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Michael Fuchs

b. 1982

German badminton player

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Born 1982. Michael Fuchs is a German badminton player and olympic competitor.

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

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.

Achievements

European Championships 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 Bronze 2012 Telenor Arena,Karlskrona, Sweden Oliver Roth Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 11–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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 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 Men's doubles

Mixed doubles 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.

Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 0–9 Xu Chen & Ma Jin 0–5 Qiu Zihan & Bao Yixin 0–1 Liu Cheng & Bao Yixin 1–1 Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 2–1 Lee Sheng-mu & Chien Yu-chin 2–0 Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 1–4 Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2–2 Chris Adcock & Gabby Adcock 1–3 Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–0 Lee Chun Hei & Chau Hoi Wah 1–1 Tantowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir 2–5 Riky Widianto & Puspita Richi Dili 0–1 Lee Yong-dae & Ha Jung-eun 0–2 Ko Sung-hyun & Ha Jung-eun 0–1 Ko Sung-hyun & Kim Ha-na 3–3 Yoo Yeon-seong & Chang Ye-na 2–0 Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying 1–3 Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 1–1 Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 1–5

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Michael Fuchs?

German badminton player

When was Michael Fuchs born?

Michael Fuchs was born on 22 April 1982 in Würzburg.

What is Michael Fuchs's occupation?

Michael Fuchs is a badminton player and olympic competitor.

What nationality is Michael Fuchs?

Michael Fuchs is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michael Fuchs

· Wikidata: Q824121

· DBpedia: Michael Fuchs (badminton)

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