Michael Fuchs (badminton)

Michael Fuchs (born 22 April 1982) is a retired international level badminton player from Germany.[2]

Michael Fuchs
Personal information
CountryGermany
Born (1982-04-22) 22 April 1982 (age 42)[1]
Würzburg, West Germany
ResidenceSaarbrücken, Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
Years active2001
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking15 (MD) 6 (XD)
Current rankingRetired
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Manchester Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Thessalonica Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Warsaw Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Almere Men's team
BWF profile

Michael Fuchs concentrates on doubles badminton competing with Johannes Schöttler in Men's and with Birgit Michels in the Mixed event. Fuchs and Michels have risen as high as sixth in the world rankings for their event. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Fuchs and Michels reached the quarter finals.

Michael Fuchs with his partner in mixed doubles Birgit Michels

Achievements

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European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England
  Ingo Kindervater   Lars Paaske
  Jonas Rasmussen
10–21, 12–21   Bronze
2012 Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden
  Oliver Roth   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
11–21, 11–21   Silver

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[4] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 French Open   Birgit Michels   Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thungthongkam
15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2014 Japan Open   Birgit Michels   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
12–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2014 Australian Open   Birgit Michels   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Thessaloniki Grand Prix   Roman Spitko   Robert Blair
  Anthony Clark
6–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2009 Dutch Open   Ingo Kindervater   Kristof Hopp
  Johannes Schöttler
15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Scottish Open   Johannes Schöttler   Andrew Ellis
  Peter Mills
21–15, 21–18   Winner
2016 Brasil Open   Fabian Holzer   Jones Ralfy Jansen
  Josche Zurwonne
21–19, 21–18   Winner
2016 Bitburger Open   Johannes Schöttler   Ong Yew Sin
  Teo Ee Yi
16–21, 18–21   Runner up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 U.S. Open   Birgit Michels   Lee Sheng-mu
  Chien Yu-chin
21–19, 21–14   Winner
2010 Bitburger Open   Birgit Michels   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
20–22, 9–21   Runner-up
2011 Canada Open   Birgit Michels   Chen Hung-ling
  Cheng Wen-hsing
21–10, 23–21   Winner
2013 London Grand Prix Gold   Birgit Michels   Chris Langridge
  Heather Olver
21–19, 21–14   Winner
2013 Bitburger Open   Birgit Michels   Chris Adcock
  Gabrielle White
21–19, 21–15   Winner
2015 U.S. Grand Prix   Birgit Michels   Choi Sol-gyu
  Eom Hye-won
12–21, 14–21   Runner up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF / IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Italian International   Tim Dettmann   Arnd Vetters
  Franklin Wahab
0–7, 3–7, 1–7   Runner-up
2004 Czech International   Roman Spitko   Mike Beres
  William Milroy
12–15, 13–15   Runner-up
2005 Dutch International   Roman Spitko   Kristof Hopp
  Ingo Kindervater
8–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2005 Belgian International   Roman Spitko   Kristof Hopp
  Ingo Kindervater
6–15, 10–15   Runner-up
2005 Irish International   Roman Spitko   Mihail Popov
  Svetoslav Stoyanov
15–9, 5–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2006 Swedish International   Roman Spitko   Anders Kristiansen
  Simon Mollyhus
21–16, 15–21, 21–16   Winner
2006 Dutch International   Roman Spitko   Kristof Hopp
  Ingo Kindervater
10–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2007 Belgian International   Roman Spitko   Kristof Hopp
  Ingo Kindervater
27–25, 15–21, 7–21 retired   Runner-up
2007 Irish International   Roman Spitko   Khan Malaythong
  Howard Bach
15–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2008 Norwegian International   Ingo Kindervater   Ruud Bosch
  Koen Ridder
21–18, 19–21, 21–8   Winner
2010 Belgian International   Oliver Roth   Ingo Kindervater
  Johannes Schöttler
Walkover   Runner-up
2011 Morocco International   Oliver Roth   Ingo Kindervater
  Johannes Schöttler
15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2014 Italian International   Johannes Schöttler   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
11–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Guatemala International   Johannes Schöttler   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
21–17, 21–13   Winner
2015 USA International   Johannes Schöttler   Lin Chia-yu
  Wu Hsiao-lin
21–16, 21–23, 19–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Norwegian International   Annekatrin Lillie   Till Zander
  Gitte Köhler
23–21, 21–12   Winner
2008 Scotland International   Annekatrin Lillie   Robert Adcock
  Heather Olver
21–16, 21–12   Winner
2010 Belgian International   Birgit Michels   Johannes Schöttler
  Sandra Marinello
22–20, 21–19   Winner
2010 Norwegian International   Birgit Michels   Evgenij Dremin
  Anastasia Russkikh
22–20, 21–10   Winner
2011 Morocco International   Birgit Michels   Toby Ng
  Grace Gao
21–15, 21–16   Winner
2011 Kharkiv International   Birgit Michels   Chayut Triyachart
  Yao Lei
21–18, 21–14   Winner
2012 Bulgarian International   Birgit Michels   Peter Käsbauer
  Isabel Herttrich
21–9, 21–13   Winner
2012 Norwegian International   Birgit Michels   Jorrit de Ruiter
  Samantha Barning
21–16, 21–23, 19–21   Runner-up
2013 Dutch International   Birgit Michels   Sam Magee
  Chloe Magee
21–14, 18–21, 21–17   Winner
2015 Guatemala International   Birgit Michels   Ronan Labar
  Émilie Lefel
21–15, 21–16   Winner
2015 Czech International   Birgit Michels   Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova
18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 USA International   Birgit Michels   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Vanessa Neo
21–16, 21–17   Winner
2016 White Nights   Birgit Michels   Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova
21–9, 21–12   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Record Against Selected Opponents

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Mixed Doubles results with Birgit Michels against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Michael FUCHS Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Michael Fuchs". German Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012.
  3. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ^ "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com.
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