Gabriela Stoeva

Gabriela Stoeva (Bulgarian: Габриела Стоева; born 15 July 1994) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The sisters have won some titles, including gold medals in the 2015 European Games and 2018 European Championships.[2][3]

Gabriela Stoeva
Personal information
Birth nameGabriela Stoeva
Country Bulgaria
Born (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994[1]
Haskovo, Bulgaria[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Years active2009
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking8 (8 November 2018)
Current ranking14 (25 February 2020[1])
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Bulgaria
European Games
2015 Baku Women's doubles
European Championships
2018 Huelva Women's doubles
2017 Kolding Women's doubles
European Women's Team Championships
2016 Kazan Women's team
2014 Basel Women's team
European Junior Championships
2013 Ankara Women's doubles
European U17 Championships
2009 Medvode Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career summary
Gabriela playing with her sister, Stefani

Gabriela Stoeva started playing badminton at age 10 in the Haskovo School Club. She joined the national team in 2008, and made a debut in the international event in 2009.[4] In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the European U-17 Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with her sister, Stefani Stoeva.[5] And at the 2013 European U-19 Championships, the sister won the gold medal.[6]

Stoeva won her first BWF Grand Prix title at the 2014 Scottish Open in the women's doubles event with her sister. They beat Heather Olver and Lauren Smith of England in the finals round with the score 21-7 21-15.[7] In 2015, she also won the Grand Prix tournament at the Russian and Dutch Open.[8] Stoeva competed in the 2015 European Games, winning gold in women's doubles alongside her younger sister[9]

In 2017, Stoevas finished as the runner-up at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold tournament, they lost to Chinese pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the straight games.[10] The sisters also won the silver medal at the European Championships.[11]

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall,
Baku, Azerbaijan		 Stefani Stoeva Ekaterina Bolotova
Evgeniya Kosetskaya		 21–12, 23–21 Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain		 Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		 21–12, 21–10 Gold
2017 Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark		 Stefani Stoeva Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen		 11–21, 21–15, 11–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 ASKI Sport Hall,
Ankara, Turkey		 Stefani Stoeva Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke Soby Hansen		 21–11, 21–18 Gold

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[13]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Stefani Stoeva Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu		 21–18, 20–22, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi		 21–10, 22–20 Winner
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		 21–16, 21–9 Winner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani
Rizki Amelia Pradipta		 22–20, 15–21, 21–19 Winner
2018 French Open Super 750 Stefani Stoeva Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara		 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen		 21–17, 21–18 Winner
2018 Orleans Masters Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Delphine Delrue
Léa Palermo		 21–8, 21–14 Winner
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Stefani Stoeva Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata		 21–19, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

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
2017 Swiss Open Stefani Stoeva Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		 16-21, 15-21 Runner-up
2016 Dutch Open Stefani Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		 21-17, 17-21, 16-21 Runner-up
2015 Dutch Open Stefani Stoeva Eefje Muskens
Selena Piek		 24–22, 21–15 Winner
2015 Russian Open Stefani Stoeva Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte		 21–15, 21–17 Winner
2014 Scottish Open Stefani Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith		 21–7, 21–15 Winner
2014 Brasil Open Stefani 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 (24 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Italian International Stefani Stoeva Ekaterina Bolotova
Alina Davletova		 21–11, 21–14 Winner
2019 Belgian International Stefani Stoeva Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai		 21–16, 21–15 Winner
2019 Spanish International Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		 21–8, 21–10 Winner
2018 Bulgarian Open Stefani Stoeva Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn		 21–16, 21–19 Winner
2017 Bulgarian Open Stefani Stoeva Bengisu Ercetin
Nazlıcan Inci		 21–16, 21–12 Winner
2015 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		 21–19, 21–12 Winner
2015 Italian International Stefani Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville		 21–19, 18–21, 13–6 Retired Winner
2015 Irish Open Stefani Stoeva Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke S. Hansen		 21–10, 22–24, 21–9 Winner
2015 Welsh International Stefani Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith		 21–10, 22–20 Winner
2015 Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana		 21–14, 21–10 Winner
2015 Spanish International Stefani Stoeva Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova		 21–16, 21–11 Winner
2015 Orleans International Stefani Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith		 22–20, 16–21, 21–9 Winner
2014 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		 21–11, 21–9 Winner
2014 Swiss International Stefani Stoeva Meiliana Jauhari
Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella		 11–6, 11–5, 11–9 Winner
2014 Spanish Open Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Kirsty Gilmour		 21–14, 21–9 Winner
2014 Slovenian International Stefani Stoeva Victoria Dergunova
Olga Morozova		 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2014 Finnish Open Stefani Stoeva Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke		 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014 Orleans International Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva		 14–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2014 Austrian International Stefani Stoeva Olga Golovanova
Viktoriia Vorobeva		 21–17, 20–22, 21–15 Winner
2013 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		 21–15, 21–8 Winner
2013 Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana		 21–15, 21–10 Winner
2013 Belgian International Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva		 21–13, 11–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Stefani Stoeva Petya Nedelcheva
Dimitria Popstoikova		 11–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2012 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		 19–21, 21–14, 23–21 Winner
2012 Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit		 21–9, 21–17 Winner
2012 Bulgarian Hebar Open Stefani Stoeva Rumiana Ivanova
Dimitria Popstoikova		 15–21, 21–14, 21–11 Winner
2012 Banuinvest International Stefani Stoeva Sandra-Maria Jensen
Line Kjaersfeldt		 19–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Turkey International Markus Fernaldi Gideon Jones Rafli Jansen
Cisita Joity Jansen		 21–17, 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2013 Turkey International Anton Kaisti Vasily Kuznetsov
Viktoriia Vorobeva		 21–9, 21–15 Winner
2013 Bulgaria Eurasia Open Anton Kaisti Marvin Emil Seidel
Yvonne Li		 19–21, 21–9, 21–18 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Gabriela STOEVA Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. Poghosyan, Lilit (3 May 2018). "Stoeva sisters: We will aim for top 5". badmintonpeople.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  4. "Players: Gabriela Stoeva". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. "European U17 Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  6. "Стефани Стоева с два златни медала на Евро 2013" (in Bulgarian). bTV. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  7. "Scottish Open 2014 Finals – The Lång-est match". Badzine.net. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. "Bulgarian Badminton Players Achieve Record Standing in Women's Doubles Ranking". Novinite. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  9. "Bulgaria's Stoevi Sisters Claim Gold at Women's Doubles Badminton in Baku". Novinite. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. "The STOEVA sisters back in Basel". Swiss Open. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  11. "England's golden day in Denmark". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  12. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  13. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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