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After the successful completion of three BWF events, the BWF World Tour returns with the German Open 2022. The Super 300 tournament will feature top players from across the globe. Players like Viktor Axelsen, Kento Momota, Lee Zee Jia, Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, An Seyoung, Tai Tzu Ying, Akane Yamaguchi, Saina Nehwal, and others will be seen in action for the six-day tournament.
The tournament is a part of the German Open championships, which had been held since 1955. The German Open is returning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will kick off with the Round of 32 matches on March 8 and 9. It will then see the pre-quarters being played on the 10th and quarters being played on the 11th. The semifinals of the German Open will be played on 12 March and the finals on 13th.
Total prize money of 180,000 USD will be up for grabs across events. The winners of the singles event will get 13,500 USD while the winners of the doubles event will be awarded 14,220 USD. With the tournament set to start from Tuesday, let's deep dive into the details of it.
Tournament Details
Date: 8-13 March 2022
Venue: WESTENERGIE SPORTHALLE, MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR, GERMANY
Rounds: Five (R32, R16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals)
Total Entries: 391
Total Players: 495
Prize Money: USD 180,000
Seeded Entries
Men's Singles
1. Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
2. Kento Momota (Japan)
3. Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
4. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
5. Lee Zee Jia (Malaysia)
6. Jonathan Christie (Indonesia)
7. NG Ka Long Angus (Hong Kong China)
8. Kidambi Srikanth (India)
Women's Singles
1. Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipei)
2. Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
3. Chen Yu Fei (China)
4. An Seyoung (Korea)
5. Nozomi Okuhara (Jappan)
6. Carolina Marin (Spain)
7. PV Sindhu (India)
8. Ratchanik Intanon (Thailand)
Men's Doubles
1. Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi (Japan)
2. Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
3. Chirag Shetty/Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (India)
4. Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Arfian Ardianto (Indonesia)
5. Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (Denmark)
6. Teo Ee Yi/ONG Yew Sin (Malaysia)
7. Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov (Russia)
8. Mark Lamsfuss/Marvin Seidel (Germany)
Women's Doubles
1. Chen Qing Chen/Jia Yi Fan (China)
2. Lee Soohee/Shin Seungchan (Koera)
3. Kim Soyeong/Kong Heeyong (Korea)
4. Wakan Magahara/Mayu Mastumoto (Japan)
5. Chiharu Shida/Nami Matsuyama (Japan)
6. Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai
7. Stefani Stoeva/Gabriela Stoeva (Bulgaria)
8. Tan Pearly/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
Indians in action
The 2022 German Open will have top Badminton stars from India in action. From veterans like PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, and P Kashyap to youngsters like HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen, everyone will be seen in action. Kidambi Srikanth, PV Sindhu, and Men's doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy are the only seeded entries.
Indian Players' draws for Round of 32 Match
Men's Singles
Kidambi Srikanth (India) vs Brice Leverdez (France)
Lakshya Sen (India) vs Kantaphon WANGCHAROEN (Thailand)
HS Prannoy (India) vs NG Ka Long Angus (Hong Kong China)
P Kashyap (India) vs Kunlavut VITIDSARN (Thailand)
Women's Singles
PV Sindhu (India) vs Busanan ONGBAMRUNGPHAN (Thailand)
Saina Nehwal vs Yeo Jia Min (Indonesia)
Men's Doubles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty vs Liu Yu Chen/Ou Xuan Yi (China)
Krishna Prasad/Vishnuvardhan Goud vs Hiroki Okamura/Masayuki Onodera (Japan)
MR Arjun/Dhruv Kapila vs ONG Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi (Malaysia)
Women's Doubles
Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Pullela vs Debora Jillee/Cheryl Seinen (Netherlands)
Haritha MANAZHIYIL HARINARAYANAN/Ashna ROY vs Anastasiia AKCHURINA/Olga MOROZOVA
Ashwini Ponappa/N Sikki Reddy vs Chiharu Shida/Nami Matsuyama (Japan)
Where to watch German Open 2022?
The tournament will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. Fans can also catch timely updates on www.sportstiger.com.
