German Open: Li Shi Feng Returns
YONEX German Open 2026 will mark Li Shi Feng’s season-opener after the world No.6 was wheeled off court last December.
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The Chinese suffered a right ankle injury at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025 during his group match against Chou Tien Chen and hasn’t been seen in international competition since. Li is seeded second and will take on a qualifier in his first round.
At the top of the draw is 2024 champion Christo Popov, at his career-highest ranking of No.5. The top seed does face a tricky first round challenge in Kiran George. Other big names in his half are Lu Guang Zu, Lin Chun-Yi and Weng Hong Yang, while the bottom half has Lee Chia Hao, Chou and Toma Junior Popov.
In men’s doubles, Malaysia will turn up with several of their big names, led by top seeds Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik. Teammates in the draw include Junaidi Arif/Yap Roy King, Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin, Ong Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi and Choong Hong Jian/Muhammad Haikal.