Valeska Knoblauch

Valeska Knoblauch (born 21 September 1990) is a German para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a European singles champion and has competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she reached the quarterfinals in the women's singles WH1.

Early life Knoblauch was a very keen dancer in her younger years. When Knoblauch was fourteen years old, she jumped onto a windowsill in a classroom at her high school. She leaned back and fell out, she broke her spine and became a paraplegic since then. She went back to school four years later and started to play badminton as part of her rehabilitation.

Achievements World Championships Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Elke Rongen Lee Sun-ae Son Ok-cha 13–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Young-chin Mi Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham 8–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze 2019 St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland Young-chin Mi Yang Tong Li Hongyan 6–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Women's singles WH1 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Karin Suter-Erath 9–21, 5–21 Silver Silver 2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Karin Suter-Erath 11–21, 21–17, 12–21 Silver Silver 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Karin Suter-Erath 12–21, 21–19, 28–26 Gold Gold Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Elke Rongen Sonja Häsler Karin Suter-Erath 20–22, 8–21 Bronze Bronze 2014 High Performance Center,Murcia, Spain Elke Rongen Sonja Häsler Karin Suter-Erath 17–21, 21–18, 12–21 Silver Silver 2016 Sporthal de Haamen,Beek, Netherlands Elke Rongen Emine Seçkin Karin Suter-Erath 12–21, 8–21 Silver Silver 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez, France Elke Rongen Cynthia Mathez Karin Suter-Erath 16–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Young-chin Mi David Toupé Sonja Häsler 6–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze 2016 Sporthal de Haamen,Beek, Netherlands Young-chin Mi David Toupé Narin Uluç 13–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez, France Young-chin Mi Konstantin Afinogenov Emine Seçkin 18–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments (2011–2021) (7 titles, 16 runners-up) Women's singles WH1 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2016 Irish Para-Badminton International Karin Suter-Erath 7–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2018 Irish Para-Badminton International Karin Suter-Erath 22–20, 21–16 Winner 2018 Denmark Para-Badminton International To Man-kei 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International Nina Gorodetzky 21–10, 21–16 Winner 2019 Canada Para-Badminton International Karin Suter-Erath 21–12, 21–6 Winner 2019 Thailand Para-Badminton International Sarina Satomi 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2019 China Para-Badminton International Sarina Satomi 13–21, 21–17, 12–21 Runner-up Zhang Jing 24–22, 21–16 To Man-kei 21–9, 21–9 Yin Menglu 21–14, 21–18 2019 Denmark Para-Badminton International Sujirat Pookkham 20–22, 8–21 Runner-up 2020 Peru Para-Badminton International Ikumi Fuke 21–15, 21–17 Winner 2021 Spanish Para-Badminton International Sujirat Pookkham 16–21, 7–21 Runner-up Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2012 Spanish Para-Badminton International Sujirat Pookkham Sonja Häsler Karin Suter-Erath 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up Maria Begoña Gago Sofía Balsalobre 21–8, 21–13 Mine Korkmaz Emine Seçkin 21–10, 21–15 2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International Elke Rongen Amalia López Kartiki Patel 21–7, 21–3 Runner-up Kristel Gevaert Paméla Masse 21–7, 21–11 Liliia Prokofeva Karin Suter-Erath 14–21, 12–21 2016 Irish Para-Badminton International Elke Rongen Etsuko Kobayashi Yuma Yamazaki 21–19, 12–21, 21–16 Winner 2017 Spanish Para-Badminton International Elke Rongen Kim Dae-young Kim Seung-suk 15–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2017 Japan Para-Badminton International Elke Rongen Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan 10–21, 6–21 Runner-up 2018 Irish Para-Badminton International Elke Rongen Yuka Chokyu Fiona Christie 17–21, 21–15, 21–10 Winner Liusia Ignatenko Irina Kuzmenko 21–9, 21–15 Cynthia Mathez Karin Suter-Erath 19–21, 21–16, 21–13 2018 Denmark Para-Badminton International Elke Rongen Henriett Koósz Marcela Quinteros 12–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International Elke Rongen Pilar Jáuregui Henriett Koósz 21–18, 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2020 Peru Para-Badminton International Pilar Jáuregui Emine Seçkin To Man-kei 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2013 French Para-Badminton International Young-chin Mi Marc Jung Elke Rongen 21–10, 21–7 Runner-up Pascal Barrillon Sofía Balsalobre 21–14, 23–21 David Toupé Sonja Häsler 11–21, 14–21 2016 Irish Para-Badminton International Young-chin Mi Martin Rooke Karin Suter-Erath 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2018 Denmark Para-Badminton International Young-chin Mi Marcelo Alves Conceição Marcela Quinteros 19–21, 21–11, 11–21 Runner-up 2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International Young-chin Mi Konstantin Afinogenov Emine Seçkin 20–22, 21–19, 17–21 Runner-up