Helina Rüütel (born 11 August 1997) is an Estonian badminton player who joined the national team in 2013.[2][3]

Helina Rüütel
Rüütel at the 2019 European Games
Personal information
CountryEstonia
Born (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 26)
Tartu, Estonia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessLeft
CoachMart Mäerand[1]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking184 (WS 21 December 2017)
43 (WD with Kati-Kreet Marran 11 May 2021)
109 (XD with Mihkel Laanes 11 May 2021)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Estonia
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Career edit

In 2015, she won bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in girls' doubles event with her partner Kristin Kuuba.[4]

In 2019, she competed at the 2019 European Games, reaching the quarter finals in the women's doubles partnered with Kati-Kreet Marran.[5]

Achievements edit

European Junior Championships edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland
  Kristin Kuuba   Verlaine Faulmann
  Anne Tran
21–19, 16–21, 15–21   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (15 titles, 7 runners-up) edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Riga International   Ieva Pope 21–19, 21–17   Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Riga International   Kristin Kuuba   Ieva Pope
  Kristīne Šefere
21–15, 16–21, 21–14   Winner
2014 Lithuanian International   Kristin Kuuba   Anastasia Dobrinina
  Viktoriia Vorobeva
19–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Riga International   Kristin Kuuba   Vimala Hériau
  Margot Lambert
20–22, 21–17, 21–12   Winner
2016 Estonian International   Kristin Kuuba   Anastasia Chervyakova
  Olga Morozova
14–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2017 Croatian International   Kristin Kuuba   Anne Hald
  Lisa Kramer
21–12, 21–9   Winner
2017 Czech International   Kristin Kuuba   Maryna Ilyinskaya
  Yelyzaveta Zharka
21–13, 19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2017 Latvia International   Kristin Kuuba   Olga Arkhangelskaya
  Natalia Rogova
21–18, 13–21, 19–21   Runner up
2017 Lithuanian International   Kristin Kuuba   Anne Hald
  Lisa Kramer
21–11, 21–13   Winner
2017 Morocco International   Kristin Kuuba   Haneen Derar Al-Wedyan
  Domou Amro
21–8, 21–9   Winner
2018 Latvia International   Kristin Kuuba   Ainoa Desmons
  Juliette Moinard
21–17, 21–16   Winner
2018 Lithuanian International   Kristin Kuuba   Christine Busch
  Amalie Schulz
22–20, 21–9   Winner
2018 Norwegian International   Kati-Kreet Marran   Gabriella Bøje
  Marie Louise Steffensen
12–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 Slovak Open   Kati-Kreet Marran   Lisa Kaminski
  Hannah Pohl
21–13, 21–9   Winner
2019 Latvia International   Kati-Kreet Marran   Edith Urell
  Cecilia Wang
22–20, 21–9   Winner
2020 Latvia International   Kati-Kreet Marran   Katharina Fink
  Yasmine Hamza
21–11, 21–12   Winner
2021 Portugal International   Kati-Kreet Marran   Christine Busch
  Amalie Schulz
16–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2022 Latvia International   Kati-Kreet Marran   Dominika Kwasnik
  Kornelia Marczak
20–22, 21–14, 21–16   Winner
2023 Lithuanian International   Kati-Kreet Marran   Meisa Rizka Fitria
  Maulida Aprilia Putri
18–21, 23–21, 21–7   Winner
2023 Latvia International   Kati-Kreet Marran   Amelie Lehmann
  Marie Sophie Stern
21–9, 21–9   Winner
2023 Norwegian International   Kati-Kreet Marran   Amalie Cecilie Kudsk
  Signe Schulz
16–21, 19–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Latvia International   Mihkel Laanes   Oskar Männik
  Ramona Üprus
21–15, 21–11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletes: Helina Ruutel". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Players: Helina Rüütel". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Helina Rüütel Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Friendship fuels rise of Estonian badminton duo". www.eurolympic.org. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

External links edit