Felix Jacob Burestedt (born 26 February 1995) is a Swedish badminton player. Trained at the Halmstad BMK, Burestedt made his international debut in 2013, and entered the Badminton Europe Centre of Excellence (CoE) in 2017.[3] He won his first international title at the 2018 Lithuanian International in the men's singles event.[4] He competed at the 2019 European Games,[2] and also at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
| Felix Burestedt | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Felix Jacob Burestedt |
| Country | Sweden |
| Born | 26 February 1995 Ängelholm, Sweden |
| Residence | Vellinge, Sweden[1] |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[2] |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 56 (21 January 2020) |
| Current ranking | 72 (31 January 2023) |
| BWF profile | |
Achievements
editBWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Portuguese International |  Rasmus Messerschmidt
|
18–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2018 | Lithuanian International |  Michał Rogalski
|
21–12, 23–21 |  Winner
|
| 2019 | Portuguese International |  Soo Teck Zhi
|
21–23, 21–8, 21–17 | Winner
|
| 2019 | Azerbaijan International | Rasmus Gemke
|
13–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2020 | Swedish Open | Victor Svendsen
|
8–18 Retired | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Felix Jacob Burestedt" (in Swedish). Mrkoll.se. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Burestedt Felix". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Felix Burestedt". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Raftery, Alan (10 June 2018). "Felix Burestedt victorious. One for the BEC Centre of Excellence". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Appelqvist, Viktor (25 July 2021). "Felix föll mot världsfyran i OS-premiären" (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
External links
edit- Felix Burestedt at BWFBadminton.com
- Felix Burestedt at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Felix Burestedt at Olympics.com
- Felix Burestedt at Olympedia
- Felix Burestedt at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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