BWF German Open: Complete List Of Winners

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.

Known as German Badminton Championships until 1980, the tournament was later allowed to be known as Open Championships from 1981 on. 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.

BWF German Open: List Of Winners

Men’s Singles

• 1955 – Eddy Choong (Malaysia)
• 1956 – Eddy Choong (Malaysia)
• 1957- Eddy Choong (Malaysia)
• 1958 -Ferry Sonneville (Indonesia)
• 1959 – Bertil Glans (Sweden)
• 1960 – Ferry Sonneville (Indonesia)
• 1961 – Ferry Sonneville (Indonesia)
• 1962 – Erland Kops (Denmark)
• 1963 – Erland Kops (Denmark)
• 1964 – Erland Kops (Denmark)
• 1965 – Alan Parsons (South Africa)
• 1966 – Erland Kops (Denmark)
• 1967 – Erland Kops (Denmark)
• 1968 – Erland Kops (Denmark)
• 1969 – Swend Puri (Denmark)
• 1971 – Sture Johnsson (Sweden)
• 1972 – Sture Johnsson (Sweden)
• 1973 – Sture Johnsson (Sweden)
• 1974 – Sture Johnsson (Sweden)
• 1975 – Flemming Delfs (Denmark)
• 1976 – Paul whetnal (England)
• 1977 – Sture Johnsson (Sweden)
• 1978 – Ray Stevens (England)
• 1980 – Thomas Angarth (Sweden)
• 1981 – Misbun Sidek (Malaysia)
• 1982 – Morten Frost (Denmark)
• 1983 – Misbun Sidek (Malaysia)
• 1984 – Michael Kjeldse (Denmark)
• 1985 – Nick Yates (England)
• 1986 – Morten Frost (Denmark)
• 1987 – Darren Hall (England)
• 1988 – Morten Frost (Denmark)
• 1989 – Morten Frost (Denmark)
• 1990 – Fung Permadi (Indonesia)
• 1991 – Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (Denmark)
• 1992 – Alan Budikusuma (Indonesia)
• 1993 – Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Denmark)
• 1994 – Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (Denmark)
• 1995 – Joko Suprianto (Indonesia)
• 1996 – Rashid Sidek (Malaysia)
• 1997 – Peter Gade (Denmark)
• 1998 – no result
• 1999 – Xia Xuanze (China)
• 2000 – Vladislav Druzchenko (Ukraine)
• 2001 – Kenneth Jonassen (Denmark)
• 2002 – Niels Christian Kaldau (Denmark)
• 2003 – Lee Hyun-il (China)
• 2004 – Lin Dan (China)
• 2005 – Lin Dan (China)
• 2006 – Chen Jin (China)
• 2007 – Lin Dan (China)
• 2008 – Lee Hyun-il (China)
• 2009 – Bao- Chunlai (China)
• 2010 – Bao- Chulani (China)
• 2011 – Lin Dan (China)
• 2012 – Lin Dan (China)
• 2013 – Chen Long (China)
• 2014 – Arvind Bhat (India)
• 2015 – Jan Ø. Jørgensen (Denmark)
• 2016 – Lin Dan (China)
• 2017 – Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei)
• 2018 – Chou Tien-chen (Chinese Taipei)
• 2019 – Kento Momota (Japan)
• 2022 – Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
• 2023 – Angus Ng Ka Lon (Hong Kong)
• 2024 – Christo Popov (France)
• 2025 – Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)

