International Werner Seelenbinder Memorial Tournament
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The International Werner Seelenbinder -Gedenkturnier were the International Championships of the GDR in badminton . While other countries, including Eastern European countries, declared their open title fights as "Open" or "International Championships", the GDR went its own way here and organized a tournament of workers' sports federations, which largely excluded participation by athletes from Western nations. The tournament has been held since the 1973/1974 season. The forerunner of the tournament was the international badminton tournament in Tröbitz , which was held from 1960 to 1967.
