Thomas Wandschneider

Thomas Wandschneider
Personal information
Country	Germany
Born	(1963-11-07) 7 November 1963 Buxtehude, Germany
Handedness	Right
Coach	Jens Janisch
Men’s singles WH1 Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	1 (MS 1 January 2019) 1 (MD with Martin Rooke 1 January 2019)
Current ranking	3 (MS) 2 (MD with Rick Cornell Hellmann) (8 November 2022)
Medal record Men's para-badminton Representing Germany World Championships 2005 Hsinchu Men's singles 2005 Hsinchu Men's doubles 2011 Guatemala City Men's doubles 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles 2007 Bangkok Men's doubles 2011 Guatemala City Men's singles 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles 2003 Cardiff Mixed doubles 2013 Dortmund Men's singles 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles 2017 Ulsan Men's singles European Championships 2006 La Rinconada Men's singles 2006 La Rinconada Men's doubles 2008 Dortmund Men's singles 2008 Dortmund Men's doubles 2010 Filzbach Men's doubles 2012 Dortmund Men's singles 2012 Dortmund Men's doubles 2014 Murcia Men's singles 2014 Murcia Men's doubles 2016 Beek Men's singles 2016 Beek Men's doubles 2018 Rodez Men's singles 2018 Rodez Men's doubles 2010 Filzbach Men's singles European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles WH1 2023 Rotterdam Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Thomas Wandschneider (born 7 November 1963 in Buxtehude) is a German Para-badminton player. He is a four time Para badminton world champion. He considered retiring, but changed his mind due to Badminton being at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Wandschneider is also a 14-time gold medalist at the European Para-Badminton Championships.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Hsinchu, Taiwan			Gold
2011	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Lee Sam-seop	14–21, 11–21	Silver
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Lee Sam-seop	20–22, 21–19, 21–21	Bronze
2015	Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England	Lee Sam-seop	9–21, 12–21	Silver
2017	Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea	Qu Zimo	18–21, 9–21	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Hsinchu, Taiwan				Gold
2007	Bangkok, Thailand				Silver
2011	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Avni Kertmen	Osamu Nagashima Seiji Yamami	21–10, 21–15	Gold
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	David Toupé	Avni Kertmen Lee Sam-seop	21–10, 21–16	Gold
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Rick Cornell Hellmann	Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	21–11, 21–15	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Cardiff, Wales				Bronze
2013	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Karin Suter-Erath	Lee Sam-seop Son Ok-cha	19–21, 21–23	Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Fernando Marin Sports Centre, La Rinconada, Spain	Walter Rauber	21–7, 21–5	Gold
2008	Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany			Gold
2010	Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland			Silver
2012	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	David Toupé	21–14, 21–13	Gold
2014	High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain	David Toupé	20–22, 21–12, 21–15	Gold
2016	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	David Toupé	26–28, 21–17, 21–13	Gold
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	David Toupé	21–14, 21–13	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Fernando Marin Sports Centre, La Rinconada, Spain	Avni Kertmen	Ferdinand Hoeke Walter Rauber	21–13, 21–9	Gold
2008	Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany	Avni Kertmen			Gold
2010	Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland	Avni Kertmen			Gold
2012	Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany	Avni Kertmen	Pascal Barrillon David Toupé	21–12, 21–16	Gold
2014	High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain	David Toupé	Avni Kertmen Martin Rooke	21–11, 21–13	Gold
2016	Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands	Connor Dua-Harper	Avni Kertmen Martin Rooke	21–17, 12–21, 21–16	Gold
2018	Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France	Martin Rooke	Amir Levi David Toupé	21–19, 21–16	Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	20–22, 24–22, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 1	Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Rick Cornell Hellmann	Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Rick Cornell Hellmann	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	21–12, 10–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2022	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Rick Cornell Hellmann	Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli	22–20, 17–21, 11–21	Runner-up

International Tournaments (13 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Spanish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	21–18, 21–10	Winner
2012	French Para Badminton International	David Toupé	19–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2015	Spanish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	21–9, 21–13	Winner
2016	Turkish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2016	Irish Para Badminton International	Lee Sam-seop	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2017	Spanish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	21–18, 21–14	Winner
2018	Thailand Para Badminton International	Lee Dong-seop	9–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2018	Denmark Para Badminton International	Marcelo Alves	21–10, 21–8	Winner
2019	Uganda Para Badminton International	David Toupé	21–11, 24–26, 21–16	Winner
2019	Canada Para Badminton International	Lee Dong-seop	13–21, 17–21	Winner
2021	Uganda Para Badminton International	Konstantin Afinogenov	21–4, 21–13	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Spanish Para Badminton International	Avni Kertmen	Pascal Barrillon David Toupé	21–12, 21–9	Winner
2012	Spanish Para Badminton International	Avni Kertmen	Choi Jung-man Lee Sam-seop	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2013	Spanish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	Javier Fernández Roberto Galdos	21–6, 21–13	Runner-up
			Sébastien Martin Seiji Yamami	21–6, 21–5
			Choi Jung-man Lee Sam-seop	11–21, 14–21
2015	Spanish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	Connor Dua-Harper Martin Rooke	22–20, 21–12	Winner
2016	Turkish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	Javier Fernández Roberto Galdos	21–13, 21–19	Winner
2016	Irish Para Badminton International	David Toupé	Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop	14–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2017	Irish Para Badminton International	Chan Ho Yuen	Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Irish Para Badminton International	Martin Rooke	Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop	17–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Denmark Para Badminton International	Young-chin Mi	Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama	12–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2021	Uganda Para Badminton International	Rick Cornell Hellmann	Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida	21–13, 21–13	Winner

Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	French Para Badminton International	Young-chin Mi	Pavel Popov Yuri Stepanov	21–17, 21–18	Winner

External links

• Thomas Wandschneider at BWFbadminton.com
• Thomas Wandschneider at Team Deutschland Paralympics (in German)