The Hylo Open is an international badminton tournament held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany, since 1988. It was formerly known as the BMW Badminton Cup, BMW Open International, Bitburger Masters, Bitburger Open and SaarLorLux Open.
In 2018, this event was selected as part of the BWF Tour Super 100. In 2021, the tournament was upgraded to Super 500 category tournament and was renamed the Hylo Open, before being downgraded to Super 300 the next year. On 31 March 2025, the tournament was elevated back to Super 500 status for the 2025 and 2026 seasons following the Canada Open’s demotion to Super 300 level.
Hylo Open: Players With Most Titles In Each Category
Men’s Singles
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Hargiono (INA) – 3 titles (1993, 1994, 1995)
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Niels Christian Kaldau (DEN) – 2 titles (2001, 2004)
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Chou Tien-chen (TPE) – 4 titles (2012, 2013, 2014, 2023)
Women’s Singles
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Katrin Schmidt (GER) – 3 titles (1988, 1989, 1990)
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Xu Huaiwen (GER) – 4 titles (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 → actually 5 titles!)
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Pi Hongyan (FRA) – 2 titles (2001, 2002)
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Juliane Schenk (GER) – 2 titles (2009, 2012)
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Nitchaon Jindapol (THA) – 2 titles (2013, 2017)
Men’s Doubles
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Robert Neumann (GER) – 2 titles (1988, 1989)
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Michael Keck (GER) – 4 titles (1992, 1995, 1998, 2000)
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Michael Søgaard (DEN) – 3 titles (1990, 2000, 2001)
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Simon Archer (ENG) – 2 titles (2002, 2004)
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Michał Łogosz/Robert Mateusiak (POL) – 2 titles together (2003, 2006)
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Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) – 3 titles together (2007, 2008, 2010)
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Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding (DEN) – 2 titles together (2013, 2015)
Women’s Doubles
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Katrin Schmidt (GER) – 4 titles (1988, 1993, 1994, 1995)
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Kerstin Ubben (GER) – 3 titles (1993, 1994, 1995)
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Xu Huaiwen (GER) – 2 titles (2000, 2004)
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Nicole Grether/Juliane Schenk (GER) – 2 titles together (2003, 2005)
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Helle Nielsen/Marie Røpke (DEN) – 2 titles together (2008, 2009)
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Gabriela Stoeva/Stefani Stoeva (BUL) – 2 titles together (2018, 2020)
Mixed Doubles
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Jin Chen (CHN) – 3 titles (1989, 1990, 1991)
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Katrin Schmidt (GER) – 3 titles (1988, 1989, 1990)
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Michael Keck (GER) – 4 titles (1992, 1993, 1994, 1998)
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Karen Stechmann (GER) – 3 titles (1992, 1993, 1994)
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Chris Bruil (NED) – 2 titles (1999, 2001)
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Erica van den Heuvel (NED) – 2 titles (1999, 2000)
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Robert Mateusiak/Nadieżda Kostiuczyk (later Zięba) (POL) – 2 titles together (2006, 2015)
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Zheng Siwei/Chen Qingchen (CHN) – 2 titles together (2014, 2016)
Also Read: Hylo Open: All-Time Title Winners In History
Hylo Open: Players With Most Titles Overall
| Rank | Player | Country | Titles | Categories Won |
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| 1 | Michael Keck | Germany | 8 | Men’s Doubles (4), Mixed Doubles (4) |
| 2 | Katrin Schmidt | Germany | 7 | Women’s Singles (3), Women’s Doubles (4), Mixed Doubles (3) → overlaps in same years; total distinct wins ≈7 |
| 3 | Xu Huaiwen | Germany | 6 | Women’s Singles (5), Women’s Doubles (1) |
| 4 | Chou Tien-chen | Chinese Taipei | 4 | Men’s Singles (4) |
| 5 | Hargiono | Indonesia | 3 | Men’s Singles (3) |
| 5 | Jin Chen | China | 3 | Mixed Doubles (3) |
| 5 | Karen Stechmann | Germany | 3 | Mixed Doubles (3) |
| 5 | Kerstin Ubben | Germany | 3 | Women’s Doubles (3) |
| 5 | Mathias Boe | Denmark | 3 | Men’s Doubles (3) |
| 5 | Carsten Mogensen | Denmark | 3 | Men’s Doubles (3) |



