Petya Nedelcheva

Petya Nedelcheva
Petya Nedelcheva
	Nedelcheva at the 2015 BWF World Championships
Personal information
Country	Bulgaria
Born	30 July 1983; Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Retired	2018
Handedness	Right
Coach	Orlin Tsvetanov
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	8 (WS 23 August 2007) ; 3 (WD 2 December 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Bulgaria
European Championships
European Women's Team Championships
European Games
European Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Petya Nedelcheva (Bulgarian: Петя Неделчева; born 30 July 1983) is a Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.

Career

A right-handed Nedelcheva became a professional badminton player since 1999, when she competed at the Balkan Games Championships. In 2001, she won bronze medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the girls' singles and doubles event.^[2] She also won the silver medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships in the women's doubles event partnered with Anastasia Russkikh of Russia.^[3] At the 2014 European Badminton Championships she won bronze partnered with Imogen Bankier from Scotland.^[4] In 2015, she settled for bronze at the Baku 2015 European Games in the women's singles event.^[5]

Olympic Games

Nedelcheva competed at the 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, and 2012 London Summer Olympics.^[6] In 2004, she plays in the women's singles and beat Tine Rasmussen of Denmark and Seo Yoon-hee of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Nedelcheva lost to Zhou Mi of China 11-4, 11-1. Nedelcheva's partner in women's doubles was Neli Boteva. They were defeated by Ella Tripp and Joanne Wright of Great Britain in the round of 32.^[7] In 2008, she reached the third round in the women's singles event after defeat Sara Persson of Sweden and Hadia Hosny of Egypt in the first two rounds. In the third round, she lost to Wong Mew Choo of Malaysia in two sets.^[7]^[8] In 2012, she did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing 2nd in the group stage. She started off with a victory over Alesia Zaitsava from Belarus, but lost to Adriyanti Firdasari from Indonesia.^[9]^[10]

Achievements

European Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan	Line Kjærsfeldt	18–21, 14–21	Bronze

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England	Anastasia Russkikh	Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova	18–21, 14–21	Silver
2014	Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia	Imogen Bankier	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21–12, 13–21, 7–21	Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland	Juliane Schenk	4–11, 5–11	Bronze

