| 2006 German Open | |
| Dates: | – |
| Number Edition: | 49th |
| Level: | 3S |
| Prize Money: | 80000 |
| Venue: | RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle |
| Location: | Mülheim, Germany |
| Ms: | Chen Jin |
| Country Ms: | CHN |
| Ws: | Zhang Ning |
| Country Ws: | CHN |
| Md1: | Jung Jae-sung |
| Country Md1: | KOR |
| Country-Flagvar1: | 1997 |
| Md2: | Lee Yong-dae |
| Country Md2: | KOR |
| Country-Flagvar2: | 1997 |
| Wd1: | Yang Wei |
| Country Wd1: | CHN |
| Wd2: | Zhang Jiewen |
| Country Wd2: | CHN |
| Xd1: | Zhang Jun |
| Country Xd1: | CHN |
| Xd2: | Gao Ling |
| Country Xd2: | CHN |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
The 2006 German Open (officially known as the Yonex German Open 2006 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany, on from 10 to 15 January 2006 and had a total purse of $80,000.
The 2006 German Open was the second tournament of the 2006 IBF World Grand Prix and also part of the German Open championships, which had been held since 1955.[1]
This international tournament was held at RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle in Mülheim, Germany.[1]
Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the IBF points system for the IBF World Grand Prix 3-star event.[2]
The total prize money for this tournament was US$80,000. The distribution of the prize money was in accordance with IBF regulations.[2]
| Event | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Last 16 |
| Men's singles | $6,400 | $3,200 | $1,600 | $800 | $320 |
| Women's singles | $5,520 | $2,640 | $1,440 | $720 | rowspan="4" |
| Men's doubles | $5,760 | $3,200 | $1,920 | $1,120 | |
| Women's doubles | $4,880 | $3,200 | $1,760 | $880 | |
| Mixed doubles | $4,880 | $3,200 | $1,760 | $880 |
Lin Dan (semi-finals) Bao Chunlai (third round)
Lee Hyun-il (quarter-finals) Chen Hong (final)
Ng Wei (third round) Shon Seung-mo (first round)
Shōji Satō (second round)
Bobby Milroy (second round) Park Sung-hwan (third round) Chen Jin (champion)
Przemysław Wacha (withdrew)
Geoff Bellingham (first round) Zhang Ning (champion) Xie Xingfang (quarter-finals) Wang Chen (semi-finals)
Pi Hongyan (quarter-finals) Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng (quarter-finals) Michał Łogosz / Robert Mateusiak (quarter-finals) John Gordon / Daniel Shirley (first round) Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae (champions) Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ōtsuka (semi-finals) Liu Kwok Wa / Albertus Susanto Njoto (semi-finals) Gao Ling / Huang Sui (final) Lee Hyo-jung / Lee Kyung-won (quarter-finals) Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen (champions) Kumiko Ogura / Reiko Shiota (first round) Zhang Dan / Zhao Tingting (semi-finals) Wei Yili / Zhang Yawen (semi-finals) Aki Akao / Tomomi Matsuda (first round) Lee Jae-jin / Lee Hyo-jung (semi-finals) Zhang Jun / Gao Ling (champions) Xie Zhongbo / Zhang Yawen (final) Daniel Shirley / Sare Petersen (semi-finals) Albertus Susanto Njoto / Li Wing Mui (first round)
Travis Denney / Kate Wilson-Smith (first round)