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The Belgian International in badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

is an international open held in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

since 1958, but it has been held in irregular periods.

Starting 2005 Yonex

Yonex

is a Japanese manufacturer of sporting equipment for badminton, golf and tennis, producing racquets, clubs, shoes, shuttlecocks, and other equipment for those sports.-History:...

became title sponsor of the event. From then on, it also became an International Challenge tournament within the Badminton Europe tournament circuit.

Venue

During the period of 2005 - 2009, the tournament was organized on the Sport and Recreation Centre "De Nekker" in Mechelen
Mechelen
Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...

Previous winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1958	Knud Aage Nielsen Knud Aage Nielsen Knud Aage Nielsen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.Nielsen won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1964...	Tonny Holst Christensen	Hugh Findlay Ronald Lockwood	Heather Ward Heather Ward Heather Ward is a former English badminton player who won international championships and competed at an elite level during a two decade span from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s... Barbara Carpenter	Hugh T. Findlay Heather Ward Heather Ward Heather Ward is a former English badminton player who won international championships and competed at an elite level during a two decade span from the mid 1950s to the mid 1970s...
1960	No competition
1961	Oon Chong Teik Oon Brothers The Oon brothers; Oon Chong Teik, Oon Chong Jin, and Oon Chong Hau; were badminton playing siblings from Malaya , each of whom won a variety of international titles while studying toward a medical degree in England...	Ursula H. Smith	Oon Chong Teik Oon Brothers The Oon brothers; Oon Chong Teik, Oon Chong Jin, and Oon Chong Hau; were badminton playing siblings from Malaya , each of whom won a variety of international titles while studying toward a medical degree in England... Ole Mertz	No competition
1962 1967	No competition
1968	Lee Kin Tat Lee Kin Tat Lee Kin Tat is a former Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who won numerous international singles titles from the late 1950s to the late 1960s, including the open championships of Belgium, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Singapore. In 1964 he reached the semifinal of the prestigious All-England...	Tonny Pannemans	Lee Kin Tat Lee Kin Tat Lee Kin Tat is a former Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who won numerous international singles titles from the late 1950s to the late 1960s, including the open championships of Belgium, France, Ireland, Scotland, and Singapore. In 1964 he reached the semifinal of the prestigious All-England... Roy Díaz González‎	June Jacques Gerda Cairns	Leo Kountul Tony Pannemans
1969	Sture Johnsson Sture Johnsson Sture Johnsson is a retired badminton player from Sweden who won numerous Swedish national and international men's singles titles. His game was characterized by impressive mobility and a powerful overhead smash.-Career:...	Imre Nielsen	David Horton Elliot Stuart	Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall is a retired badminton player from England.-Career:Boxall won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall. They also won women's doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.-... Susan Whetnall Susan Whetnall Susan Whetnall is a former English female badminton player, noted for her anticipation and shot-making ability, who won numerous international titles in doubles and mixed doubles from the mid 1960s through the mid 1970s...	Paul Whetnall Paul Whetnall Paul Whetnall is a former world-class badminton player from England who won national and international titles between 1968 and 1980. He is married to Susan Pound Whetnall who was a brilliant doubles player of the same era.-Career:... Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall is a retired badminton player from England.-Career:Boxall won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall. They also won women's doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.-...
