2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix

2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix

Tournament details
Dates	October 2, 2007 (2007-10-02) – October 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)
Edition	20th
Level	Grand Prix
Competitors	270 from 29 nations
Total prize money	US$70,000
Venue	Saarlandhalle
Location	Saarbrücken, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Lü Yi
Women's singles	Wang Yihan
Men's doubles	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
Women's doubles	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen
Mixed doubles	Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier
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The 2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix was a badminton tournament which took place in Saarbrücken, Germany from 2 to 7 October 2007. It had a total purse of $70,000.

Tournament

The 2007 Bitburger Open Grand Prix was the eighth tournament of the 2007 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 German Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

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

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF Grand Prix event.

Winner	Runner-up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64	65/128	129/256	257/512
5,500	4,680	3,850	3,030	2,110	1,290	510	240	100	45

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$70,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Event	Winner	Finals	Semi-finals	Quarter-finals	Last 16
Singles	$5,250	$2,660	$1,015	$420	$245
Doubles	$5,530	$2,660	$980	$507.5	$262.5

Men's singles

Seeds

1. Przemysław Wacha (second round)
2. Lee Tsuen Seng (final)
3. Anup Sridhar (third round)
4. Joachim Persson (semi-finals)
5. Andrew Dabeka (second round)
6. Kasper Ødum (second round)
7. Björn Joppien (quarter-finals)
8. Chetan Anand (third round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Lü Yi	21	21
	4	Joachim Persson	13	15
									Lü Yi	23	19	21
								2	Lee Tsuen Seng	21	21	15
	Q2	Marc Zwiebler	10	23	15
	2	Lee Tsuen Seng	21	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								1	P Wacha	19	7
									Lü Y	21	21
		Lü Y	21	21
		S Schöttler	17	8
																Lü Y	21	17	21
																P Mikkelsen	13	21	18
		P Mikkelsen	21	21
		N Lasmari	8	18
									P Mikkelsen	21	21
									I B Ade Chandra	16	15
		I B Ade Chandra	21	21
	Q5	S Razi	17	12
																							Lü Y	21	21
																						7	B Joppien	9	18
								7	B Joppien	12	23	21
									M Christensen	21	21	18
		M Christensen	21	21
		O Andrey	11	14
															7	B Joppien	21	21
																J Ø. Jørgensen	15	18
		Parupalli K	21	21
	Q6	A Roovers	13	9
									Parupalli K	17	17
									J Ø. Jørgensen	21	21
		J Koch	21	9
		J Ø. Jørgensen	23	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
								4	J Persson	21	21
									M Lahnsteiner	19	18
	Q8	M Pohl	12	20
		M Lahnsteiner	21	22
															4	J Persson	21	21
																L Petrič	12	15
		D Domke	19	20
		L Petrič	21	22
									L Petrič	21	21
									A Pawar	16	19
		S Evans	10	18
		A Pawar	21	21
																						4	J Persson	17	21	21
																							Qui YB	21	19	15
								8	C Anand	21	21
									E Kurniawan	18	10
		M Reuter	22	9
		E Kurniawan	24	21
															8	C Anand	21	13	17
																Qui YB	14	21	21
		R Ouseph	21	21
		K Midtgaard	16	17
									R Ouseph	12	10
									Qui YB	21	21
		Qui YB	21	21
		R Massing	16	14

