Katharina Fink
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Italian badminton player
Badminton player
| Katharina Fink | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Italy |
| Born | (2002年11月14日) 14 November 2002 (age 22) Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy[1] |
| Residence | Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy[2] |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 124 (WS 20 December 2022) 63 (WD with Yasmine Hamza 15 November 2022) |
| BWF profile | |
Katharina Fink (born 14 November 2002) is an Italian badminton player affiliated with SSV Bozen. She won the National Championships title in 2018.[1] Fink clinched her first senior international title at the 2019 South Africa International in the women's doubles event partnered with Yasmine Hamza.[3] Together with Hamza , they won the silver medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[4]
Early life
[edit ]Fink was born into a German-speaking region in Italy called South Tyrol. She is half Czech on her mother's side and quarter Swiss, quarter Italian on her father's.[5] Fink began to playing badminton at the age of ten.[2] In her junior career, she trained at the Südtirol Badminton School, and entered top 200 BWF World ranking in the women's doubles event in 2021.[6]
Achievements
[edit ]Mediterranean Games
[edit ]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria |
Italy Yasmine Hamza | Turkey Bengisu Erçetin Turkey Nazlıcan İnci |
15–21, 18–21 | Silver Silver | [4] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 6 runners-up)
[edit ]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Africa International | Mauritius Kate Foo Kune | 16–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cyprus International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | Hungary Daniella Gonda Hungary Ágnes Kőrösi |
12–21, 21–12, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2019 | South Africa International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | South Africa Megan de Beer South Africa Johanita Scholtz |
16–21, 21–15, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2020 | Latvia International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Estonia Helina Rüütel |
11–21, 12–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2021 | Hellas International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | Malaysia Low Yeen Yuan Malaysia Valeree Siow |
15–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2021 | Cyprus International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | Ukraine Polina Tkach Ukraine Tetyana Potapenko |
21–10, 11–7 retired | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2021 | El Salvador International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | Brazil Sania Lima Brazil Tamires Santos |
12–21, 21–13, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2023 | Iceland International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | England Abbygael Harris England Annie Lado |
13–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International
[edit ]Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Irish Junior Open | India Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka | 8–21, 10–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2019 | South Africa Junior International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | 8–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2020 | Portuguese Junior International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | 13–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Portuguese Junior International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | Italy Judith Mair Italy Chiara Passeri |
21–16, 11–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2019 | South Africa Junior International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | South Africa Amy Ackerman South Africa Megan de Beer |
21–11, 21–11 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2020 | Lithuanian Junior International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | Spain Lucía Rodríguez Spain Ania Setién |
21–19, 21–14 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2020 | Portuguese Junior International | Italy Yasmine Hamza | Portugal Ana Fernandes Portugal Claudia Lourenço |
21–6, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Katharina Fink" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Badminton. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Katharina Fink" (in German). Südtiroler Sporthilfe Alto Adige. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Fink und Hamza schreiben Badmintongeschichte" (in German). RaiNews. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b Santangelo, Roberto (27 June 2022). "Badminton, Giochi del Mediterraneo 2022: argento per Katharina Fink e Yasmine Hamza, bronzo per Fabio Caponio e Giovanni Toti" (in Italian). OA Sport. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Katharina Fink: I felt the desire burning inside me". Badminton Europe. 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Katharina Fink zählt jetzt zu den besten 200 der Welt" (in German). SportNews.bz. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links
[edit ]- Katharina Fink at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)