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Born | Burgwedel, West Germany | 1 January 1979|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 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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BWF profile |
Ingo Kindervater (born 1 January 1979) is a retired badminton player from Germany [1] [2] and now the Head of Performance for Badminton Scotland. [3]
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 23 July 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.
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23–21, 16–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2011 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–19, 14–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Bitburger Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Russian Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 22–20 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Dutch Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Belgian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 21–15, 23–25 | ![]() |
2007 | Turkey International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 16–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2007 | Spanish International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 24–22, 20–22, 21–23 | ![]() |
2006 | Austrian International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 22–20 | ![]() |
2005 | Dutch International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–15, 13–15 | ![]() |