2012 German Open Grand Prix Gold

The 2012 German Open Grand Prix Gold was the first grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2012 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in RWE-Sporthalle, Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany from February 28 until March 4, 2012 and had a total purse of $125,000.^[1]

2012 German Open Grand Prix Gold

Tournament details
Total prize money	US$125,000
Venue	RWE-Sporthalle
Location	Mulheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Champions
Men's singles	Lin Dan
Women's singles	Li Xuerui
Men's doubles	Hong Wei Shen Ye
Women's doubles	Xia Huan Tang Jinhua
Mixed doubles	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
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Men's singles

Seeds

1. Lin Dan (champion)
2. Chen Jin (third round)
3. Sho Sasaki (third round)
4. Lee Hyun-Il (third round)
5. Simon Santoso (final)
6. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (semi-final)
7. Marc Zwiebler (third round)
8. Wang Zhengming (first round)
9. Tommy Sugiarto (semi-final)
10. Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (quarter-final)
11. Shon Wan-Ho (quarter-final)
12. Boonsak Ponsana (second round)
13. Wong Wing Ki (quarter-final)
14. Pablo Abian (third round)
15. Rajiv Ouseph (withdrew)
16. Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka (third round)

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Lin Dan	21	23
	10	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus	19	21
								1	Lin Dan	21	21
								9	Tommy Sugiarto	10	11
	9	Tommy Sugiarto	21	21
		Ville Lang	14	14
															1	Lin Dan	21	21
															5	Simon Santoso	11	11
	5	Simon Santoso	19	21	23
	11	Shon Wan-Ho	21	19	21
								5	Simon Santoso	21	21
								6	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	12	13
	6	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	21	21
	13	Wong Wing Ki	17	11

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	1	Lin D	21	21
	Q6	M Borg	15	11
								1	Lin D	21	21
									C Baxter	14	9
		C Baxter	21	21
		I Sozonov	16	16
															1	Lin D	21	21
															14	P Abian	15	13
	14	P Abian	21	21
		K Cordon	14	17
								14	P Abian	21	21
									Hsueh H-Y	14	17
		Hsueh H-Y	19	21	21
	PFQ	R Fladberg	21	8	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	7	M Zwiebler	21	21
	Q3	L Schmidt	13	16
								7	M Zwiebler	19	21	21
									V Axelsen	21	11	17
		V Axelsen	21	21
		H Hurskainen	15	7
															7	M Zwiebler	9	18
															10	H Vittinghus	21	21
	10	H Vittinghus
		E Pang	wo
								10	H Vittinghus	21	19	21
									D Wong	16	21	11
		K Parupalli	15	21
		D Wong	21	23

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	4	Lee H-I	21	21
		Chan YK	13	19
								4	Lee H-I	21	19	21
									A Bhat	19	21	15
		S Evans	9	0r
		A Bhat	21	0
															4	Lee H-Y	21	14	15
															9	T Sugiarto	18	21	21
	9	T Sugiarto	21	21
	Q7	I Utrosa	10	9
								9	T Sugiarto	22	25
									K Yamada	20	23
		K Yamada	21	21
	Q4	S Makarski	13	12

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
	8	Wang ZM	12	18
		C Thomsen	21	21
									C Thomsen	21	21
									Chan KB	15	15
		Chan KB	21	21
		D Zavadsky	14	9
																C Thomsen	21	19	16
																V Lang	19	21	21
	12	B Ponsana	21	9	21
	Q5	W Putro	11	21	13
								12	B Ponsana	20	14
									V Lang	22	21
		V Lang	21	21
	PFQ	K Mehrabi	11	13

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		A Chen	21	21
		S Avihingsanon	18	13
									A Chen	21	21
									Chong WF	13	14
		Chong WF	21	21
	PFQ	S Pukhov	12	10
																A Chen	6	17
															5	S Santoso	21	21
		A Pawar	21	21
	Q2	E Heino	12	16
									A Pawar	12	21	19
								5	S Santoso	21	15	21
		A Jayaram	9	19
	5	S Santoso	21	21

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		V Ivanov	21	21
		Hsu J-H	18	13
									V Ivanov	14	8
								11	Shon W-H	21	21
	Q1	F Hammes	15	14
	11	Shon W-H	21	21
															11	Shon W-H	21	21
															3	S Sasaki	15	18
		P Koukal	15	19
		A Tedjono	21	21
									A Tedjono	14	14
								3	S Sasaki	21	21
	Q8	Hong J-H	13	15
	3	S Sasaki	21	21

