Sören Opti | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Sören Hans Brad Opti |
Country | Surinam |
Born | Paramaribo, Suriname | 16 May 1997
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Handedness | Right |
Men's singles & doubles | |
Highest ranking | 209 (MS) 13 August 2019 228 (MD) 15 October 2019 347 (XD) 22 November 2018 |
Current ranking | 250 (MS), 303 (MD) date ( 31 December 2019 ) |
BWF profile |
Sören Hans Brad Opti (born 16 May 1997) is a badminton player from Suriname. He is an Olympian, respresenting Suriname at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was also selected to represent his country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, but due to a positive Covid-test had to stay home. [1] In the 2016 Olympics Opti was the flagbearer for Suriname during the opening ceremony. [2] Opti participated at the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. [3] [4]
After winning many National and Regional junior titles, he became Surinamese National Champion Men's Singles in 2016 and retained this title in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2016 and 2018 he was runner-up at the Carebaco International. In 2016 he reached the semi-finals at the Chile International and the Santo Domingo Open. He competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. [5] He lost to both Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and Derek Wong Zi Liang of Singapore during group play and did not advance further. [6]
Opti participated at the 2019 Pan Am Games for Suriname in the Men's Singles and Men's Doubles events. In 2019 he reached the semi-finals in the Men's Doubles category with his doubles partner Mitch Nai Chung Tong at the Carebaco International in Bridgetown, Barbados. [7] [8] [9] At the end of 2019 he joined the Cuntapay Badminton Academy (CBA) in Switzerland. [10] In 2021, Opti received a Tripartite invitation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Men's Singles event. For the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opti was placed by draw in a group with Shi Yuqi from China and Matthew Abela from Malta. [11] However, due to attaining a positive Covid test upon departure to Tokyo, he had to withdraw his participation. [12]
6-time badminton athlete of the year in Suriname (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, [13] 2018 [14] & 2019 [15]) Most Promising Sportman of the year in Suriname 2012 [16]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Carebaco International | Nelson Javier | 17–21, 21–13, 7–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Carebaco International | Robert Mann | 21–18, 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2023 | Suriname International | Mitchel Wongsodikromo |
Diego Dos Ramos Al-Hassan Somedjo |
21–18, 21–9 | Winner |
2023 | French Guiana International | Mitchel Wongsodikromo |
Dimitri Antony Bons Vincent |
21–9, 21–12 | Winner |
Boys' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Carebaco Junior International | Matthew Lee | 21-7, 19–21, 21-6 | Winner |
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Carebaco Junior International | Mitch Nai Chung Tong |
Cesar Adonis Brito González Angel Argenis Marinez Ulloa |
20-22, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Sören Opti | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Sören Hans Brad Opti |
Country | Surinam |
Born | Paramaribo, Suriname | 16 May 1997
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Handedness | Right |
Men's singles & doubles | |
Highest ranking | 209 (MS) 13 August 2019 228 (MD) 15 October 2019 347 (XD) 22 November 2018 |
Current ranking | 250 (MS), 303 (MD) date ( 31 December 2019 ) |
BWF profile |
Sören Hans Brad Opti (born 16 May 1997) is a badminton player from Suriname. He is an Olympian, respresenting Suriname at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He was also selected to represent his country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, but due to a positive Covid-test had to stay home. [1] In the 2016 Olympics Opti was the flagbearer for Suriname during the opening ceremony. [2] Opti participated at the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. [3] [4]
After winning many National and Regional junior titles, he became Surinamese National Champion Men's Singles in 2016 and retained this title in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2016 and 2018 he was runner-up at the Carebaco International. In 2016 he reached the semi-finals at the Chile International and the Santo Domingo Open. He competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. [5] He lost to both Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and Derek Wong Zi Liang of Singapore during group play and did not advance further. [6]
Opti participated at the 2019 Pan Am Games for Suriname in the Men's Singles and Men's Doubles events. In 2019 he reached the semi-finals in the Men's Doubles category with his doubles partner Mitch Nai Chung Tong at the Carebaco International in Bridgetown, Barbados. [7] [8] [9] At the end of 2019 he joined the Cuntapay Badminton Academy (CBA) in Switzerland. [10] In 2021, Opti received a Tripartite invitation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Men's Singles event. For the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opti was placed by draw in a group with Shi Yuqi from China and Matthew Abela from Malta. [11] However, due to attaining a positive Covid test upon departure to Tokyo, he had to withdraw his participation. [12]
6-time badminton athlete of the year in Suriname (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, [13] 2018 [14] & 2019 [15]) Most Promising Sportman of the year in Suriname 2012 [16]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Carebaco International | Nelson Javier | 17–21, 21–13, 7–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Carebaco International | Robert Mann | 21–18, 12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | Suriname International | Mitchel Wongsodikromo |
Diego Dos Ramos Al-Hassan Somedjo |
21–18, 21–9 | Winner |
2023 | French Guiana International | Mitchel Wongsodikromo |
Dimitri Antony Bons Vincent |
21–9, 21–12 | Winner |
Boys' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Carebaco Junior International | Matthew Lee | 21-7, 19–21, 21-6 | Winner |
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Carebaco Junior International | Mitch Nai Chung Tong |
Cesar Adonis Brito González Angel Argenis Marinez Ulloa |
20-22, 17–21 | Runner-up |