Monika Cassens (née Thiere, born 28 February 1953) is a German former badminton player.
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| Birth name | Monika Thiere | ||||||||||||||
| Country | East Germany Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1953 Prestewitz, Bezirk Cottbus, East Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||
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She started her career in Tröbitz. For this club she won 15 national titles. After her marriage to Claus Cassens, she changed to SG Gittersee, a badminton club in Dresden. During her career she won 101 international tournaments. She won 6 Polish Open titles in a row in women's singles and women's doubles, and six titles in mixed doubles. In 1990 she won the Malta International.
References edit
- René Born: 1957–1997. 40 Jahre Badminton in Tröbitz – Die Geschichte des BV Tröbitz e.V., self-published (1997), 84 pages. (Online version)
- René Born: Badminton in Tröbitz (Teil 1 – Die Anfänge, die Medaillengewinner, die Statistik), self-published (2007), 455 pages
- European results
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