Andrej Pohar (born 18 July 1974) is a Slovenian former badminton player from Olimpija club.
He was the coach on the 2000 Olympics expedition in Sydney, Australia. His sister Maja Pohar was also a professional badminton player, and the duo played in the mixed doubles event. Pohar won his first National championship in 1992 after five junior titles in Slovenia. He is the multiple National champion, having won National Championships for 33 times in 3 disciplines. Internationally, he was successful in Slovakia and Hungary, among others. He took part in the World Championships between 1995 and 2006 in various disciplines. He reached top 20 in IBF rankings in mixed doubles. At present, he is the member of Board of Directors in Badminton Europe.
Achievements
IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1998 Slovenian International Pedro Vanneste 12–15, 15–12, 15–9 Winner 2001 Slovenian International Nabil Lasmari 7–3, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7, 3–7 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Slovenian International Aleš Murn Nicholas Kidd Nikolai Zuyev 2–15, 7–15 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Slovak International Maja Pohar Lars Paaske Sarah Jonsson 8–15, 18–16, 15–7 Winner 1996 Spanish International Maja Pohar Manuel Dubrulle Sandrine Lefèvre 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1997 Slovak International Maja Pohar Michael Lamp Rikke Broen 6–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1997 Hungarian International Maja Pohar Norbert van Barneveld Lotte Jonathans 9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 5–9 Runner-up 1998 Slovenian International Maja Pohar José Antonio Crespo Dolores Marco 15–2, 11–15, 15–8 Winner 1999 Austrian International Maja Pohar Kenny Middlemiss Kirsteen McEwan 12–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1999 Romanian International Maja Pohar Alexandr Russkikh Anastasia Russkikh 15–7, 15–3 Winner 1999 Slovenian International Maja Pohar Marcin Rynkiewicz Angelika Węgrzyn 15–7, 15–3 Winner 2000 Strasbourg International Maja Pohar Winner 2000 Peru International Maja Pohar Mike Beres Kara Solmundson 1–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2000 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Maja Pohar Pavel Uvarov Ella Karachkova 8–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2001 Spanish International Maja Pohar Peter Jeffrey Suzanne Rayappan 13–15, 7–15 Runner-up 2001 Hungarian International Maja Pohar Daniel Glaser Johanna Persson 7–5, 7–1, 7–1 Winner 2005 Croatian International Maja Pohar Hendra Wijaya Frances Liu 11–15, 15–13, 7–15 Runner-up
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