Mariya Mitsova

Mariya Mitsova
Personal information
CountryBulgaria
Born (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996 (age 27)
Ruse, Bulgaria
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking63 (WS 2 November 2017)
29 (WD 13 April 2017)
60 (XD 13 August 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Bulgaria
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kazan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Women's team
BWF profile

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]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 8 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Hellas International France Olivia Meunier 21–7, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Hellas Open Turkey Neslihan Yiğit 14–21, 21–17, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Bulgarian International Croatia Maja Pavlinić 21–10, 21–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Croatian International Denmark Iben Bergstein 22–20, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Hungarian International Turkey Neslihan Yiğit 14–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hellas International Austria Katrin Neudolt 21–16, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bulgarian Open Turkey Neslihan Yiğit 9–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Hellas International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva Germany Annabella Jäger
Germany Vanessa Seele
21–11, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Bulgaria International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva Turkey Cemre Fere
Turkey Neslihan Kılıç
15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Slovak Open Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva Ukraine Vladyslava Lesnaya
Ukraine Darya Samarchants
11–5, 11–4, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Czech International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva England Lauren Smith
England Sarah Walker
12–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Hungarian International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva Denmark Gabriella Bøje
Denmark Cecilie Sentow
11–6, 11–6, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Italian International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva Russia Anastasia Chervyakova
Russia Olga Morozova
18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Estonian International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva France Delphine Delrue
France Léa Palermo
21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Croatian International Bulgaria Alex Vlaar Croatia Zvonimir Đurkinjak
Croatia Matea Čiča
18–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Hellas International Bulgaria Dimitar Yanakiev England Michael Roe
England Jessica Hopton
24–22, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Bulgarian Open Bulgaria Alex Vlaar Finland Anton Kaisti
Finland Inalotta Suutarinen
21–17, 17–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Bulgarian International Bulgaria Alex Vlaar India Ashith Surya
India Pranjal Prabhu Chimulkar
21–15, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Portugal International Bulgaria Alex Vlaar Chinese Taipei Chang Ko-chi
Chinese Taipei Lee Chih-chen
12–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hellas International Bulgaria Alex Vlaar Poland Miłosz Bochat
Poland Magdalena Świerczyńska
10–21, 23–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Mariya Mitsova". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. ^ "БАДМИНТОН: МАРИЯ МИЦОВА" (in Bulgarian). Bulgarian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Мария Мицова и Алекс Флаар със сребро в Загреб". viasport.bg (in Bulgarian). S Media. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Мария Мицова с две титли в Гърция". viasport.bg (in Bulgarian). S Media. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Мария Мицова пред Nbox: Целя се все по-високо" (in Bulgarian). NBox.bg. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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