Airi Mikkelä (born 5 April 1993) is a Finnish
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player. She started playing badminton at 8 years old, then in 2009, she joined Finnish national badminton team. In 2010, she participated at the
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics ( ta, 2010 கோடைக்கால இளையோர் ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுக்கள் ms, Sukan Olimpik Belia Musim Panas 2010), officially known as the I Summer ...
in Singapore. In 2014, she won
Iceland International The Iceland International in badminton is an international open held in Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Eu ...
tournament in women's singles event. In 2015, she became the runner-up of Mauritius and
Mexico
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international tournament. In 2016, she won
Peru International Series
The Peru International Series or Perú Future Series is an international open badminton tournament in Peru, established since 2015, organized by the Federación Deportiva Peruana de Bádminton, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation and Badmi ...
and became the runner-up of Iceland International tournament.
Achievements
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the
Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
''Women's singles''
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BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
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BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
''Women's singles''
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BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
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BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Vantaa
Finnish female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
European Games competitors for Finland
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