Birgit Michels ( 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. In 2008, she competed with Kristof Hopp, and in 2012 she competed with Michael Fuchs, reaching the quarter-finals.
Achievements
European Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Sandra Marinello Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl 11–21, 11–21 Bronze
European Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark Therésè Nawrath Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova 11–5, 5–11, 0–11 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland Marc Zwiebler Carsten Mogensen Kamilla Rytter Juhl 6–15, 15–12, 6–15 Bronze 2003 Esbjerg Badminton Center, Esbjerg, Denmark Marc Zwiebler Dmitri Pankov Nina Vislova 11–7, 11–1 Gold
BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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 2010 French Open Michael Fuchs Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2014 Japan Open Michael Fuchs Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 12–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2014 Australian Open Michael Fuchs Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix 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.
Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Dutch Open Sandra Marinello Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova 13–21, 17–21 Runner up 2010 Canada Open Sandra Marinello Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 16–21, 21–18, 17–21 Runner up 2012 Bitburger Open Johanna Goliszewski Wang Rong Zhang Zhibo 15–21, 13–21 Runner up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Bitburger Open Kristof Hopp Robert Blair Imogen Bankier 21–17, 21–17 Winner 2008 India Open Kristof Hopp He Hanbin Yu Yang 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2010 U.S. Open Michael Fuchs Lee Sheng-mu Chien Yu-chin 21–19, 21–14 Winner 2010 Bitburger Open Michael Fuchs Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 20–22, 9–21 Runner-up 2011 Canada Open Michael Fuchs Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing 21–10, 23–21 Winner 2013 London Grand Prix Gold Michael Fuchs Chris Langridge Heather Olver 21–19, 21–14 Winner 2013 Bitburger Open Michael Fuchs Chris Adcock Gabrielle White 21–19, 21–15 Winner 2015 U.S. Grand Prix Michael Fuchs Choi Sol-gyu Eom Hye-won 12–21, 14–21 Runner up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2005Belgian International Michaela Peiffer Juliane Schenk Nicole Grether6–15, 1–15 Runner-up2005Polish International Michaela Peiffer Kamila Augustyn Nadieżda Kostiuczyk13–15, 6–15 Runner-up2006Spanish International Carina Mette Julie Houmann Mette Nielsen21–17, 12–21, 26–24 Winner2009Finnish International Sandra Marinello Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova21–16, 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up2009Dutch International Sandra Marinello Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen19–21, 18–21 Runner-up2010Belgian International Sandra Marinello Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen21–19, 18–21, 21–12 Winner2010Norwegian International Sandra Marinello Lotte Jonathans Paulien van Dooremalen14–21, 15–21 Runner-up2011Morocco International Sandra Marinello Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg21–16, 21–16 Winner2011Kharkiv International Sandra Marinello Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei17–21, 21–18, 15–21 Runner-up2011Italian International Sandra Marinello Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova14–21, 9–21 Runner-up2011Turkey International Sandra Marinello Choi A-reum Yoo Hyun-young21–13, 21–9 Winner2015Czech Open Isabel Herttrich Marie Batomene Émilie Lefel21–13, 21–9 Winner2017Dutch International Cisita Joity Jansen Debora Jille Imke van der Aar21–18, 21–18 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2004Scottish International Jochen Cassel Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson3–15, 13–15 Runner-up2005Norwegian International Kristof Hopp Søren Frandsen Line Reimers15–13, 15–7 Winner2005Belgian International Kristof Hopp Tim Dettmann Annekatrin Lillie15–4, 17–14 Winner2005Finnish International Jochen Cassel Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk4–15, 5–15 Runner-up2007Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski12–21, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up2007Turkey International Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater Kathrin Piotrowski18–21, 15–21 Runner-up2007Norwegian International Kristof Hopp Vitalij Durkin Valeria Sorokina21–15, 13–21, 21–15 Winner2008Italian International Johannes Schöttler Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova22–20, 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up2009Dutch International Johannes Schöttler Christian John Skovgaard Anne Skelbæk21–16, 21–10 Winner2010Belgian International Michael Fuchs Johannes Schöttler Sandra Marinello22–20, 21–19 Winner2010Norwegian International Michael Fuchs Evgenij Dremin Anastasia Russkikh22–20, 21–10 Winner2011Morocco International Michael Fuchs Toby Ng Grace Gao21–15, 21–16 Winner2011Kharkiv International Michael Fuchs Chayut Triyachart Yao Lei21–18, 21–14 Winner2012Bulgarian International Michael Fuchs Peter Käsbauer Isabel Herttrich21–9, 21–13 Winner2012Norwegian International Michael Fuchs Jorrit de Ruiter Samantha Barning21–16, 21–23, 19–21 Runner-up2013Dutch International Michael Fuchs Sam Magee Chloe Magee21–14, 18–21, 21–17 Winner2015Guatemala International Michael Fuchs Ronan Labar Émilie Lefel21–15, 21–16 Winner2015Czech International Michael Fuchs Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova18–21, 19–21 Runner-up2015USA International Michael Fuchs Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo21–16, 21–17 Winner2016White Nights Michael Fuchs Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova21–9, 21–12 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament
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