Eetu Heino

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Eetu Heino
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Birth nameEetu Antti Oskari Heino
CountryFinland
Born (1988-09-05) 5 September 1988 (age 34)
Kaarina, Finland
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking66 (25 June 2015)
Medal record
BWF profile

Eetu Antti Oskari Heino (born 5 September 1988) is a Finnish badminton player. He started playing badminton at his school in Pargas, then in 2006, he joined the Finnish national badminton team. [1] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel, Switzerland. [2]

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Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013 Estonian International Flag of Japan.svg Kento Momota 22–20, 15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 White Nights Flag of Finland.svg Ville Lång 21–14, 17–21, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Finnish International Flag of Finland.svg Kasper Lehikoinen 21–14, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Finnish Open Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Malkov 18–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Polish Open Flag of France.svg Thomas Rouxel 11–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Eetu Heino". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. "Tanska kaatoi Suomen EM-välierässä". yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 August 2016.