English Open (table tennis)

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

Tournament information
Event nameEnglish Open
Founded1927
Abolished2011
LocationSheffield (2011)
VenueEnglish Institute of Sport (2011)
Prize moneyUS$172,000 (2011)[1]

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
1921/22 England Andrew Donaldson England F Scott
1922/23 England Mike Cohen England Kathleen Berry
1923/24 England Percy Bromfield England Kathleen Berry
1924/25 India P.N. Nanda England Kathleen Berry
1925/26 India S.R.G Suppiah England Greta Vasey

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
1926/27India S.R.G. SuppiahWales Dolly GubbinsEngland Percy Bromfield
England Lionel Farris
Wales Dolly Gubbins
England Joan Ingram
England Lionel Farris
England Joan Ingram
1927/28Hungary Daniel PecsiGermany Erika MetzgerEngland Charlie Bull
England Fred Perry
England Winifred Land
England Brenda Sommerville
Hungary Daniel Pecsi
Germany Erika Metzger
1928/29Czechoslovakia Antonín MalecekCzechoslovakia Marie ŠmídováEngland Charlie Bull
England Fred Perry
England Phyllis Moser
Czechoslovakia Marie Šmídová
England Fred Perry
England Winifred Land
1929/30Hungary Sándor GlanczWales Dolly GubbinsEngland Charlie Bull
England Fred Perry
Hungary Magda Gál
England Winifred Land
Hungary Sándor Glancz
Hungary Magda Gál
1930/31Hungary Miklós SzabadosEngland Valerie BromfieldHungary Viktor Barna
Hungary Miklós Szabados
England Mary Holt
England N Wood
Hungary Sándor Glancz
England Valerie Bromfield
1931/32Hungary Miklós SzabadosHungary Mária MednyánszkyCzechoslovakia Stanislav Kolár
Czechoslovakia Antonín Malecek
England H Martin
Hungary Mária Mednyánszky
Hungary Miklós Szabados
Hungary Mária Mednyánszky
1932/33Hungary Viktor BarnaEngland Dora EmdinHungary Viktor Barna
Hungary Sándor Glancz
England N Wood
England Wendy Woodhead
Hungary Viktor Barna
England Dora Emdin
1933/34Hungary Viktor BarnaEngland Margaret OsborneHungary Viktor Barna
England Tommy Sears
England Dora Emdin
England Phyllis Moser
Hungary Viktor Barna
England Dora Emdin
1934/35Hungary Viktor BarnaEngland Margaret OsborneHungary Viktor Barna
England Tommy Sears
England Margaret Osborne
England Wendy Woodhead
Hungary Viktor Barna
England Margaret Osborne
1935/36Poland Alojzy EhrlichCzechoslovakia Marie KettnerováHungary Laszlo Bellak
Hungary Miklós Szabados
England Dora Emdin
Germany Astrid Krebsbach
Hungary Viktor Barna
England Margaret Osborne
1936/37Hungary Viktor BarnaUnited States Ruth AaronsUnited States Abe Berenbaum
United States Sol Schiff
England Margaret Osborne
England Wendy Woodhead
United States Buddy Blattner
United States Ruth Aarons
1937/38Hungary Viktor BarnaHungary Dora BeregiHungary Viktor Barna
Hungary Laszlo Bellak
England Margaret Osborne
England Wendy Woodhead
Hungary Viktor Barna
England Margaret Osborne
1938/39Austria Richard BergmannEngland Jean NicollHungary Viktor Barna
Hungary Laszlo Bellak
Czechoslovakia Vlasta Depetrisová
Czechoslovakia Vera Votrubcová
Czechoslovakia Bohumil Vána
Czechoslovakia Vera Votrubcová
1939/40Austria Richard BergmannEngland Vera DaceAustria Richard Bergmann
Austria Alfred Liebster
England Dora Beregi
England Jean Nicoll
Hungary Viktor Barna
Hungary Dora Beregi
1945/46Czechoslovakia Bohumil VánaEngland Dora BeregiCzechoslovakia Adolf Šlár
Czechoslovakia Bohumil Vána
England Dora Beregi
England Vera Dace
England Eric Filby
England Dora Beregi
1946/47Czechoslovakia Václav TerebaHungary Gizi FarkasCzechoslovakia Abe Berenbaum
Czechoslovakia Bohumil Vána
England Elizabeth Blackbourn
England Vera Dace
Czechoslovakia Bohumil Vána
Czechoslovakia Vera Votrubcová
1947/48England Richard BergmannHungary Gizi FarkasEngland Richard Bergmann
Sweden Tage Flisberg
England Pinkie Barnes
Hungary Gizi Farkas
Hungary Ferenc Sidó
Hungary Gizi Farkas
1948/49United States Marty ReismanUnited States Peggy McLeanEngland Viktor Barna
England Richard Bergmann
United States Peggy McLean
United States Leah Thall
United States Dick Miles
United States Leah Thall
