The German Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 (as West Germany) and organized by German Badminton Association or Deutscher Badminton Verband (DBV). The tournaments were not held in the year 1970, 1979 and 1998. Known as German Badminton Championships until 1980, the tournament was later allowed to be known as Open Championships from 1981 on. The tournament is currently sponsored by Yonex. While it does attract professional players, the event is not part of the highest levels of Badminton World Federation tournaments – being classified as a BWF Grand Prix Gold event until 2017, and a Super 300 tournament (6th level) from 2018 on. Host cities 1955–1962: Bonn 1963, 1969: Hamburg 1964: Lübeck 1965: Bochum 1966: Hanover 1967: Frankfurt 1968: West Berlin 1970: not held 1971–1974, 1978: Oberhausen 1975–1977, 1980–1982, 2005–present: Mülheim an der Ruhr 1979: not held 1983–1986, 1999–2004: Duisburg 1987–1991: Düsseldorf 1992–1995: Leverkusen 1996–1997: Saarbrücken 1998: not held Past winners Performances by nation Full list List of German Open Women's singles champions References External links Official website Official website Badminton.de: German Open Badminton tournaments in Germany Recurring sporting events established in 1955 1955 establishments in Germany