Airi Bäck Explained

Airi Bäck
Size:200 px
Birth Name:Airi Mikkelä
Country:Finland
Birth Date:1993 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Vantaa, Finland
Height:1.73 m
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's singles
Highest Ranking:48
Date Of Highest Ranking:22 June 2017
Bwf Id:14AFA42C-EAB9-46AE-A1E4-81C3E20C6421

Airi Bäck (née Mikkelä, born 5 April 1993) is a Finnish retired badminton player. She started playing badminton at 8 years old, then in 2009, she joined Finnish national badminton team.[1] In 2010, she participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. In 2014, she won Iceland International tournament in women's singles event. In 2015, she became the runner-up of Mauritius and Mexico international tournament. In 2016, she won Peru International Series and became the runner-up of Iceland International tournament.[2]

She is married to YouTuber Roni Bäck. Their first child was born in January 2023.

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014Iceland International Akvilė Stapušaitytė21–14, 18–21, 21–11 Winner
2015Mauritius International Nanna Vainio16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2015Internacional Mexicano Telma Santos15–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2016Iceland International Julie Dawall Jakobsen21–19, 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2016Peru International Series Nanna Vainio21–13, 21–17 Winner
2019Mauritius International Thet Htar Thuzar10–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019Carebaco International Jordan Hart15–21, 16–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Airi Mikkela . . 22 August 2016.
  2. News: Airi Mikkelä . Badminton Finland . 22 August 2016 . fi.