English Open (table tennis)


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

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. 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.
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.
SeasonMen's SinglesWomen's Singles
1921/22 Andrew Donaldson F Scott
1922/23 Mike Cohen Kathleen Berry
1923/24 Percy Bromfield Kathleen Berry
1924/25 P.N. Nanda Kathleen Berry
1925/26 S.R.G Suppiah 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

SeasonMen's SinglesWomen's SinglesMen's DoublesWomen's DoublesMixed Doubles
1926/27 S.R.G. Suppiah Dolly Gubbins Percy Bromfield
Lionel Farris
Dolly Gubbins
Joan Ingram
Lionel Farris
Joan Ingram
1927/28 Daniel Pecsi Erika Metzger Charlie Bull
Fred Perry
Winifred Land
Brenda Sommerville
Daniel Pecsi
Erika Metzger
1928/29 Antonín Malecek Marie Šmídová Charlie Bull
Fred Perry
Phyllis Moser
Marie Šmídová
Fred Perry
Winifred Land
1929/30 Sándor Glancz Dolly Gubbins Charlie Bull
Fred Perry
Magda Gál
Winifred Land
Sándor Glancz
Magda Gál
1930/31 Miklós Szabados Valerie Bromfield Viktor Barna
Miklós Szabados
Mary Holt
N Wood
Sándor Glancz
Valerie Bromfield
1931/32 Miklós Szabados Mária Mednyánszky Stanislav Kolár
Antonín Malecek
H Martin
Mária Mednyánszky
Miklós Szabados
Mária Mednyánszky
1932/33 Viktor Barna Dora Emdin Viktor Barna
Sándor Glancz
N Wood
Wendy Woodhead
Viktor Barna
Dora Emdin
1933/34 Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne Viktor Barna
Tommy Sears
Dora Emdin
Phyllis Moser
Viktor Barna
Dora Emdin
1934/35 Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne Viktor Barna
Tommy Sears
Margaret Osborne
Wendy Woodhead
Viktor Barna
Margaret Osborne
1935/36 Alojzy Ehrlich Marie Kettnerová Laszlo Bellak
Miklós Szabados
Dora Emdin
Astrid Krebsbach
Viktor Barna
Margaret Osborne
1936/37 Viktor Barna Ruth Aarons Abe Berenbaum
Sol Schiff
Margaret Osborne
Wendy Woodhead
Buddy Blattner
Ruth Aarons
1937/38 Viktor Barna Dora Beregi Viktor Barna
Laszlo Bellak
Margaret Osborne
Wendy Woodhead
Viktor Barna
Margaret Osborne
1938/39 Richard Bergmann Jean Nicoll Viktor Barna
Laszlo Bellak
Vlasta Depetrisová
Vera Votrubcová
Bohumil Vána
Vera Votrubcová
1939/40 Richard Bergmann Vera Dace Richard Bergmann
Alfred Liebster
Dora Beregi
Jean Nicoll
Viktor Barna
Dora Beregi
1945/46 Bohumil Vána Dora Beregi Adolf Šlár
Bohumil Vána
Dora Beregi
Vera Dace
Eric Filby
Dora Beregi
1946/47 Václav Tereba Gizi Farkas Abe Berenbaum
Bohumil Vána
Elizabeth Blackbourn
Vera Dace
Bohumil Vána
Vera Votrubcová
1947/48 Richard Bergmann Gizi Farkas Richard Bergmann
Tage Flisberg
Pinkie Barnes
Gizi Farkas
Ferenc Sidó
Gizi Farkas
1948/49 Marty Reisman Peggy McLean Viktor Barna
Richard Bergmann
Peggy McLean
Leah Thall
Dick Miles
Leah Thall
1949/50 Richard Bergmann Mildred Shahian Žarko Dolinar
Vilim Harangozo
Diane Rowe
Rosalind Rowe
Johnny Leach
Peggy Franks
1950/51 Alojzy Ehrlich Trude Pritzi Jack Carrington
Johnny Leach
Diane Rowe
Rosalind Rowe
Viktor Barna
Helen Elliot
1951/52 Richard Bergmann Linde Wertl Žarko Dolinar
Vilim Harangozo
Diane Rowe
Rosalind Rowe
Johnny Leach
Diane Rowe
1952/53 Michel Haguenauer Rosalind Rowe Richard Bergmann
Johnny Leach
Diane Rowe
Rosalind Rowe
Viktor Barna
Rosalind Rowe
1953/54 Richard Bergmann Linde Wertl Brian Kennedy
Aubrey Simons
Diane Rowe
Rosalind Rowe
Johnny Leach
Diane Rowe
1954/55 Žarko Dolinar Rosalind Rowe Ivan Andreadis
Ladislav Štípek
Diane Rowe
Rosalind Rowe
Aubrey Simons
Helen Elliot
1955/56 Elemér Gyetvai Gizi Farkas Elemér Gyetvai
Kálmán Szepesi
Ann Haydon
Diane Rowe
Johnny Leach
Diane Rowe
1956/57 Zoltán Berczik Fujie Eguchi Ichiro Ogimura
Toshiaki Tanaka
Taeko Namba
Tomi Okawa
Keisuke Tsunoda
Taeko Namba
1957/58 Ferenc Sidó Agnes Simon Zoltán Berczik
Ferenc Sidó
Ann Haydon
Pamela Mortimer
Ferenc Sidó
Éva Kóczián
