Introduction
Petya Nedelcheva (Bulgarian: Петя Неделчева) (born July 30, 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
2004 Summer Olympics
Nedelcheva played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
In women's singles, she defeated 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.
2008 Summer Olympics
Petya Nedelcheva was one of the competitors in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
In women's singles, she defeated 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.
2012 Summer Olympics
Nedelcheva played badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics in women's singles event, and she did not advanced to the knock-out stage after placed 2nd in the group stage.
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Obs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Women's singles | 1999 | Cyprus International |
| 1 1 1 | Women's singles Women's doubles Mixed doubles | 2000, 2002 | Greece International |
| 1 1 1 | Women's singles Women's doubles Mixed doubles | 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 2003, 2005, 2006 2005 | Bulgarian International |
| 1 | Women's singles | 2001, 2004, 2008 | Hungarian International |
| 1 | Women's singles | 2002 | Slovenian International |
| 1 | Women's singles | 2002, 2006 | Croatian International |
| 1 1 | Mixed doubles Women's doubles | 2002 2004 | Finnish International |
| 1 1 | Women's singles Women's doubles | 2003 | Iceland International |
| 1 1 | Women's singles Women's doubles | 2003 | Czech International |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 2004 | Austrian International |
| 1 | Women's doubles | 2004 | Le Volant d'Or |
| 1 1 | Women's singles Women's doubles | 2004 | Welsh International |
| 1 | Women's singles | 2004 | Irish Open |
| 1 | Women's singles | 2005 | Polish Open |
| 1 | Women's singles | 2005 | Slovak International |
| 1 1 | Mixed doubles Women's doubles | 2006 | Romanian International |
Record against selected opponents
Includes results against Olympic quarterfinals, Worlds semifinalists, and Super Series finalists, plus all Olympic opponents.
Huang Chia-Chi 1–1
Alesia Zaitsava 1–0
Jiang Yanjiao 1–5- Li Xuerui 0–1
- Liu Xin 0–1
- Lu Lan 0–2
- Wang Lin 0–1
- Wang Shixian 0–2
- Wang Xin 0–3
- Wang Yihan 0–5
- Xie Xingfang 0–3
- Zhang Ning 0–4
- Zhou Mi 0–4
- Zhu Lin 0–2
Cheng Shao-chieh 0–1
Tracey Hallam 2–2
Tine Baun 3–6
Hadia Hosny 1–0
Pi Hongyan 3–8
Juliane Schenk 2–9- Xu Huaiwen 0–9
Wang Chen 0–5- Yip Pui Yin 1–2
Saina Nehwal 2–6
Adrianti Firdasari 0–1- Maria Kristin Yulianti 2–0
Eriko Hirose 1–6- Minatsu Mitani 0–1
- Sayaka Sato 2–4
- Shizuka Uchida 1–0
Bae Youn-joo 0–1- Seo Yoon-hee 1–1
- Sung Ji-hyun 1–2
Mia Audina 0–1
Wong Mew Choo 0–1
Carolina Marín 0–1
Sara Persson 3–3
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 0–1
