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.

German Open

Official website
Founded	1955; 70 years ago (1955)
Editions	66 (2025)
Location	Mülheim (2025) Germany
Venue	Westenergie Sporthalle (2025)
Prize money	USD$240,000 (2025)
Men's
Draw	32S / 32D
Current champions	Viktor Axelsen (singles) Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae (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	Yeo Jia Min (singles) Mizuki Otake Miyu Takahashi (doubles)
Most singles titles	6 Eva Twedberg
Most doubles titles	4 Gillian Gilks
Mixed doubles
Draw	32
Current champions	Robin Tabeling Alexandra Bøje
Most titles (male)	4 Thomas Lund
Most titles (female)	5 Gillian Gilks
Super 300
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Last completed
2025 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, 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

1955–1962

1963, 1969

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1971–1974, 1978

1975–1977, 1980–1982, 2005–present

1983–1986, 1999–2004

1987–1991

1992–1995

1996–1997

Locations of German Open host cities

Past winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Ref
1955	Eddy Choong	Hanne Jensen	Eddy Choong David Choong	Annelise Hansen Grete Flensted	David Choong Annelise Hansen
1956		Inger Kjærgaard	Jørn Skaarup Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Anni Jørgensen Hanne Jensen	Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Anni Jørgensen
1957			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		Judy Hashman	Hugh Findlay Tony Jordan	Judy Hashman Sonia Cox	Yeoh Kean Hua Judy Hashman
1962	Erland Kops		Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	Judy Hashman Tonny Holst-Christensen	Finn Kobberø Hanne Andersen
1963			Erland Kops Poul-Erik Nielsen	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Rasmussen	Poul-Erik Nielsen Kirsten Thorndahl
1964				Angela Bairstow Jenny 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 Strand
1967		Eva Twedberg	Wolfgang Bochow Friedhelm Wulff	Irmgard Latz Marieluise Wackerow	Per Walsøe Ulla Strand
1968			Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee	Margaret Boxall Susan Pound	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall
1969	Svend Pri	Anne Flindt	Jørgen Mortensen Henning Borch	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
1970	not held
1971	Sture Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee	Anne Flindt Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
1972					Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann
1973			Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	Deirdre Tyghe Barbara Lord	Gert Perneklo 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 Marieluise Zizmann	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann
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	Ola Eriksson Christian Lundberg	Nora Perry Anne Statt	Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder
1979	not held
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
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	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	[3]
1990	Fung Permadi	Pernille Nedergaard	Ong Ewe Chye Rahman Sidek	Dorte Kjær Lotte Olsen	Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Maria Bengtsson	[4]
1991	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Huang Hua	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	Christine Magnusson Lim Xiaoqing	Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont	[5]
1992	Alan Budikusuma	Susi Susanti	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund			[6]
1993	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen			Finarsih Lili Tampi	Thomas Lund Erica van den Heuvel	[7]
1994	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Lim Xiaoqing		Peng Xingyong Zhang Jin	Thomas Lund Marlene Thomsen	[8]
1995	Joko Suprianto	Camilla Martin		Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana	Ron Michels Erica van den Heuvel	[9]
1996	Rashid Sidek	Yao Jie		Deyana Lomban Indarti Issolina	Tri Kusharyanto Minarti Timur	[10]
1997	Peter Gade	Camilla Martin	Jesper Larsen Jens Eriksen	Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard	Jens Eriksen Marlene Thomsen	[11]
1998	not held
1999	Xia Xuanze	Tang Chunyu	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	Chen Lin Jiang Xuelian	Lars Paaske Jane F. Bramsen	[12]
2000	Vladislav Druzchenko	Dong Fang	Michael Søgaard Jim Laugesen	Lu Ying Huang Sui	Jonas Rasmussen Jane F. Bramsen	[13]
2001	Kenneth Jonassen	Pi Hongyan		Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	[14]
2002	Niels Christian Kaldau		Jonas Rasmussen Lars Paaske	Mia Audina Lotte Jonathans		[15]
2003	Lee Hyun-il	Zhang Ning	Flandy Limpele Eng Hian	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	[16]
2004	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Zhang Dan Zhang Yawen	Carsten Mogensen Rikke Olsen	[17]
2005			Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	Gao Ling Huang Sui	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	[18]
2006	Chen Jin	Zhang Ning	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	[19]
2007	Lin Dan	Xie Xingfang	Lee Jae-jin Hwang Ji-man		Zheng Bo Gao Ling	[20]
2008	Lee Hyun-il	Jun Jae-youn		Lee Kyung-won Lee Hyo-jung	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	[21]
2009	Bao Chunlai	Wang Yihan	Lee Yong-dae Shin Baek-cheol	Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei	Xu Chen Zhao Yunlei	[22]
2010		Wang Xin	Chai Biao Zhang Nan	Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli	Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Tse Ying Suet	[23]
2011	Lin Dan	Liu Xin	Lee Yong-dae Jung Jae-sung	Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa	Robert Blair Gabrielle White	[24]
2012		Li Xuerui	Hong Wei Shen Ye	Xia Huan Tang Jinhua	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	[25]
2013	Chen Long	Wang Yihan	Chai Biao Hong Wei	Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na	Shin Baek-cheol Jang Ye-na	[26]
2014	Arvind Bhat	Sayaka Takahashi	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	Robert Blair Imogen Bankier	[27]
2015	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	Sung Ji-hyun	Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	Mads Pieler Kolding Kamilla Rytter Juhl	[28]
2016	Lin Dan	Li Xuerui	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	[29]
2017	Chou Tien-chen	Akane Yamaguchi	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Zhang Nan Li Yinhui	[30]
2018			Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko		Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	[31]
2019	Kento Momota		Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	Du Yue Li Yinhui	Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung	[32]
2020	Cancelled[note 1]					[33][34]
2021	Cancelled[note 2]					[35][36]
2022	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	He Bingjiao	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	[37]
2023	Ng Ka Long	Akane Yamaguchi	Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	[38]
2024	Christo Popov	Mia Blichfeldt	Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan	Li Yijing Luo Xumin	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	[39]
2025	Viktor Axelsen	Yeo Jia Min	Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae	Mizuki Otake Miyu Takahashi	Robin Tabeling Alexandra Bøje	[40]

1. This tournament, originally to be played from 3 to 8 March, was later cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
2. This tournament, originally to be played from 9 to 14 March, was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

Performances by nation

As of 2025 edition

No	Nation	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
1	Denmark	21	11	23	13	25.5	93.5
2	China	11	20	5	18	5	59
3	England	4	7	6	10	10.5	37.5
4	South Korea	2	3	9	5	7	26
5	Sweden	7	7	5	2	3	24
6	Indonesia	6	2	3	4	1	16
	Japan	1	6	3	6		16
	Malaysia	6		8		2	16
9	Germany		2	1	3	3	9
10	United States		4		3	0.5	7.5
11	Netherlands		1		1	3	5
12	Chinese Taipei	2		1			3
	France	1	2				3
	Hong Kong	1				2	3
	South Africa	1		1	1		3
	Thailand	1		1		1	3
17	Scotland					1.5	1.5
18	India	1					1
	New Zealand					1	1
	Singapore		1				1
	Ukraine	1					1
Total		66	66	66	66	66	330

Full list

• List of German Open Women's singles champions