The German Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Germany, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Event name | German Open |
| Tour | ITTF World Tour |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Location | Bremen (2018) |
| Venue | ÖVB Arena (2018) |
| Category | World Tour Platinum |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | US$235,000 (2018) |
History
editThe tournament was first held in 1925, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule in 1999, and then every year since 2001.[1][2]
China's Ma Long holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with five, while in the women's singles event, Mária Mednyánszky, Astrid Krebsbach, Trude Pritzi, Agnes Simon and Maria Alexandru all share the record with three wins each. Since the tournament became part of the ITTF World Tour in 1999, Chen Meng is the only player wins the women's singles event more than once.
In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Magdeburg has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World Tour.[3] The German Table Tennis Association has confirmed that the "German Open" name will continue to be used.[4]
Champions
editIndividual Events
edit1925–1988
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1990–2018
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2019–present
edit| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |  Fan Zhendong
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Sun Yingsha
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Liang Jingkun Xu Xin
|
 Jeon Ji-hee Yang Ha-eun
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Xu Xin Sun Yingsha
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| 2020 | Xu Xin
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Chen Meng
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Cho Dae-seong Jang Woo-jin
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Chen Meng Wang Manyu
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Xu Xin Liu Shiwen
|
Team Events
edit| Year | Men's Team | Women's Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 |  Sweden
|
 Hungary
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| 1974 | Hungary
|
 South Korea
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| 1976 | Sweden
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China
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| 1980 | China Second Team
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China First Team
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| 1982 |  Yugoslavia
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South Korea
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| 1984 | Sweden
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Yugoslavia
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| 1986 |  Poland
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 West Germany First Team
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| 1988 | Poland
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 Czechoslovakia
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| 1990 |  Belgium
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Hungary
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| 2008 | Poland
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 Singapore
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 14 August 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Die Sieger und Platzierten der German Open (Auszug)". DTTB (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "ITTF Announces 12 Host Cities for New & Improved 2017 World Tour". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "German Open 2017 in Magdeburg als "Platinum-Event" eingestuft". DTTB (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "2016 ITTF World Tour German Open (Super),27 Jan 2016 - 31 Jan 2016, Berlin, GER". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Seamaster 2017 ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open". ITTF. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ "Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum, German Open". ITTF. Retrieved 19 February 2018.