2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold

2016 German
Open Grand Prix Gold
Tournament details
Dates	1 – 6 March 2016
Level	Grand Prix Gold
Total prize money	US$120,000
Venue	RWE-Sporthalle
Location	Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Lin Dan
Women's singles	Li Xuerui
Men's doubles	Ko Sung-hyun; Shin Baek-cheol
Women's doubles	Huang Yaqiong; Tang Jinhua
Mixed doubles	Ko Sung-hyun; Kim Ha-na
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The 2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold was the fourth Grand Prix's badminton tournament of the 2016 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was the 59th edition of the German Open. The tournament was held at the RWE-Sporthalle in Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany on 1–6 March 2016 and had a total purse of $120,000.^[1]

Men's singles

Seeds

Jan Ø. Jørgensen (semifinals)
Lin Dan (champion)
Viktor Axelsen (first round)
Chou Tien-chen (final)
Tian Houwei (quarterfinals)
Srikanth Kidambi (third round)
Tommy Sugiarto (first round)
Son Wan-ho (semifinals)
Hu Yun (third round)
Wei Nan (quarterfinals)
Kashyap Parupalli (third round)
Ng Ka Long (quarterfinals)
Rajiv Ouseph (withdrawn)
Marc Zwiebler (second round)
Lee Dong-keun (third round)
Sho Sasaki (quarterfinals)

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	21

5	Tian Houwei	18	13
					1	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	14	17

					4	Chou Tien-chen	16	21	21
4	Chou Tien-chen	21	14	21

12	Ng Ka Long	16	21	14
										4	Chou Tien-chen	21	17	17

										2	Lin Dan	15	21	21
8	Son Wan-ho	21	21

10	Wei Nan	11	12
					8	Son Wan-ho	12	13

					2	Lin Dan	21	21
16	Sho Sasaki	16	22	17

2	Lin Dan	21	20	21

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round

1	J Ø Jørgensen	21	21

	Derek Wong Z L	18	16
					1	J Ø Jørgensen	21	22

						Wong W K	12	20
	Wong W K	21	21

PFQ	M Westerback	11	16
										1	J Ø Jørgensen	21	21

										15	Lee D-k	10	14
15	Lee D-k	21	17	21

	A Dziolko	18	21	12
					15	Lee D-k	8	21	21

						S Verma	21	19	19
	S Verma	21	21

	D Zavadsky	9	8

Section 2

First Round				Second Round				Third Round

5	Tian HW	21	21

PFQ	M Borg	17	12
				5	Tian HW	21	21

					T Penty	18	14
	T Penty	21	21

Q5	Z Durkinjak	9	17
								5	Tian HW	21

									Nguyen T M	9	^r
14	M Zwiebler	21	21

Q7	K Dharmamer	4	14
				14	M Zwiebler	15	17

					Nguyen T M	21	21
	Nguyen T M	21	21

	J Persson	16	19

Section 3

First Round				Second Round					Third Round

4	Chou T-c	21	21

PFQ	A Roj	18	13
				4	Chou T-c	21	16	21

					Wang T-w	16	21	11
	B Leverdez	14	10

	Wang T-w	21	21
									4	Chou T-c	11	21	21

									9	Hu Y	21	17	19
9	Hu Y	22	21

PFQ	K Bruun	20	15
				9	Hu Y	21	21

				PFQ	A Pratama	11	15
PFQ	A Pratama	21	21

	V Malkov	16	17

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round

6	S Kidambi	12	21	21

	T Ueda	21	18	11
					6	S Kidambi	15	21	21

					PFQ	E Meijs	21	6	16
PFQ	K Lehikoinen	12	11

PFQ	E Meijs	21	21
										6	S Kidambi	21	18	18

										12	Ng K L	18	21	21
12	Ng K L	14	21	21

	K Navickas	21	10	13
					12	Ng K L	21	21

					Q3	L Schaenzler	9	18
Q3	L Schaenzler	21	11	22

PFQ	I Utrosa	16	21	20

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round				Third Round

Q1	J Magee	21	21

PFQ	B Kisyov	12	14
					Q1	J Magee	12	11

					11	K Parupalli	21	21
	A Pochtarev	9	9

11	K Parupalli	21	21
									11	K Parupalli	12	11^r

									8	Son W-h	21	16
	M Rogalski	21	12	18

Q4	M Weisskirchen	17	21	21
					Q4	M Weisskirchen	8	12

					8	Son W-h	21	21
Q6	P Discher	9	12

8	Son W-h	21	21

Section 6

First Round					Second Round					Third Round

	D Domke	21	10	5

	B Ponsana	10	21	21
						B Ponsana	18	21	22

					10	Wei N	21	19	24
	M Myhre	16	13

10	Wei N	21	21
										10	Wei N	21	21

											E Heino	19	16
	P Koukal	18	5

	E Heino	21	21
						E Heino	13	21	22

						K Nishimoto	21	17	20
	K Nishimoto	11	21	21

3	V Axelsen	21	12	15

Section 7

First Round					Second Round					Third Round

Q2	A Roovers	12	17

	C L Thomsen	21	21
						C L Thomsen	10	21	15

					16	S Sasaki	21	15	21
	Hsu J-h	11	14

16	S Sasaki	21	21
										16	S Sasaki	16	21	22

											E Holst	21	11	20
	E Holst	21	21

Q8	P Kaemnitz	8	9
						E Holst	21	21

						Y Tan	16	16
	Y Tan	12	21	21

7	T Sugiarto	21	17	19

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round

	R Must	21	26	21

PFQ	P Thongnuam	18	28	16
						R Must	19	21	21

						T Rouxel	21	10	9
	T Rouxel	21	18	21

PFQ	V Atrashchenkov	17	21	15
											R Must	17	8

										2	Lin D	21	21
PFQ	M Caljouw	21	14	21

	A Antonsen	14	21	7
					PFQ	M Caljouw	20	11

					2	Lin D	22	21
	R Fladberg	17	11

2	Lin D	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

Carolina Marín (withdrawn)
Li Xuerui (champion)
Sung Ji-hyun (quarterfinals)
Wang Shixian (final)
Nozomi Okuhara (semifinals)
Akane Yamaguchi (semifinals)
P. V. Sindhu (quarterfinals)
Sayaka Sato (first round)

Finals

Semifinals					Final

6	Akane Yamaguchi	13	21	19

4	Wang Shixian	21	19	21
					4	Wang Shixian	14	17

					2	Li Xuerui	21	21
5	Nozomi Okuhara	21	13	13

2	Li Xuerui	15	21	21

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals

PFQ	Liang XY	17	18

	L Kjaersfeldt	21	21
						L Kjaersfeldt	21	21

						Zhang BW	13	19
	Zhang BW	14	21	21

	N Jindapol	21	16	16
										L Kjaersfeldt	15	21	16

									6	A Yamaguchi	21	13	21
6	A Yamaguchi	21	16	21

Q4	C Magee	17	21	13
					6	A Yamaguchi	22	22

						Bae Y-j	20	20
	Bae Y-j	18	21	21

	P Buranaprasertsuk	21	17	13

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals

4	Wang SX	21	21

	O Konon	16	6
					4	Wang SX	21	21

						L Fanetri	10	17
	L Fanetri	21	22	21

	Hsu Y-c	15	24	16
									4	Wang SX	21	21

									7	P. V. Sindhu	16	18
7	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

	R Schafer	11	13
					7	P. V. Sindhu	21	21

						M Li	9	17
	M Li	21	21

	Cheung N Y	17	16

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round				Second Round					Quarterfinals

	K Gilmour	14	20

Q2	A Ohori	21	22
				Q2	A Ohori	8	21	16

				5	N Okuhara	21	16	21
PFQ	K Gavnholt	12	13

5	N Okuhara	21	21
									5	N Okuhara	21	21

									3	Sung J-h	11	18
Q1	M Ulitina	10	18

	Yip P Y	21	21
					Yip P Y	8	17

				3	Sung J-h	21	21
	M Mitani	8	12

3	Sung J-h	21	21

Section 4

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals

	Y Hashimoto	18	21	21

Q3	L Tan	21	15	13
						Y Hashimoto	21	21

						Pai Y-p	19	17
	Pai Y-p	12	21	21

8	S Sato	21	16	18
										Y Hashimoto	11	21	14

									2	Li XR	21	18	21
	M F Kusumastuti	14	23	15

	B Ongbumrungpan	21	21	21
						B Ongbumrungpan	15	12

					2	Li XR	21	21
	K Schnaase	15	10

2	Li XR	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong (final)
Chai Biao / Hong Wei (second round)
Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa (semifinals)
Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang (first round)
Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding (quarterfinals)
Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol (champion)
Liu Xiaolong / Qiu Zihan (quarterfinals)
Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov (semifinals)

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	21	21

3	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	19	14
					1	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	22	18	17

					6	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	20	21	21
8	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	18	21	21

