2017 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold

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.

Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold

Tournament details
Dates	31 October – 5 November 2017
Level	Grand Prix Gold
Total prize money	US$120,000
Venue	Saarlandhalle
Location	Saarbrücken, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Rasmus Gemke
Women's singles	Nitchaon Jindapol
Men's doubles	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Women's doubles	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai
Mixed doubles	He Jiting Du Yue
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Tournament

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.

Venue

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

Point distribution

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.

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

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

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

Seeds

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

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Bottom half

Section 5

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

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round
		P Lang	21	15	17
		V Atrashchenkov	8	21	21
									V Atrashchenkov	10	12
								9	E Holst	21	21
		E Heino	12	12
	9	E Holst	21	21
															9	E Holst	21	9	13
															4	Hsu J-h	14	21	21
		L Claerbout	21	21
		J Magee	14	16
									L Claerbout	14	15
								4	Hsu J-h	21	21
		J König	9	9
	4	Hsu J-h	21	21

Section 7

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

Section 8

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

Women's singles

Seeds

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Beiwen Zhang	17	21	21
		Pai Yu-po	21	6	9
								1	Beiwen Zhang	17	21	19
								2	Nitchaon Jindapol	21	15	21
	4	Chen Xiaoxin	14	16
	2	Nitchaon Jindapol	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Zhang	21	21
		K F Kune	8	11
								1	B Zhang	18	21	21
									L Kjaersfeldt	21	13	13
		M Ulitina	21	16	13
		L Kjaersfeldt	11	21	21
															1	B Zhang	21	21
																Lee C-h	7	12
	5	K Gilmour	15	15
		Lee C-h	21	21
									Lee C-h	21	21
								Q1	C Birch	8	19
		N Perminova	18	21	21
	Q1	C Birch	21	19	23

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin (quarterfinals)
2. Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (champion)
3. Bodin Isara / Nipitphon Phuangphuapet (semifinals)
4. Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto (final)
5. Mathias Christiansen / David Daugaard (semifinals)
6. Goh V Shem / Teo Ee Yi (quarterfinals)
6. Ong Yew Sin / Tan Wee Kiong (quarterfinals)
8. Marcus Ellis / Chris Langridge (withdrew)

Finals

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

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		D Benz A Heinz	15	13
		M B-Smidt F Søgaard	21	21
									M B-Smidt F Søgaard	18	17
								6	Ong Y S Tan W K	21	21
	Q3	P Lang T Legleitner
	6	Ong Y S Tan W K	w	/	o
															6	Ong Y S Tan W K	18	12
															2	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21
		M Campbell P MacHugh	21	11	11
		J R Jansen J Zurwonne	10	21	21
									J R Jansen J Zurwonne	21	15	17
								2	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	19	21	21
		Goh S F N Izzuddin	10	13
	2	K Astrup A S Rasmussen	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Gabriela Stoeva / Stefani Stoeva (semifinals)
2. Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai (champion)
3. Sara Thygesen / Maiken Fruergaard (second round)
4. Olga Morozova / Anastasia Chervyakova (quarterfinals)
5. Du Yue / Xu Ya (semifinals)
6. Lauren Smith / Sarah Walker (second round)
7. Julie Finne-Ipsen / Rikke Søby (withdrew)
8. Carla Nelte / Isabel Herttrich (quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	17	11
		Akane Araki Aoi Matsuda	21	21
									Akane Araki Aoi Matsuda	19	6
								2	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21	21
	5	Du Yue Xu Ya	15	14
	2	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	1	G Stoeva S Stoeva	w	/	o
		T Bibik I Khlebko
								1	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
									L Efler E Janssens	14	8
		L Efler E Janssens	21	21
		N Perminova N Vislova	16	16
															1	G Stoeva S Stoeva	21	21
															8	I Herttrich C Nelte	19	18
	8	I Herttrich C Nelte	21	17	23
		A Bøje S Lundgaard	15	21	21
								8	I Herttrich C Nelte	21	11	21
									S Amitrapai P Chochuwong	18	21	17
		E Lefel A Tran	18	19
		S Amitrapai P Chochuwong	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	3	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	21
		A Horbach C J Jansen	14	9
								3	M Fruergaard S Thygesen	21	19	12
									A Araki A Matsuda	19	21	21
		A Araki A Matsuda	21	21
		O Arkhangelskaya N Rogova	11	15
																A Araki A Matsuda	21	21
																S Piek C Seinen	17	15
	6	L Smith S Walker	21	21
		N Fankhauser I Tabeling	9	10
								6	L Smith S Walker	21	17	19
									S Piek C Seinen	16	21	21
		S Piek C Seinen	21	21
		A Dörr F Volkmann	13	17

