German Open (badminton)

German Open
	Official website
Founded	1955; 69 years ago
Editions	65 (2024)
Location	Mülheim (2024); Germany
Venue	Westenergie Sporthalle (2024)
Prize money	USD$210,000 (2024)
Men's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Christo Popov (singles); Lee Jhe-huei; Yang Po-hsuan (doubles)
Most singles titles	6; Erland Kops; Lin Dan
Most doubles titles	5; Jon Holst-Christensen; Thomas Lund
Women's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Mia Blichfeldt (singles); Li Yijing; Luo Xumin (doubles)
Most singles titles	6; Eva Twedberg
Most doubles titles	4; Gillian Gilks
Mixed doubles
Draw	32
Current champions	Tang Chun Man; Tse Ying Suet
Most titles (male)	4; Thomas Lund
Most titles (female)	5; Gillian Gilks
Super 300
	German Open; Hylo Open; Korea Masters; Macau Open; New Zealand Open; Orléans Masters; Spain Masters; Swiss Open; Syed Modi International; Taipei Open; Thailand Masters; U.S. Open;
Last completed
	2024 German Open

The German Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 (as West Germany) and organized by German Badminton Association or Deutscher Badminton Verband (DBV). The tournaments were not held in the year 1970, 1979 and 1998.

Known as German Badminton Championships until 1980, the tournament was later allowed to be known as Open Championships from 1981 on.^[1] The tournament is currently sponsored by Yonex. While it does attract professional players, the event is not part of the highest levels of Badminton World Federation tournaments – being classified as a BWF Grand Prix Gold event until 2017, and a Super 300 tournament (6th level) from 2018 on.^[2]

Host cities

1955–1962: Bonn
1963, 1969: Hamburg
1964: Lübeck
1965: Bochum
1966: Hanover
1967: Frankfurt
1968: West Berlin
1970: not held
1971–1974, 1978: Oberhausen
1975–1977, 1980–1982, 2005–present: Mülheim an der Ruhr
1979: not held
1983–1986, 1999–2004: Duisburg
1987–1991: Düsseldorf
1992–1995: Leverkusen
1996–1997: Saarbrücken
1998: not held