1949/50England Richard BergmannUnited States Mildred ShahianSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko Dolinar
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vilim Harangozo
England Diane Rowe
England Rosalind Rowe
England Johnny Leach
England Peggy Franks
1950/51France Alojzy EhrlichAustria Trude PritziEngland Jack Carrington
England Johnny Leach
England Diane Rowe
England Rosalind Rowe
England Viktor Barna
Scotland Helen Elliot
1951/52England Richard BergmannAustria Linde WertlSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko Dolinar
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vilim Harangozo
England Diane Rowe
England Rosalind Rowe
England Johnny Leach
England Diane Rowe
1952/53France Michel HaguenauerEngland Rosalind RoweEngland Richard Bergmann
England Johnny Leach
England Diane Rowe
England Rosalind Rowe
England Viktor Barna
England Rosalind Rowe
1953/54England Richard BergmannAustria Linde WertlEngland Brian Kennedy
England Aubrey Simons
England Diane Rowe
England Rosalind Rowe
England Johnny Leach
England Diane Rowe
1954/55Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Žarko DolinarEngland Rosalind RoweCzechoslovakia Ivan Andreadis
Czechoslovakia Ladislav Štípek
England Diane Rowe
England Rosalind Rowe
England Aubrey Simons
Scotland Helen Elliot
1955/56Hungary Elemér GyetvaiHungary Gizi FarkasHungary Elemér Gyetvai
Hungary Kálmán Szepesi
England Ann Haydon
England Diane Rowe
England Johnny Leach
England Diane Rowe
1956/57Hungary Zoltán BerczikJapan Fujie EguchiJapan Ichiro Ogimura
Japan Toshiaki Tanaka
Japan Taeko Namba
Japan Tomi Okawa
Japan Keisuke Tsunoda
Japan Taeko Namba
1957/58Hungary Ferenc SidóNetherlands Agnes SimonHungary Zoltán Berczik
Hungary Ferenc Sidó
England Ann Haydon
England Pamela Mortimer
Hungary Ferenc Sidó
Hungary Éva Kóczián
1958/59Japan Ichiro OgimuraJapan Fujie EguchiJapan Teruo Murakami
Japan Ichiro Ogimura
Japan Fujie Eguchi
Japan Kimiyo Matsuzaki
Japan Teruo Murakami
Japan Kimiyo Matsuzaki
1959/60England Ian HarrisonNetherlands Agnes SimonEngland Johnny Leach
England Michael Thornhill
England Kathy Best
England Diane Rowe
England Ian Harrison
England Diane Rowe
1960/61Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Victor MarkovicHungary Eva Kóczián-FöldySweden Hans Alsér
Sweden Tony Larsson
England Kathy Best
Netherlands Agnes Simon
Hungary Zoltán Berczik
Hungary Eva Kóczián-Földy
1961/62Hungary Zoltán BerczikEngland Diane RoweCzechoslovakia Ivan Andreadis
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Miko
England Diane Rowe
England Mary Shannon
Hungary Zoltán Berczik
Hungary Sarolta Lukacs
1962/63Hungary Zoltán BerczikRomania Maria AlexandruCzechoslovakia Ivan Andreadis
Czechoslovakia Vilim Harangozo
England Diane Rowe
England Mary Shannon
Hungary János Faházi
Hungary Eva Kóczián-Földy
1963/64Romania Dorin GiurgiucaRomania Maria AlexandruHungary János Faházi
Hungary Péter Rózsás
England Diane Rowe
England Mary Shannon
Hungary Péter Rózsás
Hungary Sarolta Lukacs
1964/65West Germany Eberhard SchölerCzechoslovakia Marta LuzovaCzechoslovakia Vladimír Miko
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Stanek
England Diane Rowe
England Mary Shannon
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Miko
Czechoslovakia Marta Luzova
1966/67Czechoslovakia Jaroslav StanekEngland Mary Shannon-WrightCzechoslovakia Vladimír Miko
Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Stanek
Romania Maria Alexandru
Romania Eleonora Mihalca
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Miko
Czechoslovakia Marta Luzova
1967/68Soviet Union Stanislav GomozkovRomania Eleonora MihalcaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Istvan Korpa
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek
Soviet Union Svetlana Grinberg
Soviet Union Zoja Rudnova
Soviet Union Stanislav Gomozkov
Soviet Union Zoja Rudnova
1968/69Soviet Union Stanislav GomozkovSoviet Union Zoja RudnovaSoviet Union Anatoly Amelin
Soviet Union Stanislav Gomozkov
Soviet Union Svetlana Grinberg
Soviet Union Zoja Rudnova
West Germany Eberhard Schöler
