Vladimir Ivanov (badminton)

Vladimir Alexandrovich Ivanov (Russian: Владимир Александрович Иванов; born 3 July 1987) is a Russian badminton player. He was the champion at the 2014 and 2021 European Championships,[2][3] and also the 2016 All England Open partnering with Ivan Sozonov. They made history by becoming the first Russian pair to win the men's doubles title in each of those events.[4] Ivanov competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][5][6]

Vladimir Ivanov
Владимир Иванов
Personal information
Birth nameВладимир Александрович Иванов
CountryRussia
Born (1987-07-03) 3 July 1987 (age 37)
Kusa, Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking28 (MS 11 April 2013)
7 (MD with Ivan Sozonov 7 December 2017)
70 (XD with Ashwini Ponnappa 3 September 2015)
Current ranking37 (MD with Ivan Sozonov 8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Russia
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kyiv Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Huelva Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Liévin Men's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Mixed doubles
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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European Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall,
Baku, Azerbaijan
  Ivan Sozonov   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
8–21, 13–21   Silver
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
  Ivan Sozonov   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
17–21, 17–21   Bronze

European Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia   Rajiv Ouseph 23–25, 21–13, 8–21   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gymnastics Center,
Kazan, Russia
  Ivan Sozonov   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
21–13, 21–16   Gold
2016 Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
  Ivan Sozonov   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
19–21, 21–15, 16–17 retired   Bronze
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
  Ivan Sozonov   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
11–21, 21–19, 19–21   Bronze
2021 Palace of Sports,
Kyiv, Ukraine
  Ivan Sozonov   Mark Lamsfuß
  Marvin Seidel
Walkover   Gold

Summer Universiade

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
  Ivan Sozonov   Ko Sung-hyun
  Lee Yong-dae
21–13, 13–21, 13–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
  Nina Vislova   Kim Gi-jung
  Kim So-young
22–20, 19–21, 17–21   Bronze

European Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 De Maaspoort,
Den Bosch, Netherlands
  Olga Kozlova   Rasmus Bonde
  Christinna Pedersen
10–15, 8–15   Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dutch Open Super 100   Ivan Sozonov   Mark Lamsfuß
  Marvin Seidel
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2020 Denmark Open Super 750   Ivan Sozonov   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
22–20, 17–21, 18–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Russian Open Super 100   Kim Min-kyung   Rohan Kapoor
  Kuhoo Garg
21–19, 21–17   Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 All England Open   Ivan Sozonov   Hiroyuki Endo
  Kenichi Hayakawa
21–23, 21–18, 21–16   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 8 runners-up)

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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 (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 U.S. Open   Takuma Ueda 22–20, 21–17   Winner
2013 Russian Open   Kenta Nishimoto 21–17, 15–21, 21–14   Winner
2014 Russian Open   Riichi Takeshita 18–21, 21–5, 21–17   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Russian Open   Ivan Sozonov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
11–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2009 Russian Open   Ivan Sozonov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2010 Russian Open   Ivan Sozonov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–17, 10–21, 21–18   Winner
2012 Russian Open   Ivan Sozonov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–18, 21–15   Winner
2012 Macau Open   Ivan Sozonov   Lee Sheng-mu
  Tsai Chia-hsin
21–14, 17–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open   Ivan Sozonov   Shin Baek-choel
  Yoo Yeon-seong
21–18, 15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2013 Russian Open   Ivan Sozonov   Andrey Ashmarin
  Vitalij Durkin
21–16, 21–19   Winner
2015 Syed Modi International   Ivan Sozonov   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
9–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2015 German Open   Ivan Sozonov   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
20–22, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Russian Open   Ivan Sozonov   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
22–20, 21–19   Winner
2015 Bitburger Open   Ivan Sozonov   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 U.S. Grand Prix   Ivan Sozonov   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Russian Open   Ivan Sozonov   Konstantin Abramov
  Alexandr Zinchenko
21–15, 21–14   Winner
2017 Russian Open   Ivan Sozonov   Chooi Kah Ming
  Low Juan Shen
11–6, 11–9, 11–5   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Russian Open   Valeria Sorokina   Pranaav Jerry Chopra
  N. Sikki Reddy
17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 7 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Polish Open   Pablo Abian 14–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2011 Guatemala International   Ivan Sozonov 16–21, 21–9, 18–21   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 White Nights   Ivan Sozonov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
17–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2009 Bulgarian International   Ivan Sozonov   Kasper Faust Henriksen
  Anders Kristiansen
11–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2009 Hungarian International   Ivan Sozonov   Adam Cwalina
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
17–21, 21–13, 26–28   Runner-up
2010 Polish International   Ivan Sozonov   Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
  Wong Wai Hong
21–17, 14–21, 21–14   Winner
2010 Kharkiv International   Ivan Sozonov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
26–28, 15–21   Runner-up
2010 Italian International   Ivan Sozonov   Anthony Clark
  Chris Langridge
14–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2010 Turkey International   Ivan Sozonov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
21–12, 21–18   Winner
2011 Polish Open   Ivan Sozonov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
23–21, 21–17   Winner
2011 Kharkiv International   Ivan Sozonov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
19–21, 21–19, 21–16   Winner
2011 Guatemala International   Ivan Sozonov   Adrian Liu
  Derrick Ng
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2011 Brazil International   Ivan Sozonov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
16–21, 21–14, 24–22   Winner
2011 Scottish International   Ivan Sozonov   Marcus Ellis
  Peter Mills
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2011 Italian International   Ivan Sozonov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–16, 21–15   Winner
2012 Swedish Masters   Ivan Sozonov   Jorrit de Ruiter
  Dave Khodabux
21–16, 21–9   Winner
2012 Polish Open   Ivan Sozonov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
21–11, 21–13   Winner
2012 Finnish Open   Ivan Sozonov   Nikolaj Nikolaenko
  Nikolai Ukk
21–10, 21–16   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Italian International   Ekaterina Bolotova   Kim Sa-rang
  Eom Hye-won
21–12, 18–21, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  2. ^ "Marin, Ivanov & Sozonov Make History at the European Championships". Yonex. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ Raftery, Alan (4 May 2021). "EBC21 Summary". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "'Miracle' win writes new page for Russian badminton". All England Badminton. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
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  6. ^ "Badminton - IVANOV Vladimir". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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