles	U21 Men's Singles	U21 Women's Singles
1996	Kettering	Kong Linghui	Yang Ying	Werner Schlager Karl Jindrak	Yang Ying Wang Hui	Ryo Yuzawa	Keiko Okazaki
1997	Kettering	Jean-Michel Saive	Tong Fei-ming	Christophe Legout Patrick Chila	Chai Po Wa Qiao Yunping	Martin Monrad	Fumie Kawano
1999	Hopton-on-Sea	Ma Wenge	Jie Schöpp	Trinko Keen Danny Heister	Lee Eun-sil Ryu Ji-hae	Cheng Yuan Su	An Konishi
2001	Chatham	Wang Liqin	Yoshie Takada	Timo Boll Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth	Kim Hyang-mi Kim Hyon-hui	Bastian Steger	Kim Yun-mi
2009	Sheffield	Ma Long	Guo Yan	Ma Long Wang Liqin	Kim Kyungah Park Mi-young	Seo Hyun-deok	Daniela Dodean
2011	Sheffield	Chen Qi	Ding Ning	Xu Xin Zhang Jike	Guo Yan Guo Yue	Seo Hyun-deok	Kasumi Ishikawa

See also

• English National Table Tennis Championships
• Table Tennis England

References

1. "2011 English Open - ITTF Pro Tour ,26 Jan 2011 - 30 Jan 2011, Sheffield, ENG". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
2. "English Open at Kettering Arena (Table Tennis News, Issue 237, Page 5)" (PDF). Table Tennis England. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
3. "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

External links

• International Table Tennis Federation
• Table Tennis England