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		V Atrashchenkov	18	21	20
		D Domke	21	17	22
									D Domke	21	12	14
								16	D Rumbaka	19	21	21
		Y Tan	18	16
	16	D Rumbaka	21	21
															16	D Rumbaka	14	12
															6	J Jørgensen	21	21
		V Malkov	21	22
		P Wacha	16	20
									V Malkov	15	15
								6	J Jørgensen	21	21
		S Varma	21	17	15
	6	J Jørgensen	19	21	21

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round
		D Palyama	15	21	15
		Tan CS	21	11	21
									Tan CS	12	12r
								13	Wong WK	21	15
		S Kuncoro	20	16
	13	Wong WK	22	21
															13	Wong WK	21	21
															2	Chen J	9	17
		B Leverdez	10	21	21
		Chou T-C	21	14	19
									B Leverdez	9	14
								2	Chen J	21	21
	PFQ	J Frohlich	9	14
	2	Chen J	21	21

Women's singles

Seeds

1. Wang Xin (semi-final)
2. Li Xuerui (champion)
3. Juliane Schenk (final)
4. Cheng Shao-Chieh (first round)
5. Sung Ji-Hyun (quarter-final)
6. Bae Youn-Joo (first round)
7. Ratchanok Inthanon (quarter-final)
8. Porntip Buranaprasertsuk (second round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Wang Xin	14	16
	3	Juliane Schenk	21	21
								3	Juliane Schenk	19	16
								2	Li Xuerui	21	21
		Gu Juan	22	14
	2	Li Xuerui	24	21

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Wang X	22	21
		Pai H-M	20	15
								1	Wang X	21	21
									M Li	11	6
		S Egelstaff	10	15
		M Li	21	21
															1	Wang X	19	21	21
															5	Sung J-H	21	18	18
	5	Sung J-H	21	21
		L Zechiri	11	7
								5	Sung J-H	21	21
									A Goto	14	11
		A Goto	21	21
		Tai T-Y	16	10

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	J Schenk	21	21
	PFQ	A Prokopenko	4	15
								3	J Schenk	22	21
									E Hirose	20	14
		Fu MT	16	21	21
		E Hirose	21	12	23
															3	J Schenk	21	16	21
															7	R Inthanon	17	21	10
	7	R Inthanon	21	21
	Q3	M Kusumastuti	8	14
								7	R Inthanon	22	21
									Yip PY	20	19
		Yip PY	21	21
		L Griga	14	15

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Gu J	21	21
		P Sindhu	14	15
									Gu J	21	21
								8	P Buranaprasertsuk	13	11
		Yao J	21	21	11
	8	P Buranaprasertsuk	18	23	21
																Gu J	21	21
															Q1	L Fanetri	17	19
		P Nedelcheva	10	15
	Q1	L Fanetri	21	21
								Q1	L Fanetri	21	17	21
									C Marín	16	21	19
		C Marín	21	21
	4	Cheng S-C	10	19

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Chan TK	21	21
		S Sato	13	13
									Chan TK	21	21
									S Taerattanachai	19	9
		S Taerattanachai	29	21
	6	Bae Y-J	27	15
																Chan TK	10	8
															2	Li XR	21	21
	Q4	S Vignes Waran	14	18
	Q2	S Ponsana	21	21
								Q2	S Ponsana	11	10
								2	Li XR	21	21
		A Firdasari	15	7
	2	Li XR	21	21

Men's doubles

Seeds

1. Jung Jae-Sung / Lee Yong-Dae (final)
2. Ko Sung-Hyun / Yoo Yeon-Seong (semi-final)
3. Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong (first round)
4. Mohammad Ahsan / Bona Septano (second round)
5. Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Noriyasu Hirata (quarter-final)
6. Alvent Yulianto / Hendra Aprida Gunawan (second round)
7. Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan (quarter-final)
8. Fang Chieh-Min / Lee Sheng-Mu (first round)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Jung Jae-Sung Lee Yong-Dae	21	21
		Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	12	13
								1	Jung Jae-Sung Lee Yong-Dae	19	21	19
									Hong Wei Shen Ye	21	18	21
		Hong Wei Shen Ye	19	23	21
	2	Ko Sung-Hyun Yoo Yeon-Seong	21	21	12

