Collins Valentine Filimon

Career Filimon joined the Romanian national team in 2012. He won the boys' singles title at the Cyprus Junior International in 2014 and 2015. He also won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the 2015 U19 Balkan Badminton Championships with Catalina Simionescu. In 2016, Filimon reached the semi-finals of the Balkan Badminton Championships but had to settle for bronze after losing 16–21, 18–21 to Ivan Rusev of Bulgaria.

In 2019, Filimon represented Romania in the 2019 European Games men's singles event. He did not advance further after losing to Vladimir Malkov and Azmy Qowimuramadhoni in the group stage but won a match against Robert Mann of Luxembourg.

In September 2021, Filimon became a naturalized Austrian citizen and began playing for Austria in international tournaments. In 2022, he won his first international title at the Slovenia International after defeating Lin Kuan-ting of Chinese Taipei 21–17, 23–25, 21–12. In April 2024, he won his second title at the Malta International when he defeated Wolfgang Gnedt in an all Austrian encounter.

Filimon made his debut in men's singles at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In Group E, he faced fourth seed Anders Antonsen of Denmark and Ade Resky Dwicahyo of Azerbaijan. He lost his opening match to Antonsen 10–21, 18–21. He then lost his second match to Ade Resky Dwicahyo 18–21, 11–21 and was eliminated in the group stages.

Achievements

Balkan Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2016 Sala Polivalentă Iași, Iași, Romania Ivan Rusev 16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Beroe Sports Hall, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Cătălina Simionescu Blagovest Kisyov Gabriela Stoeva 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2022 Slovenia International Lin Kuan-ting 21–17, 23–25, 21–12 Winner 2024 Malta International Wolfgang Gnedt 19–21, 21–17, 21–11 Winner 2025 Czech International Emre Lale 15–10, 15–7 Winner 2025 Welsh International Ditlev Jæger Holm 10–21, 21–14, 5–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament