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Michael Keck
Michael Keck
Personal information
Country	Germany
Born	8 February 1969 (age 55); Fürth, Bavaria, West Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Germany
European Championships
	BWF profile

Michael Keck (born 8 February 1969) is a German badminton player.^[1] Keck clinched nine titles at the National Championships, and won the first time in 1990.^[2] He was the bronze medallist at the 1996 European Championships, winning the mixed doubles event at the World Grand Prix tournament in the 1997 Swedish Open.^[1]^[3] Keck has collected 65 caps for Germany and competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.^[1]^[4] His brother Markus Keck is also a former German professional badminton player.^[1]

Achievements

European Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Herning Badminton Klub, Herning, Denmark	Karen Neumann	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	9–15, 10–15^[5]	Bronze
1998	Winter Sports Palace, Sofia, Bulgaria	Erica van den Heuvel	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen	7–15, 15–6, 11–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1995	Hamburg Cup	Michael Helber	Kai Mitteldorf Uwe Ossenbrink	15–9, 15–8	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Swiss Open	Anne-Katrin Seid	Ron Michels Katrin Schmidt	11–15, 15–9, 18–16	Winner
1994	Scottish Open	Karen Neumann	Jan-Eric Antonsson Astrid Crabo	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1995	French Open	Karen Neumann	Thomas Stavngaard Anne Søndergaard	9–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1995	German Open	Karen Neumann	Ron Michels Erica van den Heuvel	6–15, 15–13, 11–15	Runner-up
1997	Swedish Open	Erica van den Heuvel	Jon Holst-Christensen Karen Neumann	15–17, 15–12, 15–12	Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Austrian International	Kai Mitteldorf	Dave Wright Nick Ponting	3–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1991	Austrian International	Robert Neumann	Erik Lia Hans Sperre jr.	15–3, 15–8	Winner
1992	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Robert Neumann	Detlef Poste Volker Renzelmann	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1992	Austrian International	Robert Neumann	Andy Goode Chris Hunt	5–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1994	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Stephan Kuhl	Markus Keck Michael Helber	15–12, 15–9	Winner
1994	New Zealand International	Michael Helber	Kai Mitteldorf Oliver Pongratz	12–15, 15–5, 15–4	Winner
1995	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Michael Helber	Andrey Antropov Nikolaj Zuev	11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1996	French Open	Dharma Gunawi	Jesper Larsen Peder Nissen	15–10, 15–8	Winner
1998	German Masters	Christian Mohr	Stefan Frey Kai Mitteldorf	15–9, 15–4	Winner
2001	Portugal International	Joachim Tesche	Thomas Hovgaard Jesper Mikla	4–15, 15–12, 15–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Irish International	Irina Serova	Kai Abraham Diana Koleva	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1991	French Open	Anne-Katrin Seid	Andy Goode Cheryl Johnson	15–12, 15–7	Winner
1991	Irish International	Anne-Katrin Seid	Nick Ponting Joanne Goode	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1992	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Anne-Katrin Seid	Jerzy Dołhan Bożena Haracz	15–10, 15–9	Winner
1992	Welsh International	Karen Neumann	Nick Ponting Joanne Goode	7–15, 16–18	Runner-up
1994	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Karen Neumann	Jesper Larsen Ann Sandersson	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1994	New Zealand International	Christine Skropke	Peter Blackburn Rhonda Cator	8–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1995	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Karen Neumann	Kai Mitteldorf Nicol Pitro	15–8, 15–12	Winner
1995	Victor Cup	Katrin Schmidt	Peter Blackburn Rhonda Cator	15–7, 15–6	Winner
1997	Austrian International	Karen Neumann	Quinten van Dalm Nicole van Hooren	15–8, 15–4	Winner
1997	BMW Open	Erica van den Heuvel	Janek Roos Ann-Lou Jørgensen	7–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1998	German Masters	Erica van den Heuvel	Stephan Kuhl Nicol Pitro	15–11, 15–14	Winner
1998	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Nicol Pitro	Vladislav Druzchenko Victoria Evtushenko	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1999	La Chaux-de-Fonds International	Erica van den Heuvel	Ruud Kuijten Manon Albinus	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1999	Australian International	Erica van den Heuvel	Chris Hunt Gail Emms	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1999	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Nicol Pitro	Vladislav Druzchenko Victoria Evtushenko	15–6, 15–9	Winner
2000	BMW Open	Erica van den Heuvel	Kristof Hopp Kathrin Piotrowski	15–7, 9–15, 15–8	Winner