Stefani Stoeva
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Country | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Galabovo, Bulgaria[1] | 23 September 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2009–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 8 with Gabriela Stoeva (8 November 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 10 (with Gabriela Stoeva 7 December 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. They competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The duo together have won gold medals in the 2015 European Games and two successive European Championships in 2018 and 2021 editions.[3][4] Stefani Stoeva has also won some individual titles in women's singles competition.
Career[]
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Stoeva started playing badminton at age 9 at the Haskovo School Club in 2007. She won gold medals at the U17 European Championships in the girls' singles and doubles.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] She won the Russian Open against Johanna Goliszewski and Carla Nelte of German 21–15, 21–17.[8] She competed in the European Games, and won gold in the women's doubles alongside her sister.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11] The sisters also won the silver medal at the European Championships.[12]
In 2021, she won her second European Championships title.[13]
Achievements[]
European Games[]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |
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21–12, 23–21 | ![]() |
European Championships[]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark |
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11–21, 21–15, 11–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Palacio de Deportes, Huelva, Spain |
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21–12, 21–10 | ![]() |
2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine |
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21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
European Junior Championships[]
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey | ![]() |
21–13, 23–25, 21–19 | ![]() |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey |
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21–11, 21–18 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (6 titles, 5 runners-up)[]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[14] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[15]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2018 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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14–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2018 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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22–20, 15–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–9 | ![]() |
2019 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–10, 22–20 | ![]() |
2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–18, 20–22, 17–21 | ![]() |
2020 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–11 | ![]() |
2021 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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19–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
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16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)[]
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.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Brasil Open | ![]() |
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5–11, 7–11, 11–4, 10–11 | ![]() |
2014 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
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21–7, 21–15 | ![]() |
2015 | Russian Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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24–22, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 17–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (27 titles, 9 runners-up)[]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Hungarian International | ![]() |
23–21 21–14 | ![]() |
2012 | Bulgarian Hebar Open | ![]() |
17–21, 21–18, 10–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
9–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
21–13, 15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | ![]() |
21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
2013 | Turkey International | ![]() |
14–21, 21–16, 21–19 | ![]() |
2014 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2014 | White Nights | ![]() |
14–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Banuinvest International | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–17, 16–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Bulgarian Hebar Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
2012 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–17 | ![]() |
2012 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–14, 23–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open | ![]() |
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11–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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21–13, 11–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
2013 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–8 | ![]() |
2014 | Austrian International | ![]() |
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21–17, 20–22, 21–15 | ![]() |
2014 | Orléans International | ![]() |
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14–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Finnish Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2014 | Spanish Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–9 | ![]() |
2014 | Swiss International | ![]() |
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11–6, 11–5, 11–9 | ![]() |
2014 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–9 | ![]() |
2015 | Orléans International | ![]() |
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22–20, 16–21, 21–9 | ![]() |
2015 | Spanish International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
2015 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–10 | ![]() |
2015 | Welsh International | ![]() |
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21–10, 22–20 | ![]() |
2015 | Irish Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 22–24, 21–9 | ![]() |
2015 | Italian International | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 13–6 retired | ![]() |
2015 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
2017 | Bulgarian Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | Bulgarian Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–19 | ![]() |
2019 | Spanish International | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–10 | ![]() |
2019 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Italian International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–14 | ![]() |
2020 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–9 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[]
- ^ a b "Stefani Stoeva Player Profile". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ^ "Badminton Stoeva Stefani - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympics. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Poghosyan, Lilit (3 May 2018). "Stoeva sisters: We will aim for top 5". Badminton People. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "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". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Russian Open 2015 – 3 take first Grand Prix in 3 years". Badzine. 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.
- ^ Raftery, Alan (2 May 2021). "Stoevas secure second title". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 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
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Bulgaria
- Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
- European Games gold medalists for Bulgaria
- European Games medalists in badminton