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  • Europeans Shine at VICTOR Croatian International

    Europeans Shine at VICTOR Croatian International

    The VICTOR Croatian International 2024 concluded yesterday, showcasing a strong performance from European athletes, many of whom secured multiple medals.

    In a change from the women’s doubles to the women’s singles, Stefani Stoeva excelled in this event, winning a bronze medal after impressive victories, including a notable win against top seed Heli Neiman. Unfortunately, her journey ended in the semifinals, where she faced Raksha Kandasamy from India.

    Although the singles titles were claimed by non-European competitors, European players made their mark in the finals. Charles Fouyn from Belgium and Leona Lee from England finished as runners-up in the men’s and women’s singles, respectively.

    Mihajlo Tomic from Serbia, known for his outstanding mixed doubles performances with Andjela Vitman, not only captured the mixed doubles title but also triumphed in men’s doubles alongside Viktor Petrovic.

    Additionally, Jonathan Dresp from Germany had a successful tournament, earning silver medals in both mixed doubles with Lara Kaepplein and men’s doubles with Aaron Sonnenschein.

  • Stefani Stoeva

    Stefani Stoeva

    Character Introduction

    Stefani Stoeva (Bulgarian: Стефани Стоева, born September 23, 1995) is a Bulgarian female badminton player. In her youth, she won the 2013 European Junior Championships in both women’s singles and women’s doubles, with her sister Gabriela Stoeva, becoming a double champion at that event. The Stoeva sisters reached a career-high world ranking of 8th in women’s doubles on November 8, 2018.

    Stefani Stoeva, together with Gabriela Stoeva, won the Women’s Doubles title at the European Badminton Championships in 2018. She was also a gold medalist in women’s doubles at the inaugural European Games in 2015, partnering with Gabriela Stoeva. In team events, she was a key player in helping the Bulgarian national badminton team earn medals in the European Badminton Team Championships.

    In 2004, Stefani Stoeva began playing badminton at a club in Haskovo, introduced by a friend. By the age of 10, she and her sister Gabriela Stoeva won the national women’s doubles championship, after which she began professional training.

    In November 2011, Stefani Stoeva won her first international series title in women’s singles at the Hungarian International Badminton Tournament, defeating Denmark’s Camilla Sørensen 2-0 (23-21, 21-14) in the final.

    In May 2011, she competed in the Bulgarian Open Badminton Tournament, finishing as the runner-up in women’s singles, losing 1-2 (17-21, 21-18, 10-21) to the 3rd seed, Belarusian Alzbeta Zaitsava. She also won her first international series title in women’s doubles with Gabriela Stoeva, defeating Rumiana Ivanova and Dimitria Bozhkova 2-1 (15-21, 21-14, 21-11) in the final.

    In March 2013, she represented Bulgaria at the European Junior Badminton Championships in Ankara, Turkey, winning both the women’s singles and doubles titles.

    In March 2015, Stefani Stoeva and Gabriela Stoeva competed in the Orléans International Challenge, finishing as runners-up in women’s doubles after losing 2-1 (22-20, 16-21, 9-21) to England’s Heather Olver and Lauren Smith.

    In March 2018, they won the women’s doubles title at the Orléans Masters, defeating France’s Delphine Delrue and Lea Palermo 2-0 (21-8, 21-14) in the final of this Super 100 event.

