Perfect day for France
For the athletes from France, things couldn’t have gone better on the day of the quarterfinals (Friday, February 27, 2026) at the YONEX German Open Badminton Championships 2026 in Mülheim an der Ruhr (February 24 to March 1 at the Westenergie Sporthalle): First, reigning European vice-champion Toma Junior Popov advanced to the semifinals of the […]
Quotes quarterfinals
Mads Vestergaard/Christine Busch (Denmark; seeded 8) won their quarterfinal match 21-11, 21-18 against Alexander Dunn/Julie MacPherson (Scotland). Mads Vestergaard: “This is our first time in the semifinals and we are happy with the level we are playing at here. All of our matches so far have been clear-cut, so we have been able to save […]
Premiere for the “German Badminton Hall of Fame”
On the occasion of the YONEX German Open 2026, the first five members were inducted into the “German Badminton Hall of Fame.” The club of German champions and friends of badminton took up a suggestion by journalist Bernd-Volker Brahms, who has been writing for Badminton Sport magazine for many years and has published a handbook […]
No. 4 in Mixed Doubles already out
As the number four seeds in Mixed Doubles, the Danes Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Bøje lost to Hee Yong Kai Terry/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (Singapore/Indonesia) 19-21, 21-15, 11-21 in the round of 16. Matthias Christiansen said afterwards: “It feels terrible. They were very difficult to play against. I’m very disappointed with how we played in the third set […]
Photos of the day – Thursday
Title: Julien Maio and William Villeger – all photos © Sven Heise Kaloyana Nalbantova Guo Xin Wa/Chen Fang Hui Julien Maio Matthias Kicklitz Toma Junior Popov William Villeger Chen Zhi Yi/Presley Smith
Match of the Day – Highlights on Friday
From 3 p.m. to around 10 p.m., the quarterfinals will be played on three courts at the YONEX German Open. After Matthias Kicklitz, the last German representative, was eliminated on Thursday, the competition continues today. Nine matches between Asia and Europe are on the schedule, ten matches between Asian athletes, and one all-European quarterfinal. In […]
Players from 14 countries in the quarterfinals
No fewer than 14 nations are taking part in the quarter-finals, which will be held today, February 27, 2026, at the Westenergie Sports Hall. China (9) and Taiwan (8) have by far the most starting places. Europe is represented by players from Denmark (3 starting places), France (3), Bulgaria (2), Ireland (1), Scotland (1), and […]