Emma Karlsson

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Emma Karlsson
Personal information
CountrySweden
Born (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26)
Älmhult, Sweden
Residence Malmö, Sweden
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired14 November 2020
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking37 (with Johanna Magnusson 10 September 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
European Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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]

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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

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace,
Mulhouse, France
Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Denmark.svg Alexandra Bøje
Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Dawall Jakobsen
21–14, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

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

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018 Swedish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of the Netherlands.svg Debora Jille
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Imke van der Aar
18–21, 21–11, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Hungarian International Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Bolotova
Flag of Russia.svg Alina Davletova
14–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Swedish Open Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund
Flag of Denmark.svg Freja Ravn
15–21, 21–12, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Polish International Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Denmark.svg Amalie Magelund
Flag of Denmark.svg Freja Ravn
21–15, 15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Hungarian International Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rachel Honderich
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kristen Tsai
16–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Norwegian International Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Denmark.svg Natasja P. Anthonisen
Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Graversen
20–22, 21–16, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Norwegian International Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Emil Christensen Flag of France.svg William Villeger
Flag of France.svg Sharone Bauer
21–19, 16–21, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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

Girls' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Swiss Junior Open Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Dawall Jakobsen 13–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Girls' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Portuguese Junior International Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Russia.svg Yana Ignatyeva
Flag of Russia.svg Kristina Vyrvich
21–17, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015Danish Junior Cup Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Denmark.svg Irina Amalie Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Dawall Jakobsen
12–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016Hungarian Junior International Flag of Sweden.svg Johanna Magnusson Flag of Thailand.svg Pattaranan Chamnaktan
Flag of Thailand.svg Kwanchanok Sudjaipraparat
18–21, 21–19, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

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References

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