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
		K Navickas	21	6	21
		S E Kastens	12	21	18
									K Navickas	21	21
									H Götschl	10	19
		Z Ammar	11	9
		H Götschl	21	21
																K Navickas	18	16
																Wu YY	21	21
		N Rice	17	19
		Wu YY	21	21
									Wu YY	21	21
								6	K Ødum	16	18
																							Wu YY	18	18
																						Q2	M Zwiebler	21	21
		N C Kaldau	16	21	14
	Q2	M Zwiebler	21	15	21
								Q2	M Zwiebler	22	21
									B S Pamungkas	20	8
		B S Pamungkas	21	21
	PFQ	J Lindholm	15	18
															Q2	M Zwiebler	21	21
															3	A Sridhar	12	19
	Q1	A Dumartheray	12	17
		D Gunawi	21	21
									D Gunawi	12	23	9
								3	A Sridhar	21	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarter-finals
	Q7	D Benz	29	11
		C Bösiger	30	21
									C Bösiger	21	13	21
									S Gavnholt	15	21	13
	PFQ	D Nyenhuis	10	14
		S Gavnholt	21	21
																C Bösiger	21	13	6
																R Ulsing	16	21	21
		R Ulsing	22	21
		N Kanetkar	20	10
									R Ulsing	21	21
								5	A Dabeka	16	18
																							R Ulsing	15	14
																						2	Lee T S	21	21
		H-K Vittinghus	12	21	21
		C Baxter	21	12	18
									H-K Vittinghus	21	21
									R Spitko	14	8
	Q4	L Oey	25	19	17
		R Spitko	23	21	21
																H-K Vittinghus	5	17
															2	Lee T S	21	21
	PFQ	M Kuchenbecker	22	21
	Q3	K Waldenberger	20	16
								PFQ	M Kuchenbecker	11	12
								2	Lee T S	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Huaiwen Xu (quarter-finals)
2. Jiang Yanjiao (semi-finals)
3. Juliane Schenk (final)
4. Ella Diehl (quarter-finals)
5. Judith Meulendijks (second round)
6. Sara Persson (withdrew)
7. Larisa Griga (second round)
8. Ragna Ingólfsdóttir (first round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
		Zhu Jingjing	19	22	17
		Wang Yihan	21	20	21
									Wang Yihan	16	21	21
								3	Juliane Schenk	21	10	17
	3	Juliane Schenk	21	18	21
	2	Jiang Yanjiao	14	21	12

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	HW Xu	21	21
		C Sørensen	13	9
								1	HW Xu	21	21
								Q2	P Stolzenbach	19	7
		S Prutsch	22	12	18
	Q2	P Stolzenbach	20	21	21
															1	HW Xu	19	19
																Zhu JJ	21	21
	7	L Griga	19	21	21
		E Chanteur	21	14	15
								7	L Griga	10	10
									Zhu JJ	21	21
		J Cicognini	10	12
		Zhu JJ	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	E Diehl	21	21
		S MacMaster	13	14
								4	E Diehl	17	21	21
									A Mutatkar	21	14	10
		A Moura	12	14
		A Mutatkar	21	21
															4	E Diehl	13	15
																Wang YH	21	21
	5	J Meulendijks	21	21
	Q4	J Köhler	13	14
								5	J Meulendijks	13	16
									Wang YH	21	21
		Wang YH	21	21
		C Bott	15	8

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q3	Y-M Wong	21	15
		C Mayer	19	4r
								Q3	Y-M Wong	12	7
								Q1	K Michalowsky	21	21
	Q1	K Michalowsky	21	21
	PFQ	S Kurien	14	19
															Q1	K Michalowsky	8	15
															3	J Schenk	21	21
		C Reid	12	14
		Lê Ngọc N N	21	21
									Lê Ngọc N N	8	13
								3	J Schenk	21	21
		N Descamps	20	16
	3	J Schenk	22	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		A Stapušaitytė	17	12
		T Murgunde	21	21
									T Murgunde	21	21
									N Brosolat Jensen	12	19
		N Brosolat Jensen	21	21
	8	R Ingólfsdóttir	16	10
																T Murgunde	21	11	15
															2	Jiang YJ	17	21	21
		M Fujii	17	21	17
		J Pittard	21	16	21
									J Pittard	13	14
								2	Jiang YJ	21	21
		R van Cutsen	17	17
	2	Jiang YJ	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Michael Fuchs / Roman Spitko (second round)
2. Kristof Hopp / Ingo Kindervater (quarter-finals)
3. Rasmus Andersen / Peter Steffensen (quarter-finals)
4. Robert Adcock / Robin Middleton (second round)
5. Robert Blair / David Lindley (final)
6. Tim Dettmann / Johannes Schöttler (second round)
7. Sun Junjie / Xu Chen (semi-finals)
8. He Hanbin / Shen Ye (semi-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	7	Sun Junjie Xu Chen	21	17	18
		Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	19	21	21
									Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21	21
								5	Robert Blair David Lindley	17	15
	5	Robert Blair David Lindley	21	21
	8	He Hanbin Shen Ye	14	18

