2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix

The 2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix was a badminton tournament which took place in Saarbrücken, Germany from 2 to 7 October 2007. It had a total purse of $70,000.

2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix
Tournament details
DatesOctober 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)
October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)
Edition20th
LevelGrand Prix
Competitors270 from 29 nations
Total prize moneyUS$70,000
VenueSaarlandhalle
LocationSaarbrücken, Germany
Champions
Men's singlesChina Lü Yi
Women's singlesChina Wang Yihan
Men's doublesDenmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
Women's doublesChina Yang Wei
China Zhang Jiewen
Mixed doublesGermany Kristof Hopp
Germany Birgit Overzier
2006 2008

Tournament edit

The 2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix was the eighth tournament of the 2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the Bitburger Open championships which has been held since 1988. This tournament was organized by the German Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.[1]

Venue edit

This international tournament was held at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany.[2]

Point distribution edit

Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Grand Prix event.[3]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256 257/512
5,500 4,680 3,850 3,030 2,110 1,290 510 240 100 45

Prize money edit

The total prize money for this tournament was US$70,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[2]

Event Winner Finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Last 16
Singles $5,250 $2,660 $1,015 $420 $245
Doubles $5,530 $2,660 $980 $507.5 $262.5

Men's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Przemysław Wacha (second round)
  2.   Lee Tsuen Seng (final)
  3.   Anup Sridhar (third round)
  4.   Joachim Persson (semi-finals)
  5.   Andrew Dabeka (second round)
  6.   Kasper Ødum (second round)
  7.   Björn Joppien (quarter-finals)
  8.   Chetan Anand (third round)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
  Lü Yi 21 21
4   Joachim Persson 13 15
  Lü Yi 23 19 21
2   Lee Tsuen Seng 21 21 15
Q2   Marc Zwiebler 10 23 15
2   Lee Tsuen Seng 21 21 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
1   P Wacha 19 7
  Lü Y 21 21
  Lü Y 21 21
  S Schöttler 17 8
  Lü Y 21 17 21
  P Mikkelsen 13 21 18
  P Mikkelsen 21 21
  N Lasmari 8 18
  P Mikkelsen 21 21
  I B Ade Chandra 16 15
  I B Ade Chandra 21 21
Q5   S Razi 17 12
  Lü Y 21 21
7   B Joppien 9 18
7   B Joppien 12 23 21
  M Christensen 21 21 18
  M Christensen 21 21
  O Andrey 11 14
7   B Joppien 21 21
  J Ø. Jørgensen 15 18
  Parupalli K 21 21
Q6   A Roovers 13 9
  Parupalli K 17 17
  J Ø. Jørgensen 21 21
  J Koch 21 9
  J Ø. Jørgensen 23 21

Section 2 edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
4   J Persson 21 21
  M Lahnsteiner 19 18
Q8   M Pohl 12 20
  M Lahnsteiner 21 22
4   J Persson 21 21
  L Petrič 12 15
  D Domke 19 20
  L Petrič 21 22
  L Petrič 21 21
  A Pawar 16 19
  S Evans 10 18
  A Pawar 21 21
4   J Persson 17 21 21
  Qui YB 21 19 15
8   C Anand 21 21
  E Kurniawan 18 10
  M Reuter 22 9
  E Kurniawan 24 21
8   C Anand 21 13 17
  Qui YB 14 21 21
  R Ouseph 21 21
  K Midtgaard 16 17
  R Ouseph 12 10
  Qui YB 21 21
  Qui YB 21 21
  R Massing 16 14

