The German Open, formerly known as the German Badminton Championships is an annual badminton event played by professional players, know the 2022 prize money
The German Open is an annual badminton event conducted in Germany since 1955 (Except for the years 1970, 1979, and 1998) and managed by the German Badminton Association or Deutscher Badminton Verband (DBV).
What Is The German Open Badminton And Format
Since 1955, multiple cities hosted this tournament such as Bonn (from 1995 to 1962), Hamburg (in 1963 and 1969), Lübeck (in 1964), Bochum (in 1965), Hanover (in 1966), Frankfurt (in 1967), West Berlin (in 1968), Oberhausen (from 1971 to 1974 and in 1978), Mülheim an der Ruhr (from 1975 to 1977, 1980 to 1982 and 2005 to present), Duisburg ( from 1983 to 1986 and 1999 to 2004), Düsseldorf (from 1987 to 1991) and Leverkusen ( from 1992 to 1995).
The German Opens was formerly called the German Badminton Championships until 1980. In 1980, it was changed to the Open Championships in 1981.
Yonex is the current sponsor of the German Opens. Yonex Co., Ltd. is a sports equipment manufacturer based in Japan. It makes tennis, badminton, golf, and running equipment and gear.
While it attracts professional players, the event is not part of the Badminton World Federation’s top levels of competition, being designated as a BWF Grand Prix Gold event until 2017 and a Super 300 tournament (6th level) from 2018 onwards.
BWF Badminton German Open Men’s Singles And Doubles All-Time Winners List
The German Opens Singles winners
- 1955- Eddy Choong
- 1956- Eddy Choong
- 1957- Eddy Choong
- 1958- Ferry Sonneville
- 1959- Bertil Glans
- 1960- Ferry Sonneville
- 1961- Ferry Sonneville
- 1962- Erland Kops
- 1963- Erland Kops
- 1964- Erland Kops
- 1965- Alan Parsons
- 1966- Erland Kops
- 1967- Erland Kops
- 1968- Erland Kops
- 1969- Svend Pri
- 1970- Not Held
- 1971- Sture Johnsson
- 1972- Sture Johnsson
- 1973- Sture Johnsson
- 1974- Sture Johnsson
- 1975- Flemming Delfs
- 1976- Paul Whetnall
- 1977- Sture Johnsson
- 1978- Ray Stevens
- 1979- Not held
- 1980- Thomas Angarth
- 1981- Misbun Sidek
- 1982- Morten Frost
- 1983- Misbun Sidek
- 1984- Michael Kjeldsen
- 1985- Nick Yates
- 1986- Morten Frost
- 1987- Darren Hall
- 1988- Morten Frost
- 1989- Morten Frost
- 1990- Fung Permadi
- 1991- Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
- 1992- Alan Budikusuma
- 1993- Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
- 1994- Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
- 1995- Joko Suprianto
- 1996- Rashid Sidek
- 1997- Peter Gade
- 1998- Not held
- 1999- Xia Xuanze
- 2000- Vladislav Druzchenko
- 2001- Kenneth Jonassen
- 2002- Niels Christian Kaldau
- 2003- Lee Hyun-il
- 2004- Lin Dan
- 2005- Lin Dan
- 2006- Chen Jin
- 2007- Lin Dan
- 2008- Lee Hyun-il
- 2009- Bao Chunlai
- 2010- Bao Chunlai
- 2011- Lin Dan
- 2012- Lin Dan
- 2013- Chen Long
- 2014- Arvind Bhatt
- 2015- Jan Ø. Jørgensen
- 2016- Lin Dan
- 2017- Chou Tien-chen
- 2018- Chou Tien-chen
- 2019- Kento Momota
- 2020- Cancelled
- 2021- Cancelled
German Open Doubles winners
- 1955- Eddy Choong & David Choong
- 1956- Jørn Skaarup & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
- 1957- Eddy Choong & David Choong
- 1958- Hugh Findlay & John Timperley
- 1959- Jesper Sandvad & Poul-Erik Nielsen
- 1960- Bertil Glans & Sweden Berndt Dahlberg
- 1961- Hugh Findlay & Tony Jordan
- 1962- Finn Kobberø & Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
- 1963- Erland Kops & Poul-Erik Nielsen