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Jung J-S Lee Y-D	21	21
		B Issara M Jongjit	19	12
								1	Jung J-S Lee Y-D	21	21
									M Fuchs O Roth	8	12
		M Fuchs O Roth	21	24
		H Bach T Gunawan	17	22
															1	Jung J-S Lee Y-D
																Kim K-J Kim S-R	wo
	6	A Yulianto H Gunawan	21	19	21
		M Conrad-Petersen J Rasmussen	15	21	15
								6	A Yulianto H Gunawan	13	10
									Kim K-J Kim S-R	21	21
		Liu XL Qiu ZH	21	13	12
		Kim K-J Kim S-R	19	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Chai B Guo ZD	21	19	23
		V Ivanov I Sozonov	17	21	25
									V Ivanov I Sozonov	19	21	19
									H Endo K Hayakawa	21	19	21
	PFQ	L Moren W Szkudlarczyk	22	18
		H Endo K Hayakawa	24	21
																H Endo K Hayakawa	21	21
																N Kawamae S Sato	14	16
	8	Fang C-M Lee S-M	17	18
		N Kawamae S Sato	21	21
									N Kawamae S Sato	21	21
									R Bosch K Ridder	16	18
	Q4	R Labar M Quere	17	11
		R Bosch K Ridder	21	21

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	Q3	J Arends J Maas	17	21	18
	PFQ	S Anugritayawon S Prapakamol	21	14	21
								PFQ	S Anugritayawon S Prapakamol	9	11
								7	M Kido H Setiawan	21	21
		A Liu D Ng	17	17
	7	M Kido H Setiawan	21	21
															7	M Kido H Setiawan	16	10
																Hong W Shen Y	21	21
		Hong W Shen Y	21	21
		C Adcock A Ellis	14	9
									Hong W Shen Y	21	21
								4	M Ahsan B Septano	12	13
	Q2	Lim KW Ong JG	17	15
	4	M Ahsan B Septano	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		V Durkin A Nikolaenko	16	13
		I Kindervater J Schoettler	21	21
									I Kindervater J Schoettler	26	12
								5	H Hashimoto N Hirata	28	21
		R Kumar S Thomas	21	13	23
	5	H Hashimoto N Hirata	17	21	25
															5	H Hashimoto N Hirata	19	12
															2	Ko S-H Yoo Y-S	21	21
		Chen HL Lin Y-L	21	21
	Q1	P Kaesbauer J Zurwonne	16	6
									Chen HL Lin Y-L	15	19
								2	Ko S-H Yoo Y-S	21	21
		J Koch P Zauner	14	15
	2	Ko S-H Yoo Y-S	21	21

Women's doubles

Seeds

1. Ha Jung-Eun / Kim Min-Jung (first round)
2. Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa (semi-final)
3. Miyuki Maeda / Satoko Suetsuna (quarter-final)
4. Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito (second round)
5. Cheng Wen-Hsing / Chien Yu-Chin (quarter-final)
6. Meiliana Jauhari / Greysia Polii (second round)
7. Jung Kyung-Eun / Kim Ha-Na (final)
8. Xia Huan / Tang Jinhua (champion)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Cheng Shu Pan Pan	21	12	17
	8	Xia Huan Tang Jinhua	17	21	21
								8	Xia Huan Tang Jinhua	23	21
								7	Jung Kyung-Eun Kim Ha-Na	21	13
	7	Jung Kyung-Eun Kim Ha-Na	23	18	21
	2	Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa	21	21	19

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Ha J-E Kim M-J	21	14	18
		S Sari Yao L	17	21	21
									S Sari Yao L	21	8	18
									S Marinello B Michels	15	21	21
		S Marinello B Michels	21	21
		Poon LY Tse YS	18	17
																S Marinello B Michels	14	13
																Cheng S Pan P	21	21
	6	M Jauhari G Polii	19	21	21
		D Aroonkesorn K Voravichitchaikul	21	19	19
								6	M Jauhari G Polii	18	7
									Cheng S Pan P	21	21
		Cheng S Pan P	21	21
	Q3	S Amitrapai S Taerattanachai	14	15

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	M Maeda S Suetsuna	21	21
		V Sorokina N Vislova	10	18
								3	M Maeda S Suetsuna	21	21
									V Hoo Woon KW	13	14
		V Hoo Woon KW	21	21
	Q4	Choi H-I Kim S-Y	17	16
															3	M Maeda S Suetsuna	14	21	21
															8	Xia H Tang JH	21	7	23
	8	Xia H Tang JH	21	21
		E Lee P Obanana	7	14
								8	Xia H Tang JH	21	21
								Q1	Hsieh P-C Wang P-R	18	13
	Q1	Hsieh P-C Wang P-R	21	21
		A Bruce M Li	12	14

