# Ingo Kindervater

Ingo Kindervater (born 1 January 1979) is a retired badminton player from Germany and now the Head of Performance for Badminton Scotland.

## Career

Ingo was the men's doubles bronze medallist at the 2008 European Championships partnered with Kristof Hopp, and in 2010 with Michael Fuchs.
In 2012, he qualified for the London Olympics with Johannes Schöttler after gaining 43529.339 points during the qualifying period and reaching 18th in the BWF World Ranking. On 23 July the draw was conducted and Kindervater and Schöttler were placed in Group A alongside Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng, Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu, and Ross Smith/Glenn Warfe.
He won the 2012 Bitburger Open in the men's doubles with his partner Johannes Schöttler after beating Chris Langridge and Peter Mills 21–15, 21–11.
After retiring in 2013, Kindervater finished his diploma in Economics before becoming National Doubles Coach for the German Badminton Association. Kindervater supported the German Badminton Olympic Team as a coach in the Rio 2016 Olympics.
After 6 years in this position, Ingo relocated to Edinburgh, Scotland, where he took the post of Head of Performance with Badminton Scotland.

## Achievements
### European Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | Michael Fuchs | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 10–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark | Kristof Hopp | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 23–21, 16–21, 8–21 | Bronze |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | French Open | Johannes Schöttler | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Bitburger Open | Johannes Schöttler | Chris Langridge Peter Mills | 21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2011 | Dutch Open | Johannes Schöttler | Adam Cwalina Michal Logosz | 19–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Bitburger Open | Johannes Schöttler | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Dutch Open | Michael Fuchs | Kristof Hopp Johannes Schöttler | 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Russian Open | Kristof Hopp | Shuichi Sakamato Shintaro Ikeda | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Dutch Open | Kathrin Piotrowski | Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Kostiuczyk | 5–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Morocco International | Johannes Schöttler | Michael Fuchs Oliver Roth | 21–15, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Norwegian International | Johannes Schöttler | Marcus Ellis Peter Mills | 21–17, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2010 | Belgian International | Johannes Schöttler | Michael Fuchs Oliver Roth | Walkover | Winner |
| 2008 | Norwegian International | Michael Fuchs | Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder | 21–18, 19–21, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2008 | European Circuit Finals | Kristof Hopp | Wouter Claes Frederic Mawet | 16–21, 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2008 | Dutch International | Kristof Hopp | Rasmus Bonde Kasper Faust Henriksen | 13–21, 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2007 | Belgian International | Kristof Hopp | Michael Fuchs Roman Spitko | 25–27, 21–15, 21–7 Retired | Winner |
| 2007 | Turkey International | Kristof Hopp | Johannes Schöttler Tim Dettmann | 12–21, 21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Kristof Hopp | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 24–22, 12–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Dutch International | Kristof Hopp | Michael Fuchs Roman Spitko | 21–10, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2006 | Austrian International | Tim Dettmann | Jürgen Koch Peter Zauner | 18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Norwegian International | Kristof Hopp | Vidre Wibowo Imam Sodikin | 12–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Belgian International | Kristof Hopp | Michael Fuchs Roman Spitko | 15–6, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2005 | Dutch International | Kristof Hopp | Michael Fuchs Roman Spitko | 15–8, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Kristof Hopp | Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas | 7–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | Norwegian International | Kristof Hopp | David Lindley Kristian Roebuck | 15–14, 15–13 | Winner |
| 2003 | Carebaco International | Björn Siegemund | Keishi Kawaguchi Tōru Matsumoto | 10–15, 15–10, 17–15 | Winner |
| 2003 | Mauritius International | Björn Siegemund | Shuichi Nakao Shuichi Sakamoto | 9–15, 15–17 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Iceland International | Jochen Cassel | Helgi Jóhannesson Njörður Ludvigsson | 0–7, 8–6, 7–4, 7–1 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Belgian International | Kathrin Piotrowski | Chris Langridge Joanne Nicholas | 17–21, 21–15, 23–25 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Turkey International | Kathrin Piotrowski | Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2007 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Kathrin Piotrowski | Kristof Hopp Birgit Overzier | 21–12, 16–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2007 | Spanish International | Kathrin Piotrowski | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Britta Andersen | 24–22, 20–22, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Austrian International | Kathrin Piotrowski | Tim Dettmann Sandra Marinello | 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2005 | Dutch International | Kathrin Piotrowski | Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson | 4–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament