2026 All England Open

2026 All England Open
Tournament details
Dates3–8 March
Edition116th
LevelSuper 1000
Total prize moneyUS$1,450,000
VenueUtilita Arena Birmingham
LocationBirmingham, England
Champions
Men's singles Lin Chun-yi
Women's singles Wang Zhiyi
Men's doubles Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae
Women's doubles Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning
Mixed doubles Ye Hong-wei
Nicole Gonzales Chan
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The 2026 All England Open, officially known as the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 for sponsorship reasons, was a badminton tournament that took place at the Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England, from 3 to 8 March and had a total prize of US$1,450,000.

Tournament

The 2026 All England Open is the sixth tournament of the 2026 BWF World Tour and is part of the All England Open championships, which have been held since 1899. This tournament is organized by the Badminton England with sanction from the BWF.[1]

Venue

This tournament has been held at the Utilita Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England.[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32
12,000 10,200 8,400 6,600 4,800 3,000

Prize pool

The total prize money is US$1,450,000 with the distribution of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finalist Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16 Last 32
Singles $101,500 $49,300 $20,300 $7,975 $4,350 $1,450
Doubles $107,300 $50,750 $20,300 $9,062.50 $4,712.50 $1,450

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Shi Yuqi (first round)
  2. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (semi-finals)
  3. Anders Antonsen (first round)
  4. Jonatan Christie (second round)
  5. Christo Popov (quarter-finals)
  6. Li Shifeng (quarter-finals)
  7. Chou Tien-chen (second round)
  8. Alex Lanier (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
  Lakshya Sen 21 18 21
Victor Lai 16 21 15
  Lakshya Sen 15 20
Lin Chun-yi 21 22
  Lin Chun-yi 21 18 21
2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 14 21 16

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Shi YQ 21 21 17
L Sen 23 19 21
L Sen 21 21 21
Ng K L 19 23 10
Ng K L 21 21
B Yang 14 9
L Sen 21 21
6 Li SF 13 16
6 Li SF 21 21
Wang ZX 12 16
6 Li SF 17 21 21
N Nguyen 21 12 11
N Nguyen 21 21
Lee C-h 17 8

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 A Antonsen 8 12
K Watanabe 21 21
K Watanabe 21 21
Leong J H 9 13
Leong J H 21 13 21
K Nishimoto 17 21 18
K Watanabe 21 17 15
V Lai 18 21 21
8 A Lanier 12 23 21
V Lai 21 21 23
V Lai 21 21
Lee C Y 12 18
Lee C Y 21 21
Weng HY 19 17

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Loh K Y 14 21 24
K Naraoka 21 19 22
Loh K Y 12 17
5 C Popov 21 21
R Gemke 14 16
5 C Popov 21 21
5 C Popov 18 14
Lin C-y 21 21
Wang T-w 16 17
Lin C-y 21 21
Lin C-y 21 21
4 J Christie 19 12
J Teh 11 21 15
4 J Christie 21 10 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
A Shetty 21 9 17
A Farhan 19 21 21
A Farhan 21 21
7 Chou T-c 13 19
Chi Y-j 21 14 3r
7 Chou T-c 17 21 11
A Farhan 17 12
2 K Vitidsarn 21 21
Y Tanaka 19 15
T J Popov 21 21
T J Popov 21 9 13
2 K Vitidsarn 19 21 21
Lu GZ 15 10
2 K Vitidsarn 21 21

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. An Se-young (final)
  2. Wang Zhiyi (champion)
  3. Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
  4. Akane Yamaguchi (semi-finals)
  5. Han Yue (first round)
  6. Putri Kusuma Wardani (quarter-finals)
  7. Ratchanok Intanon (first round)
  8. Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 An Se-young 20 21 21
3 Chen Yufei 22 9 12
1 An Se-young 15 19
2 Wang Zhiyi 21 21
4 Akane Yamaguchi 15 19
2 Wang Zhiyi 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 An S-y 21 21
N Arın 8 6
1 An S-y 21 21
Lin H-t 15 11
Lin H-t 21 21
Sim Y-j 16 13
1 An S-y 21 21
6 P K Wardani 11 14
6 P K Wardani 11
M Blichfeldt 1r
6 P K Wardani 25 21
Kim G-e 23 15
PFR Huang Y-h 11 10
Kim G-e 21 21

