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 pair is the three-time European Champion and European Games gold medalist as well.[2][3] They competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Gabriela Stoeva
Personal information
CountryBulgaria
Born (1994-07-15) 15 July 1994[1]
Haskovo, Bulgaria[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Years active2009–present
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking8 (with Stefani Stoeva 8 November 2018)
Current ranking9 (with Stefani Stoeva 3 May 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Bulgaria
European Games
2015 Baku Women's doubles
European Championships
2018 Huelva Women's doubles
2021 Kyiv Women's doubles
2022 Madrid 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
BWF profile

Career

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.[5] In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the European U-17 Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with her sister, Stefani Stoeva.[6] And at the 2013 European U-19 Championships, the sister won the gold medal.[7]

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.[8] In 2015, she also won the Grand Prix tournament at the Russian and Dutch Open.[9] Stoeva competed in the 2015 European Games, winning gold in women's doubles alongside her younger sister[10]

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.[11] The sisters also won the silver medal at the European Championships.[12]

In 2021, she won her second European Championships title.[13]

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
2017 Sydbank Arena, Kolding, Denmark Stefani Stoeva Christinna Pedersen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
11–21, 21–15, 11–21 Silver
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran
21–12, 21–10 Gold
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Stefani Stoeva Chloe Birch
Lauren Smith
21–14, 21–19 Gold
2022 Polideportivo Municipal Gallur, Madrid, Spain Stefani Stoeva Linda Efler
Isabel Lohau
21–14, 21–10 Gold

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

BWF World Tour (8 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[14] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[15]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Stefani Stoeva Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata
21–19, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Delphine Delrue
Léa Palermo
21–8, 21–14 Winner
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen
21–17, 21–18 Winner
2018 French Open Super 750 Stefani Stoeva Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2018 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani
Rizki Amelia Pradipta
22–20, 15–21, 21–19 Winner
2018 Scottish Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran
21–16, 21–9 Winner
2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi
21–10, 22–20 Winner
2020 Spain Masters Super 300 Stefani Stoeva Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
21–18, 20–22, 17–21 Runner-up
2020 SaarLorLux Open Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn
21–8, 21–11 Winner
2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Stefani Stoeva Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan
19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2021 Orléans Masters Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2022 German Open Super 300 Stefani Stoeva Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
16–21, 30–29, 19–21 Runner-up
2022 Swiss Open Super 300 Stefani Stoeva Linda Efler
Isabel Lohau
21–14, 21–12 Winner
2022 Orléans Masters Super 100 Stefani Stoeva Stine Küspert
Emma Moszczyński
21–15, 21–14 Winner

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

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (25 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Banuinvest International Stefani Stoeva Sandra-Maria Jensen
Line Kjærsfeldt
19–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up
2012 Bulgarian Hebar Open Stefani Stoeva Rumiana Ivanova
Dimitria Popstoikova
15–21, 21–14, 21–11 Winner
2012 Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit
21–9, 21–17 Winner
2012 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit
19–21, 21–14, 23–21 Winner
2013 Bulgarian Eurasia Open Stefani Stoeva Petya Nedelcheva
Dimitria Popstoikova
11–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2013 Belgian International Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva
21–13, 11–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013 Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obañana
21–15, 21–10 Winner
2013 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit
21–15, 21–8 Winner
2014 Austrian International Stefani Stoeva Olga Golovanova
Viktoriia Vorobeva
21–17, 20–22, 21–15 Winner
2014 Orléans International Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva
14–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2014 Finnish Open Stefani Stoeva Line Damkjær Kruse
Marie Røpke
17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014 Slovenian International Stefani Stoeva Victoria Dergunova
Olga Morozova
21–16, 21–17 Winner
2014 Spanish Open Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Kirsty Gilmour
21–14, 21–9 Winner
2014 Swiss International Stefani Stoeva Meiliana Jauhari
Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
11–6, 11–5, 11–9 Winner
2014 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit
21–11, 21–9 Winner
2015 Orléans International Stefani Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
22–20, 16–21, 21–9 Winner
2015 Spanish International Stefani Stoeva Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova
21–16, 21–11 Winner
2015 Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obañana
21–14, 21–10 Winner
2015 Welsh International Stefani Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
21–10, 22–20 Winner
2015 Irish Open Stefani Stoeva Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke Søby Hansen
21–10, 22–24, 21–9 Winner
2015 Italian International Stefani Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
21–19, 18–21, 13–6 retired Winner
2015 Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit
21–19, 21–12 Winner
2017 Bulgarian Open Stefani Stoeva Bengisu Erçetin
Nazlıcan İnci
21–16, 21–12 Winner
2018 Bulgarian Open Stefani Stoeva Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn
21–16, 21–19 Winner
2019 Spanish International Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran
21–8, 21–10 Winner
2019 Belgian International Stefani Stoeva Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai
21–16, 21–15 Winner
2019 Italian International Stefani Stoeva Ekaterina Bolotova
Alina Davletova
21–11, 21–14 Winner
2020 Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Maria Delcheva
Hristomira Popovska
21–8, 21–9 Winner

Mixed doubles

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

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