Linda Zetchiri

Linda Zetchiri (Bulgarian: Линда Зечири) (born July 27, 1987) is a badminton player from Bulgaria. She competed at the 2015 Baku European Games and at the 2016 Summer Olympics Women's singles.[3][4] She was the bronze medallists at the 2005 European Junior and 2012 European Championships.[5][6] She is one of the leading Bulgarian players in the sport.[7]

Linda Zetchiri
Personal information
Birth nameLinda Zetchiri
Country Bulgaria
Born (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987[1]
Sofia, Bulgaria
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Women's singles
Highest ranking21[2] (27 April 2017)
Current ranking64 (30 April 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Bulgaria
European Championships
2012 Karlskrona Women's singles
European Women's Team Championships
2016 Kazan Women's team
2014 Basel Women's team
European Junior Championships
2005 Den Bosch Girls' singles
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Tine Baun 13–21, 14–21 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Jeanine Cicognini 5–11, 5–11 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Bitburger Open Nichaon Jindapon 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2008 Dutch Open Yao Jie 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 13 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2020 Jamaica International Momoka Kimura 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2020 Iran Fajr International Crystal Pan 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Brazil International Lianne Tan 21–17, 12–21, 4–13 Retired Runner-up
2015 Czech Open Kirsty Gilmour 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2015 Hellas International Fontaine Mica Chapman 9–21, 6–14 Retired Runner-up
2015 Austrian International Cheung Ngan Yi 16–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2015 Iran Fajr International Neslihan Yiğit 21–19, 21–14 Winner
2014 Welsh International Beatriz Corrales 21–10, 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2014 Kharkiv International Ozge Bayrak 10–11, 11–5, 3–11, 11–8, 11–5 Winner
2014 Hellas International Chloe Magee 21–13, 21–13 Winner
2013 Bulgaria Eurasia Open Stefani Stoeva 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013 Hellas International Nicole Schaller 21–14, 21–19 Winner
2013 Cyprus International Carissa Turner 21–15, 21–19 Winner
2012 Norwegian International Sashina Vignes Waran 21–18, 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012 Portugal International Beatriz Corrales 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2011 Norwegian International Chloe Magee 21–19, 21–14 Winner
2011 Bulgarian International Neslihan Yigit 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2010 Turkey International Judith Meulendijks 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2009 Bulgarian International Petya Nedelcheva 14–21, 8–19 Retired Runner-up
2009 Banuinvest International Petya Nedelcheva 9–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2008 Slovenian International Lianne Tan 21–15, 21–15 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

See also

References
  1. BWA Profile
  2. BFA Ranking
  3. "Athletes: Linda Zetchiri". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. "Rio 2016: Bulgaria's Olympic hopefuls". Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. "Зечири остана с бронз от Европейското по бадминтон" (in Bulgarian). bTV Новините. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. 7sport editors (16 April 2014). "Вести". 7sport.net. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
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