In the end, two “boys” were two too many. Ex-badminton national player Michael Fuchs was only stopped in the final of the German championships in Cloppenburg on his mission to win his tenth German Championship title. The 43-year-old, head of the Rhineland-Palatinate/Saarland Olympic base in Saarbrücken, lost the men’s doubles final alongside national player Marvin Seidel against the duo Simon Krax (20 years old) and Jonathan Dresp (22) with 13:21 and 16:21. Up until then, Fuchs, who finished fifth at the Olympics in London in 2012, and former European champion Seidel had left little to be desired in Cloppenburg and had put in some strong performances on the court.
At the beginning of the final day, Seidel demonstrated his exceptional position in German badminton. The 30-year-old walked through the competition with his mixed partner Thuc Nguyen, who is number 30 in the world rankings. didn’t drop a set and also won the final against Krax and his partner Amelie Lehmann with 21:19, 21:7. And another title went to 1. BC Saarbrücken-Bischmisheim – thanks to Seidel’s club colleague Isabel Lohau. She surprisingly won the women’s doubles alongside individual specialist Yvonne Li.
