Eva Twedberg

Eva Twedberg
Eva Twedberg
Personal information
Birth name	Eva Pettersson
Country	Sweden
Born	16 February 1943 (age 81); Ystad, Sweden
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Years active	1959–1986
Coach	Bertil Johnsson
Women's singles
Career title(s)	All England (1968, 1971); European Champion (1970)
Highest ranking	1 (1968–1971)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Sweden
European Championships

Eva Twedberg (earlier Eva Pettersson, later Eva Stuart, born 16 February 1943) is a Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Among other titles, she won the World Invitational Championships held in Glasgow, in 1971 in both singles and doubles, the prestigious All-England singles title in 1968 and 1971; the Danish Open in 1968, 1970, and 1972; the U.S. Open in 1972 and 1973; and the European Championships in 1970. Twedberg is the most successful player in the history of the Swedish National Championships with a combined total of 44 titles in national restricted and national open competition earned between 1960 and 1976.

Personal life

During the latter part of her badminton career, Twedberg married the Northumberland county and England badminton internationalist Elliot Stuart and represented Northumberland. Their marriage was held in Newcastle upon Tyne on 18 August 1973. The two living in North London. She gave birth her son Kristian on 6 December 1974 in Chesire in the North of England.

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles
Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Bochum, West Germany	Marieluise Wackerow	11–5, 10–12, 0–11	Bronze
1970	Port Talbot, Wales	Imre Nielsen	11–8, 10–12, 12–10	Gold
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden	Gillian Gilks	2–11, 7–11	Bronze

Mixed doubles
Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Karlskrona, Sweden	Gert Perneklo	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow	11–15, 8–15	Bronze

International tournaments

Women's singles
Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1960	German Open	Karin Rasmussen	4–11, 11–1, 11–5	Winner
1960	Swedish Open	Berit Olsson	6–11, 11–9, 12–10	Winner
1964	Norwegian International	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	2–11, 11–3, 6–11	Runner-up
1965	Swedish Open	Ulla Rasmussen	2–11, 11–1, 11–4	Winner
1965	Norwegian International	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	11–8, 11–2	Winner
1966	Swedish Open	Judy Hashman	0–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1966	German Open	Irmgard Latz	8–11, 11–8, 9–12	Runner-up
1967	German Open	Ulla Strand	11–2, 11–6	Winner
1967	North of Scotland International	Muriel Woodcock	11–1, 11–0	Winner
1968	All England Open	Minarni	11–6, 11–2	Winner
1968	German Open	Irmgard Latz	11–6, 9–11, 11–3	Winner
1968	Swedish Open			Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	Hiroe Yuki	1–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1968	Norwegian International	Jette Føge	10–12, 11–3, 11–5	Winner
1968	Denmark Open	Noriko Takagi	12–9, 9–12, 12–10	Winner
1968	French Open	Agnes Geene	11–2, 11–0	Winner
1968	East of Scotland International	Marianne Flykt	11–1, 11–0	Winner
1969	German Open	Anne Flindt	6–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1969	Canadian Open	Retno Kustijah	11–1, 11–2	Winner
1969	Norwegian International	Jette Føge	11–4, 11–1	Winner
1970	Swedish Open	Jette Føge		Winner
1970	Denmark Open	Etsuko Takenaka	11–2, 11–2	Winner
1971	Swedish Open	Margaret Beck	11–7, 11–5	Winner
1971	All England Open	Anne Berglund	11–3, 6–11, 11–2	Winner
1971	German Open	Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–3, 11–4	Winner
1971	Dutch Open	Gillian Gilks	11–3, 7–11, 12–11	Winner
1971	Norwegian International	Lene Køppen	11–5, 11–2	Winner
1972	Swedish Open	Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–5, 12–10	Winner
1972	Dutch Open			Winner
1972	German Open	Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–6, 11–4	Winner
1972	U. S. Open	Pam Stockton	11–7, 11–8	Winner
1972	Canadian Open	Anne Berglund	11–7, 11–2	Winner
1972	Denmark Open	Noriko Nakayama	11–4, 11–6	Winner
1972	Norwegian International	Pernille Kaagaard	6–11, 11–5, 11–0	Winner
1973	German Open	Imre Rietveld	11–7, 11–8	Winner
1973	India Open	Lene Køppen	8–11, 11–8, 11–7	Winner
1973	U. S. Open	Barb O'Brien	11–6, 11–1	Winner
1973	Swedish Open	Margaret Beck	11–3, 11–5	Winner
1973	Jamaica International	Margaret Beck		Runner-up
1974	Swedish Open	Lene Køppen	9–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1974	Dutch Open	Joke van Beusekom		Winner
1980	Portugal International	Kathleen Redhead	11–5, 11–6	Winner
1982	Portugal International	Catharine Troke	8–11, 4–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles
Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1964	Norwegian International	Gunnila Dahlström	Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Liselotte Nielsen	15–7, 6–15, 15–8	Winner
1965	Norwegian International	Gunnila Dahlström	Lonny Funch Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	7–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1966	Swedish Open	Judy Hashman	Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand	12–15, 15–10, 15–8	Winner
1967	Swedish Open	Imre Rietveld	Lonny Funch Ulla Strand		Runner-up
1968	Singapore Open	Rosalind Singha Ang	Hiroe Yuki Noriko Takagi	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1968	French Open	Karin Dittberner			Winner
1968	Norwegian International	A. C. Rosenqvist	Jette Føge Lonny Funch	3–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1969	Norwegian International	Lena Olsson	Jette Føge Karin Jørgensen	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1972	Norwegian International	Anette Börjesson	Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1973	India Open	Joke van Beusekom	Anne Berglund Lene Køppen	15–1, 15–9	Winner
1973	U. S. Open	Bridget Cooper	Pam Brady Diane Hales	15–12, 12–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1974	Dutch Open	Anette Börjesson	Brigitte Steden Marieluise Zizmann		Runner-up
1980	Portugal International	Mary Eddy	Gillian Clark Kathleen Redhead	3–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1982	Portugal International	Paula Kilvington	Nora Perry Catharine Troke	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1984	Portugal International	Fiona Elliott			Winner