West Germany Diane Schöler
1969/70Czechoslovakia Štefan KollárovitsRomania Maria AlexandruHungary István Jónyer
Hungary Tibor Klampár
England Karenza Mathews
England Mary Shannon-Wright
England Denis Neale
England Mary Shannon-Wright
1970/71Hungary Tibor KlampárRomania Maria AlexandruSweden Stellan Bengtsson
Sweden Bo Persson
Romania Maria Alexandru
Romania Eleonora Mihalca
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Antun Stipancic
Romania Maria Alexandru
1971/72Sweden Stellan BengtssonRomania Maria AlexandruSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Antun Stipancic
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragutin Šurbek
Romania Maria Alexandru
Romania Eleanora Vlaicov
Czechoslovakia Milan Orlowski
Czechoslovakia Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
1972/73Sweden Stellan BengtssonSweden Brigitta RadbergSweden Stellan Bengtsson
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Czechoslovakia Miloslava Polackova
Czechoslovakia Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
Czechoslovakia Milan Orlowski
Czechoslovakia Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
1973/74Sweden Kjell JohanssonRomania Maria AlexandruSweden Stellan Bengtsson
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Romania Maria Alexandru
Czechoslovakia Alice Grófová
Sweden Bo Persson
Sweden Brigitta Radberg
1974/75Soviet Union Anatoli StrokatovSoviet Union Elmira AntonyanSoviet Union Stanislav Gomozkov
Soviet Union Anatoli Strokatov
China Yen Kuei-li
China Yu Ching Chia
China Li Ching-Kwang
China Yen Kuei-li
1975/76Sweden Stellan BengtssonEngland Jill HammersleyEngland Desmond Douglas
England Denis Neale
Czechoslovakia Blanka Silhanova
Czechoslovakia Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
Sweden Stellan Bengtsson
Sweden Ann Hellman
1976/77Soviet Union Stanislav GomozkovEngland Carole KnightSoviet Union Stanislav Gomozkov
Soviet Union Anatoli Strokatov
England Jill Hammersley
England Linda Howard
Soviet Union Bagrat Burnazian
Soviet Union Tatiana Ferdman
1977/78China Li Chen-ShihChina Chu Hsiang-YunChina Li Chen-Shih
China Wang Huiyuan
China Chu Hsiang-Yun
China Wei Li Chieh
England Desmond Douglas
England Linda Howard
1978/79China Kou Yao-HuaEngland Jill HammersleyChina Kou Yao-Hua
China Liang Ko-liang
Hungary Judit Magos
Hungary Gabriela Szabo
England Desmond Douglas
England Linda Howard
1979/80England Desmond DouglasEngland Jill HammersleyPoland Andrzej Grubba
Poland Leszek Kucharski
Czechoslovakia Blanka Silhanova
Czechoslovakia Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
Sweden Erik Lindh
Sweden Marie Lindblad
1981/82China Teng YiChina Chen LiliChina Teng Yi
China Fan Changmao
China Dai Lili
China Chen Jieling
China Chen Xinhua
China Chen Lili
1983/84England Desmond DouglasSoviet Union Anita ZakharjanSweden Jonny Akesson
Sweden Jörgen Persson
France Patricia Germain
France Brigitte Thiriet
Japan Seiji Ono
Japan Yoshiko Shimauchi
1985/86Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran KalinicSoviet Union Ellen KovtunSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Kalinic
Japan Masahiro Maehara
England Alison Gordon
England Joy Grundy
England Desmond Douglas
England Alison Gordon
1987/88Sweden Jörgen PerssonChina Li HuifenPoland Andrzej Grubba
Poland Leszek Kucharski
Bulgaria Daniela Guergueltcheva
Soviet Union Valentina Popova
China Wei Qingguang
China Li Huifen
1989/90China Yu ShentongJapan Mika HoshinoChina Wei Qingguang
China Chen Longcan
South Korea Kim Youn Sook
South Korea Lee Jung Ae
France Jean-Philippe Gatien
France Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou
1991/92France Jean-Philippe GatienNetherlands Mirjam HoomanSweden Mikael Appelgren
Sweden Jan-Ove Waldner
Commonwealth of Independent States Irina Palina
Commonwealth of Independent States Elena Timina
France Jean-Philippe Gatien
France Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou
1994/95France Damien ÉloiNetherlands Bettine VriesekoopFrance Damien Éloi
France Christophe Legoût
Sweden Åsa Svensson
Sweden Marie Svensson
n/a