    Equipment Used

    BG-80，ASTROX 88S PRO，ASTROX 77，SHBELSZ，SHBELZ3W，SHBELX2EX

    Major Achievement

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    • 2024 Malaysia Masters Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2024 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2024 Orléans Masters Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2024 German Open Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2023 Bahrain International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2023 European Games Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2022 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2022 Orléans Masters Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2022 Swiss Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2022 German Open Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2021 Swiss Open Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2019 Swiss Open Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2019 Spanish Masters Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2018 Scottish Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2018 SaarLorLux Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2018 French Open Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2018 Dutch Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2018 China Open Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2018 Bulgarian Open Mixed Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2018 Bulgarian Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2018 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2018 Orléans Masters Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2018 German Open Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2018 Swiss Open Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2017 Bitburger Open Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2017 Bulgarian Open Mixed Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2017 Bulgarian Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2017 European Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2017 Swiss Open Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2016 Dutch Open Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2016 European Badminton Championships Women’s Team Runners-up
    • 2015 Turkey Mersin International Badminton Tournament
    • 2015 Italian International Badminton Tournament Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2015 Irish Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2015 Welsh International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2015 Bulgarian International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2015 Dutch Open Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2015 Russian Open Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2015 European Games Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2015 Spanish International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2015 Orléans International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2014 Turkey International Mixed Doubles Runners-up
    • 2014 Turkey International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2014 Welsh International Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2014 Scottish Open Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2014 Swiss International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2014 Brazilian Open Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2014 White Night Badminton Tournament Women’s Singles Runners-up
    • 2014 Spanish Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2014 Spanish Open Women’s Singles Semi-finalists
    • 2014 Finnish Open Women’s Singles Semi-finalists
    • 2014 Slovenian International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2014 Slovenian International Women’s Singles Champions
    • 2014 French International Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2014 Finnish Open Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2014 Austrian International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2014 Swedish Masters Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2013 Italian International Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2013 Bulgarian International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2013 Belgian International Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2013 Bulgarian Open Women’s Singles Champions
    • 2013 Bulgarian Open Women’s Doubles Runners-up
    • 2013 Indonesian International Challenge Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2013 Indonesian International Challenge Women’s Singles Runners-up
    • 2013 Danish International Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2013 Danish International Women’s Singles Semi-finalists
    • 2013 Finnish Open Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2013 European Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2013 European Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champions
    • 2013 Iranian International Challenge Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2013 Stockholm International Women’s Singles Semi-finalists
    • 2012 Turkish International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2012 Bulgarian International Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2012 Bulgarian International Women’s Singles Runners-up
    • 2012 Belgian International Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2012 Russian Open Gold Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Semi-finalists
    • 2012 Bulgarian Open Women’s Doubles Champions
    • 2012 Bulgarian Open Women’s Singles Runners-up
    • 2012 Romanian International Women’s Doubles Runners-up
  • Stefani Stoeva

    Stefani Stoeva

    Character Introduction

    Stefani Stoeva (Bulgarian: Стефани Стоева; September 23, 1995 – ) is a Bulgarian female badminton player. As a junior, she won the women’s singles title at the 2013 European Youth Championships and the women’s doubles title with her partner Gavrila Stoeva, who was also the double champion of the tournament. In the Badminton Rankings, the pair were ranked as high as eighth in the women’s doubles (November 8, 2018)

    Stefani Stoeva and Gavrila Stoeva had won the women’s doubles title at the Badminton Europe Championships (2018). She was also the gold medalist in the women’s doubles at the inaugural European Games of the European Games (2015), respectively (co: Gavrila Stoeva). In the team competition, she helped the Bulgarian national badminton team as one of the main players to win the medal credit at the Badminton Europe Men’s and Women’s Team Championships.

    Stefani Stoeva was introduced to badminton in 2004 when a friend of hers took her to a badminton club in Haskovo. At the age of 10, she began to train professionally after she and her sister, Gavrila Stoeva, won their first women’s doubles title at the national tournament.

    In November 2011, Stefania Stoeva played in the Hungarian Badminton International and won her first international series women’s singles title, defeating Danish star Camilla Sorensen 2-0 (23-21, 21-14) in the women’s singles final.

    In May 2011, she played in the Bulgarian Badminton Open, winning the runner-up spot in the women’s singles final against the tournament’s No. 3 seed, Alessia Zaitseva of Belarus, 1-2 (17-21, 21-18, 10-21), and also the women’s doubles final with Gavrila Stoeva, defeating teammates’ Rumiana Ivanova/Dimitri Ivanova 2-1 (15-21, 21-14, 21-11). Rumiana Ivanova/Dimitriya Bopstoykova to win her first International Series women’s doubles title.

    In March 2013, she represented Bulgaria at the European Junior Badminton Championships in Ankara, Turkey, winning back-to-back titles in the women’s singles and women’s doubles events.

    In March 2015, Stefani Stoeva and Gavrila Stoeva played in the Orleans International Challenge and won the women’s doubles title at the international tournament after losing the women’s doubles final to the tournament’s No. 2 seed and England powerhouse Heather Oliver/Lauren Smith, 2-1 (22-20, 16-21, 9-21).

    In March 2018, she and Gavrila Stoeva played in the Orleans Badminton Masters and won the Super 100 women’s doubles title, defeating French strong-ranked 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,ASTROX 88S PRO,ASTROX 77,SHBELSZ,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 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Swiss Badminton Open 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 Mixed 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 Mersin Badminton International, Turkey
    • 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 Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 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 Swiss Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Brazil Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 White Nights Badminton Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2014 Spain Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Spain Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2014 Finland Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2014 Slovenia Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Slovenia Badminton International Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2014 Badminton France International Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 Finland Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 Austria Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Sweden Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Italy Badminton International Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Bulgaria Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2013 Belgium Badminton International Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2013 Bulgaria Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2013 Bulgaria Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2013 Indonesia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Indonesia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2013 Denmark Badminton International Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Denmark Badminton International Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2013 Finland Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2013 European Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2013 Iran Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Stockholm Badminton International Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2012 Turkey Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Bulgaria Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Bulgaria Badminton International Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2012 Belgium Badminton International Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2012 Russia Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2012 Bulgaria Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Bulgaria Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2012 Romania Badminton International Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 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.”