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Vladimir Ivanov

b. 1987

Russian badminton player

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Born 1987. Vladimir Ivanov is a Russian badminton player and olympic competitor.

Vladimir Alexandrovich Ivanov (; born 3 July 1987) is a Russian badminton player. He was the champion at the 2014 and 2021 European Championships, and also the 2016 All England Open partnering with Ivan Sozonov. They made history by becoming the first Russian pair to win the men's doubles title in each of those events. Ivanov competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

European Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Baku Sports Hall,Baku, Azerbaijan Ivan Sozonov Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 8–21, 13–21 Silver Silver 2019 Falcon Club,Minsk, Belarus Ivan Sozonov Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 17–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

European Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Rajiv Ouseph 23–25, 21–13, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gymnastics Center,Kazan, Russia Ivan Sozonov Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 21–13, 21–16 Gold Gold 2016 Vendéspace,La Roche-sur-Yon, France Ivan Sozonov Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 19–21, 21–15, 16–17 retired Bronze Bronze 2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,Huelva, Spain Ivan Sozonov Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 11–21, 21–19, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2021 Palace of Sports,Kyiv, Ukraine Ivan Sozonov Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel Walkover Gold Gold

Summer Universiade Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2013 Tennis Academy,Kazan, Russia Ivan Sozonov Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae 21–13, 13–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2013 Tennis Academy,Kazan, Russia Nina Vislova Kim Gi-jung Kim So-young 22–20, 19–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

European Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 De Maaspoort,Den Bosch, Netherlands Olga Kozlova Rasmus Bonde Christinna Pedersen 10–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Dutch Open Super 100 Ivan Sozonov Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2020 Denmark Open Super 750 Ivan Sozonov Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge 22–20, 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Russian Open Super 100 Kim Min-kyung Rohan Kapoor Kuhoo Garg 21–19, 21–17 Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 All England Open Ivan Sozonov Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa 21–23, 21–18, 21–16 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 8 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.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2012 U.S. Open Takuma Ueda 22–20, 21–17 Winner 2013 Russian Open Kenta Nishimoto 21–17, 15–21, 21–14 Winner 2014 Russian Open Riichi Takeshita 18–21, 21–5, 21–17 Winner

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Russian Open Ivan Sozonov Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko 11–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2009 Russian Open Ivan Sozonov Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko 21–19, 21–19 Winner 2010 Russian Open Ivan Sozonov Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko 21–17, 10–21, 21–18 Winner 2012 Russian Open Ivan Sozonov Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko 21–18, 21–15 Winner 2012 Macau Open Ivan Sozonov Lee Sheng-mu Tsai Chia-hsin 21–14, 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2013 Thailand Open Ivan Sozonov Shin Baek-choel Yoo Yeon-seong 21–18, 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2013 Russian Open Ivan Sozonov Andrey Ashmarin Vitalij Durkin 21–16, 21–19 Winner 2015 Syed Modi International Ivan Sozonov Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 9–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2015 German Open Ivan Sozonov Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up 2015 Russian Open Ivan Sozonov Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong 22–20, 21–19 Winner 2015 Bitburger Open Ivan Sozonov Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2015 U.S. Grand Prix Ivan Sozonov Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2016 Russian Open Ivan Sozonov Konstantin Abramov Alexandr Zinchenko 21–15, 21–14 Winner 2017 Russian Open Ivan Sozonov Chooi Kah Ming Low Juan Shen 11–6, 11–9, 11–5 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Russian Open Valeria Sorokina Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 7 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 Polish Open Pablo Abian 14–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2011 Guatemala International Ivan Sozonov 16–21, 21–9, 18–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 White Nights Ivan Sozonov Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko 17–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2009 Bulgarian International Ivan Sozonov Kasper Faust Henriksen Anders Kristiansen 11–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2009 Hungarian International Ivan Sozonov Adam Cwalina Wojciech Szkudlarczyk 17–21, 21–13, 26–28 Runner-up 2010 Polish International Ivan Sozonov Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Wong Wai Hong 21–17, 14–21, 21–14 Winner 2010 Kharkiv International Ivan Sozonov Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz 26–28, 15–21 Runner-up 2010 Italian International Ivan Sozonov Anthony Clark Chris Langridge 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2010 Turkey International Ivan Sozonov Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz 21–12, 21–18 Winner 2011 Polish Open Ivan Sozonov Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz 23–21, 21–17 Winner 2011 Kharkiv International Ivan Sozonov Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz 19–21, 21–19, 21–16 Winner 2011 Guatemala International Ivan Sozonov Adrian Liu Derrick Ng 21–13, 21–16 Winner 2011 Brazil International Ivan Sozonov Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz 16–21, 21–14, 24–22 Winner 2011 Scottish International Ivan Sozonov Marcus Ellis Peter Mills 21–19, 21–19 Winner 2011 Italian International Ivan Sozonov Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2012 Swedish Masters Ivan Sozonov Jorrit de Ruiter Dave Khodabux 21–16, 21–9 Winner 2012 Polish Open Ivan Sozonov Adam Cwalina Michał Łogosz 21–11, 21–13 Winner 2012 Finnish Open Ivan Sozonov Nikolaj Nikolaenko Nikolai Ukk 21–10, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2019 Italian International Ekaterina Bolotova Kim Sa-rang Eom Hye-won 21–12, 18–21, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

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Awards
National champion; European champion; Merited Master of Sport of Russia
Also known as
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Ivanov, Vladimir Alexandrovich Ivanov

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vladimir Ivanov?

Russian badminton player

When was Vladimir Ivanov born?

Vladimir Ivanov was born on 3 July 1987 in Kusa.

What is Vladimir Ivanov's occupation?

Vladimir Ivanov is a badminton player and olympic competitor.

What nationality is Vladimir Ivanov?

Vladimir Ivanov is Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vladimir Ivanov

· Wikidata: Q528315

· DBpedia: Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)

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