Iikka Heino

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Iikka Heino
Personal information
CountryFinland
Born (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 30)
Pargas, Finland
Residence Holbæk, Denmark
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking98 (MS 12 March 2019)
74 (MD with Henri Aarnio 7 September 2017)
117 (XD with Jenny Nyström 14 May 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Basel Men's team
BWF profile

Iikka Heino (born 9 January 1995) is a Finnish badminton player. [1] In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European U17 Championships in the mixed doubles event with Mathilda Lindholm. In 2013, he became the runner-up of Estonian International in men's doubles event. [2] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel. [3] In 2017, he was a runner-up of the Estonian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Henri Aarnio. [4]

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Personal life

Iikka Heino brother, Eetu Heino, is also a professional badminton players. [5] He started to playing badminton at the age of six in Paraisten, and entered the national team in 2011. To improve his badminton, Iika Heino lives and trains in Holbæk, Denmark. [1] [5]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Estonian International Flag of Finland.svg Mika Köngäs Flag of France.svg Laurent Constantin
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
11–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Estonian International Flag of Finland.svg Henri Aarnio Flag of France.svg Bastian Kersaudy
Flag of France.svg Julien Maio
13–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Hellas Open Flag of Finland.svg Henri Aarnio Flag of Denmark.svg Kasper Antonsen
Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Nøhr
17–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "Players: Iikka HEINO". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. "Iikka Heino". rio.sulkapallo.fi (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. "Tanska kaatoi Suomen EM-välierässä". yle.fi (in Finnish). yle . Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. "Iikka Heino & Henri Aarnio hopealle Estonian International 2017 turnauksessa". www.espoonsulkapallo.net (in Finnish). Espoon Sulkapallo-Badminton ry. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 Phelan, Mark (6 April 2018). "Brothers in Arms". www.badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.