Henri Hurskainen | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Henri Mikael Hurskainen |
Country | Sweden |
Born | 13 September 1986 Emmaboda, Sweden |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) [1] |
Handedness | Left |
Men's singles | |
Tournaments played | 428 (259 wins – 169 losses) |
Highest ranking | 34 (20 Nov 2014) |
Current ranking | 48 (16 March 2017) |
Medal record | |
BWF profile |
Henri Mikael Hurskainen (born 13 September 1986) is a Swedish badminton player who competed for Sweden at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. [2] [3] [4] Hurskainen has won several gold and silver medals in badminton championships. Hurskainen was born in Emmaboda, Sweden, [4] to Finnish parents who had moved to Sweden in the 1980s. [5]
Men's Singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Marc Zwiebler | 15–21, 13–21 | Silver |
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Scottish Open | Brice Leverdez | 8–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Silver |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Italian International | Indra Bagus Ade Chandra | 22–20, 21–13 | Winner |
2015 | Kharkiv International | Rhys Walker | 21–9, 21–15 | Winner |
2014 | Brazil International | Osleni Guerrero | 11–6, 11–7, 11–6 | Winner |
2014 | USA International | Mattias Borg | 21–16, 21–11 | Winner |
2014 | Swedish Masters | Ville Lång | 21–16, 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Denmark International | Rune Ulsing | 21–14, 21–11 | Winner |
2012 | Finnish Open | Rajiv Ouseph | 18–21, 21–16, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Norwegian International | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | 16–21, 21–19, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Turkey International | Ville Lång | 14–21, 23–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Irish International | Peter Mikkelsen | 21–15, 13–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2008 | Norwegian International | Ville Lång | 13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Spanish Open | Chetan Anand | 21–23, 21–19, 15–21 | Runner-up |
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