All England Open Badminton Championships

The Yonex All England Open Badminton Championship is one of the oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Starting in 1899 as The Open English Championships the tournament has outgrown seven venues, now being played at the National Indoor Arena Birmingham, and since 1984 has been exclusively sponsored by Yonex. It was considered the unofficial World Championships of badminton until 1977.

Historical venues for the championships:

• 1899-1901 HQ of the London Scottish Rifles at Buckingham Gate
• 1902 Crystal Palace Central Transept
• 1903-1909 London Rifles Brigade's City Headquarters in Bunhill Row
• 1910-1939 Horticultural Hall in Vincent Square behind the Army and Navy Stores
• 1947-1949 Harringay Arena, North London Stadium
• 1950-1956 Empress Hall, Earls Court
• 1957-1993 Wembley Arena
• 1994- National Indoor Arena, Birmingham