Women’s Singles

• 1955 – Hanne Jensen (Denmark)
• 1956 – Inger Kjærgaard (Denmark)
• 1957 – Inger Kjærgaard (Denmark)
• 1958 – Gisela Ellermann (Germany)
• 1959 – Aase Schiøtt (Denmark)
• 1960 – Eva Pettersson (Sweden)
• 1961 – Judy Hashman (United States)
• 1962 – Judy Hashman (United States)
• 1963 – Judy Hashman (United States)
• 1964 – Judy Hashman (United States)
• 1965 – Ursula Smith (England)
• 1966 – Irmgard Latz (Germany)
• 1967 – Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
• 1968 – Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
• 1969 – Anne Flindt (Denmark)
• 1970  not held
• 1971 – Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
• 1972 – Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
• 1973 -Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
• 1974 – Margaret Beck (England)
• 1975 – Joke van (Netherlands)
• 1976 – Gillian Gilks (England)
• 1977- Margaret Lockwood (England)
• 1978 – Jane Webster (England)
• 1979 – NO COMPETITION
• 1980 – Pia Nielsen (Japan)
• 1981 – Hiroe Yuki (Japan)
• 1982 – Wu Dixi (China)
• 1983 – Nettie Nielsen (Denmark)
• 1984 – Karen Beckman (England)
• 1985 – Qian Ping (China)
• 1986 – Kim Yun-ja (China)
• 1987 – Qian Ping (China)
• 1988 – Han Aiping (China)
• 1989 – Helen Troke (England)
• 1990 – Pernille Nedergaard (Denmark)
• 1991 – Huang Hua (China)
• 1992 – Susi Susanti (Indonesia)
• 1993 – Susi Susanti (Indonesia)
• 1994 – Lim Xiaoqing (Sweden)
• 1995- Camilla Martin (Denmark)
• 1996 – Yao Jie (China)
• 1997 – Camilla Martin (Denmark)
• 1998 – NO COMPETITION
• 1999 – Tang Chunyu (China)
• 2000 – Dong Fang (China)
• 2001 – Pi Hongyan (France)
• 2002 – Pi Hongyan (France)
• 2003 – Zhang Ning (China)
• 2004 – Xie Xingfang (China)
• 2005 -Xie Xingfang (China)
• 2006 – Zhang Ning (China)
• 2007 – Xie Xingfang (China)
• 2008 – Jun Jae-youn (South Korea)
• 2009 – Wang Yihan (China)
• 2010 – Wang Xin (China)
• 2011 – Liu Xin (China)
• 2012 – Li Xuerui (China)
• 2013 – Wang Yihan (China)
• 2014 – Sayaka Takahashi (Japan)
• 2015 – Sung Ji-hyun (South Korea)
• 2016 – Li Xuerui (China)
• 2017 – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
• 2018 – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
• 2019 – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
• 2021 – NO COMPETITION
• 2022 – He Bingjiao (China)
• 2023 – Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
• 2024 – Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark)
• 2025 – Yeo Jia Min (Singapore)

