Mariya Mitsova (Bulgarian: Мария Мицова; born 21 November 1996) is a Bulgarian badminton player.[1] Mitsova represented her country at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[2] In 2016, she became the runner-up at the Croatian International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Alex Vlaar.[3] She won two titles at the Hellas International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event.[4] She was part of the national team that won the silver medal at the 2016 European Women's Team Championships in Kazan, Russia.[5]
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| Country | Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 November 1996 Ruse, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 63 (WS 2 November 2017) 29 (WD 13 April 2017) 60 (XD 13 August 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editBWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 8 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Hellas International |  Olivia Meunier
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21–7, 21–9 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Hellas Open |  Neslihan Yiğit
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14–21, 21–17, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Bulgarian International |  Maja Pavlinić
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21–10, 21–3 | Winner
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| 2018 | Croatian International |  Iben Bergstein
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22–20, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2018 | Hungarian International | Neslihan Yiğit
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14–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Hellas International |  Katrin Neudolt
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21–16, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Open | Neslihan Yiğit
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9–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Hellas International |  Petya Nedelcheva
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 Annabella Jäger Vanessa Seele
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21–11, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2016 | Bulgaria International | Petya Nedelcheva
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Cemre Fere Neslihan Kılıç
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15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Slovak Open | Petya Nedelcheva
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 Vladyslava Lesnaya Darya Samarchants
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11–5, 11–4, 11–3 | Winner
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| 2016 | Czech International | Petya Nedelcheva
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 Lauren Smith Sarah Walker
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12–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2016 | Hungarian International | Petya Nedelcheva
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Gabriella Bøje Cecilie Sentow
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11–6, 11–6, 11–5 | Winner
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| 2016 | Italian International | Petya Nedelcheva
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 Anastasia Chervyakova Olga Morozova
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18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Estonian International | Petya Nedelcheva
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Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo
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21–12, 21–16 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Croatian International | Alex Vlaar
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Zvonimir Đurkinjak Matea Čiča
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18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Hellas International | Dimitar Yanakiev
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Michael Roe Jessica Hopton
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24–22, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2018 | Bulgarian Open | Alex Vlaar
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 Anton Kaisti Inalotta Suutarinen
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21–17, 17–21, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2018 | Bulgarian International | Alex Vlaar
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 Ashith Surya Pranjal Prabhu Chimulkar
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21–15, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2019 | Portugal International | Alex Vlaar
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 Chang Ko-chi Lee Chih-chen
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12–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Hellas International | Alex Vlaar
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 Miłosz Bochat Magdalena Świerczyńska
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10–21, 23–21, 21–17 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Mariya Mitsova". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "БАДМИНТОН: МАРИЯ МИЦОВА" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ "Мария Мицова и Алекс Флаар със сребро в Загреб". viasport.bg (in Bulgarian). S Media. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Мария Мицова с две титли в Гърция". viasport.bg (in Bulgarian). S Media. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ "Мария Мицова пред Nbox: Целя се все по-високо" (in Bulgarian). NBox.bg. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links
edit- Mariya Mitsova at BWFBadminton.com
- Mariya Mitsova at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Mariya Mitsova at Olympedia
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