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Chen YF 21 21
M Bansod 11 6
3 Chen YF 21 21
N Nidaira 9 16
N Nidaira 21 21
Sung S-y 13 15
3 Chen YF 23 21
8 P Chochuwong 21 11
8 P Chochuwong 21 21
U Hooda 12 18
8 P Chochuwong 21 24
M Li 16 22
M Li 21 23
Gao FJ 10 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Nguyễn T L 15 11
L Christophersen 21 21
L Christophersen 21 21
Yeo J M 18 11
Yeo J M 12 11
7 R Intanon 21 6r
L Christophersen 21 17 10
4 A Yamaguchi 13 21 21
BW Zhang 21 8 12
Chiu P-c 18 21 21
Chiu P-c 19 17
4 A Yamaguchi 21 21
B Ongbamrungphan 13 11
4 A Yamaguchi 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
N Okuhara 21 15 14
T Miyazaki 15 21 21
T Miyazaki 18 21 24
R Gunji 21 15 22
R Gunji 20 21 21
5 Han Y 22 17 18
T Miyazaki 13 21 16
2 Wang ZY 21 8 21
S Katethong 21 21
PFR Hsu W-c 12 14
S Katethong 19 18
2 Wang ZY 21 21
H Akechi 15 15
2 Wang ZY 21 21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae
21 21
Raymond Indra
Nikolaus Joaquin
19 13
1 Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae
18 21 21
2 Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
21 12 19
  Chen Boyang
Liu Yi
11 19
2 Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Kim W-h
Seo S-j
21 18
B Lane
S Vendy
16 15r
1 Kim W-h
Seo S-j
21 21
K Astrup
A S Rasmussen
14 16
Choong H J
M Haikal
13 17
K Astrup
A S Rasmussen
21 21
1 Kim W-h
Seo S-j
16 21 21
C Popov
T J Popov
21 7 14
7 S K Gutama
M R Isfahani
12 12
C Popov
T J Popov
21 21
C Popov
T J Popov
21 15 21
T Hoki
Y Kobayashi
10 21 19
T Hoki
Y Kobayashi
21 21
Chen Z-r
Lin Y-c
12 14

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Liang WK
Wang C
21 21
T Nomura
Y Shimogami
16 19
3 Liang WK
Wang C
21 14 21
Lee J-h
Yang P-hs
17 21 11
L R Carnando
B Maulana
13 19
Lee J-h
Yang P-hs
21 21
3 Liang WK
Wang C
18 12
R Indra
N Joaquin
21 21
5 F Alfian
M S Fikri
21 21
Ong Y S
Teo E Y
9 17
5 F Alfian
M S Fikri
21 14 16
R Indra
N Joaquin
8 21 21
Kang M-h
Ki D-j
21 12 19
R Indra
N Joaquin
17 21 21

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
M R Ardianto
R Hidayat
21 21
Liu K-h
Yang P-ha
10 16
M R Ardianto
R Hidayat
23 21
8 Goh S F
N Izzuddin
21 16
K Kumagai
H Nishi
10 15
8 Goh S F
N Izzuddin
21 21
M R Ardianto
R Hidayat
16 10
Chen BY
Liu Y
21 21
Chen BY
Liu Y
21 21
He Z-w
Huang J-h
12 12
Chen BY
Liu Y
21 21
Kang K X
A Tai
19 17
Kang K X
A Tai
23 21
4 S Rankireddy
C Shetty
21 12

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
N M Azriyn A
Tan W K
18 14
Chiu H-c
Wang C-l
21 21
Chiu H-c
Wang C-l
14 18
6 Man W C
Tee K W
21 21
Lee F-c
Lee F-j
17 16
6 Man W C
Tee K W
21 21
6 Man W C
Tee K W
16 22 14
2 A Chia
Soh W Y
21 20 21
D Lundgaard
M Vestergaard
19 21 18
J Arif
Yap R K
21 18 21
J Arif
Yap R K
15 21 18
2 A Chia
Soh W Y
21 18 21
Chen Z-y
P Smith
17 17
2 A Chia
Soh W Y
21 21

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Liu Shengshu / Tan Ning (champions)
  2. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (semi-finals)
  3. Jia Yifan / Zhang Shuxian (semi-finals)
  4. Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (final)
  5. Yuki Fukushima / Mayu Matsumoto (quarter-finals)
  6. Rin Iwanaga / Kie Nakanishi (second round)
  7. Li Yijing / Luo Xumin (first round)
  8. Hsieh Pei-shan / Hung En-tzu (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning
18 21 22
3 Jia Yifan
Zhang Shuxian
21 17 20
1 Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning
21 21
4 Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
18 12
4 Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
21 21
2 Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan
17 18

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Liu SS
Tan N
21 21
Hu L-f
Jheng Y-c
17 11
1 Liu SS
Tan N
21 21
F Corbett
J Gai
13 16
Chang C-h
Yang C-t
21 18 18
F Corbett
J Gai
17 21 21
1 Liu SS
Tan N
21 21
8 Hsieh P-s
Hung E-t
11 16
8 Hsieh P-s
Hung E-t
19 21 21
B Erçetin
N İnci
21 16 18
8 Hsieh P-s
Hung E-t
21 21
R Hirokami
S Hobara
19 12
R Hirokami
S Hobara
19 21 21
Hsu Y-h
Lin J-y
21 8 7

