The Israel Open, formerly called Hatzor International, in badminton is an international open held in Israel since 1975. It was held annually from 1975 to 1982, but between 1983 and 2005 the competition was held only thrice. The competition was resumed in 2006 under a new name Hatzor International, after the club which host the event at Kibbutz Hatzor. Israeli National Badminton Championships started in 1977.

Previous winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles
1975Israel Victor YusimNo competitionIsrael Victor Yusim Israel Michael SchneidmanNo competition
1976Israel Michael SchneidmanNetherlands Tineke HofNetherlands Tineke Hof Netherlands Devora GeffenNo competition
1977Israel Victor YusimSweden Eva UnglickSweden Eva Unglick Israel Chaya Grunstein
1978Israel Chaya GrunsteinIsrael Chaya Grunstein Israel Carole SilmanIsrael Michael Rapaport Israel Carole Silman
1979Sweden Eva UnglickSweden Eva Unglick Israel Chaya GrunsteinIsrael Nissim Duk Israel Eva Unglick
1980Israel Yitzhak SerrouyaWest Germany Elka KalbIsrael Nissim Duk Israel Yitzhak SerrouyaWest Germany Elka Kalb Israel Irit Ben ShushanIsrael Michael Rapaport Israel Eva Unglick
1981Austria Johann RatheyserAustria Adelhid LosekAustria Johann Rathyser Austria Gerard HofeggerSweden Eva Unglick Israel Irit Ben ShushanAustria Johann Ratheyser Austria Adelheid Losek
1982England Andrew DownesEngland Lisa SalmonEngland David Spurling England Stuart SpurlingEngland Lisa Salmon England J. DownesEngland David Spurling England H. Blake
1983– 1989No competition
1990France Stephane RenaultFrance Christelle MolPortugal Ricardo Fernandes Portugal Marco VasconcelosFrance Christelle Mol France Virginie DelvingtFrance Stephane Renault France Elodie Mansuy
1991– 1997No competition
1998Lithuania Aivaras KvedarauskasIsrael Svetlana ZilbermanLithuania Aivaras Kvedarauskas Israel Nir YusimIsrael Svetlana Zilberman Bulgaria Diana KolevaIsrael Leon Pugatch Israel Svetlana Zilberman
1999Bulgaria Boris KessovBulgaria Neli BotevaBulgaria Boris Kessov Bulgaria Georgi PetrovNo competitionBulgaria Ljuben Panov Bulgaria Diana Koleva
2000– 2005No competition
2006Czech Republic Petr KoukalSlovenia Maja TvrdySlovenia Luka Petric Slovenia Mateuz SreklNo competitionSlovenia Luka Petric Slovenia Maja Tvrdy
2007Japan Sho SasakiEngland Tracey HallamGermany Jochen Cassel Germany Thomas TescheUkraine Valeriy Atrashenkov Ukraine Elena Prus
2008– 2012No competition
2013Russia Vladimir MalkovPortugal Telma SantosRussia Vladimir Malkov Russia Vadim NovoselovRussia Olga Golovanova Russia Viktoriia VorobevaRussia Vladimir Malkov Russia Viktoriia Vorobeva
2014Ukraine Artem PochtarevUkraine Gennadiy Natarov Ukraine Artem PochtarevNo competitionUkraine Gennadiy Natarov Ukraine Yuliya Kazarinova
2015England Sam ParsonsCzech Republic Zuzana PavelkovaIsrael Alexander Bass Israel Daniel ChislovIsrael Alina Pugach Israel Yuval PugachIsrael Ariel Shainski Belarus Krestina Silich
2016Czech Republic Lukas ZevlSlovenia Ana Marija SetinaIsrael Yonathan Levit Israel Ariel ShainskiRussia Irina Shorokhova Russia Kristina Virvich
2017Slovenia Miha IvaničRussia Anastasiia SemenovaIsrael Alexander Bass Israel Shai GeffenRussia Ksenia Evgenova Russia Anastasiia SemenovaIsrael Yonathan Levit Russia Yulia Vasilyeva
2018India Kaushal DharmamerIsrael Ksenia PolikarpovaIsrael Ariel Shainski Czech Republic Lukas ZevlIsrael Ksenia Polikarpova Belarus Krestina SilichUkraine Mykhaylo Makhnovskiy Ukraine Anastasiya Prozorova
2019Germany Felix HammesGermany Felix Hammes Germany Christopher KlauerIsrael Heli Neiman Israel Ksenia PolikarpovaIsrael May Bar Netzer Israel Shery Rotshtein
2020Cancelled
2021Cancelled
2022Germany Matthias KicklitzSwitzerland Dounia PelupessyItaly Giovanni Greco Italy David SaluttSwitzerland Aline Müller Switzerland Caroline RaclozSwitzerland Minh Quang Pham Switzerland Caroline Racloz
2023Cancelled
2024Cancelled
2025Cancelled

Performances by nation

As of the 2022 edition

RankNationMSWSMDWDXDTotal
1Israel641066.532.5
2Russia11131.57.5
3England221117
4Germany2120.55.5
5Slovenia12115
Ukraine1135
7Bulgaria1110.514.5
8Austria11114
France11114
10Czech Republic210.53.5
Sweden21.53.5
12Portugal213
Switzerland1113
14Netherlands112
15Belarus0.511.5
Lithuania10.51.5
17India11
Italy11
Japan11
Total212021161896