1970	Punch Gunalan Punch Gunalan Datuk Punch Gunalan is a former male badminton star of Malaysia and one of the finest combination doubles and singles players that the country has ever produced....	Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom is a retired female badminton player of the Netherlands.-Career:Nationally, she was the most successful Dutch female player, winning a record 25 Dutch titles and playing, between 1967 and 1983, 67 times for the Dutch team.Internationally she was most successful in women's...	Punch Gunalan Punch Gunalan Datuk Punch Gunalan is a former male badminton star of Malaysia and one of the finest combination doubles and singles players that the country has ever produced.... Ng Boon Bee Ng Boon Bee Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and...	Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom is a retired female badminton player of the Netherlands.-Career:Nationally, she was the most successful Dutch female player, winning a record 25 Dutch titles and playing, between 1967 and 1983, 67 times for the Dutch team.Internationally she was most successful in women's... Felice do Nooyer	Ng Boon Bee Ng Boon Bee Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and... Sylvia Ng
1971	Tan Aik Huang Tan Aik Huang Tan Aik Huang is a retired Malaysian Chinese badminton player noted for his superb footwork and patience.He won the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1966, defeating Japan's Masao Akiyama in the finals...	Tonny Pannemans	Punch Gunalan Punch Gunalan Datuk Punch Gunalan is a former male badminton star of Malaysia and one of the finest combination doubles and singles players that the country has ever produced.... Ng Boon Bee Ng Boon Bee Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and...	Tony Pannemans Lore Hawig	Clemens Wortel Tony Pannemans
1972	Djauhari	Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom is a retired female badminton player of the Netherlands.-Career:Nationally, she was the most successful Dutch female player, winning a record 25 Dutch titles and playing, between 1967 and 1983, 67 times for the Dutch team.Internationally she was most successful in women's...	Djauhari Budinan	Barbara Lord Dorte Tyghe	Kenneth Parsons Dorte Tyghe
1973	No competition
1974	William Kerr	Alena Poborakova	William Kerr Kenneth Parsons	Alena Poboraková Tatjana Pravdová	Kenneth Parsons Alan Parsons Alan Parsons (badminton) Alan Parsons is a former badminton player from South Africa. Between 1959 and 1974 he won twenty-four South African national titles; nine in singles , nine in men's doubles, and six in mixed doubles. He won the German Open singles title in 1965 and the Irish Open singles title in 1967...
1975	Rob Ridder	Gussie Botes	John Abrahams Gordon McMillan	Marjan Luesken Thatcher	Alan Phillips Marianne van der Walt
1976	Karl-Heinz Zwiebler	Hanke de Kort	Ray Sharp Ray Rolfe	Hanke de Kort Marja Ravelli	Clemens Wortel Hanke de Kort
1978	No competition
1979	Ulrich Rost	Marja Ridder	Rob Ridder Piet Ridder	Hanke de Kort Marja Ridder	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder Marjan Ridder Marjan Ridder is a retired female badminton player of the Netherlands.-Career:Ridder won 17 Dutch titles...
1980	No competition
1981	Barry Burns	Carol Liem	Ivan Kristanto Frank van Dongen	Paula Kloet Grace Kakiay	Bas von Barnau-Sijthoff Jeanette van Driel
1982	No competition
1983	Glen Milton	Wendy Massam	Peter Buch Niels Hansen	Wendy Massam Lisa Chapman	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder Marjan Ridder Marjan Ridder is a retired female badminton player of the Netherlands.-Career:Ridder won 17 Dutch titles...
1984	Tariq Farooq	Sally Podger	Michael Fischedick Mathias Klein	Sally Podger Lena Staxler	Tsien Asjoe Jeanette van Driel
1985	Steve Baddeley Steve Baddeley Steve Baddeley is a retired male badminton player from England who excelled from the early 1980s to the early 1990s.-Career:Baddeley won the English men's singles title in 1982, 1985, and 1987...	Xiao Jie Xiao Jie Xiao Jie is a politician of the People's Republic of China, and the current director of State Administration of Taxation of PRC.Born in Kaiyuan, Liaoning Province, Xiao joined Communist Party of China in August 1985....	He Xiangyang Tang Hai	Eline Coene Erica van Dijck Erica van Dijck Henrica Petronella Johanna Maria "Erica" van den Heuvel is a retired female badminton player from the Netherlands. She won the silver medal in mixed doubles at the 1988 European Badminton Championships, with partner Alex Meijer.-External links:*...	Billy Gilliland Billy Gilliland Billy Gilliland is a former badminton player from Scotland who excelled from the mid 1970s through the mid 1980s. Although he won the Scottish national singles title in 1979, the tall, angular Gilliland was a doubles specialist at the international level with his greatest success coming in mixed... Nora Perry Nora Perry Nora Perry is an English former badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles specialist, Perry won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. These included six All-England mixed doubles and two...