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	M Fuchs R Spitko	22	21
	SUB	A Ellis M Lewis	20	12
								1	M Fuchs R Spitko	11	22	12
									J Chemnitz M Delbo Larsen	21	20	21
		J Chemnitz M Delbo Larsen	21	21
		D Benz F Schoppmann	10	19
																J Chemnitz M Delbo Larsen	21	5	15
															7	Sun JJ Xu C	16	21	21
	7	Sun JJ Xu C	21	21
		A Heinz P Krämer	8	7
								7	Sun JJ Xu C	w	/	o
									R Eidestedt C Langridge
		R Eidestedt C Langridge	21	21
	SUB	Z Ammar N Lasmari	8	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	R Adcock R Middleton	21	21
		J de Ruiter J Wouters	14	10
								4	R Adcock R Middleton	20	17
									P Käsbauer O Roth	22	21
	Q3	C Böhmer K Waldenberger	14	22
		P Käsbauer O Roth	21	24
																P Käsbauer O Roth	13	16
																M Boe C Mogensen	21	21
	6	T Dettmann J Schöttler	21	14	21
		P Zauner R Zirnwald	18	21	17
								6	T Dettmann J Schöttler	17	19
									M Boe C Mogensen	21	21
		M Boe C Mogensen	21	21
	Q2	S Rduch J Zurwonne	5	16

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	SUB	J Gillis J Maas	21	13	21
		F Hammes H Käsbauer	17	21	18
								SUB	J Gillis J Maas	12	9
								5	R Blair D Lindley	21	21
		B Carême M Quéré	6	20
	5	R Blair D Lindley	21	22
															5	R Blair D Lindley	25	21
															3	R Andersen P Steffensen	23	9
		S Enkerli C Heiniger	8	16
		J Cassel T Tesche	21	21
									J Cassel T Tesche	21	20	23
								3	R Andersen P Steffensen	14	22	25
		W Claes F Mawet	10	12
	3	R Andersen P Steffensen	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	D Nyenhuis T Zander	16	19
		R Bonde K Henriksen	21	21
									R Bonde K Henriksen	12	21	12
								8	He HB Shen Y	21	16	21
		P Neubacher J-S Schulz	12	21	10
	8	He HB Shen Y	21	18	21
															8	He HB Shen Y	21	14	21
															2	K Hopp I Kindervater	15	21	10
		K Roebuck A Bowman	21	21
	SUB	R Bosch R Massing	15	14
									K Roebuck A Bowman	16	17
								2	K Hopp I Kindervater	21	21
		C Adcock D George	15	13
	2	K Hopp I Kindervater	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (champions)
2. Nicole Grether / Juliane Schenk (quarter-finals)
3. Elin Bergblom / Johanna Persson (second round)
4. Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurien (semi-finals)
5. Imogen Bankier / Emma Mason (second round)
6. Michaela Peiffer / Kathrin Piotrowski (quarter-finals)
7. Natalie Munt / Joanne Nicholas (final)
8. Carina Mette / Birgit Overzier (second round)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	21	21
	4	Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien	12	4
								1	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	21	21
								7	Natalie Munt Joanne Nicholas	11	10
		Pan Pan Tian Qing	15	21	18
	7	Natalie Munt Joanne Nicholas	21	18	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	Yang W Zhang JW	21	21
		K Buss C Vogelgsang	8	6
								1	Yang W Zhang JW	21	26
									S Rayappan J Wallwork	8	24
		S Rayappan J Wallwork	21	22
		A Lillie K Michalowsky	15	20
															1	Yang W Zhang JW	21	21
																J Köhler S Marinello	14	10
	5	I Bankier E Mason	15	21	21
	PFQ	S Krauspe L Ufermann	21	11	17
								5	I Bankier E Mason	21	18	19
									J Köhler S Marinello	19	21	21
		R van Cutsen P van Dooremalen	13	25
		J Köhler S Marinello	21	27

