Karin Schnaase

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]

Karin Schnaase
Personal information
Country	Germany
Born	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 Lüdinghausen, West Germany[1]
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	24 (26 March 2015)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Germany Uber Cup 2008 Jakarta Women's team European Mixed Team Championships 2013 Moscow Mixed team 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team 2015 Leuven Mixed team European Women's Team Championships 2012 Amsterdam Women's team 2016 Kazan Women's team 2014 Basel Women's team 2010 Warsaw Women's team 2008 Almere Women's team European Junior Championships 2003 Esbjerg Mixed team 2003 Esbjerg Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Esbjerg, Denmark	Carola Bott	Nina Vislova Valeria Sorokina	5–11, 2–11	Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The 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
2015	Dutch Open	Kirsty Gilmour	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
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

1. "Karin SCHNAASE Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
2. "Karin Schnaase". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
3. "Women's Singles-Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
4. "Hungarian Badminton Player Gives Fair Play A Whole New Meaning". hungarytoday.hu. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

External links

• Karin Schnaase at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com