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German Open (badminton)

Badminton championships


Summary

Badminton championships

FieldValue
NameGerman Open
Last2025 German Open (badminton)
Last alias2025 German Open
Bar Color#89E4A6
Founded
Editions66 (2025)
CityMülheim (2025)
CountryGermany
VenueWestenergie Sporthalle (2025)
CircuitSuper 300
Men Draw32S / 32D
Men CurrentViktor Axelsen (singles)
Kim Won-ho
Seo Seung-jae (doubles)
Men Most S6
Erland Kops
Lin Dan
Men Most D5
Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
Women Draw32S / 32D
Women CurrentYeo Jia Min (singles)
Mizuki Otake
Miyu Takahashi (doubles)
Women Most S6
Eva Twedberg
Women Most D4
Gillian Gilks
Mixed Draw32
Mixed CurrentRobin Tabeling
Alexandra Bøje
Mixed Most M4
Thomas Lund
Mixed Most F5
Gillian Gilks
Prize MoneyUSD$240,000 (2025)
Web sitehttp://www.german-open-badminton.de/

Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae (doubles) Erland Kops Lin Dan Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund Mizuki Otake Miyu Takahashi (doubles) Eva Twedberg Gillian Gilks Alexandra Bøje Thomas Lund Gillian Gilks 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. 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.