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Wong PT Chin EH	21	21
		E Lennartsson E Wengberg	15	17
									Wong PT Chin EH	13	21	17
								7	Jung K-E Kim H-N	21	19	21
		L Jonathans P van Dooremalen	21	19	10
	7	Jung K-E Kim H-N	17	21	21
															7	Jung K-E Kim H-N	16	25	21
																M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	23	11
		M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
	Q2	L Grebak M Helsbol	13	17
									M Matsutomo A Takahashi	21	21
								4	S Matsuo M Naito	14	10
		M Agathangelou H Olver	9	9
	4	S Matsuo M Naito	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		J Gutta A Ponnappa	21	21
		N Grether C Reid	14	16
									J Gutta A Ponnappa	14	21	12
								5	Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	21	17	21
		Eom H-W Jang Y-N	18	10
	5	Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	21	21
															5	Cheng W-H Chien Y-C	19	14
															2	M Fujii R Kakiiwa	21	21
		V Marissa N Melati	16	8
		Ma J Zhong QX	21	21
									Ma J Zhong QX	10	19
								2	M Fujii R Kakiiwa	21	21
		I Wang R Wang	17	16
	2	M Fujii R Kakiiwa	21	21

Mixed doubles

Seeds

1. Chen Hung-Ling / Cheng Wen-Hsing (second round)
2. Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam (semi-final)
3. Lee Yong-Dae / Ha Jung-Eun (final)
4. Thomas Laybourn / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (champion)
5. Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying (first round)
6. Shintaro Ikeda / Reiko Shiota (second round)
7. Songphon Anugritayawon / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (second round)
8. Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels (quarter-final)

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Shoji Sato Shizuka Matsuo	23	16	10
	3	Lee Yong-Dae Ha Jung-Eun	21	21	21
								3	Lee Yong-Dae Ha Jung-Eun	9	16
								4	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21	21
	4	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21	21
	2	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	15	14

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	1	Chen H-L Chen W-H	23	21	21
	PFQ	Tan AQ Lai PJ	25	19	11
								1	Chen H-L Chen W-H	19	22
									Kim K-J Jung K-E	21	24
	PFQ	W Szkudlarczyk A Wojtkowska	18	19
		Kim K-J Jung K-E	21	21
																Kim K-J Jung K-E	13	21
																S Sato S Matsuo	21	23
	7	S Anugritayawon K Voravichitchaikul	21	21
	Q4	Lin Y-L Hsieh P-C	19	17
								7	S Anugritayawon K Voravichitchaikul	18	14
									S Sato S Matsuo	21	21
		S Magee C Magee	11	12
		S Sato S Matsuo	21	21

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
	3	Lee Y-D Ha J-E	7	24	21
		Tao JM Xia H	21	22	12
								3	Lee Y-D Ha J-E	21	21
									Wong WH Chau HW	17	19
		Wong WH Chau HW	18	21	21
		V Diju J Gutta	21	9	19
															3	Lee Y-D Ha J-E	21	21
															8	M Fuchs B Michels	8	10
	8	M Fuchs B Michels	21	21
	Q3	Qiu ZH Tang JH	17	19
								8	M Fuchs B Michels	21	21
									C Triyachart Yao L	15	10
		C Triyachart Yao L	15	21	22
		C Adcock I Bankier	21	18	20

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Yoo Y-S Jang Y-N	21	21
	PFQ	D Khodabux S Piek	15	15
									Yoo Y-S Jang Y-N	21	21
								6	S Ikeda R Shiota	17	10
		Ko S-H Eom H-W	21	12	18
	6	S Ikeda R Shiota	15	21	21
																Yoo Y-S Jang Y-N	19	13
															4	T Laybourn K Juhl	21	21
		M Jongjit S Amitrapai	8	16
	Q2	H Setiawan V Marissa	21	21
								Q2	H Setiawan V Marissa	14	17
								4	T Laybourn K Juhl	21	21
		A Nikolaenko V Sorokina	15	11
	4	T Laybourn K Juhl	21	21

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals
		Hong W Pan P	21	21
		T Ng G Gao	15	19
									Hong W Pan P	20	16
									M Rijal D Susanto	22	21
		M Rijal D Susanto	19	21	21
	5	Chan PS Goh LY	21	18	18
																M Rijal D Susanto	15	21	15
															2	S Prapakamol S Thoungthongkam	21	16	21
		D Chrisnanta V Neo	21	15	21
	Q1	P Kaesbauer J Goliszewski	19	21	14
									D Chrisnanta V Neo	15	15
								2	S Prapakamol S Thoungthongkam	21	21
		N Robertson J Wallwork	21	14	14
	2	S Prapakamol S Thoungthongkam	19	21	21

References

1. tournamentsoftware.com

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