Summary
Raul Must (born November 9, 1987) is a badminton player from Estonia. He is a four time Olympian representing Estonia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics, 2016 Rio Olympics[1] and also at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Must was a men's singles bronze medalist at the 2019 Minsk European Games.
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| Country |  Estonia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | November 9, 1987 Tallinn, Estonia | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Tallinn, Estonia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Per-Henrik Croona, Ge Cheng, Aigar Tõnus | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 38 (30 June 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 82 (27 August 2020) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| BWF profile | |||||||||||||||
Career edit
Must played the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Björn Joppien, of Germany, 21–12, 21–11. Must also played the 2008 Olympic Games in men's singles, and was defeated in the first round by Przemysław Wacha, of Poland, 14–21, 15–21.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he did not qualify from the group round.[3] Winning his group match against Austrian Michael Lahnsteiner with 21-14, 21-18, but losing the other group match against Indonesian Simon Santoso 12-21, 8-21. At the 2016 Rio Olympics he again won a groupsmatch, this time against Brice Leverdez from France with 21-18, 12-21, 21-18. But lost the other groups match against Dane Jan Ø. Jørgensen with 8-21, 15-21 so didn't advance further. For the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Must has been placed by draw in a group with Chen Long from China and Pablo Abián from Spain.[4][5]
Achievements edit
European Games edit
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus |  Brice Leverdez
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20–22, 8–21 |  Bronze
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BWF Grand Prix (2 runners-up) edit
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Dutch Open |  Ajay Jayaram
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12–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2015 | Russian Open |  Tommy Sugiarto
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16–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 9 runners-up) edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Belarus International |  Lei Lanxi
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10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Estonian International |  Toby Penty
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16–21, 24–22, 21–13 |  Winner
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| 2015 | Eurasia Bulgaria International | Lucas Claerbout
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21–15, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2015 | Norwegian International |  Soeren Toft Hansen
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21–16, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2014 | Bulgarian Eurasia Open |  Michal Rogalski
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11–6, 10–11, 8–11, 11–10, 11–9 | Winner
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| 2014 | Riga International |  Marius Myhre
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14–5, Retired | Winner
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| 2013 | Hungarian International |  Ernesto Velazquez
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14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | Lithuanian International | Adrian Dziolko
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21–23, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Estonian International |  Ville Lång
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8–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Croatian International |  Dieter Domke
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16–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Estonian International | Ville Lång
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15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2010 | Finnish Open | Ville Lång
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21–11, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2009 | Polish International |  Dicky Palyama
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12–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Bulgarian International |  Yuichi Ikeda
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17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Banuinvest International | Ville Lång
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17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Raul Must". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- ^ Nick Laham/Getty Images (2008-08-09). "Photos: Poland wins Men's Singles round of 64". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Raul Must Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "badminton-schedule Tokyo-2020". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 draw: Who will be facing who?". www.badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 2021-07-10.
External links edit
- Raul Must Homepage
- Raul Must at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Baku 2015[usurped]