Valeska Knoblauch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bonn, Germany | 21 September 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women’s singles WH1 Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (WS 26 March 2019) 8 (WD with Elke Rongen 1 January 2019) 4 (XD with Young-chin Mi 27 August 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Elke Rongen | Lee Sun-ae Son Ok-cha | 13–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Young-chin Mi | Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham | 8–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Young-chin Mi | Yang Tong Li Hongyan | 6–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
Women's singles WH1
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain | Karin Suter-Erath | 9–21, 5–21 | Silver |
2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | Karin Suter-Erath | 11–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Silver |
2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Karin Suter-Erath | 12–21, 21–19, 28–26 | Gold |
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Elke Rongen | Sonja Häsler Karin Suter-Erath | 20–22, 8–21 | Bronze |
2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain | Elke Rongen | Sonja Häsler Karin Suter-Erath | 17–21, 21–18, 12–21 | Silver |
2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | Elke Rongen | Emine Seçkin Karin Suter-Erath | 12–21, 8–21 | Silver |
2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Elke Rongen | Cynthia Mathez Karin Suter-Erath | 16–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Young-chin Mi | David Toupé Sonja Häsler | 6–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | Young-chin Mi | David Toupé Narin Uluç | 13–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze |
2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Young-chin Mi | Konstantin Afinogenov Emine Seçkin | 18–21, 21–13, 18–21 | Bronze |
Women's singles WH1
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Karin Suter-Erath | 7–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Karin Suter-Erath | 22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
2018 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | To Man-kei | 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2019 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | Nina Gorodetzky | 21–10, 21–16 | Winner |
2019 | Canada Para-Badminton International | Karin Suter-Erath | 21–12, 21–6 | Winner |
2019 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Sarina Satomi | 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2019 [lower-alpha 1] | China Para-Badminton International | Sarina Satomi | 13–21, 21–17, 12–21 | Runner-up |
Zhang Jing | 24–22, 21–16 | |||
To Man-kei | 21–9, 21–9 | |||
Yin Menglu | 21–14, 21–18 | |||
2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Sujirat Pookkham | 20–22, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Peru Para-Badminton International | Ikumi Fuke | 21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
2021 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Sujirat Pookkham | 16–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles WH1–WH2
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 [lower-alpha 1] | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Sujirat Pookkham | Sonja Häsler Karin Suter-Erath | 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Maria Begoña Gago Sofía Balsalobre | 21–8, 21–13 | ||||
Mine Korkmaz Emine Seçkin | 21–10, 21–15 | ||||
2015 [lower-alpha 1] | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Elke Rongen | Amalia López Kartiki Patel | 21–7, 21–3 | Runner-up |
Kristel Gevaert Paméla Masse | 21–7, 21–11 | ||||
Liliia Prokofeva Karin Suter-Erath | 14–21, 12–21 | ||||
2016 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Elke Rongen | Etsuko Kobayashi Yuma Yamazaki | 21–19, 12–21, 21–16 | Winner |
2017 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Elke Rongen | Kim Dae-young Kim Seung-suk | 15–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Elke Rongen | Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan | 10–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
2018 [lower-alpha 1] | Irish Para-Badminton International | Elke Rongen | Yuka Chokyu Fiona Christie | 17–21, 21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
Liusia Ignatenko Irina Kuzmenko | 21–9, 21–15 | ||||
Cynthia Mathez Karin Suter-Erath | 19–21, 21–16, 21–13 | ||||
2018 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Elke Rongen | Henriett Koósz Marcela Quinteros | 12–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | Elke Rongen | Pilar Jáuregui Henriett Koósz | 21–18, 15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Peru Para-Badminton International | Pilar Jáuregui | Emine Seçkin To Man-kei | 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 [lower-alpha 1] | French Para-Badminton International | Young-chin Mi | Marc Jung Elke Rongen | 21–10, 21–7 | Runner-up |
Pascal Barrillon Sofía Balsalobre | 21–14, 23–21 | ||||
David Toupé Sonja Häsler | 11–21, 14–21 | ||||
2016 | Irish Para-Badminton International | Young-chin Mi | Martin Rooke Karin Suter-Erath | 12–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Young-chin Mi | Marcelo Alves Conceição Marcela Quinteros | 19–21, 21–11, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | Young-chin Mi | Konstantin Afinogenov Emine Seçkin | 20–22, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up |
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