Kristin Kuuba

Kristin Kuuba
Personal information
Nickname(s)Kupsik
CountryEstonia
Born (1997-02-15) 15 February 1997 (age 27)
Tartu, Estonia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachGanesh Badri[1]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking39 (WS 11 October 2022)
57 (WD with Helina Rüütel 10 May 2018)
Current ranking74 (WS 16 July 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Estonia
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Kristin Kuuba (born 15 February 1997) is an Estonian badminton player.[2] She was a bronze medalist at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event with her partner Helina Rüütel.[3] Kuuba competed at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics;[4] 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games;[1][5] and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[6]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Regional Sport Centrum Hall,
Lubin, Poland 		Estonia Helina Rüütel France Verlaine Faulmann
France Anne Tran 		21–19, 16–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 8 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Norwegian International India Saili Rane 18–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Latvia International Belarus Alesia Zaitsava 21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Lithuanian International Wales Jordan Hart 21–23, 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Polish Open India Tanya Hemanth 24–22, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Dutch Open England Abigail Holden 23–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Estonian International Thailand Thamonwan Nithiittikrai 19–21, 23–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Estonian International Chinese Taipei Huang Yu-hsun 21–13, 11–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Denmark Masters Indonesia Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi 16–21, 21–16, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Scottish Open Turkey Neslihan Arın 23–25, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Lithuanian International Estonia Helina Rüütel Russia Anastasia Dobrinina
Russia Viktoriia Vorobeva 		19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Riga International Estonia Helina Rüütel France Vimala Hériau
France Margot Lambert 		20–22, 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Estonian International Estonia Helina Rüütel Russia Anastasia Chervyakova
Russia Olga Morozova 		14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Croatian International Estonia Helina Rüütel Denmark Anne Hald Jensen
Denmark Lisa Kramer 		21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Czech International Estonia Helina Rüütel Ukraine Maryna Ilyinskaya
Ukraine Yelyzaveta Zharka 		21–13, 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Latvia International Estonia Helina Rüütel Russia Olga Arkhangelskaya
Russia Natalia Rogova 		21–18, 13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up
2017 Lithuanian International Estonia Helina Rüütel Denmark Anne Hald Jensen
Denmark Lisa Kramer 		21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Morocco International Estonia Helina Rüütel Jordan Haneen Derar Al-Wedyan
Jordan Domou Amro 		21–8, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Latvia International Estonia Helina Rüütel France Ainoa Desmons
France Juliette Moinard 		21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Lithuanian International Estonia Helina Rüütel Denmark Christine Busch
Denmark Amalie Schulz 		22–20, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Kharkiv International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Sweden Amanda Högström
Sweden Clara Nistad 		8–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "Athletes: Kristin Kuuba". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Players: Kristin Kuuba". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Nanjing 2014 (YOG)" (in Estonian). Nõo Sulgpalliklubi. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Eesti koondis II Euroopa Mängudel Minskis 21.-30.06" (in Estonian). Estonian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  6. ^ Leheste, Gunnar (27 July 2021). "Kristin Kuuba pidi maailma 13. reketi paremust tunnistama ning jäi 16 parema hulgast välja". Delfi Sport (in Estonian). Retrieved 7 April 2022.


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