1958/59 Ichiro Ogimura Fujie Eguchi Teruo Murakami
Ichiro Ogimura
Fujie Eguchi
Kimiyo Matsuzaki
Teruo Murakami
Kimiyo Matsuzaki
1959/60 Ian Harrison Agnes Simon Johnny Leach
Michael Thornhill
Kathy Best
Diane Rowe
Ian Harrison
Diane Rowe
1960/61 Victor Markovic Eva Kóczián-Földy Hans Alsér
Tony Larsson
Kathy Best
Agnes Simon
Zoltán Berczik
Eva Kóczián-Földy
1961/62 Zoltán Berczik Diane Rowe Ivan Andreadis
Vladimír Miko
Diane Rowe
Mary Shannon
Zoltán Berczik
Sarolta Lukacs
1962/63 Zoltán Berczik Maria Alexandru Ivan Andreadis
Vilim Harangozo
Diane Rowe
Mary Shannon
János Faházi
Eva Kóczián-Földy
1963/64 Dorin Giurgiuca Maria Alexandru János Faházi
Péter Rózsás
Diane Rowe
Mary Shannon
Péter Rózsás
Sarolta Lukacs
1964/65 Eberhard Schöler Marta Luzova Vladimír Miko
Jaroslav Stanek
Diane Rowe
Mary Shannon
Vladimír Miko
Marta Luzova
1966/67 Jaroslav Stanek Mary Shannon-Wright Vladimír Miko
Jaroslav Stanek
Maria Alexandru
Eleonora Mihalca
Vladimír Miko
Marta Luzova
1967/68 Stanislav Gomozkov Eleonora Mihalca Istvan Korpa
Dragutin Šurbek
Svetlana Grinberg
Zoja Rudnova
Stanislav Gomozkov
Zoja Rudnova
1968/69 Stanislav Gomozkov Zoja Rudnova Anatoly Amelin
Stanislav Gomozkov
Svetlana Grinberg
Zoja Rudnova
Eberhard Schöler
Diane Schöler
1969/70 Štefan Kollárovits Maria Alexandru István Jónyer
Tibor Klampár
Karenza Mathews
Mary Shannon-Wright
Denis Neale
Mary Shannon-Wright
1970/71 Tibor Klampár Maria Alexandru Stellan Bengtsson
Bo Persson
Maria Alexandru
Eleonora Mihalca
Antun Stipancic
Maria Alexandru
1971/72 Stellan Bengtsson Maria Alexandru Antun Stipancic
Dragutin Šurbek
Maria Alexandru
Eleanora Vlaicov
Milan Orlowski
Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
1972/73 Stellan Bengtsson Brigitta Radberg Stellan Bengtsson
Kjell Johansson
Miloslava Polackova
Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
Milan Orlowski
Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
1973/74 Kjell Johansson Maria Alexandru Stellan Bengtsson
Kjell Johansson
Maria Alexandru
Alice Grófová
Bo Persson
Brigitta Radberg
1974/75 Anatoli Strokatov Elmira Antonyan Stanislav Gomozkov
Anatoli Strokatov
Yen Kuei-li
Yu Ching Chia
Li Ching-Kwang
Yen Kuei-li
1975/76 Stellan Bengtsson Jill Hammersley Desmond Douglas
Denis Neale
Blanka Silhanova
Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
Stellan Bengtsson
Ann Hellman
1976/77 Stanislav Gomozkov Carole Knight Stanislav Gomozkov
Anatoli Strokatov
Jill Hammersley
Linda Howard
Bagrat Burnazian
Tatiana Ferdman
1977/78 Li Chen-Shih Chu Hsiang-Yun Li Chen-Shih
Wang Huiyuan
Chu Hsiang-Yun
Wei Li Chieh
Desmond Douglas
Linda Howard
1978/79 Kou Yao-Hua Jill Hammersley Kou Yao-Hua
Liang Ko-liang
Judit Magos
Gabriela Szabo
Desmond Douglas
Linda Howard
1979/80 Desmond Douglas Jill Hammersley Andrzej Grubba
Leszek Kucharski
Blanka Silhanova
Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová
Erik Lindh
Marie Lindblad
1981/82 Teng Yi Chen Lili Teng Yi
Fan Changmao
Dai Lili
Chen Jieling
Chen Xinhua
Chen Lili
1983/84 Desmond Douglas Anita Zakharjan Jonny Akesson
Jörgen Persson
Patricia Germain
Brigitte Thiriet
Seiji Ono
Yoshiko Shimauchi
1985/86 Zoran Kalinic Ellen Kovtun Zoran Kalinic
Masahiro Maehara
Alison Gordon
Joy Grundy
Desmond Douglas
Alison Gordon
1987/88 Jörgen Persson Li Huifen Andrzej Grubba
Leszek Kucharski
Daniela Guergueltcheva
Valentina Popova
Wei Qingguang
Li Huifen
1989/90 Yu Shentong Mika Hoshino Wei Qingguang
Chen Longcan
Kim Youn Sook
Lee Jung Ae
Jean-Philippe Gatien
Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou
1991/92 Jean-Philippe Gatien Mirjam Hooman Mikael Appelgren
Jan-Ove Waldner
Irina Palina
Elena Timina
Jean-Philippe Gatien
Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou
1994/95 Damien Éloi Bettine Vriesekoop Damien Éloi
Christophe Legoût
Åsa Svensson
Marie Svensson
n/a

Veteran events

SeasonVeteran men's singlesVeteran women's singles
1932/33 Zoltán Mechlovits
1933/34 J Thompson
1934/35 A J Wilmott
1935/36 E C Gunn
1936/37 A Melnick
1937/38 H Knibbs
1938/39 Zoltán Mechlovits
1939/40 A J Wilmott
1945/46 R V Bryant
1946/47 J Taylor
1947/48 Edgar Reay
1948/49 S Sugarhood
1949/50 S Sugarhood N Evans
1950/51 Leo Thompson S Betling
1951/52 Alex Brook S Betling
1952/53 L C Kerslake I B Bell
1953/54 L C Kerslake C Cook
1954/55 Alex Brook I Huntner
1955/56 H Spears G Davies
1956/57 L C Kerslake I B Bell
1957/58 L C Kerslake V Cherriman
1958/59 Ronald Sharman I B Bell
1959/60 Ronald Sharman I B Bell
1960/61 Ronald Craydon C Whitehouse
1961/62 Ronald Craydon C Whitehouse
1962/63 Ronald Craydon D Crosby
1963/64 Harry Venner D Crosby
1964/65 Harry Venner Gladys Horn
1966/67 Harry Venner Majorie Cumberbatch
1967/68 Lou Hoffman Majorie Cumberbatch
1968/69 S Norton Judy Williams
1969/70 Jack Clayton Judy Williams
1970/71 Gordon Chapman Molly Prowen
1971/72 Ron Ethridge Daphne Gray
1972/73 Derek Schofield Daphne Gray
1973/74 K Beamish Daphne Gray
1974/75 Peter D\'Arcy Daphne Gray
1975/76 Henry Buist Daphne Gray
1976/77 Derek Schofieldn/a
1977/78 Derek Schofieldn/a
1978/79 H Bolenan/a
1991/92 John Hilton Judy Williams
1995/96 John Hilton Pauline Perry

SeasonVeteran men's doublesVeteran women's doubles
1991/92 John Hilton
Malcolm Corking
D Dawson
L Radford

Team events

Men's and women's team events were held as part of the English Open from 1963 to 1992.
SeasonMen's TeamWomen's Team
1962/63
1963/64
1964/65
1966/67
1967/68
1968/69
1969/70
1970/71
1971/72
1972/73
1973/74
1974/75
1975/76
1976/77
1977/78
1978/79
1979/80
1981/82
1983/84
1985/86
1987/88
1989/90
1991/92

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.
SeasonHostMen's SinglesWomen's SinglesMen's DoublesWomen's DoublesU21 Men's SinglesU21 Women's Singles
1996Kettering
Kong Linghui

Yang Ying
Werner Schlager
Karl Jindrak
Yang Ying
Wang Hui

Ryo Yuzawa

Keiko Okazaki
1997Kettering
Jean-Michel Saive

Tong Fei-ming
Christophe Legout
Patrick Chila
Chai Po Wa
Qiao Yunping

Martin Monrad

Fumie Kawano
1999Hopton-on-Sea
Ma Wenge

Jie Schöpp
Trinko Keen
Danny Heister
Lee Eun-sil
Ryu Ji-hae

Cheng Yuan Su

An Konishi
2001Chatham
Wang Liqin

Yoshie Takada
Timo Boll
Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth
Kim Hyang-mi
Kim Hyon-hui

Bastian Steger

Kim Yun-mi
2009Sheffield
Ma Long

Guo Yan
Ma Long
Wang Liqin
Kim Kyungah
Park Mi-young

Seo Hyun-deok

Daniela Dodean
2011Sheffield
Chen Qi

Ding Ning
Xu Xin
Zhang Jike
Guo Yan
Guo Yue

Seo Hyun-deok

Kasumi Ishikawa