Wouter Claes
Wouter Claes (born 28 October 1975 in Leuven, Belgium) is a male left-handed Belgian badminton player.[1] He won 20 Belgian titles, 10 in men's doubles with Fréderic Mawet and Ruud Kuijten, 10 in mixed doubles with Manon Albinus, Corina Herrle and Nathalie Descamps. He won 20 Flemish Championships in singles, men's doubles with Nico Claes and Steven Delsaert and mixed doubles with Nathalie Descamps and Janne Elst.[2] He won a bronze medal in mixed doubles (together with partner Descamps) during the 2010 European Badminton Championships. This was the first Belgian medal ever won at a European Championship. During his career, he was placed 21 in world ranking.[3]
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| Born | 28 October 1975 Leuven, Belgium | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 21 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
European Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
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8–21, 14–21 |  |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | European Circuit Finals | |
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21–16, 14–21, 16–21 |  |
| 2008 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | |
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12–21, 12–21 | |
| 2008 | Austrian International | |
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14–21, 11–21 | |
| 2008 | Swedish International | |
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12–21, 16–21 | |
| 2007 | Czech International | |
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17–21, 21–18, 18–21 | |
| 2007 | Finnish International | |
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21–16, 21–16 |  |
| 2007 | Croatian International | |
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11–21, 22–20, 21–19 | |
| 2006 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | |
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21–14, 16–21, 20–22 | |
| 2005 | Spanish International | |
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11–15, 3–15 | |
| 2004 | Luxembourge Thierry Theis | |
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15–9, 11–15, 14–17 | |
| 2003 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | |
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12–15, 15–10, 15–3 | |
| 2003 | Giraldilla International | |
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15–7, 14–17, 15–13 | |
| 2003 | Luxembourge Thierry Theis | |
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15–12, 15–9 | |
| 2001 | Slovenian International | |
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2–7, 7–1, 5–7, 3–7 | |
| 2001 | Belgian International | |
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15–8, 15–11 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Banuinvest International | |
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13–21, 21–23 | |
| 2009 | Belgian International | |
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9–21, 23–25 | |
| 2008 | European Circuit Finals | |
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7–21, 19–21 | |
| 2008 | Spanish Open | |
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14–21, 18–21 | |
| 2008 | Austrian International | |
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18–21, 18–21 | |
| 2007 | Irish International | |
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10–21, 13–21 | |
| 2007 | Croatian International | |
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21–13, 16–21, 21–13 | |
| 2006 | Irish International | |
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14–21, 21–17, 21–17 | |
| 2006 | Dutch International | |
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18–21, 18–21 | |
| 2001 | Belgian International | |
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15–7, 15–9 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series/European Circuit tournament
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References
- "Players: Wouter Claes". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Belgium" (PDF). Belgian Badminton Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- "Wouter Claes". Yonex. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
External links
- Wouter Claes at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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