2017 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold Explained

Dates:31 October – 5 November 2017
Level:3A
Prize Money:120000
Venue:Saarlandhalle
Location:Saarbrücken, Germany
Ms:Rasmus Gemke
Country Ms:DEN
Ws:Nitchaon Jindapol
Country Ws:THA
Md1:Kim Astrup
Country Md1:DEN
Md2:Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Country Md2:DEN
Wd1:Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Country Wd1:THA
Wd2:Rawinda Prajongjai
Country Wd2:THA
Xd1:He Jiting
Country Xd1:CHN
Xd2:Du Yue
Country Xd2:CHN
Previous:2016
Next:2018 SaarLorLux Open

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.

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.[1]

Venue

This international tournament was held at Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken in the Germany.[1]

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.[2]

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Prize money

The total prize money for the 2017 tournament was US$120,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.[1]

EventWinnerFinalsSemifinalsQuarterfinalsLast 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)

Top half

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 8

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)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

Men's doubles

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

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)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

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)

Top half

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prospectus Yonex Bitburger Open 2017 . Badminton World Federation. 9 October 2017.
  2. Web site: World Ranking System . . 9 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202061150/http://system.bwf.website/documents/folder_1_81/Regulations/GCR/Part%20III%20Section%201A%20-%20Appendix%206%20-%20World%20Ranking%20System%20-%20November%202016.pdf . 2 February 2017 . dead .