Przemysław Wacha
Polish badminton player
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Przemysław Wacha (Polish pronunciation: [pʂɛˈmɨswaf ˈvaxa]; born 31 January 1981) is a Polish badminton player.
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| Born | 31 January 1981 Głubczyce, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 14 (MS 19 July 2007)[1] 19 (MD 26 February 2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
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
World Senior Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Age | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2025 | 40+ | Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand |
 Michał Łogosz |
 Tony Gunawan Hendra Setiawan |
17–21, 18–21 |  Bronze |
[4] |
European Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Messecenter, Herning, Denmark |  Joachim Persson |
21–17, 9–21, 10–21 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland |  Björn Joppien |
3–15, 16–17 | Bronze |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland | Piotr Żołądek |
Mathias Boe Kasper Kiim Jensen |
3–15, 8–15 |  Silver |
BWF Grand Prix
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.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Dutch Open |  Kendrick Lee |
22–20, 11–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 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 |
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| 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