6	Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol	21	18	23

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals

1	Lee Y-d Yoo Y-s	21	11

	M Fuchs J Schoettler	11	9^r
					1	Lee Y-d Yoo Y-s	21	21

						Liu C Lu K	11	16
	P Briggs T Wolfenden	17	17

	Liu C Lu K	21	21
									1	Lee Y-d Yoo Y-s	21	21

									7	Liu XL Qiu ZH	15	12
7	Liu XL Qiu ZH	23	21	21

	B Issara N Puangpuapech	25	17	19
					7	Liu XL Qiu ZH	21	21

						Liao M-c Tseng M-h	18	16
	Liao M-c Tseng M-h	21	21

Q3	B Kersaudy G Mittelheisser	16	11

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

3	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21

	Koo K K Tan B H	18	14
					3	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21

						A Cwalina P Wacha	12	13
	A Cwalina P Wacha	23	21

Q4	R Eidestedt N Ruponen	21	18
										3	H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21

										5	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	16	17
5	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	21	21

	Chen H-l Wang C-l	17	12
					5	M Conrad-Petersen M P Kolding	20	21	21

						Lee J-h Lee Y	22	19	14
	M Christiansen D Daugaard	21	18	16

	Lee J-h Lee Y	14	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals

Q2	M Lamsfuss M E Seidel	21	19	9

	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	12	21	21
						K Astrup A S Rasmussen	14	15

					8	V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	21
	D Puavaranukroh K Kittinupong	17	19

8	V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	21
									8	V Ivanov I Sozonov	21	21

										Lee S-m Tsai C-h	14	15
	M Attri B S Reddy	21	19	21

	M Ellis C Langridge	16	21	17
						M Attri B S Reddy	10	10

						Lee S-m Tsai C-h	21	21
	Lee S-m Tsai C-h	25	19	21

4	Kim G-j Kim S-r	23	21	19

Section 4

First Round				Second Round					Quarterfinals

PFQ	M Dierickx F Golinski	13	13

	T Kamura K Sonoda	21	21
					T Kamura K Sonoda	16	11

				6	Ko S-h Shin B-c	21	21
	Wang YY Zhang W	17	13

6	Ko S-h Shin B-c	21	21
									6	Ko S-h Shin B-c	22	23

										Goh V S Tan W K	20	21
PFQ	R Beck P Kaesbauer	17	16

	Goh V S Tan W K	21	21
					Goh V S Tan W K	19	21	22

				2	Chai B Hong W	21	12	20
Q1	Z Durkinjak Z Hoelbling	13	13

2	Chai B Hong W	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii (semifinals)
Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi (semifinals)
Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (withdrawn)
Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan (second round)
Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang (withdrawn)
Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee (second round)
Eefje Muskens / Selena Piek (first round)
Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao (first round)

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii	21	22	19

	Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai	16	24	21
						Puttita Supajirakul Sapsiree Taerattanachai	14	18

					PFQ	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	21	21
PFQ	Huang Yaqiong Tang Jinhua	21	19	21

2	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	9	21	18

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals

1	N K Maheswari G Polii	21	21

	E Lee P L Obanana	16	5
					1	N K Maheswari G Polii	21	21

						Eom H-w Kim H-n	5	14
	Eom H-w Kim H-n	15	21	21

	A Chervyakova O Morozova	21	16	17
									1	N K Maheswari G Polii	21	21

										G Stoeva S Stoeva	17	10
8	N Fukuman K Yonao	12	21	18

	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	15	21
						G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21

					PFQ	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	15	13
PFQ	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	22	21

	Hsu Y-c Pai Y-p	13	24	13

Section 2

First Round				Second Round					Quarterfinals

4	Jung K-e Shin S-c	21	21

Q4	J Finne-Ipsen R S Hansen	12	10
				4	Jung K-e Shin S-c	15	9

					Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
PFQ	Chen H-h Huang M-c	8	16

	Chen QC Jia YF	21	21
										Chen QC Jia YF	21	16	18

										P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	16	21	21
7	E Muskens S Piek	11	10

	Y Fukushima S Hirota	21	21
					Y Fukushima S Hirota	12	21	7

					P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	16	21
	P Supajirakul S Taerattanachai	21	21

	I Herttrich B Michels	12	16

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round				Second Round					Quarterfinals

