Sören Opti

Sören Opti
Personal information
BornSören Hans Brad Opti
(1997-05-16) 16 May 1997
Paramaribo, Suriname
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountrySuriname
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking209 (MS 13 August 2019)
228 (MD 15 October 2019)
347 (XD 22 November 2018)
Current ranking274 (MS), 285 (MD) (23 July 2024)
BWF profile

Sören Hans Brad Opti (born 16 May 1997) is a badminton player from Suriname. He is a two time Olympian, respresenting Suriname at the 2016 Rio Olympics and at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He was also selected to represent his country at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, but had to stay home due to a positive Covid-test.[1] During the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics, Opti was the flagbearer for Suriname.[2] Opti participated in the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[3][4]

Career

After winning many National and Regional junior titles, he became Surinamese National Champion Men's Singles in 2016 and retained this title in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 [5] and 2023. In 2016 and 2018 he was runner-up at the Carebaco International. In 2016 he reached the semi-finals at the Chile International and the Santo Domingo Open. He competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.[6] He lost to both Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and Derek Wong Zi Liang of Singapore during group play and did not advance further.[7]

Opti participated at the 2019 Pan Am Games for Suriname in the Men's Singles and Men's Doubles events. In 2019 he reached the semi-finals in the Men's Doubles category with his doubles partner Mitch Nai Chung Tong at the Carebaco International in Bridgetown, Barbados.[8][9][10] At the end of 2019 he joined the Cuntapay Badminton Academy (CBA) in Switzerland.[11] In 2021, Opti received a Tripartite invitation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Men's Singles event. For the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Opti was placed by draw in a group with Shi Yuqi from China and Matthew Abela from Malta.[12] However, due to attaining a positive Covid test upon departure to Tokyo, he had to withdraw his participation.[13]

Achievements

National badminton titles

6-time badminton athlete of the year in Suriname (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017,[14] 2018[15] & 2019[16]) Most Promising Sportman of the year in Suriname 2012 [17]

International badminton achievements

Achievements with results

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Carebaco International Nelson Javier 17–21, 21–13, 7–21 Runner-up
2018 Carebaco International Robert Mann 21–18, 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Suriname International Mitchel Wongsodikromo Diego Dos Ramos
Al-Hassan Somedjo 		21–18, 21–9 Winner
2023 French Guiana International Mitchel Wongsodikromo Dimitri Antony
Bons Vincent 		21–9, 21–12 Winner
2024 Suriname International Mitchel Wongsodikromo Rivano Bisphan
Danny Chen 		21–14, 21–8 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runners-up)

Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Carebaco Junior International Matthew Lee 21-7, 19–21, 21-6 Winner

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Carebaco Junior International Mitch Nai Chung Tong Cesar Adonis Brito González
Angel Argenis Marinez Ulloa 		20-22, 17–21 Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Positieve coronatest verpest Olympische droom Sören Opti" [Positive coronavirus test ruins Sören Opti's Olympic dream]. dwtonline.com (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. ^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Olympic.org. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Soren Opti". Veracruz 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ "OPTI Soren Hans Brad". Barranquilla 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Sören Opti nationaal badmintonkampioen" [Sören Opti national badminton champion]. dwtonline.com (in Dutch).
  6. ^ "Soren OPTI". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Badminton - Men's Singles". Rio 2016 Olympics. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Carebaco Games 2019: Opti en Nai Chung Tong winnen brons" [Carebaco Games 2019: Opti and Nai Chung Tong win bronze]. SME Sport (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Brons voor Opti en nai Chung Tong" [Bronze for Opti and nai Chung Tong]. dwtonline.com (in Dutch). 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019.
  10. ^ "CAREBACO International Champions – Pan Am Circuit 2019 – Badminton Pan America". badmintonpanam.org.
  11. ^ "Home". cuntapay-badminton.com.
  12. ^ "Tokyo 2020 draw: Who will be facing who?". badmintoneurope.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Sören Opti toch niet naar Olympische Spelen vanwege positieve COVID-19 test" [Sören Opti will not go to the Olympic Games after all due to positive COVID-19 test]. waterkant.net (in Dutch). 14 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Tjon en Fa en Wahi beste sporters 2017" [Tjon and Fa and Wahi best athletes 2017]. dagbladdewest.com (in Dutch). 22 December 2017.
  15. ^ "Sporters gehuldigd; Miguel van Assen sportman van 2018" [Athletes honored; Miguel van Assen Sportsman of the Year 2018]. srherald.com (in Dutch). 21 December 2018.
  16. ^ "Sigourney Kamé en Jaïr Tjon En Fa Surinaamse Sportvrouw/Sportman van 2019" [Sigourney Kamé and Jaïr Tjon En Fa Surinamese Sportswoman/Sportsman of 2019]. SME Sport (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Sporters van het jaar krijgen waardebon van SRD 500 | Nieuws-Suriname - Live nieuws en radio stream uit Suriname!" [Athletes of the Year receive a SRD 500 voucher - News-Suriname - Live news and radio stream from Suriname!]. nieuws-suriname.nl (in Dutch). 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
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