Marvin Emil Seidel (German pronunciation: [ˈzaɪ̯dl̩]; born 9 November 1995) is a German badminton player.[1] He was the bronze medalist at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles,[2] and a silver medalist at the 2021 European Championships in the men's doubles event.[3]

Marvin Seidel
Personal information
Birth nameMarvin Emil Seidel
CountryGermany
Born (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995 (age 28)
Dudweiler, Germany
ResidenceSankt Ingbert, Germany
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking11 (MD with Mark Lamsfuß 27 September 2022)
12 (XD with Linda Efler 5 July 2018)
Current ranking27 (MD with Mark Lamsfuß 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Madrid Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kyiv Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Łódź Men's team
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ankara Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Ankara Mixed team
BWF profile

Career edit

In July 2021, Seidel competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnered with Mark Lamsfuß, but he was eliminated in the group stage.[4]

Achievements edit

European Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine   Mark Lamsfuß  .Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
Walkover   Silver
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain   Mark Lamsfuß   Alexander Dunn
  Adam Hall
21–17, 21–16   Gold

European Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey   Johannes Pistorius   Mathias Christiansen
  David Daugaard
20–22, 16–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 4 runners-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100   Mark Lamsfuß   Shia Chun Kang
  Tan Wee Gieen
21–10, 21–18   Winner
2018 Canada Open Super 100   Mark Lamsfuß   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
21–19, 18–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2019 Dutch Open Super 100   Mark Lamsfuß   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2021 Swiss Open Super 300   Mark Lamsfuß   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
16–21, 11–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300   Linda Efler   Chan Peng Soon
  Goh Liu Ying
19–21, 15–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 3 runners-up) edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Dutch International   Johannes Pistorius   Kasper Antonsen
  Oliver Babic
9–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2015 Slovenian International   Johannes Pistorius   Zvonimir Đurkinjak
  Zvonimir Hölbling
14–21, 21–16, 10–21   Runner-up
2017 White Nights   Mark Lamsfuß   Konstantin Abramov
  Alexandr Zinchenko
23–21, 21–14   Winner
2019 Azerbaijan International   Mark Lamsfuß   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
21–17, 23–21   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Bulgarian Eurasia Open   Yvonne Li   Anton Kaisti
  Gabriela Stoeva
21–19, 9–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Spanish International   Linda Efler   Gregory Mairs
  Jenny Moore
21–16, 21–12   Winner
2017 White Nights   Linda Efler   Mark Lamsfuß
  Isabel Herttrich
18–21, 21–16, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Marvin Seidel". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ^ Raftery, Alan (4 May 2021). "EBC21 Summary". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Seidel Marvin". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit