Jan Colin Völker

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

Jan Colin Völker
Personal information
CountryGermany
Born (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998
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
2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 White Nights Bjarne Geiss Johannes Pistorius
Daniel Hess		 16–21, 24–22, 21–18 Winner
2018 KaBaL International Bjarne Geiss Peter Käsbauer
Johannes Pistorius		 21–13, 21–14

Winner

2019 Italian International Bjarne Geiss Christo Popov
Toma Junior Popov		 21–18, 21–16 Winner
2019 Belgian International Bjarne Geiss Sean Vendy
Ben Lane		 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2022 Uganda International Jones Ralfy Jansen Boon Xin Yuan
Wong Tien Ci		 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2022 Mexican International Jones Ralfy Jansen Shuntaro Mezaki
Haruya Nishida		 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2023 Welsh International Bjarne Geiss Matthew Grimley
Christopher Grimley		 21–18, 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Portugal International Stine Küspert Ye Hong-wei
Lee Chia-hsin		 10–21, 21–19, 9–21 Runner-up
2022 Ukraine Open Stine Küspert Jones Ralfy Jansen
Linda Efler		 12–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2022 Canadian International Stine Küspert Amalie Magelund
Mathias Thyrri		 17–21, 16–21 Winner
2023 Welsh International Stine Küspert Gregory Mairs
Jenny Mairs		 22–20, 21–16 Winner

References
  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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