Luís Enrique Peñalver

Luís Enrique Peñalver Pereira (Spanish pronunciation: [lwis enˈrike peɲalˈβeɾ]; born 10 February 1996) is a Spanish badminton player.[1] The Toledo-born, represented Spain competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[2] He was a part of the Spanish national junior team that won the gold medal at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the mixed team event.[3] In 2017, he won his first senior title at the Romanian International tournament in the men's singles event.[4]

Luís Enrique Peñalver
Personal information
Birth nameLuís Enrique Peñalver Pereira
CountrySpain
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996
Toledo, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Men's singles
Highest ranking47 (24 January 2021)
Current ranking50 (31 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Spain
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran Men's doubles
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Lubin Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

Mediterranean Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall, Oued Tlélat, Algeria Spain Pablo Abián 13–21, 20–22 Silver Silver [5]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Multipurpose Omnisports Hall,
Oued Tlélat, Algeria		 Spain Pablo Abián Algeria Koceila Mammeri
Algeria Youcef Sabri Medel		 21–14, 19–21, 16–21 Silver Silver [6]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Romanian International France Pierrick Cajot 21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]
2017 Spanish International Japan Yu Igarashi 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2018 Norwegian International Denmark Rasmus Messerschmidt 12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
2018 Welsh International England Alex Lane 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2019 Turkey Open Canada Brian Yang 21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2021 Mexican International Mexico Luis Montoya 21–10, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
2022 Maldives International Israel Misha Zilberman 21–7, 11–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Peru Challenge Canada Jason Ho-Shue 19–21, 23–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Luís Enrique Peñalver". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. "Enrique Peñalver, el rey del volante" (in Spanish). Avance Deportivo. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. "Spain crowned European champions". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  4. "Luis Enrique Peñalver, campeón en Rumanía" (in Spanish). ABC. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  5. "El aragonés Pablo Abián revalida el oro en bádminton en los Juegos del Mediterráneo" (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 30 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. Williams, George (27 June 2022). "Abián and Peñalver give Spain a silver medal in badminton in Oran and Metreveli secures a medal in wrestling". Sportsfinding.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. "Doblete de futuro en el Internacional de Rumanía". Espana Badminton (in Spanish). 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  8. "Kike Peñalver, subcampeón en el Spanish Open". La Liga Sports (in Spanish). 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  9. van Daal, Mireille (12 November 2018). "Two titles in a row for the Danish players". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. "Peñalver y Azurmendi ganan el Internacional de Gales". Diario AS (in Spanish). 1 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  11. "Luis Enrique Peñalver gana en Turquía su tercer título internacional". EFE (in Spanish). 22 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  12. "Culmina el Mexican International Challenge de Bádminton 2021". El Sol del Centro (in Spanish). 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
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