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
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
2015 Lubin Girls' doubles
BWF profile

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

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Norwegian International Saili Rane 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2018 Latvia International Alesia Zaitsava 21–10, 21–16 Winner
2018 Lithuanian International Jordan Hart 21–23, 21–18, 21–18 Winner
2021 Polish Open Tanya Hemanth 24–22, 21–14 Winner
2021 Dutch Open Abigail Holden 23–21, 21–18 Winner
2022 Estonian International Thamonwan Nithiittikrai 19–21, 23–21, 21–15 Winner
2023 Estonian International Huang Yu-hsun 21–13, 11–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2023 Denmark Masters Komang Ayu Cahya Dewi 16–21, 21–16, 21–10 Winner
2023 Scottish Open Neslihan Arın 23–25, 13–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Lithuanian International Helina Rüütel Anastasia Dobrinina
Viktoriia Vorobeva 		19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2015 Riga International Helina Rüütel Vimala Hériau
Margot Lambert 		20–22, 21–17, 21–12 Winner
2016 Estonian International Helina Rüütel Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova 		14–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2017 Croatian International Helina Rüütel Anne Hald Jensen
Lisa Kramer 		21–12, 21–9 Winner
2017 Czech International Helina Rüütel Maryna Ilyinskaya
Yelyzaveta Zharka 		21–13, 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2017 Latvia International Helina Rüütel Olga Arkhangelskaya
Natalia Rogova 		21–18, 13–21, 19–21 Runner up
2017 Lithuanian International Helina Rüütel Anne Hald Jensen
Lisa Kramer 		21–11, 21–13 Winner
2017 Morocco International Helina Rüütel Haneen Derar Al-Wedyan
Domou Amro 		21–8, 21–9 Winner
2018 Latvia International Helina Rüütel Ainoa Desmons
Juliette Moinard 		21–17, 21–16 Winner
2018 Lithuanian International Helina Rüütel Christine Busch
Amalie Schulz 		22–20, 21–9 Winner
2018 Kharkiv International Kati-Kreet Marran Amanda Högström
Clara Nistad 		8–21, 11–21 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.
  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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