The German Open badminton has been held in Germany every year since 1955 (excluding in 1970, 1979, and 1998), know its previous winners list
It is organised by the German Badminton Association or Deutscher Badminton Verband (DBV).
Until 1980, the German Badminton Championships were the name of the competition. It was renamed the Open Championships in 1981 after the name was altered in 1980.
What Is The German Badminton Open And Format
The tournament currently has Yonex as a sponsor. Yonex Co., Ltd., established in Japan, is a sports equipment company. Tennis, badminton, golf, and jogging equipment and gear are also produced by the company.
Despite the fact that it attracts professional players, the event is not one of the Badminton World Federation’s highest levels of competition, being categorised as a BWF Grand Prix Gold event until 2017 and a Super 300 tournament (6th level) from 2018 onwards.
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), are the German cities that hosted this tournament since now.
The German Open Badminton BWF Women’s Singles And Doubles All-Time Winners List
Singles winners
- 1955- Hanne Jensen
- 1956- Inger Kjærgaard
- 1957- Inger Kjærgaard
- 1958- Gisela Ellermann
- 1959- Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
- 1960- Eva Petternsson
- 1961- Judy Hashman
- 1962- Judy Hashman
- 1963- Judy Hashman
- 1964- Judy Hashman
- 1965- Ursula Smith
- 1966- Irmgard Latz
- 1967- Eva Twedberg
- 1968- Evs Twedberg
- 1969- Anne Flindt
- 1970- Not held
- 1971- Eva Twedberg
- 1972- Eva Twedberg
- 1973- Eva Twedberg
- 1974- Margaret Beck
- 1975- Joke Van Beusekom
- 1976- Gillien Gilks
- 1977- Margaret Beck
- 1978- Jane Webster
- 1979- Not held
- 1980- Pia Nielsen
- 1981- Hiroe Yuki
- 1982- Wu Dixi
- 1983- Nettie Nielsen
- 1984- Karen Beckman
- 1985- Qian Ping
- 1986- Kim Yun-Ja
- 1987- Qian Ping
- 1988- Han Aiping
- 1989- Helen Troke
- 1990- Pernille Nedergaard
- 1991- Huang Hua
- 1992- Susi Susanti
- 1993- Susi Susanti
- 1994- Lim Xiao Qing
- 1995- Camila Martin
- 1996- Yao Jie
- 1997- Camila Martin
- 1998- Not held
- 1999- Tang Chunyo
- 2000- Dong Fang
- 2001- Pi Hongyan
- 2002- Pi Hongyan
- 2003- Zhang Ning
- 2004- Xie Xingfang
- 2005- Xie Zingfang
- 2006- Zhang Ning
- 2007- Xie Xingfang
- 2008- Jun Jae-Youn
- 2009- Wang Yihan
- 2010- Wang Xin
- 2011- Liu Xin
- 2012- Li Xuerui
- 2013- Wang Yihan
- 2014- Sayaka Takahasshi
- 2015- Sung Ji-Hyun
- 2016- Li Xuerui
- 2017- Akane Yamaguchi
- 2018- Akane Yamaguchi
- 2019- Akane Yamaguchi
- 2020- Not held due to COVID-19 restrictions
- 2021- Not held due to COVID-19 restrictions
Doubles winners
- 1955- Annelise Hansen & Grete Flensted
- 1956- Anni Jørgensen & Hanne Jensen
- 1957- Agnete Friis & Hanne Jensen
- 1958- Gisela Ellermann & Hannelore Schmidt
- 1959- Agnete Friis & Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen
- 1960- Agnete Friis & Inger Kjærgaard
- 1961- Judy Hashman & Sonia Cox
- 1962- Judy Hashman & Tonny Holst-Christensen
- 1963- Karin Jørgensen & Ulla Rasmussen
- 1964- Angela Bairstow & Jenny Pritchard
- 1965- Brenda Parr & Ursula Smith
- 1966- Judy Hashman & Sue Peard
- 1967- Irmgard Latz & Marieluise Wackerow
- 1968- Margaret Boxall & Susan Pound
- 1969- Anne Flindt & Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
- 1970- Not held
- 1971- Anne Flindt & Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
- 1972- Anne Flindt & Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
- 1973- Deirdre Tyghe & Barbara Lord
- 1974- Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks
- 1975- Brigitte Steden & Marieluise Zizmann
- 1976- Gillian Gilks & Susan Whetnall
- 1977- Barbara Sutton & Jane Webster
- 1978- Nora Perry & Anne Statt
- 1979- Not held
- 1980- Jane Webster & Karen Chapman
- 1981- Gillian Gilks & Paula Kilvington
- 1982- Wu Dixi & Lin Ying
- 1983- Sumiko Kitada & Shigemi Kawamura
- 1984- Gillian Gilks & Karen Beckman
- 1985- Wu Jianqiu & Guan Weizhen
- 1986- Kim Yun-ja & Yoo Sang-hee
- 1987- Lin Ying & Guan Weizhen
- 1988- Lao Yujing & Zheng Yuli
- 1989- Erma Sulistianingsih & Rosiana Tendean
- 1990- Dorte Kjær & Lotte Olsen
- 1991- Christine Magnusson & Lim Xiaoqing
- 1992- Christine Magnusson & Lim Xiaoqing
- 1993- Finarsih & Lili Tampi
- 1994- Peng Xingyong & Zhang Jin
- 1995- Eliza Nathanael & Zelin Resiana
- 1996- Deyana Lomban & Indarti Issolina
- 1997- Rikke Olsen & Helene Kirkegaard
- 1998- Not held
- 1999- Chen Lin & Jiang Xuelian
- 2000- Lu Ying & Huang Sui
- 2001- Rikke Olsen & Helene Kirkegaard
- 2002- Mia Audina & Lotte Jonathans
- 2003- Ra Kyung-Min & Lee Kyung-Won
- 2004- Zhang Dan & Zhang Yawen
- 2005- Gao Ling & Huang Sui
- 2006- Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen
- 2007- Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen
- 2008- Lee Kyung-Won & Lee Hyo-Jung
- 2009- Cheng Shu & Zhao Yunlei
- 2010- Ma Jin & Wang Xiaoli
- 2011- Mizuki Fujii & Reika Kakiiwa
- 2012- Xia Huan & Tang Jinhua
- 2013- Jung Kyung-Un & Kim-Hana
- 2014- Misaki Matsutumo & Ayaka Takahashi
- 2015- Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl
- 2016- Huang Yaqiung & Tang Jinhua
- 2017- Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota
- 2018- Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota
- 2019- Duyue & Lee Yinhui
- 2020- Not held due to COVID-19 restrictions
- 2021- Not held due to COVID-19 restrictions
The German Open Prize Money 2022 Breakdown
This event had a total prize pool of $180,000.
The singles tournament winner will get $13.5k from the entire prize pool. The winner in the doubles match would take home $14.2,000.
A $6.8k singles prize fund will be awarded to runners-up or finalists who did not win the Germany Open BWF competition.
The prize pool for the singles semi-finalist has been increased to $2.6 million, while the prize pool for the doubles semi-finalist has been reduced to $2.5 million.
Quarterfinalists in singles and doubles will get up to $1000, for a total prize pool of $1.3000. More information about awards may be found in the table below.
| 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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