Men’s Doubles

• 1955 – Eddy Choong/David Choong (Malaysia)
• 1956 – Jørn Skaarup/Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen (Denmark)
• 1957 – Eddy Choong/David Choong (Malaysia)
• 1958 – Hugh Findlay/ John Timperley (England)
• 1959 – Jesper Sandvad/Poul-Erik Nielsen (Denmark)
• 1960 – Bertil Glans/Berndt Dahlberg (Sweden)
• 1961 – Hugh Findlay/Tony Jordan (England)
• 1962 – Finn Kobberø/Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen (Denmark)
• 1963 – Erland Kops/Poul-Erik Nielsen (Denmark)
• 1964 – Erland Kops/Poul-Erik Nielsen (Denmark)
• 1965 – Alan Parsons/William Kerr (South Africa)
• 1966 – Per Walsøe/Poul-Erik Nielsen (Denmark)
• 1967 – Wolfgang Bochow/Friedhelm Wulff (Germany)
• 1968 – Tan Yee Khan/Ng Boon Bee (Malaysia)
• 1969 – Jørgen Mortensen/Henning Borch (Denmark)
• 1970 – Not Held
• 1971 – Punch Gunalan/Ng Boon Bee (Malaysia)
• 1972 – Punch Gunalan/Ng Boon Bee (Malaysia)
• 1973 – Tjun Tjun/Johan Wahjudi (Indonesia)
• 1974 – Derek Talbot/Elliot Stuart (England)
• 1975 – Bengt Fröman/Thomas Kihlström (Sweden)
• 1976 – Bengt Fröman/Thomas Kihlström (Sweden)
• 1977 – Bengt Fröman/Thomas Kihlström (Sweden)
• 1978 – Ola Eriksson/Christian Lundberg (Sweden)
• 1980 – Jens Peter Nierhoff/Steen Skovgaard (Denmark)
• 1981 – Duncan Bridge/Martin Dew (England)
• 1982 – Morten Frost/Steen Fladberg (Denmark)
• 1983 – Mike Tredgett/Martin Dew (England)
• 1984 – Mike Tredgett/Martin Dew (England)
• 1985 – Li Yongbo/Ding Qiqing (China)
• 1986 – Park Joo-bong/Kim Moon-soo (South Korea)
• 1987 – Sawei Chanseorasmee/Sakrapee Thongsari (Thailand)
• 1988 – Jan Paulsen/Steen Fladberg (Denmark)
• 1989 – Jan Paulsen/Henrik Svarrer (Denmark)
• 1990 – Ong Ewe Chye/Rahman Sidek (Malaysia)
• 1991 – Eddy Hartono/Rudy Gunawan (Indonesia)
• 1992 – Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund (Denmark)
• 1993 – Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund (Denmark)
• 1994 – Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund (Denmark)
• 1995 – Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund (Denmark)
• 1996 – Jon Holst-Christensen/Thomas Lund (Denmark)
• 1997 – Jesper Larsen/Jens Eriksen (Denmark)
• 1999 – Choong Tan Fook/Lee Wan Wah (Malaysia)
• 2000 – Michael Søgaard/Jim Laugesen (Denmark)
• 2001 – Michael Søgaard/Jim Laugesen (Denmark)
• 2002 – Jonas Rasmussen/Lars Paaske (Denmark)
• 2003 – Flandy Limpele/Eng Hian (Indonesia)
• 2004 – Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (Denmark)
• 2005 – Fu Haifeng/Cai Yun (China)
• 2006 – Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae (South Korea)
• 2007 – Lee Jae-jin/Hwang Ji-man (South Korea)
• 2008 – Lee Jae-jin/Hwang Ji-man (South Korea)
• 2009 – Lee Yong-dae/Shin Baek-cheol (South Korea)
• 2010 – Chai Biao/Zhang Nan (China)
• 2011 – Lee Yong-dae/Jung Jae-sung (South Korea)
• 2012 – Hong Wei/Shen Ye (China)
• 2013 – Chai Biao/Hong Wei (China)
• 2014 – Takeshi Kamura/Keigo Sonoda (Japan)
• 2015 – Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding (Denmark)
• 2016 – Ko Sung-hyun/Shin Baek-cheol (South Korea)
• 2017 – Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark)
• 2018 – Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko (Japan)
• 2019 – Hiroyuki Endo/Yuta Watanabe (Japan)
• 2022 – Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin (Malaysia)
• 2023 – Choi Sol-gyu/Kim Won-ho (South Korea)
• 2024 – Lee Jhe-Huei/Yang Po-Hsuan (Taipei)
• 2025 – Kim Won-ho/Seo Seung-jae (South Korea)

