Gabriela Stoeva

Gabriela Stoeva (Bulgarian: Габриела Стоева; born 15 July 1994) is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The sisters have won some titles, including gold medals in the 2015 European Games and 2018 European Championships.[2][3]

Gabriela Stoeva
Personal information
Birth name	Gabriela Stoeva
Country	Bulgaria
Born	(1994-07-15) 15 July 1994[1] Haskovo, Bulgaria[1]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Years active	2009
Handedness	Right
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	8 (8 November 2018)
Current ranking	14 (25 February 2020[1])
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Bulgaria European Games 2015 Baku Women's doubles European Championships 2018 Huelva Women's doubles 2017 Kolding Women's doubles European Women's Team Championships 2016 Kazan Women's team 2014 Basel Women's team European Junior Championships 2013 Ankara Women's doubles European U17 Championships 2009 Medvode Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career summary

Gabriela playing with her sister, Stefani

Gabriela Stoeva started playing badminton at age 10 in the Haskovo School Club. She joined the national team in 2008, and made a debut in the international event in 2009.[4] In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the European U-17 Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with her sister, Stefani Stoeva.[5] And at the 2013 European U-19 Championships, the sister won the gold medal.[6]

Stoeva won her first BWF Grand Prix title at the 2014 Scottish Open in the women's doubles event with her sister. They beat Heather Olver and Lauren Smith of England in the finals round with the score 21-7 21-15.[7] In 2015, she also won the Grand Prix tournament at the Russian and Dutch Open.[8] Stoeva competed in the 2015 European Games, winning gold in women's doubles alongside her younger sister[9]

In 2017, Stoevas finished as the runner-up at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold tournament, they lost to Chinese pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the straight games.[10] The sisters also won the silver medal at the European Championships.[11]

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan	Stefani Stoeva	Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya	21–12, 23–21	Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Palacio de Deportes de Huelva, Huelva, Spain	Stefani Stoeva	Émilie Lefel Anne Tran	21–12, 21–10	Gold
2017	Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark	Stefani Stoeva	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	11–21, 21–15, 11–21	Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey	Stefani Stoeva	Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke Soby Hansen	21–11, 21–18	Gold

