Category: Players

Catrine Bengtsson (Swedish: Catrine Bengtsson, born on September 21, 1969) is a retired Swedish female badminton player.
Catrine Bengtsson and Maria Bengtsson participated in the women’s doubles event in the badminton competition at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. They lost to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua of China in the quarterfinals with scores of 15-4 and 15-9 respectively. She also participated in three events at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics: women’s singles, women’s doubles (partnered with Margit Borg) and mixed doubles (partnered with Peter Axelsson).

In 1993, she won her biggest championship, the IBF World Championships mixed doubles championship, together with Thomas Lund of Denmark. In 1994, she won the European Badminton Championships mixed doubles championship together with Michael Sogaard of Denmark. Source: badmintoncn.com.
1994 European Badminton Championships mixed doubles champion.
1993 World Badminton Championships mixed doubles champion.
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Jan-Eric Antonsson is a male badminton player from Sweden. Antonsson specializes in doubles events and has notably won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 1995 World Badminton Championships. Source: badmintoncn.com

1995 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal

Sven Thomas Johansson, born on August 12, 1969, is a former Swedish badminton player. He participated in the men’s singles events at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics. Playing for Västra Frölunda BMK, Johansson became the national champion in men’s singles in 1993 and 2000. Johansson won the silver medal in men’s singles at the 1994 European Championships and also secured a gold medal in the mixed team event.

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1993 Austrian Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
1994 European Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champions
1994 European Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
1994 Scottish Badminton Open Men’s Singles Champion
1995 French Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
1996 Swiss Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
1998 Dutch Badminton Open Men’s Singles Runner-up

Par-Gunnar Jonsson, a Swedish male badminton player.
Specializing in doubles, he secured a bronze medal in the 1993 World Badminton Championships men’s doubles event. Source: badmintoncn.com

1993 World Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Bronze Medalist

Peter Axelsson is a Swedish male badminton player. Peter Axelsson is good at doubles events. He won the third place in men’s doubles at the 1993 World Badminton Championships. Source: badmintoncn.com. Third place in men’s doubles at the 1993 World Badminton Championships. null.

Henri Hurskainen is a male badminton player from Sweden. In 2012, Hurskainen participated in the European Badminton Championships held in Karlskrona. In the quarterfinals, he eliminated the top seed, Danish star Peter Gade, with a score of 2-1 and advanced to the semifinals. In 2012, Hurskainen represented Sweden in the men’s singles event of the Olympic Games badminton competition held in London, UK. In the group stage, he lost to Kevin Cordon of Guatemala and Rajiv Ouseph of the UK with a score of 1-2 successively. He was eliminated with two losses. In August 2013, Hurskainen participated in the World Badminton Championships held in Guangzhou, China. He competed in the men’s singles event. In the first round, he defeated the Norwegian player Marius Myhre with a score of 2-0 and advanced. However, in the second round, he lost to the fourth seed, Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand with a score of 1-2 (7-21, 21-15, 15-21) and was eliminated. Source: badmintoncn.com. In 2016, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Scottish Badminton Grand Prix. In 2016, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix. In 2016, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Swedish Badminton Masters. In 2015, he won the men’s singles championship of the Kharkiv International Badminton Tournament. In 2014, he won the men’s singles championship of the Brazil International Badminton Tournament. In 2014, he won the men’s singles championship of the US International Badminton Tournament. In 2014, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Czech International Badminton Tournament. In 2014, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Brazil Masters. In 2014, he was the runner-up of the men’s singles event of the Swedish Badminton Masters. In 2013, he was the runner-up of the men’s singles event of the Scottish Badminton Masters. In 2013, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Swiss International Badminton Tournament. In 2013, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Kharkiv International Badminton Tournament. In 2013, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Canadian Grand Prix. In 2012, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Kharkiv International Badminton Tournament. In 2012, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Canadian Grand Prix. In 2012, he won the men’s singles championship of the Danish International Badminton Tournament. In 2012, he was the runner-up of the men’s singles event of the European Badminton Championships. In 2012, he was the runner-up of the men’s singles event of the Finnish Open. In 2010, he was the runner-up of the men’s singles event of the Norwegian International Badminton Tournament.

Vanessa Maricela GARCIA CONTRERAS is a Mexican badminton player who is proficient in women’s singles. Source: badmintoncn.com. She is the champion of women’s singles in the 2022 Brazilian badminton series.

Haramara Gaitan (Spanish: Haramara Gaitan, born August 7, 1996) is a Mexican female badminton player. In May 2015, Haramara Gaitan competed in the Trinidad and Tobago International tournament, where she and her partner, Sebrina Solis, won the women’s doubles championship. Throughout the year, the duo also secured championships in the Argentina International, Puerto Rico International Series, and Suriname International tournaments. Source: badmintoncn.com

– 2019 Suriname International Badminton Championships – Women’s Singles Champion
– 2016 Mexico International Badminton Championships – Women’s Singles Champion
– 2015 Suriname International Badminton Championships – Women’s Doubles Champion
– 2015 Puerto Rico International Badminton Championships – Women’s Doubles Champion
– 2015 Argentina International Badminton Championships – Women’s Doubles Champion
– 2015 Trinidad and Tobago International Badminton Championships – Women’s Doubles Champion
– 2014 Mexico International Badminton Championships – Women’s Singles Champion

