Karin Schnaase

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Karin Schnaase
Karin Schnaase.jpg
Personal information
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 40)
Lüdinghausen, West Germany [1]
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking24 (26 March 2015)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Uber Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Jakarta Women's team
European Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Moscow Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Leuven Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Amsterdam Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kazan Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Basel Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Warsaw Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Almere Women's team
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Esbjerg Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Esbjerg Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Karin Schnaase (born 14 February 1985) [2] is a German badminton player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She placed 2nd in her group during group play and did not advance to the next round. [3] She is well known for the broken shoe incident with Laura Sarosi at the 2016 European Badminton Championships, where Sarosi handed her spare shoe to make Schnaase able to continue the match. Schnaase later won the match which made Sarosi unable to gain more points for Olympic badminton qualification. [4]

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Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Esbjerg, Denmark Flag of Germany.svg Carola Bott Flag of Russia.svg Nina Vislova
Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Sorokina
5–11, 2–11 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015 Dutch Open Flag of Scotland.svg Kirsty Gilmour 16–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Peru International Flag of the United States.svg Iris Wang 21–6, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Swedish Masters Flag of Germany.svg Olga Konon 21–16, 20–22, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Turkey International Flag of Estonia.svg Kati Tolmoff 21–17, 21–5Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Polish Open Flag of Ukraine.svg Marija Ulitina 21–19, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Dutch International Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz Corrales 16–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Belgian International Flag of France.svg Sashina Vignes Waran 21–15, 22–24, 9–17 RetiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Finnish International Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Prokopenko 18–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2010 Hungarian International Flag of Greece.svg Anne Hald-Jensen 21–15, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Karin SCHNAASE Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  2. "Karin Schnaase". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. "Women's Singles-Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. "Hungarian Badminton Player Gives Fair Play A Whole New Meaning". hungarytoday.hu. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2016.