Stefani Stoeva
Badminton player

Stefani Stoeva

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23 September 1995(Galabovo, Bulgaria)
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Stefani Stoeva (Bulgarian: Стефани Стоева; born 23 September 1995) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. The sisters have won some titles, including gold medals in the 2015 European Games and 2018 European Championships. Stefani Stoeva has also won some individual titles in women's singles competition.

Career Summary

Stoeva started playing badminton at age 9 at the Haskovo School Club in 2007. She won gold medals at the U17 European Championships in the girls' singles and doubles. At the 2014 Scottish Open Grand Prix, she won in the women's doubles event, partnered with Gabriela Stoeva. They beat Heather Olver and Lauren Smith of England in the finals round with the score 21-7, 21-15.

In 2015, she won the Dutch Open in women's doubles against the top seeds, World No.7 Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek of Nederlands with the score 24–22, 21–15 in the final. She won the Russian Open against Johanna Goliszewski and Carla Nelte of German 21–15, 21–17. She competed in the European Games, and won gold in the women's doubles alongside her sister.

In 2016, Stoeva competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, but did not advance to the knocked-out stage after placing third in the group D stage.

In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold. They lost to China pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan with the score 16–21, 15–21. The sisters also won the silver medal at the European Championships.

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

European Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Gabriela Stoeva Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
21–18, 20–22, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Gabriela Stoeva Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi
21–10, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Gabriela Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran
21–16, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Gabriela Stoeva Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani
Rizki Amelia Pradipta
22–20, 15–21, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 French Open Super 750 Gabriela Stoeva Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Gabriela Stoeva Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen
21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Orleans Masters Super 100 Gabriela Stoeva Delphine Delrue
Léa Palermo
21–8, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Gabriela Stoeva Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata
21–19, 15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Swiss Open Gabriela Stoeva Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
16-21, 15-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Dutch Open Gabriela Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
21-17, 17-21, 16-21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Dutch Open Gabriela Stoeva Eefje Muskens
Selena Piek
24–22, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Russian Open Gabriela Stoeva Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte
21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Scottish Open Gabriela Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
21–7, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Brasil Open Gabriela Stoeva Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte
5-11, 7-11, 11-4, 10-11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (26 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 White Nights Petya Nedelcheva 14–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Slovenian International Soraya de Visch Eijbergen 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Turkey International Neslihan Yigit 14–21, 21–16, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Linda Zetchiri 21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Indonesia International Dinar Dyah Ayustine 21–13, 15–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Bulgarian International Petya Nedelcheva 9–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Bulgarian Hebar Open Alesia Zaitsava 17–21, 21–18, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Hungarian International Camilla Sorensen 23–21 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Italian International Gabriela Stoeva Ekaterina Bolotova
Alina Davletova
21–11, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Belgian International Gabriela Stoeva Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai
21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spanish International Gabriela Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran
21–8, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Bulgarian Open Gabriela Stoeva Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn
21–16, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Bulgarian Open Gabriela Stoeva Bengisu Ercetin
Nazlıcan Inci
21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Turkey International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Italian International Gabriela Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
21–19, 18–21, 13–6 Retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Irish Open Gabriela Stoeva Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke S. Hansen
21–10, 22–24, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Welsh International Gabriela Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
21–10, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Bulgarian International Gabriela Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana
21–14, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Spanish International Gabriela Stoeva Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova
21–16, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Orleans International Gabriela Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
22–20, 16–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Turkey International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
21–11, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Swiss International Gabriela Stoeva Meiliana Jauhari
Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
11–6, 11–5, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Spanish Open Gabriela Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Kirsty Gilmour
21–14, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Slovenian International Gabriela Stoeva Victoria Dergunova
Olga Morozova
21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Finnish Open Gabriela Stoeva Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke
17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Orleans International Gabriela Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva
14–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Austrian International Gabriela Stoeva Olga Golovanova
Viktoriia Vorobeva
21–17, 20–22, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Turkey International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
21–15, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bulgarian International Gabriela Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana
21–15, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Belgian International Gabriela Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva
21–13, 11–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Gabriela Stoeva Petya Nedelcheva
Dimitria Popstoikova
11–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Turkey International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
19–21, 21–14, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Bulgarian International Gabriela Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
21–9, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Bulgarian Hebar Open Gabriela Stoeva Rumiana Ivanova
Dimitria Popstoikova
15–21, 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Banuinvest International Gabriela Stoeva Sandra-Maria Jensen
Line Kjaersfeldt
19–21, 21–17, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament