Linda Zetchiri (Bulgarian: Линда Зечири; born 27 July 1987) is a Bulgarian badminton player. She competed in the women's singles at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Birth name | Linda Zetchiri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sofia, Bulgaria | 27 July 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 21 (27 April 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Career
editZetchiri is one of the leading Bulgarian players in the sport.[2] She was the bronze medallists at the 2005 European Junior and 2012 European Championships.[3][4] She competed at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games.[5][6]
Personal life
editZetchiri was born in Sofia (Bulgaria) and is of mixed ancestry, having Kosovo Albanian (through her grandfather) and Italian roots (on her grandmother's side).[7] Her mother is Bulgarian. Her sister, Dzhema, serves as her sports manager.[7]
Achievements
editEuropean Championships
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Tine Baun | 13–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
European Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands | Jeanine Cicognini | 5–11, 5–11 | Bronze |
BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)
editThe 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.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Dutch Open | Yao Jie | 14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Bitburger Open | Nitchaon Jindapol | 13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 13 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Slovenian International | Lianne Tan | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
2009 | Banuinvest International | Petya Nedelcheva | 9–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Bulgarian International | Petya Nedelcheva | 14–21, 8–19 retired | Runner-up |
2010 | Turkey International | Judith Meulendijks | 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Bulgarian International | Neslihan Yiğit | 21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Norwegian International | Chloe Magee | 21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
2012 | Portugal International | Beatriz Corrales | 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Norwegian International | Sashina Vignes Waran | 21–18, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Cyprus International | Carissa Turner | 21–15, 21–19 | Winner |
2013 | Hellas International | Nicole Schaller | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
2013 | Bulgaria Eurasia Open | Stefani Stoeva | 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Hellas International | Chloe Magee | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
2014 | Kharkiv International | Özge Bayrak | 10–11, 11–5, 3–11, 11–8, 11–5 | Winner |
2014 | Welsh International | Beatriz Corrales | 21–10, 13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Iran Fajr International | Neslihan Yiğit | 21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
2015 | Austrian International | Cheung Ngan Yi | 16–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Hellas International | Fontaine Chapman | 9–21, 6–14 retired | Runner-up |
2015 | Czech Open | Kirsty Gilmour | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Brazil International | Lianne Tan | 21–17, 12–21, 4–13 retired | Runner-up |
2020 | Iran Fajr International | Crystal Pan | 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Jamaica International | Momoka Kimura | 12–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2020 | Bulgarian International | Marija Sudimac | 21–7, 21–10 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Badminton Zetchiri Linda - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Вести". 7 Sport. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Зечири остана с бронз от Европейското по бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). bTV Новините. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Athletes: Linda Zetchiri". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Rio 2016: Bulgaria's Olympic hopefuls". Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Сестри Зечири: Слухът е много важен и в спорта". bTV. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
External links
edit- Linda Zetchiri at BWFBadminton.com
- Linda Zetchiri at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Linda Zetchiri at Olympics.com
- Linda Zetchiri at Olympedia
- Linda Zetchiri at the Baku 2015 European Games (archived)