2026 All England Open
Tournament details
Dates 3–8 March
Edition 116th
Level Super 1000
Total prize money US$1,450,000
Venue Utilita Arena Birmingham
Location Birmingham, England
2025 2027

The 2026 All England Open, officially known as the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2026 for sponsorship reasons, is a badminton tournament that is scheduled to take place at the Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England, from 3 to 8 March and has 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. China Shi Yuqi (first round)
  2. Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn (semi-finals)
  3. Denmark Anders Antonsen (first round)
  4. Indonesia Jonatan Christie (second round)
  5. France Christo Popov (quarter-finals)
  6. China Li Shifeng (quarter-finals)
  7. Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen (second round)
  8. France Alex Lanier (first round)

Finals

Semi-finals Final
                   
  India Lakshya Sen 21 18 21
Canada Victor Lai 16 21 15
  India Lakshya Sen
Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-yi
  Chinese Taipei Lin Chun-yi 21 18 21
2 Thailand Kunlavut Vitidsarn 14 21 16

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Quarter-finals
                             
1 China Shi YQ 21 21 17
India L Sen 23 19 21
India L Sen 21 21 21
Hong Kong Ng K L 19 23 10
Hong Kong Ng K L 21 21
Canada B Yang 14 9
India L Sen 21 21
6 China Li SF 13 16
6 China Li SF 21 21
China Wang ZX 12 16
6 China Li SF 17 21 21
Republic of Ireland N Nguyen 21 12 11
Republic of Ireland N Nguyen 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 17 8

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Women's singles

Seeds

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

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. South Korea Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae
  2. Malaysia Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
  3. China Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (quarter-finals)
  4. India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (first round)
  5. Indonesia Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (second round)
  6. Malaysia Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun (quarter-finals)
  7. Indonesia Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (first round)
  8. Malaysia Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin (second round)

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Women's doubles

Seeds

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

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. China Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (second round)
  2. China Jiang Zhenbang / Wei Yaxin (quarter-finals)
  3. Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Supissara Paewsampran (withdrew)
  4. Malaysia Chen Tang Jie / Toh Ee Wei (first round)
  5. France Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue
  6. China Guo Xinwa / Chen Fanghui (semi-finals)
  7. Hong Kong Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (semi-finals)
  8. Denmark Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (first round)

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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