Petya Nedelcheva

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

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

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

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

European Games

Women's singles

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

European Championships

Women's doubles

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

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

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

Girls' doubles

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

BWF Superseries

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 Anastasia Russkikh Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 		16–21, 2–11r Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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 Ella Karachkova 19–21, 21–19, 21–16 Winner
2008 Bulgaria Open Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari 21–14, 21–12 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Russian Open Dimitria Popstoykova Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova 		18–21, 8–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1999 Cyprus International Diana Knekna 11–0, 11–4 Winner
2000 Greece Athens International Dobrinka Smilianova 11–4, 11–4 Winner
2000 Romanian International Lonneke Janssen 11–13, 11–7, 6–11 Runner-up
2001 Hungarian International Maja Pohar 7–1, 5–7, 7–5 Winner
2001 Bulgarian International Rebecca Pantaney 7–5, 2–7, 7–5 Winner
2001 Slovenian International Maja Pohar 7–2, 0–7, 6–8 Runner-up
2002 Athens International Neli Boteva 11–4, 11–3 Winner
2002 Slovenian International Anu Weckström 6–11, 11–1, 11–9 Winner
2002 Croatian International Tomomi Matsuda 7–5, 7–1, 5–7 Winner
2002 Iceland International Susan Hughes 11–3, 11–3 Winner
2002 Norwegian International Tine Rasmussen 11–3, 12–13, 8–11 Runner-up
2002 Finnish International Anu Weckström 1–7, 4–7, 0–7 Runner-up
2002 Bulgarian International Elena Sukhareva 11–7, 8–11, 0–11 Runner-up
2003 Slovak International Kaori Mori 6–11, 6–11 Runner-up
2003 Finnish Open Huaiwen Xu 6–11, 11–8, 5–11 Runner-up
2003 Austrian Open Huaiwen Xu 7–11, 1–11 Runner-up
2003 Iceland International Miyo Akao 11–5, 13–10 Winner
2003 Bulgarian International Susan Hughes 11–0, 11–0 Winner
2003 Norwegian International Tine Rasmussen 7–11, 5–11 Runner-up
2004 Irish International Elizabeth Cann 8–11, 11–8, 11–9 Winner
2004 Welsh International Susan Hughes 11–9, 11–8 Winner
2004 Hungarian International Maja Tvrdy 11–1, 11–6 Winner
2005 Slovak International Kamila Augustyn 11–2, 11–9 Winner
2005 Polish International Ella Karachkova 11–9, 11–7 Winner
2005 Bulgarian International Jeanine Cicognini 11–7, 11–2 Winner
2005 Dutch International Karina de Wit 11–3, 11–5 Winner
2005 Hungarian International Atu Rosalina 6–11, 6–11 Runner-up
2006 Croatian International Kati Tolmoff 21–14, 21–18 Winner
2006 Banu Sport International Simone Prutsch 21–12, 21–11 Winner
2006 Scotland International Ella Karachkova 18–21, 21–7, 18–21 Runner-up
2007 Turkey International Juliane Schenk 21–14, 12–21 retired Runner-up
2007 Bulgarian International Anna Rice 21–19, 21–16 Winner
2007 Hellas International Ragna Ingólfsdóttir Walkover Winner
2008 Polish International Juliane Schenk 16–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2008 Bulgarian International Susan Hughes 21–11, 21–15 Winner
2008 Hungarian International Maja Tvrdy 21–11, 21–8 Winner
2009 Austrian International Juliane Schenk 22–20, 8–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2009 Banuinvest International Linda Zetchiri 21–9, 21–17 Winner
2009 Polish International Linling Wang 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2009 Dutch International Juliane Schenk 12–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2009 Bulgarian International Linda Zetchiri 21–4, 19–8 retired Winner
2010 Austrian International Fransisca Ratnasari 15–21, 21–18, 14–21 Runner-up
2010 Bulgarian International Chloe Magee 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2011 Turkey International Anne Hald Jensen Walkover Winner
2011 Italian International Yao Jie 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2012 Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva 21–9, 21–18 Winner
2012 Welsh International Chiang Mei-hui 21–19, 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2013 Austrian International Yui Hashimoto 11–21, 3–21 Runner-up
2013 Bulgarian International Beatriz Corrales 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014 White Nights Stefani Stoeva 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2014 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Özge Bayrak 11–8, 11–6, 11–7 Winner

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Record against selected opponents

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

References

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