2006 German Open (badminton)


The 2006 German Open was a badminton tournament which took place at the RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany, on from 10 to 15 January 2006 and had a total purse of $80,000.

Tournament

The 2006 German Open was the second tournament of the 2006 IBF World Grand Prix and also part of the German Open championships, which had been held since 1955.

Venue

This international tournament was held at RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the IBF points system for the IBF World Grand Prix 3-star event.
WinnerRunner-up3/45/89/1617/3233/64
3,6003,0602,5201,9801,440900360

Prize pool

The total prize money for this tournament was US$80,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with IBF regulations.
EventWinnerFinalistSemi-finalsQuarter-finalsLast 16
Men's singles$6,400$3,200$1,600$800$320
Women's singles$5,520$2,640$1,440$720rowspan="4"
Men's doubles$5,760$3,200$1,920$1,120-
Women's doubles$4,880$3,200$1,760$880-
Mixed doubles$4,880$3,200$1,760$880-

Men's singles

Seeds

  1. Lin Dan '
  2. Bao Chunlai '
  3. Lee Hyun-il '
  4. Chen Hong '
  5. Ng Wei '
  6. Shon Seung-mo '
  7. Niels Christian Kaldau '
  8. Shōji Satō '
  9. Bobby Milroy '
  10. Park Sung-hwan '
  11. Dicky Palyama '
  12. Björn Joppien '
  13. Chen Jin
  14. Eric Pang '
  15. Przemysław Wacha '
  16. Geoff Bellingham ''''

Women's singles

Seeds

  1. Zhang Ning
  2. Xie Xingfang '
  3. Wang Chen '
  4. Pi Hongyan '
  5. Huaiwen Xu '
  6. Yao Jie '
  7. Mia Audina '
  8. Tracey Hallam ''''

Men's doubles

Seeds

  1. Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen '
  2. Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng '
  3. Michał Łogosz / Robert Mateusiak '
  4. John Gordon / Daniel Shirley '
  5. Robert Blair / Anthony Clark '
  6. Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae
  7. Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ōtsuka '
  8. Liu Kwok Wa / Albertus Susanto Njoto ''''

Women's doubles

Seeds

  1. Gao Ling / Huang Sui '
  2. Lee Hyo-jung / Lee Kyung-won '
  3. Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen
  4. Kumiko Ogura / Reiko Shiota '
  5. Zhang Dan / Zhao Tingting '
  6. Wei Yili / Zhang Yawen '
  7. Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin '
  8. Aki Akao / Tomomi Matsuda ''''

Mixed doubles

Seeds

  1. Lee Jae-jin / Lee Hyo-jung '
  2. Zhang Jun / Gao Ling
  3. Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen '
  4. Daniel Shirley / Sare Petersen '
  5. Robert Blair / Anthony Clark '
  6. Albertus Susanto Njoto / Li Wing Mui '
  7. Anggun Nugroho / Yunita Tetty '
  8. Travis Denney / Kate Wilson-Smith ''''