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Petya Nedelcheva

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Petya Nedelcheva
Personal information
CountryBulgaria
Born (1983-07-30) 30 July 1983 (age 41)
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Retired2018
HandednessRight
CoachOrlin Tsvetanov
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking8 (WS 23 August 2007) [1]
3 (WD 2 December 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Bulgaria
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Manchester Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Women's doubles
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kazan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Women's team
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Baku Women's singles
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Spała Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Spała Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Petya Nedelcheva (Bulgarian: Петя Неделчева; born 30 July 1983) is a Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.

Career

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A right-handed Nedelcheva became a professional badminton player since 1999, when she competed at the Balkan Games Championships. In 2001, she won bronze medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles and doubles event.[2] She also won the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships in the women's doubles event partnered with Anastasia Russkikh of Russia.[3] At the 2014 European Badminton Championships she won bronze partnered with Imogen Bankier from Scotland.[4] In 2015, she settled for bronze at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event.[5]

Olympic Games

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Nedelcheva competed at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Summer Olympics.[6] In 2004, she plays in the women's singles and beat Tine Rasmussen of Denmark and Seo Yoon-hee of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Nedelcheva lost to Zhou Mi of China 11-4, 11-1. Nedelcheva's partner in women's doubles was Neli Boteva. They were defeated by Ella Tripp and Joanne Wright of Great Britain in the round of 32.[7] In 2008, she reached the third round in the women's singles event after defeat Sara Persson of Sweden and Hadia Hosny of Egypt in the first two rounds. In the third round, she lost to Wong Mew Choo of Malaysia in two sets.[7][8] In 2012, she did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing 2nd in the group stage. She started off with a victory over Alesia Zaitsava from Belarus, but lost to Adriyanti Firdasari from Indonesia.[9][10]