Host cities

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

Past winners

YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doublesRef
1955MAS Eddy ChoongDEN Hanne JensenMAS Eddy Choong
MAS David ChoongDEN Annelise Hansen
DEN Grete FlenstedMAS David Choong
DEN Annelise Hansen
1956DEN Inger KjærgaardDEN Jørn Skaarup
DEN Jørgen Hammergaard HansenDEN Anni Jørgensen
DEN Hanne JensenDEN Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
DEN Anni Jørgensen
1957MAS Eddy Choong
MAS David ChoongDEN Agnete Friis
DEN Hanne JensenDEN Erland Kops
DEN Agnete Friis
1958INA Ferry SonnevilleGER Gisela EllermannENG Hugh Findlay
ENG John TimperleyGER Gisela Ellermann
GER Hannelore SchmidtSWE Bo Nilsson
SWE Amy Pettersson
1959SWE Bertil GlansDEN Aase Schiøtt JacobsenDEN Jesper Sandvad
DEN Poul-Erik NielsenDEN Agnete Friis
DEN Aase Schiøtt JacobsenDEN Poul-Erik Nielsen
DEN Agnete Friis
1960INA Ferry SonnevilleSWE Eva PetterssonSWE Bertil Glans
SWE Berndt DahlbergDEN Agnete Friis
DEN Inger KjærgaardDEN Bjørn Holst-Christensen
DEN Inger Kjærgaard
1961USA Judy HashmanENG Hugh Findlay
ENG Tony JordanUSA Judy Hashman
USA Sonia CoxMAS Yeoh Kean Hua
USA Judy Hashman
1962DEN Erland KopsDEN Finn Kobberø
DEN Jørgen Hammergaard HansenUSA Judy Hashman
USA Tonny Holst-ChristensenDEN Finn Kobberø
DEN Hanne Andersen
1963DEN Erland Kops
DEN Poul-Erik NielsenDEN Karin Jørgensen
DEN Ulla RasmussenDEN Poul-Erik Nielsen
DEN Kirsten Thorndahl
1964ENG Angela Bairstow
ENG Jenny PritchardDEN Finn Kobberø
DEN Bente Flindt
1965RSA Alan ParsonsENG Ursula SmithRSA Alan Parsons
RSA William KerrENG Brenda Parr
ENGUrsula SmithNZL Richard Purser
NZL Gerda Schumacher
1966DEN Erland KopsGER Irmgard LatzDEN Per Walsøe
DEN Poul-Erik NielsenUSA Judy Hashman
USA Sue PeardDEN Morten Pommergaard
DEN Ulla Strand
1967SWE Eva TwedbergGER Wolfgang Bochow
GER Friedhelm WulffGER Irmgard Latz
GER Marieluise WackerowDEN Per Walsøe
DEN Ulla Strand
1968MAS Tan Yee Khan
MAS Ng Boon BeeENG Margaret Boxall
ENG Susan PoundENG Tony Jordan
ENG Susan Whetnall
1969DEN Svend PriDEN Anne FlindtDEN Jørgen Mortensen
DEN Henning BorchDEN Anne Flindt
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
1970not held
1971SWE Sture JohnssonSWE Eva TwedbergMAS Punch Gunalan
MAS Ng Boon BeeDEN Anne Flindt
DEN Pernille Mølgaard HansenENG Derek Talbot
ENG Gillian Gilks
1972GER Wolfgang Bochow
GER Marieluise Zizmann
1973INA Tjun Tjun
INA Johan WahjudiRSA Deirdre Tyghe
RSA Barbara LordSWE Gert Perneklo
SWE Eva Twedberg
1974ENG Margaret BeckENG Derek Talbot
ENG Elliot StuartENG Margaret Beck
ENG Gillian GilksGER Roland Maywald
GER Brigitte Steden
1975DEN Flemming DelfsNED Joke van BeusekomSWE Bengt Fröman
SWE Thomas KihlströmGER Brigitte Steden
GER Marieluise ZizmannGER Wolfgang Bochow
GER Marieluise Zizmann
1976ENG Paul WhetnallENG Gillian GilksENG Gillian Gilks
ENG Susan WhetnallENG Mike Tredgett
ENG Nora Perry
1977SWE Sture JohnssonENG Margaret BeckENG Barbara Sutton
ENG Jane WebsterENG David Eddy
ENG Barbara Sutton
1978ENG Ray StevensENG Jane WebsterSWE Ola Eriksson
SWE Christian LundbergENG Nora Perry
ENG Anne StattNED Rob Ridder
NED Marjan Ridder
1979not held
1980SWE Thomas AngarthDEN Pia NielsenDEN Jens Peter Nierhoff
DEN Steen SkovgaardENG Jane Webster
ENG Karen ChapmanDEN Steen Skovgaard
DEN Anne Skovgaard
1981MAS Misbun SidekJPN Hiroe YukiENG Duncan Bridge
ENG Martin DewENG Gillian Gilks
ENG Paula KilvingtonDEN Steen Fladberg
DEN Pia Nielsen
1982DEN Morten FrostCHN Wu DixiDEN Morten Frost
DEN Steen FladbergCHN Wu Dixi
CHN Lin YingENG Dipak Tailor
ENG Gillian Gilks
1983MAS Misbun SidekDEN Nettie NielsenENG Mike Tredgett
ENG Martin DewJPN Sumiko Kitada
JPN Shigemi KawamuraDEN Steen Fladberg
DEN Pia Nielsen
1984DEN Michael KjeldsenENG Karen BeckmanENG Mike Tredgett
ENG Martin DewENG Gillian Gilks
ENG Karen BeckmanENG Martin Dew
ENG Gillian Gilks
1985ENG Nick YatesCHN Qian PingCHN Li Yongbo
CHN Ding QiqingCHN Wu Jianqiu
CHN Guan Weizhen
1986DEN Morten FrostKOR Kim Yun-jaKOR Park Joo-bong
KOR Kim Moon-sooKOR Kim Yun-ja
KOR Yoo Sang-heeKOR Lee Deuk-choon
KOR Chung Myung-hee
1987ENG Darren HallCHN Qian PingTHA Sawei Chanseorasmee
THA Sakrapee ThongsariCHN Lin Ying
CHN Guan WeizhenENG Martin Dew
ENG Gillian Gilks
1988DEN Morten FrostCHN Han AipingDEN Jan Paulsen
DEN Steen FladbergCHN Lao Yujing
CHN Zheng YuliDEN Steen Fladberg
ENG Gillian Clark
1989ENG Helen TrokeDEN Jan Paulsen