- 1964- Erland Kops & Poul-Erik Nielsen
- 1965- Alan Parsons & William Kerr
- 1966- Per Walsøe & Poul-Erik Nielsen
- 1967- Wolfgang Bochow & Friedhelm Wulff
- 1968- Tan Yee Khan & Ng Boon Bee
- 1969- Jørgen Mortensen & Henning Borch
- 1970- Not held
- 1971- Punch Gunalan & Ng Boon Bee
- 1972- Punch Gunalan & Ng Boon Bee
- 1973- Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi
- 1974- Derek Talbot & Elliot Stuart
- 1975- Bengt Fröman & Thomas Kihlström
- 1976- Bengt Fröman & Thomas Kihlström
- 1977- Bengt Fröman & Thomas Kihlström
- 1978- Ola Eriksson & Christian Lundberg
- 1979- Not held
- 1980- Jens Peter Nierhoff & Steen Skovgaard
- 1981- Duncan Bridge & Martin Dew
- 1982- Morten Frost & Steen Fladberg
- 1983- Mike Tredgett & Martin Dew
- 1984- Mike Tredgett & Martin Dew
- 1985- Li Yongbo & Ding Qiqing
- 1986- Park Joo-bong & Kim Moon-soo
- 1987- Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sakrapee Thongsari
- 1988- Jan Paulsen & Steen Fladberg
- 1989- Jan Paulsen & Henrik Svarrer
- 1990- Ong Ewe Chye & Rahman Sidek
- 1991- Eddy Hartono & Rudy Gunawan
- 1992- Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund
- 1993- Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund
- 1994- Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund
- 1995- Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund
- 1996- Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund
- 1997- Jesper Larsen & Jens Eriksen
- 1998- Not held
- 1999- Choong Tan Fook & Lee Wan Wah
- 2000- Michael Søgaard & Jim Laugesen
- 2001- Michael Søgaard & Jim Laugesen
- 2002- Jonas Rasmussen & Lars Paaske
- 2003- Flandy Limpele & Eng Hian
- 2004- Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen
- 2005- Fu Haifeng & Cai Yun
- 2006- Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae
- 2007- Lee Jae-jin & Hwang Ji-man
- 2008- Lee Jae-jin & Hwang Ji-man
- 2009- Lee Yong-dae & Shin Baek-cheol
- 2010- Chai Biao & Zhang Nan
- 2011- Lee Yong-dae & Jung Jae-sung
- 2012- Hong Wei & Shen Ye
- 2013- Chai Biao & Hong Wei
- 2014- Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda
- 2015- Mads Conrad-Petersen & Mads Pieler Kolding
- 2016- Ko Sung-hyun & Shin Baek-cheol
- 2017- Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
- 2018- Takuto Inoue & Yuki Kaneko
- 2019- Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe
- 2020- Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021- Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
BWF German Open Badminton Prize Money 2022 Breakdown
The total prize money for the German Opens is US$1,80,000.
The winner of the singles tournament will get $13.5k from the total prize pool. The winner in the doubles competition receives $14.2k.
Runner ups or finalists who did not win the Germany Open BWF tournament will get a $6.8k singles prize pool. The prize money for the runner-ups in doubles is the same as singles.
The reward split for the singles semi-finalist has been adjusted to $2.6k, while the prize share for the doubles semi-finalist has been adjusted to $2.5k.
Quarter-finalists in singles and doubles will be awarded a maximum of $1000, with a total reward of $1.3000. The table below contains further information about rewards.
| Standings | Singles Purse | Doubles Payouts |
| Winner | $13,500 | $14,200 |
| Finalist | $6800 | $6800 |
| Semi-Finalist | $2600 | $2500 |
| Quarter Finalist | $1000 | $1300 |
| Last 16 | $630 | $675 |
| Total Prize Money | $1,80,000 | $1,80,000 |
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