2022 German Open (badminton)

2022 German Open
Tournament details
Dates	8–13 March
Edition	63rd
Level	Super 300
Total prize money	US$180,000
Venue	Westenergie Sporthalle
Location	Mülheim, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Women's singles	He Bingjiao
Men's doubles	Goh Sze Fei; Nur Izzuddin
Women's doubles	Chen Qingchen; Jia Yifan
Mixed doubles	Dechapol Puavaranukroh; Sapsiree Taerattanachai
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The 2022 German Open (officially known as the Yonex Gainward German Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Westenergie Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany, from 8 to 13 March 2022 and had a total prize pool of $180,000.

Tournament

The 2022 German Open was the fourth tournament of the 2022 BWF World Tour and was part of the German Open championships, which had been held since 1955. The tournament was organized by the German Badminton Association with sanction from the Badminton World Federation.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at the Westenergie Sporthalle at Mülheim, Germany.[1]

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event.[2]

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32
7,000	5,950	4,900	3,850	2,750	1,670

Prize pool

The total prize money for this tournament was US$180,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$13,500	$6,840	$2,610	$1,080	$630
Doubles	$14,220	$6,840	$2,520	$1,305	$675

Men's singles

Seeds

Viktor Axelsen (semi-finals)
Kento Momota (first round)
Anders Antonsen (withdrew)
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (second round)
Lee Zii Jia (semi-finals)
Jonatan Christie (second round)
Ng Ka Long (first round)
Srikanth Kidambi (quarter-finals)

Finals

Semi-finals					Final

1	Viktor Axelsen	13	21	20

	Lakshya Sen	21	12	22
						Lakshya Sen	18	15

						Kunlavut Vitidsarn	21	21
5	Lee Zii Jia	13	12

	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	21	21

Section 1

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

1	V Axelsen	21	21

PFR	M Weißkirchen	11	14
					1	V Axelsen	21	21

						T J Popov	17	10
	N Nguyen	16	14

	T J Popov	21	21
										1	V Axelsen	21	23

										8	S Kidambi	10	21
8	S Kidambi	21	13	21

	B Leverdez	10	21	7
					8	S Kidambi	21	21	21

						Lu GZ	16	23	18
	T Rouxel	13	8

	Lu GZ	21	21

Section 2

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

4	A S Ginting	21	23

PFR	P Abián	14	21
					4	A S Ginting	7	9

						L Sen	21	21
	L Sen	21	22

	K Wangcharoen	6	20
										L Sen	21	21

										Prannoy K	15	16
7	Ng K L	14	19

	Prannoy K	21	21
						Prannoy K	21	24

						Lee C Y	19	22
	Lee C Y	21	14	21

	S H Rhustavito	16	21	18

Section 3

First round					Second round					Quarter-finals

	M Zilberman	19	18

PFR	C Popov	21	21
					PFR	C Popov	13	21	12

					5	Lee Z J	21	18	21
	M Caljouw	21	13	8

5	Lee Z J	19	21	21
										5	Lee Z J	21	21

											Zhao JP	12	18
	Zhao JP	21	21

PFR	S Dey	15	8
						Zhao JP	21	21

						Heo K-h	10	10
	Heo K-h	21	18	21

PFR	K Koljonen	13	21	16

Section 4

First round					Second round				Quarter-finals

	Parupalli K	13	13

	K Vitidsarn	21	21
						K Vitidsarn	22	21

					6	J Christie	20	9
PFR	Li SF	16	21	15

6	J Christie	21	18	21
										K Vitidsarn	19	21	21

										K Nishimoto	21	18	18
	Loh K Y	21	16	18

	B Yang	12	21	21
						B Yang	19	11

						K Nishimoto	21	21
	K Nishimoto	23	21

2	K Momota	21	9