Veteran events

Season Veteran men's singles Veteran women's singles
1932/33Hungary Zoltán Mechlovits
1933/34England J Thompson
1934/35England A J Wilmott
1935/36England E C Gunn
1936/37England A Melnick
1937/38England H Knibbs
1938/39Hungary Zoltán Mechlovits
1939/40England A J Wilmott
1945/46England R V Bryant
1946/47England J Taylor
1947/48England Edgar Reay
1948/49England S Sugarhood
1949/50England S SugarhoodWales N Evans
1950/51England Leo ThompsonFrance S Betling
1951/52England Alex BrookFrance S Betling
1952/53England L C KerslakeEngland I B Bell
1953/54England L C KerslakeEngland C Cook
1954/55England Alex BrookEngland I Huntner
1955/56England H SpearsEngland G Davies
1956/57England L C KerslakeEngland I B Bell
1957/58England L C KerslakeEngland V Cherriman
1958/59England Ronald SharmanEngland I B Bell
1959/60England Ronald SharmanEngland I B Bell
1960/61England Ronald CraydonEngland C Whitehouse
1961/62England Ronald CraydonEngland C Whitehouse
1962/63England Ronald CraydonEngland D Crosby
1963/64England Harry VennerEngland D Crosby
1964/65England Harry VennerEngland Gladys Horn
1966/67England Harry VennerEngland Majorie Cumberbatch
1967/68England Lou HoffmanEngland Majorie Cumberbatch
1968/69England S NortonEngland Judy Williams
1969/70England Jack ClaytonEngland Judy Williams
1970/71England Gordon ChapmanEngland Molly Prowen
1971/72England Ron EthridgeEngland Daphne Gray
1972/73England Derek SchofieldEngland Daphne Gray
1973/74England K BeamishEngland Daphne Gray
1974/75England Peter D\'ArcyEngland Daphne Gray
1975/76England Henry BuistEngland Daphne Gray
1976/77England Derek Schofieldn/a
1977/78England Derek Schofieldn/a
1978/79Austria H Bolenan/a
1991/92England John HiltonNetherlands Judy Williams
1995/96England John HiltonEngland Pauline Perry
Season Veteran men's doubles Veteran women's doubles
1991/92 England John Hilton
England Malcolm Corking
England D Dawson
England 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
1962/63  Czechoslovakia  Hungary
1963/64  Yugoslavia  Hungary
1964/65  Romania  England
1966/67  Czechoslovakia  Hungary
1967/68  Yugoslavia  Czechoslovakia
1968/69  Sweden  Soviet Union
1969/70  England  Romania
1970/71  England  West Germany
1971/72  Sweden  Czechoslovakia
1972/73  Sweden  Sweden
1973/74  Sweden  Sweden
1974/75  England  China
1975/76  England  Sweden
1976/77  England  England
1977/78  China  China
1978/79  China  Czechoslovakia
1979/80  England  Czechoslovakia
1981/82  China  China
1983/84  Japan  Soviet Union
1985/86  Yugoslavia  Czechoslovakia
1987/88  China  China
1989/90  China  South Korea
1991/92  Germany  Sweden

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 China
Kong Linghui
China
Yang Ying
Austria Werner Schlager
Austria Karl Jindrak
China Yang Ying
China Wang Hui
Japan
Ryo Yuzawa
Japan
Keiko Okazaki
1997 Kettering Belgium
Jean-Michel Saive
Chinese Taipei
Tong Fei-ming
France Christophe Legout
France Patrick Chila
Hong Kong Chai Po Wa
China Qiao Yunping
Denmark
Martin Monrad
Japan
Fumie Kawano
1999 Hopton-on-Sea China
Ma Wenge
Germany
Jie Schöpp
Netherlands Trinko Keen
Netherlands Danny Heister
South Korea Lee Eun-sil
South Korea Ryu Ji-hae
China
Cheng Yuan Su
Japan
An Konishi
2001 Chatham China
Wang Liqin
Japan
Yoshie Takada
Germany Timo Boll
Germany Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth
North Korea Kim Hyang-mi
North Korea Kim Hyon-hui
Germany
Bastian Steger
South Korea
Kim Yun-mi
2009[4] Sheffield China
Ma Long
China
Guo Yan
China Ma Long
China Wang Liqin
South Korea Kim Kyungah
South Korea Park Mi-young
South Korea
Seo Hyun-deok
Romania
Daniela Dodean
2011 Sheffield China
Chen Qi
China
Ding Ning
China Xu Xin
China Zhang Jike
China Guo Yan
China Guo Yue
South Korea
Seo Hyun-deok
Japan
Kasumi Ishikawa

See also

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.
  4. "English Open: world's top five table tennis stars set for Sheffield". The Telegraph.
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