German Open (badminton)
The German Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 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 |
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1955 | Eddy Choong | Eddy Choong David Choong |
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David Choong | |
1956 | Jørn Skaarup Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
Anni Jørgensen |
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Anni Jørgensen | ||
1957 | Eddy Choong David Choong |
Agnete Friis |
Erland Kops Agnete Friis | ||
1958 | Ferry Sonneville | Hugh Findlay John Timperley |
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1959 | Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen | Poul-Erik Nielsen |
Agnete Friis Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen |
Poul-Erik Nielsen Agnete Friis | |
1960 | Ferry Sonneville | Eva Pettersson | |
Agnete Friis |
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1961 | Judy Hashman | Hugh Findlay Tony Jordan |
Judy Hashman Sonia Cox |
Judy Hashman | |
1962 | Erland Kops | Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
Judy Hashman Tonny Holst-Christensen |
Finn Kobberø | |
1963 | Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen |
Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen |
Poul-Erik Nielsen Kirsten Thorndahl | ||
1964 | Angela Bairstow Jenny Pritchard |
Finn Kobberø | |||
1965 | Alan Parsons | Ursula Smith | Alan Parsons |
Ursula Smith |
Richard Purser |
1966 | Erland Kops | Irmgard Latz | Per Walsøe Poul-Erik Nielsen |
Judy Hashman Sue Peard |
Ulla Strand |
1967 | Eva Twedberg | Wolfgang Bochow |
Irmgard Latz |
Per Walsøe Ulla Strand | |
1968 | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee |
Margaret Boxall Susan Pound |
Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall | ||
1969 | Svend Pri | Henning Borch |
Pernille Mølgaard Hansen | ||
1970 | not held | ||||
1971 | Sture Johnsson | Eva Twedberg | Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee |
Pernille Mølgaard Hansen |
Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
1972 | Wolfgang Bochow | ||||
1973 | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi |
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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 |
Wolfgang Bochow |
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 | Christian Lundberg |
Nora Perry Anne Statt |
Marjan Ridder |
1979 | not held | ||||
1980 | 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 |
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 |
Wu Jianqiu Guan Weizhen | |
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 | 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 | 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 | ||
1993 | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 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 | 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 | Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard |
Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | |
2002 | Niels Christian Kaldau | Jonas Rasmussen Lars Paaske |
Mia Audina Lotte Jonathans | ||
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 | 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 |
Zheng Bo Gao Ling | |
2008 | Lee Hyun-il | Jun Jae-youn | 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 | 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 | 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 | Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko |
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 | |
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Performances by nation[]
Updated to 2019 edition.
No | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
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1 | Denmark | 20 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 91 |
2 | China | 11 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 55 |
3 | England | 4 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10.5 | 37.5 |
4 | Sweden | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
5 | South Korea | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
6 | Indonesia | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
7 | Malaysia | 6 | 7 | 2.5 | 15.5 | ||
8 | Japan | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
9 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
10 | United States | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
11 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | ||
12 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
13 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | ||||
France | 2 | 2 | |||||
15 | Scotland | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||
16 | Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||||
India | 1 | 1 | |||||
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | |||||
Thailand | 1 | 1 | |||||
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 310 |
Full list[]
References[]
- ^ "History of the German Open". 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[]
- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in English)
- Badminton.de: German Open
Categories:
- German Open (badminton)
- Badminton tournaments in Germany
- Recurring sporting events established in 1955
- 1955 establishments in Germany