Valeska Knoblauch

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Valeska Knoblauch
Personal information
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34)
Bonn, Germany
HandednessRight
Women’s singles WH1
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (WS 26 March 2019)
8 (WD with Elke Rongen 1 January 2019)
4 (XD with Young-chin Mi 27 August 2019)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 DortmundMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Basel Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Rodez Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Murcia Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2014 MurciaWomen's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Beek Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 BeekWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Dortmund Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2012 DortmundMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2016 BeekMixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 RodezWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 RodezMixed doubles
BWF profile

Valeska Knoblauch (born 21 September 1990) is a German para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a European singles champion and has competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where she reached the quarterfinals in the women's singles WH1. [1]

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Early life

Knoblauch was a very keen dancer in her younger years. When Knoblauch was fourteen years old, she jumped onto a windowsill in a classroom at her high school. She leaned back and fell out, she broke her spine and became a paraplegic since then. She went back to school four years later and started to play badminton as part of her rehabilitation. [2] [3]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sun-ae
Flag of South Korea.svg Son Ok-cha
13–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of Thailand.svg Jakarin Homhual
Flag of Thailand.svg Sujirat Pookkham
8–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Tong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hongyan
6–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Women's singles WH1

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath 9–21, 5–21 Med 2.png Silver
2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath11–21, 21–17, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath12–21, 21–19, 28–26 Med 1.png Gold

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
20–22, 8–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain
Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
17–21, 21–18, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
12–21, 8–21 Med 2.png Silver
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cynthia Mathez
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
16–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler
6–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Turkey.svg Narin Uluç
13–21, 21–13, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Afinogenov
Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin
18–21, 21–13, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze

International tournaments (2011–2021) (7 titles, 16 runners-up)

Women's singles WH1

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Irish Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath 7–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Irish Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath22–20, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of Belgium (civil).svg To Man-kei 21–16, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Uganda Para-Badminton InternationalFlag placeholder.svg Nina Gorodetzky 21–10, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Canada Para-Badminton International Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath21–12, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Thailand Para-Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi 17–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 [lower-alpha 1] China Para-Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Sarina Satomi13–21, 21–17, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Jing 24–22, 21–16
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg To Man-kei21–9, 21–9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yin Menglu 21–14, 21–18
2019Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Sujirat Pookkham 20–22, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para-Badminton International Flag of Japan.svg Ikumi Fuke 21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Spanish Para-Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Sujirat Pookkham16–21, 7–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 [lower-alpha 1] Spanish Para-Badminton International Flag of Thailand.svg Sujirat Pookkham Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
17–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of Spain.svg Maria Begoña Gago
Flag of Spain.svg Sofía Balsalobre
21–8, 21–13
Flag of Turkey.svg Mine Korkmaz
Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin
21–10, 21–15
2015 [lower-alpha 1] Spanish Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Spain.svg Amalia López
Flag of India.svg Kartiki Patel
21–7, 21–3Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kristel Gevaert
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Paméla Masse
21–7, 21–11
Flag of Russia.svg Liliia Prokofeva
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
14–21, 12–21
2016Irish Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Japan.svg Etsuko Kobayashi
Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Yamazaki
21–19, 12–21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017Spanish Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dae-young
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Seung-suk
15–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Japan Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Thailand.svg Sujirat Pookkham
Flag of Thailand.svg Amnouy Wetwithan
10–21, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018 [lower-alpha 1] Irish Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Yuka Chokyu
Flag of Scotland.svg Fiona Christie
17–21, 21–15, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
Flag of Russia.svg Liusia Ignatenko
Flag of Russia.svg Irina Kuzmenko
21–9, 21–15
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Cynthia Mathez
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
19–21, 21–16, 21–13
2018Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Austria.svg Henriett Koósz
Flag of Spain.svg Marcela Quinteros
12–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen Flag of Peru.svg Pilar Jáuregui
Flag of Austria.svg Henriett Koósz
21–18, 15–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2020Peru Para-Badminton International Flag of Peru.svg Pilar Jáuregui Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg To Man-kei
14–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 [lower-alpha 1] French Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of Germany.svg Marc Jung
Flag of Germany.svg Elke Rongen
21–10, 21–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Pascal Barrillon
Flag of Spain.svg Sofía Balsalobre
21–14, 23–21
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg David Toupé
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sonja Häsler
11–21, 14–21
2016Irish Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath
12–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Denmark Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Alves Conceição
Flag of Spain.svg Marcela Quinteros
19–21, 21–11, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Uganda Para-Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Afinogenov
Flag of Turkey.svg Emine Seçkin
20–22, 21–19, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

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References

  1. "Valeska Knoblauch - Team Germany (in German)". Team Deutschland. 4 May 2023.
  2. "Valeska Knoblauch: Maybe I can". Badminton Europe. 9 May 2020.
  3. "Paralympics: My Path - Valeska Knoblauch (in German)". Sportschau. 4 May 2023.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 This tournament uses a round robin system.