2022 German Open (badminton)

The 2022 German Open (officially known as the Yonex Gainward German Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Westenergie Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany, from 8 to 13 March 2022 and had a total prize pool of $180,000.

2022 German Open

Tournament details
Dates	8–13 March
Edition	63rd
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$180,000
Venue	Westenergie Sporthalle
Location	Mülheim, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Women's singles	He Bingjiao
Men's doubles	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin
Women's doubles	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
Mixed doubles	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai
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Tournament

The 2022 German Open was the fourth tournament of the 2022 BWF World Tour and was part of the German Open championships, which had been held since 1955. The tournament was organized by the German Badminton Association with sanction from the Badminton World Federation.

Venue

This international tournament was held at the Westenergie Sporthalle at Mülheim, Germany.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
7,000	5,950	4,900	3,850	2,750	1,670

Prize pool

The total prize money for this tournament was US$180,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$13,500	$6,840	$2,610	$1,080	$630
Doubles	$14,220	$6,840	$2,520	$1,305	$675

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Viktor Axelsen (semi-finals)
2. Kento Momota (first round)
3. Anders Antonsen (withdrew)
4. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (second round)
5. Lee Zii Jia (semi-finals)
6. Jonatan Christie (second round)
7. Ng Ka Long (first round)
8. Srikanth Kidambi (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Viktor Axelsen	13	21	20
		Lakshya Sen	21	12	22
									Lakshya Sen	18	15
									Kunlavut Vitidsarn	21	21
	5	Lee Zii Jia	13	12
		Kunlavut Vitidsarn	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	V Axelsen	21	21
	PFR	M Weißkirchen	11	14
								1	V Axelsen	21	21
									T J Popov	17	10
		N Nguyen	16	14
		T J Popov	21	21
															1	V Axelsen	21	23
															8	S Kidambi	10	21
	8	S Kidambi	21	13	21
		B Leverdez	10	21	7
								8	S Kidambi	21	21	21
									Lu GZ	16	23	18
		T Rouxel	13	8
		Lu GZ	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	A S Ginting	21	23
	PFR	P Abián	14	21
								4	A S Ginting	7	9
									L Sen	21	21
		L Sen	21	22
		K Wangcharoen	6	20
																L Sen	21	21
																Prannoy K	15	16
	7	Ng K L	14	19
		Prannoy K	21	21
									Prannoy K	21	24
									Lee C Y	19	22
		Lee C Y	21	14	21
		S H Rhustavito	16	21	18

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		M Zilberman	19	18
	PFR	C Popov	21	21
								PFR	C Popov	13	21	12
								5	Lee Z J	21	18	21
		M Caljouw	21	13	8
	5	Lee Z J	19	21	21
															5	Lee Z J	21	21
																Zhao JP	12	18
		Zhao JP	21	21
	PFR	S Dey	15	8
									Zhao JP	21	21
									Heo K-h	10	10
		Heo K-h	21	18	21
	PFR	K Koljonen	13	21	16

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Parupalli K	13	13
		K Vitidsarn	21	21
									K Vitidsarn	22	21
								6	J Christie	20	9
	PFR	Li SF	16	21	15
	6	J Christie	21	18	21
																K Vitidsarn	19	21	21
																K Nishimoto	21	18	18
		Loh K Y	21	16	18
		B Yang	12	21	21
									B Yang	19	11
									K Nishimoto	21	21
		K Nishimoto	23	21
	2	K Momota	21	9

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Tai Tzu-ying (second round)
2. Akane Yamaguchi (second round)
3. Chen Yufei (final)
4. An Se-young (semi-finals)
5. Nozomi Okuhara (withdrew)
6. Carolina Marín (withdrew)
7. P. V. Sindhu (second round)
8. Ratchanok Intanon (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Zhang Yiman	13	21	13
	3	Chen Yufei	21	19	21
								3	Chen Yufei	14	25
									He Bingjiao	21	27
	4	An Se-young	12	15
		He Bingjiao	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Tai T-y	21	21
		I Wang	11	15
								1	Tai T-y	15	18
									S Takahashi	21	21
		Qi XF	11	14r
		S Takahashi	21	14
																S Takahashi	19	19
																Zhang YM	21	21
	7	P. V. Sindhu	21	21
		B Ongbamrungphan	8	7
								7	P. V. Sindhu	14	21	14
									Zhang YM	21	15	21
		Zhang YM	21	21
	PFR	B Corrales	15	14

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Chen YF	21	21
		P Chaiwan	13	9
								3	Chen YF	21	21
									S Katethong	8	15
		S Katethong	21	11	21
		K Gilmour	16	21	18
															3	Chen YF	21	21
																Y Li	5	16
	PFR	J Mair	8	8
		L Tan	21	21
									L Tan	21	12	15
									Y Li	16	21	21
		Y Li	16	21	21
		J D Jakobsen	21	14	14

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		L Kjærsfeldt	21	21
	PFR	A Kashyap	15	14
									L Kjærsfeldt	17	19
									M Li	21	21
		M Li	21	20	21
	PFR	M Bansod	18	22	9
																M Li	11	13
															4	An S-y	21	21
	PFR	L Huet	22	8	7
		Han Y	20	21	21
									Han Y	19	24	15
								4	An S-y	21	22	21
		L Christophersen	16	11
	4	An S-y	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	C Azurmendi	15	21	14
		S Nehwal	21	17	21
									S Nehwal	10	15
								8	R Intanon	21	21
		Wang ZY	11	18
	8	R Intanon	21	21
															8	R Intanon
																He BJ	w	/	o
		A Ohori	20	17
		He BJ	22	21
									He BJ	21	21
								2	A Yamaguchi	17	11
	PFR	K Kuuba	6	14
	2	A Yamaguchi	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (quarter-finals)
2. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (withdrew)
3. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (withdrew)
4. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (second round)
5. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (semi-finals)
6. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (quarter-finals)
7. Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (Banned)
8. Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Seidel (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	18	17
		Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	21	21
									Liu Yuchen Ou Xuanyi	21	21	14
									Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	23	16	21
		He Jiting Zhou Haodong	12	18
		Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
		Tan K M Tan W K	13	13
								1	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
									R Jille T van der Lecq	17	12
		R Jille T van der Lecq	15	21	21
		C Popov T J Popov	21	17	19
															1	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	24	21	21
															5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	26	19	23
	5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	17	21
		C Grimley M Grimley	13	21	11
								5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
									S Jomkoh K Kedren	13	17
		S Jomkoh K Kedren	21	21
		Liu C Zhang N	19	19

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	R Kjær F Søgaard	15	20
		Liu YC Ou XY	21	22
									Liu YC Ou XY	21	21
									A Koga T Saito	18	15
		Ren XY Tan Q	18	21	15
		A Koga T Saito	21	12	21
																Liu YC Ou XY	21	21
																K Matsui Y Takeuchi	12	16
	8	M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	23
		L Corvée R Labar	18	21
								8	M Lamsfuß M Seidel	21	22	19
									K Matsui Y Takeuchi	19	24	21
		J Magee P Reynolds	14	11
		K Matsui Y Takeuchi	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		K P Garaga V G Panjala	24	21
		H Okamura M Onodera	22	11
									K P Garaga V G Panjala	23	16	21
								PFR	I Bhatnagar K. Sai Pratheek	21	21	14
		C Hemming S Stallwood	15	16
	PFR	I Bhatnagar K. Sai Pratheek	21	21
																K P Garaga V G Panjala	11	21
																He JT Zhou HD	21	23
		F Delrue W Villeger	15	16
		He JT Zhou HD	21	21
									He JT Zhou HD	21	17	21
								4	F Alfian M R Ardianto	15	21	14
		J Bay L Mølhede	14	21	14
	4	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	9	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		A Dunn A Hall	16	19
		B Lane S Vendy	21	21
									B Lane S Vendy	15	21	17
								6	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	14	21
		Arjun M.R. D Kapila	13	22	19
	6	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	20	21
															6	Ong Y S Teo E Y	15	22	19
																Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	20	21
		Man W C Tee K W	13	17
		Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
									Goh S F N Izzuddin	21	21
								PFR	J Eipe D Lundgaard	13	14
	PFR	K Mammeri Y S Medel
	PFR	J Eipe D Lundgaard	w	/	o

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (champions)
2. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (second round)
3. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (quarter-finals)
4. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (withdrew)
5. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (second round)
6. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (semi-finals)
7. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (final)
8. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21	21
	6	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	17	12
								1	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21	29	21
								7	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	16	30	19
	7	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	16	21	21
		Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu	21	18	9

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
		C Birch J Pugh	15	9
								1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
									T Jolly G Gopichand	16	12
		D Jille C Seinen	15	12
		T Jolly G Gopichand	21	21
															1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	22
																V Hoo Lim C S	15	20
	8	P Tan Thinaah M	17	14
		J MacPherson C Torrance	21	21
									J MacPherson C Torrance	14	21	16
									V Hoo Lim C S	21	19	21
		K-K Marran H Rüütel	14	20
		V Hoo Lim C S	21	22

