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  • Gabriela Stoeva

    Gabriela Stoeva

    Character Introduction

    Gabriela Stoeva (Bulgarian: Габриела Стоева, born July 15, 1994) is a Bulgarian female badminton player.

    In 2004, Gabriela Stoeva and her sister Stefani Stoeva joined a badminton club in Haskovo, marking the beginning of their badminton careers. Before that, Gabriela was a social dance competitor. At the age of 12, after winning their first national women’s doubles title, the sisters began professional training.

    In May 2012, she and Stefani Stoeva competed in the Bulgaria Open, winning the women’s doubles title after defeating their teammates Rumiana Ivanova and Dimitriya Popstoikova 2–1 (15-21, 21-14, 21-11), marking their first international series victory. In October of the same year, the sisters won the Bulgaria International, beating top-seeded Özge Bayrak and Neslihan Yiğit from Turkey 2–0 (21-9, 21-17), securing their first international challenge title.

    In March 2013, Gabriela represented Bulgaria at the European Junior Championships in Ankara, Turkey, where she won the women’s doubles title.

    In 2014, she represented Bulgaria at the European Women’s Team Championships in Basel, Switzerland, helping the team secure a bronze medal.

    In November 2014, Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva won the Scottish Grand Prix, defeating England’s Heather Olver and Lauren Smith 2–0 (21-7, 21-15) in the women’s doubles final, claiming their first Grand Prix title.

    In March 2018, they won the Orléans Masters, a Super 100 tournament, defeating France’s Delphine Delrue and Léa Palermo 2–0 (21-8, 21-14) in the women’s doubles final.

    Equipment Used

    BG-80,ARCSABER 7 PRO,DUORA 7n ,SHBELSZ,DUORA 7,SHBELZ3W,SHBELX2EX

    Major Achievement

    • 2024 Malaysia Masters Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2024 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2024 Orléans Masters Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2024 German Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Bahrain International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2023 European Games Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Orléans Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 German Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 BWF World Tour Finals Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2021 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Orléans Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2020 SaarLorLux Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2020 Danish Open Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2020 Bulgarian International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2020 Spanish Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Italian International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Dutch Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Belgian International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Spanish International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2019 Spanish Masters Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2018 Scottish Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 SaarLorLux Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 French Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Dutch Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Chinese Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2018 Bulgarian Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2018 Bulgarian Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Orléans Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 German Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2018 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Bitburg Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2017 Bulgarian Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Swiss Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Dutch Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 European Badminton Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2015 Turkish Mersin International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Italian International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Irish Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Welsh International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Bulgarian International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Dutch Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Russian Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 European Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Spanish International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Orléans International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Turkish International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Welsh International Badminton Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2014 Scottish Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Swiss International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Brazilian Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 Spanish Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Slovenian International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2013 Bulgarian International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2013 Bulgarian Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Bulgarian International Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Russian Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Semifinalist
    • 2012 Bulgarian Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
  • Gabriela Stoeva

    Gabriela Stoeva

    Character Introduction

    Gabriela Stoeva (Bulgarian: Габриела Стоева; July 15, 1994 – ) is a Bulgarian female badminton player.

    Gavrila Stoeva got her start in badminton in 2004 when she accompanied her sister Stefani Stoeva to a badminton club in Haskovo, where she had previously been a social dancer. At the age of 12, she began to train professionally after she and her sister won their first women’s doubles title at the national tournament.

    In May 2012, she played in the Bulgarian Open Badminton Championships with Stefani Stoeva and won her first international series women’s doubles title by defeating her teammate’s Rumiana Ivanova/Dimitriya Bopstoykova 2-1 (15-21, 21-14, 21-11) in the women’s doubles final. In October of the same year, she and Stefani Stoeva played in the Bulgarian Badminton Internationals and won her first International Challenge Women’s Doubles title by defeating the tournament’s top seeds, Ozge Bayrak/Nesrihan Igit of Turkey, 2-0 (21-9, 21-17) in the Women’s Doubles Final.

