2006 German Open

Tournament details
Dates	January 10, 2006 (2006-01-10) – January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15)
Edition	49th
Level	World Grand Prix 3 Stars
Total prize money	US$80,000
Venue	RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle
Location	Mülheim, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Chen Jin
Women's singles	Zhang Ning
Men's doubles	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
Women's doubles	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen
Mixed doubles	Zhang Jun Gao Ling
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The 2006 German Open (officially known as the Yonex German Open 2006 for sponsorship reasons) 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.^[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[2]

Men's singles

Seeds

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Lin Dan	13	15	8
	4	Chen Hong	15	10	15
								4	Chen Hong	3	7
								13	Chen Jin	15	15
	13	Chen Jin	15	15
		Kasper Ødum	2	8

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quartert-finals
	1	Lin D	12	15	15
		S Sasaki	15	2	2
								1	Lin D	15	15
									M Lewis	3	1
	O Fossy		10	13
	M Lewis		15	15
															1	Lin D	15	15
															11	D Palyama	7	11
	11	D Palyama	15	15
		A Wölk	3	11
								11	D Palyama	15	15
								PFQ	J Chua	10	6
	PFQ	J Chua	15	15
	Q8	R Nichterwitz	10	6
																						1	Lin D	15	15
																							Xia XZ	8	8
	6	Shon S-m	11	14
	PFQ	R Spitko	15	17
								PFQ	R Spitko	7	8
									Xia XZ	15	15
	Xia XZ		15	15
	D Jaco		6	1
																Xia XZ	15	15
															Q5	Wu YY	7	6
	16	G Bellingham	10	6
		A Dabeka	15	15
									A Dabeka	7	6
								Q5	Wu YY	15	15
		Y H Wiratama	15	11	9
	Q5	Wu YY	13	15	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quartert-finals
	4	Chen H	15	15
		P Koukal	7	11
								4	Chen H	15	15
									V Druzchenko	2	12
	S Maunoury		16	8
	V Druzchenko		17	15
															4	Chen H	15	13	15
															10	Park S-h	6	15	7
	10	Park S-h	w	/	o
		J Gordon
								10	Park S-h	15	15
									K Ipsen	0	7
		K Ipsen	15	15
	Q6	K Ridder	10	1
																						4	Chen H	15	15
																							Lü Y	12	8
	7	N C Kaldau	13	6
		Y Nakanishi	15	15
								Y Nakanishi		15	15
								J Koch		5	2
	E Kehlhoffner		9	7
	J Koch		15	15
																Y Nakanishi	7	4
															PFQ	Lü Y	15	15
	PFQ	Lü Y	15	15
		Pei W C	6	7
								PFQ	Lü Y	15	11	15
									Chan Y K	10	15	12
		Chan Y K	3	15	15
	Q2	D Gunawi	15	8	8

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quartert-finals
		J Fröhlich	11	9
	Q4	Kang W-k	15	15
								Q4	Kang W-k	1	8
								13	Chen J	15	15
		Y Krishnan	5	2
	13	Chen J	15	15
															13	Chen J	15	15
															5	Ng W	6	6
	P Mikkelsen		1	15	15
	S Brehaut		15	5	9
									P Mikkelsen	13	14
								5	Ng W	15	17
		R Ouseph	6	5
	5	Ng W	15	15
																						13	Chen J	11	15	15
																						3	Lee H-i	15	3	10
		Li Y	15	15
	Q1	I Maywald	12	5
									Li Y	9	15	15
								14	E Pang	15	12	2
		Y Yudianto	6	17	7
	14	E Pang	15	14	15
																Li Y	13	5
															3	Lee H-i	15	15
	J-M Lefort		15	15
	K Navickas		10	4
									J-M Lefort	7	3
								3	Lee H-i	15	15
		J Moody	6	7
	3	Lee H-i	15	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quartert-finals
		A Hariyanto	17	15
	Q3	K Saeki	16	12
									A Hariyanto	15	10	12
								12	B Joppien	1	15	15
		R Kwee	4	0
	12	B Joppien	15	15
															12	B Joppien	11	15	7
																S Santoso	15	4	15
	N Lasmari		7	4
	S Santoso		15	15
									S Santoso	15	15
								8	S Satō	8	3
		A Smith	15	8	3
	8	S Satō	5	15	15
																						S Santoso		15	12	0r
																						K Ødum		9	15	0
		K Ødum	15	15
	Q7	P Zauner
									K Ødum	9	15	15
								9	B Milroy	15	3	10
		J Vondra	7	3
	9	B Milroy	15	15
																K Ødum	15	0
															2	Bao CL	11	6r
	A Rasidi		15	15
	N Karunaratne		11	6
									A Rasidi	7	2
								2	Bao CL	15	15
		Jang Y-s	4	4
	2	Bao CL	15	15

