Maja Tvrdy
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Born | Ljubljana, Slovenia | 20 November 1983||||||||||||||
Height | 5.6" (170cm) | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 43 (WS) 17 December 2009 72 (WD with Spela Silvester) 29 October 2009 67 (XD with Iztok Utrosa) 22 October 2009 | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | retired | ||||||||||||||
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BWF profile |
Maja Tvrdy (born 20 November 1983) is a Slovenian badminton player. She competed for Slovenia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Maja Tvrdy is the most successful badminton player of Slovenia, who participated and represented Slovenia at two Olympic Games: 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, where she achieved 17th place in the individual event and the Summer Olympic Games 2012 in London, where she lost in the qualifying round. She is only the second Slovenian female player to participate at any Olympic Games in this sport (after Maja Pohar – Sydney Olympics in 2000).
She won two bronze medals at Mediterranean Games in Mersin 2013 – 3rd place in the individual event and 3rd place in women's doubles event, partnered by Nika Koncut.
Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | ![]() |
21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Match | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey | 1 | ![]() |
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23–25, 12–21 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
13–21, 16–21 | ||||
3 | ![]() ![]() |
21–12, 21–10 |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Mercosul International | ![]() |
21–11, 21–13 | ![]() |
2010 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Puerto Rico International | ![]() |
21–13, 12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Santo Domingo Open | ![]() |
21–19, 21–23, 21–18 | ![]() |
2009 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
21–10, 21–16 | ![]() |
2008 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
11–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Pakistan International | ![]() |
11–21, 22–20, 21–15 | ![]() |
2007 | Jordan Satellite | ![]() |
21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
2007 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
21–18, 9–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2006 | Lithuanian International | ![]() |
19–21, 21–15, 21–15 | ![]() |
2006 | Slovak International | ![]() |
21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2006 | Israel International | no record | no record | ![]() |
2004 | Italian International | ![]() |
11–2, 11–8 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Mauritius International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Slovenian National Badminton Championships
She is 14-times Slovenian National Badminton Championships winner:
- 8-times national champion in the individual event (in the years 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013).
- 5-times national champion in women's doubles event (in 2002 – partnered by Maja Pohar, 2003 – partnered by Maja Kersnik, 2004 – partnered by Maja Kersnik, 2009 – partnered by Špela Silvester, 2013 – partnered by Živa Repše)
- 1-time national champion in mixed doubles (in 2006 – partnered by Luka Petrič)
References
- ^ London 2012 Archived 2012-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Slovenian female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players of Slovenia
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Slovenia
- Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in badminton
- Slovenian sportspeople stubs
- Badminton biography stubs