Katharina Fink
| Katharina Fink | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Italy |
| Born | 14 November 2002 Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy[1] |
| Residence | Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy[2] |
| Women's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 124 (WS 20 December 2022) 63 (WD with Yasmine Hamza 15 November 2022) |
| BWF profile | |
Katharina Fink (born 14 November 2002) is an Italian badminton player affiliated with SSV Bozen. She won the National Championships title in 2018.[1] Fink clinched her first senior international title at the 2019 South Africa International in the women's doubles event partnered with Yasmine Hamza.[3] Together with Hamza , they won the silver medal at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[4]
Early life
Fink was born into a German-speaking region in Italy called South Tyrol. She is half Czech on her mother's side and quarter Swiss, quarter Italian on her father's.[5] Fink began to playing badminton at the age of ten.[2] In her junior career, she trained at the Südtirol Badminton School, and entered top 200 BWF World ranking in the women's doubles event in 2021.[6]
Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria |
 Yasmine Hamza
|
 Bengisu Erçetin Nazlıcan İnci
|
15–21, 18–21 |  Silver
|
[4] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 6 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Africa International | Kate Foo Kune
|
16–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
|
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cyprus International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Daniella Gonda Ágnes Kőrösi
|
12–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2019 | South Africa International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Megan de Beer Johanita Scholtz
|
16–21, 21–15, 21–16 |  Winner
|
| 2020 | Latvia International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Kati-Kreet Marran Helina Rüütel
|
11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2021 | Hellas International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Low Yeen Yuan Valeree Siow
|
15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2021 | Cyprus International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Polina Tkach Tetyana Potapenko
|
21–10, 11–7 retired | Winner
|
| 2021 | El Salvador International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Sania Lima Tamires Santos
|
12–21, 21–13, 13–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2023 | Iceland International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Abbygael Harris Annie Lado
|
13–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Irish Junior Open |  Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka
|
8–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2019 | South Africa Junior International | Yasmine Hamza
|
8–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2020 | Portuguese Junior International | Yasmine Hamza
|
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
|
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Portuguese Junior International | Yasmine Hamza
|
Judith Mair Chiara Passeri
|
21–16, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2019 | South Africa Junior International | Yasmine Hamza
|
Amy Ackerman Megan de Beer
|
21–11, 21–11 | Winner
|
| 2020 | Lithuanian Junior International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Lucía Rodríguez Ania Setién
|
21–19, 21–14 | Winner
|
| 2020 | Portuguese Junior International | Yasmine Hamza
|
 Ana Fernandes Claudia Lourenço
|
21–6, 21–17 | Winner
|
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- ^ a b "Katharina Fink" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Badminton. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Katharina Fink" (in German). Südtiroler Sporthilfe Alto Adige. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Fink und Hamza schreiben Badmintongeschichte" (in German). RaiNews. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ a b Santangelo, Roberto (27 June 2022). "Badminton, Giochi del Mediterraneo 2022: argento per Katharina Fink e Yasmine Hamza, bronzo per Fabio Caponio e Giovanni Toti" (in Italian). OA Sport. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Katharina Fink: I felt the desire burning inside me". Badminton Europe. 26 May 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Katharina Fink zählt jetzt zu den besten 200 der Welt" (in German). SportNews.bz. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
External links
- Katharina Fink at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com