The 2025 BWF World Tour’s European leg kicks off in Birmingham with the 117th All England Open. The competition will feature 64 singles players and 96 teams, including world and Olympic champions. Competitors will battle for a share of the $1,450,000 prize. Our 2025 All England Open betting predictions guide previews this tournament.
This BWF Super 1000 tournament begins with first-round matches on Tuesday, March 11, and Wednesday, March 12. The competition continues with the second round, quarter-finals, and semifinals before the highly anticipated final on Sunday, March 16.
| ℹ️ Tournament: | 2025 YONEX All England Open, 2025 HSBC BWF World Tour (Super 1000) |
| 🏸 Venue: | Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, England |
| 🗓️ Dates: | Tuesday, 11 March to Sunday, 16 March 2025 |
The All England Open is Badminton’s oldest and most prestigious tournament. It began in 1899 after a successful 1898 event in Guildford. Initially, it featured only doubles categories, but men’s and women’s singles were introduced a year later.
Originally called the “Badminton Association Tournament,” it was regarded as the unofficial World Championships until the IBF established an official version in 1977. This has only been paused on two occasions, during both World Wars. Since 1984, Yonex has been its exclusive sponsor, and Birmingham’s Utilita Arena has hosted it since 1994.
Modern badminton’s physical demands make it rare for players to excel in multiple disciplines. However, China’s Li Lingwei remains the last to achieve this feat, winning the women’s doubles in 1985 and singles in 1989. Despite evolving over the decades, the All England Open remains a symbol of excellence in badminton’s rich history.
The list of the last five male winners in England looks like the following:
Here is who won the women’s singles event in the past five years:
Table tennis bookies have developed a reputation for realising outright odds late. However, badminton bookmakers take it a step further. As a result, the outright odds for the events are unavailable, and punters can use only particular matchups.
Despite this delay, we will still provide badminton All England Open 2025 betting tips for this tournament. First, let’s examine the top contenders. Our list of top contenders is arranged based on seeded position in the Men and Women categories:
World number one Yu Qi Shi headlines the tournament as the top seed, with Danish ace Anders Antonsen securing the second spot. Defending All England Open champion Jonatan Christie claims the third spot, while two-time world champion Viktor Axelsen is seeded fourth. Completing the top five seedings for the All England Open Badminton Championships 2025 is Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
Reigning 2024 Summer Olympics gold medalist An Se-young leads the women’s draw as the top seed. Two-time Asian champion Zhi Yi Wang claims the second spot. Last year’s winner, Akane Yamaguchi, took third place, followed by China’s Yue Han in fourth. Gregoria Tunjung completes the top five seedings.
As of this writing, badminton 2025 betting sites have yet to offer outright odds for this event. However, All England Open 2025 badminton odds for all opening matches are available. These are our betting predictions for the first round of the contest in Birmingham:
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Lee Cheuk Yiu’s best performance this year came at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025, finishing in second place. Since then, he has failed to hit similar heights in his recent outings. Despite that, the Hong Kong native should conveniently see off the challenge from Lee Chia-hao in this matchup. He has a higher ranking than Chia-hao and has secured better finishes in recent tournaments. Compared to Cheuk Yiu, Chia-hao’s best placement this year was in the quarterfinal appearance at the Orleans Masters Badminton 2025. With players set to lock horns, our money is on Lee Cheuk Yiu to grab the win.
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For our 2nd betting tip for the All England Open 2025 men’s singles, we pick Lakshya Sen to defeat Koki Watanabe. Both players have met four times, with Lakshya Sen emerging victorious in three of those encounters. Interestingly, these victories have come in their last three meetings. Lakshya will draw confidence from his record against Watanabe as he looks to kickstart his season. The Indian’s best finish so far came at the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2025, where he reached the last 16.
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Despite being ranked one place behind Chi Hsu in the world rankings, Mia Blichfeldt is still considered as the most likely to win this contest. The Dane finished third at the Yonex German Open 2025. She also reached the last 16 of the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 and the Petronas Malaysia Open 2025.
Wen-chi Hsu has a similar record, recording a third-place finish at the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2025. She also reached the last 16 at the India Open 2025 but failed to pass the first stage in Malaysia. Despite their similar records, Mia looks stronger. Although the Danish player defeated Chi Hsu in their last matchup at the Spain Masters in 2023, we believe this outcome will be repeated. So for our Women’s 2025 All England Open badminton predictions, Mia will beat Chi Hsu.
Here is how we recommend to bet on the 2025 All England Open for the opening round:
The highly anticipated All England Open Super 1000 kicks off on Tuesday in Birmingham. Leverage our tips to stake on bookies in England and earn extra cash.