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
  K Navickas 21 6 21
  S E Kastens 12 21 18
  K Navickas 21 21
  H Götschl 10 19
  Z Ammar 11 9
  H Götschl 21 21
  K Navickas 18 16
  Wu YY 21 21
  N Rice 17 19
  Wu YY 21 21
  Wu YY 21 21
6   K Ødum 16 18
  Wu YY 18 18
Q2   M Zwiebler 21 21
  N C Kaldau 16 21 14
Q2   M Zwiebler 21 15 21
Q2   M Zwiebler 22 21
  B S Pamungkas 20 8
  B S Pamungkas 21 21
PFQ   J Lindholm 15 18
Q2   M Zwiebler 21 21
3   A Sridhar 12 19
Q1   A Dumartheray 12 17
  D Gunawi 21 21
  D Gunawi 12 23 9
3   A Sridhar 21 21 21

Section 4 edit

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarter-finals
                    
Q7   D Benz 29 11
  C Bösiger 30 21
  C Bösiger 21 13 21
  S Gavnholt 15 21 13
PFQ   D Nyenhuis 10 14
  S Gavnholt 21 21
  C Bösiger 21 13 6
  R Ulsing 16 21 21
  R Ulsing 22 21
  N Kanetkar 20 10
  R Ulsing 21 21
5   A Dabeka 16 18
  R Ulsing 15 14
2   Lee T S 21 21
  H-K Vittinghus 12 21 21
  C Baxter 21 12 18
  H-K Vittinghus 21 21
  R Spitko 14 8
Q4   L Oey 25 19 17
  R Spitko 23 21 21
  H-K Vittinghus 5 17
2   Lee T S 21 21
PFQ   M Kuchenbecker 22 21
Q3   K Waldenberger 20 16
PFQ   M Kuchenbecker 11 12
2   Lee T S 21 21

Women's singles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Huaiwen Xu (quarter-finals)
  2.   Jiang Yanjiao (semi-finals)
  3.   Juliane Schenk (final)
  4.   Ella Diehl (quarter-finals)
  5.   Judith Meulendijks (second round)
  6.   Sara Persson (withdrew)
  7.   Larisa Griga (second round)
  8.   Ragna Ingólfsdóttir (first round)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
    Zhu Jingjing 19 22 17
  Wang Yihan 21 20 21
  Wang Yihan 16 21 21
3   Juliane Schenk 21 10 17
3   Juliane Schenk 21 18 21
2   Jiang Yanjiao 14 21 12

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   HW Xu 21 21
  C Sørensen 13 9
1   HW Xu 21 21
Q2   P Stolzenbach 19 7
  S Prutsch 22 12 18
Q2   P Stolzenbach 20 21 21
1   HW Xu 19 19
  Zhu JJ 21 21
7   L Griga 19 21 21
  E Chanteur 21 14 15
7   L Griga 10 10
  Zhu JJ 21 21
  J Cicognini 10 12
  Zhu JJ 21 21

Section 2 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   E Diehl 21 21
  S MacMaster 13 14
4   E Diehl 17 21 21
  A Mutatkar 21 14 10
  A Moura 12 14
  A Mutatkar 21 21
4   E Diehl 13 15
  Wang YH 21 21
5   J Meulendijks 21 21
Q4   J Köhler 13 14
5   J Meulendijks 13 16
  Wang YH 21 21
  Wang YH 21 21
  C Bott 15 8

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q3   Y-M Wong 21 15
  C Mayer 19 4r
Q3   Y-M Wong 12 7
Q1   K Michalowsky 21 21
Q1   K Michalowsky 21 21
PFQ   S Kurien 14 19
Q1   K Michalowsky 8 15
3   J Schenk 21 21
  C Reid 12 14
  Lê Ngọc N N 21 21
  Lê Ngọc N N 8 13
3   J Schenk 21 21
  N Descamps 20 16
3   J Schenk 22 21

Section 4 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  A Stapušaitytė 17 12
  T Murgunde 21 21
  T Murgunde 21 21
  N Brosolat Jensen 12 19
  N Brosolat Jensen 21 21
8   R Ingólfsdóttir 16 10
  T Murgunde 21 11 15
2   Jiang YJ 17 21 21
  M Fujii 17 21 17
  J Pittard 21 16 21
  J Pittard 13 14
2   Jiang YJ 21 21
  R van Cutsen 17 17
2   Jiang YJ 21 21