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	Du Y Li WM	21	21
		L Efler I Lohau	6	9
								PFR	Du Y Li WM	21	21
									B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	16	13
		B Aimsaard N Aimsaard	21	21
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	15	19
															PFR	Du Y Li WM	24	19	19
															6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	22	21	21
	6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	w	/	o
		A Magelund F Ravn
								6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
								PFR	M Corsini J Mair	11	12
	PFR	M Corsini J Mair	21	21
		H Harinarayanan A Roy	9	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		M Lambert A Tran	16	10
		R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	21
									R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	9	19
								7	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
		S Paewsampran P Supajirakul	21	17	12
	7	G Stoeva S Stoeva	14	21	21
															7	G Stoeva S Stoeva	13	21	21
															3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	14	15
	PFR	A C Kudsk S Schulz	15	12
		Liu XX Xia YT	21	21
									Liu XX Xia YT	9	18
								3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		C Hoshi A Matsuda
	3	Kim S-y Kong H-y	w	/	o

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	Y Li I Wang	14	10
		Jeong N-e Kim H-j	21	21
									Jeong N-e Kim H-j	21	21
								5	N Matsuyama C Shida	18	18
		A Ponnappa N. S Reddy	13	13
	5	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
																Jeong N-e Kim H-j	14	12
																Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
		Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	21
		Baek H-n Lee Y-r	16	16
									Zhang SX Zheng Y	21	15	21
								2	Lee S-h Shin S-c	19	21	14
		C Azurmendi B Corrales	11	8
	2	Lee S-h Shin S-c	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (champions)
2. Wang Yilyu / Huang Dongping (second round)
3. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (first round)
4. Praveen Jordan / Melati Daeva Oktavianti (withdrew)
5. Marcus Ellis / Lauren Smith (semi-finals)
6. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (quarter-finals)
7. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)
8. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21	21
		Adam Hall Julie MacPherson	11	17
								1	Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21	21
									Ou Xuanyi Huang Yaqiong	11	9
	5	Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	18	19
		Ou Xuanyi Huang Yaqiong	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
		K. Sai Pratheek N. S Reddy	19	8
								1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
									J R Jansen L Efler	10	15
		J R Jansen L Efler	21	21
		Zheng SW Zhang SX	19	17
															1	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
															6	Tan K M Lai P J	11	18
	6	Tan K M Lai P J	15	21	21
		W Villeger A Tran	21	14	12
								6	Tan K M Lai P J	21	10	21
								PFR	G Mairs J Moore	16	21	18
		I Bhatnagar T Crasto	19	22	9
	PFR	G Mairs J Moore	21	20	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	PFR	D Kapila G Gopichand	19	19
		A Maulana M C Bandaso	21	21
									A Maulana M C Bandaso	21	21
									M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	13	14
		M Mikkelsen R Søby Hansen	24	21
		M Lamsfuß I Lohau	22	13
																A Maulana M C Bandaso	17	21	18
																A Hall J MacPherson	21	14	21
	8	Goh S H S J Lai	21	13	12
		C Hemming J Pugh	14	21	21
									C Hemming J Pugh	17	19
									A Hall J MacPherson	21	21
		A Hall J MacPherson	21	21
		Ong Y S Goh L Y	16	13

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	21	21
		Hoo P R Cheah Y S	18	16
									S Jomkoh S Paewsampran	21	11	13
								5	M Ellis L Smith	19	21	21
		Chen T J Peck Y W	12	21	21
	5	M Ellis L Smith	21	13	23
															5	M Ellis L Smith	16	21	21
																R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	16	19
		R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21
		O Leydon-Davis A Pak	10	6
									R Rivaldy P H Mentari	21	21
									Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	9	16
		Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	21	21
	3	Y Watanabe A Higashino	15	19

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		R Tabeling S Piek	21	21
		K Yamashita N Shinoya	17	15
									R Tabeling S Piek	21	14
								7	T Gicquel D Delrue	23	21
	PFR	Arjun M.R. T Jolly	9	18
	7	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
															7	T Gicquel D Delrue	15	21	16
																Ou XY Huang YQ	21	16	21
		M Christiansen A Bøje	21	16	14
		Ou XY Huang YQ	16	21	21
									Ou XY Huang YQ	21	21
								2	Wang YL Huang DP	13	18
		M Thyrri A Magelund	14	18
	2	Wang YL Huang DP	21	21

External links

• Tournament Link