Stefani Stoeva
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Birth name | Stefani Stoeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Galabovo, Bulgaria[1] | 23 September 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 9 (15 June 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 12 (11 October 2018[1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Stefani Stoeva (Bulgarian: Стефани Стоева; born 23 September 1995) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. The sisters have won some titles, including a gold medal in the 2015 European Games.[2] Stefani Stoeva has also won some individual titles in women's singles competition.
Career
Stoeva started playing badminton at aged 9 at the Haskovo School Club in 2007. She won gold medals at the U17 European Championships in the girls' singles and doubles.[3] At the 2014 Scottish Open Grand Prix, she won in the women's doubles event, partnered with Gabriela Stoeva. They beat Heather Olver and Lauren Smith of England in the finals round with the score 21-7, 21-15.[4]
In 2015, she won the Dutch Open in women's doubles against the top seeds, World No.7 Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek of Nederlands with the score 24–22, 21–15 in the final.[5] She won the Russian Open against Johanna Goliszewski and Carla Nelte of German 21–15, 21–17.[6] She competed in the European Games, and won gold in the women's doubles alongside her sister.[7]
In 2016, Stoeva competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, but did not advance to the knocked-out stage after placing third in the group D stage.[8]
In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold. They lost to China pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan with the score 16–21, 15–21.[9] The sisters also won the silver medal at the European Chmpionships.[10]
Achievements
European Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |
Gabriela Stoeva | Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya |
21–12, 23–21 | Gold |
European Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain |
Gabriela Stoeva | Émilie Lefel Anne Tran |
21–12, 21–10 | Gold |
2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark |
Gabriela Stoeva | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen |
11–21, 21–15, 11–21 | Silver |
European Junior Championships
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey | Line Kjærsfeldt | 21–13, 23–25, 21–19 | Gold |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey | Gabriela Stoeva | Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Soby Hansen |
21–11, 21–18 | Gold |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | Gabriela Stoeva | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen |
21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
2018 | Orleans Masters | Super 100 | Gabriela Stoeva | Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo |
21–8, 21–14 | Winner |
2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Gabriela Stoeva | Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata |
21–19, 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Swiss Open | Gabriela Stoeva | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
16-21, 15-21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Dutch Open | Gabriela Stoeva | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville |
21-17, 17-21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Dutch Open | Gabriela Stoeva | Eefje Muskens Selena Piek |
24–22, 21–15 | Winner |
2015 | Russian Open | Gabriela Stoeva | Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte |
21–15, 21–17 | Winner |
2014 | Scottish Open | Gabriela Stoeva | Heather Olver Lauren Smith |
21–7, 21–15 | Winner |
2014 | Brasil Open | Gabriela Stoeva | Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte |
5-11, 7-11, 11-4, 10-11 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | White Nights | Petya Nedelcheva | 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Slovenian International | Soraya de Visch Eijbergen | 21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
2013 | Turkey International | Neslihan Yigit | 14–21, 21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
2013 | Bulgaria Eurasia Open | Linda Zetchiri | 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
2013 | Indonesia International | Dinar Dyah Ayustine | 21–13, 15–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Bulgarian International | Petya Nedelcheva | 9–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Bulgaria Hebar Open | Alesia Zaitsava | 17–21, 21–18, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Hungarian International | Camilla Sorensen | 23–21 21–14 | Winner |
Women's doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ a b c "Stefani STOEVA Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael. "Badminton doubles delight for Bulgaria and Denmark as they secure first Baku 2015 European Games golds". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Стефани Стоева еврошампионка по бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). Viasport.bg. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Scottish Grand Prix: Robert Blair & Imogen Bankier retain title". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong, Stoeva sisters win Dutch Open". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Russian Open 2015 – 3 take first Grand Prix in 3 years". Badzine.net. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Stoeva sisters secure first Bulgarian gold". Baku 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Olympics-Badminton-Women's doubles Group D results". Reuters. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Yonex Swiss Open 2017: Big Wins in Basel". Yonex. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "England's golden day in Denmark". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Stefani Stoeva at BWFbadminton.com
- Stefani Stoeva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Gabrovo
- Bulgarian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Bulgaria
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games competitors for Bulgaria
- European Games gold medalists for Bulgaria
- European Games medalists in badminton