Zvonimir Đurkinjak Explained
| Zvonimir Đurkinjak |
| Birth Date: | 1988 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Handedness: | Right |
| Event: | Men's singles & doubles |
| Highest Ranking: | 74 (MS 25 January 2019)
52 (MD 20 October 2011)
41 (XD 26 May 2011) |
| Current Ranking: | 116 |
| Date Of Current Ranking: | MS 13 August 2019 |
| Bwf Id: | E2C6E5B3-A514-4301-9023-EC31918DB6BC |
Zvonimir Đurkinjak (born 2 June 1988) is a Croatian badminton player who plays for the Medvedgrad 1998 badminton club.[1]
Career
Đurkinjak started playing badminton when he was 10.[2] At the Croatian National Badminton Championships he won the men's singles and mixed doubles title nine times from 2005, and eight times in the men's doubles event from 2004.[3] He won gold medal at the Mersin 2013 Mediterranean Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Zvonimir Hölbling.[4] In 2015, he competed at the European Games in the men's singles and doubles event.[2]
Achievements
Mediterranean Games
Men's doubles
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|
| 2017 | Croatian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Igor Cimbur
 Samatcha Tovannakasem | 21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2016 | Croatian International | Filip Špoljarec | Patrick Bjerregaard
Mikkel Normann | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Romanian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Ong Yew Sin
Teo Ee Yi | 13–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Slovenian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Johannes Pistorius
Marvin Emil Seidel | 21–14, 16–21, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2015 | Romanian International | Zvonimir Hölbling |  Milosz Bochat
Pawel Pietryja | 11–9, 11–8, 11–7 | Winner |
| 2014 | Hungarian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Andreas Berthelsen
Kasper Dinesen | 10–11, 11–9, 10–11, 11–4, 11–5 | Winner |
| 2014 | Slovenian International | Zvonimir Hölbling |  Nikita Khakimov
Vasily Kuznetsov | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Romanian International | Zvonimir Hölbling |  Bastian Kersaudy
Gaetan Mittelheisser | 21–12, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2013 | Croatian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Christopher Rusdianto
Trikusuma Wardhana | 14–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Hungarian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Ruud Bosch
Jim Middelburg | 21-17, 19–21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Slovenian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Andreas Heinz
Jones Rafli Jansen | 17-21, 21–17, 21-12 | Winner |
| 2012 | Portugal International | Nikolaj Overgaard | Marcus Ellis
Paul van Rietvelde | 21-12, 22-20 | Winner |
| 2012 | Croatian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Jacco Arends
Jelle Maas | 16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Hungarian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Lukasz Moren
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk | 21-18, 21-18 | Winner |
| 2010 | Slovenian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Ruud Bosch
Koen Ridder | 17-21, 15-21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Portugal International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Martin Kragh
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | 18-21, 14-21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Croatian International | Zvonimir Hölbling | Joe Morgan
James Phillips | 14-21, 21–19, 20-22 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Turkiye International | Zvonimir Hölbling |  Joel Johansson-Berg
Imam Sodikin | Walkover | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Slovak Open |  Jakub Bitman |  Magnús Ingi Helgason
Helgi Jóhannesson | 11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Croatian International | Jakub Bitman |  K. T. Rupesh Kumar
Sanave Thomas | 9–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Slovak International | Jakub Bitman | Ivan Sozonov
Anton Ivanov | Walkover | Winner | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|
| 2016 | Croatian International | Mateja Čiča | Alex Vlaar
Mariya Mitsova | 21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2015 | Croatian International | Mateja Čiča | Alexander Bond
Ditte Soby Hansen | 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2013 | Italian International |  Eva Lee | Jacco Arends
Selena Piek | 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2013 | Slovenian International | Staša Poznanović | Jones Rafli Jansen
Cisita Joity Jansen | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2012 | Hungarian International | Staša Poznanović | Jakub Bitman
Alzbeta Basova | 21-16, 21-18 | Winner |
| 2012 | Slovenia International | Staša Poznanović | Hannes Kaesbauer
Kira Kattenbeck | 21–9, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2012 | Portugal International | Staša Poznanović | Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White | 17-21, 21–15, 22-24 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Croatian International | Staša Poznanović | Jacco Arends
Ilse Vaessen | 20-22, 21–17, 16-21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Spanish Open | Staša Poznanović | Mikkel Delbo Larsen
Mie Schjott-Kristensen | 17-21, 19-21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Croatian International | Staša Poznanović | Kim Astrup Sorensen
Line Kjaersfeldt | 21-13, 21-13 | Winner |
| 2010 | Slovenia International | Staša Poznanović |  Mao Hong
Natalia Pocztowiak | 21-15, 13–21, 17-21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Croatian International | Staša Poznanović |  Roman Zirnwald
Simone Prutsch | 21-12, 24-22 | Winner |
| 2010 | Portuguese International | Staša Poznanović | Jacco Arends
Selena Piek | 21-14, 18–21, 21-11 | Winner |
| 2009 | Croatian International | Staša Poznanović | Konstantin Dobrev
Maya Dobreva | 21-13, 17–21, 21-9 | Winner |
| 2008 | Slovenian International | Staša Poznanović | Vladimir Metodiev
Gabriela Banova | Walkover | Runner-up | |
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament
National championships
- 2004 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak
- 2005 – mixed doubles with Andrea Žvorc
- 2006 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2007 – men's singles, men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2008 – men's doubles with Luka Zdenjak & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2009 – men's singles
- 2010 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2011 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2012 – men's singles & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2013 – men's singles, men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec & mixed doubles with Staša Poznanović
- 2014 – men's singles, men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec & mixed doubles with Matea Čiča
- 2015 – men's singles & men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec
- 2016 – men's singles & men's doubles with Filip Špoljarec
Notes and References
- Web site: Players: Zvonimir Durkinjak . bwfbadminton.com . . 17 April 2017 . 15 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170515062319/http://bwfbadminton.com/player/52250/zvonimir-durkinjak . live.
- Web site: Athletes: Zvonimir Durkinjak . baku2015.com . . 17 April 2017 . 17 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417155409/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete=durkinjak-zvonimir-1006100/index.html?intcmp=athletes-hub . usurped.
- Web site: Zvonimir Đurkinjak . badminton-zagreb.hr . hr . Badminton Zagreb . 17 April 2017 . 20 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170120013609/http://badminton-zagreb.hr/default.aspx?id=377 . live.
- News: Đurkinjak i Holbling osvojili zlato . Đurkinjak and Holbling won gold . hoo.hr . hr . . 17 April 2017 . 17 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417154521/http://www.hoo.hr/hr/natjecanja/mediteranske-igre/mi-mersin-2013/2820-%C4%90urkinjak%20i%20Holbling%20osvojili%20zlato . dead.
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