Q2	E J Moller C Sentow	17	14

	S Barning I Tabeling	21	21
					S Barning I Tabeling	20	14

				PFQ	Huang YQ Tang JH	22	21
PFQ	Huang YQ Tang JH	21	21

PFQ	M Batomene E Lefel	12	11
									PFQ	Huang YQ Tang JH	21	21

										J Kittiharakul R Prajongjai	18	14
	Go A-r Yoo H-w	21	21

	Hsieh P-c Wu T-j	13	16
					Go A-r Yoo H-w	19	21	15

					J Kittiharakul R Prajongjai	21	13	21
	J Kittiharakul R Prajongjai	21	21

PFQ	A Fontaine A Tran	12	14

Section 4

First Round				Second Round					Quarterfinals

	S Matuso M Naito	21	21

	J Goliszewski C Nelte	16	12
					S Matuso M Naito	11	21	9

				6	Chang Y-n Lee S-h	21	18	7^r
Q3	N Fankhauser S Saniru	8	6

6	Chang Y-n Lee S-h	21	21
										S Matuso M Naito	9	21	11

									2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	18	21
	H Olver L Smith	21	21

PFQ	C Nistad E Wengberg	12	9
					H Olver L Smith	12	15

				2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
Q1	J Karnott F Volkmann	4	4

2	M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na (champion)
Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (second round)
Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong (first round)
Lee Chun Hei / Chau Hoi Wah (first round)
Shin Baek-cheol / Chae Yoo-jung (final)
Choi Sol-gyu / Eom Hye-won (semifinals)
Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (first round)
Jacco Arends / Selena Piek (first round)

Finals

Semifinals					Final

1	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	18	21	21

6	Choi Sol-gyu Eom Hye-won	21	13	17
					1	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	21	21

					5	Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung	19	12
	Robert Mateusiak Nadiezda Zieba	14	21	12

5	Shin Baek-cheol Chae Yoo-jung	21	17	21

Top half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

1	Ko S-h Kim H-n	21	21

	K Kazuno A Kurihara	9	13
					1	Ko S-h Kim H-n	18	21	21

					Q2	M Lamsfuss I Herttrich	21	10	15
	B Issara S Amitrapai	21	17	13

Q2	M Lamsfuss I Herttrich	17	21	21
										1	Ko S-h Kim H-n	21	21

											V Durkin N Vislova	10	10
8	J Arends S Piek	18	15

	D B Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo Y Y	21	21
						D B Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo Y Y	11	21	18

						V Durkin N Vislova	21	11	21
	S Magee C Magee	18	17

	V Durkin N Vislova	21	21

Section 2

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

3	Lu K Huang YQ	19	24	20

	Lee Y-d Lee S-h	21	22	22
						Lee Y-d Lee S-h	w	/	o

					PFQ	Yoo Y-s Chang Y-n
	R Labar E Lefel	9	21	14

PFQ	Yoo Y-s Chang Y-n	21	16	21
											Lee Y-d Lee S-h	18	18

										6	Choi S-g Eom H-w	21	21
6	Choi S-g Eom H-w	21	21

Q1	Do T D Pham N T	13	15
					6	Choi S-g Eom H-w	21	21

						Lee J-h Wu T-j	15	13
Q4	P Kaesbauer F Volkmann	22	13	18

	Lee J-h Wu T-j	20	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

	T Ng A Bruce	14	25

	K Sonoda N Fukuman	21	27
						K Sonoda N Fukuman	11	11

						R Mateusiak N Zieba	21	21
	R Mateusiak N Zieba	21	21

7	Chan P S Goh L Y	19	14
											R Mateusiak N Zieba	12	24	21

										PFQ	N Ruponen A Hogstrom	21	22	13
	M Christiansen L Grebak	18	20

PFQ	N Ruponen A Hogstrom	21	22
					PFQ	N Ruponen A Hogstrom	9	21	21

						G Mittelheisser A Fontaine	21	17	19
	G Mittelheisser A Fontaine	21	19	21

4	Lee C H Chau H W	16	21	19

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals

	P Chew J Subandhi	21	21

	Liao M-c Chen H-h	17	16
						P Chew J Subandhi	14	4

					5	Shin B-c Chae Y-j	21	21
	Zhang W Tang JH	18	17

5	Shin B-c Chae Y-j	21	21
										5	Shin B-c Chae Y-j	29	21

										Q3	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	27	9
Q3	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	21	21

	Kim G-j Shin S-c	17	17
					Q3	D Puavaranukroh S Taerattanachai	12	21	26

					2	C Adcock G Adcock	21	15	24
	M Fuchs B Michels	21	12	10

2	C Adcock G Adcock	17	21	21

References

^ "BWF Tournament Calendar – YONEX German Open 2016". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

External links

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[1] "BWF Tournament Calendar – YONEX German Open 2016". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.

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