2018 German Open (badminton)

The 2018 German Open, officially the Yonex German Open 2018, was a badminton tournament which took place at Innogy Sporthalle in Germany from 6 to 11 March 2018 and had a total purse of $150,000.

2018 German Open

Tournament details
Dates	6–11 March
Edition	61st
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$150,000
Venue	Innogy Sporthalle
Location	Mülheim, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Chou Tien-chen
Women's singles	Akane Yamaguchi
Men's doubles	Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko
Women's doubles	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
Mixed doubles	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai
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Tournament

The 2018 German Open was the sixth tournament of the 2018 BWF World Tour and also part of the German Open championships which has been held since 1955. This tournament was organized by German Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at Innogy Sporthalle in Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

Point distribution

Below is a table with the point distribution 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 money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$150,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semifinals	Quarterfinals	Last 16
Singles	$11,250	$5,700	$2,175	$900	$525
Doubles	$11,850	$5,700	$2,100	$1087.50	$562.50

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Son Wan-ho (first round)
2. Lin Dan (quarterfinals)
3. Shi Yuqi (semifinals)
4. Chou Tien-chen (champion)
5. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (quarterfinals)
6. Ng Ka Long (final)
7. Wang Tzu-wei (first round)
8. Jonatan Christie (quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Kenta Nishimoto	11	21	13
	4	Chou Tien-chen	21	14	21
								4	Chou Tien-chen	21	18	21
								6	Ng Ka Long	19	21	18
	3	Shi Yuqi	18	21	17
	6	Ng Ka Long	21	18	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Son W-h	19	21	13
		K Nishimoto	21	11	21
									K Nishimoto	21	21
									Lee H-i	13	13
		Lee H-i	15	21	21
		K Phetpradab	21	14	8
																K Nishimoto	21	22
															8	J Christie	10	20
	8	J Christie	21	21
	PFQ	L Corvée	13	18
								8	J Christie	21	21
								PFQ	P Abián	14	9
		B Leverdez	19	17
	PFQ	P Abián	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Chou T-c	21	21
		Jeon H-j	18	11
								4	Chou T-c	21	21
								PFQ	S Dey	7	6
		Wong W K	12	11r
	PFQ	S Dey	21	19
															4	Chou T-c	21	14	21
															PFQ	K Momota	15	21	10
	7	Wang T-w	18	15
	PFQ	K Momota	21	21
								PFQ	K Momota	21	21
									S Avihingsanon	16	13
		S Avihingsanon	21	22
		Hsu J-h	15	20

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	Q4	Kan C-y	17	20
		Huang YX	21	22
									Huang YX	15	3r
								5	A S Ginting	21	5
	Q3	K Bruun	21	2r
	5	A S Ginting	14	1
															5	A S Ginting	17	21	18
															3	Shi YQ	21	18	21
		T Saensomboonsuk	18	12
	PFQ	K Wangcharoen	21	21
								PFQ	K Wangcharoen	11	5
								3	Shi YQ	21	21
	Q1	Zhao JP	17	21	19
	3	Shi YQ	21	16	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		M Caljouw	21	21
	Q2	K Koljonen	13	12
									M Caljouw	18	14
								6	Ng K L	21	21
	PFQ	E Holst	18	11
	6	Ng K L	21	21
															6	Ng K L	21	22
															2	Lin D	16	20
		Lee D-k	21	19
		K Tsuneyama	23	21
									K Tsuneyama	22	14	18
								2	Lin D	20	21	21
	PFQ	V Malkov	11	21
	2	Lin D	21	23

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Akane Yamaguchi (champion)
2. Sung Ji-hyun (quarterfinals)
3. Nozomi Okuhara (semifinals)
4. Chen Yufei (final)
5. Beiwen Zhang (quarterfinals)
6. Nitchaon Jindapol (semifinals)
7. Sayaka Sato (second round)
8. Kirsty Gilmour (first round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Akane Yamaguchi	23	21
	3	Nozomi Okuhara	21	12
								1	Akane Yamaguchi	21	6	21
								4	Chen Yufei	19	21	12
	4	Chen Yufei	21	13	21
	6	Nitchaon Jindapol	19	21	14

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
		M Blichfeldt	10	13
								1	A Yamaguchi	21	19	24
									Pai Y-p	17	21	22
		L Kjærsfeldt	22	13
		Pai Y-p	24	21
															1	A Yamaguchi	21	21
															5	B Zhang	17	13
	5	B Zhang	21	21
		Lee C-h	14	16
								5	B Zhang	21	8	21
									A Ohori	17	21	10
		A Ohori	21	21
		M Li	19	14

