Marvin Seidel

1. Early life and background

Marvin Emil Seidel was born on November 9, 1995, in Dudweiler, Germany. He resides in Sankt Ingbert, Germany. He plays with his right hand and stands at 6.2 ft ^{(1.9 m)} tall.

Marvin Emil Seidel began his career as a badminton player. He achieved a bronze medal in boys' doubles at the 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships. Throughout his career, he has partnered with players such as Mark Lamsfuß in men's doubles and Linda Efler in mixed doubles. With Lamsfuß, he reached his highest ranking in men's doubles at world number 11 on September 27, 2022. With Efler, his highest mixed doubles ranking was world number 12 on July 5, 2018. His current men's doubles ranking with Mark Lamsfuß is 34 as of September 24, 2024.

Seidel represented Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing in the men's doubles event with Mark Lamsfuß. The pair was eliminated in the group stage. He also participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

3. Achievements

Marvin Emil Seidel has accumulated numerous medals and titles throughout his badminton career, spanning European, BWF World Tour, and BWF International Challenge/Series events.

3.1. European Championships

This section details Marvin Emil Seidel's performance and medal results specifically from the European Badminton Championships, including individual and team events.

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine	Mark Lamsfuß	Vladimir Ivanov	Walkover	Silver
2022	Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain	Mark Lamsfuß	Alexander Dunn	21-17, 21-16	Gold

Mixed team

Year	Venue	Result
2019	Copenhagen, Denmark	Silver
2017	Lubin, Poland	Bronze
2021	Vantaa, Finland	Bronze
2023	Aire-sur-la-Lys, France	Bronze
2025	Baku, Azerbaijan	Bronze

Men's team

Year	Venue	Result
2016	Kazan, Russia	Bronze
2018	Kazan, Russia	Bronze
2024	Łódź, Poland	Bronze

3.2. European Junior Championships

Marvin Emil Seidel's achievements at the European Junior Badminton Championships include individual and team medals.

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey	Johannes Pistorius	Mathias Christiansen	20-22, 16-21	Bronze

Mixed team

Year	Venue	Result
2013	Ankara, Turkey	Bronze

3.3. BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, launched on March 19, 2017, and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tour encompasses various levels: World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. Marvin Emil Seidel has achieved 1 title and 4 runner-up finishes on this tour.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Mark Lamsfuß	Shia Chun Kang	21-10, 21-18	Winner
2018	Canada Open	Super 100	Mark Lamsfuß	Marcus Ellis	21-19, 18-21, 20-22	Runner-up
2019	Dutch Open	Super 100	Mark Lamsfuß	Vladimir Ivanov	19-21, 16-21	Runner-up
2021	Swiss Open	Super 300	Mark Lamsfuß	Kim Astrup	16-21, 11-21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	U.S. Open	Super 300	Linda Efler	Chan Peng Soon	19-21, 15-21	Runner-up

3.4. BWF International Challenge/Series

Marvin Emil Seidel has achieved 4 titles and 3 runner-up finishes in tournaments classified under the BWF International Challenge and BWF International Series circuits. The BWF International Challenge tournaments are of a higher tier than the BWF International Series tournaments.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Dutch International	Johannes Pistorius	Kasper Antonsen	9-21, 15-21	Runner-up
2015	Slovenian International	Johannes Pistorius	Zvonimir Đurkinjak	14-21, 21-16, 10-21	Runner-up
2017	White Nights	Mark Lamsfuß	Konstantin Abramov	23-21, 21-14	Winner
2019	Azerbaijan International	Mark Lamsfuß	Marcus Ellis	21-17, 23-21	Winner