Ekaterina Vladimirovna Malkova ((Russian: Екатерина Владимировна Малькова; born 12 December 1992; née Bolotova) is a Russian badminton player.[2] She was the women's doubles silver medalist at the 2015 Baku European Games with partner Evgeniya Kosetskaya,[3] and later won a bronze medal in 2019 Minsk with Alina Davletova.[4]
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 Malkova with Kargaev at the 2015 BWF World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Екатерина Владимировна Болотова (Ekaterina Vladimirovna Bolotova) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1992 Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Tatiana Ivanova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 141 (WS 25 September 2014) 19 (WD 12 March 2019) 50 (XD 26 March 2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
She is married to Saratov badminton player Vladimir Malkov.[5]
Achievements edit
European Games edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Baku Sports Hall, Baku, Azerbaijan |
 Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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12–21, 21–23 |  Silver
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| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |
Alina Davletova
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 Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen
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21–18, 20–22, 14–21 |  Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up) edit
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 doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Bitburger Open | Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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 Ou Dongni Yu Xiaohan
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10–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Scottish Open | Alina Davletova
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Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen
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21–15, 15–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 4 runners-up) edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | White Nights | Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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Olga Golovanova Viktoriia Vorobeva
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21–14, 26–24 |  Winner
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| 2014 | Bahrain International Challenge | Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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Anastasia Chervyakova Nina Vislova
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21–6, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2015 | White Nights | Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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 Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit
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20–22, 21–13, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2016 | Austrian Open | Evgeniya Kosetskaya
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 Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana
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21–11, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2016 | Lithuanian International | Anastasiia Semenova
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Ekaterina Kut Daria Serebriakova
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21–14, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2017 | Hungarian International | Alina Davletova
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Elena Komendrovskaja Maria Shegurova
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21–13, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2017 | Italian International | Alina Davletova
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 Alexandra Bøje Sara Lundgaard
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21–18, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2018 | Estonian International | Alina Davletova
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 Jessica Hopton Jenny Moore
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2018 | Hungarian International | Alina Davletova
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 Emma Karlsson Johanna Magnusson
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21–14, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2018 | Italian International | Alina Davletova
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Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow
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21–13, 14–21, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2019 | Azerbaijan International | Alina Davletova
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Chloe Birch Lauren Smith
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18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Italian International | Alina Davletova
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Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Iran Fajr International | Anastasiia Shapovalova
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 Hajar Kabiri Saghar Rafei
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21–3, 21–13 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Lithuanian International | Andrey Ashmarin
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Yaroslav Egerev Irina Khlebko
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21–15, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2016 | Lithuanian International | Denis Grachev
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 Paweł Śmiłowski Magdalena Świerczyńska
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21–11, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2016 | Czech International | Vasily Kuznetsov
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Mathias Bay-Smidt Alexandra Bøje
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19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Dubai International | Denis Grachev
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 Yoo Yeon-seong Park So-young
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14–21, 21–17, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Italian International | Vladimir Ivanov
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Kim Sa-rang Eom Hye-won
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21–12, 18–21, 21–15 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ a b "Athlete: Bolotova Ekaterina". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Болотова Екатерина Владимировна". Infosport.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Stoeva sisters secure first Bulgarian gold: Top seeds beat Russian duo to win Badminton women's doubles title". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Russia Day in Minsk". Russian Olympic Committee. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Саратовский бадминтонист и его жена не пробились на Олимпиаду в Токио". Новости Саратова сегодня (in Russian). 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
External links edit
- Ekaterina Malkova at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Ekanerina Bolotova[usurped] at www.baku2015.com