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Christo Popov
Christo Popov (born 8 March 2002) is a French badminton player who affiliate with Fos club. He was the boys' doubles European U15 and U17 Junior Champions, also won the boys' singles silver medals at the 2018 European and 2019 World Junior Championships. He reached a career high as boys' singles World Junior number 1 in January 2020. He then clinched the boys' singles title at the 2020 European Junior Championships. Personal life Christo Popov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. He comes from a family featuring other professional badminton players. His father, Thomas, played for and coached the Bulgarian national team; his mother, Tzvetomira, was a national badminton referee; and his older brother, Toma Junior Popov, was a 2017 European Junior Champion. Career Christo Popov started playing badminton at the age of 5. He won the European U15 and U17 Junior Champions in the boys' doubles event with Kenji Lovang in 2016 and 2017 respectively, also finished as boys' singles U15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar (river), Iskar river, and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea, and closest to the Aegean Sea. Known as Serdica in Late antiquity, Antiquity and Sredets in the Middle Ages, Sofia has been an area of List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, human habitation since at least 7000 BC. The recorded history of the city begins with the attestation of the conquest of Serdica by the Roman Republic in 29 BC from the Celtic settlement of Southeast Europe, Celtic tribe Serdi. During the decline of the Roman Empire, the city was raided by Huns, Visigoths, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 European Junior Badminton Championships – Boys' Singles
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Kalev Sports Hall
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Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Kunlavut Vitidsarn ( th, กุลวุฒิ วิทิตศานต์; simply known as View ( th, วิว); born 11 May 2001) is a Thai badminton player. He was three-times World Junior champion, winning in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Vitidsarn became the first men's singles player to win three World Junior Championships titles, joining Ratchanok Intanon and Chen Qingchen as a three-time winner of the World Junior title in the same discipline. He claimed the gold medal at the Asian Junior Championships in 2019, where he previously won a silver in 2018 and bronze in 2017. Vitidsarn participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, and was part of the team Omega took the silver medal in the mixed team event. He was named the 2020/2021 Eddy Choong Most Promising Player. In the senior category, he won the silver medal at the 2022 World Championships. Achievements BWF World Championships ''Men's singles'' Southeast Asian Games ''Men's singles'' BWF World Junior Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan
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Kazan Gymnastics Center
The Kazan Gymnastics Center (russian: центр гимнастики Казань), is an indoor sports arena in Kazan, Russia. Built for 2013 Summer Universiade, it was inaugurated on 14 November 2012. Currently it is used for training athletes from Kazan Youth Sports Schools and Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism. There are also daily classes conducted by Olympic champion Yulia Barsukova Tournament hosted *2013 Summer Universiade gymnastics competitions *2014 European Badminton Championships * 2016 and 2018 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships *2017 World Wushu Championships *Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup is a competition for rhythmic gymnastics sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the few tournaments in rhythmic gymnastics officially organized by FIG, as well as the Wo ... * 2019 BWF World Junior Championships References Indoor arenas in Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 BWF World Junior Championships – Boys' Singles
The boys' singles of the tournament 2019 BWF World Junior Championships was held from 7 to 13 October 2019. The defending champions is Kunlavut Vitidsarn from Thailand. Seeds Kunlavut Vitidsarn (champion) Brian Yang ''(fourth round)'' Liu Liang ''(fifth round)'' Li Yunze ''(semifinals)'' Syabda Perkasa Belawa ''(third round)'' Bobby Setiabudi ''(quarterfinals)'' Meiraba Luwang Maisnam ''(third round)'' Christian Adinata ''(fourth round)'' Georgii Karpov ''(second round)'' Christo Popov ''(final)'' Tomas Toledano ''(third round)'' Kok Jing Hong ''(fourth round)'' Yonathan Ramlie Jonathan ( he, , Standard: ''Yəhōnatan''/''Yōnatan'', Tiberian: ''Yо̆hōnāṯān''/''Yōnāṯān'') is a common name given to males which means "YHWH has given" in Hebrew. The earliest known use of the name was in the Bible; one Jonatha ... ''(semifinals)'' Ernesto Baschwitz ''(second round)'' Luka Ban ''(second round)'' Setthanan Piyawatcharavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Spain Masters
The 2021 Spain Masters was a badminton tournament which was held at the Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín in Huelva, Spain, from 18 to 23 May 2021 with a total prize purse of $140,000. Tournament The 2021 Spain Masters was the fourth tournament of the 2021 BWF World Tour and also part of the Spain Masters championships, which had been held since 2018. This tournament was organized by the Spanish Badminton Federation and sanctioned by the BWF. Venue This international tournament was held at the Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín in Huelva, Spain. Point distribution Below is the point distribution table for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 300 event. Prize money The total prize money for this tournament was US$140,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations. Men's singles Seeds # Shesar Hiren Rhustavito ''(semi-finals)'' # Toma Junior Popov (champion) # Misha Zilbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French National Badminton Championships
The French National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar .... The tournament started in 1950 and is held every year. Past winners ReferencesBadminton Europe - France* {{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in France Recurring sporting events established in 1950 1950 establishments in France National badminton championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian Open (badminton)
The Bulgarian Open Championship is an annual international badminton championships held in Bulgaria since 1985, by then known as Bulgarian International. It was halted between 1996 and 1998, and in 2000. The tournament belongs to the Badminton Europe elite circuit and become the highest level badminton tournament in Bulgaria. It changed to its current name in 2017, to differentiate it from the second badminton tournament in the country which is now known as Bulgarian International Championship The Bulgarian International Championship is an international badminton tournament held in Bulgaria since 2012. This tournament also known as Bulgarian Hebar Open or Bulgarian Eurasia Open. The 2014 tournament used the best of five games 11 points s .... Previous winners Performances by nation References {{reflist, 30em Badminton tournaments in Bulgaria 1985 establishments in Bulgaria Recurring sporting events established in 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BWF World Junior Ranking
The BWF World Junior Ranking is the official ranking of the Badminton World Federation, introduced since January 2011. Players must be under 19 years of age to be eligible in the World Junior Rankings. Players will be removed from the World Junior Ranking once they have reached 19 years of age on 1 January. In doubles, players will be ranked as individuals and not as pairs. Points system Badminton Asia Confederation may select up to two tournaments to upgrade to European Junior Championships level and up to three tournaments to the upgraded Asian and European Tournaments level as stated in World Junior ranking table below. Badminton Europe can select up to three tournaments to upgrade to the upgraded Asian and European International Tournaments level. Points are awarded according to the following table: Year-end number one players Number one ranked players The following is a list of players who have achieved the number one position since 29 December 2011 (current number one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
