The Connecticut Open Badminton Tournament was first established by Harold Smith at the New Haven YMCA in 1960. Sanctioned by the Connecticut Badminton Association, the tournament ran for 61 years in various locations. Attendance usually ran from 100 to 150 players from all over the East Coast, and sometimes from Canada and Mexico as well.
Year | Site | Winners | ||||||
Mens Singles | Womens Singles | Mens Doubles | Womens Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Senior Mens Doubles | |||
1 | 1960 | New Haven | Don Davis | Judy (Devlin ) Hashman | Don Davis Noel Fehm |
Judy ( Devlin ) Hashman Susan (Devlin ) Peard |
Wayne Schell Judy ( Devlin ) Hashman |
Fred Fullen William Kohler |
2 | 1961 | New Haven | Richard Ball | Dorothy O'Neil | Richard Ball Michael Roche |
Dorothy O'Neil Abbie Rutledge |
Michael Roche Dorothy O'Neil |
Thomas Parsons William Parsons |
3 | 1962 | New Haven | Ed Yablonski | McGregor Stewart | Richard Ball Michael Roche |
Dorothy O'Neil Abbie Rutledge |
Richard Ball McGregor Stewart |
Harold Seavy Robert Warren |
4 | 1963 | New Haven | Richard Ball | Dorothy O'Neil | Tahir Karamat Wayne Schell |
Rosine Lemon McGregor Stewart |
Noel Fehm Peggy Fehm |
Thomas Parsons William Parsons |
5 | 1964 | New Haven | Richard Gorman | Dorothy O'Neil | Richard Ball Robert Carpenter |
Daphne First Dorothy O'Neil |
Richard Ball Rosine Lemon |
Jack Cooper Robert Warren |
6 | 1965 | New Haven | Richard Ball | Dorothy O'Neil | Richard Ball Richard Gorman |
Daphne First Dorothy O'Neil |
Richard Ball Dorothy O'Neil |
Robert Lougheed William Kohler |
7 | 1966 | New Haven | Richard Ball | Daphne First | Jack Cooper William Goodman |
Barbara (Bourbeau) Duncan Rosine Lemon |
Richard Ball Rosine Lemon |
Ed Phillips Harold Seavey |
8 | 1967 | New Haven | Tom Heden | Dorothy O'Neil | Richard Ball Richard Gorman |
Daphne First Rosine Lemon |
Richard Gorman Dorothy O'Neil |
Jack Cooper Eric Nyborg |
9 | 1968 | New Haven | Tom Heden | Dorothy O'Neil | John Nelson James Wilson |
Rosemary McGuire Dorothy O'Neil |
Tom Heden Cynthia Kelly |
Ed Phillips Harold Seavey |
10 | 1969 | New Haven | Yves Pare | Pam (Stockton ) Brady | Yves Pare Lane Bickel |
Cynthia Kelly Rosine Lemon |
Yves Pare Dorothy O'Neil |
William Cruikshank John Nelson |
11 | 1970 | New Haven | Yves Pare | Daphne First | Yves Pare Lane Bickel |
Daphne First Dorothy O'Neil |
Tom Heden Cynthia Kelly |
Ed Phillips Harold Seavey |
12 | 1971 | New Haven | Yves Pare | Polly (Stockton) Bretzke | Yves Pare Lane Bickel |
Rosine Lemon Dorothy O'Neil |
Yves Pare Dorothy O'Neil |
Americo Domestico Peter Lemon |
13 | 1972 | New London | Tom Carmichael | Pam (Stockton ) Brady | Mike Adams Dan Brady |
Rosine Lemon Dorothy O'Neil |
Tom Carmichael Pam ( Stockton ) Brady |
Jack Cooper William Goodman |
14 | 1973 | New London | Tom Heden | Pam (Stockton ) Brady | John Claude Dick McKinley |
Pam (Stockton) Brady Cynthia Kelly |
Dick McKinley Rosine Lemon |
Jack Cooper William Goodman |
15 | 1974 | New Britain | Tom Heden | Pam (Stockton ) Brady | Colin Orton Hans Sandager |
Pam (Stockton ) Brady Cynthia Kelly |
Dick McKinley Pam ( Stockton ) Brady |
Jack Cooper William Goodman |
16 | 1975 | New Haven | Mike Adams | Cindy Baker | Mike Adams Tom Carmichael |
Rosine Lemon Rosemary McGuire |
Tom Carmichael Cynthia Kelly |
Jack Cooper William Goodman |
17 | 1976 | Stratford | Roy Dias Gonzalez | Pam (Stockton ) Brady | Tom Carmichael Don Paup |
Jennifer Aziz Sally Dakin |
Lucio Fabris Pam (Stockton ) Brady |
Robert Carpenter William Goodman |
18 | 1977 | Stratford | Tom Carmichael | Pat McCarrick | Don Paup Bruce Pontow |
Rosemary McGuire Dorothy O'Neil |
Matt Fogarty Sondra Fogarty |
Byron Igoe Tom Heden |
19 | 1978 | Stratford | Tom Carmichael | Cindy Baker | Matt Fogarty Dick McKinley |
Charlotte Ackerman Woody Root |
Matt Fogarty Sondra Fogarty |
Noel Fehm William Goodman |
20 | 1979 | Norwich | Dan Brady | Pat McCarrick | Matt Fogarty Dick McKinley |
Cynthia Kelly Pat McCarrrick |
Matt Fogarty Sondra Fogarty |
Noel Fehm William Goodman |
21 | 1980 | Baltic | Dan Brady | Pat McCarrick | Matt Fogarty Dick McKinley |
Pam Brady Dorothy O'Neil |
Dick McKinley Cynthia Kelly |
William Goodman Tom Heden |
22 | 1981 | Baltic | Mike Adams | Pat McCarrick | Mike Adams Dan Brady |
Pam Brady Dorothy O'Neil |
Dan Brady Pam Brady |
Tom Carmichael Al Woodward |
23 | 1982 | Baltic | Kevin Hussey | Charlotte Ackerman | Dick McKinley Guy Rittman |
Pam Brady Dorothy O'Neil |
Dan Brady Pam Brady |
Tom Heden Don Paup |
24 | 1983 | Baltic | Dan Brady | Pat McCarrick | Matt Fogarty Bruce Pontow |
Charlotte Ackerman Dorothy O'Neil |
Matt Fogarty Cathie Smith |
Al Woodward Bo Yap |
25 | 1984 | Baltic | Dan Brady | Pat McCarrick | Matt Fogarty Bruce Pontow |
Cynthia Kelly Pat McCarrick |
Kevin Hussey Charlotte Ackerman |
Al Woodward Bo Yap |
26 | 1985 | Baltic | Kevin Hussey | Mary Fran Hughes | Kevin Hussey Guy Rittman |
Mary Fran Hughes Barbara McKinley |
Bruce Pontow Cynthia Kelly |
Al Woodward Bo Yap |
27 | 1986 | Baltic | Dan Brady | Barbara McKinley | Dick McKinley Guy Rittman |
Lillian Cozzarini Barbara McKinley |
Dan Brady Pam Brady |
not held |
28 | 1987 | Baltic | Kevin Hussey | Charlotte Ackerman | Dick McKinley Guy Rittman |
Patty Dernbach Barbara McKinley |
Guy Rittman Barbara McKinley |
not held |
29 | 1988 | Baltic | Guy Rittman | Charlotte Ackerman | John McAdam Guy Rittman |
Charlotte Ackerman Liz Wilson |
Tom Carmichael Charlotte Ackerman |
Dick Joly Larry Rittman |
30 | 1989 | Baltic | Ashok Raman | Katti Skole | Tom Carmichael Jr. Paul McAdam |
Charlotte Ackerman Liz Wilson |
Dick McKinley Charlotte Ackerman |
Al Woodward Bo Yap |
31 | 1990 | Baltic | Ignatius Rusli | Charlotte Ackerman | Paul McAdam Dick McKinley |
Barbara McKinley Annie Poh |
Ignasius Rusli Annie Poh |
not held |
32 | 1991 | Baltic | Ashok Raman | Deepti Mhatre | Paul McAdam Dick McKinley |
Deepti Mhatre Annie Poh |
Paul McAdam Annie Poh |
Don Rittman Larry Rittman |
33 | 1992 | Baltic | Ashok Raman | Annie Poh | Afghan Baig Khuruum Baig |
Charlotte Ackerman Liz Wilson |
Ashok Raman Annie Poh |
Don Rittman Larry Rittman |
34 | 1993 | Baltic | Mohammed Ismail | Lotte Finderup | Sverre Prytz Armann Thorvaldsson |
Lotte Finderup Gitte Patel |
Armann Thorvaldsson Thordis Edwald |
Dick Joly Larry Rittman |
35 | 1994 | Baltic | Kevin Han | Lotte Finderup | Andy Chong Kevin Han |
Lotte Finderup Gitte Patel |
Kevin Han Lotte Finderup |
Laszlo Drimusz Bruce Roberts |
36 | 1995 | Baltic | Steve Butler | Ye Ping Zhao | Andy Chong Kevin Han |
Phyllis Lyght Ye Ping Zhao |
Andy Chong Ye Ping Zhao |
Dick McKinley Don Paup |
37 | 1996 | Baltic | Bob Malaythong | Gitte Patel | Gary Chao Bob Malaythong |
Charlotte Ackerman Liz Wilson |
Jacek Maciborek Gitte Patel |
Laszlo Drimusz Wee Tam |
38 | 1997 | Baltic | Chibing Wu | Gitte Patel | Nadim Ishaq Ausif Mahmood |
Nancy Lanzarone Gitte Patel |
Chibing Wu Camilla Kallin |
Laszlo Drimusz Wee Tam |
39 | 1998 | Baltic | Chibing Wu | Alison Brown | Andy Chong Kington Hooi |
Charlotte Ackerman Liz Wilson |
Andy Chong Susan Louie |
Laszlo Drimusz Wee Tam |
40 | 1999 | Baltic | Chibing Wu | Melinda Keszthelyi | Hubert Kostro Chibing Wu |
Gitte Patel Ulrika von Pfaler |
Radu Milevschi Gitte Patel |
C.K. Lai Hubert Tam |
41 | 2000 | Baltic | Chibing Wu | Szilvia Szombati | Andy Chong Radu Milevschi |
Daphne Chang Szilvia Szombati |
Andy Chong Szilvia Szombati |
Laszlo Drimusz Wee Tam |
42 | 2001 | Baltic | Chibing Wu | Melinda Keszthelyi | Hubert Kostro Chibing Wu |
Daphne Chang Tracey Thompson |
Chibing Wu Daphne Chang |
C.K. Lai Wee Tam |
43 | 2002 | Baltic | Chibing Wu | Szilvia Szombati | Andy Chong Nikki Vered |
Melinda Keszthelyi Szilvia Szombati |
Nikki Vered Kokoe Tanaka |
C.K. Lai Wee Tam |
44 | 2003 | Baltic | Chibing Wu | Szilvia Szombati | Andy Chong Radu Milevschi |
Melinda Keszthelyi Szilvia Szombati |
Andy Chong Szilvia Szombati |
Samir Bhatia C.K. Lai |
45 | 2004 | Baltic | Chris Hales | Melinda Keszthelyi | Chris Hales Radu Milevschi |
Daphne Chang Tracey Thompson |
Andy Chong Szilvia Szombati |
Samir Bhatia Robert Lee |
46 | 2005 | Baltic | Radu Milevschi | Melinda Keszthelyi | Andy Chong Radu Milevschi |
Ximena Bellido Melinda Keszthelyi |
Marc Lai Melinda Keszthelyi |
C.K.Lai Wee Tam |
47 | 2006 | Baltic | Ajit Umrani | Melinda Keszthelyi | Andy Chong Radu Milevschi |
Ximena Bellido Melinda Keszthelyi |
David Sanusi Yuliani Sentosa |
Hendra Djaafar Sie Hong Kiat |
48 | 2007 | Baltic | Radu Milevschi | Melinda Keszthelyi | Andy Chong Radu Milevschi |
Daphne Chang Melinda Keszthelyi |
Andy Chong Szilvia Szombati |
lan Eldridge Si Chin Tang |
49 | 2008 | Baltic | Harsh Jhaveri | Melinda Keszthelyi | Arun Boddapati Sunil Polineni |
Melinda Keszthelyi Szilvia Szombati |
Marc Lai Melinda Keszthelyi |
Anirudh-Rao Makarla Si Chin Tang |
50 | 2009 | Baltic | Ajit Umrani | Zandra Ho | Sunil Polineni Ajit Umrani |
Daphne Chang Shackerah Cupidon |
Ajit Umrani Alexandra Wu |
Anirudh-Rao Makarla Si Chin Tang |
51 | 2010 | Baltic | Pashupati Paneru | Min Chern | Vincent Lobo Bob Malaythong |
Shackerah Cupidon Jeannie Yang |
Bob Malaythong Daphne Chang |
Hendra Djaafar Fnu Herianto |
52 | 2011 | Baltic | Ajit Umrani | Nicole Frevold | Sunil Polineni Ajit Umrani |
Daphne Chang Min Chern |
Ajit Umrani Daphne Chang |
Hendra Djaafar Basuki Rahmadi |
53 | 2012 | Baltic | Neil Davies | Nicole Grether | Sunil Polineni Alan Shekhtman |
Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid |
Matt Johnson Daphne Chang |
Pankaj Duggal Ketan Patel |
53 | 2013 | Baltic | Ruifan Xia | Nicole Grether | Chongtian Qiu Ruifan Xia |
Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid |
Ruifan Xia Charmaine Reid |
Andy Chong Laszlo Drimusz |
55 | 2014 | Baltic | Alan Shekhtman | Charmaine Reid | Ajit Umrani Nikki Vered |
Daphne Chang Charmaine Reid |
Alan Shekhtman Charmaine Reid |
Inder Bhatia Tomasz Malcharek |
56 | 2015 | Baltic | Thanlwin Aung | Tantaree Treeratanakuljarut | Ajit Umrani Nicholas Waller |
Nicole Frevold Tantaree Treeratanakuljarut |
Thanlwin Aung Tantaree Treeratanakuljarut |
Andy Chong Wan Yik Lee |
57 | 2016 | Baltic | Nicholas Waller | Monika Szoke | Anil Nair Ajit Umrani |
Nicole Frevold Monika Szoke |
Ajit Umrani Monika Szoke |
Tomasz Malcharek Marc Padre |
58 | 2017 | Baltic | Neil Davies | Nicole Frevold | I Ketut Suardana Liman Sutadi |
Shreya Bose Nicole Frevold |
Pashupati Paneru Nicole Frevold |
Tomasz Malcharek Ketan Patel |
59 | 2018 | Baltic | Ryan Zheng | Nicole Frevold | Pashupati Paneru Ryan Zheng |
Sophie Deutsch Nicole Frevold |
Liman Sutadiÿ Nicole Frevold |
not held |
60 | 2019 | Baltic | Neil Davies | Evelyn Zeng | Clayton Cayen Ryan Zheng |
Nicole Frevold Tantaree Treeratanakuljarut |
Ryan Zheng Nicole Frevold |
Daru Pan Ivan Siew |
61 | 2020 | Baltic | Ryan Zheng | Yuhe Chen | Neil Davies Sajith Vakail |
Angela Lin Yuhe Chen |
Ryan Zheng Yuhe Chen |
Alex Jacob Ravi Katam |
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