Ekaterina Malkova

Ekaterina Malkova
Malkova with Kargaev at the 2015 BWF World Championships
Personal information
Birth nameЕкатерина Владимировна Болотова
(Ekaterina Vladimirovna Bolotova)
CountryRussia
Born (1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 32)
Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Moscow, Russia
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight67 kg (148 lb)[1]
Years active2010
HandednessRight
CoachTatiana Ivanova
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking141 (WS 25 September 2014)
19 (WD 12 March 2019)
50 (XD 26 March 2015)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Russia
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Women'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
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kazan Women's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Vantaa Mixed team
BWF profile

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Malkova ((Russian: Екатерина Владимировна Малькова; born 12 December 1992; née Bolotova) is a Russian badminton player.[2] She was the women's doubles silver medalist at the 2015 Baku European Games with partner Evgeniya Kosetskaya,[3] and later won a bronze medal in 2019 Minsk with Alina Davletova.[4]

Personal life

She is married to Saratov badminton player Vladimir Malkov.[5]

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall,
Baku, Azerbaijan 		Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 		12–21, 21–23 Silver Silver
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus 		Russia Alina Davletova Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Cheryl Seinen 		21–18, 20–22, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up)

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.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Bitburger Open Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya China Ou Dongni
China Yu Xiaohan 		10–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Scottish Open Russia Alina Davletova Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Cheryl Seinen 		21–15, 15–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 White Nights Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya Russia Olga Golovanova
Russia Viktoriia Vorobeva 		21–14, 26–24 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Bahrain International Challenge Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya Russia Anastasia Chervyakova
Russia Nina Vislova 		21–6, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 White Nights Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya Turkey Özge Bayrak
Turkey Neslihan Yiğit 		20–22, 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Austrian Open Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya United States Eva Lee
United States Paula Lynn Obañana 		21–11, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Lithuanian International Russia Anastasiia Semenova Russia Ekaterina Kut
Russia Daria Serebriakova 		21–14, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Hungarian International Russia Alina Davletova Russia Elena Komendrovskaja
Russia Maria Shegurova 		21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Italian International Russia Alina Davletova Denmark Alexandra Bøje
Denmark Sara Lundgaard 		21–18, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Estonian International Russia Alina Davletova England Jessica Hopton
England Jenny Moore 		21–10, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Hungarian International Russia Alina Davletova Sweden Emma Karlsson
Sweden Johanna Magnusson 		21–14, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Italian International Russia Alina Davletova Denmark Julie Finne-Ipsen
Denmark Mai Surrow 		21–13, 14–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Azerbaijan International Russia Alina Davletova England Chloe Birch
England Lauren Smith 		18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Italian International Russia Alina Davletova Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 		11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Iran Fajr International Russia Anastasiia Shapovalova Iran Hajar Kabiri
Iran Saghar Rafei 		21–3, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Lithuanian International Russia Andrey Ashmarin Russia Yaroslav Egerev
Russia Irina Khlebko 		21–15, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Lithuanian International Russia Denis Grachev Poland Paweł Śmiłowski
Poland Magdalena Świerczyńska 		21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Czech International Russia Vasily Kuznetsov Denmark Mathias Bay-Smidt
Denmark Alexandra Bøje 		19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dubai International Russia Denis Grachev South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
South Korea Park So-young 		14–21, 21–17, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Italian International Russia Vladimir Ivanov South Korea Kim Sa-rang
South Korea Eom Hye-won 		21–12, 18–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "Athlete: Bolotova Ekaterina". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Болотова Екатерина Владимировна". Infosport.ru (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Stoeva sisters secure first Bulgarian gold: Top seeds beat Russian duo to win Badminton women's doubles title". Baku 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Russia Day in Minsk". Russian Olympic Committee. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Саратовский бадминтонист и его жена не пробились на Олимпиаду в Токио". Новости Саратова сегодня (in Russian). 8 July 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.