The German Open is an annual

table tennis Table tennis (also known as ping-pong) is a racket sport derived from tennis but distinguished by its playing surface being atop a stationary table, rather than the Tennis court, court on which players stand. Either individually or in teams of ...

tournament in

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 ...

, run by the

International Table Tennis Federation The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the Sport governing body, governing body for all national table tennis associations that use ITTF-approved sponge table tennis rackets. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regula ...

(ITTF). It is currently part of the

ITTF World Tour The ITTF World Tour, known as the ITTF Pro Tour until 2011, was an annual series of table tennis tournaments introduced by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in 1996. The tour includes events in seven categories: Men's and Women's Singl ...

History

The tournament was first held in 1925, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule in 1999, and then every year since 2001. China's

Ma Long Ma Long ( zh, s=马龙, p=Mǎ Lóng; born 20 October 1988) is a Chinese professional table tennis player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, three-time World Champion, and three-time World Cup champion in men's singles. Widely regarded as the g ...

holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with five, while in the women's singles event,

Mária Mednyánszky Mária Mednyánszky (7 April 1901 Budapest – 22 December 1978 also Budapest) was a Hungarian international table tennis star. Table tennis career She became the first official women's world champion winning the women's singles event go ...

Astrid Krebsbach Astrid Krebsbach (married name Horn), (9 February 1913 in Vienna - 17 September 1995 in Quedlinburg) was a German international table tennis player. Table tennis career From 1933 to 1937 she won nine medals in singles, doubles and team events ...

, Trude Pritzi,

Agnes Simon Agnes Simon (''née'' Almási; 21 June 1935 – 19 August 2020) was an international table tennis player from Hungary. Personal life After the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, she fled to Sweden to seek political asylum, together with her husband ...

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 Chen Meng (; born 15 January 1994) is a Chinese professional table tennis player and Olympic champion. She joined the provincial team when she was 9 and joined the national team when she was only 13 in 2007. She is the women's singles champion o ...

is the only player wins the women's singles event more than once. In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that

Magdeburg Magdeburg (; ) is the Capital city, capital of the Germany, German States of Germany, state Saxony-Anhalt. The city is on the Elbe river. Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor and founder of the Archbishopric of Mag ...

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. The German Table Tennis Association has confirmed that the "German Open" name will continue to be used.

Champions

Individual Events

1925–1988

1990–2018

ITTF World Tour 2017 German Open GETEC Arena 01

2019–present

Team Events

References

External links

International Table Tennis FederationGerman Table Tennis Association
{{ITTF World Tour ITTF World Tour tournaments Table tennis competitions in Germany Annual sporting events in Germany Recurring sporting events established in 1925