Przemysław Wacha
Przemysław Wacha (born January 31, 1981, in Głubczyce) is a male badminton player from Poland.
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Country | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Głubczyce, Poland | January 31, 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 14 (MS) July 19, 2007 [1] 19 (MD) February 26, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Career
Wacha played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the first round to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships.[2] Wacha also played badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the Round of 16 to Bao Chunlai of China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he didn't qualify from the pool stages.[3] From 2004 to 2010 Wacha won seven consecutive titles at the Polish National Badminton Championships.
Achievements
European Championships
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | Joachim Persson | 21–17, 9–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Boys' Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Glasgow, Scotland | Björn Joppien | 3–15, 16–17 | Bronze |
Boys' Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Glasgow, Scotland | Piotr Żołądek | Mathias Boe Kasper Kiim Jensen |
3–15, 8–15 | Silver |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Dutch Open | Lee Yen Hui Kendrick | 22–20, 11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Men's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | U.S. Grand Prix | Adam Cwalina | Taiki Shimada Yoshinori Takeuchi |
21–13, 21–6 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | White Nights | Dmytro Zavadsky | 21–16, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Austrian International | Yuhan Tan | 14–21, 21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
2011 | Irish International | Rajiv Ouseph | 15–21, 5–11 Retired | Runner-up |
2011 | Bulgarian International | Tan Chun Seang | 21–11, 11–21, 21–11 | Winner |
2011 | Czech International | Petr Koukal | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
2011 | Brazil International | Yuhan Tan | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
2010 | Turkey International | Eric Pang | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
2010 | Italian International | Pablo Abian | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
2010 | Bulgarian International | Kestutis Navickas | 21–14, 11–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2010 | Kharkiv International | Ivan Sozonov | 14–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2010 | White Nights | Ivan Sozonov | 20–22, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Petr Koukal | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
2006 | Polish International | Chetan Anand | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner |
2005 | Scottish International | Kasper Ødum | 9–15, 15–8, 15–2 | Winner |
2005 | Czech International | Martin Bille Larsen | 13–15, 15–1, 15–4 | Winner |
2005 | Polish International | Arvind Bhat | 15–8, 15–7 | Winner |
2005 | Slovak International | Ville Lång | 12–15, 15–9, 15–9 | Winner |
2004 | Austrian International | Chien Yu-hsiu | 15–13, 11–15, 15–8 | Winner |
2003 | Austrian International | Aamir Ghaffar | 15–10, 15–13 | Winner |
2002 | Czech International | Mark Burgess | 9–15, 15–12, 15–7 | Winner |
2002 | Croatian International | Zhiyuan Liu | 7–2, 7–3, 7–3 | Winner |
2002 | Polish International | Aamir Ghaffar | 7–5, 8–7, 7–2 | Winner |
2000 | Hungarian International | Arturo Ruiz | 15–11, 15–11 | Winner |
2000 | Slovak International | Jacek Niedźwiedzki | 15–11, 14–17, 15–10 | Winner |
Men's Doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- IBF Historical Ranking - MENS SINGLES
- "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
- "Przemysław Wacha at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.