Stefani Stoeva

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 gold medals in the 2015 European Games and 2018 European Championships.[2][3] Stefani Stoeva has also won some individual titles in women's singles competition.

Stefani Stoeva
Personal information
Birth nameStefani Stoeva
Country Bulgaria
Born (1995-09-23) 23 September 1995[1]
Galabovo, Bulgaria[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 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 singles
2013 Ankara Women's doubles
European U17 Championships
2009 Medvode Women's doubles
BWF profile

Career Summary
Stefani playing with her sister, Gabriela

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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] She won the Russian Open against Johanna Goliszewski and Carla Nelte of German 21–15, 21–17.[7] She competed in the European Games, and won gold in the women's doubles alongside her sister.[8]

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.[9]

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.[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		 Gabriela 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		 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
2013 ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Line Kjærsfeldt 21–13, 23–25, 21–19 Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 ASKI Sport Hall,
Ankara, Turkey		 Gabriela 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 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.[13]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Gabriela Stoeva Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu		 21–18, 20–22, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Gabriela Stoeva Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi		 21–10, 22–20 Winner
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Gabriela Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran		 21–16, 21–9 Winner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Gabriela Stoeva Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani
Rizki Amelia Pradipta		 22–20, 15–21, 21–19 Winner
2018 French Open Super 750 Gabriela Stoeva Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara		 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
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 (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 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 (26 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
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 Bulgarian 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 Bulgarian 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

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

References
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  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.
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