Andrew Smith is a male badminton player from England. He won the 2004 New Zealand International championship. He also won the championships of the Australian International Open in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he won the Croatia International and the Vietnam Open championships. In 2008, he reached the quarterfinals of the India Open and the semifinals of the Singapore Super Series. Andrew Smith participated in the 2006 World Badminton Championships. In the first round, he defeated Pablo Abián with scores of 21-15 and 21-13. In the second round, he lost to Sony Dwi Kuncoro from Indonesia with scores of 19-21 and 13-21. Although his world ranking reached 17th, he did not participate in the 2007 British National Badminton Championships held in Manchester. He represented the United Kingdom in the men’s singles badminton event of the Beijing Olympics and lost to Marc Zwiebler from Germany in the round of 32. Source: badmintoncn.com. In 2012, he won the men’s singles championship of the Slovenia International Badminton. In 2009, he won the runner-up of the European Badminton Mixed Team Championships. In 2008, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the Singapore Badminton Open. In 2008, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the India Badminton Open. In 2006, he won the men’s singles championship of the Vietnam Open. In 2006, he won the men’s singles championship of the Vietnam Open. In 2006, he reached the semifinals of the men’s singles event of the New Zealand Badminton Open. In 2004, he won the men’s singles championship of the New Zealand Badminton Open.

Svetlana Zilberman was born on May 10, 1958. She is an Israeli female badminton player. Born in the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. She represented the Soviet Union and won the third place in women’s singles at the 1986 European Badminton Championships. Later, she immigrated to Israel.
Svetlana Zilberman’s son, Misha Zilberman, is also a badminton player. In addition to being her son’s coach, she also serves as his mixed doubles partner. The two have won the national badminton championships many times. In August 2009, 45-year-old Svetlana and 19-year-old Misha participated in the mixed doubles competition of the World Badminton Championships held in Hyderabad, India.

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Mixed doubles champion of the 2017 Ethiopian International Badminton Tournament.
Mixed doubles champion of the 2017 Lagos International Badminton Tournament.
Mixed doubles champion of the 2016 Suriname International Badminton Tournament.
Third place in women’s singles at the 1986 European Badminton Championships.
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In August 2010, Vu Thi Trang represented Vietnam in the women’s singles event of the badminton competition at the Singapore Summer Youth Olympic Games and won a bronze medal. In November of the same year, Vu Thi Trang represented Vietnam in the Guangzhou Asian Games and participated in the women’s singles event of the badminton competition.
In addition, Vu Thi Trang is the girlfriend of Vietnam’s top player Nguyen Tien Minh. Source: badmintoncn.com.

Runner-up in women’s singles at the 2022 Vietnam Badminton Challenge.
Top four in women’s singles at the 2022 Vietnam Badminton Open.
Runner-up in women’s singles at the 2017 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge.
Won the women’s doubles championship at the 2016 Bangladesh Badminton International Challenge.
Won the women’s singles championship at the 2016 Bangladesh Badminton International Challenge.
Top four in women’s doubles at the 2016 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge.
Won the women’s singles championship at the 2016 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge.
Won the women’s singles championship at the 2016 Waikato Badminton International.
Top four in women’s singles at the 2016 Austrian Badminton Open.
Top four in women’s singles at the 2015 Bahrain Badminton International Series.
Top four in women’s singles at the 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Grand Prix.
Top four in women’s doubles at the 2015 Vietnam Badminton International Series.
Won the women’s singles championship at the 2015 White Night Badminton Tournament.
Won the bronze medal in women’s singles at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games badminton competition.
Won the women’s singles championship at the 2014 Vietnam Badminton International Series.
Won the women’s doubles championship at the 2014 Vietnam Badminton International Series.
Top four in women’s singles at the 2014 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix.
Top four in women’s doubles at the 2014 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix.
Top four in women’s singles at the 2014 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge.
Won the women’s singles bronze medal at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games.
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Misha Zilberman, born on January 30, 1989, is a prominent male badminton player from Israel. Born in Moscow, Misha was introduced to the sport of badminton at the young age of 12. According to officials from the Israel Badminton Association, Misha’s parents immigrated to Israel in 1991 and also serve as his coaches. He has been fortunate to rely on his parents, as the association’s limited funding cannot cover the cost of a professional badminton coach.

In 2012, Misha Zilberman represented Israel in the badminton singles event at the Olympic Games in London, United Kingdom. Unfortunately, he lost both of his group stage matches, 0-2 against Denmark’s Jan O. Jorgensen and Singapore’s Huang Zi Liang, resulting in an early exit from the competition.

In April 2022, Misha Zilberman competed in the European Badminton Championships, securing the bronze medal after losing 0-2 in the semi-finals against Axelsen. His achievements include:

– 2023 European Games Badminton Men’s Singles Bronze Medalist
– 2022 Canada Open Badminton Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
– 2022 Santo Domingo Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
– 2022 European Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Bronze Medalist
– 2019 European Games Badminton Men’s Singles Bronze Medalist
– 2019 Brazil International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
– 2018 Lagos International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
– 2017 Zambia International Series Men’s Singles Champion
– 2017 Ethiopia International Series Men’s Singles Champion
– 2017 Ethiopia International Series Mixed Doubles Champion
– 2017 Lagos International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
– 2016 Suriname International Series Men’s Singles Champion
– 2016 Suriname International Series Mixed Doubles Champion
– 2016 Brazil Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
– 2015 Ethiopia International Series Men’s Singles Champion
– 2014 US Badminton Gold Grand Prix Men’s Singles Semi-Finalist
– 2014 Lagos International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion

Misha Zilberman is also known for his choice of equipment, which includes the ASTROX 99 PRO White Tiger Camouflage/Shining Red SHB65Z3, Navy Blue SHB65Z2MEX, DUORA 10 LT BA31WAP/E, and EX.