Alina Davletova

Alina Davletova
Алина Давлетова
Personal information
Birth nameAlina Ilgizarovna Davletova
CountryRussia
Born (1998-07-17) 17 July 1998 (age 26)[1]
Ufa, Russia
ResidenceUfa, Russia
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight58 kg (128 lb)[2]
Years active2014–present
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking19 (WD with Ekaterina Malkova 12 March 2019)
18 (XD with Rodion Alimov 18 January 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Russia
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Women's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kyiv Mixed doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Women's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan Women's team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mulhouse Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Mulhouse Mixed team
BWF profile

Alina Ilgizarovna Davletova (Russian: Алина Ильгизаровна Давлетова; born 17 July 1998) is a Russian badminton player. She won the mixed doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 2017 and at the European Championships in 2021.

Career

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Davletova who was born in Ufa, started to playing badminton at aged nine. She joined the national team in 2013, and made a debut in 2014.[3] She crowned as mixed doubles champion at the 2016 Bulgaria International tournament, the first senior international title in her career.[4] Davletova who still in the junior age group, was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2017 European Junior Championships partnered with Rodion Alimov, made them as the first Russian player to win that category.[5] At the same year, she and Alimov also won the bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei.[6] At the 2019 Minsk European Games, she clinched the bronze medal in the women's doubles event partnered with Ekaterina Bolotova.[7] Davletova and Alimov became the first Russians winning the European Championships in mixed doubles, doing so in 2021.[8]

In January 2022, Davletova and Rodion Alimov had to withdraw from the India Open mixed doubles semifinals match after Alimov was tested positive of COVID-19.[9]

Achievements

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European Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Cheryl Seinen
21–18, 20–22, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Russia Rodion Alimov England Marcus Ellis
England Lauren Smith
11–21, 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold

Summer Universiade

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Russia Rodion Alimov Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin
Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin
14–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France Russia Rodion Alimov Scotland Alexander Dunn
Scotland Eleanor O'Donnell
21–16, 21–14 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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.[11]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Syed Modi International Super 300 Russia Rodion Alimov England Marcus Ellis
England Lauren Smith
21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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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
2017 Scottish Open Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Cheryl Seinen
21–15, 15–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Hungarian International Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Russia Elena Komendrovskaja
Russia Maria Shegurova
21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Italian International Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Denmark Alexandra Bøje
Denmark Sara Lundgaard
21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Estonian International Russia Ekaterina Bolotova England Jessica Hopton
England Jenny Moore
21–10, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Hungarian International Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Sweden Emma Karlsson
Sweden Johanna Magnusson
21–14, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Italian International Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Denmark Julie Finne-Ipsen
Denmark Mai Surrow
21–13, 14–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Azerbaijan International Russia Ekaterina Bolotova England Chloe Birch
England Lauren Smith
18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Italian International Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Bulgarian International Russia Rodion Alimov Russia Andrei Ivanov
Russia Ksenia Evgenova
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Turkey International Russia Rodion Alimov Turkey Melih Turgut
Turkey Fatma Nur Yavuz
19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Estonian International Russia Rodion Alimov Russia Anatoliy Yartsev
Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya
21–8, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Hungarian International Russia Rodion Alimov Denmark Søren Gravholt
Sweden Louise Eriksson
25–23, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 White Nights Russia Rodion Alimov Singapore Jason Wong
Singapore Citra Putri Sari Dewi
21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Hungarian International Russia Rodion Alimov Denmark Joel Eipe
Denmark Mette Poulsen
10–21, 21–19, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Italian International Russia Rodion Alimov Russia Evgenij Dremin
Russia Evgenia Dimova
21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 White Nights Russia Rodion Alimov Republic of Ireland Sam Magee
Republic of Ireland Chloe Magee
21–16, 13–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Dubai International Russia Rodion Alimov South Korea Kim Sa-rang
South Korea Kim Ha-na
22–20, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Давлетова Алина Ильгизаровна" (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Athlete: Davletova Alina". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Players: Alina Davletova". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Azurmendi Executes Revenge". Badminton People. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Алимов/Давлетова — победители первенства Европы" (in Russian). Национальная Федерация Бадминтона России. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Уфимские бадминтонисты Родион Алимов и Алина Давлетова – бронзовые призеры Всемирной летней Универсиады-2017" (in Russian). Новости Уфы и Республики Башкортостан: GTRK.TV. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Russia Day in Minsk". Russian Olympic Committee. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  8. ^ Bech, Rasmus (2 May 2021). "Fairy tale breakthrough". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ Paul, Koulshik (15 January 2022). "India Open 2022: Russian Mixed Doubles Shuttler Rodion Alimov Withdraws After Testing COVID Positive". Outlook India. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  10. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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