Kaloyana Nalbantova (Bulgarian: Калояна Налбантова; born 6 March 2006) is a Bulgarian badminton player.[1] She won the women's singles title at the 2022 European Junior Badminton Championships in Belgrade. She also represented Bulgaria in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
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| Country | Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 2006 Parvomay, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 65 (6 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 65 (6 August 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2022, Kaloyana participated in the 2022 European Junior Badminton Championships and beat Lisa Curtin in the women's singles final 14–21, 21–17, 21–16 to win gold. She then won the Hungarian International by defeating Frederikke Lund in the final.[2] In 2023, Kaloyana reached the final of the Dutch International but lost to Huang Yu-hsun.[3] She also won her second international title by defeating Milena Schnider at the Bulgarian International.[4]
In 2024, Kaloyana qualified for the women's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Placed into Group A with number 1 seed An Se-young and host representative Qi Xuefei, she first lost to An Se-young 15–21, 11–21.[5] In her second match, she defeated Qi Xuefei 21–18, 21–18 but did not advance to the knockout stage.[6][7]
Achievements
editEuropean Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Athletic Hall Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia |  Lisa Curtin
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14–21, 21–17, 21–16 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Hungarian International |  Frederikke Lund
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16–21, 21–13, 21–19 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Dutch International |  Huang Yu-hsun
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10–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Tung Ciou-tong
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17–21, 21–17, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Bulgarian International |  Milena Schnider
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21–12, 15–21, 21–15 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Kaloyana Nalbantova". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ МО, ИЦ на (2022-11-06). "Калояна Налбантова спечели титлата на турнира по бадминтон в Унгария". Информационен център на Министерство на oтбраната (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Калояна Налбантова със сребро в Нидерландия". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Калояна Налбантова стана шампионка на международния турнир в София". Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Калояна Налбантова се справи с французойка за първа победа в Париж". БГНЕС: Новини от България и Света (in Bulgarian). 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Двойна победа за Калояна Налбантова - над китайка и над френската публика". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Калояна Налбантова записа олимпийска победа". Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
- ^ "Налбантова триумфира с титлата на Европейското U19 в Белград". Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
External links
edit- Kaloyana Nalbantova at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com