Irina Gritsenko (born 13 February 1968) is a badminton player from Kazakhstan who later played for France. [1]
Gritsenko took part at the 1993, 1995, 1999 and 2001 IBF World Championships. [2] Her best result was the rank of 17 in 1995. In 2002, she won the women's doubles title at the Orleans International and became the runner-up in the women's singles and mixed doubles event. [3] She also won the 2004 Strasbourg International (CEBA) tournament in France, the Kazakhstan national championships 35 times, and the Alsace championships 10 times. [4] [5]
Weny Rasidi is a French badminton player.
Lim Xiaoqing is a retired badminton player originally from China who later represented Sweden. She won five European Badminton Championships, one in women's singles in 1994, two in women's doubles and mixed team events in 1992 and 1994 respectively. She achieved the women's singles titles at the prestigious 1995 All England Open, defeating Denmark's Camilla Martin in the final. She ranked as the World’s number 1 in Women’s Singles last March 1995.
Irina Gennadyevna Selyutina is a former tennis player from Kazakhstan.
Irina Pavlovna Khromacheva is a Russian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 17 in doubles achieved on 28 October 2024 and No. 89 in singles, reached on 27 February 2017.
Gabriela Stoeva is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The pair is the three-time European Champion and two-time European Games gold medalist as well. They competed at the 2016, 2020 and the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Stefani Stoeva is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. They competed at the 2016, 2020 and the 2024 Summer Olympics. The duo together have won gold medals in the 2015 and 2023 European Games and also three successive European Championships in 2018, 2021 and 2022 editions. Stefani Stoeva has also won some individual titles in women's singles competition.
Setyana Daniella Florensia Mapasa is an Indonesian-born Australian badminton player. Mapasa won a silver medal at the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team when she represented Indonesia. She officially became an Australian citizen in 2014. She was selected to join the national team compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She was four times women's doubles Oceania champions from 2017 to 2020 with her partner Gronya Somerville, also two times champion in the mixed doubles event in 2017 and 2018 alongside Sawan Serasinghe.
Kate Jessica Kim Lee Foo Kune is a badminton player from Mauritius. She began playing badminton in Mauritius at age six. Her first major tournament participation was 2013 BWF World Championships in China, where she lost in the first round of women's singles to Sarah Walker of England. Foo Kune represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She was the flag bearer for Mauritius during the Parade of Nations.
Cheryl Seinen is a Dutch badminton player. She won the women's doubles gold medal at the 2019 European Games with Selena Piek, and later the silver medal in 2023 with Debora Jille. She also won two individual bronze medals at the European Badminton Championships.
Sashina Vignes Waran is a French badminton player. She won the French National Badminton Championships Women's singles title twice.. She also won a bronze medal in doubles in 2014 with her sister Teshana Vignes Waran. She was teamcaptain of ASPTT Strasbourg in the French league. She was originally Malaysian and became naturalized French on 21 August 2013 after living in France for over 9 years together with her sister Teshana Vignes Waran, at that time also a professional badminton player.
Léa Palermo is a French badminton player. She started playing badminton at aged 8, then joined the France national badminton team in 2006. In 2009, she won the bronze medal at the European U17 Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event. In 2010, she competed at the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. In 2015, she won the Slovenia International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Bastian Kersaudy. In 2016, she won French National Badminton Championships in women's doubles event. She also the runner-up at the Orleans International in the women's doubles event and at the Estonian International in the mixed doubles event. In 2017, she became the runner-up at the Estonian International partnered with Delphine Delrue. She competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, clinched the women's doubles gold with Delrue.
Delphine Aurore Delrue is a French badminton player. Delrue started playing badminton at aged seven, and she affiliate with the USEE Badminton club in 2006. Delrue was selected to join the national team in INSEP in 2016. In 2015, she became the runner-up of European University Championships in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events. In 2016, she won French National Badminton Championships in the women's doubles event with her partner Léa Palermo. She also the runner-up at the Orléans International in the women's doubles event and Swiss International in the mixed doubles event. In 2017, she became the runner-up at the Estonian International partnered with Léa Palermo. She competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games, clinched the women's doubles gold with Palermo. In 2019, she captured a bronze medal at the European Games in the mixed doubles event with Thom Gicquel. Delrue and Gicquel reached a career high as world number 10 in the BWF World ranking on 9 March 2021. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Julien Maio is a French badminton player. He started playing badminton at CEBA club in Strasbourg. He won the bronze medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event, and silver medal in mixed team event. He claimed his first international title at the 2015 Eurasia Bulgaria International in the men's doubles partnered with Jordan Corvée. Maio was three times National champions winning in 2017–2019.
Léonice Huet is a French badminton player. Born in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, she started her career in BadBonneval club, and in 2014 joined the CLT Orléans. She won her first senior international title at the 2016 Latvia International tournament in the mixed doubles event at the age of 16. Huet was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team title at the 2017 and 2018 European Junior Championships. She participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics, helps the team Omega took the silver medal in the mixed team event.
Svetlana Zilberman is an Israeli badminton player and coach. In 1986, she won a bronze medal at the European Badminton Championships in the women's singles event. She also serves as coach of her son Olympic badminton player Misha Zilberman, and as coach of Israel's national badminton team
Nami Matsuyama is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team. She was the bronze medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Matsuyama helps the national team won the 2020 Asia Tema Championships. She reached a career high as world number 2 in the BWF World rankings on 8 November 2022 with her current partner Chiharu Shida.
Chiharu Shida is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team. She was the bronze medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Shida was part of the Japan winning team in the 2020 Asia Tema Championships. She reached a career high as world number 2 in the BWF World rankings on 8 November 2022 with her current partner Nami Matsuyama.
Poorvisha S. Ram is an Indian badminton player who specializes in doubles and mixed doubles. As of February 2020, she is ranked 48 in doubles. She had attained career best ranking of 30 in November 2018. She was previously ranked 3 in doubles at national level.
Kavidi Ishadika Sirimannage is a Sri Lankan badminton player. In 2010, she won the mixed doubles title at the Sri Lanka Air Force Championships with Niluka Karunaratne. In 2015, she was crowned as the champion in the women's doubles, and the runner-up in the singles and mixed doubles. In 2016 she helped the Sri Lankan women's team win a silver medal at the South Asian Games, and also won a bronze in the singles and the mixed doubles event. She won the 2017 Summer Season Championships in the women's doubles event with Thilini Hendahewa, and was the runner-up in the singles. She won her first international title at the Lagos International tournament in the women's doubles event with Hendahewa. She competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei, Taiwan, and at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
Irina Serova is an Austrian retired badminton player who initially played Badminton for Soviet Russia and later moved on to represent Austria. Serova, in her fairly long career of around 16 years won many International titles which includes in former USSR, former Czechoslovakia, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Ireland, Czechia, Malta, Hungary, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, Germany and Slovenia besides some runner-up performances in Portugal, France, England, Austria and United States. She is also a numerous time USSR national champion and Austrian national champion as well.