Achievements

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European Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan Denmark Line Kjærsfeldt 18–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England
Russia Anastasia Russkikh Russia Valeria Sorokina
Russia Nina Vislova
18–21, 14–21 Silver Silver
2014 Gymnastics Center,
Kazan, Russia
Scotland Imogen Bankier Denmark Christinna Pedersen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21–12, 13–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2001 Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland Germany Juliane Schenk 4–11, 5–11 Bronze Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland Bulgaria Maya Ivanova Germany Carina Mette
Germany Juliane Schenk
15–9, 9–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[11] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[12] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 French Open Russia Anastasia Russkikh Thailand Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Thailand Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
16–21, 2–11r 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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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. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2006 Bulgaria Open Russia Ella Karachkova 19–21, 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Bulgaria Open Indonesia Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari 21–14, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Russian Open Bulgaria Dimitria Popstoykova Russia Valeria Sorokina
Russia Nina Vislova
18–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (62 titles, 34 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Turkey Özge Bayrak 11–8, 11–6, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 White Nights Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bulgarian International Spain Beatriz Corrales 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Austrian International Japan Yui Hashimoto 11–21, 3–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Welsh International Chinese Taipei Chiang Ying-li 21–19, 19–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 21–9, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Italian International Netherlands Yao Jie 11–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Turkey International Greece Anne Hald Jensen Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Austrian International Indonesia Fransisca Ratnasari 15–21, 21–18, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Bulgarian International Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee 21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Dutch International Germany Juliane Schenk 12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Austrian International Germany Juliane Schenk 22–20, 8–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri 21–4, 19–8 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Polish International Poland Wang Linling 15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Banuinvest International Bulgaria Linda Zetchiri 21–9, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Polish International Germany Juliane Schenk 16–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Hungarian International Slovenia Maja Tvrdy 21–11, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Bulgarian International Scotland Susan Hughes 21–11, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Turkey International Germany Juliane Schenk 21–14, 12–21r 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Bulgarian International Canada Anna Rice 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Hellas International Iceland Ragna Ingolfsdottir Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Scotland International Russia Ella Karachkova 18–21, 21–7, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Banu Sport International Austria Simone Prutsch 21–12, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Croatian International Estonia Kati Tolmoff 21–14, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Hungarian International Indonesia Atu Rosalina 6–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Dutch International Netherlands Karina de Wit 11–3, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Bulgarian International Switzerland Jeanine Cicognini 11–7, 11–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Polish International Russia Ella Karachkova 11–9, 11–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Slovak International Poland Kamila Augustyn 11–2, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Hungarian International Slovenia Maja Tvrdy 11–1, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Welsh International Scotland Susan Hughes 11–9, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Irish International England Elizabeth Cann 8–11, 11–8, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Norwegian International Denmark Tine Rasmussen 7–11, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Bulgarian International Scotland Susan Hughes 11–0, 11–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Iceland International Japan Miyo Akao 11–5, 13–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Austrian Open Germany Xu Huaiwen 7–11, 1–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Finnish Open Germany Xu Huaiwen 6–11, 11–8, 5–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Slovak International Japan Kaori Mori 6–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Bulgarian International Russia Elena Sukhareva 11–7, 8–11, 0–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Finnish International Finland Anu Nieminen 1–7, 4–7, 0–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Norwegian International Denmark Tine Rasmussen 11–3, 12–13, 8–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Iceland International Scotland Susan Hughes 11–3, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Croatian International Japan Tomomi Matsuda 7–5, 7–1, 5–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Slovenian International Finland Anu Weckstrom 6–11, 11–1, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Athens International Bulgaria Neli Boteva 11–4, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Slovenian International Slovenia Maja Pohar 7–2, 0–7, 6–8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Bulgarian International England Rebecca Pantaney 7–5, 2–7, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Hungarian International Slovenia Maja Pohar 7–1, 5–7, 7–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Romanian International Netherlands Lonneke Janssen 11–13, 11–7, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Greece Athens International Bulgaria Dobrinka Smilianova 11–4, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Cyprus International Cyprus Diana Knekna 11–0, 11–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Estonian International Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova France Delphine Delrue
France Léa Palermo
21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Bulgaria International Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova Turkey Cemre Fere
Turkey Neslihan Kılıç
15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Prague International Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova England Sarah Walker
England Lauren Smith
12–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Hungarian International Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova Denmark Gabriella Bøje
Denmark Cecilie Sentow
11–6, 11–6, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Italian International Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova Russia Olga Morozova
Russia Anastasia Chervyakova
18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Slovak Open Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova Ukraine Vladyslava Lesnaya
Ukraine Darya Samarchants
11–5, 11–4, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Hellas International Bulgaria Mariya Mitsova Germany Annabella Jäger
Germany Vanessa Seele
21–11, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Bulgaria Dimitria Popstoikova Turkey Özge Bayrak
Turkey Neslihan Yiğit
5–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–10, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Orleans International Scotland Imogen Bankier Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
21–14, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Czech International Scotland Imogen Bankier Scotland Jillie Cooper
Scotland Kirsty Gilmour
21–6, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Belgian International Scotland Imogen Bankier Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
13–21, 21–11, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Kharkiv International Scotland Imogen Bankier Denmark Lena Grebak
Denmark Maria Helsbøl
21–11, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bulgaria Eurasia Open Bulgaria Dimitria Popstoikova Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
21–11, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Dutch International Scotland Imogen Bankier Japan Rie Eto
Japan Yu Wakita
14–21, 21–18, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Finnish Open Scotland Imogen Bankier Denmark Lena Grebak
Denmark Maria Helsbøl
21–10, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 White Nights Russia Anastasia Russkikh Russia Nina Vislova
Russia Valeria Sorokina
21–17, 21–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Bulgarian International Russia Anastasia Russkikh Russia Tatyana Bibik
Russia Olga Golovanova
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Bulgarian International Russia Anastasia Russkikh Germany Nicole Grether
Canada Charmaine Reid
21–11, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Banuinvest International Bulgaria Dimitria Popstoikova Romania Alexandra Milon
Romania Florentina Petre
21–17, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Polish International Bulgaria Diana Dimova Netherlands Rachel Van Cutsen
Netherlands Paulien Van Dooremalen
21–18, 14–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Hungarian International Russia Dimitriya Popstoykova Russia Anastasia Prokopenko
Russia Olga Golovanova
12–21, 21–10, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Turkey International Bulgaria Diana Dimova Germany Nicole Grether
Germany Juliane Schenk
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Hellas International Bulgaria Diana Dimova Denmark Maria Helsbol
Denmark Anne Skelbaek
21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Diana Dimova Russia Anastasia Prokopenko
Russia Elena Chernyavskaya
21–18, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Banu Sport International Bulgaria Diana Dimova Slovenia Maja Tvrdy
Slovenia Maja Kersnik
21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Portugal International Scotland Yuan Wemyss Germany Kathrin Piotrowski
Germany Sandra Marinello
15–8, 11–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Diana Dimova Switzerland Sabrina Jaquet
Switzerland Corinne Joerg
15–1, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Russia Anastasia Russkikh India Jwala Gutta
India Shruti Kurien
15–11, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Welsh International Scotland Yuan Wemyss England Katie Litherland
England Julie Pike
17–14, 15–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Dutch International Bulgaria Neli Boteva Denmark Lena Frier Kristiansen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
15–10, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Finnish International Bulgaria Neli Boteva Switzerland Judith Baumeyer
Switzerland Fabienne Baumeyer
15–11, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Austrian International Bulgaria Neli Boteva England Liza Parker
England Suzanne Rayappan
15–9, 15–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Iceland International Bulgaria Neli Boteva Denmark Line Isberg
Denmark Karina Sørensen
7–15, 15–9, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Neli Boteva Bulgaria Diana Dimova
Bulgaria Maya Ivanova
15–10, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Athens International Bulgaria Neli Boteva Cyprus Maria Ioannou
Cyprus Diana Knekna
11–3, 11–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Greece Athens International Bulgaria Diana Koleva Bulgaria Maya Ivanova
Bulgaria Dobrinka Smilianova
15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Romanian International Bulgaria Raina Tzvetkova Bulgaria Neli Boteva
Bulgaria Diana Koleva
15–12, 12–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Hellas International Bulgaria Lilian Mihaylov Poland Maciej Oceipa
Poland Karolina Gajos
21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Banu Sport International Bulgaria Vladimir Metodiev Bulgaria Stiliyan Makarski
Bulgaria Diana Dimova
16–21, 21–16, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Vladimir Metodiev Bulgaria Julian Hristov
Bulgaria Diana Dimova
15–2, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Konstantin Dobrev Russia Marina Yakusheva
Russia Nikolai Zuyev
11–4, 9–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Athens International Bulgaria Konstantin Dobrev Bulgaria Boris Kessov
Bulgaria Neli Boteva
3–11, 11–1, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Finish International Bulgaria Konstantin Dobrev Russia Sergei Ivlev
Russia Elena Shimko
3–7, 6–8, 7–0, 8–7, 7–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Greece Athens International Bulgaria Slantchezar Tzankov Bulgaria Ljuben Panov
Bulgaria Diana Dimova
15–9, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Cyprus International Bulgaria Georgi Petrov Denmark Peter Jensen
Denmark Nina Messman
12–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

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Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, plus all Olympic opponents.[13]

References

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  8. ^ "Петя Неделчева вече на 1/8-финал". www.segabg.com (in Bulgarian). СЕГА АД. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Petya Nedelcheva, badminton, starts with a victory in London". Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Петя Неделчева заплаши да не се състезава повече за България" (in Bulgarian). Електронен дневник. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  11. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  12. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  13. ^ "BWF content". bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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