2023 German Open (badminton)

2023 German Open

Tournament details
Dates	7–12 March
Edition	64th
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$210,000
Venue	Westenergie Sporthalle
Location	Mülheim, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Ng Ka Long
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho
Women's doubles	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
Mixed doubles	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping
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The 2023 German Open (officially known as the Yonex German Open 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Westenergie Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany, from 7 to 12 March 2023 and had a total prize pool of $210,000.

Tournament

The 2023 German Open was the fifth tournament of the 2023 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	33/64	65/128
7,000	5,950	4,900	3,850	2,750	1,670	660	320

Prize pool

The total prize money for this tournament was US$210,000, distributed of the prize money in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$15,750	$7,980	$3,045	$1,260	$735
Doubles	$16,590	$7,980	$2,940	$1,522.50	$787.50

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Lee Zii Jia (second round)
2. Kunlavut Vitidsarn (first round)
3. Kodai Naraoka (first round)
4. Loh Kean Yew (second round)
5. Lu Guangzu (quarter-finals)
6. Lakshya Sen (first round)
7. Zhao Junpeng (second round)
8. Shi Yuqi (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Lee Cheuk Yiu	14	21	15
		Ng Ka Long	21	14	21
									Ng Ka Long	20	21	21
									Li Shifeng	22	18	18
		Kento Momota	11	7
		Li Shifeng	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Lee Z J	21	21
	Q3	M Johannesen	11	5
								1	Lee Z J	21	20	21
								PFQ	Lee C-h	15	22	23
		M Zilberman	8	11
	PFQ	Lee C-h	21	21
															PFQ	Lee C-h	21	14
																Lee C Y	23	21
	6	L Sen	19	16
		C Popov	21	21
									C Popov	19	19
									Lee C Y	21	21
		V Svendsen	14	19
		Lee C Y	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	K Naraoka	23	14	5r
		Ng K L	21	21	11
									Ng K L	21	21
								PFQ	L E Peñalver	16	12
	PFQ	L E Peñalver	16	21	22
	PFQ	M Christophersen	21	19	20
																Ng K L	17	8
															5	Lu GZ	21	6r
	5	Lu GZ	21	21
	Q2	J Louda	12	17
								5	Lu GZ	21	22
									K Tsuneyama	12	20
		Liew D	18	17
		K Tsuneyama	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		T J Popov	14	19
		B Yang	21	21
									B Yang	16	10
									K Momota	21	21
		K Momota	21	21
	8	Shi YQ	16	15
																K Momota	15	21	21
																K Nishimoto	21	17	12
		K Nishimoto	21	21
		Cheam J W	10	15
									K Nishimoto	21	13	21
								4	Loh K Y	17	21	19
		M Manjunath	8	21	11
	4	Loh K Y	21	19	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Lin C-y	18	21	21
		M Caljouw	21	12	10
									Lin C-y	23	15	21
								7	Zhao JP	21	21	17
	Q1	A R Dwicahyo	18	17
	7	Zhao JP	21	21
																Lin C-y	7	20
																Li SF	21	22
		H-K Vittinghus	21	21
	Q4	A Lanier	19	16
									H-K Vittinghus	14	12
									Li SF	21	21
		Li SF	21	7
	2	K Vitidsarn	15	4r

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
2. An Se-young (final)
3. Chen Yufei (semi-finals)
4. He Bingjiao (semi-finals)
5. Wang Zhiyi (quarter-finals)
6. Ratchanok Intanon (withdrew)
7. Han Yue (first round)
8. Pornpawee Chochuwong (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
	3	Chen Yufei	18	16
								1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	21
								2	An Se-young	11	14
	4	He Bingjiao	12	13
	2	An Se-young	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		L Chaiwan	19	14
								1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
									Zhang YM	11	14
		K Gilmour	21	14	13
		Zhang YM	18	21	21
															1	A Yamaguchi	21	16	21
															5	Wang ZY	18	21	14
	5	Wang ZY	21	21
		M Bansod	13	14
								5	Wang ZY	21	21
									Y Li	12	16
		A Ohori	19	20
		Y Li	21	22

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Chen YF	21	21
		I Wang	9	11
								3	Chen YF	21	21
									Qi XF	13	13
		Qi XF	21	21
		C Azurmendi	10	9
															3	Chen YF	21	21
															8	P Chochuwong	15	18
	8	P Chochuwong	21	21
	Q3	T Mir	8	10
								8	P Chochuwong	21	21
									Goh J W	13	10
		L Tan	21	13
		Goh J W	23	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	Q2	J Stadelmann	12	17
	PFQ	Zhang W Y	21	21
								PFQ	Zhang W Y	20	15
									Hsu W-c	22	21
		Hsu W-c	21	21
	PFQ	L Huet	11	5
																Hsu W-c	17	13
															4	He BJ	21	21
		S Kawakami	21	21
	PFQ	L Lam	18	13
									S Kawakami	21	9	14
								4	He BJ	15	21	21
		K Kuuba	15	17
	4	He BJ	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		Kim G-e	21	21
	Q4	Thet Htar T	9	11
									Kim G-e	21	21
									S Katethong	14	13
		S Katethong	21	18	21
	7	Han Y	16	21	17
																Kim G-e	18	6
															2	An S-y	21	21
	Q1	P Buhrova	21	17	17
		Sung S-y	16	21	21
									Sung S-y	12	6
								2	An S-y	21	21
		R Gunji	13	8
	2	An S-y	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik (second round)
2. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (quarter-finals)
3. Liu Yuchen / Ou Xuanyi (first round)
4. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (quarter-finals)
5. Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi (second round)
6. Liang Weikeng / Wang Chang (first round)
7. Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Won-ho (champions)
8. Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Seidel (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Akira Koga Taichi Saito	21	16	12
	7	Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho	18	21	21
								7	Choi Sol-gyu Kim Won-ho	21	18	21
									Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae	19	21	19
		Kang Min-hyuk Seo Seung-jae	21	21
		Lee Jhe-huei Yang Po-hsuan	13	19

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
								1	A Chia Soh W Y	13	18
									A Koga T Saito	21	21
		Man W C Tee K W
		A Koga T Saito	w	/	o
																A Koga T Saito	21	21
																J Bay L Mølhede	9	18
	8	M Lamsfuß M Seidel	19	21	21
		B Geiss J C Völker	21	14	18
								8	M Lamsfuß M Seidel	17	15
									J Bay L Mølhede	21	21
		D Hess P Scheiel
		J Bay L Mølhede	w	/	o

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	4	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
		K Matsui Y Takeuchi	15	17
								4	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	15	21
									Kim G-j Kim S-r	19	21	19
		A R Dwicahyo A Qowimuramadhoni	12	12
		Kim G-j Kim S-r	21	21
															4	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	22	17
															7	Choi S-g Kim W-h	24	21
	7	Choi S-g Kim W-h	21	21
		J Magee P Reynolds	10	12
								7	Choi S-g Kim W-h	22	21
									R Kjær F Søgaard	20	15
		R Kjær F Søgaard	21	21
		R Jille T van der Lecq	16	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		C Grimley M Grimley	18	15
		L Corvée R Labar	21	21
									L Corvée R Labar	14	11
									Chang K-c Wang C-l	21	21
		Chang K-c Wang C-l	21	21
	6	Liang WK Wang C	18	13
																Chang K-c Wang C-l	17	19
																Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21
		A Dunn A Hall
		Tan K M Tan W K	w	/	o
									Tan K M Tan W K	15	17
									Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21
		Kang M-h Seo S-j	21	21
	3	Liu YC Ou XY	19	19

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		A Dong N Yakura	8	9
		Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	21
									Lee J-h Yang P-hs	18	21	21
								5	Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	18	18
		Lee F-c Lee Y	21	20	15
	5	Ong Y S Teo E Y	17	22	21
																Lee J-h Yang P-hs	21	21
															2	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	15	19
		O Král A Mendrek	21	21
		I Santoro R Webster	4	2
									O Král A Mendrek	17	11
								2	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	21	21
		C Popov T J Popov	21	8
	2	T Hoki Y Kobayashi	23	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida (final)
2. Jeong Na-eun / Kim Hye-jeong (quarter-finals)
3. Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan (semi-finals)
4. Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong (semi-finals)
5. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (quarter-finals)
6. Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara (quarter-finals)
7. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (quarter-finals)
8. Baek Ha-na / Lee So-hee (champions)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	24	21
	3	Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan	22	13
								1	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	19	15
								8	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	21	21
	4	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	18	18
	8	Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
		K-K Marran H Rüütel	14	7
								1	N Matsuyama C Shida	21	21
									S Küspert E Moszczynski	12	16
		S Küspert E Moszczynski	21	21
	Q2	K de Wit A Tirtosentono	18	19
															1	N Matsuyama C Shida	27	21
															5	Y Fukushima S Hirota	25	15
	5	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
		M Stoliarenko Y Zharka	10	7
								5	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
									R Hirokami Y Kato	12	17
		R Hirokami Y Kato	21	21
		M Corsini J Mair	12	15