Women’s Doubles

• 1955 – Annelise Hansen/ Grete Flensted (Denmark)
• 1956 – Anni Jørgensen/Hanne Jensen (Denmark)
• 1957 – Agnete Friis/Hanne Jensen (Denmark)
• 1958 – Gisela Ellermann/Hannelore Schmidt (Germany)
• 1959 – Agnete Friis/Asae Schøtt Jacbosen (Denmark)
• 1960 – Agnete Friis/Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen (Denmark)
• 1961 – Judy Hashman/ Sonia Cox (United States)
• 1962 – Judy Hashman/Tonny Holst (United States)
• 1963 – Karin Jørgensen /Ulla Rasmussen (Denmark)
• 1964 – Brenda Parr/ Ursula Smith (England)
• 1965 – Brenda Parr/Ursula Smith (England)
• 1966 – Judy Hashman/ Sue Peard (United States)
• 1967 – Irmgard Latz/ Marieluise Wackerow (Germany)
• 1968 – Margaret Boxall/ Susan Pound (England)
• 1969 – Anne Flindt/Pernille Mølgaard Hansen (Denmark)
• 1970 – Not held
• 1971 – Anne Flindt/Pernille Mølgaard Hansen (Denmark)
• 1972 – Anne Flindt/Pernille Mølgaard Hansen (Denmark)
• 1973 – Deirdre Tyghe/ Barbara Lord (South Africa)
• 1974 – Margaret Beck/Gillian Gilks (England)
• 1975 – Brigitte Steden/Marieluise Zizmann (Germany)
• 1976 – Brigitte Steden/Marieluise Zizmann (Germany)
• 1977 – Barbara Sutton/Jane Webster (England)
• 1978 – Nora Perry/ Anne Statt (England)
• 1979 – Not held
• 1980 – Jane Webster/ Karen Chapman (England)
• 1981 – Gillian Gilks/Paula Kilvington (England)
• 1982 – Wu Dixi/ Lin Ying (China)
• 1983 – Sumiko Kitada/Shigemi Kawamura (Japan)
• 1984 – Gillian Gilks/Karen Beckman (England)
• 1985 – Wu Jianqiu/Guan Weizhen (China)
• 1986 – Kim Yun-ja/Yoo Sang-hee (South Korea)
• 1987 – Lin Ying/Guan Weizhen (China)
• 1988 – Lao Yujing/Zheng Yuli (China)
• 1989 -Erma Sulistyaningsih /RosianaTendean (Indonesia)
• 1990 – Dorte Kjær/Lotte Olsen (Denmark)
• 1991 – Christine Magnusson/Lim Xiaoqing (Sweden)
• 1992 – Christine Magnusson/ Lim Xiaoqing (Sweden)
• 1993 – Finarsih/Lili Tampi (Indonesia)
• 1994 – Thomas Lund/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
• 1995 – Eliza Nathanael/ Zelin Resiana (Indonesia)
• 1996 – Deyana Lomban/ Indarti Issolina (Indonesia)
• 1997 – Rikke Olsen/ Helene Kirkegaard (Denmark)
• 1998 – Not held
• 1999 – Chen Lin/Jiang Xuelian (China)
• 2000 – Lu Ying/Huang Sui (China)
• 2001 – Rikke Olse/ Helene Kirkegaard (Denmark)
• 2002 – Mia Audina/Lotte Jonathans (Netherlands)
• 2003 – Ra Kyung-min/ Lee Kyung-won (South Korea)
• 2004 – Zhang Dan/ Zhang Yawen (China)
• 2005 – Gao Ling/ Huang Sui (China)
• 2006 – Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen (China)
• 2007 – Yang Wei/Zhang Jiewen (China)
• 2008 – Lee Kyung-won/Lee Hyo-jung (South Korea)
• 2009 – Cheng Shu/ Zhao Yunlei (China)
• 2010 – Ma Jin /Wang Xiaoli (China)
• 2011 – Mizuki Fujii/ Reika Kakiiwa (Japan)
• 2012 – Xia Huan/Tang Jinhua (China)
• 2013 – Jung Kyung-eun/Kim Ha-na (South Korea)
• 2014 – Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi (Japan)
• 2015 – Christinna Pedersen/ Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)
• 2016 – Huang Yaqion/ Tang Jinhua (China)
• 2017 – Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
• 2018 – Yuki Fukushima/ Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
• 2019 – Du Yue/Li Yinhui (China)
• 2022 – Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan (China)
• 2023 – Baek Ha-na/Lee So-hee (South Korea)
• 2024 – Li Yijing/Luo Xumin (China)
• 2025 – Mizuki Otake/Miyu Takahashi (Japan)

