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BADMINTON · SUPER 300 · MÜLHEIM

2019 German Open prize money

$150,000 paid across five draws in Mülheim, 26 February-3 March 2019. Kento Momota and Akane Yamaguchi won the singles and were paid $11,250 each, and each winning doubles pair took $11,850.

PRIZE MONEY $150,000
SINGLES WINNER $11,250
DOUBLES PAIR $11,850
PLAYERS PAID 119

What each round paid

One singles player, or one doubles pair, for going out at each stage

Super 300

Went out Singles Doubles pair All five draws
WINNER $11,250 $11,850 $58,050
Runner-up $5,700 $5,700 $28,500
Semi-finals $2,175 $2,100 $21,300
Quarter-finals $900 $1,088 $20,250
Last 16 $525 $562 $21,900

Where the money went, round by round

Winner $58k
Runner-up $28k
Semi-finals $21k
Quarter-finals $20k
Last 16 $22k

The five champions took $58,050 between them, 39% of the pot. Everyone out in the last 16 took 15%. A Super 300 pays from the last 16. A player who goes out in the first round of the main draw is not paid.

Doubles money is paid to the pair. On every player page it is counted half to each partner, so a doubles title here is worth $5,925 to each of them.

Men's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Kento Momota Japan WINNER $11,250
Kenta Nishimoto Japan Runner-up $5,700
Chou Tien-chen Chinese Taipei Semi-finals $2,175
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Denmark Semi-finals $2,175
Kanta Tsuneyama Japan Quarter-finals $900
Kantaphon Wangcharoen Thailand Quarter-finals $900
Lee Zii Jia Malaysia Quarter-finals $900
Soong Joo Ven Malaysia Quarter-finals $900
Brice Leverdez France Last 16 $525
Lee Cheuk Yiu Hong Kong Last 16 $525
Lin Dan China Last 16 $525
Lu Chia-hung Chinese Taipei Last 16 $525
Misha Zilberman Israel Last 16 $525
Ng Ka Long Hong Kong Last 16 $525
Sitthikom Thammasin Thailand Last 16 $525
Zhao Junpeng China Last 16 $525

Women's singles

Every player paid, by the round reached

16 players

Player Country Went out Prize money
Akane Yamaguchi Japan WINNER $11,250
Ratchanok Intanon Thailand Runner-up $5,700
Goh Jin Wei Malaysia Semi-finals $2,175
Nozomi Okuhara Japan Semi-finals $2,175
Aya Ohori Japan Quarter-finals $900
Beiwen Zhang United States Quarter-finals $900
Sayaka Takahashi Japan Quarter-finals $900
Yeo Jia Min Singapore Quarter-finals $900
Busanan Ongbamrungphan Thailand Last 16 $525
Cheung Ngan Yi Hong Kong Last 16 $525
Fitriani Indonesia Last 16 $525
Kim Ga-eun South Korea Last 16 $525
Mia Blichfeldt Denmark Last 16 $525
Nitchaon Jindapol Thailand Last 16 $525
Ruselli Hartawan Indonesia Last 16 $525
Yvonne Li Germany Last 16 $525

Men's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Women's doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

Mixed doubles

Every pair paid, by the round reached

16 pairs

2019 German Open by country

What each country's players took home, doubles money split between the partners

17 countries

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money was there at the 2019 German Open?

$150,000, across the five draws in Mülheim, 26 February-3 March 2019.

How much did Kento Momota win at the 2019 German Open?

$11,250 for the men's singles title. Akane Yamaguchi was paid the same $11,250 for the women's.

How much did the doubles winners get at the 2019 German Open?

$11,850 a pair, $5,925 each. That went to Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe in the men's doubles, Du Yue and Li Yinhui in the women's and Chae Yoo-jung and Seo Seung-jae in the mixed.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 2019 German Open?

Nothing. A Super 300 pays from the last 16, where a singles player took $525 and a doubles pair $562.

Did the 2019 German Open pay more than 2018?

No. Both paid $150,000.

Which country won the most at the 2019 German Open?

Japan, with $62,175, 41% of the pot.

Where to next

Every other German Open, and the rest of the 2019 season