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Luís Enrique Peñalver

Luís Enrique Peñalver
Personal information
Birth nameLuís Enrique Peñalver Pereira
CountrySpain
Born (1996-02-10) 10 February 1996 (age 28)
Toledo, Spain
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Men's singles
Highest ranking47 (24 January 2021)
Current ranking79 (26 December 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

Luís Enrique Peñalver Pereira[a] (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]

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

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peñalver and the second or maternal family name is Pereira.

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.