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Birgit Michels

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Birgit Michels (née Overzier; born 28 September 1984) is a German badminton player. She competed for Germany at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles.[2][3] In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michael Fuchs, reaching the quarter-finals.[3]

Birgit Michels
Personal information
Birth nameBirgit Overzier
CountryGermany
Born (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984 (age 39)[1]
Köln, West Germany
ResidenceBonn, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
Highest ranking13 (WD), 6 (XD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Germany
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlskrona Women'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 Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Almere Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Warsaw Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Spała Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Esbjerg Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Esbjerg Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Esbjerg Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Spała Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements edit

European Championships edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden   Sandra Marinello   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		11–21, 11–21   Bronze

European Junior Championships edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark   Therésè Nawrath   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova 		11–5, 5–11, 0–11   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland   Marc Zwiebler   Carsten Mogensen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		6–15, 15–12, 6–15   Bronze
2003 Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark   Marc Zwiebler   Dmitri Pankov
  Nina Vislova 		11–7, 11–1   Gold

BWF Superseries edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] 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.[5] 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   Michael Fuchs   Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thungthongkam 		15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2014 Japan Open   Michael Fuchs   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei 		12–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2014 Australian Open   Michael Fuchs   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na 		16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix edit

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.

 
Michels at 2010 Dutch Open

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Dutch Open   Sandra Marinello   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova 		13–21, 17–21   Runner up
2010 Canada Open   Sandra Marinello   Cheng Wen-hsing
  Chien Yu-chin 		16–21, 21–18, 17–21   Runner up
2012 Bitburger Open   Johanna Goliszewski   Wang Rong
  Zhang Zhibo 		15–21, 13–21   Runner up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bitburger Open   Kristof Hopp   Robert Blair
  Imogen Bankier 		21–17, 21–17   Winner
2008 India Open   Kristof Hopp   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang 		18–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2010 U.S. Open   Michael Fuchs   Lee Sheng-mu
  Chien Yu-chin 		21–19, 21–14   Winner
2010 Bitburger Open   Michael Fuchs   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei 		20–22, 9–21   Runner-up
2011 Canada Open   Michael Fuchs   Chen Hung-ling
  Cheng Wen-hsing 		21–10, 23–21   Winner
2013 London Grand Prix Gold   Michael Fuchs   Chris Langridge
  Heather Olver 		21–19, 21–14   Winner
2013 Bitburger Open   Michael Fuchs   Chris Adcock
  Gabrielle White 		21–19, 21–15   Winner
2015 U.S. Grand Prix   Michael Fuchs   Choi Sol-gyu
  Eom Hye-won 		12–21, 14–21   Runner up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Belgian International   Michaela Peiffer   Juliane Schenk
  Nicole Grether 		6–15, 1–15   Runner-up
2005 Polish International   Michaela Peiffer   Kamila Augustyn
  Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 		13–15, 6–15   Runner-up
2006 Spanish International   Carina Mette   Julie Houmann
  Mette Nielsen 		21–17, 12–21, 26–24   Winner
2009 Finnish International   Sandra Marinello   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova 		21–16, 12–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2009 Dutch International   Sandra Marinello   Line Damkjær Kruse
  Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen 		19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2010 Belgian International   Sandra Marinello   Lotte Jonathans
  Paulien van Dooremalen 		21–19, 18–21, 21–12   Winner
2010 Norwegian International   Sandra Marinello   Lotte Jonathans
  Paulien van Dooremalen 		14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 Morocco International   Sandra Marinello   Emelie Lennartsson
  Emma Wengberg 		21–16, 21–16   Winner
2011 Kharkiv International   Sandra Marinello   Shinta Mulia Sari
  Yao Lei 		17–21, 21–18, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 Italian International   Sandra Marinello   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova 		14–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2011 Turkey International   Sandra Marinello   Choi A-reum
  Yoo Hyun-young 		21–13, 21–9   Winner
2015 Czech Open   Isabel Herttrich   Marie Batomene
  Émilie Lefel 		21–13, 21–9   Winner
2017 Dutch International   Cisita Joity Jansen   Debora Jille
  Imke van der Aar 		21–18, 21–18   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Scottish International   Jochen Cassel   Fredrik Bergström
  Johanna Persson 		3–15, 13–15   Runner-up
2005 Norwegian International   Kristof Hopp   Søren Frandsen
  Line Reimers 		15–13, 15–7   Winner
2005 Belgian International   Kristof Hopp   Tim Dettmann
  Annekatrin Lillie 		15–4, 17–14   Winner
2005 Finnish International   Jochen Cassel   Robert Mateusiak
  Nadieżda Kostiuczyk 		4–15, 5–15   Runner-up
2007 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Kristof Hopp   Ingo Kindervater
  Kathrin Piotrowski 		12–21, 21–16, 14–21   Runner-up
2007 Turkey International   Kristof Hopp   Ingo Kindervater
  Kathrin Piotrowski 		18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2007 Norwegian International   Kristof Hopp   Vitalij Durkin
  Valeria Sorokina 		21–15, 13–21, 21–15   Winner
2008 Italian International   Johannes Schöttler   Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova 		22–20, 19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2009 Dutch International   Johannes Schöttler   Christian John Skovgaard
  Anne Skelbæk 		21–16, 21–10   Winner
2010 Belgian International   Michael Fuchs   Johannes Schöttler
  Sandra Marinello 		22–20, 21–19   Winner
2010 Norwegian International   Michael Fuchs   Evgenij Dremin
  Anastasia Russkikh 		22–20, 21–10   Winner
2011 Morocco International   Michael Fuchs   Toby Ng
  Grace Gao 		21–15, 21–16   Winner
2011 Kharkiv International   Michael Fuchs   Chayut Triyachart
  Yao Lei 		21–18, 21–14   Winner
2012 Bulgarian International   Michael Fuchs   Peter Käsbauer
  Isabel Herttrich 		21–9, 21–13   Winner
2012 Norwegian International   Michael Fuchs   Jorrit de Ruiter
  Samantha Barning 		21–16, 21–23, 19–21   Runner-up
2013 Dutch International   Michael Fuchs   Sam Magee
  Chloe Magee 		21–14, 18–21, 21–17   Winner
2015 Guatemala International   Michael Fuchs   Ronan Labar
  Émilie Lefel 		21–15, 21–16   Winner
2015 Czech International   Michael Fuchs   Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova 		18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 USA International   Michael Fuchs   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Vanessa Neo 		21–16, 21–17   Winner
2016 White Nights   Michael Fuchs   Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova 		21–9, 21–12   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Birgit Michels Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Birgit Michels". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Birgit Overzier-Michels". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  4. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links edit

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