Jan Colin Völker

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Jan Colin Völker
Personal information
CountryGermany
Born (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26)
Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking48 (MD with Bjarne Geiss 9 May 2023)
45 (XD with Stine Küspert 5 December 2023)
Current ranking54 (MD with Bjarne Geiss),
58 (XD with Stine Küspert) (28 May 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Germany
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
BWF profile

Jan Colin Völker (born 26 February 1998) is a German badminton player.

Career

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In 2018, Völker triumphed with his victories at the KaBal International and the St. Petersburg White Nights, winning international competitions for the first time.

The next year, Völker was successful in men's doubles at the Italian International,[1] was included in the German national team's perspective squad, and became runner-up at 2019 European Men's Team Championships.[2]

On the national level, Völker became the German champion in men's doubles in 2020 and 2021, after already standing on the podium in the two previous years.[3][4] Alongside Stine Küspert, he reached the finals of the Ukraine Open and the Portugal International the following year.[5][6] Additionally, Völker defended the national men's doubles title with Jones Ralfy Jansen and finished second in mixed doubles.[7]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 7 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 White Nights Germany Bjarne Geiss Germany Johannes Pistorius
Germany Daniel Hess
16–21, 24–22, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 KaBaL International Germany Bjarne Geiss England Peter Käsbauer
England Johannes Pistorius
21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Winner

2019 Italian International Germany Bjarne Geiss France Christo Popov
France Toma Junior Popov
21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Belgian International Germany Bjarne Geiss England Sean Vendy
England Ben Lane
11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Uganda International Germany Jones Ralfy Jansen Malaysia Boon Xin Yuan
Malaysia Wong Tien Ci
15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Mexican International Germany Jones Ralfy Jansen Japan Shuntaro Mezaki
Japan Haruya Nishida
15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Welsh International Germany Bjarne Geiss Scotland Matthew Grimley
England Christopher Grimley
21–18, 16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Portugal International Germany Stine Küspert Chinese Taipei Ye Hong-wei
Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin
10–21, 21–19, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Ukraine Open Germany Stine Küspert Germany Jones Ralfy Jansen
Germany Linda Efler
12–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Canadian International Germany Stine Küspert Denmark Amalie Magelund
Denmark Mathias Thyrri
17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Winner
2023 Welsh International Germany Stine Küspert England Gregory Mairs
England Jenny Mairs
22–20, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Geiss/Völker gewinnen in Mailand". www.badminton.de (in German). 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ^ Liew, Vincent (2019-02-17). "Denmark beat Germany to win European Mixed Team Championships". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  3. ^ badzine.de (2020-02-03). "DM 2020: Yvonne Li zweifache Meisterin". badzine.de - Das Badminton Online Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ^ "69. DM: Die Sieger im Überblick". www.badminton.de (in German). 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. ^ "Zwei deutsche Siege in Kiew". www.badminton.de (in German). 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. ^ "Results | 57 Portugal International Championships 2022". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. ^ "70. DM: Zwei DM-Titel für Emma Moszczynski". www.badminton.de (in German). 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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