Portugal International

The Portugal International in badminton is an international open held annually in Portugal since 1965. It is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit.

Previous winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Ref
1965	Otto Hecker	Peggy Brixhe	Pinto Alves Fernando Pinto	Peggy Brixhe Isabel Salema	Fernando Pinto Peggy Brixhe
1966	Anton Sauter	Isabel Rocha	Pinto Alves Fernando Pinto	Conceição Felizardo Isabel Rocha	José Bento Isabel Rocha
1967	José Bento	Isabel Rocha	Francisco Lomos Fernando Pinto	Conceição Felizardo Isabel Rocha	José Azevedo Isabel Rocha
1968	Oscar Lujan	no competition	Monge Dias Oscar Lujan	no competition	Jan Holtnæs Cecilia Geirithas
1969	Jan Holtnæs	Isabel Rocha	Jan Holtnæs Anton Sauter	no competition	Jan Holtnæs Susan Bennett
1970	Erich Linnemann	Peggy Brixhe	Erich Linnemann Anton Sauter	Helena Dias Isabel Rocha	José Bento Isabel Rocha
1971	Anton Sauter	Fina Salazar	Erich Linnemann Anton Sauter	no competition	Alfredo Salazar Fina Salazar
1972	Philip Smith	Nora Gardner	Bill Kidd Eddy Sutton	Nora Gardner Barbara Giles	Bill Kidd Barbara Giles
1973	Ray Stevens	Margaret Beck	Ray Stevens Elliot Stuart	Nora Gardner Barbara Giles	Ray Stevens Barbara Giles
1974	Elo Hansen	Barbara Giles	David Hunt Bill Kidd	Barbara Giles Margo Winter	David Hunt Margo Winter
1975	no competition
1976	Michael Wilks	Jane Webster	Peter Bullivant Michael Wilks	Kathleen Redhead Jane Webster	Peter Bullivant Kathleen Redhead
1977	Tariq Farooq	Karen Bridge	Ola Eriksson Christian Lundberg	Karen Bridge Anne Statt	Tim Stokes Karen Bridge
1978	Thomas Kihlström	Marjan Ridder	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	Paula Kilvington Barbara Sutton	Eddy Sutton Barbara Sutton
1979	Ray Stevens	Nora Perry	Ray Stevens Elliot Stuart	Nora Perry Eva Stuart	Ray Stevens Nora Perry
1980	David Eddy	Eva Stuart	David Eddy Elliot Stuart	Gillian Clark Kathleen Redhead	Ray Roge Kathleen Redhead
1981	Kevin Jolly	Catharine Troke	Ray Stevens Derek Talbot	Marjan Ridder Else Thoresen	Billy Gilliland Eva Stuart	^[1]
1982	Ray Stevens	Catharine Troke	Darren Hall Ray Stevens	Nora Perry Catharine Troke	Ray Stevens Nora Perry
1983	Kevin Jolly	Alison Fisher	Billy Gilliland Alex White	Alison Fisher Jane Shipman	Billy Gilliland Jane Shipman	^[2]
1984	Thomas Angarth	Fiona Elliott	Gerry Asquith Elliot Stuart	Fiona Elliott Eva Stuart	Gerry Asquith Fiona Elliott	^[3]^[4]
1985	Niels Skeby	Fiona Elliott	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Niels Skeby	Fiona Elliott J. Elliot	Mark Elliott Fiona Elliott
1986	Ken Middlemiss	Eva Stuart	David Eddy Elliot Stuart	Margarida Cruz Paula Sousa	Ken Middlemiss Margarida Cruz
1987	Peter Patel	Pernille Dupont	David Eddy Elliot Stuart	Pernille Dupont Lotte Olsen	José Nascimento Lotte Olsen
1988	Stéphane Renault	Christelle Mol	Nick Pettman Jon Pulford	Cecilia Brun Christelle Mol	José Nascimento Christelle Mol	^[5]
1989	Øystein Larsen	Maria José Gomes	Øystein Larsen Trond Wåland	Maria José Gomes Zamy Gomes	Flemming Glyager Gitte Hansen
1990	Peter Smith	Julia Mann	Nittin Panesar Peter Smith	Tania Growes Julia Mann	Nittin Panesar Tania Growes	^[6]
1991	Anders Nielsen	Astrid van der Knaap	Andy Goode Glen Milton	Elena Denisova Marina Yakusheva	Chris Hunt Tracy Dineen	^[7]
1992	Andrey Antropov	Elena Rybkina	Andy Goode Chris Hunt	Joanne Davies Joanne Wright	Andy Goode Joanne Wright	^[8]
1993	Andrey Antropov	Marina Andrievskaya	Chan Kin Ngai Wong Wai Lap	Marina Andrievskaya Marina Yakusheva	Nikolai Zuyev Marina Yakusheva	^[9]
1994	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Irina Yakusheva	Thomas Damgaard Jan Jørgensen	Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Rikke Olsen	^[10]
1995	Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Anne Sondergaard	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Henrik Sørensen	Mette Hansen Majken Vange	Peder Nissen Mette Hansen	^[11]
1996	Rikard Magnusson	Karolina Ericsson	James Anderson Ian Pearson	Emma Chaffin Tracey Hallam	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	^[12]
1997	Peter Janum	Ann Gibson	Hugo Rodrigues Fernando Silva	Tracey Hallam Karen Peatfield	Russell Hogg Alexis Blanchflower	^[13]
