The 2020 SaarLorLux Open was a badminton tournament which took place at

Saarlandhalle Saarlandhalle is a 5,500-capacity multi-purpose indoor arena located in Saarbrücken, Germany. Originally opened in 1967 with funds from Saarland Sporttoto for sports competitions, it was later converted to multi-purpose indoor arena. The Ludwi ...

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...

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, from 27 October to 1 November 2020 and had a total prize of $90,000.

Tournament

The 2020 SaarLorLux Open was the only Super 100 tournament of the

2020 BWF World Tour The 2020 BWF World Tour (officially known as 2020 HSBC BWF World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the third season of the BWF World Tour of badminton, a circuit of 26 tournaments which led up to the World Tour Finals tournament. The 27 tournamen ...

and also part of the

SaarLorLux Open The Hylo Open, formerly known as the BMW Badminton Cup, BMW Open, Bitburger Masters, Bitburger Open and SaarLorLux Open, is an international badminton tournament held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany, since 1988. It was sponsored by th ...

championships, which had been held since 1988. This tournament was organized by German Badminton Association and sanctioned by the BWF.

Venue

This international tournament was held at

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...

Point distribution

Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the

BWF Tour Super 100 The BWF World Tour is a Grade 2 badminton tournament series, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It is a competition open to the top world ranked players in singles (men's and women's) and doubles (men's, women's and mixed). The compe ...

event.

Prize money

The total prize money for this tournament was US$90,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.

Men's singles

Seeds

# Rasmus Gemke ''(third round)'' # Lakshya Sen ''(withdrew)'' # Mark Caljouw ''(final)'' #

Brice Leverdez Brice Leverdez (born 9 April 1986) is a French badminton player. He was a champion at the 2013 Mediterranean Games, won a silver medal at the 2015 European Games, and a bronze medal at the 2018 European Championships. Career Leverdez started p ...

''(third round)'' # Hans-Kristian Vittinghus ''(second round)'' # Subhankar Dey ''(withdrew)'' #

Pablo Abián Pablo Abián Vicén (; born 12 June 1985) is a Spanish badminton player. He was the men's singles gold medalists at the 2015 European Games, 2018 and 2022 Mediterranean Games. Olympic Games 2008 (Beijing, China) He competed in badminton ...

''(third round)'' #

Toby Penty Toby Penty (born 12 August 1992) is a retired English badminton player. He started playing badminton at aged 9, and won U-19 English National Championships in 2011. In 2010, he won junior titles in the Netherlands and Switzerland. In 2017, he wo ...

''(third round)''

Finals

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Women's singles

Seeds

# Carolina Marín ''(semi-finals)'' #

Mia Blichfeldt Mia Blichfeldt (born 19 August 1997) is a Danish badminton player. She won the gold medals at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' singles event, and later at the 2019 Minsk European Games in the women's singles event. Career ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Kirsty Gilmour Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a Scottish badminton player who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain. Career Gilmour won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Michelle Li of Canada in the final ...

(champion) #

Line Kjærsfeldt Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (born 20 April 1994) is a Danish badminton player specializing in singles. She won a bronze medal at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in the women's doubles with Sandra-Maria Jensen. Kjærsfeldt also won a gold ...

''(semi-finals)'' # Qi Xuefei ''(quarter-finals)'' #

Yvonne Li Yvonne Li (born 30 May 1998) is a German badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with ...

''(final)'' #

Lianne Tan Lianne Tan (born 20 November 1990) is a Belgian badminton player. She competed for Belgium at the 2012 London, 2016 Rio, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She was selected to participate in the 2012 Summer Olympics, together with her brother Yuh ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Julie Dawall Jakobsen ''(quarter-finals)''

Finals

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Men's doubles

Seeds

Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' ...

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark national badminton team, Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup, 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beatin ...

''(withdrew)'' # Mark Lamsfuß /

Marvin Emil Seidel Marvin Emil Seidel (; born 9 November 1995) is a German badminton player. He was the bronze medalist at the 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships, 2013 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles, and a silver medalist at the 2021 E ...

''(first round)'' #

Ben Lane Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the European Championships. Personal life Ben's mother Suzanne Louis-Lane, represented E ...

/ Sean Vendy ''(withdrew)'' # Alexander Dunn /

Adam Hall Adam John Hall (born August 14, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey player. A second round selection of the Nashville Predators in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, Hall played in the National Hockey League for the Nashville Predators, ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Jones Ralfy Jansen /

Peter Käsbauer Peter Käsbauer (born 17 March 1988) is a German badminton player, specializing in doubles play. In 2007, he won a silver medal in the mixed doubles and a bronze medal in the boys' doubles at the European Junior Championships. Achievements ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Christopher Grimley Christopher Grimley (born 6 February 2000) is a Scottish badminton player who competes in international level events. His doubles partner is his twin brother Matthew Grimley. Christopher has competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Career ...

