Przemysław Wacha (Polish pronunciation: [pʂɛˈmɨswaf ˈvaxa]; born 31 January 1981) is a Polish badminton player.

Przemysław Wacha
Personal information
CountryPoland
Born (1981-01-31) 31 January 1981 (age 43)
Głubczyce, Poland
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking14 (MS 19 July 2007)[1]
19 (MD 26 February 2015)
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Men's singles
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Herning Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Warsaw Men's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Glasgow Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Glasgow Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career

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Wacha played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the first round to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships.[2] Wacha also played badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 16 to Bao Chunlai of China. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he didn't qualify from the pool stages.[3] From 2004 to 2010 Wacha won seven consecutive titles at the Polish National Badminton Championships. At the 2016 Rio Olympics Wacha played men's doubles with compatriot Adam Cwalina, but they didn't advance from the group stage.

Achievements

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European Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Messecenter, Herning, Denmark   Joachim Persson 21–17, 9–21, 10–21   Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland   Björn Joppien 3–15, 16–17   Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland   Piotr Żołądek   Mathias Boe
  Kasper Kiim Jensen
3–15, 8–15   Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

 
Przemysław Wacha at 2007 Dutch Open

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Dutch Open   Kendrick Lee 22–20, 11–21, 18–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 U.S. Grand Prix   Adam Cwalina   Taiki Shimada
  Yoshinori Takeuchi
21–13, 21–6   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Slovak International   Jacek Niedźwiedzki 15–11, 14–17, 15–10   Winner
2000 Hungarian International   Arturo Ruiz 15–11, 15–11   Winner
2002 Polish International   Aamir Ghaffar 7–5, 8–7, 7–2   Winner
2002 Croatian International   Zhiyuan Liu 7–2, 7–3, 7–3   Winner
2002 Czech International   Mark Burgess 9–15, 15–12, 15–7   Winner
2003 Austrian International   Aamir Ghaffar 15–10, 15–13   Winner
2004 Austrian International   Chien Yu-hsiu 15–13, 11–15, 15–8   Winner
2005 Slovak International   Ville Lång 12–15, 15–9, 15–9   Winner
2005 Polish International   Arvind Bhat 15–8, 15–7   Winner
2005 Czech International   Martin Bille Larsen 13–15, 15–1, 15–4   Winner
2005 Scottish International   Kasper Ødum 9–15, 15–8, 15–2   Winner
2006 Polish International   Chetan Anand 21–18, 21–12   Winner
2007 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Petr Koukal 21–13, 21–17   Winner
2010 White Nights   Ivan Sozonov 20–22, 14–21   Runner-up
2010 Kharkiv International   Ivan Sozonov 14–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2010 Bulgarian International   Kęstutis Navickas 21–14, 11–21, 21–13   Winner
2010 Italian International   Pablo Abián 21–13, 21–16   Winner
2010 Turkey International   Eric Pang 21–18, 21–17   Winner
2011 Brazil International   Yuhan Tan 21–14, 21–19   Winner
2011 Czech International   Petr Koukal 21–19, 21–16   Winner
2011 Bulgarian International   Tan Chun Seang 21–11, 11–21, 21–11   Winner
2011 Irish International   Rajiv Ouseph 15–21, 5–11 retired   Runner-up
2012 Austrian International   Yuhan Tan 14–21, 21–15, 21–16   Winner
2012 White Nights   Dmytro Zavadsky 21–16, 15–21, 18–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Slovak International   Piotr Żołądek   Per-Henrik Croona
  Marcus Janssen
15–12, 15–6   Winner
2012 Swiss International   Adam Cwalina   Chris Coles
  Matthew Nottingham
23–21, 21–14   Winner
2013 Polish Open   Adam Cwalina   Yuya Komatsuzaki
  Hiroki Takeuchi
21–19, 22–24, 21–17   Winner
2013 French International   Adam Cwalina   Baptiste Carême
  Gaëtan Mittelheisser
21–18, 21–16   Winner
2013 Spanish Open   Adam Cwalina   Michał Łogosz
  Łukasz Moreń
21–10, 18–21, 21–19   Winner
2013 Kharkiv International   Adam Cwalina   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
22–20, 15–21, 21–12   Winner
2013 Czech International   Adam Cwalina   Chen Chung-jen
  Wang Chi-lin
20–22, 22–20, 21–12   Winner
2013 Bulgarian International   Adam Cwalina   Łukasz Moreń
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
16–21, 21–13, 22–24   Runner-up
2013 Irish Open   Adam Cwalina   Jacco Arends
  Jelle Maas
21–9, 21–6   Winner
2013 Italian International   Adam Cwalina   Łukasz Moreń
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
23–21, 21–17   Winner
2014 Swedish Masters   Adam Cwalina   Łukasz Moreń
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
21–18, 20–22, 21–15   Winner
2014 Polish Open   Adam Cwalina   Nikita Khakimov
  Vasily Kuznetsov
21–10, 21–11   Winner
2014 Orléans International   Adam Cwalina   Bastian Kersaudy
  Gaëtan Mittelheisser
13–21, 21–17, 21–18   Winner
2014 Spanish Open   Adam Cwalina   Łukasz Moreń
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
21–9, 15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2014 Polish International   Adam Cwalina   Daniel Benz
  Jones Ralfy Jansen
11–8, 6–11, 11–5, 8–11, 11–9   Winner
2014 Czech International   Adam Cwalina   Łukasz Moreń
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
21–15, 21–15   Winner
2014 Irish Open   Adam Cwalina   Max Schwenger
  Josche Zurwonne
12–21, 21–10, 21–18   Winner
2015 Swedish Masters   Adam Cwalina   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
15–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2015 Polish Open   Adam Cwalina   Kenta Kazuno
  Kazushi Yamada
19–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2015 Orléans International   Adam Cwalina   Matthew Nottingham
  Harley Towler
12–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Peru International   Adam Cwalina   Lucas Claerbout
  Lucas Corvée
21–18, 21–11   Winner
2015 Spanish International   Adam Cwalina   Kasper Antonsen
  Oliver Babic
21–17, 21–14   Winner
2015 Lagos International   Adam Cwalina   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
17–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2015 Kharkiv International   Adam Cwalina   Bodin Isara
  Nipitphon Phuangphuapet
18–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2015 Belgian International   Adam Cwalina   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
20–22, 21–19, 20–22   Runner-up
2015 Czech Open   Adam Cwalina   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
19–21, 22–20, 21–14   Winner
2015 Welsh International   Adam Cwalina   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
16–21, 21–16, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Irish Open   Adam Cwalina   Raphael Beck
  Peter Käsbauer
16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Mersin Turkey International   Adam Cwalina   Kasper Antonsen
  Niclas Nøhr
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2016 Brazil International   Adam Cwalina   Alwin Francis
  Tarun Kona
21–15, 21–16   Winner
2016 Finnish Open   Adam Cwalina   Mathias Christiansen
  David Daugaard
23–21, 12–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2016 Peru International   Adam Cwalina   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
21–19, 18–21, 30–28   Winner
2016 Tahiti International   Adam Cwalina   Phillip Chew
  Sattawat Pongnairat
9–5 retired   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ IBF Historical Ranking - MENS SINGLES[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "2008 European Championships winners". tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Przemysław Wacha at sports-reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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