English Open (table tennis)
# English Open (table tennis)

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

| Season | Men's Singles | Women'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**

| Season | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | Mixed 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**

| Season | Veteran men's singles | Veteran 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 Schofield | n/a |
| 1977/78 | Derek Schofield | n/a |
| 1978/79 | H Bolena | n/a |
| 1991/92 | John Hilton | Judy Williams |
| 1995/96 | John Hilton | Pauline Perry |
| Season | Veteran men's doubles | Veteran 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.

| Season | Men's Team | Women's Team |
| - | - | - |
| 1962/63 | Czechoslovakia | Hungary |
| 1963/64 | Yugoslavia | Hungary |
| 1964/65 | Romania | England |
| 1966/67 | Czechoslovakia | Hungary |
| 1967/68 | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |
| 1968/69 | Sweden | Soviet Union |
| 1969/70 | England | Romania |
| 1970/71 | England | West Germany |
| 1971/72 | Sweden | Czechoslovakia |
| 1972/73 | Sweden | Sweden |
| 1973/74 | Sweden | Sweden |
| 1974/75 | England | China |
| 1975/76 | England | Sweden |
| 1976/77 | England | England |
| 1977/78 | China | China |
| 1978/79 | China | Czechoslovakia |
| 1979/80 | England | Czechoslovakia |
| 1981/82 | China | China |
| 1983/84 | Japan | Soviet Union |
| 1985/86 | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |
| 1987/88 | China | China |
| 1989/90 | China | South Korea |
| 1991/92 | Germany | Sweden |

### 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.

| Season | Host | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Doubles | U21 Men's Singles | U21 Women's Singles |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Kettering | Kong Linghui | Yang Ying | Werner Schlager Karl Jindrak | Yang Ying Wang Hui | Ryo Yuzawa | Keiko Okazaki |
| 1997 | Kettering | Jean-Michel Saive | Tong Fei-ming | Christophe Legout Patrick Chila | Chai Po Wa Qiao Yunping | Martin Monrad | Fumie Kawano |
| 1999 | Hopton-on-Sea | Ma Wenge | Jie Schöpp | Trinko Keen Danny Heister | Lee Eun-sil Ryu Ji-hae | Cheng Yuan Su | An Konishi |
| 2001 | Chatham | Wang Liqin | Yoshie Takada | Timo Boll Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth | Kim Hyang-mi Kim Hyon-hui | Bastian Steger | Kim Yun-mi |
| 2009 | Sheffield | Ma Long | Guo Yan | Ma Long Wang Liqin | Kim Kyungah Park Mi-young | Seo Hyun-deok | Daniela Dodean |
| 2011 | Sheffield | Chen Qi | Ding Ning | Xu Xin Zhang Jike | Guo Yan Guo Yue | Seo Hyun-deok | Kasumi Ishikawa |