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
3 Jia YF
Zhang SX
21 21
R A Rose
F Setianingrum
16 17
3 Jia YF
Zhang SX
21 22
K Osawa
M Tanabe
7 20
Lui L L
Tsang H Y
18 9
K Osawa
M Tanabe
21 21
3 Jia YF
Zhang SX
21 22
S Hirota
A Sakuramoto
17 20
7 Li YJ
Luo XM
15 17
G Stoeva
S Stoeva
21 21
G Stoeva
S Stoeva
6 17
S Hirota
A Sakuramoto
21 21
S Hirota
A Sakuramoto
21 15 21
T Jolly
G Gopichand
15 21 18

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
A C Pratiwi
S F Ramadhanti
21 22
Hsu Y-c
Sung Y-h
16 20
A C Pratiwi
S F Ramadhanti
15 16
5 Y Fukushima
M Matsumoto
21 21
Ong X Y
C Ting
17 8
5 Y Fukushima
M Matsumoto
21 21
5 Y Fukushima
M Matsumoto
18 7
4 Baek H-n
Lee S-h
21 21
Yeung N T
Yeung P L
17 16
M Lambert
C Pognante
21 21
M Lambert
C Pognante
8 7
4 Baek H-n
Lee S-h
21 21
R Hiramoto
K Ishikawa
10 10
4 Baek H-n
Lee S-h
21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
F D Kusuma
M T Puspita Sari
19 21 21
P Buhrova
Y Kantemyr
21 15 19
F D Kusuma
M T Puspita Sari
21 18 21
6 R Iwanaga
K Nakanishi
11 21 17
Lin X-m
Wang Y-q
23 7 13
6 R Iwanaga
K Nakanishi
21 21 21
F D Kusuma
M T Puspita Sari
9 18
2 P Tan
Thinaah M
21 21
Lee S-j
Lee Y-w
21 15 21
L Lam
A Lee
19 21 17
Lee S-j
Lee Y-w
14 14
2 P Tan
Thinaah M
21 21
A Igarashi
C Shida
19 13
2 P Tan
Thinaah M
21 21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
7 Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet
21 15 13
Ye Hong-wei
Nicole Gonzales Chan
16 21 21
  Ye Hong-wei
Nicole Gonzales Chan
21 21
5 Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
19 18
6 Guo Xinwa
Chen Fanghui
21 18 12
5 Thom Gicquel
Delphine Delrue
11 21 21

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
1 Feng YZ
Huang DP
18 21 21
T Hee
G E Widjaja
21 18 19
1 Feng YZ
Huang DP
21 18 17
M Vestergaard
C Busch
18 21 21
Cheng X
Zhang C
16 21 17
M Vestergaard
C Busch
21 15 21
M Vestergaard
C Busch
18 21 15
7 Tang C M
Tse Y S
21 19 21
7 Tang C M
Tse Y S
16 21 21
R Oupthong
J Sudjaipraparat
21 15 11
7 Tang C M
Tse Y S
21 9
D Kapila
T Crasto
19 8r
D Kapila
T Crasto
21 21
Hoo P R
Cheng S Y
17 19

Section 2

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
4 Chen T J
Toh E W
21 12 23
R Espersen
A C Kudsk
18 21 25
R Espersen
A C Kudsk
14 16
Ye H-w
N G Chan
21 21
Ye H-w
N G Chan
21 21
J Wong
Lai P J
17 18
Ye H-w
N G Chan
21 21
P Teeraratsakul
S Taerattanachai
15 12
8 M Christiansen
A Bøje
16 18
Yang P-hs
Hu L-f
21 21
Yang P-hs
Hu L-f
15 21 15
P Teeraratsakul
S Taerattanachai
21 13 21
P Teeraratsakul
S Taerattanachai
21 21
PFR Wu G-x
Lee C-h
18 12

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
A Syahnawi
N V Marwah
21 21
M Seidel
T P Nguyen
17 14
A Syahnawi
N V Marwah
22 21
SWM J Hidayatullah
F Pasaribu
20 18
Gao JX
Wu MY
22 13
SWM J Hidayatullah
F Pasaribu
24 21
A Syahnawi
N V Marwah
17 21 15
6 Guo XW
Chen FH
21 18 21
J Toft
A Magelund
19 21 9
A Dunn
J MacPherson
21 14 21
A Dunn
J MacPherson
19 19
6 Guo XW
Chen FH
21 21
Wong T C
Lim C S
21 12 9
6 Guo XW
Chen FH
17 21 21

Section 4

First round Second round Quarter-finals
               
Y Shimogami
S Hobara
21 19 21
Chen C-k
Hsu Y-h
14 21 18
Y Shimogami
S Hobara
18 11
5 T Gicquel
D Delrue
21 21
R Kapoor
R Gadde
12 15
5 T Gicquel
D Delrue
21 21
5 T Gicquel
D Delrue
21 21
2 Jiang ZB
Wei YX
16 16
Goh S H
S J Lai
21 21
WC C Hemming
E van Leeuwen
14 12
Goh S H
S J Lai
16 18
2 Jiang ZB
Wei YX
21 21
P Smith
J Gai
10 21 12
2 Jiang ZB
Wei YX
21 16 21

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2026" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ^ "World Ranking System" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2022.