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Wouter Claes

{{Short description|Belgian badminton player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Wouter Claes

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|10|28}}

| birth_place = Leuven, Belgium

| height = 1.80 m

| weight =

| country = Belgium

| years_active =

| handedness = Left

| coach =

| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 21

| date_of_highest_ranking =

| played =

| titles =

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{BEL}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | Manchester 2010 | Mixed doubles }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 8829

| bwf_id = B151D4F9-6E73-4D29-B145-D955A5D4D820

}}

Wouter Claes (born 28 October 1975) is a left-handed Belgian badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Wouter Claes|url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/8829/wouter-claes |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=28 December 2017}} He won 20 Belgian titles, 10 in the men's doubles with Frédéric Mawet and Ruud Kuijten, 10 in the mixed doubles with Manon Albinus, Corina Herrle and Nathalie Descamps. He won 20 Flemish Championships in singles, men's doubles with Nico Claes and Steven Delsaert and mixed doubles with Nathalie Descamps and Janne Elst.{{cite web|title=Belgium|url=http://www.belgian-badminton.be/sites/default/files/Belgian_Champions.pdf |publisher=Belgian Badminton Federation |access-date=28 December 2017}} He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles (together with partner Descamps) during the 2010 European Badminton Championships. This was the first Belgian medal ever won at a European Championship. During his career, he was placed 21 in world ranking.{{cite web|title=Wouter Claes|url=http://www.yonex.be/players/detail/6 |publisher=Yonex|access-date=28 December 2017}}

Achievements

= European Championships =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2010

| align="left" | Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Thomas Laybourn
{{flagicon|DEN}} Kamilla Rytter Juhl

| align="left" | 8–21, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= BWF International Challenge/Series =

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center"|2001

| align="left"|Belgian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Sven van Delsen
{{flagicon|BEL}} David Vandewinkel

| align="left"|15–8, 15–11

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2001

| align="left"|Slovenian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Stanislav Pukhov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikolai Zuyev

| align="left"|2–7, 7–1, 5–7, 3–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2003

| align="left"|Luxembourge Thierry Theis

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} Dharma Gunawi
{{flagicon|GER}} Yudianto Yong

| align="left"|15–12, 15–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2003

| align="left"|Giraldilla International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Jochen Cassel
{{flagicon|GER}} Joachim Tesche

| align="left"|15–7, 14–17, 15–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2003

| align="left"|Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Michel Lefort
{{flagicon|FRA}} Arif Rasidi

| align="left"|12–15, 15–10, 15–3

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2004

| align="left"|Luxembourge Thierry Theis

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} Dharma Gunawi
{{flagicon|INA}} Yoseph Phoa

| align="left"|15–9, 11–15, 14–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2005

| align="left"|Spanish International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Matthew Hughes
{{flagicon|WAL}} Martyn Lewis

| align="left"|11–15, 3–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2006

| align="left"|Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vitalij Durkin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Nikolaenko

| align="left"|21–14, 16–21, 20–22

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2007

| align="left"|Croatian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Jochen Cassel
{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Tesche

| align="left"|11–21, 22–20, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2007

| align="left"|Finnish International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Tim Dettmann
{{flagicon|GER}} Johannes Schöttler

| align="left"|21–16, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2007

| align="left"|Czech International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Bonde
{{flagicon|DEN}} Kasper Faust Henriksen

| align="left"|17–21, 21–18, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2008

| align="left"|Swedish International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Rasmus Andersen
{{flagicon|DEN}} Peter Steffensen

| align="left"|12–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2008

| align="left"|Austrian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} Fran Kurniawan
{{flagicon|INA}} Rendra Wijaya

| align="left"|14–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2008

| align="left"|Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Richard Eidestedt
{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Ellis

| align="left"|12–21, 12–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2008

| align="left"|European Circuit Finals

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Frédéric Mawet

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Kristof Hopp
{{flagicon|GER}} Ingo Kindervater

| align="left"|21–16, 14–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center"|2001

| align="left"|Belgian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Karina Sørensen

| align="left"|{{flagicon|IRL}} Bruce Topping
{{flagicon|IRL}} Jayne Plunkett

| align="left"|15–7, 15–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2006

| align="left"|Dutch International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Paulien van Dooremalen

| align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} Kristof Hopp
{{flagicon|GER}} Birgit Overzier

| align="left"|18–21, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2006

| align="left"|Irish International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left"|{{flagicon|NED}} Ruud Bosch
{{flagicon|NED}} Ginny Severien

| align="left"|14–21, 21–17, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2007

| align="left"|Croatian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Adam Cwalina
{{flagicon|POL}} Małgorzata Kurdelska

| align="left"|21–13, 16–21, 21–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2007

| align="left"|Irish International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Howard Bach
{{flagicon|USA}} Eva Lee

| align="left"|10–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2008

| align="left"|Austrian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Zhang Yi
{{flagicon|CHN}} Cai Jiani

| align="left"|18–21, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2008

| align="left"|Spanish Open

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} Rendra Wijaya
{{flagicon|INA}} Meiliana Jauhari

| align="left"|14–21, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2008

| align="left"|European Circuit Finals

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Aleksandr Nikolaenko
{{flagicon|RUS}} Nina Vislova

| align="left"|7–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center"|2009

| align="left"|Belgian International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Marcus Ellis
{{flagicon|ENG}} Heather Olver

| align="left"|9–21, 23–25

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center"|2010

| align="left"|Banuinvest International

| align="left"|{{flagicon|BEL}} Nathalie Descamps

| align="left"|{{flagicon|SGP}} Chayut Triyachart
{{flagicon|SGP}} Yao Lei

| align="left"|13–21, 21–23

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series/European Circuit tournament

References

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External links

  • {{BWF|B151D4F9-6E73-4D29-B145-D955A5D4D820}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Claes, Wouter}}

Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Leuven

Category:Belgian male badminton players