1998	Niels Christian Kaldau	Tanya Woodward	James Anderson Ian Pearson	Tracy Dineen Sarah Hardaker	Ian Sydie Denyse Julien	^[14]
1999	Peter Janum	Ella Karachkova	Manuel Dubrulle Vincent Laigle	Ella Miles Sara Sankey	Björn Siegemund Karen Stechmann	^[15]
2000	Rikard Magnusson	Elena Nozdran	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Janek Roos	Britta Andersen Lene Mørk	Mathias Boe Karina Sørensen	^[16]
2001	Oliver Pongratz	Pi Hongyan	Michael Keck Joachim Tesche	Ella Miles Sara Sankey	Björn Siegemund Nicol Pitro
2002	Niels Christian Kaldau	Julia Mann	Michał Łogosz Robert Mateusiak	Lene Mørk Helle Nielsen	Fredrik Bergström Jenny Karlsson	^[17]
2003	Niels Christian Kaldau	Pi Hongyan	Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard	Julie Houmann Helle Nielsen	Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson	^[18]
2004	Stanislav Pukhov	Tracey Hallam	Simon Archer Robert Blair	Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk	Simon Archer Donna Kellogg	^[19]
2005	Arif Rasidi	Yuan Wemyss	Simon Archer Anthony Clark	Sandra Marinello Kathrin Piotrowski	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg	^[20]
2006	Michael Christensen	Yuan Wemyss	Anders Kristiansen Simon Mollyhus	Jenny Day Liza Parker	Rasmus M. Andersen Mie Schjott-Kristensen
2007	Peter Mikkelsen	Judith Meulendijks	Jacob Chemnitz Mikkel Delbo Larsen	Suzanne Rayappan Jenny Wallwork	Rasmus Bonde Christinna Pedersen
2008	Anand Pawar	Kaori Imabeppu	Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder	Cai Jiani Zhang Xi	Zhang Yi Cai Jiani
2009	Magnus Sahlberg	Jill Pittard	Ruben Gordown Khosadalina Stenny Kusuma	Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg	Łukasz Moreń Natalia Pocztowiak	^[21]
2010	Kenn Lim	Telma Santos	Martin Kragh Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Alexandra Langley Lauren Smith	Zvonimir Đurkinjak Staša Poznanović	^[22]
2011	Sven-Eric Kastens	Sashina Vignes Waran	Niclas Nøhr Mads Pedersen	Alexandra Langley Lauren Smith	Robin Middleton Alexandra Langley	^[23]
2012	Dieter Domke	Beatriz Corrales	Zvonimir Đurkinjak Nikolaj Overgaard	Alexandra Langley Gabrielle White	Marcus Ellis Gabrielle White	^[24]
2013	Ramdan Misbun	Ella Diehl	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Lena Grebak Maria Helsbøl	Jones Ralfy Jansen Keshya Nurvita Hanadia	^[25]
2014	Rei Sato	Sandra-Maria Jensen	Kazuki Matsumaru Izumi Okoshi	Sarah Thomas Carissa Turner	Roman Zirnwald Elisabeth Baldauf	^[26]
2015	Kazumasa Sakai	Sayaka Takahashi	Peter Briggs Tom Wolfenden	Ayane Kurihara Naru Shinoya	Filip Myhren Emma Wengberg	^[27]
2016	Niluka Karunaratne	Mia Blichfeldt	Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi	Goh Yea Ching Peck Yen Wei	Mikkel Mikkelsen Mai Surrow	^[28]
2017	Subhankar Dey	Sayaka Takahashi	Kazuaki Oshima Yuta Yamasaki	Chisato Hoshi Naru Shinoya	Anton Kaisti Jenny Nyström	^[29]
2018	Rasmus Messerschmidt	Qi Xuefei	Lu Chen Ye Hong-wei	Li Zi-qing Teng Chun-hsun	Peter Käsbauer Olga Konon	^[30]
2019	Felix Burestedt	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk	Chang Ko-chi Lee Fang-jen	Julie Finne-Ipsen Clara Nistad	Chang Ko-chi Lee Chih-chen	^[31]
2020	Brice Leverdez	Sabrina Jaquet	Lucas Corvée Brice Leverdez	Lauren Middleton Holly Newall	Christopher Grimley Eleanor O'Donnell	^[32]
2021	Ditlev Jæger Holm	Laura Sárosi	Mads Pieler Kolding Frederik Søgaard	Christine Busch Amalie Schulz	Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh	^[33]
2022	Andi Fadel Muhammad	Hsu Wen-chi	Su Ching-heng Ye Hong-wei	Yeung Nga Ting Yeung Pui Lam	Ye Hong-wei Lee Chia-hsin	^[34]
2023	Johnnie Torjussen	Neslihan Yiğit	Julien Maio William Villeger	Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci	Andreas Søndergaard Iben Bergstein	^[35]
2024	Joakim Oldorff	Devika Sihag	Chen Zhi-ray Lin Yu-chieh	Chloe Birch Estelle van Leeuwen	Ethan van Leeuwen Chloe Birch	^[36]
2025	Daniil Dubovenko	Rachel Chan	Bjarne Geiss Jan Colin Völker	Margot Lambert Camille Pognante	Grégoire Deschamp Margot Lambert	^[37]
2026	Jeppe Bruun	Juliana Viana Vieira	Robert Nebel Jeppe Søby	Lin Chih-chun Yang Chu-yun	Wu Hsuan-yi Yang Chu-yun	^[38]^[39]