Women's singles

Seeds

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Zhang Ning	7	11	11
		Zhu Lin	11	8	5
								1	Zhang Ning	11	11
								Q3	Lu Lan	8	3
	3	Wang Chen	13	6	8
	Q3	Lu Lan	10	11	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Zhang N	11	11
	PFQ	F Ratnasari	1	1
								1	Zhang N	11	11
									E Hirose	4	3
	E Hirose		11	8	11
	J Schenk		3	11	5
															1	Zhang N	11	11
															Q1	Lee Y-h	2	4
	6	Yao J	9	11	11
		Yip P Y	11	2	5
								6	Yao J	7	11	4r
								Q1	Lee Y-h	11	6	5
		Hwang H-y	7	6
	Q1	Lee Y-h	11	11

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	Pi HY	11	11
	PFQ	Jang S-y	6	3
								4	Pi HY	11	11
									Y Hirayama	6	8
		Y Hirayama	11	11
	PFQ	S Prutsch	6	0
															4	Pi HY	5	0
																Zhu L	11	11
	8	T Hallam	11	11
		R Hindley	2	8
								T Hallam		2	5
								Zhu L		11	11
		Zhu L	11	11
	Q2	J Mann	0	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Jiang YJ	3	8
	Q4	Wang L	11	11
								Q4	Wang L	3	11	11
								7	M Audina	11	5	2
	PFQ	P Overzier	1	2
	7	M Audina	11	11
															Q4	Wang L	7	8
															3	Wang C	11	11
	PFQ	N Grether	4	11	4
		Cheng S-c	11	7	11
									Cheng S-c	7	8
								3	Wang C	11	11
		R Bellingham	5	3
	3	Wang C	11	11

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		Seo Y-h	8	6
	Q3	Lu L	11	11
								Q3	Lu L	11	6	11
								5	HW Xu	5	11	6
		C Reid	1	1
	5	HW Xu	11	11
															Q3	Lu L	6	11	11
															2	Xie XF	11	6	5
	K Mori		11	11
	E Karachkova		4	9
									K Mori	11	3	2
								2	Xie XF	9	11	11
		S Hughes	3	3
	2	Xie XF	11	11

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	5	Robert Blair Anthony Clark	15	15
	8	Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto	0	5
								5	Robert Blair Anthony Clark	11	6
								6	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	15	15
	7	Keita Masuda Tadashi Ōtsuka	9	15	8
	6	Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae	15	11	15

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	PFQ	R Bosch J Wouters	9	7
		Hang S-h Hang J-m	15	15
								Hang S-h Hang J-m		14	15	15
								K Hopp I Kindervater		17	7	8
		K Hopp I Kindervater	15	4	15
	SUB	Sang Y Zheng B	13	15	9
																Hang S-h Hang J-m	9	15
															5	R Blair A Clark	15	17
	5	R Blair A Clark	15	15
		J Fröhlich J Vondra	7	0
								5	R Blair A Clark	15	15
									E Kehlhoffner T Quéré	9	11
		E Kehlhoffner T Quéré	15	15
	Q4	S E Kastens M Reuter	12	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	J Gordon D Shirley	11	15	1
	PFQ	Kang M-w Yoo Y-s	15	9	15
								PFQ	Kang M-w Yoo Y-s	15	11	9
									R Adcock R Middleton	4	15	15
	R Adcock R Middleton		15	15
	M Hughes M Lewis		9	10
																R Adcock R Middleton	5	5
															8	Liu K W A S Njoto	15	15
	8	Liu K W A S Njoto	15	15
		S Nakao S Sakamoto	13	7
								8	Liu K W A S Njoto	15	15
									B Cooper T Denney	7	3
		B Cooper T Denney	15	15
	Q1	A Vetters F Wahab	4	11

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		S Archer D Lindley	15	8	15
	Q3	V Durkin A Nikolaenko	2	15	11
									S Archer D Lindley	13	4
								7	K Masuda T Ōtsuka	15	15
		Jung T-k Lee J-j	11	4
	7	K Masuda T Ōtsuka	15	15
															7	K Masuda T Ōtsuka	w	/	o
															3	M Łogosz R Mateusiak
	T Dettmann J Schöttler		9	14
	G Bellingham C Cooper		15	17
									G Bellingham C Cooper	4	7
								3	M Łogosz R Mateusiak	15	15
		R Smith G Warfe	8	3
	3	M Łogosz R Mateusiak	15	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		A Kristiansen S Mollyhus	7	15	15
	Q2	A Konakh A Russkikh	15	6	7
									A Kristiansen S Mollyhus	11	3
								6	Jung J-s Lee Y-d	15	15
		J Koch P Zauner	1	8
	6	Jung J-s Lee Y-d	15	15
															6	Jung J-s Lee Y-d	15	7	15
															2	Cai Y Fu HF	7	15	8
	M Fuchs R Spitko		15	10	15
	W Claes F Mawet		13	15	4
									M Fuchs R Spitko	2	8
								2	Cai Y Fu HF	15	15
		M Popov S Stoyanov	4	5
	2	Cai Y Fu HF	15	15

