The Kenya International is an annual open international badminton tournament held in Kenya. This tournament is organised by the Kenya Badminton Association, with the sanctioned by the Badminton Confederation of Africa (BCA) and Badminton World Federation (BWF).
History In 1965, badminton is already played by the Kenyan people, when the Kenya Gazette implied the change of the name of Nairobi Badminton Association to Kenya Badminton Association. This tournament is one of the oldest badminton tournament in Africa, and established before the BCA was founded in 1977, which the former All England Open champion, Punch Gunalan of Malaysia, won the men's doubles title in 1972. In 2006, the tournament was a Future Series event, and since 2009 upgrading to International Series with the total prize money $5,000. In 2008, the tournament was held at the Premier Club in Nairobi, with players from ten countries compete. In 2009, it was held at the Moi Sports Centre, Kasarani, simultaneously with African Badminton Championships. The Moi Sports Centre continues to host the tournament, and in 2014, was moved to Safaricom Stadium Kasarani.
Tournament winners YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles1985 Peter Netu Salma Ali Vijai Maini Amjid Rasul Janetta Keenan Naila Valani Amjid Rasul Salma Ali1986 T. R. Rajan Christine Joshi T. R. Rajan Owen Roncon Christine Joshi Gail D'Souza N. K. Shah Naila Valani1987–1988No competition1989 Satish Narasimhan Christine Joshi Vijai Maini Adelhafid Sedk Christine Joshi Fatma Juma C. N. Waweru M. Wangari1990 Geenesh Dussain Vandanah Seesurun Geenesh Dussain Jean-Michel Duverge Vandanah Seesurun Martine de Souza Geenesh Dussain Vandanah Seesurun1991 Agarawu Tunde Martine de Souza Danjuma Fatauchi Sesan Gbajobi Obiageli Olorunsola Dayo Oyewusi Sesan Gbajobi Obiageli Olorunsola1992 Simon Kihara Anna Nganga Simon Kihara Tom Manda Christine Joshi Fatma Juma Tom Manda Jasmin Nzambu1993No competition1994 Mehul Joshi Annet Nakamya Abraham Wogute Fred Gituku Anna Nganga Edith Wamalwa Frank Nsubuga Edith Wamalwa1995 Frank Nsubuga Frank Nsubuga Mehul Joshi Annet Nakamya Helen Luziika1996 Abraham Wogute Helen Luziika Abraham Wogute Fred Gituku Abraham Wogute Monica Githii1997No competition1998 Abraham Wogute Sandra Moses Abraham Wogute Fred Gituku Annet Nakamya Helen Luziika Abraham Wogute Monica Githii1999 Bertrand Gallet Juliette Ah-Wan Bertrand Gallet Robert Mbugua no data Georgie Cupidon Juliette Ah-Wan2000No competition2001 Sydney Lengagne Ann Maina ? ?no data2002 Ola Fagbemi Grace Daniel Stephan Beeharry Hyder Aboobakar Karen Foo Kune Anusha Dajee Stephan Beeharry Shama Aboobakar2003–2004No competition2005 Abhinn Shyam Gupta Trupti Murgunde Jan Fröhlich Jan Vondra Shama Aboobakar Amrita Sawaram Eddy Clarisse Amrita Sawaram2006 Richard Vaughan Ogar Siamupangila Abraham Wogute Edwin Ekiring no data Abraham Wogute Rita Namusisi2007 Greg Okuonghae Shannon Pohl Abraham Otagada Ocholi Edicha Delphine Nakanyika Ogar Siamupangila Greg Okuonghae Ogar Siamupangila2008 Chetan Anand Ana Moura Georgie Cupidon Steve Malcouzane Michelle Edwards Chantal Botts Greg Okuonghae Grace Daniel2009 Ali Shahhosseini Dina Nagy Dorian James Chris Dednam Dhanya Nair Anita Ohlan Chris Dednam Michelle Edwards2010 Oscar Bansal Anne Hald Jensen Dorian James Wiaan Viljoen Anna Viljoen Michelle Edwards Wiaan Viljoen Anna Viljoen2011 Vladimir Malkov Özge Bayrak Manu Attri Jishnu Sanyal Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit Lê Hà Anh Lê Thu Huyền2012No competition2013 Subhankar Dey Grace Gabriel Enejoh Abah Victor Makanju Grace Gabriel Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Patrick Kinyua Mercy Joseph2014 Farzin Khanjani Jeanine Cicognini Soroush Eskandari Hasan Motaghi Negin Amiripour Pegah Kamrani Donald Mabo Ogar Siamupangila2015–2018No competition2019 B. M. Rahul Bharadwaj Thet Htar Thuzar Koceila Mammeri Youcef Sabri Medel Vytaute Fomkinaite Gerda Voitechovskaja Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik Domou Amro2020 Chirag Sen Aakarshi Kashyap Kathiravun Concheepuran Manivannan Santhosh Gajendran Doha Hany Hadia Hosny Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany2021Cancelled
Performances by nation Top Nations Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total 1 4361.5418.5 2 32322.512.5 3 131.53.5312 4 6221011 1223311 6 002226 7 201104 021014 9 01011.53.5 10 010113 11 200.5002.5 12 010102 13 100.5001.5 14 001001 001001 010001 010001 000011 000101 010001 010001 100001 010001 000011 100001 26 000.5000.5 Total 22 22 22 18 20 104
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