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Kaloyana Nalbantova

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Kaloyana Nalbantova
Personal information
CountryBulgaria
Born (2006-03-06) 6 March 2006 (age 18)
Parvomay, Bulgaria
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking65 (6 August 2024)
Current ranking65 (6 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Bulgaria
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Belgrade Girls' singles
BWF profile

Kaloyana Nalbantova (Bulgarian: Калояна Налбантова; born 6 March 2006) is a Bulgarian badminton player.[1] She won the women's singles title at the 2022 European Junior Badminton Championships in Belgrade. She also represented Bulgaria in women's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Career

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In 2022, Kaloyana participated in the 2022 European Junior Badminton Championships and beat Lisa Curtin in the women's singles final 14–21, 21–17, 21–16 to win gold. She then won the Hungarian International by defeating Frederikke Lund in the final.[2] In 2023, Kaloyana reached the final of the Dutch International but lost to Huang Yu-hsun.[3] She also won her second international title by defeating Milena Schnider at the Bulgarian International.[4]

In 2024, Kaloyana qualified for the women's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Placed into Group A with number 1 seed An Se-young and host representative Qi Xuefei, she first lost to An Se-young 15–21, 11–21.[5] In her second match, she defeated Qi Xuefei 21–18, 21–18 but did not advance to the knockout stage.[6][7]

Achievements

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European Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Athletic Hall Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia England Lisa Curtin 14–21, 21–17, 21–16 Gold Gold [8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2022 Hungarian International Denmark Frederikke Lund 16–21, 21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Dutch International Chinese Taipei Huang Yu-hsun 10–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Future Series Nouvelle-Aquitaine Chinese Taipei Tung Ciou-tong 17–21, 21–17, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Bulgarian International Switzerland Milena Schnider 21–12, 15–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Kaloyana Nalbantova". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  2. ^ МО, ИЦ на (2022-11-06). "Калояна Налбантова спечели титлата на турнира по бадминтон в Унгария". Информационен център на Министерство на oтбраната (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  3. ^ "Калояна Налбантова със сребро в Нидерландия". Gong.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ "Калояна Налбантова стана шампионка на международния турнир в София". Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  5. ^ "Калояна Налбантова се справи с французойка за първа победа в Париж". БГНЕС: Новини от България и Света (in Bulgarian). 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  6. ^ "Двойна победа за Калояна Налбантова - над китайка и над френската публика". www.24chasa.bg. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  7. ^ "Калояна Налбантова записа олимпийска победа". Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  8. ^ "Налбантова триумфира с титлата на Европейското U19 в Белград". Sportal.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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