Iikka Heino

Iikka Heino
Personal information
Country	Finland
Born	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 30) Pargas, Finland
Residence	Holbæk, Denmark
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	98 (MS 12 March 2019) 74 (MD with Henri Aarnio 7 September 2017) 117 (XD with Jenny Nyström 14 May 2019)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Finland European Men's Team Championships 2014 Basel Men's team
BWF profile

Iikka Heino (born 9 January 1995) is a Finnish badminton player.[1] In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European U17 Championships in the mixed doubles event with Mathilda Lindholm. In 2013, he became the runner-up of Estonian International in men's doubles event.[2] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel.[3] In 2017, he was a runner-up of the Estonian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Henri Aarnio.[4]

Personal life

Iikka Heino brother, Eetu Heino, is also a professional badminton players.[5] He started to playing badminton at the age of six in Paraisten, and entered the national team in 2011. To improve his badminton, Iika Heino lives and trains in Holbæk, Denmark.[1][5]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Estonian International	Mika Köngäs	Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping	11–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2017	Estonian International	Henri Aarnio	Bastian Kersaudy Julien Maio	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2017	Hellas Open	Henri Aarnio	Kasper Antonsen Niclas Nøhr	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Iikka HEINO". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
2. "Iikka Heino". rio.sulkapallo.fi (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
3. "Tanska kaatoi Suomen EM-välierässä". yle.fi (in Finnish). yle. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
4. "Iikka Heino & Henri Aarnio hopealle Estonian International 2017 turnauksessa". www.espoonsulkapallo.net (in Finnish). Espoon Sulkapallo-Badminton ry. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
5. Phelan, Mark (6 April 2018). "Brothers in Arms". www.badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links

• Iikka Heino at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)