Linda Zetchiri (; ; born 27 July 1987) is a Bulgarian

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player. She competed in the women's singles at the

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and

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Career

Zetchiri is one of the leading Bulgarian players in the sport. She was the bronze medallists at the 2005 European Junior and 2012 European Championships. She competed at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games.

Personal life

Zetchiri was born in

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(Bulgaria) and is of mixed ancestry, having

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(through her grandfather) and

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roots (on her grandmother's side). Her mother is Bulgarian. Her sister, Dzhema, serves as her sports manager.

Achievements

European Championships

''Women's singles''

European Junior Championships

''Girls' singles''

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

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(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Women's singles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 13 runners-up)

''Women's singles'' :

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tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zetchiri, Linda 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Sofia Bulgarian people of Albanian descent Bulgarian people of Kosovan descent Bulgarian people of Italian descent Bulgarian female badminton players Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Bulgaria Badminton players at the 2015 European Games Badminton players at the 2019 European Games European Games competitors for Bulgaria