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21
		K Frost M Ryan	7	8
								3	P Tan Thinaah M	21	21
									J MacPherson C Torrance	18	15
	PFQ	P L Cao Hok L Lam	17	15
		J MacPherson C Torrance	21	21
															3	P Tan Thinaah M	21	18	21
															6	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	17	21	11
								6	M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
									Yeung N T Yeung P L	12	16
		A Xu K Xu	15	12
		Yeung N T Yeung P L	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		M Lambert A Tran	19	18
		R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	21	21
									R Iwanaga K Nakanishi	20	16
								7	G Stoeva S Stoeva	22	21
		D Jille C Seinen
	7	G Stoeva S Stoeva	w	/	o
															7	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	15	13
															4	Kim S-y Kong H-y	18	21	21
		C Birch L Smith	21	21
		L Efler I Lohau	19	16
									C Birch L Smith	13	10
								4	Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
		Li WM Liu XX	21	15	19
	4	Kim S-y Kong H-y	18	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		S Gurazada I Jaiswal	11	15
		Ng T Y Tsang H Y	21	21
									Ng T Y Tsang H Y	8	13
								8	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	21
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	13	16
	8	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	21
															8	Baek H-n Lee S-h	21	18	23
															2	Jeong N-e Kim H-j	11	21	21
	Q3	Du Y Xia YT	21	21
	Q4	S Au Yeong K Hochmeir	4	9
								Q3	Du Y Xia YT	14	5
								2	Jeong N-e Kim H-j	21	21
		V Hoo Lim C S	12	0r
	2	Jeong N-e Kim H-j	21	0

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Yuta Watanabe / Arisa Higashino (second round)
2. Thom Gicquel / Delphine Delrue (quarter-finals)
3. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (first round)
4. Mark Lamsfuß / Isabel Lohau (second round)
5. Feng Yanzhe / Huang Dongping (champions)
6. Seo Seung-jae / Chae Yoo-jung (second round)
7. Robin Tabeling / Selena Piek (withdrew)
8. Yuki Kaneko / Misaki Matsutomo (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Kim Won-ho Jeong Na-eun	14	21	21
		Kyohei Yamashita Naru Shinoya	21	19	19
									Kim Won-ho Jeong Na-eun	4	15
								5	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21	21
	5	Feng Yanzhe Huang Dongping	21	21
		Hiroki Midorikawa Natsu Saito	16	16

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	1	Y Watanabe A Higashino	14	21	21
		Ko S-h Eom H-w	21	13	10
								1	Y Watanabe A Higashino	15	16
									Kim W-h Jeong N-e	21	21
		M Zilberman S Zilberman	7	11
		Kim W-h Jeong N-e	21	21
																Kim W-h Jeong N-e	22	21
																Chen T J Toh E W	20	14
	6	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	21	21
	Q4	J Magee M Ryan	8	11
								6	Seo S-j Chae Y-j	11	22
									Chen T J Toh E W	21	24
		Chen T J Toh E W	21	20	21
		Hoo P R Teoh M X	12	22	14

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	3	Tan K M Lai P J	14	14
		D Ferdinansyah G E Widjaja	21	21
									D Ferdinansyah G E Widjaja	19	19
									Lee C H Ng T Y	21	21
		Lee C H Ng T Y	21	21
	PFQ	J C Völker S Küspert	9	12
																Lee C H Ng T Y	14	13
																K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	21
	PFQ	M Tomic A Vitman	10	17
		Tang C M Tse Y S	21	21
									Tang C M Tse Y S	8	19
									K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	21
		K Yamashita N Shinoya	21	21
		G Mairs J Moore	13	19

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
		P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	19	21
	Q1	B Geiss E Moszczynski	13	21	13
									P Jordan M D Oktavianti	15	19
								5	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
	Q2	P Scheiel F Volkmann	15	10
	5	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
															5	Feng YZ Huang DP	21	21
																Yang P-hs Hu L-f	7	14
		Yang P-hs Hu L-f	22	16	21
		J R Jansen L Efler	20	21	10
									Yang P-hs Hu L-f	21	21
								4	M Lamsfuß I Lohau	13	18
		K Mammeri T Mammeri	10	11
	4	M Lamsfuß I Lohau	21	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarter-finals
	Q3	S Bugtrup M Surrow	18	21	19
		H Midorikawa N Saito	21	17	21
									H Midorikawa N Saito	21	21
								8	Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	16	19
		Chang K-c Lee C-c	10	11
	8	Y Kaneko M Matsutomo	21	21
																H Midorikawa N Saito	21	21
															2	T Gicquel D Delrue	16	13
		B. S Reddy A Ponnappa	10	12
		A Hall J MacPherson	21	21
									A Hall J MacPherson	13	18
								2	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21
		J Toft C Graversen	19	17
	2	T Gicquel D Delrue	21	21

External links

• Tournament Link