Raul Must
Character Introduction
Raul Must (Estonian: Raul Must; born November 9, 1987) is an Estonian male badminton player.
Initially trained in his birthplace Tallinn under coach Aigar Tonus, Raul Must later moved to Germany for training and is currently based in Odense, Denmark.
In 2012, Raul Must represented Estonia in the men’s singles event at the London Olympics. In the group stage, he first defeated Michael Lahnsteiner of Austria 2-0 but then lost 0-2 to Simon Santoso of Indonesia, resulting in an elimination with one win and one loss in the group.
In August 2015, Raul Must competed in the men’s singles event at the World Badminton Championships held in Jakarta, Indonesia. He won his first-round match 2-0 against Austria’s Luka Waber but was defeated 0-2 (15-21, 7-21) by the top seed, China’s Chen Long, in the second round.
In July 2021, Raul Must represented Estonia in the men’s singles event at the Tokyo Olympics. He was defeated 0-2 by Chen Long in the knockout stage.
World Ranking – Men’s Singles 1133, Week 36, 2024
Finals Ranking – Men’s Singles 71, 1670 points
Equipment Used
No equipment used
Major Achievement
- 2019 European Games Badminton Men’s Singles Bronze Medal
- 2017 Estonia International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Champion
- 2016 US International Badminton Challenge Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2016 Estonia International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2015 Scotland Open Badminton Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2015 Netherlands Open Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2015 Prague Open Badminton Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2015 Bulgaria Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2015 Russia Open Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2015 Sweden Masters Badminton Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2015 Estonia International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2014 Norway International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Champion
- 2014 Bulgaria Open Badminton Men’s Singles Champion
- 2014 Riga International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Champion
- 2014 Portugal International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2013 Hungary International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2013 White Nights Badminton Tournament Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2013 Lithuania Open Badminton Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2013 Estonia International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2012 Stockholm International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2012 Estonia International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2011 Bulgaria International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2011 Lithuania Open Badminton Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2011 Croatia International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2011 Estonia International Badminton Championship Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2010 White Nights Badminton Tournament Men’s Singles Semi-finalist
- 2010 Austria International Badminton Challenge Men’s Singles Semi-finalist