Kasper Lehikoinen | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||||
Born | 20 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Coach | Jari Lehikoinen | ||||||||||||||||
Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 116 (16 October 2014) | ||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 581 (5 April 2022) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kasper Lehikoinen (born 20 April 1992) is a Finnish badminton player. [1] Trained at the BC Blue, he won bronze medals at the European Junior Badminton Championships in 2009 and 2011. [2] [3]
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy | Emil Holst | 10–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
2011 | Energia Arena, Vantaa, Finland | Rasmus Fladberg | 13–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Norwegian International | Mark Caljouw | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner |
2014 | Lithuanian International | Mateusz Dubowski | 18–21, 21–9, 21–13 | Winner |
2014 | Finnish International | Eetu Heino | 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Latvia International | Toma Junior Popov | 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Lithuanian International | Sergey Sirant | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
2017 | Croatian International | Zvonimir Đurkinjak | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
2017 | Latvia International | Kai Schäfer | 11–21, 14–21 | Runner up |
2019 | Iceland International | Mikkel Enghøj | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Riga International | Marko Pyykönen | Mateusz Dubowski Jacek Kołumbajew | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
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