Cynthia Mathez (born 10 October 1985) is a Swiss para-badminton player and curler who competes in the WH1 category. Mathez is part of the Swiss national para-badminton team and won gold at the European Para Badminton Championships with her doubles partner Karin Suter-Erath in Rodez in 2018. She competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1]
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| Country |  Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1985 Biel, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Michael Adamer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles WH1 Women's doubles WH1–WH2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (WS 2 October 2022) 3 (WD with Ilaria Renggli 8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 2 (WS) 3 (WD with Ilaria Renggli) (8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Mathez was initially active as a judoka, rugby player and racing driver. In 2009, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and since 2015, she has been reliant on a wheelchair. She initially wanted to compete in wheelchair rugby, but her doctors expressed concerns. Then she turned to para-badminton.[1][2]
In 2017, Mathez first took part in a BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Ulsan and reached the quarter-finals in doubles with Karin Suter-Erath. In mixed doubles, she was eliminated from the group stage with Christian Hamböck. In 2018, she was successful at the European Championships in Rodez and won gold in doubles with Karin Suter-Erath, while in singles, she was eliminated in the quarter-finals. At the 2019 World Championship in Basel, she was eliminated in the women's and mixed doubles in the group stage.
Mathez participated in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the women's singles WH1 and women's doubles WH1–WH2 events.[1][3] At the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, she took part as the lead for the Swiss curling team.[4][5]
Achievements edit
World Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Sarina Satomi
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9–21, 10–21 |  Silver
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
 Ilaria Renggli
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 Emine Seçkin Man-Kei To
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21–12, 10–21, 14–21 |  Bronze
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European Championships edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France |
Karin Suter-Erath
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Emine Seçkin Man-Kei To
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21–18, 21–14 |  Gold
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BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (8 runners-up) edit
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[6][7]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Sarina Satomi
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12–21, 9–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 2 |  Kwon Hyun-ah
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12–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | 4 Nations Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Sarina Satomi
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10–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Sarina Satomi
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13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Man-Kei To
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16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Ilaria Renggli
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Jung Gyeo-ul Kwon Hyun-ah
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14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Ilaria Renggli
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Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki
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12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Ilaria Renggli
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Jung Gyeo-ul Kwon Hyun-ah
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18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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International Tournaments (1 title, 6 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Karin Suter-Erath
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16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Irish Para Badminton International | Karin Suter-Erath
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 Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan
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8–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021[a] | Dubai Para Badminton International | Karin Suter-Erath
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 Shaimaa Samy Abdellatif Tatiana Gureeva
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21–10, 21–17 | Runner-up
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| Emine Seçkin Man-Kei To
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12–21, 21–19, 10–21 | ||||
| Liliia Prokofeva Nataliia Prokofeva
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21–10, 21–6 | ||||
 Henriett Koósz Ilaria Renggli
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21–19, 21–18 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Dubai Para Badminton International |  Abu Hubaida
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 Roberto Galdós Emine Seçkin
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8–21, 22–20, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Abu Hubaida
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 Amir Levi Nina Gorodetzky
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21–18, 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Denmark Para Badminton International | Luca Olgiati
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 Marcelo Alves To Man-kei
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21–12, 18–21, 21–12 |  Winner
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| 2020 | Peru Para Badminton International | Abu Hubaida
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Prem Kumar Ale Tatiana Gureeva
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9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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Notes edit
- ^ This tournament uses a round robin system.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Cynthia Mathez, Para Badminton". swissparalympic.ch (in German). Swiss Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Beidler, Franz (5 December 2018). "Die Unaufhaltbare". Stadtanzeiger Olten. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Your sport statistics, one place". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Results". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Cynthia MATHEZ - Wheelchair Curling". Beijing 2022 Paralympics. Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". corporate.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
External links edit
- Cynthia Mathez at BWFbadminton.com
- Cynthia Mathez at World Curling
- Cynthia Mathez at Paralympic.org
- Cynthia Mathez at the Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German and French)
- Official website (in German)
