German Open (Badminton)

The German Open is a high-level badminton tournament that has been held in Germany since 1955.

Initially the venue was Bonn . The place where the German Open is held has changed since 1963. The organizer is Vermarktungsgesellschaft Badminton Deutschland mbH, a GmbH whose capital is held as follows:

• 50% = German Badminton Association eV
• 20% = a sole proprietorship
• 20% = a capital company
• 10% = a private person

history

The event started in 1955 under the name "International German Championships". In 1981 a title sponsor was presented for the first time . There was a cash prize of 20,000 DM and the name of the title fights was officially changed to German Open . In 1983 the prize money was increased by 50% to DM 30,000. In 1985 the currency was changed to US dollars , combined with a further increase in the distribution to 14,000 US dollars, which at that time corresponded to about 45,000 DM. The tournament thus belonged to the class of IBF Grand Prix tournaments. In 1986 the title sponsor changed from Carlton / Dunlop to Yonex , which was associated with a 50% increase in the prize money to 22,000 US dollars. 1987 saw a significant increase in the prize money to 35,000 US dollars. After the tournament was held at the beginning of March until 1988, the date was changed to October in 1989. In 1990 there was a short interlude with a double title sponsor Yonex / Intersport. In 1991 Yonex was again the sole title sponsor and the prize money increased to 60,000 US dollars. In 1995, it was in the six-figure sponsorship range for the first time with 100,000 US dollars. In 1996 the total increased to $ 125,000. In 1999 there was a massive cut to $ 50,000 before the prize pool rose again to $ 80,000 in 2005. That was enough to raise the tournament from the status of a 2-star Grand Prix tournament to the status of a 3-star tournament. According to the current categorization, it is a BWF Grand Prix tournament of level 3A. Since 2005 the date of the event has been March again. The tournament was not held in 1970, 1979 and 1998.

In the aftermath of the 2008 event, it was announced that the tournament will be held in Mülheim an der Ruhr until 2012 . In October 2010 it was announced by the organization that the total prize money had been increased from 80,000 US dollars to 120,000 US dollars, and the tournament would thus be ranked as a Grand Prix Gold tournament from the 2011 edition.

As the organizer reported, the German Open will take place as a Grand Prix Gold tournament in Mülheim an der Ruhr until at least 2017.

Venues

Venues (year) year place 1955-1962 Bonn 1963 Hamburg 1964 Lübeck 1965 Bochum 1966 Hanover 1967 Frankfurt am Main 1968 Berlin 1969 Hamburg 1971-1974 Oberhausen 1975-1977 Mülheim an der Ruhr 1978 Oberhausen 1980-1982 Mülheim an der Ruhr 1983-1986 Duisburg 1987-1991 Dusseldorf 1992-1995 Leverkusen 1996-1997 Saarbrücken 1999-2004 Duisburg 2005-2019 Mülheim an der Ruhr

Venues (number) number place 19 × Mülheim an der Ruhr 10 × Duisburg 8 × Bonn 5 × Dusseldorf 5 × Oberhausen 4 × Leverkusen 3 × not carried out 2 × Hamburg 2 × Saarbrücken 1 × Berlin 1 × Bochum 1 × Frankfurt am Main 1 × Hanover 1 × Lübeck

winner

year	Men's singles	Ladies singles	Men's doubles	Ladies doubles	Mixed
1955	Eddy Choong	Hanne Jensen	Eddy Choong David Choong	Annelise Hansen Grete Flensted	David Choong Annelise Hansen
1956	Eddy Choong	Inger Kjærgaard	Jørn Skaarup Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Anni Jørgensen Hanne Jensen	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Anni Jørgensen
1957	Eddy Choong	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	Judy Hashman	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Judy Hashman Tonny Holst-Christensen	Finn Kobberø Hanne Andersen
1963	Erland Kops	Judy Hashman	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen	Poul-Erik Nielsen and Kirsten Thorndahl
1964	Erland Kops	Judy Hashman	Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	Angela Bairstow Jennifer 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 Beach
1967	Erland Kops	Eva Twedberg	Wolfgang Bochow Friedhelm Wulff	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	Per Walsøe Ulla Strand
1968	Erland Kops	Eva Twedberg	Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee	Margaret Boxall Susan Pound	Tony Jordan Susan Pound
1969	Svend Pri	Anne Flindt	Jørgen Mortensen Henning Borch	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall
1970	not carried out
1971	Stubborn Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee	Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
1972	Stubborn Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee	Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow
1973	Stubborn Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Deirdre Tyghe Barbara Lord	Gert Perneklo Eva Twedberg
1974	Stubborn Johnsson	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	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall	Mike Tredgett Nora Gardner
1977	Stubborn Johnsson	Margaret Lockwood	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	Barbara Giles Jane Webster	David Eddy Barbara Giles
1978	Ray Stevens	Jane Webster	Ola Eriksson Christian Lundberg	Nora Perry Anne Instead	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder
1979	not carried out
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	Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen	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	Par-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	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	Finarsih Lili Tampi	Thomas Lund Erica van den Heuvel
1994	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Lim Xiaoqing	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	Peng Xingyong Zhang Jin	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen
1995	Joko Suprianto	Camilla Martin	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	Ron Michels Erica van den Heuvel
1996	Rashid Sidek	Yao Jie	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	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 carried out
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		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-young
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 Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man	Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-young	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-young
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 Hadikusumo Wiratama 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 Banker
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	Akane Yamaguchi	Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai
2019	Kento Momota	Akane Yamaguchi	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	You Yue Li Yinhui	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung
2020	not held, canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

Web links

Commons : German Open  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the German Open Badminton
• German Open at www.badminton.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ german-open-badminton.de: YGO until 2017 in Mülheim an der Ruhr , accessed on February 20, 2014
2. ↑ http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=71618939-AC78-4ECB-B7A9-B1300A806E30
3. ↑ http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/winners.aspx?id=620C95A0-5886-44BA-A773-260A5EC078D6