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	N Okuhara	22	21	21
		Cheung N Y	24	13	15
								3	N Okuhara	20	21	21
								Q4	Gao FJ	22	11	18
	Q4	Gao FJ	21	21
		B Corrales	11	14
															3	N Okuhara	18	21	21
																S Kawakami	21	16	11
	7	S Sato	21	21
		Goh J W	15	10
								7	S Sato	17	17
									S Kawakami	21	21
	Q3	L Heim	16	13
		S Kawakami	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Chiang M-h	21	21
		E Kosetskaya	8	15
									Chiang M-h	21	14	21
								PFQ	B Tam	17	21	13
	PFQ	B Tam	21	13	21
	8	K Gilmour	13	21	17
																Chiang M-h	13	16
															4	Chen YF	21	21
		M Poulsen	15	21	19
	Q2	N Yiğit	21	14	21
								Q2	N Yiğit	14	17
								4	Chen YF	21	21
		S Cheah	11	13
	4	Chen YF	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Chen XX	21	22
		Lee J-m	16	20
									Chen XX	14	16
								6	N Jindapol	21	21
	Q1	L A Mainaky	8	12
	6	N Jindapol	21	21
															6	N Jindapol	21	21
															2	Sung J-h	12	17
		Kim H-m	21	21
		P Chochuwong	8	19
									Kim H-m	14	14
								2	Sung J-h	21	21
		Fitriani	12	16
	2	Sung J-h	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda (second round)
2. Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding (quarterfinals)
3. Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin (first round)
4. Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang (quarterfinals)
5. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (second round)
6. Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko (champions)
7. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (final)
8. Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han (first round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	22	22
		Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	20	20
								7	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	16	18
								6	Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko	21	21
	6	Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko	21	18	21
		Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	17	21	19

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
	Q4	Arjun M.R. R Shlok	13	18
								1	T Kamura K Sonoda	17	19
									Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
	Q1	P Kuna-anuvit N Trinkajee	15	10
		Kim W-h Seo S-j	21	21
																Kim W-h Seo S-j	16	16
															7	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
	7	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	19	21
		He JT Tan Q	18	21	16
								7	F Alfian M R Ardianto	21	21
								Q3	R Beck S Magee	14	17
		P Briggs T Wolfenden	19	21	17
	Q3	R Beck S Magee	21	18	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Lee J-h Lee Y	17	21	22
		Ong Y S Teo E Y	21	15	20
								4	Lee J-h Lee Y	21	21
									A Pratama R A Saputro	19	15
		A Pratama R A Saputro	21	18	21
		Chung E-s Kim D-y	10	21	10
															4	Lee J-h Lee Y	13	20
																M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	22
	5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	w	/	o
		T Hoki Y Kobayashi
								5	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	17	21	16
									M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	11	21
		M Ellis C Langridge	16	14
		M Ahsan H Setiawan	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		J R Jansen J Zurwonne	15	17
	PFQ	Han CK Zhou HD	21	21
								PFQ	Han CK Zhou HD	9	20
								6	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	22
		J Arends R Jille	16	12
	6	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
															6	T Inoue Y Kaneko	21	21
																Liao M-c Su C-h	19	19
		M Lamsfuß M Seidel	17	17
		Liao M-c Su C-h	21	21
									Liao M-c Su C-h	21	18	21
									J Maas R Tabeling	15	21	17
		J Maas R Tabeling	21	17	22
	3	Chen H-l Wang C-l	19	21	20