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		C Birch J Pugh	22	15	21
		D Delrue L Palermo	20	21	17
									C Birch J Pugh	18	12
								5	Du Y Xu Y	21	21
		C Burkart J Petrikowski	4r
	5	Du Y Xu Y	11
															5	Du Y Xu Y	21	21
															4	A Chervyakova O Morozova	14	16
		J Nyström S Pekkola	17	8
		J Goliszewski L Kaepplein	21	21
									J Goliszewski L Kaepplein	21	8	17
								4	A Chervyakova O Morozova	14	21	21
		O Konon C Magee	21	17
	4	A Chervyakova O Morozova	23	21

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		L Kaminski H Pohl	9	14
		M Ilyinskaya Y Zharka	21	21
									M Ilyinskaya Y Zharka	21	21
									S Garino L Iversen	12	19
		S Garino L Iversen	w	/	o
	7	J F-Ipsen R Søby
																M Ilyinskaya Y Zharka	15	10
															2	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		I Pope M Radovska	10	9
		Soong F C Tee J Y	21	21
									Soong F C Tee J Y	8	10
								2	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21
		L Jaques F Vandenhoucke	11	19
	2	J Kititharakul R Prajongjai	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Chris Adcock / Gabrielle Adcock (withdrew)
2. Wang Chi-lin / Lee Chia-hsin (second round)
3. Bodin Isara / Savitree Amitrapai (quarterfinals)
4. Mark Lamsfuss / Isabel Herttrich (first round)
5. Sam Magee / Chloe Magee (second round)
6. Ronald Alexander / Annisa Saufika (withdrew)
7. Ronan Labar / Audrey Fontaine (second round)
8. Nipitphon Phuangphuapet / Jongkolphan Kititharakul (quarterfinals)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		He Jiting Du Yue	21	21
		Hafiz Faisal Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	18	15
									He Jiting Du Yue	21	21
								Q1	Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Line Kjaersfeldt	18	17
	Q1	Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Line Kjaersfeldt	22	21
		Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith	20	17

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	PFQ	A Pochtarov N Voytsekh	17	13
		A Kaisti J Nyström	21	21
									A Kaisti J Nyström	17	20
									He JT Du Y	21	22
		J Maas I Van Der Aar	16	12
		He JT Du Y	21	21
																He JT Du Y	17	21	21
																M E Seidel L Efler	21	16	15
	7	R Labar A Fontaine	21	11	21
		T Isriyanet P Chochuwong	16	21	17
								7	R Labar A Fontaine	21	16	14
									M E Seidel L Efler	17	21	21
		M Mikkelsen M Surrow	14	17
		M E Seidel L Efler	21	21

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
	3	B Isara S Amitrapai	21	21
		R Jille E Lefel	9	15
								3	B Isara S Amitrapai	21	21
								Q3	J Pistorius L Kaepplein	12	15
	Q3	J Pistorius L Kaepplein	21	21
	PFQ	A Heinz A Horbach	15	18
															3	B Isara S Amitrapai	9	18
																H Faisal G E Widjaja	21	21
	5	S Magee C Magee	21	21
		T Gicquel D Delrue	18	19
								5	S Magee C Magee	16	18
									H Faisal G E Widjaja	21	21
		H Faisal G E Widjaja	21	18	21
		A Zinchenko O Morozova	15	21	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		O Schaller C Burkart	16	15
		R Tabeling C Seinen	21	21
									R Tabeling C Seinen	18	11
								PFQ	V Durkin N Vislova	21	21
	Q4	Tan Q Xu Y	11	17
	PFQ	V Durkin N Vislova	21	21
															PFQ	V Durkin N Vislova	20	11
															Q1	A S Rasmussen L Kjaersfeldt	22	21
	Q2	P Scheiel F Volkmann	17	19
	Q1	A S Rasmussen L Kjaersfeldt	21	21
								Q1	A S Rasmussen L Kjaersfeldt	21	21
									N Nøhr S Thygesen	14	14
		N Nøhr S Thygesen	21	21	21
	4	M Lamsfuss I Herttrich	23	18	18

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals
		J Arends S Piek	w	/	o
		A Parakhodin N Rogova
									J Arends S Piek	20	17
								8	N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	22	21
		M B-Smidt A Bøje	18	18
	8	N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	21	21
															8	N Phuangphuapet J Kititharakul	19	19
																M Ellis L Smith	21	21
		B Kersaudy L Palermo	16	9
		M Ellis L Smith	21	21
									M Ellis L Smith	22	13	21
								2	Wang C-l Lee C-h	20	21	19
		B Lane J Pugh	15	18
	2	Wang C-l Lee C-h	21	21

External links

• Official site
• Tournament Link