Jan Colin Völker (born 26 February 1998) is a German badminton player.

Jan Colin Völker
Personal information
CountryGermany
Born (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26)
Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking48 (MD with Bjarne Geiss 9 May 2023)
45 (XD with Stine Küspert 5 December 2023)
Current ranking54 (MD with Bjarne Geiss),
58 (XD with Stine Küspert) (28 May 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Germany
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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In 2018, Völker triumphed with his victories at the KaBal International and the St. Petersburg White Nights, winning international competitions for the first time.

The next year, Völker was successful in men's doubles at the Italian International,[1] was included in the German national team's perspective squad, and became runner-up at 2019 European Men's Team Championships.[2]

On the national level, Völker became the German champion in men's doubles in 2020 and 2021, after already standing on the podium in the two previous years.[3][4] Alongside Stine Küspert, he reached the finals of the Ukraine Open and the Portugal International the following year.[5][6] Additionally, Völker defended the national men's doubles title with Jones Ralfy Jansen and finished second in mixed doubles.[7]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 White Nights   Bjarne Geiss   Johannes Pistorius
  Daniel Hess
16–21, 24–22, 21–18   Winner
2018 KaBaL International   Bjarne Geiss   Peter Käsbauer
  Johannes Pistorius
21–13, 21–14  

Winner

2019 Italian International   Bjarne Geiss   Christo Popov
  Toma Junior Popov
21–18, 21–16   Winner
2019 Belgian International   Bjarne Geiss   Sean Vendy
  Ben Lane
11–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2022 Uganda International   Jones Ralfy Jansen   Boon Xin Yuan
  Wong Tien Ci
15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2022 Mexican International   Jones Ralfy Jansen   Shuntaro Mezaki
  Haruya Nishida
15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2023 Welsh International   Bjarne Geiss   Matthew Grimley
  Christopher Grimley
21–18, 16–21, 17–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Portugal International   Stine Küspert   Ye Hong-wei
  Lee Chia-hsin
10–21, 21–19, 9–21   Runner-up
2022 Ukraine Open   Stine Küspert   Jones Ralfy Jansen
  Linda Efler
12–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2022 Canadian International   Stine Küspert   Amalie Magelund
  Mathias Thyrri
17–21, 16–21   Winner
2023 Welsh International   Stine Küspert   Gregory Mairs
  Jenny Mairs
22–20, 21–16   Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Geiss/Völker gewinnen in Mailand". www.badminton.de (in German). 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ^ Liew, Vincent (2019-02-17). "Denmark beat Germany to win European Mixed Team Championships". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  3. ^ badzine.de (2020-02-03). "DM 2020: Yvonne Li zweifache Meisterin". badzine.de - Das Badminton Online Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ^ "69. DM: Die Sieger im Überblick". www.badminton.de (in German). 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. ^ "Zwei deutsche Siege in Kiew". www.badminton.de (in German). 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. ^ "Results | 57 Portugal International Championships 2022". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. ^ "70. DM: Zwei DM-Titel für Emma Moszczynski". www.badminton.de (in German). 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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