Akvilė Stapušaitytė (born 25 March 1986) is a Lithuanian badminton player. She was born in Tauragė, Lithuanian SSR.
| Akvilė Stapušaitytė | |
|---|---|
 Stapušaitytė in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
| Country | Lithuania |
| Born | 25 March 1986[1] Tauragė, Lithuanian SSR |
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Handedness | Right[2] |
| Coach | Juozas Špelveris |
| Women's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 74 (28 April 2016) |
| BWF profile | |
Career edit
Stapušaitytė won the Lithuanian National Badminton Championships in 2006–2014. Lithuania Open title winner. She attended the 2008 Summer Olympics and lost to Tine Rasmussen in the second round. She also represented Lithuania in 2012 Summer Olympics where she was eliminated after group stage.
Media edit
Stapušaitytė was nominated among most charming sportswomen of 2013 in Lithuania.[3] In 2014, she was on the cover of SportIN magazine.[4]
Achievements edit
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Iceland International |  Ragna Ingólfsdóttir
|
18–21, 21–17, 17–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2013 | Lithuanian International |  Anne Hald Jensen
|
21–18, 21–15 |  Winner
|
| 2014 | Iceland International |  Airi Mikkelä
|
14–21, 21–18, 11–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2014 | Norwegian International | Mia Blichfeldt
|
18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2015 | Riga International |  Anastasia Chervyakova
|
26–24, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2016 | Jamaica International |  Jeanine Cicognini
|
16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
|
| 2017 | Hatzor International | Anastasiia Semenova
|
12–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
|
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Lithuanian International |  Kristina Dovidaitytė
|
Jenny Sjölund Elina Väisänen
|
15–12, 15–7 | Winner
|
| 2006 | Lithuanian International |  Kristīne Šefere
|
Anastasia Prokopenko Elena Chernyavskaya
|
10–21, 21–15, 14–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2007 | Kalev International |  Anna Narel
|
 Lucia Tavera Sandra Chirlaque
|
20–22, 23–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Estonian International |  Jean-Michel Lefort
|
Petri Hyyryläinen Elina Väisänen
|
15–6, 17–14 | Winner
|
| 2005 | Latvia Riga International | Jean-Michel Lefort
|
Kęstutis Navickas Kamila Augustyn
|
10–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Alfa.lt".
- ^ "Akvile STAPUSAITYTE Player Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Žaviausia sportininkė 2013". Archived from the original on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
- ^ Sporto leidinių badas baigėsi: dienos šviesą išvydo žurnalas „SportIN“
External links edit
- Akvilė Stapušaitytė at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Akvilė Stapušaitytė at BWFbadminton.com
- Akvilė Stapušaitytė at Olympedia
- Akvilė Stapušaitytė at Olympics.com
- Akvilė Stapušaitytė at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
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