Athletes took to the courts at 9 a.m. local time on Saturday as the 3. Deutsche Meisterschaften im Para Badminton officially opened in Berlin-Spandau.
Play got underway inside the sports hall at the Oberstufenzentrum II, Knobelsdorff-Schule. The tournament runs through Sunday, bringing together competitors from across various impairment classes.
Running alongside the main tournament are the 26. Deutsche Meisterschaften 2026 für Hörgeschädigte. Both events share the venue space this weekend.
TSV Spandau 1860 Hosts the Weekend Championships
TSV Spandau 1860 serves as the official host for the weekend championships. The club organized the event following the physical classification of all participating athletes, which took place in the hall on Friday afternoon.
Competitors gathered early for the registration and vetting process to ensure proper placement across the sports classes.
Athletes Compete in Five Disciplines and Functional Brackets
Matches span five distinct disciplines: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. Athletes compete within specific functional brackets defined by the governing structure.
Wheelchair athletes compete in WH1 and WH2 categories, with occasional class blending permitted in doubles and mixed events. Standing competitors are split into lower limb groups SL3 and SL4, which are sometimes combined, and upper limb category SU5.
A combined SL3, SL4, and SU5 class operates specifically for mixed competition. Short-statured athletes compete in the SH6 category, while deaf and hard-of-hearing competitors are evaluated under the separate DSSV ranking system provided by the Deutscher Schwerhörigen- und Gehörlosen-Sportverband.
New Scoring Format Introduced
Organizers introduced a new rule for this year's national championships. For the first time at a German Para Badminton championship, matches utilize the three-by-fifteen (“3 x 15”) scoring format.
Spectators Watch Matches at Knobelsdorff-Schule or via Live Ticker
Saturday’s agenda features the initial singles and mixed bracket matches following the morning opening ceremony. Action resumes Sunday at 9 a.m. local time with the remaining doubles fixtures and subsequent medal ceremonies.
Spectators can watch the matches live at the Knobelsdorff-Schule venue in Berlin-Spandau. Fans unable to attend in person can follow live match developments through the official tournament live ticker.
