| Dates | October 2, 2007 – October 7, 2007 |
|---|---|
| Number edition | 20th |
| Level | 3B |
| Prize money | 70000 |
| Venue | Saarlandhalle |
| Location | Saarbrücken, Germany |
| Competitors | 270 |
| Nations | 29 |
| Ms | Lü Yi |
| Country ms | CHN |
| Ws | Wang Yihan |
| Country ws | CHN |
| Md 1 | Mathias Boe |
| Country md 1 | DEN |
| Md 2 | Carsten Mogensen |
| Country md 2 | DEN |
| Wd 1 | Yang Wei |
| Country wd 1 | CHN |
| Wd 2 | Zhang Jiewen |
| Country wd 2 | CHN |
| Xd 1 | Kristof Hopp |
| Country xd 1 | GER |
| Xd 2 | Birgit Overzier |
| Country xd 2 | GER |
| Previous | 2006 |
| Next | 2008 |
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.[1]
Venue
This international tournament was held at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany.[2]
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.[3]
| 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.[2]
| 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
- Przemysław Wacha (second round)
- Lee Tsuen Seng (final)
- Anup Sridhar (third round)
- Joachim Persson (semi-finals)
- Andrew Dabeka (second round)
- Kasper Ødum (second round)
- Björn Joppien (quarter-finals)
- Chetan Anand (third round)
Women's singles
Seeds
- Huaiwen Xu (quarter-finals)
- Jiang Yanjiao (semi-finals)
- Juliane Schenk (final)
- Ella Diehl (quarter-finals)
- Judith Meulendijks (second round)
- Sara Persson (withdrew)
- Larisa Griga (second round)
- Ragna Ingólfsdóttir (first round)
Men's doubles
Seeds
- Michael Fuchs / Roman Spitko (second round)
- Kristof Hopp / Ingo Kindervater (quarter-finals)
- Rasmus Andersen / Peter Steffensen (quarter-finals)
- Robert Adcock / Robin Middleton (second round)
- Robert Blair / David Lindley (final)
- Tim Dettmann / Johannes Schöttler (second round)
- Sun Junjie / Xu Chen (semi-finals)
- He Hanbin / Shen Ye (semi-finals)
Women's doubles
Seeds
- Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (champions)
- Nicole Grether / Juliane Schenk (quarter-finals)
- Elin Bergblom / Johanna Persson (second round)
- Jwala Gutta / Shruti Kurien (semi-finals)
- Imogen Bankier / Emma Mason (second round)
- Michaela Peiffer / Kathrin Piotrowski (quarter-finals)
- Natalie Munt / Joanne Nicholas (final)
- Carina Mette / Birgit Overzier (second round)
Mixed doubles
Seeds
- Ingo Kindervater / Kathrin Piotrowski (semi-finals)
- Kristof Hopp / Birgit Overzier (champions)
- David Lindley / Suzanne Rayappan (second round)
- Tim Dettmann / Annekatrin Lillie (quarter-finals)
- Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Britta Andersen (quarter-finals)
- Robin Middleton / Liza Parker (quarter-finals)
- Xu Chen / Tian Qing (semi-finals)
- He Hanbin / Pan Pan (quarter-finals)
References
- ^ "Bitburger Open 2007" (in German). badminton.de. Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Bitburger Badminton Open 2007". www.bitburger-open.de. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Overview Ranking". Bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 2010-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-15.