Performances by nation

As of the 2026 edition

Pos	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	England	12	16	20	24	22	94
2	Denmark	14	4	12.5	8.5	8.5	47.5
3	Portugal	1	7	5.5	7	6	26.5
4	Sweden	6	3	2	2.5	3.5	17
5	France	3	4	3	2	1.5	13.5
6	Germany	5		3	1	3.5	12.5
7	Russia CIS Soviet Union	3	5		2	1	11
8	Chinese Taipei		1	4	2	3	10
9	Scotland	1	3	1	1	3.5	9.5
10	Japan	2	3	2	2		9
11	Norway	2		1.5	0.5	1	5
12	Netherlands		3	1	0.5		4.5
12	Switzerland	2	1	1.5			4.5
14	Malaysia	2		1	1		4
15	China		1		1	1	3
15	India	2	1				3
17	Canada		1			1	1
	Finland	1				1	2
	Hong Kong			1	1		2
	Peru		1			1	2
	Spain		1	1			2
	Turkey		1		1		2
23	Croatia			0.5		1	1.5
	Indonesia	1				0.5	1.5
	Mexico	1		0.5			1.5
26	Austria					1	1
	Brazil		1				1
	Hungary		1				1
	Israel	1					1
	Pakistan	1					1
	Poland					1	1
	Sri Lanka	1					1
	Thailand		1				1
	Ukraine		1				1
	Wales				1		1
Total		61	60	61	58	61	301