Women's doubles

Seeds

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Gao Ling Huang Sui	15	15
	5	Zhang Dan Zhao Tingting	1	4
								1	Gao Ling Huang Sui	15	11	10
								3	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	3	15	15
	3	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15	15
	6	Wei Yili Zhang Yawen	5	12

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Gao L Huang S	15	15
		É Eymard W Rahmawati	1	2
								1	Gao L Huang S	15	15
									V Sorokina N Vislova	3	2
	S Marinello K Piotrowski		9	7
	V Sorokina N Vislova		15	15
															1	Gao L Huang S	15	15
															7	Cheng W-s Chien Y-c	8	4
	7	Cheng W-s Chien Y-c	15	15
		R van Cutsen P van Dooremalen	4	3
								7	Cheng W-s Chien Y-c	15	15
								Q4	S Struschka C Vogelgsang	8	0
		S Bok J Wallwork	15	12	8
	Q4	S Struschka C Vogelgsang	8	15	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	K Ogura R Shiota	12	15	12
		Ha J-e Hwang Y-m	15	4	15
								Ha J-e Hwang Y-m		15	15
								C Hückstädt C Mette		5	4
		C Hückstädt C Mette	17	15
	Q2	C Bott K Schnaase	16	13
																Ha J-e Hwang Y-m	3	2
															5	Zhang D Zhao TT	15	15
	5	Zhang D Zhao TT	15	15
		K Lucas K Wilson-Smith	11	1
								5	Zhang D Zhao TT	15	17
									N Gordon S Petersen	1	14
		N Gordon S Petersen	15	15
	Q3	E Karachkova M Yakusheva	8	10

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		R Bellingham R Hindley	5	0
	Q1	M Audina L Bruil	15	15
								Q1	M Audina L Bruil	4	10
									Du J Yu Y	15	15
		Du J Yu Y	15	15
	8	A Akao T Matsuda	4	12
																Du J Yu Y	11	1
															3	Yang W Zhang JW	15	15
	B Overzier M Peiffer		15	15
	I Bankier E Mason		9	1
									B Overzier M Peiffer	10	0
								3	Yang W Zhang JW	15	15
		Koon W C Li W M	1	3
	3	Yang W Zhang JW	15	15

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	N Munt S Rayappan		15	15
	Chang L-y Cheng S-c		12	11
									N Munt S Rayappan	6	6
								6	Wei YL Zhang YW	15	15
		Chor H Y Lim P S	7	0
	6	Wei YL Zhang YW	15	15
															6	Wei YL Zhang YW	15	12	15
															2	Lee H-j Lee K-w	10	15	13
	N Grether J Schenk		15	15
	K Augustyn N Kostiuczyk		5	8
									N Grether J Schenk	2	2
								2	Lee H-j Lee K-w	15	15
		H Nichol C Reid	5	1
	2	Lee H-j Lee K-w	15	15

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jin	10	9
	3	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	15	15
								3	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	11	12
								2	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15	15
	4	Daniel Shirley Sara Petersen	15	7	5
	2	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	11	15	15

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Lee J-j Lee H-j	15	15
		J-M Lefort W Rahmawati	3	7
								Lee J-j Lee H-j		15	15
								K Hopp B Overzier		5	2
	K Hopp B Overzier		16	17	15
	C Cooper L Shirley		17	14	10
															Lee J-j Lee H-j		7	15	15
															Guo ZD Yu Y		15	9	12
	8	T Denney K Wilson-Smith	15	8	4
		Guo ZD Yu Y	4	15	15
								Guo ZD Yu Y		15	15
								R Adcock J Wallwork		5	3
		J Schöttler G Köhler	8	15	12
	Q1	R Adcock J Wallwork	15	11	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	Xie ZB Zhang YW	15	15
		Lee Y-d Hwang Y-m	9	11
								Xie ZB Zhang YW		15	15
								V Druzchenko E Nozdran		13	9
	T Dettmann A Lillie		5	10
	V Druzchenko E Nozdran		15	15
															3	Xie ZB Zhang YW	15	15
															5	R Blair N Munt	7	3
	5	R Blair N Munt	15	15
		J Wouters P van Dooremalen	3	11
								5	R Blair N Munt	11	15	15
									K Masuda T Matsuda	15	3	9
		K Masuda T Matsuda	15	7	15
	Q2	S Stoyanov É Eymard	12	15	5