    In March 2013, she represented Bulgaria at the European Junior Badminton Championships in Ankara, Turkey, winning the EYC Women’s Doubles title.

    In 2014 she represented Bulgaria at the European Women’s Badminton Team Championships in Basel, Switzerland, helping her team to win third place in the women’s team.

    In November 2014, she played in the Scottish Badminton Grand Prix with Stefani Stoeva and won her first international Grand Prix women’s doubles title, defeating English powerhouse Heather Oliver/Lauren Smith 2-0 (21-7, 21-15) in the women’s doubles final.

    In March 2018, she played in the Orleans Badminton Masters with Stefani Stoeva, winning the Super 100 women’s doubles title by defeating French powerhouse Delphine Delleu/Leah Ballermeau 2-0 (21-8, 21-14) in the women’s doubles final.

    World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 16, Week 36, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s Doubles 19, 53414 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s Doubles 21, 36020 points

    Equipment Used

    BG-80,ARCSABER 7 PRO,DUORA 7,SHBELSZ,DUORA 7,SHBELZ3W,SHBELX2EX

    Major Achievement

    • 2024 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2024 Badminton European Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2024 Orleans Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2024 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Bahrain Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2023 European Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Orleans Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2021 Badminton Europe Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Orleans Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2020 Salolu Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2020 Denmark Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2020 Bulgaria Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2020 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Italy Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Netherlands Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Belgium Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Spain Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2019 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Scottish Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Salolu Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 French Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Netherlands Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2018 Bulgaria Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Bulgaria Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Orleans Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2017 Bulgaria Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Badminton Europe Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Netherlands Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Badminton Europe Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2015 Turkey Mersin Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Italy Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Irish Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Wales Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Bulgaria Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Netherlands Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Russia Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 European Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Spain Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Orleans Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Turkey Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Wales Badminton International Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2014 Scottish Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Badminton International Switzerland Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Brazil Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 Spain Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Slovenia Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2013 Bulgaria Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2013 Bulgaria Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Bulgaria Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Russia Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2012 Bulgaria Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • Stoeva Sisters Triumph in Sisterhood

    Stoeva Sisters Triumph in Sisterhood

    It’s just a sibling thing: little arguments. Words not spoken, but understanding conveyed. A glance. A gesture.

    Bulgarian sisters Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva defeated American twin sisters Annie and Kerry Xu in the women’s doubles Group B quarterfinals, marking a special moment in the Olympic badminton tournament with a sisters’ showdown. As soon as they stepped off the court, they realized how similar their experiences as sisters were.

    Stefani: “We fight over the smallest things, but five seconds later, we’re fine again.”

    Gabriela: “When we were younger, you could see our expressions on camera, and then our parents would call and ask, ‘Why are you fighting? You’re on the court,’ so we learned to hide it in front of the camera when we went out. We still fight, but we learned to hide it.”

    Annie and Kerry Xu nodded in agreement, completely resonating with their Bulgarian opponents’ words.


    Annie Xu: “Only we know ourselves. Even if we fight, it’s just for a little while.”

    Gabriela: “Sometimes we don’t need to speak; we just look at each other.”

    Annie Xu: “Sometimes you don’t have to say sorry; you just need to (tug at her dress).”

    Kerry Xu: “We know each other very well, which is an advantage because we’re on the same team. Many times, with others, you might not be able to tell how they feel just by looking at them, but with her, because I’ve known her for so long, I can just look at her and tell, even if she says nothing. If she’s nervous, maybe I’ll help prepare her, shake her a bit to relax, and she’ll do the same for me without needing to.”

    Stefani: “I might be more emotional. I take everything too heavily, but she says… ‘It’s okay.’ I might get very angry, but she says, ‘It’s okay, life goes on.’

    “We’re always arguing, but we share these moments together because no one else can know, because we are family. I always know how she feels, and she always knows how I feel.”