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Spain Masters	Super 300	Stefani Stoeva	Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu	21–18, 20–22, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	Dutch Open	Super 100	Stefani Stoeva	Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi	21–10, 22–20	Winner
2018	Scottish Open	Super 100	Stefani Stoeva	Émilie Lefel Anne Tran	21–16, 21–9	Winner
2018	SaarLorLux Open	Super 100	Stefani Stoeva	Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani Rizki Amelia Pradipta	22–20, 15–21, 21–19	Winner
2018	French Open	Super 750	Stefani Stoeva	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2018	Dutch Open	Super 100	Stefani Stoeva	Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2018	Orleans Masters	Super 100	Stefani Stoeva	Delphine Delrue Léa Palermo	21–8, 21–14	Winner
2018	Swiss Open	Super 300	Stefani Stoeva	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	21–19, 15–21, 18–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Swiss Open	Stefani Stoeva	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	16-21, 15-21	Runner-up
2016	Dutch Open	Stefani Stoeva	Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville	21-17, 17-21, 16-21	Runner-up
2015	Dutch Open	Stefani Stoeva	Eefje Muskens Selena Piek	24–22, 21–15	Winner
2015	Russian Open	Stefani Stoeva	Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2014	Scottish Open	Stefani Stoeva	Heather Olver Lauren Smith	21–7, 21–15	Winner
2014	Brasil Open	Stefani Stoeva	Johanna Goliszewski Carla Nelte	5-11, 7-11, 11-4, 10-11	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (24 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Italian International	Stefani Stoeva	Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova	21–11, 21–14	Winner
2019	Belgian International	Stefani Stoeva	Rachel Honderich Kristen Tsai	21–16, 21–15	Winner
2019	Spanish International	Stefani Stoeva	Émilie Lefel Anne Tran	21–8, 21–10	Winner
2018	Bulgarian Open	Stefani Stoeva	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn	21–16, 21–19	Winner
2017	Bulgarian Open	Stefani Stoeva	Bengisu Ercetin Nazlıcan Inci	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2015	Turkey International	Stefani Stoeva	Ozge Bayrak Neslihan Yigit	21–19, 21–12	Winner
2015	Italian International	Stefani Stoeva	Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville	21–19, 18–21, 13–6 Retired	Winner
2015	Irish Open	Stefani Stoeva	Julie Finne-Ipsen Rikke S. Hansen	21–10, 22–24, 21–9	Winner
2015	Welsh International	Stefani Stoeva	Heather Olver Lauren Smith	21–10, 22–20	Winner
2015	Bulgarian International	Stefani Stoeva	Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana	21–14, 21–10	Winner
2015	Spanish International	Stefani Stoeva	Anastasia Chervyakova Olga Morozova	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2015	Orleans International	Stefani Stoeva	Heather Olver Lauren Smith	22–20, 16–21, 21–9	Winner
2014	Turkey International	Stefani Stoeva	Ozge Bayrak Neslihan Yigit	21–11, 21–9	Winner
2014	Swiss International	Stefani Stoeva	Meiliana Jauhari Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella	11–6, 11–5, 11–9	Winner
2014	Spanish Open	Stefani Stoeva	Imogen Bankier Kirsty Gilmour	21–14, 21–9	Winner
2014	Slovenian International	Stefani Stoeva	Victoria Dergunova Olga Morozova	21–16, 21–17	Winner
2014	Finnish Open	Stefani Stoeva	Line Damkjaer Kruse Marie Roepke	17–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2014	Orleans International	Stefani Stoeva	Imogen Bankier Petya Nedelcheva	14–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2014	Austrian International	Stefani Stoeva	Olga Golovanova Viktoriia Vorobeva	21–17, 20–22, 21–15	Winner
2013	Turkey International	Stefani Stoeva	Ozge Bayrak Neslihan Yigit	21–15, 21–8	Winner
2013	Bulgarian International	Stefani Stoeva	Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obanana	21–15, 21–10	Winner
2013	Belgian International	Stefani Stoeva	Imogen Bankier Petya Nedelcheva	21–13, 11–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2013	Bulgarian Eurasia Open	Stefani Stoeva	Petya Nedelcheva Dimitria Popstoikova	11–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2012	Turkey International	Stefani Stoeva	Ozge Bayrak Neslihan Yigit	19–21, 21–14, 23–21	Winner
2012	Bulgarian International	Stefani Stoeva	Ozge Bayrak Neslihan Yigit	21–9, 21–17	Winner
2012	Bulgarian Hebar Open	Stefani Stoeva	Rumiana Ivanova Dimitria Popstoikova	15–21, 21–14, 21–11	Winner
2012	Banuinvest International	Stefani Stoeva	Sandra-Maria Jensen Line Kjaersfeldt	19–21, 21–17, 16–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Turkey International	Markus Fernaldi Gideon	Jones Rafli Jansen Cisita Joity Jansen	21–17, 17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2013	Turkey International	Anton Kaisti	Vasily Kuznetsov Viktoriia Vorobeva	21–9, 21–15	Winner
2013	Bulgaria Eurasia Open	Anton Kaisti	Marvin Emil Seidel Yvonne Li	19–21, 21–9, 21–18	Winner

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

     BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Gabriela STOEVA Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
2. Pavitt, Michael. "Badminton doubles delight for Bulgaria and Denmark as they secure first Baku 2015 European Games golds". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
3. Poghosyan, Lilit (3 May 2018). "Stoeva sisters: We will aim for top 5". badmintonpeople.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
4. "Players: Gabriela Stoeva". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
5. "European U17 Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
6. "Стефани Стоева с два златни медала на Евро 2013" (in Bulgarian). bTV. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
7. "Scottish Open 2014 Finals – The Lång-est match". Badzine.net. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
8. "Bulgarian Badminton Players Achieve Record Standing in Women's Doubles Ranking". Novinite. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
9. "Bulgaria's Stoevi Sisters Claim Gold at Women's Doubles Badminton in Baku". Novinite. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
10. "The STOEVA sisters back in Basel". Swiss Open. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
11. "England's golden day in Denmark". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
12. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
13. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Gabriela Stoeva at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Gabriela Stoeva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)