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		H Endo Y Watanabe	16	21	16
		Goh V S Tan W K	21	17	21
									Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
									T Isriyanet K Namdash	15	16
		T Isriyanet K Namdash	16	21	21
	8	Lu C-y Yang P-h	21	19	19
																Goh V S Tan W K	21	13
															2	M C-Petersen M P Kolding	19	7r
	Q2	K Antonsen N Nøhr	21	21
		M Attri B. S Reddy	16	16
								Q2	K Antonsen N Nøhr	16	12
								2	M C-Petersen M P Kolding	21	21
		K Kedren D Puavaranukroh	19	13
	2	M C-Petersen M P Kolding	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan (quarterfinals)
2. Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (withdrew)
3. Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota (champions)
4. Shiho Tanaka / Koharu Yonemoto (second round)
5. Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan (first round)
6. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (quarterfinals)
7. Chang Ye-na / Kim Hye-rin (semifinals)
8. Della Destiara Haris / Rizki Amelia Pradipta (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Chang Ye-na Kim Hye-rin	27	18
	Q1	Huang Dongping Zheng Yu	29	21
								Q1	Huang Dongping Zheng Yu	21	14	6
								3	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	18	21	21
	3	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21	21
		Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	18	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
	PFQ	S Paewsampran P Supajirakul	14	18
								1	Chen QC Jia YF	25	16	21
									Kim S-y Kong H-y	23	21	18
		J F-Ipsen R Søby	14	11
		Kim S-y Kong H-y	21	21
															1	Chen QC Jia YF	19	13
															7	Chang Y-n Kim H-r	21	21
	7	Chang Y-n Kim H-r	21	21
		C Chaladchalam P Muenwong	17	16
								7	Chang Y-n Kim H-r	17	21	26
									I Herttrich C Nelte	21	18	24
		S Piek C Seinen	20	14
		I Herttrich C Nelte	22	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	21	21
	Q3	A Bøje S Lundgaard	10	9
								4	S Tanaka K Yonemoto	9	15
									Chae Y-j Jung K-e	21	21
	PFQ	D Jille I van der Aar	13	13
		Chae Y-j Jung K-e	21	21
																Chae Y-j Jung K-e	19	12
															Q1	Huang DP Zheng Y	21	21
	5	Lee S-h Shin S-c	19	21	15
	Q1	Huang DP Zheng Y	21	15	21
								Q1	Huang DP Zheng Y	21	21
									Chiang K-h Hung S-h	11	9
		Chiang K-h Hung S-h	21	23
	PFQ	D Delrue L Palermo	13	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21
	Q4	L Kaminski H Pohl	10	11
									M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	14	21
								8	D D Haris R A Pradipta	8	21	11
		A Chervyakova O Morozova	19	16
	8	D D Haris R A Pradipta	21	21
																M Fruergaard S Thygesen	11	14
															3	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
	Q2	Tang JH Yu XH	18	14
		M Matsumoto W Nagahara	21	21
									M Matsumoto W Nagahara	15	12
								3	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
		S Amitrapai P Chochuwong	16	15
	3	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		C Birch J Pugh	21	26	7
		A S Awanda N K M Istirani	19	28	21
									A S Awanda N K M Istirani	6	19
								6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
	PFQ	A Högström C Nistad	11	7
	6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
															6	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	11	9
																G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
		G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21	21
		Hsu Y-c Wu T-j	23	13	11
									G Stoeva S Stoeva	20	21	21
								PFQ	Du Y Li YH	22	9	12
		L Smith S Walker	15	11
	PFQ	Du Y Li YH	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Tang Chun Man / Tse Ying Suet (second round)
2. Seo Seung-jae / Kim Ha-na (second round)
3. Goh Soon Huat / Shevon Jemie Lai (champions)
4. Tan Kian Meng / Lai Pei Jing (first round)
5. Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Sapsiree Taerattanachai (quarterfinals)
6. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (first round)
7. Lee Chun Hei / Chau Hoi Wah (first round)
8. Choi Sol-gyu / Chae Yoo-jung (semifinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		He Jiting Du Yue	19	21	17
		Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen	21	19	21
									Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen	14	20
								3	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	21	22
	3	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	23	23	21
	8	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	21	25	13

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Tang C M Tse Y S	19	21	21
		M Lamsfuß I Herttrich	21	10	18
								1	Tang C M Tse Y S	21	18	19
									He JT Du Y	16	21	21
		He JT Du Y	21	21
	PFQ	A Kaisti J Nyström	14	13
																He JT Du Y	21	21
															PFQ	T Isriyanet P Chochuwong	13	10
	7	Lee C H Chau H W	17	21	17
	PFQ	T Isriyanet P Chochuwong	21	19	21
								PFQ	T Isriyanet P Chochuwong	21	21
									P Chopra N. S Reddy	18	19
		P Chopra N. S Reddy	24	17	21
	Q4	Chang K-c Cheng C-y	22	21	19

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Tan K M Lai P J	17	13
		N Nøhr S Thygesen	21	21
									N Nøhr S Thygesen	21	21	21
									Wang C-l Lee C-h	23	15	14
		Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	21
		H Faizal G E Widjaja	17	19
																N Nøhr S Thygesen	17	24	21
															Q2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	22	16
	6	Chan P S Goh L Y	19	18
	Q2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	21	21
								Q2	P Jordan M D Oktavianti	25	14	21
									J Arends S Piek	23	21	10
		J Arends S Piek	21	25
		J F Nielsen A Bøje	19	23

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	J Maas I van der Aar	21	14	21
	PFQ	T Hoki M Matsumoto	19	21	16
								PFQ	J Maas I van der Aar	19	16
								5	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21
		M Mikkelsen M Surrow	21	21	14
	5	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	23	15	21
															5	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	14	21	21
															3	Goh S H S J Lai	21	18	23
		Lee Y Hsu Y-c	21	18	21
		R Tabeling C Seinen	13	21	15
									Lee Y Hsu Y-c	16	15
								3	Goh S H S J Lai	21	21
		S Magee C Magee	21	17	17
	3	Goh S H S J Lai	15	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Y Watanabe A Higashino	21	21
	Q1	Y Kaneko K Yonemoto	13	15
									Y Watanabe A Higashino	19	18
								8	Choi S-g Chae Y-j	21	21
	Q3	T Gicquel D Delrue	12	20
	8	Choi S-g Chae Y-j	21	22
															8	Choi S-g Chae Y-j	21	21
																M Ellis L Smith	13	15
		M Seidel L Efler	17	5
		M Ellis L Smith	21	21
									M Ellis L Smith	25	21
								2	Seo S-j Kim H-n	23	19
		Lu C-y Chiang K-h	19	21	17
	2	Seo S-j Kim H-n	21	12	21

External links

• Tournament Link