Nella Nyqvist

Nella Nyqvist (born 20 March 2006) is a Finnish badminton player from Helsingfors club.

Early life and career Nyqvist, aged 6, was inspired by her parents to pick badminton. Her background is strong, mother Saara Hynninen and father Ilkka Nyqvist both played competitively at the national level. Her younger brother Niilo, too is a competitive player. She had her primary education from Myllypuro. She is coached by her parents and Ville Lång, a former men's singles player from her country.

She has won national championships in both singles and doubles disciplines. Her first title came when she was still a teenager in 2021 and has since won a total 4 titles in singles and 3 titles in women's doubles with Jenny Vähäsarja. Internationally, she won Latvian International Series in 2024 and Estonian International Series in 2025.

Achievements European Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2020 Pajulahti Sports Institute, Lahti, Finland Edith Urell 15–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze 2022 Athletic Hall Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Kaloyana Nalbantova 16–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2024 Finnish International Anna Tatranova 21–16, 21–23, 11–21 Runner-up 2024 Latvia International Sophia Noble 21–8, 21–14 Winner 2025 Estonian International Anna Siess Ryberg 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2025 Latvia International Wang Yu-si 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2026 Hungarian Future Series Hristomira Popovska 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament