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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| Country |  Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1985 Lüdinghausen, West Germany[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 24 (26 March 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editEuropean Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | Carola Bott | Nina Vislova Valeria Sorokina |
5–11, 2–11 | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix
editThe 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
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Dutch Open | Kirsty Gilmour | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Peru International | Iris Wang | 21–6, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2016 | Swedish Masters | Olga Konon | 21–16, 20–22, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2015 | Turkey International | Kati Tolmoff | 21–17, 21–5 | Winner |
| 2015 | Polish Open | Marija Ulitina | 21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2013 | Dutch International | Beatriz Corrales | 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Belgian International | Sashina Vignes Waran | 21–15, 22–24, 9–17 Retired | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Finnish International | Anastasia Prokopenko | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Hungarian International | Anne Hald-Jensen | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Karin SCHNAASE Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Karin Schnaase". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Women's Singles-Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Hungarian Badminton Player Gives Fair Play A Whole New Meaning". hungarytoday.hu. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
External links
edit- Karin Schnaase at BWFBadminton.com
- Karin Schnaase at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Karin Schnaase at Olympedia
- Karin Schnaase at Olympics.com
- Karin Schnaase at Team Deutschland (in German)