1986	Morten Frost Morten Frost Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...	Astrid van der Knaap	Jens Peter Nierhoff Jens Peter Nierhoff Jens Peter Nierhoff is a retired badminton player of Denmark, noted for his powerful smash, who won a number of international titles in singles and men's doubles during the 1980s.-Career:... Michael Kjeldsen Michael Kjeldsen -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Mark Christensen. He won men's doubles at the European Badminton Championships in 1988 with Jens Peter Nierhoff.-References:**...	Gillian Gowers Gillian Gowers Gillian Gowers is a retired female badminton player from England.-Career:She won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Nigel Tier.... Gillian Gilks Gillian Gilks Gillian Gilks is a former badminton player from England who won numerous major titles in all three events between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the...	Martin Dew Martin Dew Martin Dew is a former English male badminton player who specialized in doubles.Dew won two medals in the World Championships, a silver medal in 1983 for men's doubles and a bronze medal in 1987 for mixed doubles. He shared the mixed doubles title at the prestigious All-England Championships twice... Gillian Gilks Gillian Gilks Gillian Gilks is a former badminton player from England who won numerous major titles in all three events between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the...
1987	Morten Frost Morten Frost Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...	Christine Magnusson Christine Magnusson Christine Magnusson is a retired female Swedish badminton player.-Career:She won the bronze medal at the 1989 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson. She also represented Sweden at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996...	Jens Peter Nierhoff Jens Peter Nierhoff Jens Peter Nierhoff is a retired badminton player of Denmark, noted for his powerful smash, who won a number of international titles in singles and men's doubles during the 1980s.-Career:... Michael Kjeldsen Michael Kjeldsen -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Mark Christensen. He won men's doubles at the European Badminton Championships in 1988 with Jens Peter Nierhoff.-References:**...	Kim Yun-ja Kim Yun-ja Kim Yun-ja is a retired female badminton player from South Korea. She is the last player to win All England Open titles in both singles and doubles.-Career:... Yoo Sang-hee Yoo Sang-hee Yoo Sang-hee is a former female badminton player from South Korea.Yoo competed at the 1985 IBF World Championships and she won the gold medal in mixed doubles with Park Joo-bong, and the bronze medal in women's doubles with Kim Yun-ja....	Steen Fladberg Steen Fladberg Steen Fladberg is a retired male badminton player from Denmark, noted for his speed of foot, who excelled during the 1980s. Though a strong international level singles player, his biggest achievements came in doubles.-Career:... Gillian Clark Gillian Clark (badminton) Gillian Margaret Clark, MBE is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and currently a badminton television commentator.-Career:...
1988	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats.-Badminton career:...	Tang Jiuhong Tang Jiuhong Tang Jiuhong is a former Chinese badminton star who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:...	Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan	Christine Magnusson Christine Magnusson Christine Magnusson is a retired female Swedish badminton player.-Career:She won the bronze medal at the 1989 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson. She also represented Sweden at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996... Maria Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson -Career:She won two silver medals at the World Badminton Championships, one in 1985 in mixed doubles with Stefan Karlsson and another in 1991 in women's doubles with Christine Magnusson...	Jan Paulsen Jan Paulsen (badminton) Jan Paulsen is a retired badminton player from Denmark.Paulsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Henrik Svarrer. They lost in the quarterfinals to Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi, of China, 15-11, 12-15, 17-14.-External links:*... Gillian Gowers Gillian Gowers Gillian Gowers is a retired female badminton player from England.-Career:She won the bronze medal at the 1985 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Nigel Tier....
1989 2004	No competition
