| Valeria Sorokina | |
| Birth Name: | Валерия Михайловна Сорокина Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina |
| Birth Date: | 1984 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Reshetikha, Nizhny Novgorod, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Country: | Russia |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Event: | Women's & mixed doubles |
| Highest Ranking: | 4 (WD) 6 January 2011 11 (XD) 29 March 2012 |
| Bwf Id: | 1BFBFBAE-BE0C-4929-9F95-F2C729079BB9 |
Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina (ru|Валерия Михайловна Сорокина; born 29 March 1984) is a badminton player from Russia.[1] Together with her doubles partner Nina Vislova, she is the only Russian Olympic medalist in badminton.[2]
She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships and bronze medals in 2008 and 2012 in women's doubles with Nina Vislova.[3] [4] In her home country Russia she won seven national titles before 2013.
She played in women's doubles discipline with Nina Vislova and finished in third place after winning bronze medal match against Canadian women's doubles players, Bruce and Li with 21-9, 21-10.[5]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||
| 2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain |  Nina Vislova |  Alex Bruce Michelle Li | 21–9, 21–10 | Bronze | ||||||
Women's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden | Nina Vislova | Line Damkjaer Kruse Marie Røpke | 20-22, 21-13, 12-21 | Bronze |
| 2010 | Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, England | Nina Vislova | Petya Nedelcheva Anastasia Russkikh | 21-18, 21-14 | Gold |
| 2008 | Herning, Denmark | Nina Vislova | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lena Frier Kristiansen | 19-21, 20-22 | Bronze |
Girls' Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||
| 2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | Nina Vislova | Therésè Nawrath Birgit Overzier | 5-11, 11-5, 11-0[6] | Gold | ||||||
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | ||||||
| 2003 | Esbjerg, Denmark | Anton Nazarenko | Marc Zwiebler Birgit Overzier | 9-11, 9-11 | Bronze | ||||||
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. Open | Nina Vislova |  Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 19-21, 17-21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Tatjana Bibik Anastasia Chervaykova | Walkover | Winner |
| 2011 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 22-20, 21-18 | Winner |
| 2010 | Dutch Open | Nina Vislova | Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa | 21-19, 21-19 | Winner |
| 2010 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Yuriko Miki Koharu Yonemoto | 21-18, 21-18 | Winner |
| 2009 | Dutch Open | Nina Vislova | Sandra Marinello Birgit Overzier | 21-13, 21-17 | Winner |
| 2009 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Tatjana Bibik Olga Golovanova | 21-8, 22-20 | Winner |
| 2008 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Petya Nedelcheva Dimitria Popstoykova | 21-18, 21-8 | Winner |
| 2007 | Dutch Open | Nina Vislova | Anastasia Russkikh Ekaterina Ananina | 22-20, 15-21, 13-21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Bulgaria Open | Nina Vislova | Meiliana Jauhari Purwati | 10-21, 9-21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | U.S. Open | Nina Vislova | Marina Yakusheva Ella Karachkova | 21-15, 21-18 | Winner |
| 2005 | Russian Open | Nina Vislova | Anna Larchenko Ekaterina Ananina | 15-11, 15-8 | Winner |
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Russian Open | Vladimir Ivanov |  Pranaav Jerry Chopra N. Sikki Reddy | 17-21, 19-21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova | 21–19, 21-17 | Winner |
| 2011 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Shintaro Ikeda Reiko Shiota | 21-18, 21-14 | Winner |
| 2010 | Dutch Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Shintaro Ikeda Reiko Shiota | 22-20, 21-9 | Winner |
| 2010 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova | 8-21, 21-14, 21-16 | Winner |
| 2009 | Dutch Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova | 13-21, 21-16, 21-12 | Winner |
| 2009 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova | 16-21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Russian Open | Alexandr Nikolaenko | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova | 21-19, 21-19 | Winner |
| 2006 | U.S. Open | Vitalij Durkin | Sergey Ivlev Nina Vislova | 21-15, 15-21, 21-16 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
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