References

^ Eddy, David (September 1981). "Kevin triumphs in Portugal" (PDF). World Badminton. p. 22. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
^ "Two titles for Gilliland". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 22 June 1983. p. 22. Retrieved 11 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton:Portuguese Ch'ships". The Daily Telegraph. 6 April 1984. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "News from Portugal" (PDF). World Badminton. December 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ "Portuguese Internationals" (PDF). World Badminton. September 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ Benes, Jones (September 1990). "English enjoy the sunshine at Sesimbra: Portuguese International Championships" (PDF). World Badminton. p. 12 and 29. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
^ 1991 winners
^ 1992 winners
^ 1993 winners
^ 1994 winners
^ 1995 winners
^ 1996 winners
^ 1997 winners
^ 1998 winners
^ 1999 winners
^ 2000 winners
^ 2002 winners
^ 2003 winners
^ 2004 winners
^ 2005 winners
^ 2009 winners
^ 2010 winners
^ 2011 winners
^ 2012 winners
^ 2013 winners
^ 2014 winners
^ 2015 winners
^ 2016 winners
^ 2017 winners
^ 2018 winners
^ 2019 winners
^ 2020 winners
^ 2021 winners
^ 2022 winners
^ 58 Portugal International Championships 2023 winners
^ 59 Portugal International Championships 2024 winners
^ "60th Portugal International Championships 2025 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
^ "61st Portugal International Championships 2026 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
^ "Dinamarca e Brasil vencem finais dos internacionais de Portugal em badminton" (in Portuguese). Diário de Leiria. 8 March 2026. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

External links

InternationalBadminton.org: 2006 results

[1] Eddy, David (September 1981). "Kevin triumphs in Portugal" (PDF). World Badminton. p. 22. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

[2] "Two titles for Gilliland". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 22 June 1983. p. 22. Retrieved 11 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "Badminton:Portuguese Ch'ships". The Daily Telegraph. 6 April 1984. Retrieved 26 April 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "News from Portugal" (PDF). World Badminton. December 1984. p. 13. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[5] "Portuguese Internationals" (PDF). World Badminton. September 1988. p. 23. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[6] Benes, Jones (September 1990). "English enjoy the sunshine at Sesimbra: Portuguese International Championships" (PDF). World Badminton. p. 12 and 29. Retrieved 12 June 2024.

[7] 1991 winners

[8] 1992 winners

[9] 1993 winners

[10] 1994 winners

[11] 1995 winners

[12] 1996 winners

[13] 1997 winners

[14] 1998 winners

[15] 1999 winners

[16] 2000 winners

[17] 2002 winners

[18] 2003 winners

[19] 2004 winners

[20] 2005 winners

[21] 2009 winners

[22] 2010 winners

[23] 2011 winners

[24] 2012 winners

[25] 2013 winners

[26] 2014 winners

[27] 2015 winners

[28] 2016 winners

[29] 2017 winners

[30] 2018 winners

[31] 2019 winners

[32] 2020 winners

[33] 2021 winners

[34] 2022 winners

[35] 58 Portugal International Championships 2023 winners

[36] 59 Portugal International Championships 2024 winners

[37] "60th Portugal International Championships 2025 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

[38] "61st Portugal International Championships 2026 winners". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

[39] "Dinamarca e Brasil vencem finais dos internacionais de Portugal em badminton" (in Portuguese). Diário de Leiria. 8 March 2026. Archived from the original on 19 March 2026. Retrieved 19 March 2026.

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