DEN Henrik SvarrerINA Erma Sulistianingsih
INA Rosiana TendeanDEN Jan Paulsen
ENG Gillian Gowers
1990INA Fung PermadiDEN Pernille NedergaardMAS Ong Ewe Chye
MAS Rahman SidekDEN Dorte Kjær
DEN Lotte OlsenSWE Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
SWE Maria Bengtsson
1991DEN Poul-Erik Høyer LarsenCHN Huang HuaINA Eddy Hartono
INA Rudy GunawanSWE Christine Magnusson
SWE Lim XiaoqingDEN Thomas Lund
DEN Pernille Dupont
1992INA Alan BudikusumaINA Susi SusantiDEN Jon Holst-Christensen
DEN Thomas Lund
1993DEN Thomas Stuer-LauridsenINA Finarsih
INA Lili TampiDEN Thomas Lund
NED Erica van den Heuvel
1994DEN Poul-Erik Høyer LarsenSWE Lim XiaoqingCHN Peng Xingyong
CHN Zhang JinDEN Thomas Lund
DEN Marlene Thomsen
1995INA Joko SupriantoDEN Camilla MartinINA Eliza Nathanael
INA Zelin ResianaNED Ron Michels
NED Erica van den Heuvel
1996MAS Rashid SidekCHN Yao JieINA Deyana Lomban
INA Indarti IssolinaINA Tri Kusharyanto
INA Minarti Timur
1997DEN Peter GadeDEN Camilla MartinDEN Jesper Larsen
DEN Jens EriksenDEN Rikke Olsen
DEN Helene KirkegaardDEN Jens Eriksen
DEN Marlene Thomsen
1998not held
1999CHN Xia XuanzeCHN Tang ChunyuMAS Choong Tan Fook
MAS Lee Wan WahCHN Chen Lin
CHN Jiang XuelianDEN Lars Paaske
DEN Jane F. Bramsen
2000UKR Vladislav DruzchenkoCHN Dong FangDEN Michael Søgaard
DEN Jim LaugesenCHN Lu Ying
CHN Huang SuiDEN Jonas Rasmussen
DEN Jane F. Bramsen
2001DEN Kenneth JonassenFRA Pi HongyanDEN Rikke Olsen
DEN Helene KirkegaardDEN Michael Søgaard
DEN Rikke Olsen
2002DEN Niels Christian KaldauDEN Jonas Rasmussen
DEN Lars PaaskeNED Mia Audina
NED Lotte Jonathans
2003KOR Lee Hyun-ilCHN Zhang NingINA Flandy Limpele
INA Eng HianKOR Ra Kyung-min
KOR Lee Kyung-wonKOR Kim Dong-moon
KOR Ra Kyung-min
2004CHN Lin DanCHN Xie XingfangDEN Mathias Boe
DEN Carsten MogensenCHN Zhang Dan
CHN Zhang YawenDEN Carsten Mogensen
DEN Rikke Olsen
2005CHN Fu Haifeng
CHN Cai YunCHN Gao Ling
CHN Huang SuiKOR Lee Jae-jin
KOR Lee Hyo-jung
2006CHN Chen JinCHN Zhang NingKOR Jung Jae-sung
KOR Lee Yong-daeCHN Yang Wei
CHN Zhang JiewenCHN Zhang Jun
CHN Gao Ling
2007CHN Lin DanCHN Xie XingfangKOR Lee Jae-jin
KOR Hwang Ji-manCHN Zheng Bo
CHN Gao Ling
2008KOR Lee Hyun-ilKOR Jun Jae-younKOR Lee Kyung-won
KOR Lee Hyo-jungKOR Lee Yong-dae
KOR Lee Hyo-jung
2009CHN Bao ChunlaiCHN Wang YihanKOR Lee Yong-dae
KOR Shin Baek-cheolCHN Cheng Shu
CHN Zhao YunleiCHN Xu Chen
CHN Zhao Yunlei
2010CHN Wang XinCHN Chai Biao
CHN Zhang NanCHN Ma Jin
CHN Wang XiaoliHKG Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
HKG Tse Ying Suet
2011CHN Lin DanCHN Liu XinKOR Lee Yong-dae
KOR Jung Jae-sungJPN Mizuki Fujii
JPN Reika KakiiwaSCO Robert Blair
ENG Gabrielle White
2012CHN Li XueruiCHN Hong Wei
CHN Shen YeCHN Xia Huan
CHN Tang JinhuaDEN Thomas Laybourn
DEN Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2013CHN Chen LongCHN Wang YihanCHN Chai Biao
CHN Hong WeiKOR Jung Kyung-eun
KOR Kim Ha-naKOR Shin Baek-cheol
KOR Jang Ye-na
2014IND Arvind BhatJPN Sayaka TakahashiJPN Takeshi Kamura
JPN Keigo SonodaJPN Misaki Matsutomo
JPN Ayaka TakahashiSCO Robert Blair
SCO Imogen Bankier
2015DEN Jan Ø. JørgensenKOR Sung Ji-hyunDEN Mads Conrad-Petersen
DEN Mads Pieler KoldingDEN Christinna Pedersen
DEN Kamilla Rytter JuhlDEN Mads Pieler Kolding
DEN Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2016CHN Lin DanCHN Li XueruiKOR Ko Sung-hyun
KOR Shin Baek-cheolCHN Huang Yaqiong
CHN Tang JinhuaKOR Ko Sung-hyun
KOR Kim Ha-na
2017TPE Chou Tien-chenJPN Akane YamaguchiDEN Kim Astrup
DEN Anders Skaarup RasmussenJPN Yuki Fukushima
JPN Sayaka HirotaCHN Zhang Nan
CHN Li Yinhui
2018JPN Takuto Inoue
JPN Yuki KanekoMAS Goh Soon Huat
MAS Shevon Jemie Lai
2019JPN Kento MomotaJPN Hiroyuki Endo
JPN Yuta WatanabeCHN Du Yue
CHN Li YinhuiKOR Seo Seung-jae
KOR Chae Yoo-jung
2020Cancelled
2021Cancelled
2022THA Kunlavut VitidsarnCHN He BingjiaoMAS Goh Sze Fei
MAS Nur IzzuddinCHN Chen Qingchen
CHN Jia YifanTHA Dechapol Puavaranukroh
THA Sapsiree Taerattanachai
2023HKG Ng Ka LongJPN Akane YamaguchiKOR Choi Sol-gyu
KOR Kim Won-hoKOR Baek Ha-na
KOR Lee So-heeCHN Feng Yanzhe
CHN Huang Dongping
2024FRA Christo PopovDEN Mia BlichfeldtTPE Lee Jhe-huei
TPE Yang Po-hsuanCHN Li Yijing
CHN Luo XuminHKG Tang Chun Man
HKG Tse Ying Suet
2025DEN Viktor AxelsenSIN Yeo Jia MinKOR Kim Won-ho
KOR Seo Seung-jaeJPN Mizuki Otake
JPN Miyu TakahashiNED Robin Tabeling
DEN Alexandra Bøje