Men's doubles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Michael Fuchs / Roman Spitko (second round)
  2.   Kristof Hopp / Ingo Kindervater (quarter-finals)
  3.   Rasmus Andersen / Peter Steffensen (quarter-finals)
  4.   Robert Adcock / Robin Middleton (second round)
  5.   Robert Blair / David Lindley (final)
  6.   Tim Dettmann / Johannes Schöttler (second round)
  7.   Sun Junjie / Xu Chen (semi-finals)
  8.   He Hanbin / Shen Ye (semi-finals)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
7   Sun Junjie
  Xu Chen
21 17 18
  Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
19 21 21
  Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
21 21
5   Robert Blair
  David Lindley
17 15
5   Robert Blair
  David Lindley
21 21
8   He Hanbin
  Shen Ye
14 18

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   M Fuchs
  R Spitko
22 21
SUB   A Ellis
  M Lewis
20 12
1   M Fuchs
  R Spitko
11 22 12
  J Chemnitz
  M Delbo Larsen
21 20 21
  J Chemnitz
  M Delbo Larsen
21 21
  D Benz
  F Schoppmann
10 19
  J Chemnitz
  M Delbo Larsen
21 5 15
7   Sun JJ
  Xu C
16 21 21
7   Sun JJ
  Xu C
21 21
  A Heinz
  P Krämer
8 7
7   Sun JJ
  Xu C
w / o
  R Eidestedt
  C Langridge
  R Eidestedt
  C Langridge
21 21
SUB   Z Ammar
  N Lasmari
8 15

Section 2 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   R Adcock
  R Middleton
21 21
  J de Ruiter
  J Wouters
14 10
4   R Adcock
  R Middleton
20 17
  P Käsbauer
  O Roth
22 21
Q3   C Böhmer
  K Waldenberger
14 22
  P Käsbauer
  O Roth
21 24
  P Käsbauer
  O Roth
13 16
  M Boe
  C Mogensen
21 21
6   T Dettmann
  J Schöttler
21 14 21
  P Zauner
  R Zirnwald
18 21 17
6   T Dettmann
  J Schöttler
17 19
  M Boe
  C Mogensen
21 21
  M Boe
  C Mogensen
21 21
Q2   S Rduch
  J Zurwonne
5 16

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
SUB   J Gillis
  J Maas
21 13 21
  F Hammes
  H Käsbauer
17 21 18
SUB   J Gillis
  J Maas
12 9
5   R Blair
  D Lindley
21 21
  B Carême
  M Quéré
6 20
5   R Blair
  D Lindley
21 22
5   R Blair
  D Lindley
25 21
3   R Andersen
  P Steffensen
23 9
  S Enkerli
  C Heiniger
8 16
  J Cassel
  T Tesche
21 21
  J Cassel
  T Tesche
21 20 23
3   R Andersen
  P Steffensen
14 22 25
  W Claes
  F Mawet
10 12
3   R Andersen
  P Steffensen
21 21

Section 4 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q4   D Nyenhuis
  T Zander
16 19
  R Bonde
  K Henriksen
21 21
  R Bonde
  K Henriksen
12 21 12
8   He HB
  Shen Y
21 16 21
  P Neubacher
  J-S Schulz
12 21 10
8   He HB
  Shen Y
21 18 21
8   He HB
  Shen Y
21 14 21
2   K Hopp
  I Kindervater
15 21 10
  K Roebuck
  A Bowman
21 21
SUB   R Bosch
  R Massing
15 14
  K Roebuck
  A Bowman
16 17
2   K Hopp
  I Kindervater
21 21
  C Adcock
  D George
15 13
2   K Hopp
  I Kindervater
21 21

