Boston Badminton Open

The Boston Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Cambridge, Massachusetts just across the Charles River from Boston. It has become the leading regularly held tournament in the Eastern United States.

Boston Badminton Open

History

The Boston Open was established in 1997 as regional tournament for Northeastern players, the first significant open badminton tournament in Massachusetts since the earlier New England Open which had been played from the mid 1930s to the late 1980s. When the tournament was created, the Rockwell Cage at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts was chosen as the location for the tournament. The Rockwell Cage is an athletic facility at MIT, and home of the university's basketball and volleyball teams.[1] The Boston Open has been held there ever since. Over time the tournament began to develop and gain popularity. It would soon become one of the top tournaments in North America, attracting badminton players from around the world.

Sponsorship

In order to operate the Boston Open relies upon aid from sponsors. The MIT Badminton Club has been the primary sponsor for the Boston Open since 1997. The club works hard every year to make sure the tournament runs smoothly. The MIT Badminton Club is partially responsible for getting the Boston Open to where it is today. In 2014 adidas became the official named sponsor of the tournament, helping the Boston Open gain even more recognition and further prove its significance.[2] With the new sponsorship from adidas in 2014, the Boston Open was able to increase their total tournament prize money to $22,150.

Notable players

Howard Bach is a professional Vietnamese-American badminton player. He annually partakes in the Boston Open and has managed to win the championship for the men's doubles twice. Howard Bach is also one of the few American badminton players to participate in the Olympics.[3]

Previous winners

Open division

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1997 Wu Chibing Vivian Tam Tomasz Malcharek
Wu Chibing
Charlotte Ackerman
Liz Wilson
Wu Chibing
Alison Brown
1998 Tracey Thompson Andy Chong
Kington Hooi
Daphne Chang
Ulrike Von Pfaler
Andy Chong
Emily Noyes
1999 Melinda Keszthelyi Evgenij Dremin
Alexey Vasiliev
Mai-Quyen Bui
Melinda Keszthelyi
Andy Chong
Melinda Keszthelyi
2000 Stuart Arthur Elie Wu Chantale Bergeron
Nancy Desaulniers
Alexey Vasiliev
Anna Efremova
2001 Mike Beres Kara Solmundson Trisna Gunadi
Ben Wu
Janis Tan
Elie Wu
Mike Beres
Kara Solmundson
2002 Chibing Wu Elie Wu Tony Gunawan
Khan Malaythong
Andy Chong
Szilvia Szombati
2003 Jimmy Pohan Joo Hyun Lee Andy Chong
Chibing Wu
Cindy Shi
Eti Tantra
Tony Gunawan
Eti Tantra
2004 Jackaphan Thanateeratam Lili Zhou Khan Malaythong
Raju Rai
Valerie Loker
Valérie St. Jacques
Jackaphan Thanateeratam
Lili Zhou
2005 Piotr Mazur Pascal Gagnon
Tom Lucas-Piche
Valérie St. Jacques
Lili Zhou
Andy Chong
Szilvia Szombati
2006 Raju Rai Howard Bach
Khan Malaythong
Eva Lee
Mesinee Mangkalakiri
Halim Haryanto
Angeline de Pauw
2007 Mike Beres Joo Hyun Lee Halim Haryanto
Khan Malaythong
Angeline de Pauw
Mona Santoso
Chandra Kowi
Mona Santoso
2008 Holvy de Pauw Howard Bach
Khan Malaythong
Joo Hyun Lee
Mona Santoso
2009 Hock Lai Lee Mona Santoso Sameera Gunatileka
Vincent Nguy
2010 Nguyen Quang Minh Bo Rong Holvy de Pauw
Nguyen Quang Minh
Joo Hyun Lee
Grace Peng
Holvy de Pauw
Grace Peng
2011 Ilian Perez Cheng Wen Cheng Wen
Shi Xiaoqian
Nguyen Quang Minh
Yee Theng Lim
2012 Beiwen Zhang Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid
Halim Haryanto
Bo Rong
2013 Sattawat Pongnairat Holvy de Pauw
Christian Christianto
Holvy de Pauw
Eva Lee
2014 Hock Lai Lee Howard Bach
Hock Lai Lee
Beiwen Zhang
Jing Yu Hong
Howard Bach
Eva Lee
2015 Charles Gu Howard Bach
Beiwen Zhang
2016 Chan Kwong Beng Charles Gu
Halim Haryanto
Yoo Yong-sung
Daphne Ng
2017 Howard Bach
Holvy de Pauw
Yoo Yong-sung
Jenna Gozali
2018 Ye Binghong Ow Yao Han
Yew Hong Kheng
Sutichon Pol-Gul
Natcha Saengchote
2019 Febriyan Irvannaldy Megumi Taruno Arya Maulana Aldiartama
Rangga Yave Rianto
Megumi Taruno
Natcha Saengchote
Sittichai Viboonsin
Natcha Saengchote

Senior division

YearMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
2008 Pratap Joshi / Ravi Raveendran Batool Kazim / Mette Ravn Naruthum Surakkhaka / Daphne Chang
2009 Pratap Joshi / Anirudh Makarla Batool Kazim / Ismat Shaikh Phu Khuu / Daphne Chang

2014 Prize Money

EventWinnerRunner UpSemi-FinalistsCons. Winner
Men's Singles $1,700.00 $850.00 $350 each player $100
Ladies Singles $1,700.00 $850.00 $350 each player $100
Men's Doubles $1,200.00 each player $600.00 each player $225 each player $100 each player
Ladies Doubles $1,200.00 each player $600.00 each player $225 each player $100 each player
Mixed Doubles $1,200.00 each player $600.00 each player $225 each player $100 each player
Senior Men's Doubles $150.00 each player $75.00 each player
Senior Ladies Doubles $150.00 each player $75.00 each player
Senior Mixed Doubles $150.00 each player $75.00 each player

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References

  1. "Facilities".
  2. "Home". bostonopen.com.
  3. Clement, Bill (July 23, 2004). "Badminton second to soccer in participation worldwide". ESPN. ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. http://www.bostonopen.com/prizes


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