Gabriela Stoeva


Gabriela Stoeva is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her younger sister, Stefani Stoeva. The sisters have won some titles, including gold medals in the 2015 European Games and 2018 European Championships.

Career summary

Gabriela Stoeva started playing badminton at age 10 in the Haskovo School Club. She joined the national team in 2008, and made a debut in the international event in 2009. In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the European U-17 Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with her sister, Stefani Stoeva. And at the 2013 European U-19 Championships, the sister won the gold medal.
Stoeva won her first BWF Grand Prix title at the 2014 Scottish Open in the women's doubles event with her sister. They beat Heather Olver and Lauren Smith of England in the finals round with the score 21-7 21-15. In 2015, she also won the Grand Prix tournament at the Russian and Dutch Open. Stoeva competed in the 2015 European Games, winning gold in women's doubles alongside her younger sister
In 2017, Stoevas finished as the runner-up at the Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold tournament, they lost to Chinese pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the straight games. The sisters also won the silver medal at the European Championships.

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Baku Sports Hall,
Baku, Azerbaijan
Stefani Stoeva Ekaterina Bolotova
Evgeniya Kosetskaya
21–12, 23–21 Gold

European Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Palacio de Deportes de Huelva,
Huelva, Spain
Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran
21–12, 21–10 Gold
2017Sydbank Arena,
Kolding, Denmark
Stefani Stoeva Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen
11–21, 21–15, 11–21 Silver

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013ASKI Sport Hall,
Ankara, Turkey
Stefani Stoeva Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke Soby Hansen
21–11, 21–18 Gold

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Spain MastersSuper 300 Stefani Stoeva Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
21–18, 20–22, 17–21 Runner-up
2019Dutch OpenSuper 100 Stefani Stoeva Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi
21–10, 22–20 Winner
2018Scottish OpenSuper 100 Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran
21–16, 21–9 Winner
2018SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100 Stefani Stoeva Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani
Rizki Amelia Pradipta
22–20, 15–21, 21–19 Winner
2018French OpenSuper 750 Stefani Stoeva Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2018Dutch OpenSuper 100 Stefani Stoeva Selena Piek
Cheryl Seinen
21–17, 21–18 Winner
2018Orleans MastersSuper 100 Stefani Stoeva Delphine Delrue
Léa Palermo
21–8, 21–14 Winner
2018Swiss OpenSuper 300 Stefani Stoeva Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata
21–19, 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Swiss Open Stefani Stoeva Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
16-21, 15-21 Runner-up
2016Dutch Open Stefani Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
21-17, 17-21, 16-21 Runner-up
2015Dutch Open Stefani Stoeva Eefje Muskens
Selena Piek
24–22, 21–15 Winner
2015Russian Open Stefani Stoeva Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte
21–15, 21–17 Winner
2014Scottish Open Stefani Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
21–7, 21–15 Winner
2014Brasil Open Stefani Stoeva Johanna Goliszewski
Carla Nelte
5-11, 7-11, 11-4, 10-11 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (24 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Italian International Stefani Stoeva Ekaterina Bolotova
Alina Davletova
21–11, 21–14 Winner
2019Belgian International Stefani Stoeva Rachel Honderich
Kristen Tsai
21–16, 21–15 Winner
2019Spanish International Stefani Stoeva Émilie Lefel
Anne Tran
21–8, 21–10 Winner
2018Bulgarian Open Stefani Stoeva Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn
21–16, 21–19 Winner
2017Bulgarian Open Stefani Stoeva Bengisu Ercetin
Nazlıcan Inci
21–16, 21–12 Winner
2015Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
21–19, 21–12 Winner
2015Italian International Stefani Stoeva Setyana Mapasa
Gronya Somerville
21–19, 18–21, 13–6 Retired Winner
2015Irish Open Stefani Stoeva Julie Finne-Ipsen
Rikke S. Hansen
21–10, 22–24, 21–9 Winner
2015Welsh International Stefani Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
21–10, 22–20 Winner
2015Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana
21–14, 21–10 Winner
2015Spanish International Stefani Stoeva Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova
21–16, 21–11 Winner
2015Orleans International Stefani Stoeva Heather Olver
Lauren Smith
22–20, 16–21, 21–9 Winner
2014Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
21–11, 21–9 Winner
2014Swiss International Stefani Stoeva Meiliana Jauhari
Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
11–6, 11–5, 11–9 Winner
2014Spanish Open Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Kirsty Gilmour
21–14, 21–9 Winner
2014Slovenian International Stefani Stoeva Victoria Dergunova
Olga Morozova
21–16, 21–17 Winner
2014Finnish Open Stefani Stoeva Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Roepke
17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014Orleans International Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva
14–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2014Austrian International Stefani Stoeva Olga Golovanova
Viktoriia Vorobeva
21–17, 20–22, 21–15 Winner
2013Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
21–15, 21–8 Winner
2013Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana
21–15, 21–10 Winner
2013Belgian International Stefani Stoeva Imogen Bankier
Petya Nedelcheva
21–13, 11–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2013Bulgarian Eurasia Open Stefani Stoeva Petya Nedelcheva
Dimitria Popstoikova
11–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2012Turkey International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
19–21, 21–14, 23–21 Winner
2012Bulgarian International Stefani Stoeva Ozge Bayrak
Neslihan Yigit
21–9, 21–17 Winner
2012Bulgarian Hebar Open Stefani Stoeva Rumiana Ivanova
Dimitria Popstoikova
15–21, 21–14, 21–11 Winner
2012Banuinvest International Stefani Stoeva Sandra-Maria Jensen
Line Kjaersfeldt
19–21, 21–17, 16–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Turkey International Markus Fernaldi Gideon Jones Rafli Jansen
Cisita Joity Jansen
21–17, 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2013Turkey International Anton Kaisti Vasily Kuznetsov
Viktoriia Vorobeva
21–9, 21–15 Winner
2013Bulgaria Eurasia Open Anton Kaisti Marvin Emil Seidel
Yvonne Li
19–21, 21–9, 21–18 Winner