Tobias Künzi

Tobias Künzi
Personal information
CountrySwitzerland
Born (1998-02-18) 18 February 1998 (age 26)
Würenlingen, Switzerland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
CoachRajiv Ouseph
Men's singles
Highest ranking88 (25 June 2024)
Current ranking112 (31 July 2024)
BWF profile

Tobias Künzi (born 18 February 1998) is a Swiss badminton player.[1] He represented Switzerland in men's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

In 2019, Künzi won his first international title in mixed doubles with Jenjira Stadelmann at the Cyprus International, beating Mykhaylo Makhnovskiy and Anastasiya Prozorova of Ukraine 21–11, 21–14. In 2023, he competed in the men's singles event at the 2023 European Games. He advanced to the knockout stage after defeating Bernardo Atilano of Portugal and Karl Kert of Estonia in the group stage.[3][4] However, his progress was stopped after he lost in the round of 16.

In 2024, he competed in men's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In his first match, he lost to the sixth seeded Li Shifeng of China 13–21, 13–21 in Group N.[5] He won his second match against Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori of Nigeria 22–20, 21–14 but did not advance to the knockout stages.[6]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Cyprus International Switzerland Jenjira Stadelmann Ukraine Mykhaylo Makhnovskiy
Ukraine Anastasiya Prozorova
21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Tobias Kuenzi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Profile: Tobias KUENZI". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  3. ^ "Bernardo Atilano entra a perder no torneio de badminton dos Jogos Europeus". www.record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  4. ^ Mario (2023-06-26). "Karl Kert alustas Euroopa mänge kaotusega". Badminton Estonia - Eesti Sulgpalliliit (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  5. ^ "Künzi überzeugt trotz Niederlage". blue News (in German). Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  6. ^ "Paris 2024: Badminton - Künzi und Stadelmann verabschieden sich würdevoll". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-05.