2017 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold

Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold
Tournament details
Dates31 October – 5 November 2017
LevelGrand Prix Gold
Total prize moneyUS$120,000
VenueSaarlandhalle
LocationSaarbrücken, Germany
Champions
Men's singlesDenmark Rasmus Gemke
Women's singlesThailand Nitchaon Jindapol
Men's doublesDenmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Women's doublesThailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai
Mixed doublesChina He Jiting
China Du Yue
2016 2018 SaarLorLux Open

The 2017 Bitburger Open was a badminton tournament which took place at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken in Germany from 31 October to 5 November 2017 and had a total purse of $120,000.

Tournament[edit]

The 2017 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold was the fifteenth Grand Prix's badminton tournament of the 2017 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix and also part of the Bitburger Open championships which has been held since 1988. This tournament was organized by the 1. BC Saarbrücken-Bischmisheim, with the sanctioned from the BWF.[1]

Venue[edit]

This international tournament was held at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken in the Germany.[1]

Point distribution[edit]

Below is the tables with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the Grand Prix Gold event.[2]

Winner Runner-up 3/4 5/8 9/16 17/32 33/64 65/128 129/256 257/512 513/1024
7,000 5,950 4,900 3,850 2,750 1,670 660 320 130 60 30

Prize money[edit]

The total prize money for the 2017 tournament was US$120,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

Event Winner Finals Semifinals Quarterfinals Last 16
Singles $9,000 $4,560 $1,740 $720 $420
Doubles $9,480 $4,560 $1,680 $870 $450

Men's singles[edit]

Seeds[edit]

  1. Denmark Anders Antonsen (withdrew)
  2. England Rajiv Ouseph (third round)
  3. France Brice Leverdez (quarterfinals)
  4. Chinese Taipei Hsu Jen-hao (final)
  5. China Huang Yuxiang (quarterfinals)
  6. China Qiao Bin (third round)
  7. Brazil Ygor Coelho (quarterfinals)
  8. Thailand Khosit Phetpradab (quarterfinals)
  9. Denmark Emil Holst (third round)
  10. Germany Fabian Roth (withdrew)
  11. Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-hsien (third round)
  12. Netherlands Mark Caljouw (semifinals)
  13. Thailand Suppanyu Avihingsanon (third round)
  14. Malaysia Lee Zii Jia (semifinals)
  15. Denmark Kim Bruun (third round)
  16. Malaysia Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin (third round)

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Denmark Rasmus Gemke 21 15 21
7 Brazil Ygor Coelho 12 21 12
Denmark Rasmus Gemke 21 21
14 Malaysia Lee Zii Jia 11 12
3 France Brice Leverdez 21 18 10
14 Malaysia Lee Zii Jia 19 21 21
Denmark Rasmus Gemke 21 21
4 Chinese Taipei Hsu Jen-hao 18 10
5 China Huang Yuxiang 21 15 17
4 Chinese Taipei Hsu Jen-hao 13 21 21
4 Chinese Taipei Hsu Jen-hao 21 16 21
12 Netherlands Mark Caljouw 15 21 14
8 Thailand Khosit Phetpradab 18 23 14
12 Netherlands Mark Caljouw 21 21 21

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round
               
PFQ Germany C Skrzeba 18 12
Scotland K Merrilees 21 21
Scotland K Merrilees 21 12 18
Denmark R Gemke 12 21 21
Denmark R Gemke 21 21
Germany A Roovers 14 12
Denmark R Gemke 21 19 21
13 Thailand S Avihingsanon 17 21 18
13 Thailand S Avihingsanon 21 21
Switzerland M Bonny 16 10
13 Thailand S Avihingsanon 21 21
Bulgaria A Vlaar 18 18
Belgium B Abts 21 16 22
Bulgaria A Vlaar 16 21 24

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round
               
7 Brazil Y Coelho 21 21
Belgium R Scheurkogel 18 8
7 Brazil Y Coelho 23 24
Netherlands E Meijs 21 22
England M S-Smith 7 9
Netherlands E Meijs 21 21
7 Brazil Y Coelho 21 21
France T J Popov 16 13
PFQ Indonesia P Sudrajat 21 21
Italy R Maddaloni 15 9
PFQ Indonesia P Sudrajat 14 20
France T J Popov 21 22
Germany D Peng 13 19
France T J Popov 21 21

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round
               
3 France B Leverdez 21 21
PFQ Germany H Gerberich 11 19
3 France B Leverdez 21 21
Q6 Luxembourg M Vallenthini 12 13
PFQ England R Webster 3 5
Q6 Luxembourg M Vallenthini 21 21
3 France B Leverdez 18 21 21
11 Chinese Taipei Lin Y-h 21 9 6
11 Chinese Taipei Lin Y-h 21 23
Romania C V Filimon 11 21
11 Chinese Taipei Lin Y-h 21 21
England Y Wang 13 12
Russia A Parakhodin 10 8
England Y Wang 21 21