Women's doubles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (champions)
  2.   Nicole Grether / Juliane Schenk (quarter-finals)
  3.   Elin Bergblom / Johanna Persson (second round)
  4.   Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurien (semi-finals)
  5.   Imogen Bankier / Emma Mason (second round)
  6.   Michaela Peiffer / Kathrin Piotrowski (quarter-finals)
  7.   Natalie Munt / Joanne Nicholas (final)
  8.   Carina Mette / Birgit Overzier (second round)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
1   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
21 21
4   Jwala Gutta
  Shruti Kurien
12 4
1   Yang Wei
  Zhang Jiewen
21 21
7   Natalie Munt
  Joanne Nicholas
11 10
  Pan Pan
  Tian Qing
15 21 18
7   Natalie Munt
  Joanne Nicholas
21 18 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   Yang W
  Zhang JW
21 21
  K Buss
  C Vogelgsang
8 6
1   Yang W
  Zhang JW
21 26
  S Rayappan
  J Wallwork
8 24
  S Rayappan
  J Wallwork
21 22
  A Lillie
  K Michalowsky
15 20
1   Yang W
  Zhang JW
21 21
  J Köhler
  S Marinello
14 10
5   I Bankier
  E Mason
15 21 21
PFQ   S Krauspe
  L Ufermann
21 11 17
5   I Bankier
  E Mason
21 18 19
  J Köhler
  S Marinello
19 21 21
  R van Cutsen
  P van Dooremalen
13 25
  J Köhler
  S Marinello
21 27

Section 2 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
4   J Gutta
  S Kurien
21 21
  E Muskens
  I Tabeling
17 11
4   J Gutta
  S Kurien
21 21
  H Nielsen
  M Røpke
16 17
  H Nielsen
  M Røpke
21 21
  L Heidenreich
  M Stahlberg
8 10
4   J Gutta
  S Kurien
21 21
6   M Peiffer
  K Piotrowski
17 11
6   M Peiffer
  K Piotrowski
21 15 22
  S Bok
  L Parker
19 21 20
6   M Peiffer
  K Piotrowski
21 21
  L Choinet
  E Chanteur
19 15
  T Pelling
  H Razi
11 12
  L Choinet
  E Chanteur
21 21

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  M Agathangelou
  G White
17 10
  C Pedersen
  M Schjøtt-Kristensen
21 21
  C Pedersen
  M Schjøtt-Kristensen
21 10 21
8   C Mette
  B Overzier
19 21 18
  F McKee
  C Reid
12 19
8   C Mette
  B Overzier
21 21
  C Pedersen
  M Schjøtt-Kristensen
15 17
  Pan P
  Tian Q
21 21
  S Franz
  B Scheer
4 3
  Pan P
  Tian Q
21 21
  Pan P
  Tian Q
21 23
3   E Bergblom
  J Persson
10 21
  F Burkert
  C Nelte
6 15
3   E Bergblom
  J Persson
21 21

Section 4 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  C Bott
  G Köhler
21 3 21
  P Stolzenbach
  Y-M Wong
12 21 15
  C Bott
  G Köhler
18 12
7   N Munt
  J Nicholas
21 21
  S Annys
  S Corvilain
14 10
7   N Munt
  J Nicholas
21 21
7   N Munt
  J Nicholas
7 21 24
2   N Grether
  J Schenk
21 16 22
Q   J Goliszewski
  A Hoffmann
16 21 21
SUB   S Herzig
  M Fischer
21 11 23
SUB   S Herzig
  M Fischer
5 10
2   N Grether
  J Schenk
21 21
SUB   V Geuenich
  M Reich
6 8
2   N Grether
  J Schenk
21 21

Mixed doubles edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Ingo Kindervater / Kathrin Piotrowski (semi-finals)
  2.   Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier (champions)
  3.   David Lindley / Suzanne Rayappan (second round)
  4.   Tim Dettmann / Annekatrin Lillie (quarter-finals)
  5.   Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Britta Andersen (quarter-finals)
  6.   Robin Middleton / Liza Parker (quarter-finals)
  7.   Xu Chen / Tian Qing (semi-finals)
  8.   He Hanbin / Pan Pan (quarter-finals)

