German Open (badminton)
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.
| Official website | |
| Founded | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 64 (2023) |
| Location | Mülheim (2023) Germany |
| Venue | Westenergie Sporthalle (2023) |
| Prize money | USD$210,000 (2023) |
| Men's | |
| Draw | 32S / 32D |
| Current champions | Ng Ka Long (singles) Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho (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 | Akane Yamaguchi (singles) Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 6 Eva Twedberg |
| Most doubles titles | 4 Gillian Gilks |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Draw | 32 |
| Current champions | Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping |
| Most titles (male) | 4 Thomas Lund |
| Most titles (female) | 5 Gillian Gilks |
| Super 300 | |
| Last completed | |
| 2023 German Open | |
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
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- 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 the 2023 edition
| No | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denmark |
20 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 90 |
| 2 |  China |
11 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 58 |
| 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 |  Malaysia |
6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | ||
| 7 |  Indonesia |
6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 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 |  South Africa |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
 Thailand |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 14 |  Chinese Taipei |
2 | 2 | ||||
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 France |
2 | 2 | |||||
| 17 |  Scotland |
1.5 | 1.5 | ||||
| 18 |  India |
1 | 1 | ||||
 New Zealand |
1 | 1 | |||||
 Ukraine |
1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 320 | |
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
- Official website (in German)
- Official website (in English)
- Badminton.de: German Open
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