Performances by nation

NoNationMSWSMDWDXDTotalTotal6666666666330
1DEN2111231325.593.5
2CHN1120518559
3ENG4761010.537.5
4KOR2395726
5SWE7752324
6INA6234116
JPN163616
MAS68216
9GER21339
10USA430.57.5
11NED1135
12TPE213
FRA123
HKG123
RSA1113
THA1113
17SCO1.51.5
18IND11
NZL11
SIN11
UKR11

Full list

  • List of German Open Women's singles champions

References

References

  1. "History of the German Open".
  2. "BWF World Tour German Open".
  3. "German Open 1989 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  4. "German Open 1990 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  5. "German Open 1991 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  6. "German Open 1992 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  7. "German Open 1993 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  8. "German Open 1994 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  9. "German Open 1995 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  10. "German Open 1996 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  11. "German Open 1997 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  12. "German Open 1999 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  13. "German Open 2000 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  14. "German Open 2001 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  15. "Yonex German Open 2002 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  16. "YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2003 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  17. "GERMAN OPEN 2004 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  18. "YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2005 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  19. "YONEX GERMAN OPEN 2006 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  20. "YONEX German Open 2007 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  21. "Yonex German Open 2008 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  22. "Yonex German Open 2009 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  23. "Yonex German Open 2010 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  24. "YONEX German Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  25. "YONEX German Open GPG 2012 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  26. "YONEX German Open 2013 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  27. "Yonex German Open 2014 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  28. "Yonex German Open 2015 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  29. "YONEX German Open 2016 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  30. "YONEX German Open 2017 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  31. "YONEX German Open 2018 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  32. "YONEX German Open 2019 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  33. "YONEX German Open 2020 (Cancelled)". BWF Tournament-Software.
  34. (26 February 2020). "BWF Media Statement on Yonex German Open 2020". Badminton World Federation.
  35. "YONEX German Open 2021 (Cancelled)". BWF Tournament-Software.
  36. (11 February 2021). "Yonex German Open 2021 Cancelled". Badminton World Federation.
  37. "YONEX GAINWARD German Open 2022 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  38. "YONEX German Open 2023 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  39. "YONEX German Open 2024 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
  40. "YONEX German Open 2025 winners". BWF Tournament-Software.
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