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round
               
6 China Qiao B 21 21
Q2 Switzerland Q Filliettaz 12 6
6 China Qiao B 21 21
Italy G Greco 12 12
Germany J Persson 15 20
Italy G Greco 21 22
6 China Qiao B 17 12
14 Malaysia Lee Z J 21 21
14 Malaysia Lee Z J 21 21
Germany L Schänzler 14 18
14 Malaysia Lee Z J 21 21
Ukraine A Pochtarev 13 11
Croatia Z Đurkinjak 19 14
Ukraine A Pochtarev 21 21

Bottom half[edit]

Section 5[edit]

First round Second round Third round
               
Germany M Weisskirchen 21 21
Q1 Luxembourg Y Zaccaria 6 8
Germany M Weisskirchen 13 12
16 Malaysia I Z Zainuddin 21 21
Germany S Hsiao 10 5
16 Malaysia I Z Zainuddin 21 21
16 Malaysia I Z Zainuddin 17 21 8
5 China Huang YX 21 15 21
Italy L Osele 21 14 8
Q3 Germany Z Xie 15 21 21
Q3 Germany Z Xie 17 14
5 China Huang YX 21 21
Luxembourg R Mann 16 16
5 China Huang YX 21 21

Section 6[edit]

First round Second round Third round
               
Germany P Lang 21 15 17
Ukraine V Atrashchenkov 8 21 21
Ukraine V Atrashchenkov 10 12
9 Denmark E Holst 21 21
Finland E Heino 12 12
9 Denmark E Holst 21 21
9 Denmark E Holst 21 9 13
4 Chinese Taipei Hsu J-h 14 21 21
France L Claerbout 21 21
Republic of Ireland J Magee 14 16
France L Claerbout 14 15
4 Chinese Taipei Hsu J-h 21 21
Switzerland J König 9 9
4 Chinese Taipei Hsu J-h 21 21

Section 7[edit]

First round Second round Third round
               
Q4 Luxembourg M Sonderskov 15 19
Q5 Germany C Offermann 21 21
Q5 Germany C Offermann 6 17
15 Denmark K Bruun 21 21
Switzerland C Kirchmayr 15 15
15 Denmark K Bruun 21 21
15 Denmark K Bruun 17 13
8 Thailand K Phetpradab 21 21
Germany K Schaefer 21 21
PFQ Ukraine D Zavadsky 4 9
Germany K Schaefer 10 14
8 Thailand K Phetpradab 21 21
Germany P Discher 15 12
8 Thailand K Phetpradab 21 21

Section 8[edit]

First round Second round Third round
               
France L Corvée 21 21
Q7 Germany D Kramer 16 11
France L Corvée 21 15 14
12 Netherlands M Caljouw 19 21 21
Belgium M Moreels 23 11 13
12 Netherlands M Caljouw 21 21 21
12 Netherlands M Caljouw 21 11 21
2 England R Ouseph 16 21 14
Austria W Gnedt 21 18 16
Germany S Wang 14 21 21
Germany S Wang 21 10 7
2 England R Ouseph 19 21 21
Q8 Switzerland N Lenggenhager 10 12
2 England R Ouseph 21 21

Women's singles[edit]

Seeds[edit]

  1. United States Beiwen Zhang (final)
  2. Thailand Nitchaon Jindapol (champion)
  3. Thailand Busanan Ongbumrungpan (first round)
  4. China Chen Xiaoxin (semifinals)
  5. Scotland Kirsty Gilmour (first round)
  6. Spain Beatriz Corrales (first round)
  7. Thailand Pornpawee Chochuwong (second round)
  8. Malaysia Soniia Cheah (first round)

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Beiwen Zhang 17 21 21
  Chinese Taipei Pai Yu-po 21 6 9
1 United States Beiwen Zhang 17 21 19
2 Thailand Nitchaon Jindapol 21 15 21
4 China Chen Xiaoxin 14 16
2 Thailand Nitchaon Jindapol 21 21

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
1 United States B Zhang 21 21
Mauritius K F Kune 8 11
1 United States B Zhang 18 21 21
Denmark L Kjaersfeldt 21 13 13
Ukraine M Ulitina 21 16 13
Denmark L Kjaersfeldt 11 21 21
1 United States B Zhang 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 7 12
5 Scotland K Gilmour 15 15
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 21 21
Chinese Taipei Lee C-h 21 21
Q1 England C Birch 8 19
Russia N Perminova 18 21 21
Q1 England C Birch 21 19 23

