German Open 2022: Top Badminton stars from around the world will compete in the 2022 German Open, which is set to kick start from 8th March, Tuesday in Mulheim, Germany. The tournament is a part of Badminton’s World Tour and is a BWF Super 300 tournament. Follow German Open 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
German Open 2022: Draws, Schedule, Top seeds, Prize Money, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about 2022 German Open
The annual badminton tournament is will be the fourth tournament of the 2022 BWF World Tour and is part of the German Open championships, which had been held since 1955. This year marks the 69th edition of the tournament, which is scheduled to be played from 8th to 13th March. The tournament marks its return after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Defending champions (Winners of 2019 German Open)
Men’s singles – Kento Momota – Japan
Women’s singles – Akane Yamaguchi – Japan
Men’s doubles – Hiroyuki Endo – Yuta Watanabe – Japan
Women’s doubles – Du Yue – Li Yinhui – China
Mixed doubles – Seo Seung-jae – Chae Yoo-jung – South Korea
German Open 2022 Schedule
1st round- March 8,9
2nd round- March 10
Quarter-final- Match 11
Semi-final- March 12
Final – March 13
German Open 2022 Top Seeds
Men’s Singles:
1. Denmark – Viktor Axelsen
2. Japan – Kento Momota
3. Denmark – Anders Antonsen
4. Indonesia – Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
5. Malaysia – Lee Zii Jia
6. Indonesia – Jonatan Christie
7. Hong Kong – Ng Ka Long
8. India – Srikanth Kidambi
Women’s Singles
1. Chinese Taipei – Tai Tzu-ying
2. Japan – Akane Yamaguchi
3. China – Chen Yufei
4. South Korea – An Se-young
5. Japan – Nozomi Okuhara
6. Spain – Carolina Marín
7. India – P. V. Sindhu
8. Thailand – Ratchanok Intanon
Men’s Doubles
1. Japan Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi
2. Malaysia Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
3. India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
4. Indonesia Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto
5. Denmark Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
6. Malaysia Ong Yew Sin / Teo Ee Yi
7. Russia Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov
8. Germany Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Seidel
Women’s Doubles
1. China Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan
2. South Korea Lee So-hee / Shin Seung-chan
3. South Korea Kim So-yeong / Kong Hee-yong
4. Japan Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara
5. Japan Nami Matsuyama / Chiharu Shida
6. Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai
7. Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva
8. Malaysia Pearly Tan / Thinaah Muralitharan
German Open 2022 Prize Money:
The total prize money for the tournament is US$180,000. Singles winners will get $13,500, while Doubles champions will get a total of $14,220.
| 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 |
Indians in action :
The tournament will see India’s top badminton stars like PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy in action.
Men’s draw
- World Championship silver medallist Srikanth Kidambi has been seeded eighth in the tournament.
- He will face France’s Brice Leverdez in the first round. He is likely to face World No.1 Viktor Axelsen in the quarter-finals.
- World Championship bronze medallist Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy are placed in the same group. Lakshya Sen will play Thailand’s Kantaphon Wangcharoen in the first round.
- H.S Prannoy will face France’s Angus In-ka Long in the opening round. Both the Indians will face each other in the second round if they advance.
- Parupalli Kashyap will face Thaliand’s Kunlavudt Viditsarn qualifies for the quarter-final, he will face No.2 seed Kento Momota
Women’s draw
- PV Sindhu, who is seeded seventh in this tournament will face Thaliand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan in the first round.
- She is likely to face No.1 seed Tai Tzu Ying in the quarter-final as they are in the same group.
- Saina Nehwal will be up against Singapore’s Yeo Jia Min in the first round. She will face eighth seed Ratchanok Intanon in the second round. If she wins it, she will has the possibility of facing second seed Akane Yamugachi in quarter-finals.
Doubles draw
- In men’s doubles, Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy have been seeded third and they have an easy draw. They will face Chinese pair Liu Yuche and Oui Xuanyi in the first round.
- Dhruv Kapila and MR Arjun, will face sixth seed Malaysian pair Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi in the first round.
- In women’s doubles, Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki Reddy will face sixth seeded Japanese pair of Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama in the first round.
- India’s mixed doubles pair India’s mixed doubles pair of Sai Pratheek and Sikki Reddy will play against the No.1 seeded Thailand pair of Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in the opening round.
Where to watch German Open 2022 LIVE Streaming?
Fans in India can watch the German Open 2022 LIVE on Star Sports 3 and Star Sports 2 HD from March 8.
German Open 2022: Draws, Schedule, Top seeds, Prize Money, LIVE streaming – All you need to know about 2022 German Open
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