Birgit Michels

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Birgit Michels
Personal information
Birth nameBirgit Overzier
Country Germany
Born (1982-04-22) 22 April 1982 (age 42)[1]
Köln, West Germany
ResidenceBonn, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
Highest ranking13 (WD) 6 (XD)
Current ranking28 (MD) 16 (XD) (7 April 2016[1])
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Germany
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jakarta Women's team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlskrona Women's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Amsterdam Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Warsaw Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Almere Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Thessalonica Women's team
BWF profile

Birgit Michels (born 28 September 1984 as Birgit Overzier) 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

BWF Superseries

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Australian Open Germany Michael Fuchs South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Kim Ha-na 		16-21, 17-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Japan Open Germany Michael Fuchs China Zhang Nan
China Zhao Yunlei 		12-21, 16-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Bitburger Open Germany Johanna Goliszewski Macau Wang Rong
Macau Zhang Zhibo 		15-21, 13-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 U.S. Grand Prix Germany Michael Fuchs South Korea Choi Sol-gyu
South Korea Eom Hye-won 		12-21, 14-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up
2013 Bitburger Open Germany Michael Fuchs England Chris Adcock
England Gabrielle White 		21–19, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 London Grand Prix Gold Germany Michael Fuchs England Chris Langridge
England Heather Olver 		21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Czech Open Germany Isabel Herttrich France Marie Batomene
France Emilie Lefel 		21–13, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 White Nights Germany Michael Fuchs Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Nina Vislova 		21-9, 21-12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 USA International Germany Michael Fuchs Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Vanessa Neo Yu Yan 		21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Czech Open Germany Michael Fuchs Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Nina Vislova 		18-21, 19-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Guatemala International Germany Michael Fuchs France Ronan Labar
France Emilie Lefel 		21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Dutch International Germany Michael Fuchs Republic of Ireland Sam Magee
Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee 		21–14, 18–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Norwegian International Germany Michael Fuchs Netherlands Jorrit de Ruiter
Netherlands Samantha Barning 		21-16, 21-23, 19-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Bulgarian International Germany Michael Fuchs Germany Peter Kaesbauer
Germany Isabel Herttrich 		21-9, 21-13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "Birgit MICHELS Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ London 2012
  3. ^ 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 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2015-09-02.

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