Past winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1955	Eddy Choong	Hanne Jensen	Eddy Choong David Choong	Annelise Hansen Grete Flensted	David Choong Annelise Hansen
1956		Inger Kjærgaard	Jørn Skaarup Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Anni Jørgensen Hanne Jensen	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Anni Jørgensen
1957		Inger Kjærgaard	Eddy Choong David Choong	Agnete Friis Hanne Jensen	Erland Kops Agnete Friis
1958	Ferry Sonneville	Gisela Ellermann	Hugh Findlay John Timperley	Gisela Ellermann Hannelore Schmidt	Bo Nilsson Amy Pettersson
1959	Bertil Glans	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	Jesper Sandvad Poul-Erik Nielsen	Agnete Friis Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen	Poul-Erik Nielsen Agnete Friis
1960	Ferry Sonneville	Eva Pettersson	Bertil Glans Berndt Dahlberg	Agnete Friis Inger Kjærgaard	Bjørn Holst-Christensen Inger Kjærgaard
1961	Ferry Sonneville	Judy Hashman	Hugh Findlay Tony Jordan	Judy Hashman Sonia Cox	Yeoh Kean Hua Judy Hashman
1962	Erland Kops		Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Judy Hashman Tonny Holst-Christensen	Finn Kobberø Hanne Andersen
1963			Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen	Poul-Erik Nielsen Kirsten Thorndahl
1964			Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	Angela Bairstow Jenny Pritchard	Finn Kobberø Bente Flindt
1965	Alan Parsons	Ursula Smith	Alan Parsons William Kerr	Brenda Parr Ursula Smith	Richard Purser Gerda Schumacher
1966	Erland Kops	Irmgard Latz	Per Walsøe Poul-Erik Nielsen	Judy Hashman Sue Peard	Morten Pommergaard Ulla Strand
1967		Eva Twedberg	Wolfgang Bochow Friedhelm Wulff	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	Per Walsøe Ulla Strand
1968		Eva Twedberg	Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee	Margaret Boxall Susan Pound	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall
1969	Svend Pri	Anne Flindt	Jørgen Mortensen Henning Borch	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall
1970	not held
1971	Sture Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
1972			Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann
1973			Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Deirdre Tyghe Barbara Lord	Gert Perneklo Eva Twedberg
1974		Margaret Beck	Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart	Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks	Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden
1975	Flemming Delfs	Joke van Beusekom	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	Brigitte Steden Marieluise Zizmann	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann
1976	Paul Whetnall	Gillian Gilks		Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
1977	Sture Johnsson	Margaret Beck		Barbara Sutton Jane Webster	David Eddy Barbara Sutton
1978	Ray Stevens	Jane Webster	Ola Eriksson Christian Lundberg	Nora Perry Anne Statt	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder
1979	not held
1980	Thomas Angarth	Pia Nielsen	Jens Peter Nierhoff Steen Skovgaard	Jane Webster Karen Chapman	Steen Skovgaard Anne Skovgaard
1981	Misbun Sidek	Hiroe Yuki	Duncan Bridge Martin Dew	Gillian Gilks Paula Kilvington	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen
1982	Morten Frost	Wu Dixi	Morten Frost Steen Fladberg	Wu Dixi Lin Ying	Dipak Tailor Gillian Gilks
1983	Misbun Sidek	Nettie Nielsen	Mike Tredgett Martin Dew	Sumiko Kitada Shigemi Kawamura	Steen Fladberg Pia Nielsen
1984	Michael Kjeldsen	Karen Beckman	Mike Tredgett Martin Dew	Gillian Gilks Karen Beckman	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
1985	Nick Yates	Qian Ping	Li Yongbo Ding Qiqing	Wu Jianqiu Guan Weizhen	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
1986	Morten Frost	Kim Yun-ja	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee	Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee
1987	Darren Hall	Qian Ping	Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari	Lin Ying Guan Weizhen	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
1988	Morten Frost	Han Aiping	Jan Paulsen Steen Fladberg	Lao Yujing Zheng Yuli	Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark
1989	Morten Frost	Helen Troke	Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer	Erma Sulistianingsih Rosiana Tendean	Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers
1990	Fung Permadi	Pernille Nedergaard	Ong Ewe Chye Rahman Sidek	Dorte Kjær Lotte Olsen	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson
1991	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Huang Hua	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	Christine Magnusson Lim Xiaoqing	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont
1992	Alan Budikusuma	Susi Susanti	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	Christine Magnusson Lim Xiaoqing	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont
1993	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	Susi Susanti		Finarsih Lili Tampi	Thomas Lund Erica van den Heuvel
1994	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Lim Xiaoqing		Peng Xingyong Zhang Jin	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen
1995	Joko Suprianto	Camilla Martin		Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	Ron Michels Erica van den Heuvel
1996	Rashid Sidek	Yao Jie		Deyana Lomban Indarti Issolina	Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur
1997	Peter Gade	Camilla Martin	Jesper Larsen Jens Eriksen	Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen
1998	not held
1999	Xia Xuanze	Tang Chunyu	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian	Lars Paaske Jane F. Bramsen
2000	Vladislav Druzchenko	Dong Fang	Michael Søgaard Jim Laugesen	Lu Ying Huang Sui	Jonas Rasmussen Jane F. Bramsen
2001	Kenneth Jonassen	Pi Hongyan	Michael Søgaard Jim Laugesen	Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
2002	Niels Christian Kaldau	Pi Hongyan	Jonas Rasmussen Lars Paaske	Mia Audina Lotte Jonathans	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
2003	Lee Hyun-il	Zhang Ning	Flandy Limpele Eng Hian	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min
2004	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Zhang Dan Zhang Yawen	Carsten Mogensen Rikke Olsen
2005	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung
2006	Chen Jin	Zhang Ning	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
2007	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Zheng Bo Gao Ling
2008	Lee Hyun-il	Jun Jae-youn	Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man	Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung
2009	Bao Chunlai	Wang Yihan	Lee Yong-dae Shin Baek-cheol	Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei	Xu Chen Zhao Yunlei
2010	Bao Chunlai	Wang Xin	Chai Biao Zhang Nan	Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli	Yohan Hadikusuma Tse Ying Suet
2011	Lin Dan	Liu Xin	Lee Yong-dae Jung Jae-sung	Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa	Robert Blair Gabrielle White
2012	Lin Dan	Li Xuerui	Hong Wei Shen Ye	Xia Huan Tang Jinhua	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2013	Chen Long	Wang Yihan	Chai Biao Hong Wei	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	Shin Baek-cheol Jang Ye-na
2014	Arvind Bhat	Sayaka Takahashi	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Robert Blair Imogen Bankier
2015	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	Sung Ji-hyun	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2016	Lin Dan	Li Xuerui	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na
2017	Chou Tien-chen	Akane Yamaguchi	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Zhang Nan Li Yinhui
2018	Chou Tien-chen		Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai
2019	Kento Momota		Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	Du Yue Li Yinhui	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung
2020	Cancelled^{[note 1]}
2021	Cancelled^{[note 2]}
2022	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	He Bingjiao	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2023	Ng Ka Long	Akane Yamaguchi	Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
2024	Christo Popov	Mia Blichfeldt	Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet

^ This tournament, originally to be played from 3 to 8 March, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.^[3]
^ This tournament, originally to be played from 9 to 14 March, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.^[4]

Performances by nation

As of 2024 edition

No	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Denmark	20	11	23	13	25	92
2	China	11	20	5	18	5	59
3	England	4	7	6	10	10.5	37.5
4	South Korea	2	3	8	5	7	25
5	Sweden	7	7	5	2	3	24
6	Indonesia	6	2	3	4	1	16
6	Malaysia	6		8		2	16
8	Japan	1	6	3	5		15
9	Germany		2	1	3	3	9
10	United States		4		3	0.5	7.5
11	Netherlands		1		1	2.5	4.5
12	Chinese Taipei	2		1			3
	France	1	2				3
	Hong Kong	1				2	3
	South Africa	1		1	1		3
	Thailand	1		1		1	3
17	Scotland					1.5	1.5
18	India	1					1
	New Zealand					1	1
	Ukraine	1					1
Total		65	65	65	65	65	325

Full list

List of German Open Women's singles champions

References

^ "History of the German Open". Archived from the original on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
^ "BWF World Tour German Open".
^ "BWF Media Statement on Yonex German Open 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^ "Yonex German Open 2021 Cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

External links

[4] This tournament, originally to be played from 3 to 8 March, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.^[3]

[6] This tournament, originally to be played from 9 to 14 March, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.^[4]

[1] "History of the German Open". Archived from the original on 2007-06-15. Retrieved 2007-06-16.

[2] "BWF World Tour German Open".

[Ger-3] "BWF Media Statement on Yonex German Open 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

[5] "Yonex German Open 2021 Cancelled". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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Men's
Official website
Founded	1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Editions	65 (2024)
Location	Mülheim (2024) Germany
Venue	Westenergie Sporthalle (2024)
Prize money	USD$210,000 (2024)
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Christo Popov (singles) Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan (doubles)
Most singles titles	6 Erland Kops Lin Dan
Most doubles titles	5 Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund
Women's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Mia Blichfeldt (singles) Li Yijing Luo Xumin (doubles)
Most singles titles	6 Eva Twedberg
Most doubles titles	4 Gillian Gilks
Mixed doubles
Draw	32
Current champions	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet
Most titles (male)	4 Thomas Lund
Most titles (female)	5 Gillian Gilks
Super 300
German Open Hylo Open Korea Masters Macau Open New Zealand Open Orléans Masters Spain Masters Swiss Open Syed Modi International Taipei Open Thailand Masters U.S. Open
Last completed
2024 German Open