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Mixed Doubles

• 1955 – David Choong/Annelise Hansen (Malaysia/Denmark)
• 1956 – Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen/Anni Jørgensen (Denmark)
• 1957- Erland Kops/Agnete Friis (Denmark)
• 1958 – Bo Nilsson/Amy Pettersson (Sweden)
• 1959 – Poul-Erik Nielsen/Agnete Friis (Denmark)
• 1960 – Bjørn Holst-Christensen/Inger Kjærgaard (Denmark)
• 1961 – Yeoh Kean Hua/Judy Hashman (Malaysia)
• 1962 – Finn Kobberø/Hanne Andersen (Denmark)
• 1963 – Poul-Erik Nielsen/Kirsten Thorndahl (Denmark)
• 1964 – Finn Kobberø/Bente Flindt (Denmark)
• 1965 – Richard purser/Greda Schumacher (New Zealand)
• 1966 – Morten Pommergaard /Ulla Strand (Denmark)
• 1967- Per Walsøe /Ulla Strand (Denmark)
• 1968 – Tony Jordan/Susan Whetnall (England)
• 1969 -Tony Jordan/Susan Whetnall (England)
• 1970 – Not held
• 1971 – Derek Talbot/Gillian Gilks (England)
• 1972 – Wolfgang Bochow/Marieluise Zizmann (Germany)
• 1973 – Gert Perneklo/Eva Twedberg (Sweden)
• 1974 – Roland Maywald/Brigitte Steden (Germany)
• 1975 – Wolfgang Bochow/Marieluise Zizmann (Germany)
• 1976 – Mike Tredgett/Nora Perry (England)
• 1977 – David Eddy/Barbara Sutton (England)
• 1978 – Rob Ridder/Marjan Ridder (Netherlands)
• 1980 – Steen Skovgaard/Anne Skovgaard (Denmark)
• 1981 – Steen Fladberg/Pia Nielsen (Denmark)
• 1982 – Dipak Tailor/Gillian Gilks (England)
• 1983 – Steen Fladberg/Pia Nielsen (Denmark)
• 1984 – Martin Dew/Gillian Gilks (England)
• 1985 – Martin Dew/Gillian Gilks (England)
• 1986 – Lee Deuk-Choon/Chung Myung hee (South Korea)
• 1987 – Martin Dew/Gillian Gilks (England)
• 1988 – Steen Fladberg/Gillian Clark (Denmark/ England)
• 1989 – Jan Paulsen/Gillian Gowers (Denmark/ England)
• 1990 – Pär-Gunnar Jönsso/Maria Bengtsson (Sweden)
• 1991 – Thomas Lund/Pernille Dupont (Denmark)
• 1993 – Thomas Lund/Erica van den Heuvel (Denmark/Netherlands)
• 1994 – Thomas Lund/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
• 1995 – Ron Michels/Erica van den Heuvel (Netherlands)
• 1996 – Tri Kusharyanto/Minarti Timur (Indonesia)
• 1997 – Jens Eriksen/Marlene Thomsen (Denmark)
• 1998 – Not held
• 1999 – Lars Paaske/Jane F. Bramsen (Denmark)
• 2000 – Jonas Rasmussen/Jane Brasmen (Denmark)
• 2001 – Michael Søgaard/Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
• 2002 – Michael Søgaard/Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
• 2003 – KimDong-moon/Ra Kyung-min (South Korea)
• 2004 – Carsten Mogensen/Rikke Olsen (Denmark)
• 2005 – LeeJae-jin/Lee Hyo-jung (South Korea)
• 2006 – Zhang Jun/Gao Ling (China)
• 2007 – Zheng Bo/Gao Ling (China)
• 2008 – Lee Yong-dae/Lee Hyo-jung (South Korea)
• 2009 – Xu Chen /Zhao Yunlei (China)
• 2010 – Yohan Hadikusuma/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong)
• 2011- Robert Blair/ Gabrielle White (Scotland/England)
• 2012 – Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)
• 2013 – Shin Baek-cheol/Jang Ye-na (South Korea)
• 2014 – Robert Blair/Imogen Bankier (Scotland)
• 2015 – Mads Pieler Kolding/Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark)
• 2016 – Ko Sung-hyun/Kim Ha-na (South Korea)
• 2017 – Zhang Nan/ Li Yinhui (China)
• 2018 – Goh Soon Huat/Shevon Jemie Lai (Malaysia)
• 2019 – Seo Seung-jae/Chae Yoo-jung (South Korea)
• 2022 – Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai (Thailand)
• 2023 – Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping (China)
• 2024 – Tang Chun Man/Tse Ying Suet (Hong Kong)
• 2025 – Robin Tabeling/Alexandra Bøje (Netherlands/Denmark)