Ingo Kindervater
Ingo Kindervater (born 1 January 1979) is a retired badminton player from Germany[1][2] and now the Head of Performace for Badminton Scotland.[3]
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| Born | 1 January 1979 Burgwedel, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 11 (MD) 28 April 2011 49 (XD) 10 June 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Ingo was the men's doubles bronze medallist at the 2008 European Championships partnered with Kristof Hopp, and in 2010 with Michael Fuchs.[4]
In 2012, he qualified for the London Olympics with Johannes Schöttler after gaining 43529.339 points during the qualifying period and reaching 18th in the BWF World Ranking.[5] On July 23, the draw was conducted and Kindervater and Schöttler were placed in Group A alongside Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng, Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu, and Ross Smith/Glenn Warfe.
He won the 2012 Bitburger Open in the men's doubles with his partner Johannes Schöttler after beating Chris Langridge and Peter Mills 21–15, 21–11.[6]
After retiring in 2013, Kindervater finished his diploma in Economics before becoming National Doubles Coach for the German Badminton Association. Kindervater supported the German Badminton Olympic Team as a coach in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
After 6 years in this position, Ingo relocated to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he took the post of Head of Performance with Badminton Scotland.
Achievements
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
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10–21, 12–21 |  |
| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark |
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23–21, 16–21, 8–21 | |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | French Open | |
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15–21, 9–21 |  |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Bitburger Open | |
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21–15, 21–11 |  |
| 2011 | Dutch Open | |
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19–21, 21–19, 14–21 | |
| 2010 | Bitburger Open | |
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16–21, 16–21 | |
| 2009 | Dutch Open | |
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15–21, 16–21 | |
| 2007 | Russian Open | |
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21–16, 22–20 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Dutch Open | |
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5–15, 5–15 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Belgian International | |
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17–21, 21–15, 23–25 | |
| 2007 | Turkey International | |
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21–18, 21–15 | |
| 2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | |
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21–12, 16–21, 21–14 | |
| 2007 | Spanish International | |
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24–22, 20–22, 21–23 | |
| 2006 | Austrian International | |
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21–17, 22–20 | |
| 2005 | Dutch International | |
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4–15, 13–15 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Ingo Kindervater" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Athleten: Ingo Kindervater" (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- "Badminton Scotland appoint Ingo Kindervater as Head of Performance".
- "Europameisterschaften 2008" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Qualification Table" (PDF). BWF.
- "Bitburger Open 2012 Finals – Schizzling Schenk!". Badzine.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
External links
- Ingo Kindervater at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Ingo Kindervater at the International Olympic Committee
- Ingo Kindervater at the Olympic Channel
- Ingo Kindervater at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Ingo Kindervater at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)