2005	Anders Boesen	Xu Huaiwen	Ingo Kindervater Ingo Kindervater -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Kristof Hopp.-References:... Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:...	Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles... Nicole Grether Nicole Grether -Career:Grether competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Juliane Schenk. They defeated Michelle Edwards and Chantal Botts of South Africa in the first round but were defeated by Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen of Denmark in the round of 16.As of 2011 she...	Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:... Birgit Overzier
2006	Kasper Ødum Kasper Ødum -Titles:In 1999 he won the Bulgarian International, in 2000 the Austrian International, in 2003 the Polish Open, in 2005 the Bitburger Open International, and in 2006 the Southern PanAm International, the Belgian International and the Bulgarian Open....	Petra Overzier Petra Overzier Petra Overzier is a German professional badminton player. Her younger sister Birgit Overzier is also a professional badminton player.-Tournament wins:*2006 - Spanish International: Women's singles...	Imanuel Hirschfeldt Imam Sodikin	Marina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva is a female badminton player from Russia.Yakusheva competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nikolai Zuyev. They were defeated by Anggun Nugroho and Eny Widiowati of Indonesia in the round of 32. In her home country Russia she won 13 national... Elena Shimko	Vitaly Durkin Valerya Sorokina
2007	Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler is a male badminton player from Germany. He is currently ranked number 16 in the world and is the third highest-ranked European player behind Peter Høeg Gade....	Larissa Griga	Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp Kristof Hopp is a male badminton player from Germany.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Ingo Kindervater.-References:... Ingo Kindervater Ingo Kindervater -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Kristof Hopp.-References:...	Natalie Munt Natalie Munt Natalie Munt is a female badminton player from the United Kingdom who currently resides in Milton Keynes. She participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics partnering Robert Blair in the mixed doubles.-External links:*... Joanne Nicholas	Chris Langridge Joanne Nicholas
2008	Kenichi Tago Kenichi Tago Kenichi Tago is a male badminton player from Japan. In 2010, he surprisingly reached the final of the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships final. En route to the final he beats three seeded players including Joachim Persson, Chen Jin and Bao Chunlai. In the final, Tago lost to...	Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...	Andrew Bowman Martyn Lewis Martyn Lewis (badminton) Martyn Lewis is a male badminton player from Wales, Great Britain.-References:**...	Valeria Sorokina Valeria Sorokina -Career:She won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Nina Vislova. In her home country Russia she won 3 national titles until 2009.-References:... Nina Vislova Nina Vislova -Career:Vislova won four medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships, two gold medals in women's doubles , a silver medal in mixed doubles , and a bronze medal also in mixed doubles . Nina also won at the 2006 US Open in women's doubles and mixed. She won the bronze medal at the 2008...	Nina Vislova Nina Vislova -Career:Vislova won four medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships, two gold medals in women's doubles , a silver medal in mixed doubles , and a bronze medal also in mixed doubles . Nina also won at the 2006 US Open in women's doubles and mixed. She won the bronze medal at the 2008... Vitaly Durkin
2009	Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler is a male badminton player from Germany. He is currently ranked number 16 in the world and is the third highest-ranked European player behind Peter Høeg Gade....	Yao Jie	Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder Koen Ridder Koen Ridder is a Dutch professional badminton player. He can either play in single or in doubles matches.-Other:2009 - Norway internation : Men's double 2009 - Dutch international : Men's double...	Misaki Matsuyomo Ayaka Takahashi	Heather Olver Marcus Ellis
2010	Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler Marc Zwiebler is a male badminton player from Germany. He is currently ranked number 16 in the world and is the third highest-ranked European player behind Peter Høeg Gade....	Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk Juliane Schenk is a female badminton player from Germany.-Career:In 2001 she won the European Junior Championships in women's singles...	Ingo Kindervater Ingo Kindervater -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Kristof Hopp.-References:... Johannes Schöttler	Sandra Marinello Birgit Overzier	Michael Fuchs Birgit Overzier

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