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	4	J Gutta S Kurien	21	21
		E Muskens I Tabeling	17	11
								4	J Gutta S Kurien	21	21
									H Nielsen M Røpke	16	17
		H Nielsen M Røpke	21	21
		L Heidenreich M Stahlberg	8	10
															4	J Gutta S Kurien	21	21
															6	M Peiffer K Piotrowski	17	11
	6	M Peiffer K Piotrowski	21	15	22
		S Bok L Parker	19	21	20
								6	M Peiffer K Piotrowski	21	21
									L Choinet E Chanteur	19	15
		T Pelling H Razi	11	12
		L Choinet E Chanteur	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		M Agathangelou G White	17	10
		C Pedersen M Schjøtt-Kristensen	21	21
									C Pedersen M Schjøtt-Kristensen	21	10	21
								8	C Mette B Overzier	19	21	18
		F McKee C Reid	12	19
	8	C Mette B Overzier	21	21
																C Pedersen M Schjøtt-Kristensen	15	17
																Pan P Tian Q	21	21
		S Franz B Scheer	4	3
		Pan P Tian Q	21	21
									Pan P Tian Q	21	23
								3	E Bergblom J Persson	10	21
		F Burkert C Nelte	6	15
	3	E Bergblom J Persson	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		C Bott G Köhler	21	3	21
		P Stolzenbach Y-M Wong	12	21	15
									C Bott G Köhler	18	12
								7	N Munt J Nicholas	21	21
		S Annys S Corvilain	14	10
	7	N Munt J Nicholas	21	21
															7	N Munt J Nicholas	7	21	24
															2	N Grether J Schenk	21	16	22
	Q	J Goliszewski A Hoffmann	16	21	21
	SUB	S Herzig M Fischer	21	11	23
								SUB	S Herzig M Fischer	5	10
								2	N Grether J Schenk	21	21
	SUB	V Geuenich M Reich	6	8
	2	N Grether J Schenk	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Ingo Kindervater / Kathrin Piotrowski (semi-finals)
2. Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier (champions)
3. David Lindley / Suzanne Rayappan (second round)
4. Tim Dettmann / Annekatrin Lillie (quarter-finals)
5. Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Britta Andersen (quarter-finals)
6. Robin Middleton / Liza Parker (quarter-finals)
7. Xu Chen / Tian Qing (semi-finals)
8. He Hanbin / Pan Pan (quarter-finals)

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	1	Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski	21	14	9
		Robert Blair Imogen Bankier	19	21	21
									Robert Blair Imogen Bankier	17	17
								2	Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier	21	21
	7	Xu Chen Tian Qing	19	19
	2	Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier	21	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	1	I Kindervater K Piotrowski	26	21
		C Langridge J Nicholas	24	10
								1	I Kindervater K Piotrowski	21	21
									P Steffensen J Houmann	12	6
		R Zirnwald T Riedl	18	21	8
		P Steffensen J Houmann	21	16	21
															1	I Kindervater K Piotrowski	18	21	21
															8	He HB Pan P	21	18	14
	8	He HB Pan P	19	22	21
		R Bonde C Pedersen	21	20	19
								8	' He HB Pan P	21	21
									J Chemnitz M Røpke	19	16
		B Carême L Choinet	19	14
		J Chemnitz M Røpke	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	3	D Lindley S Rayappan	21	18	21
	Q2	D Nyenhuis M Peiffer	15	21	17
								3	D Lindley S Rayappan	16	17
									R Blair I Bankier	21	21
		R Blair I Bankier	21	21
		F Schoppmann J Goliszewski	13	9
																R Blair I Bankier	16	21	21
															5	J Fischer Nielsen B Andersen	21	15	8
	5	J Fischer Nielsen B Andersen	21	21	21
		M Fuchs C Mette	12	23	14
								5	J Fischer Nielsen B Andersen	21	21
								Q1	A Bowman S Bok	13	12
	Q1	A Bowman S Bok	21	21
		J de Ruiter I Vaessen	17	18

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
		C Adcock G White	21	20	17
		M Delbo Larsen M Schjøtt-Kristensen	14	22	21
									M Delbo Larsen M Schjøtt-Kristensen	19	27	9
								7	Xu C Tian Q	21	25	21
		K Roebuck J Wallwork	9	15
	7	Xu C Tian Q	21	21
															7	Xu C Tian Q	w	/	o
															4	T Dettmann A Lillie
		D George M Agathangelou	18	21	14
		J Schöttler G Köhler	21	14	21
									J Schöttler G Köhler	19	21	16
								4	T Dettmann A Lillie	21	15	21
		R Bosch P van Dooremalen	13	9
	4	T Dettmann A Lillie	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarter-finals
	Q4	F Mawet S Vorvilain	21	21
		H Götschl C Mayer	18	16
									F Mawet S Vorvilain	12	13
								6	R Middleton L Parker	21	21
		R Eidestedt E Mason	13	18
	6	R Middleton L Parker	21	21
															6	R Middleton L Parker	19	21	13
															2	K Hopp B Overzier	21	17	21
	Q3	L Oey S Piek	19	21	19
		W Claes N Descamps	21	14	21
									W Claes N Descamps	13	13
								2	K Hopp B Overzier	21	21
		R Adcock N Munt	20	10
	2	K Hopp B Overzier	22	21

External links

• Tournament Link