Finals edit

Semi-finals Final
          
1   Ingo Kindervater
  Kathrin Piotrowski
21 14 9
  Robert Blair
  Imogen Bankier
19 21 21
  Robert Blair
  Imogen Bankier
17 17
2   Kristof Hopp
  Birgit Overzier
21 21
7   Xu Chen
  Tian Qing
19 19
2   Kristof Hopp
  Birgit Overzier
21 21

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
1   I Kindervater
  K Piotrowski
26 21
  C Langridge
  J Nicholas
24 10
1   I Kindervater
  K Piotrowski
21 21
  P Steffensen
  J Houmann
12 6
  R Zirnwald
  T Riedl
18 21 8
  P Steffensen
  J Houmann
21 16 21
1   I Kindervater
  K Piotrowski
18 21 21
8   He HB
  Pan P
21 18 14
8   He HB
  Pan P
19 22 21
  R Bonde
  C Pedersen
21 20 19
8 '  He HB
  Pan P
21 21
  J Chemnitz
  M Røpke
19 16
  B Carême
  L Choinet
19 14
  J Chemnitz
  M Røpke
21 21

Section 2 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
3   D Lindley
  S Rayappan
21 18 21
Q2   D Nyenhuis
  M Peiffer
15 21 17
3   D Lindley
  S Rayappan
16 17
  R Blair
  I Bankier
21 21
  R Blair
  I Bankier
21 21
  F Schoppmann
  J Goliszewski
13 9
  R Blair
  I Bankier
16 21 21
5   J Fischer Nielsen
  B Andersen
21 15 8
5   J Fischer Nielsen
  B Andersen
21 21 21
  M Fuchs
  C Mette
12 23 14
5   J Fischer Nielsen
  B Andersen
21 21
Q1   A Bowman
  S Bok
13 12
Q1   A Bowman
  S Bok
21 21
  J de Ruiter
  I Vaessen
17 18

Bottom half edit

Section 3 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
  C Adcock
  G White
21 20 17
  M Delbo Larsen
  M Schjøtt-Kristensen
14 22 21
  M Delbo Larsen
  M Schjøtt-Kristensen
19 27 9
7   Xu C
  Tian Q
21 25 21
  K Roebuck
  J Wallwork
9 15
7   Xu C
  Tian Q
21 21
7   Xu C
  Tian Q
w / o
4   T Dettmann
  A Lillie
  D George
  M Agathangelou
18 21 14
  J Schöttler
  G Köhler
21 14 21
  J Schöttler
  G Köhler
19 21 16
4   T Dettmann
  A Lillie
21 15 21
  R Bosch
  P van Dooremalen
13 9
4   T Dettmann
  A Lillie
21 21

Section 4 edit

First Round Second Round Quarter-finals
               
Q4   F Mawet
  S Vorvilain
21 21
  H Götschl
  C Mayer
18 16
  F Mawet
  S Vorvilain
12 13
6   R Middleton
  L Parker
21 21
  R Eidestedt
  E Mason
13 18
6   R Middleton
  L Parker
21 21
6   R Middleton
  L Parker
19 21 13
2   K Hopp
  B Overzier
21 17 21
Q3   L Oey
  S Piek
19 21 19
  W Claes
  N Descamps
21 14 21
  W Claes
  N Descamps
13 13
2   K Hopp
  B Overzier
21 21
  R Adcock
  N Munt
20 10
2   K Hopp
  B Overzier
22 21

References edit

  1. ^ "Bitburger Open 2007". badminton.de (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bitburger Badminton Open 2007". www.bitburger-open.de. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Overview Ranking". Bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

External links edit

Preceded by 2007 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix
2007 BWF season
Succeeded by