Iikka Heino

Iikka Heino (born 9 January 1995) is a Finnish badminton player.[1] In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European U17 Championships in the mixed doubles event with Mathilda Lindholm. In 2013, he became the runner-up of Estonian International in men's doubles event.[2] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel.[3] In 2017, he was a runner-up of the Estonian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Henri Aarnio.[4]

Iikka Heino
Personal information
CountryFinland
Born (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995
Pargas, Finland
ResidenceHolbæk, Denmark
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking98 (MS 12 March 2019)
74 (MD with Henri Aarnio 7 September 2017)
117 (XD with Jenny Nyström 14 May 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Finland
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Basel Men's team
BWF profile

Personal life

Iikka Heino brother, Eetu Heino, is also a professional badminton players.[5] He started to playing badminton at the age of six in Paraisten, and entered the national team in 2011. To improve his badminton, Iika Heino lives and trains in Holbæk, Denmark.[1][5]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Estonian International Finland Mika Köngäs France Laurent Constantin
France Matthieu Lo Ying Ping		 11–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Estonian International Finland Henri Aarnio France Bastian Kersaudy
France Julien Maio		 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Hellas Open Finland Henri Aarnio Denmark Kasper Antonsen
Denmark Niclas Nøhr		 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Iikka HEINO". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. "Iikka Heino". rio.sulkapallo.fi (in Finnish). Badminton Finland. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. "Tanska kaatoi Suomen EM-välierässä". yle.fi (in Finnish). yle. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  4. "Iikka Heino & Henri Aarnio hopealle Estonian International 2017 turnauksessa". www.espoonsulkapallo.net (in Finnish). Espoon Sulkapallo-Badminton ry. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. Phelan, Mark (6 April 2018). "Brothers in Arms". www.badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.


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