Erwin Kehlhoffner Explained

Erwin Kehlhoffner
Birth Date:1983 12, df=y
Birth Place:Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Height:1.80 m
Weight:72 kg
Event:Men's singles & doubles
Country:France
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:F9B1C69A-21E5-4C49-8594-FE349FCD849D

Erwin Kehlhoffner (born 6 December 1983 in Strasbourg) is a badminton player from France affiliated with ASL Robertsau club.[1]

Career

In the junior event, he won the national singles title in 2002, and also the doubles titles in 2001 and 2002.[2] Kehlhoffner competed at the 2005 World Championships in the men's singles and doubles event, but was defeated in the first round both in singles and doubles event. He also qualified to play at the 2006 World Championships in the men's doubles event with his partner Thomas Quéré, but the duo defeated by the German players in the first round. In 2007 he competed in the men's singles event, and was defeated in the first round by Richard Vaughan of Wales, 21–9, 22–20.[3] He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Championships in the men's doubles with Svetoslav Stoyanov.[4] At the same year, he was qualified to participate in the men's singles event at the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. He reach in to the third round after beating Stuart Gomez of Australia and Eli Mambwe of Zambia in the first and second rounds, but was defeated by Chen Jin of China in the third round.[5]

Achievements

European Championships

Men's doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008Croatian International Ville Lång17–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2007North Shore City International John Moody21–16, 21–18 Winner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Bulgarian International Svetoslav Stoyanov Robert Mateusiak
Michal Logosz
Walkover Runner-up
2005Croatian International Thomas Quéré Simon Mollyhus
Anders Kristiansen
10–15, 15–6, 6–15 Runner-up
2003Athens International Thomas Quéré Konstantin Dobrev
Georgi Petrov
10–15, 6–15 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Erwin Kehlhoffner. Badminton World Federation. 27 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Erwin Kehlhoffner. L'Equipe. 27 January 2018. fr.
  3. News: Chinese shuttlers give clear warning. Dawn. 27 January 2018.
  4. News: Labar: The medal is pushing us every day at practice. Badminton Europe. 27 January 2018.
  5. News: 2008 Summer Olympics Results - Badminton. ESPN. 27 January 2018.