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
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
on 1–6 March 2016 and had a total purse of $120,000.
Men's singles
Seeds
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Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Jan Østergaard Jørgensen (born 31 December 1987) is a Danish retired badminton player who played for SIF (Skovshoved) in the national league. He won the men's singles title at the 2014 European Badminton Championships, 2014 European Championshi ...
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Lin Dan
Lin Dan (; born 14 October 1983) is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, five-time World championship gold medalist, two-time World Cup champion, two-time Asian games gold medalist, four- ...
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Viktor Axelsen
Viktor Axelsen (born 4 January 1994) is a Danish badminton player. He is a two-time Badminton at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Champion, two-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and four-time European Badminton Championships, European Cha ...
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Chou Tien-chen
Chou Tien-chen (; born 8 January 1990) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He became the first local shuttler in 17 years to win the men's singles title of the Chinese Taipei Open in 2016 since Indonesian-born Fung Permadi won it in 1999. He wo ...
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Tian Houwei ''(quarterfinals)''
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Srikanth Kidambi
Srikanth Kidambi (born 7 February 1993) is an Indian badminton player. Known for his powerful smashes and quick footwork, he became the first Indian male to reach the World No. 1 ranking in the BWF World Rankings in April 2018. He made history ...
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Tommy Sugiarto ''(first round)''
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Son Wan-ho ''(semifinals)''
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Hu Yun ''(third round)''
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Wei Nan
Wei Nan () (born 4 January 1984) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. He was a member of Hong Kong team in 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup. He became the first men's singles medalist for Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in int ...
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Kashyap Parupalli ''(third round)''
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Ng Ka Long
Angus Ng Ka Long (born 24 June 1994) is a Hong Kong badminton player. He has a career-high ranking of 6th in the men's singles discipline. He won the 2016 Hong Kong Super Series, the 2020 Thailand Masters and the 2023 German Open.
Early l ...
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Rajiv Ouseph ''(withdrawn)''
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Marc Zwiebler
Marc Zwiebler (, born 13 March 1984) is a German former professional badminton player. His highest ranking is 10 in the world. He is a seven-time German National Badminton Championships, German national champion in men's singles. He won gold at ...
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Lee Dong-keun ''(third round)''
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Sho Sasaki ''(quarterfinals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Women's singles
Seeds
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Carolina Marín
Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish badminton player. She is an Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, Olympic Champion, three-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and eight-time Europea ...
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Li Xuerui (champion)
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Sung Ji-hyun
Sung Ji-hyun (; born 29 July 1991) is a South Korean badminton player from Seoul. She is an Badminton Asia Championships, Asian Championship gold medalist, a two-time Badminton at the Summer Universiade, Summer Universiade gold medalist, and a ...
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Wang Shixian ''(final)''
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Nozomi Okuhara ''(semifinals)''
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Akane Yamaguchi
is a Japanese badminton player. She was a two-time world champion who won gold medals in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was a member of the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and ...
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P. V. Sindhu ''(quarterfinals)''
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Sayaka Sato
is a Japanese badminton player. She competed for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Achievements
BWF World Junior Championships
''Girls' singles''
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 200 ...
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Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
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Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae (; ; born 11 September 1988) is a South Korean professional badminton player who had been successful in both men's and mixed doubles. He reached world number 1 ranking with 4 different partners, Jung Jae-sung, Ko Sung-hyun and Yoo Ye ...
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Yoo Yeon-seong
Yoo Yeon-seong (; born 19 August 1986) is a South Korean professional badminton player.
He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun. The two also competed at the 2012 Summer ...
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Chai Biao /
Hong Wei
Hong Wei (; born 4 October 1989) is a Chinese professional badminton player. He competed at the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Rio in the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles, men's doubles event, and placed four ...
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Hiroyuki Endo /
Kenichi Hayakawa ''(semifinals)''
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Kim Gi-jung
Kim Gi-jung or Kim Ki-jung (; or ; born 14 August 1990) is a South Korean badminton player. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event.
Career
In 2008, he won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships ...
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Kim Sa-rang ''(first round)''
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Mads Conrad-Petersen /
Mads Pieler Kolding ''(quarterfinals)''
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Ko Sung-hyun
Ko Sung-hyun (; ; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Championships, BWF World Champion, two time Badminto ...
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Shin Baek-cheol (champion)
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Liu Xiaolong /
Qiu Zihan ''(quarterfinals)''
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Vladimir Ivanov /
Ivan Sozonov
Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov (; born 6 July 1989) is a Russian badminton player. He competed for Russia at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics. His current partner is Vladimir Ivanov. The duo's victories at the 2014 European Championships and ...
''(semifinals)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
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Nitya Krishinda Maheswari /
Greysia Polii ''(semifinals)''
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Misaki Matsutomo
is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi. Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World ...
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Ayaka Takahashi
is a retired Japanese badminton player who was affiliated with Unisys badminton team. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, two-time Asian Champion, two-time Asian Games silver medalist, and World Championship bronze medalist.
Playing for the ...
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Christinna Pedersen
Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish badminton player.
Career
Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist.
From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two Euro ...
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Kamilla Rytter Juhl ''(withdrawn)''
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Jung Kyung-eun
Jung Kyung-eun (; or ; born 20 March 1990) is a South Korean professional badminton player. She was the 2016 Summer Olympics bronze medalist in the women's doubles event.
Career
Jung Kyung-eun began her career competing in singles, but now ...
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Shin Seung-chan ''(second round)''
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Tang Yuanting /
Yu Yang ''(withdrawn)''
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Chang Ye-na /
Lee So-hee ''(second round)''
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Eefje Muskens
Eefje Muskens (born 17 June 1989), is a Dutch former badminton player who specializes in doubles. Her last partner for women's doubles was Selena Piek. She won the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions of Dutch National Badminton Championships with Piek. ...
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Selena Piek
Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the gold medals at the European Games in 2019 in the women's doubles, and in 2023 in the mixed doubles. She was part of the Badminton Europe At ...
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Naoko Fukuman /
Kurumi Yonao ''(first round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
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Ko Sung-hyun
Ko Sung-hyun (; ; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Championships, BWF World Champion, two time Badminto ...
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Kim Ha-na
Kim Ha-na ( or ; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim won her first Supers ...
(champion)
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Chris Adcock
Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...
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Gabrielle Adcock
Gabrielle Marie Adcock (Maiden and married names, née White; born 30 September 1990) is an English retired badminton player.
Career
Gabby started playing badminton aged 10 in the badminton club at her school and became a full-time player str ...
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Lu Kai
Lu Kai (198 – December 269 or January 270), courtesy name Jingfeng, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the influential Lu clan of the Wu region towar ...
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Huang Yaqiong
Huang Yaqiong (, born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. She is an Olympic gold medalist, three-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time Asian Champion. She also won a silv ...
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Lee Chun Hei /
Chau Hoi Wah ''(first round)''
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Shin Baek-cheol /
Chae Yoo-jung ''(final)''
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Choi Sol-gyu /
Eom Hye-won ''(semifinals)''
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Chan Peng Soon
Chan Peng Soon (born 27 April 1988) is a Malaysian former badminton player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He has had a partnership with Goh Liu Ying where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in th ...
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Goh Liu Ying
Goh Liu Ying (; born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian former badminton player. She had been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. ...
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Jacco Arends /
Selena Piek
Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the gold medals at the European Games in 2019 in the women's doubles, and in 2023 in the mixed doubles. She was part of the Badminton Europe At ...
''(first round)''
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
References
External links
Tournament Link
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