Mixed doubles
Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Swedish Open	Berndt Dahlberg	Henning Borch Ulla Rasmussen	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1969	Norwegian International	Sture Johnsson			Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	Svend Andersen	Teh Kew San Ng Mei Ling	18–17, 15–13	Winner
1971	Norwegian International	Gert Perneklo	Erland Kops Lene Køppen	3–15, 15–5, 15–10	Winner
1972	U. S. Open	Elliot Stuart	Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard	5–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1972	Canadian Open	Elliot Stuart	Flemming Delfs Pernille Kaagaard	11–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1973	German Open	Gert Perneklo	Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann	15–13, 15–2	Winner
1973	India Open	Elliot Stuart	Satish Bhatia Morin Mathias	15–0, 15–11	Winner
1973	U. S. Open	Sture Johnsson	Thomas Carmichael Pam Brady	18–13, 15–12	Winner
1973	Jamaica International	Sture Johnsson	Mike Tredgett Margaret Beck		Winner
1981	Portugal International	Billy Gilliland			Winner
1982	Portugal International	Billy Gilliland	Ray Stevens Nora Perry	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up

References

^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 106.
^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 152.
^ "The 19th U.S.open", Badminton USA, May 1972, 10 and "20th U.S. open", Badminton USA, May 1973, 4.
^ Davis, 115.
^ "On the side lines" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 6. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^ "On the side lines: Some notes and news from all parts" (PDF). World Badminton (19 ed.). March 1975. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2024.

External links

Eva Twedberg at Olympics.com
Eva Twedberg at Olympedia (archive)

[1] Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 106.

[2] Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 152.

[3] "The 19th U.S.open", Badminton USA, May 1972, 10 and "20th U.S. open", Badminton USA, May 1973, 4.

[4] Davis, 115.

[5] "On the side lines" (PDF). World Badminton (11 ed.). October 1973. p. 6. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

[6] "On the side lines: Some notes and news from all parts" (PDF). World Badminton (19 ed.). March 1975. p. 5. Retrieved 31 December 2024.