Birgit Michels
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Birth name | Birgit Overzier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] 28 September 1984 Köln, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Bonn, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 13 (WD), 6 (XD) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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]
Achievements
[edit]European Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | ![]() |
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11–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark | ![]() |
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11–5, 5–11, 0–11 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland | ![]() |
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6–15, 15–12, 6–15 | ![]() |
2003 | Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark | ![]() |
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11–7, 11–1 | ![]() |
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 |
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2010 | French Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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12–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
- 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.
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Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–18, 17–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–17 | ![]() |
2008 | India Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2010 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–14 | ![]() |
2010 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 9–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 23–21 | ![]() |
2013 | London Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–14 | ![]() |
2013 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–15 | ![]() |
2015 | U.S. Grand Prix | ![]() |
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12–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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6–15, 1–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Polish International | ![]() |
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13–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
2006 | Spanish International | ![]() |
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21–17, 12–21, 26–24 | ![]() |
2009 | Finnish International | ![]() |
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21–16, 12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2010 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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14–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Morocco International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | Kharkiv International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–18, 15–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Italian International | ![]() |
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14–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–9 | ![]() |
2015 | Czech Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–9 | ![]() |
2017 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Scottish International | ![]() |
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3–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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15–13, 15–7 | ![]() |
2005 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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15–4, 17–14 | ![]() |
2005 | Finnish International | ![]() |
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4–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–16, 14–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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21–15, 13–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2008 | Italian International | ![]() |
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22–20, 19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–10 | ![]() |
2010 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–19 | ![]() |
2010 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–10 | ![]() |
2011 | Morocco International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | Kharkiv International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2012 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–13 | ![]() |
2012 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–23, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Dutch International | ![]() |
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21–14, 18–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2015 | Czech International | ![]() |
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18–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | USA International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2016 | White Nights | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–12 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Birgit Michels Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Archived from the original on 25 July 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "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]- Birgit Overzier at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternate link)
- Birgit Overzier at BWFbadminton.com
- Birgit Overzier at Olympics.com
- Birgit Michels at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Birgit Overzier-Michels at Olympedia
- Birgit Overzier on X