Michael Fuchs (badminton)

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

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

European Championships

Men's doubles

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

BWF Superseries

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 Germany Birgit Michels Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Thailand Saralee Thungthongkam
15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Japan Open Germany Birgit Michels China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Australian Open Germany Birgit Michels South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Kim Ha-na
16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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 Germany Roman Spitko England Robert Blair
England Anthony Clark
6–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Dutch Open Germany Ingo Kindervater Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Johannes Schöttler
15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Scottish Open Germany Johannes Schöttler England Andrew Ellis
England Peter Mills
21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Brasil Open Germany Fabian Holzer Germany Jones Ralfy Jansen
Germany Josche Zurwonne
21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Bitburger Open Germany Johannes Schöttler Malaysia Ong Yew Sin
Malaysia Teo Ee Yi
16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 U.S. Open Germany Birgit Michels Chinese Taipei Lee Sheng-mu
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin
21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Bitburger Open Germany Birgit Michels China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei
20–22, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Canada Open Germany Birgit Michels Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing
21–10, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 London Grand Prix Gold Germany Birgit Michels England Chris Langridge
England Heather Olver
21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bitburger Open Germany Birgit Michels England Chris Adcock
England Gabrielle White
21–19, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 U.S. Grand Prix Germany Birgit Michels South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Eom Hye-won
12–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF / IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Italian International Germany Tim Dettmann Germany Arnd Vetters
Germany Franklin Wahab
0–7, 3–7, 1–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Czech International Germany Roman Spitko Canada Mike Beres
Canada William Milroy
12–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Dutch International Germany Roman Spitko Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater
8–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Belgian International Germany Roman Spitko Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater
6–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Irish International Germany Roman Spitko France Mihail Popov
France Svetoslav Stoyanov
15–9, 5–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Swedish International Germany Roman Spitko Denmark Anders Kristiansen
Denmark Simon Mollyhus
21–16, 15–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Dutch International Germany Roman Spitko Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater
10–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Belgian International Germany Roman Spitko Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater
27–25, 15–21, 7–21 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Irish International Germany Roman Spitko United States Khan Malaythong
United States Howard Bach
15–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Norwegian International Germany Ingo Kindervater Netherlands Ruud Bosch
Netherlands Koen Ridder
21–18, 19–21, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Belgian International Germany Oliver Roth Germany Ingo Kindervater
Germany Johannes Schöttler
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Morocco International Germany Oliver Roth Germany Ingo Kindervater
Germany Johannes Schöttler
15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Italian International Germany Johannes Schöttler England Marcus Ellis
England Chris Langridge
11–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Guatemala International Germany Johannes Schöttler India Manu Attri
India B. Sumeeth Reddy
21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 USA International Germany Johannes Schöttler Chinese Taipei Lin Chia-yu
Chinese Taipei Wu Hsiao-lin
21–16, 21–23, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Norwegian International Germany Annekatrin Lillie Germany Till Zander
Germany Gitte Köhler
23–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Scotland International Germany Annekatrin Lillie England Robert Adcock
England Heather Olver
21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Belgian International Germany Birgit Michels Germany Johannes Schöttler
Germany Sandra Marinello
22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Norwegian International Germany Birgit Michels Russia Evgenij Dremin
Russia Anastasia Russkikh
22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Morocco International Germany Birgit Michels Canada Toby Ng
Canada Grace Gao
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Kharkiv International Germany Birgit Michels Singapore Chayut Triyachart
Singapore Yao Lei
21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Bulgarian International Germany Birgit Michels Germany Peter Käsbauer
Germany Isabel Herttrich
21–9, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Norwegian International Germany Birgit Michels Netherlands Jorrit de Ruiter
Netherlands Samantha Barning
21–16, 21–23, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Dutch International Germany Birgit Michels Republic of Ireland Sam Magee
Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee
21–14, 18–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Guatemala International Germany Birgit Michels France Ronan Labar
France Émilie Lefel
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Czech International Germany Birgit Michels Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Nina Vislova
18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 USA International Germany Birgit Michels Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Vanessa Neo
21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 White Nights Germany Birgit Michels Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Nina Vislova
21–9, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Record Against Selected Opponents

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

References

  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.