Iikka Heino (born 9 January 1995) is a Finnish badminton player.[1] In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European U17 Championships in the mixed doubles event with Mathilda Lindholm. In 2013, he became the runner-up of Estonian International in men's doubles event.[2] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel.[3] In 2017, he was a runner-up of the Estonian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Henri Aarnio.[4]
| Iikka Heino | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 January 1995 Pargas, Finland | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Holbæk, Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 98 (MS 12 March 2019) 74 (MD with Henri Aarnio 7 September 2017) 117 (XD with Jenny Nyström 14 May 2019) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life edit
Iikka Heino brother, Eetu Heino, is also a professional badminton players.[5] He started to playing badminton at the age of six in Paraisten, and entered the national team in 2011. To improve his badminton, Iika Heino lives and trains in Holbæk, Denmark.[1][5]
Achievements edit
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up) edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Estonian International |  Mika Köngäs
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 Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping
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11–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Estonian International | Henri Aarnio
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Bastian Kersaudy Julien Maio
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13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Hellas Open | Henri Aarnio
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 Kasper Antonsen Niclas Nøhr
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17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ a b "Players: Iikka HEINO". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Iikka Heino". rio.sulkapallo.fi (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Tanska kaatoi Suomen EM-välierässä". yle.fi (in Finnish). yle. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Iikka Heino & Henri Aarnio hopealle Estonian International 2017 turnauksessa". www.espoonsulkapallo.net (in Finnish). Espoon Sulkapallo-Badminton ry. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b Phelan, Mark (6 April 2018). "Brothers in Arms". www.badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
External links edit
- Iikka Heino at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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