/ Matthew Grimley ''(first round)'' #

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/ Julien Maio ''(quarter-finals)'' #

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/ Mathias Thyrri ''(final)''

Finals

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Women's doubles

Seeds

Gabriela Stoeva Gabriela Stoeva ( bg, Габриела Стоева; born 15 July 1994) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The pair is the three-time European Champion and European ...

Stefani Stoeva Stefani Stoeva ( bg, Стефани Стоева; born 23 September 1995) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. They competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. The d ...

(champions) #

Maiken Fruergaard Maiken Fruergaard Sørensen (born 11 May 1995) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles play. As a junior player, she was the gold medalists at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the team and mixed doubles events, and in 2014 ...

Sara Thygesen Sara Thygesen (born 20 January 1991) is a Danish badminton player, specializing in doubles. She started playing badminton at Gårslev in 2002. She got an award for the best female athlete of the year 2007 in her hometown Fredericia. In 2014, she ...

''(semi-finals)'' #

Émilie Lefel Émilie Lefel (born 25 August 1988) is a French badminton player. In 2012, she won her first National Championships title in the women's doubles event with her partner Pi Hongyan. Achievements European Games ''Women's doubles'' European ...

/ Anne Tran ''(quarter-finals)'' #

Linda Efler Linda Efler (born 23 January 1995) is a German badminton player who became the member of the national team in 2013. She affiliate with SC Union 08 Lüdinghausen, and won the National Championships women's doubles title in 2019 and 2020, also in t ...

Isabel Herttrich Isabel Lohau ('' née'' Herttrich; born 17 March 1992) is a German badminton player, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at her hometown Hersbruck in 2001, and in 2010 she joined the Germany national badminton team. She ...

''(quarter-finals)'' # Alexandra Bøje /

Mette Poulsen Mette Poulsen (born 14 June 1993) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" ( ...

''(quarter-finals)'' #

Amalie Magelund Amalie Magelund Krogh (born 13 May 2000) is a Danish badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "sin ...

Freja Ravn Freja Ravn Nielsen (born 17 February 2000) is a Danish badminton player who affiliates with KMB2010 club in Kastrup, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at the age of 6 in Dragør badminton club, and entered the national t ...

''(final)'' # Jenny Moore / Victoria Willliams ''(withdrew)'' #

Debora Jille Debora Jille (born 11 September 1999) is a Dutch badminton player. She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Games with Cheryl Seinen. Career Debora Jille started playing badminton when she was almost seven years old. Just like her broth ...

/ Cheryl Seinen ''(semi-finals)''

Finals

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Mixed doubles

Seeds

Thom Gicquel Thom Mark Gicquel (born 12 January 1999) is a French badminton player. Born in Tours, he started playing badminton at aged six in his parents club. Gicquel made his debut in the international senior tournament at the 2015 Riga International in La ...

Delphine Delrue Delphine Aurore Delrue (born 6 November 1998) is a French badminton player. Delrue started playing badminton at aged seven, and she affiliate with the USEE Badminton club in 2006. Delrue was selected to join the national team in INSEP in 2016. In ...

''(withdrew)'' #

Robin Tabeling Robin Tabeling (born 24 April 1994) is a Dutch badminton player, specializing in doubles play. He started playing badminton in Amstelveen at a club called BV van Zijderveld. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the ...

/ Selena Piek ''(semi-finals)'' # Mark Lamsfuß /

''(final)'' # Mathias Christiansen / Alexandra Bøje (champions) #

Ronan Labar Ronan Labar (born 3 May 1989) is a French badminton player. He won the French National Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event in 2013, 2015 and 2017; also in the men's doubles event in 2014, 2015 and 2020. Achievements European C ...

/ Anne Tran ''(semi-finals)'' #

Julie MacPherson Julie MacPherson (born 17 November 1997) is a Scottish badminton player who competes in international level events. She affiliate with club V3F, Mulhouse. She has won the Scottish National Championships four times in the women's doubles and t ...

''(second round)'' # Mathias Thyrri / Mai Surrow ''(withdrew)'' #

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Tournament

Venue

Point distribution

Prize money

Men's singles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's singles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Men's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Women's doubles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

Mixed doubles

Seeds

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Bottom half

Section 3

Section 4

References

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