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
3 Thailand B Ongbumrungpan 19 10r
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 21 12
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 17 21 21
Indonesia H Ramadini 21 19 16
Indonesia H Ramadini 21 21
France D Lansac 16 13
Chinese Taipei Pai Y-p 21 21
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y 5 17
6 Spain B Corrales 21 17 15
Germany F Deprez 14 21 21
Germany F Deprez 13 18
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y 21 21
Chinese Taipei Sung S-y 21 19 21
Denmark S H Dahl 14 21 8

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
Q2 Switzerland A Huser 11 15
Indonesia D D Ayustine 21 21
Indonesia D D Ayustine 21 13 22
7 Thailand P Chochuwong 19 21 20
Denmark M Blichfeldt 23 20 17
7 Thailand P Chochuwong 21 22 21
Indonesia D D Ayustine 8 16
4 China Chen XX 21 21
Germany L Heim 21 21
Bulgaria M Mitsova 19 17
Germany L Heim 17 14
4 China Chen XX 21 21
Q4 Denmark J D Jakobsen 16 11
4 China Chen XX 21 21

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
Chinese Taipei Chiang M-h 21 21
England F M Wright 15 19
Chinese Taipei Chiang M-h 21 21
Q3 Germany Y Li 17 19
Q3 Germany Y Li 25 21
8 Malaysia Sonia C S Y 23 17
Chinese Taipei Chiang M-h 12 16
2 Thailand N Jindapol 21 21
Canada M Li 14 21 21
Denmark N K Rohde 21 19 16
Canada M Li 21 21 7
2 Thailand N Jindapol 18 23 21
Denmark M Poulsen 13 17
2 Thailand N Jindapol 21 21

Men's doubles[edit]

Seeds[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
5 Denmark Mathias Christiansen
Denmark David Daugaard
21 16 20
4 Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto
15 21 22
4 Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto
19 21 18
2 Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21 19 21
3 Thailand Bodin Isara
Thailand Nipitphon Phuangphuapet
19 10
2 Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21 21

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
1 Chinese Taipei Chen H-l
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
21 21 21
England B Lane
England S Vendy
23 14 14
1 Chinese Taipei Chen H-l
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
21 21
Germany M Lamsfuss
Germany M E Seidel
17 19
Germany M Lamsfuss
Germany M E Seidel
21 8 21
England P Briggs
England T Wolfenden
18 21 13
1 Chinese Taipei Chen H-l
Chinese Taipei Wang C-l
18 21
5 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark D Daugaard
21 23
5 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark D Daugaard
21 18 21
Scotland A Dunn
Scotland A Hall
14 21 15
5 Denmark M Christiansen
Denmark D Daugaard
20 21 21
PFQ Denmark K Antonsen
Denmark N Nohr
22 15 12
PFQ Denmark K Antonsen
Denmark N Nohr
21 10 21
Russia K Abramov
Russia A Zinchenko
15 21 10

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
4 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
21 21
Netherlands J Arends
Netherlands R Jille
17 10
4 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
21 9 21
Thailand T Isriyanet
Thailand K Namdash
15 21 17
Thailand T Isriyanet
Thailand K Namdash
8
Q2 Russia N Khakimov
Russia A Parakhodin
1r
4 Indonesia F Alfian
Indonesia M R Ardianto
21 21
6 Malaysia Goh V S
Malaysia Teo E Y
12 15
6 Malaysia Goh V S
Malaysia Teo E Y
21 21
France B Kersaudy
France J Maio
12 16
6 Malaysia Goh V S
Malaysia Teo E Y
21 10 21
China He JT
China Tan Q
19 21 19
China He JT
China Tan Q
21 21
Q4 Switzerland M Bonny
Switzerland O Schaller
15 11

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
Republic of Ireland J Magee
Republic of Ireland S Magee
21 13 21
Belgium M Dierickx
Belgium F Golinski
10 21 17
Republic of Ireland J Magee
Republic of Ireland S Magee
16 10
PFQ France T Gicquel
France R Labar
21 21
Italy L Osele
Italy K Strobl
14 14
PFQ France T Gicquel
France R Labar
21 21
PFQ France T Gicquel
France R Labar
15 14
3 Thailand B Isara
Thailand N Phuangphuapet
21 21
Q1 Malaysia N M A Ayub
Malaysia Ooi Z H
21 16 21
Netherlands J Maas
Netherlands R Tabeling
17 21 18
Q1 Malaysia N M A Ayub
Malaysia Ooi Z H
12 8
3 Thailand B Isara
Thailand N Phuangphuapet
21 21
Russia V Durkin
Russia N Ukk
9 12
3 Thailand B Isara
Thailand N Phuangphuapet
21 21

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals
               
Germany D Benz
Germany A Heinz
15 13
Denmark M B-Smidt
Denmark F Søgaard
21 21
Denmark M B-Smidt
Denmark F Søgaard
18 17
6 Malaysia Ong Y S