Linda Zetchiri

Linda Zetchiri (; ; born 27 July 1987) is a Bulgarian badminton player. She competed in the women's singles at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career Zetchiri is one of the leading Bulgarian players in the sport. She was the bronze medallists at the 2005 European Junior and 2012 European Championships. She competed at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games.

Personal life Zetchiri was born in Sofia (Bulgaria) and is of mixed ancestry, having Kosovo Albanian (through her grandfather) and Italian roots (on her grandmother's side). Her mother is Bulgarian. Her sister, Dzhema, serves as her sports manager.

Achievements

European Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden Tine Baun 13–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 De Maaspoort, Den Bosch, Netherlands Jeanine Cicognini 5–11, 5–11 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up) 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 singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2008 Dutch Open Yao Jie 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2013 Bitburger Open Nitchaon Jindapol 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 13 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2008 Slovenian International Lianne Tan 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2009 Banuinvest International Petya Nedelcheva 9–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2009 Bulgarian International Petya Nedelcheva 14–21, 8–19 retired Runner-up 2010 Turkey International Judith Meulendijks 21–19, 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2011 Bulgarian International Neslihan Yiğit 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2011 Norwegian International Chloe Magee 21–19, 21–14 Winner 2012 Portugal International Beatriz Corrales 15–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2012 Norwegian International Sashina Vignes Waran 21–18, 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2013 Cyprus International Carissa Turner 21–15, 21–19 Winner 2013 Hellas International Nicole Schaller 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2013 Bulgaria Eurasia Open Stefani Stoeva 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2014 Hellas International Chloe Magee 21–13, 21–13 Winner 2014 Kharkiv International Özge Bayrak 10–11, 11–5, 3–11, 11–8, 11–5 Winner 2014 Welsh International Beatriz Corrales 21–10, 13–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2015 Iran Fajr International Neslihan Yiğit 21–19, 21–14 Winner 2015 Austrian International Cheung Ngan Yi 16–21, 8–21 Runner-up 2015 Hellas International Fontaine Chapman 9–21, 6–14 retired Runner-up 2015 Czech Open Kirsty Gilmour 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2019 Brazil International Lianne Tan 21–17, 12–21, 4–13 retired Runner-up 2020 Iran Fajr International Crystal Pan 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2020 Jamaica International Momoka Kimura 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2020 Bulgarian International Marija Sudimac 21–7, 21–10 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament