Zvonimir Đurkinjak

Zvonimir Đurkinjak (born 2 June 1988) is a Croatian badminton player who plays for the Medvedgrad 1998 badminton club.[1]

Zvonimir Đurkinjak
Personal information
Country	Croatia
Born	2 June 1988 Zagreb, Croatia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	74 (MS 25 January 2019) 52 (MD 20 October 2011) 41 (XD 26 May 2011)
Current ranking	116 (MS 13 August 2019)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Croatia Mediterranean Games 2013 Mersin Men's doubles
BWF profile

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

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey	Zvonimir Hölbling	Emre Arslan Hüseyin Oruç	21–15, 21–9	Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Bulgarian Open	Lakshya Sen	21–18, 12–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2017	Croatian International	Kasper Lehikoinen	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2015	Czech Open	Marc Zwiebler	24–26, 11–21	Runner-up
2014	Hungarian International	Kasper Dinesen	11–9, 9–11, 3–11, 4–11	Runner-up

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

References

1. "Players: Zvonimir Durkinjak". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
2. "Athletes: Zvonimir Durkinjak". www.baku2015.com. Baku 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
3. "Zvonimir Đurkinjak". www.badminton-zagreb.hr (in Croatian). Badminton Zagreb. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
4. "Đurkinjak i Holbling osvojili zlato". www.hoo.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

External links

• Zvonimir Đurkinjak at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com