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Badminton player
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16 May 1997(Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname)
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Sören Hans Brad Opti (born 16 May 1997) is a badminton player from Suriname. He competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. He lost to both Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and Derek Wong Zi Liang of Singapore during group play and did not advance further. Opti was the flagbearer for Suriname during the opening ceremony. Opti participated at the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. After winning many National and Regional junior titles, he became Surinamese National Champion Men's Singles in 2016 and retained this title in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2016 and 2018 he was runner-up at the Carebaco International. In 2016 he reached the semi-finals at the Chile International and the Santo Domingo Open. Opti participated at the 2019 Pan Am Games for Suriname in the Men's Singles and Men's Doubles events. In 2019 he reached the semi-finals in the Men's Doubles category with his doubles partner Mitch Nai Chung Tong at the Carebaco International in Bridgetown, Barbados. At the end of 2019 he joined the Cuntapay Badminton Academy (CBA) in Switzerland.
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Achievements
National badminton titles
- 2019 - National Championships : Men's Singles Gold, Men's Doubles Bronze
- 2018 - National Championships : Men's Singles Gold, Men's Doubles Gold, Mixed Doubles Bronze
- 2017 - National Championships : Men's Singles Gold
- 2016 - National Championships : Men's Singles Gold, Men's Doubles Gold
- 2015 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U19 Gold, Boys' Doubles U19 Gold, Mixed Doubles U19 Gold
- 2014 - National Championships : Men's Singles Silver, Men's Doubles Bronze, Mixed Doubles Silver
- 2014 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U19 Gold, Boys' Doubles U19 Gold, Mixed Doubles U19 Gold
- 2013 - National Championships : Men's Singles Bronze, Men's Doubles Gold, Mixed Doubles Bronze
- 2013 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U19 Gold, Boys' Doubles U19 Gold, Mixed Doubles U19 Gold
- 2013 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U17 Gold, Boys' Doubles U17 Gold, Mixed Doubles U17 Gold
- 2012 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U19 Gold, Boys' Doubles U19 Gold, Mixed Doubles U19 Gold
- 2012 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U17 Gold, Boys' Doubles U17 Gold, Mixed Doubles U17 Gold
- 2011 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U17 Gold, Boys' Doubles U17 Silver, Mixed Doubles U17 Gold
- 2010 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U19 Bronze
- 2010 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U15 Gold, Mixed Doubles U15 Gold
- 2009 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U19 Bronze, Boys' Doubles U19 Silver
- 2009 - National Junior Championships : Boys' Singles U15 Gold, Boys' Doubles U15 Gold, Mixed Doubles U15 Gold
5-time badminton athlete of the year in Suriname (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
International badminton achievements
- 2019 - Carebaco International (Barbados) Men's Doubles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2019 - Pan American Games (Lima, Peru) Participant
- 2018 - CACSO Games (Barranquilla, Colombia) Participant
- 2018 - Carebaco International (Paramaribo) Men's Singles Silver Finalist
- 2016 - Santo Domingo Open Men's Singles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2016 - Carebaco International (Oranjestad, Aruba) Men's Singles Silver Finalist
- 2016 - Carebaco Games (Oranjestad, Aruba) Mixed Team Championships Silver
- 2016 - 2016 Rio Summer Olympics - Men's Singles (Brazil) Participant
- 2016 - Chile International Men's Singles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2015 - BWF World Junior Championships (Lima, Peru) Participant
- 2015 - Carebaco Junior International(Santo Domingo) U19 Boys' Singles Gold Winner & U19 Boys' Doubles Silver Finalist
- 2015 - Carebaco Games Junior (Santo Domingo) U19 Boys' Singles Silver Finalist, U19 Boys' Doubles Gold Winner
- 2015 - Peru Junior U19 International (Lima) U19 Boys' Singles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2014 - CACSO Games (Veracruz, Mexico) Participant
- 2014 - Suriname International (Paramaribo) Men's Doubles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2013 - Suriname International (Paramaribo) Men's Doubles Bronze Semi-Finalist & Mixed Doubles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2013 - South American Youth Games (Lima, Peru) U19 Boys' Singles Bronze Semi-Finalist & U19 Mixed Doubles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2013 - Carebaco Games Junior(San Juan, Puerto Rico) U17 Boys' Singles Silver Finalist, U17 Boys' Doubles Silver Finalist & U17 Mixed Doubles Gold Winner
- 2012 - South American Junior Championships (Lima, Peru) U17 Boys' Singles Bronze Semi-Finalist & U17 Boys' Doubles Silver Finalist
- 2012 - Carebaco Games Junior (Santo Domingo) U17 Boys' Singles Bronze Semi-Finalist, U17 Boys' Doubles Silver Finalist & U17 Mixed Doubles Silver Finalist
- 2012 - Carebaco Games Junior (Santo Domingo) Mixed Team Junior Championships Bronze
- 2012 - Junior Master Gulicktoernooi (Tegelen, the Netherlands) U17 Boys' Singles Gold Winner, U17 Boys' Doubles Gold Winner & U17 Mixed Doubles Gold Winner
- 2012 - Junior Master BCRS (Spijkenisse, the Netherlands) U17 Boys' Singles Gold Winner, U19 Boys' Doubles Silver Finalist & U17 Mixed Doubles Gold Winner
- 2011 - Carebaco Games Junior (Barbados) U15 Boys' Singles Gold Winner, U15 Boys' Doubles Gold Winner & U15 Mixed Doubles Gold Winner
- 2011 - Carebaco Games Junior (Barbados) Mixed Team Junior Championships Silver
- 2010 - Suriname International (Paramaribo) Men's Doubles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2008 - Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships (Guatemala) U15 Boys' Doubles Bronze Semi-Finalist
- 2008 - Suriname Junior International (Paramaribo) U13 Boys' Singles Gold Winner, U13 Boys' Doubles Gold Winner,U13 Mixed Doubles Gold Winner,U15 Boys' Singles Silver Finalist & U15 Boys' Doubles Gold Winner
- 2006 - Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships (Campinas, Brazil) U11 Boys' Singles Silver Finalist & U11 Boys' Doubles Bronze Semi-Finalist
Achievements with results
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Carebaco International | Robert Mann | 21–18, 12–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2016 | Carebaco International | Nelson Javier | 17–21, 21–13, 7–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament