- Marc Zwiebler
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Marc Zwiebler Personal information Birth name Marc Zwiebler Born March 13, 1984 [1]
Bonn[1]Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 161 lbs. (73kg) Country Germany Years active 7 Handedness Left Men's Singles & Doubles Current Ranking 16[2] (August 20, 2010) BWF Profile Marc Zwiebler (born March 18, 1984 in Bonn) is a German badminton player.[1] He is currently ranked number 16 in the world and is the third highest-ranked European player behind Peter Hoeg Gade and Jan Ø. Jørgensen.
Zwiebler managed to reach the third round of the 2008 Olympics.[3]
At the World Championships 2009 in Hyderabad, he lost to Kenichi Tago in the second round 15–21, 10–21. In October 2009 he became the first German ever to reach the final of a Super Series tournament in Denmark, but lost to Simon Santoso 14–21, 6–21.
He also steered Germany into the semi-finals of the 2010 European Badminton Team Championships,[4] where they lost to eventual champions Denmark.[5] Later that year he gained a bronze medal at the European Championships after losing to Peter Gade in the semifinals in a thrilling match 21–18, 12–21, 17–21.
Top results
Rank/Round Single/Double Event Date Winner[6] Single Yonex Canada Open 2011 2nd Single Denmark Open 2009 Winner[7] Single Yonex Belgian International 2009 Winner Single Yonex Polish International 2008 Winner Single Yonex Sweden International 2008 Winner Single Yonex Greece International 2007 Winner Single Welsh International 2007 Winner Single Norwegian International 2007 Semi-Finalist Single Bitburger Saarloxlux Open 2007 Winner Single Yonex Belgium International 2007 Semi-Finalist Single Bitburger Open 2005 Semi-Finalist Single Portuguese Badminton Championships 2005 2nd Single Scottish International 2004 Semi-Finalist Single Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse 2004 Semi-Finalist Single Iceland Express International 2004 2nd Single Norwegian International 2004 Semi-Finalist Single Yonex Dutch Open 2004 Winner Single French International Open 2003 References
- ^ a b c "Marc Zwiebler". http://www.badminton.de/Marc-Zwiebler.1592.0.html?&L=0%2F..%2F..%2F..%2Fetc%2Fpasswd.
- ^ "Badminton – BWF World Ranking – Mens Singles". The-sports.org. October 20, 2011. http://www.the-sports.org/ranking-badminton-bwf-world-ranking-mens-singles-s30-c54-l0.html. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "Marc Zwiebler Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zw/marc-zwiebler-1.html. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "Yonex European Championships 2010: Danes Dominate Semi-Finals". Badminton Life. April 17, 2010. http://badmintonlife.com/2010/yonex-european-championships-2010-danes-dominate-semi-finals/. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2010 – General". tournamentsoftware.com. http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=B451C349-1669-4705-ABA5-97292158230C&draw=7. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "Yonex Canada Open". http://www.canadaopen.ca/.
- ^ "Yonex Belgian International". http://www.belgian-international.be/.
External links
Categories:- German badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Germany
- Living people
- 1984 births
- German sportspeople stubs
- Badminton biography stubs
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