Emma Karlsson

Emma Karlsson
Personal information
Country	Sweden
Born	(1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26) Älmhult, Sweden
Residence	Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired	14 November 2020
Handedness	Right
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	37 (with Johanna Magnusson 10 September 2019)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   Sweden European Junior Championships 2017 Mulhouse Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Emma Karlsson (born 16 May 1998) is a retired Swedish badminton player. ^[1] She won gold at the 2017 European Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event with her partner, Johanna Magnusson. ^[2] Karlsson won her first senior international title at the 2018 Swedish Open, and at the 2019 Norwegian International she claimed two titles in the women's and mixed doubles events. ^[3]

Karlsson retired from the international badminton in November 2020. ^[4]

Personal life

Karlsson educated Sports Science and Management at the Malmö University, and in 2019, she received an elite sports scholarship from the Swedish Sports Confederation. ^[5]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France	Johanna Magnusson	Alexandra Bøje Julie Dawall Jakobsen	21–14, 21–14	Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Swedish Open	Johanna Magnusson	Debora Jille Imke van der Aar	18–21, 21–11, 21–19	Winner
2018	Hungarian International	Johanna Magnusson	Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova	14–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2019	Swedish Open	Johanna Magnusson	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn	15–21, 21–12, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Polish International	Johanna Magnusson	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn	21–15, 15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Hungarian International	Johanna Magnusson	Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Norwegian International	Johanna Magnusson	Natasja Anthonisen Clara Graversen	20–22, 21–16, 21–10	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Norwegian International	Mads Emil Christensen	William Villeger Sharone Bauer	21–19, 16–21, 21–12	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Girls' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Swiss Junior Open	Julie Dawall Jakobsen	13–21, 8–21	Runner-up

Girls' doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Portuguese Junior International	Johanna Magnusson	Yana Ignatyeva Kristina Vyrvich	21–17, 21–13	Winner
2015	Danish Junior Cup	Johanna Magnusson	Irina Amalie Andersen Julie Dawall Jakobsen	12–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2016	Hungarian Junior International	Johanna Magnusson	Pattaranan Chamnaktan Kwanchanok Sudjaipraparat	18–21, 21–19, 21–17	Winner

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Emma Karlsson". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
2. "Popov does double and creates history". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe . Retrieved 16 April 2017.
3. Sommer, Emilie (11 November 2019). "Two gold medals for Karlsson". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe . Retrieved 13 November 2019.
4. Bech, Rasmus (14 November 2020). "European Junior Champion retires". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
5. "Emma Karlsson får elitidrottsstipendium". www.badminton.nu (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links

• Emma Karlsson at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)