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Spała Olympic Center, Spała, Poland	Maya Ivanova	Carina Mette Juliane Schenk	15–9, 9–15, 7–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[11] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[12] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	French Open	Anastasia Russkikh	Duanganong Aroonkesorn Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	16–21, 2–11^r	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Bulgaria Open	Ella Karachkova	19–21, 21–19, 21–16	Winner
2008	Bulgaria Open	Rosaria Yusfin Pungkasari	21–14, 21–12	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Russian Open	Dimitria Popstoykova	Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova	18–21, 8–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (62 titles, 34 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Bulgarian Eurasia Open	Özge Bayrak	11–8, 11–6, 11–7	Winner
2014	White Nights	Stefani Stoeva	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2013	Bulgarian International	Beatriz Corrales	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	Austrian International	Yui Hashimoto	11–21, 3–21	Runner-up
2012	Welsh International	Chiang Ying-li	21–19, 19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	Bulgarian International	Stefani Stoeva	21–9, 21–18	Winner
2011	Italian International	Yao Jie	11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Turkey International	Anne Hald Jensen	Walkover	Winner
2010	Austrian International	Fransisca Ratnasari	15–21, 21–18, 14–21	Runner-up
2010	Bulgarian International	Chloe Magee	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2009	Dutch International	Juliane Schenk	12–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2009	Austrian International	Juliane Schenk	22–20, 8–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2009	Bulgarian International	Linda Zetchiri	21–4, 19–8 retired	Winner
2009	Polish International	Wang Linling	15–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2009	Banuinvest International	Linda Zetchiri	21–9, 21–17	Winner
2008	Polish International	Juliane Schenk	16–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2008	Hungarian International	Maja Tvrdy	21–11, 21–8	Winner
2008	Bulgarian International	Susan Hughes	21–11, 21–15	Winner
2007	Turkey International	Juliane Schenk	21–14, 12–21^r	Runner-up
2007	Bulgarian International	Anna Rice	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2007	Hellas International	Ragna Ingolfsdottir	Walkover	Winner
2006	Scotland International	Ella Karachkova	18–21, 21–7, 18–21	Runner-up
2006	Banu Sport International	Simone Prutsch	21–12, 21–11	Winner
2006	Croatian International	Kati Tolmoff	21–14, 21–18	Winner
2005	Hungarian International	Atu Rosalina	6–11, 6–11	Runner-up
2005	Dutch International	Karina de Wit	11–3, 11–5	Winner
2005	Bulgarian International	Jeanine Cicognini	11–7, 11–2	Winner
2005	Polish International	Ella Karachkova	11–9, 11–7	Winner
2005	Slovak International	Kamila Augustyn	11–2, 11–9	Winner
2004	Hungarian International	Maja Tvrdy	11–1, 11–6	Winner
2004	Welsh International	Susan Hughes	11–9, 11–8	Winner
2004	Irish International	Elizabeth Cann	8–11, 11–8, 11–9	Winner
2003	Norwegian International	Tine Rasmussen	7–11, 5–11	Runner-up
2003	Bulgarian International	Susan Hughes	11–0, 11–0	Winner
2003	Iceland International	Miyo Akao	11–5, 13–10	Winner
2003	Austrian Open	Xu Huaiwen	7–11, 1–11	Runner-up
2003	Finnish Open	Xu Huaiwen	6–11, 11–8, 5–11	Runner-up
2003	Slovak International	Kaori Mori	6–11, 6–11	Runner-up
2002	Bulgarian International	Elena Sukhareva	11–7, 8–11, 0–11	Runner-up
2002	Finnish International	Anu Nieminen	1–7, 4–7, 0–7	Runner-up
2002	Norwegian International	Tine Rasmussen	11–3, 12–13, 8–11	Runner-up
2002	Iceland International	Susan Hughes	11–3, 11–3	Winner
2002	Croatian International	Tomomi Matsuda	7–5, 7–1, 5–7	Winner
2002	Slovenian International	Anu Weckstrom	6–11, 11–1, 11–9	Winner
2002	Athens International	Neli Boteva	11–4, 11–3	Winner
2001	Slovenian International	Maja Pohar	7–2, 0–7, 6–8	Runner-up
2001	Bulgarian International	Rebecca Pantaney	7–5, 2–7, 7–5	Winner
2001	Hungarian International	Maja Pohar	7–1, 5–7, 7–5	Winner
2000	Romanian International	Lonneke Janssen	11–13, 11–7, 6–11	Runner-up
2000	Greece Athens International	Dobrinka Smilianova	11–4, 11–4	Winner
1999	Cyprus International	Diana Knekna	11–0, 11–4	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Estonian International	Mariya Mitsova	Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo	21–12, 21–16	Winner
2016	Bulgaria International	Mariya Mitsova	Cemre Fere Neslihan Kılıç	15–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2016	Prague International	Mariya Mitsova	Sarah Walker Lauren Smith	12–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2016	Hungarian International	Mariya Mitsova	Gabriella Bøje Cecilie Sentow	11–6, 11–6, 11–5	Winner
2016	Italian International	Mariya Mitsova	Olga Morozova Anastasia Chervyakova	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	Slovak Open	Mariya Mitsova	Vladyslava Lesnaya Darya Samarchants	11–5, 11–4, 11–3	Winner
2016	Hellas International	Mariya Mitsova	Annabella Jäger Vanessa Seele	21–11, 21–9	Winner
2014	Bulgarian Eurasia Open	Dimitria Popstoikova	Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit	5–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–10, 7–11	Runner-up
2014	Orleans International	Imogen Bankier	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21–14, 21–7	Winner
2013	Czech International	Imogen Bankier	Jillie Cooper Kirsty Gilmour	21–6, 21–14	Winner
2013	Belgian International	Imogen Bankier	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	13–21, 21–11, 21–18	Winner
2013	Kharkiv International	Imogen Bankier	Lena Grebak Maria Helsbøl	21–11, 21–12	Winner
2013	Bulgaria Eurasia Open	Dimitria Popstoikova	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	21–11, 21–8	Winner
2013	Dutch International	Imogen Bankier	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	14–21, 21–18, 12–21	Runner-up
2013	Finnish Open	Imogen Bankier	Lena Grebak Maria Helsbøl	21–10, 21–14	Winner
2010	White Nights	Anastasia Russkikh	Nina Vislova Valeria Sorokina	21–17, 21–15	Runner-up
2010	Bulgarian International	Anastasia Russkikh	Tatyana Bibik Olga Golovanova	Walkover	Winner
2009	Bulgarian International	Anastasia Russkikh	Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid	21–11, 21–18	Winner
2009	Banuinvest International	Dimitria Popstoikova	Alexandra Milon Florentina Petre	21–17, 21–14	Winner
2009	Polish International	Diana Dimova	Rachel Van Cutsen Paulien Van Dooremalen	21–18, 14–21, 21–16	Winner
2008	Hungarian International	Dimitriya Popstoykova	Anastasia Prokopenko Olga Golovanova	12–21, 21–10, 12–21	Runner-up
2007	Turkey International	Diana Dimova	Nicole Grether Juliane Schenk	Walkover	Runner-up
2007	Hellas International	Diana Dimova	Maria Helsbol Anne Skelbaek	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2006	Bulgarian International	Diana Dimova	Anastasia Prokopenko Elena Chernyavskaya	21–18, 21–13	Winner
2006	Banu Sport International	Diana Dimova	Maja Tvrdy Maja Kersnik	21–13, 21–11	Winner
2005	Portugal International	Yuan Wemyss	Kathrin Piotrowski Sandra Marinello	15–8, 11–15, 2–15	Runner-up
2005	Bulgarian International	Diana Dimova	Sabrina Jaquet Corinne Joerg	15–1, 15–11	Winner
2004	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Anastasia Russkikh	Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien	15–11, 15–6	Winner
2004	Welsh International	Yuan Wemyss	Katie Litherland Julie Pike	17–14, 15–0	Winner
2004	Dutch International	Neli Boteva	Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	15–10, 15–6	Winner
2004	Finnish International	Neli Boteva	Judith Baumeyer Fabienne Baumeyer	15–11, 15–7	Winner
2004	Austrian International	Neli Boteva	Liza Parker Suzanne Rayappan	15–9, 15–14	Winner
2003	Iceland International	Neli Boteva	Line Isberg Karina Sørensen	7–15, 15–9, 15–10	Winner
2003	Bulgarian International	Neli Boteva	Diana Dimova Maya Ivanova	15–10, 15–2	Winner
2002	Athens International	Neli Boteva	Maria Ioannou Diana Knekna	11–3, 11–1	Winner
2000	Greece Athens International	Diana Koleva	Maya Ivanova Dobrinka Smilianova	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1999	Romanian International	Raina Tzvetkova	Neli Boteva Diana Koleva	15–12, 12–15, 3–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Hellas International	Lilian Mihaylov	Maciej Oceipa Karolina Gajos	21–18, 21–16	Winner
2006	Banu Sport International	Vladimir Metodiev	Stiliyan Makarski Diana Dimova	16–21, 21–16, 11–21	Runner-up
2005	Bulgarian International	Vladimir Metodiev	Julian Hristov Diana Dimova	15–2, 15–6	Winner
2002	Bulgarian International	Konstantin Dobrev	Marina Yakusheva Nikolai Zuyev	11–4, 9–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2002	Athens International	Konstantin Dobrev	Boris Kessov Neli Boteva	3–11, 11–1, 11–6	Winner
2002	Finish International	Konstantin Dobrev	Sergei Ivlev Elena Shimko	3–7, 6–8, 7–0, 8–7, 7–4	Winner
2000	Greece Athens International	Slantchezar Tzankov	Ljuben Panov Diana Dimova	15–9, 15–10	Winner
1999	Cyprus International	Georgi Petrov	Peter Jensen Nina Messman	12–15, 3–15	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, plus all Olympic opponents.^[13]

References

↑ IBF Historical Ranking - WOMENS SINGLES
↑ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
↑ "Denmark dominate on finals day in Manchester". Badminton England. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
↑ "Battling Imogen Bankier forced to settle for European bronze". BBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
↑ "Бронзов медал в Баку за Петя Неделчева". trafficnews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 February 2017.
↑ "Petya Nedelcheva". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
1 2 "Petya Nedelcheva". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
↑ "Петя Неделчева вече на 1/8-финал". www.segabg.com (in Bulgarian). СЕГА АД. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
↑ "Petya Nedelcheva, badminton, starts with a victory in London". Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
↑ "Петя Неделчева заплаши да не се състезава повече за България" (in Bulgarian). Електронен дневник. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
↑ "BWF content". bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

External links

Petya Nedelcheva at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
BWF Player Profile

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[1] IBF Historical Ranking - WOMENS SINGLES

[2] "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[3] "Denmark dominate on finals day in Manchester". Badminton England. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[4] "Battling Imogen Bankier forced to settle for European bronze". BBC News. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[5] "Бронзов медал в Баку за Петя Неделчева". trafficnews.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[6] "Petya Nedelcheva". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[sr-7] 1 2 "Petya Nedelcheva". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[8] "Петя Неделчева вече на 1/8-финал". www.segabg.com (in Bulgarian). СЕГА АД. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[9] "Petya Nedelcheva, badminton, starts with a victory in London". Bulgarian National Radio. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[10] "Петя Неделчева заплаши да не се състезава повече за България" (in Bulgarian). Електронен дневник. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

[11] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.

[12] "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

[13] "BWF content". bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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