Ingo Kindervater
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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1979 Burgwedel, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 11 (MD) 28 April 2011 49 (XD) 10 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Career
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.
Achievements
European Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Michael Fuchs
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 Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen
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10–21, 12–21 |  Bronze
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| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark |
Kristof Hopp
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Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen
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23–21, 16–21, 8–21 | Bronze
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BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | French Open | Johannes Schöttler
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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15–21, 9–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finalstournament
- BWF Superseries Premiertournament
- BWF Superseriestournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels:
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Bitburger Open
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Johannes Schöttler
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 Chris Langridge Peter Mills
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21–15, 21–11 |  Winner
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| 2011 | Dutch Open | Johannes Schöttler
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Michal Logosz
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19–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Bitburger Open
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Johannes Schöttler
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Dutch Open | Michael Fuchs
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Kristof Hopp Johannes Schöttler
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15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Russian Open | Kristof Hopp
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 Shuichi Sakamato Shintaro Ikeda
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21–16, 22–20 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Dutch Open | Kathrin Piotrowski
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Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
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5–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Belgian International | Kathrin Piotrowski
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Chris Langridge Joanne Nicholas
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17–21, 21–15, 23–25 | Runner-up
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| 2007 | Turkey International | Kathrin Piotrowski
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Birgit Overzier
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21–18, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Kathrin Piotrowski
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Birgit Overzier
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21–12, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2007 | Spanish International | Kathrin Piotrowski
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Joachim Fischer Nielsen Britta Andersen
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24–22, 20–22, 21–23 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Austrian International | Kathrin Piotrowski
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Tim Dettmann Sandra Marinello
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21–17, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2005 | Dutch International | Kathrin Piotrowski
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 Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson
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4–15, 13–15 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "Ingo Kindervater" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Badminton Scotland appoint Ingo Kindervater as Head of Performance". badmintoneurope.com.
- ^ "Europameisterschaften 2008" (in German). Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Qualification Table" (PDF). BWF. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
- ^ "Bitburger Open 2012 Finals – Schizzling Schenk!". Badzine.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
External links
- Ingo Kindervater at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Ingo Kindervater at Olympics.com
- Ingo Kindervater at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)
- Ingo Kindervater at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)