Helina Rüütel

Helina Rüütel
Rüütel at the 2019 European Games
Personal information
CountryEstonia
Born (1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 27)
Tartu, Estonia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessLeft
CoachMart Mäerand[1]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking184 (WS 21 December 2017)
43 (WD with Kati-Kreet Marran 11 May 2021)
109 (XD with Mihkel Laanes 11 May 2021)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Estonia
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lubin Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Helina Rüütel (born 11 August 1997) is an Estonian badminton player who joined the national team in 2013.[2][3]

Career

In 2015, she won bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in girls' doubles event with her partner Kristin Kuuba.[4]

In 2019, she competed at the 2019 European Games, reaching the quarter finals in the women's doubles partnered with Kati-Kreet Marran.[5]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (16 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Riga International Latvia Ieva Pope 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Riga International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Latvia Ieva Pope
Latvia Kristīne Šefere 		21–15, 16–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Lithuanian International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Russia Anastasia Dobrinina
Russia Viktoriia Vorobeva 		19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Riga International Estonia Kristin Kuuba France Vimala Hériau
France Margot Lambert 		20–22, 21–17, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Estonian International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Russia Anastasia Chervyakova
Russia Olga Morozova 		14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Croatian International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Denmark Anne Hald
Denmark Lisa Kramer 		21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Czech International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Ukraine Maryna Ilyinskaya
Ukraine Yelyzaveta Zharka 		21–13, 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Latvia International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Russia Olga Arkhangelskaya
Russia Natalia Rogova 		21–18, 13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner up
2017 Lithuanian International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Denmark Anne Hald
Denmark Lisa Kramer 		21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Morocco International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Jordan Haneen Derar Al-Wedyan
Jordan Domou Amro 		21–8, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Latvia International Estonia Kristin Kuuba France Ainoa Desmons
France Juliette Moinard 		21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Lithuanian International Estonia Kristin Kuuba Denmark Christine Busch
Denmark Amalie Schulz 		22–20, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Norwegian International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Denmark Gabriella Bøje
Denmark Marie Louise Steffensen 		12–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Slovak Open Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Germany Lisa Kaminski
Germany Hannah Pohl 		21–13, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Latvia International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Sweden Edith Urell
Sweden Cecilia Wang 		22–20, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Latvia International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Italy Katharina Fink
Italy Yasmine Hamza 		21–11, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Portugal International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Denmark Christine Busch
Denmark Amalie Schulz 		16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Latvia International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Poland Dominika Kwasnik
Poland Kornelia Marczak 		20–22, 21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Lithuanian International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Indonesia Meisa Rizka Fitria
Indonesia Maulida Aprilia Putri 		18–21, 23–21, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Latvia International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Germany Amelie Lehmann
Germany Marie Sophie Stern 		21–9, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Norwegian International Estonia Kati-Kreet Marran Denmark Amalie Cecilie Kudsk
Denmark Signe Schulz 		16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Latvia International Estonia Mihkel Laanes Estonia Oskar Männik
Estonia Ramona Üprus 		21–15, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Latvia International Estonia Kristjan Kaljurand Republic of Ireland Joshua Magee
Republic of Ireland Moya Ryan 		19–21, 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Athletes: Helina Ruutel". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Players: Helina Rüütel". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Helina Rüütel Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "European Junior Championships, Individuals". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Friendship fuels rise of Estonian badminton duo". www.eurolympic.org. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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