2006 German Open (badminton)

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.

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.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64
3,600	3,060	2,520	1,980	1,440	900	360

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.

Event	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Men's singles	$6,400	$3,200	$1,600	$800	$320
Women's singles	$5,520	$2,640	$1,440	$720	—
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

Lin Dan (semi-finals)
Bao Chunlai (third round)
Lee Hyun-il (quarter-finals)
Chen Hong (final)
Ng Wei (third round)
Shon Seung-mo (first round)
Niels Christian Kaldau (first round)
Shōji Satō (second round)
Bobby Milroy (second round)
Park Sung-hwan (third round)
Dicky Palyama (third round)
Björn Joppien (third round)
Chen Jin (champion)
Eric Pang (second round)
Przemysław Wacha (withdrew)
Geoff Bellingham (first round)

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	0

															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	6
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