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