Emma Karlsson (born 16 May 1998) is a retired Swedish badminton player.[1] She won gold at the 2017 European Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event with her partner, Johanna Magnusson.[2] Karlsson won her first senior international title at the 2018 Swedish Open, and at the 2019 Norwegian International she claimed two titles in the women's and mixed doubles events.[3]

Emma Karlsson
Personal information
CountrySweden
Born (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26)
Älmhult, Sweden
ResidenceMalmö, Sweden
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retired14 November 2020
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking37 (with Johanna Magnusson 10 September 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sweden
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mulhouse Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Karlsson retired from the international badminton in November 2020.[4]

Personal life

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Karlsson educated Sports Science and Management at the Malmö University, and in 2019, she received an elite sports scholarship from the Swedish Sports Confederation.[5]

Achievements

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European Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace,
Mulhouse, France
  Johanna Magnusson   Alexandra Bøje
  Julie Dawall Jakobsen
21–14, 21–14   Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swedish Open   Johanna Magnusson   Debora Jille
  Imke van der Aar
18–21, 21–11, 21–19   Winner
2018 Hungarian International   Johanna Magnusson   Ekaterina Bolotova
  Alina Davletova
14–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2019 Swedish Open   Johanna Magnusson   Amalie Magelund
  Freja Ravn
15–21, 21–12, 17–21   Runner-up
2019 Polish International   Johanna Magnusson   Amalie Magelund
  Freja Ravn
21–15, 15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 Hungarian International   Johanna Magnusson   Rachel Honderich
  Kristen Tsai
16–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2019 Norwegian International   Johanna Magnusson   Natasja P. Anthonisen
  Clara Graversen
20–22, 21–16, 21–10   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Norwegian International   Mads Emil Christensen   William Villeger
  Sharone Bauer
21–19, 16–21, 21–12   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Swiss Junior Open   Julie Dawall Jakobsen 13–21, 8–21   Runner-up

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Portuguese Junior International   Johanna Magnusson   Yana Ignatyeva
  Kristina Vyrvich
21–17, 21–13   Winner
2015 Danish Junior Cup   Johanna Magnusson   Irina Amalie Andersen
  Julie Dawall Jakobsen
12–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2016 Hungarian Junior International   Johanna Magnusson   Pattaranan Chamnaktan
  Kwanchanok Sudjaipraparat
18–21, 21–19, 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

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  1. ^ "Players: Emma Karlsson". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Popov does double and creates history". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ^ Sommer, Emilie (11 November 2019). "Two gold medals for Karlsson". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  4. ^ Bech, Rasmus (14 November 2020). "European Junior Champion retires". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Emma Karlsson får elitidrottsstipendium". www.badminton.nu (in Swedish). Badminton Sweden. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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