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German badminton player (born 1979) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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 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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England |
Michael Fuchs |
 Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen |
10–21, 12–21 |  Bronze |
| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark |
Kristof Hopp |
Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
23–21, 16–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | French Open | Johannes Schöttler |
Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
15–21, 9–21 |  Runner-up |
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Bitburger Open | Johannes Schöttler |
 Chris Langridge Peter Mills |
21–15, 21–11 |  Winner |
| 2011 | Dutch Open | Johannes Schöttler |
 Adam Cwalina Michal Logosz |
19–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Bitburger Open | Johannes Schöttler |
Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Dutch Open | Michael Fuchs |
Kristof Hopp Johannes Schöttler |
15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Russian Open | Kristof Hopp |
 Shuichi Sakamato Shintaro Ikeda |
21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dutch Open | Kathrin Piotrowski |
Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk |
5–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Belgian International | Kathrin Piotrowski |
Chris Langridge Joanne Nicholas |
17–21, 21–15, 23–25 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Turkey International | Kathrin Piotrowski |
Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier |
21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Kathrin Piotrowski |
Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier |
21–12, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2007 | Spanish International | Kathrin Piotrowski |
Joachim Fischer Nielsen Britta Andersen |
24–22, 20–22, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Austrian International | Kathrin Piotrowski |
Tim Dettmann Sandra Marinello |
21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2005 | Dutch International | Kathrin Piotrowski |
 Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson |
4–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
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