Valeria Sorokina


Valeria Mihailovna Sorokina is a badminton player from Russia. Together with her doubles partner Nina Vislova, she is the first Russian Olympic medalist in badminton.

Career

She won the gold medal at the 2010 European Badminton Championships and bronze medals in 2008 and 2012 in women's doubles with Nina Vislova. In her home country Russia she won seven national titles before 2013.

Achievements

Olympic Games

She played in women's doubles discipline with Nina Vislova and finished in third place after winning bronze medal match against Canadian women's doubles players, Bruce and Li with 21-9, 21-10.
Women's Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Wembley Arena, London, England Nina Vislova Alex Bruce
Michelle Li
21-9, 21-10 Bronze

European Championships

Women's Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Telenor Arena,
Karlskrona, Sweden
Nina Vislova Line Damkjaer Kruse
Marie Røpke
20-22, 21-13, 12-21 Bronze
2010Manchester Evening News Arena,
Manchester, England
Nina Vislova Petya Nedelcheva
Anastasia Russkikh
21-18, 21-14 Gold
2008Herning, Denmark Nina Vislova Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Lena Frier Kristiansen
19-21, 20-22 Bronze

European Junior Championships

Girls' Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Esbjerg, Denmark Nina Vislova Therésè Nawrath
Birgit Overzier
5-11, 11-5, 11-0 Gold

Mixed Doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Esbjerg, Denmark Anton Nazarenko Marc Zwiebler
Birgit Overzier
9-11, 9-11 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012U.S. Open Nina Vislova Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
19-21, 17-21 Runner-up
2012Russian Open Nina Vislova Tatjana Bibik
Anastasia Chervaykova
Walkover Winner
2011Russian Open Nina Vislova Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
22-20, 21-18 Winner
2010Dutch Open Nina Vislova Mizuki Fujii
Reika Kakiiwa
21-19, 21-19 Winner
2010Russian Open Nina Vislova Yuriko Miki
Koharu Yonemoto
21-18, 21-18 Winner
2009Dutch Open Nina Vislova Sandra Marinello
Birgit Overzier
21-13, 21-17 Winner
2009Russian Open Nina Vislova Tatjana Bibik
Olga Golovanova
21-8, 22-20 Winner
2008Russian Open Nina Vislova Petya Nedelcheva
Dimitria Popstoykova
21-18, 21-8 Winner
2007Dutch Open Nina Vislova Anastasia Russkikh
Ekaterina Ananina
22-20, 15-21, 13-21 Runner-up
2006Bulgaria Open Nina Vislova Meiliana Jauhari
Purwati
10-21, 9-21 Runner-up
2006U.S. Open Nina Vislova Marina Yakusheva
Ella Karachkova
21-15, 21-18 Winner
2005Russian Open Nina Vislova Anna Larchenko
Ekaterina Ananina
15-11, 15-8 Winner

Mixed Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Russian Open Vladimir Ivanov Pranaav Jerry Chopra
N. Sikki Reddy
17-21, 19-21 Runner-up
2012Russian Open Alexandr Nikolaenko Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
21–19, 21-17 Winner
2011Russian Open Alexandr Nikolaenko Shintaro Ikeda
Reiko Shiota
21-18, 21-14 Winner
2010Dutch Open Alexandr Nikolaenko Shintaro Ikeda
Reiko Shiota
22-20, 21-9 Winner
2010Russian Open Alexandr Nikolaenko Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
8-21, 21-14, 21-16 Winner
2009Dutch Open Alexandr Nikolaenko Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
13-21, 21-16, 21-12 Winner
2009Russian Open Alexandr Nikolaenko Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
16-21, 16-21 Runner-up
2008Russian Open Alexandr Nikolaenko Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
21-19, 21-19 Winner
2006U.S. Open Vitalij Durkin Sergey Ivlev
Nina Vislova
21-15, 15-21, 21-16 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Italian International Nina Vislova Sandra Marinello
Birgit Michels
21-14, 21-9 Winner
2011Czech International Nina Vislova Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid
21-10, 21-16 Winner
2011Dutch International Nina Vislova Paulien van Dooremalen
Lotte Jonathans
24-22, 21-12 Winner
2010White Nights Nina Vislova Petya Nedelcheva
Anastasia Russkikh
21-17, 21-15 Winner
2009Scottish Open Nina Vislova Mariana Agathangelou
Emma Mason
21-16, 21-16 Winner
2009Welsh International Nina Vislova Anita Raj Kaur
Joanne Swee Ling Quay
21-14, 21-16 Winner
2009White Nights Nina Vislova Anastasia Prokopenko
Anastasia Russkikh
21-19, 13-21, 21-17 Winner
2009Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Nina Vislova Laura Choinet
Weny Rahmawati
21-12, 15-21, 21-9 Winner
2009Finnish International Nina Vislova Sandra Marinello
Birgit Overzier
16-21, 21-12, 21-13 Winner
2008Italian International Nina Vislova Emelie Lennartsson
Emma Wengberg
23–21, 21–14 Winner
2008Bulgarian International Nina Vislova Emelie Lennartsson
Emma Wengberg
21–16, 21–6 Winner
2008Belgian International Nina Vislova Rachel van Cutsen
Paulien van Dooremalen
21–10, 21–12 Winner
2008White Nights Nina Vislova Ekaterina Ananina
Anastasia Russkikh
12–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2008European Circuit Finals Nina Vislova Ekaterina Ananina
Anastasia Russkikh
21–19, 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2007Italian International Nina Vislova Anastasia Russkikh
Ekaterina Ananina
15–21, 24–26 Runner-up
2007Scottish International Nina Vislova Gabrielle White
Mariana Agathangelou
21–14, 21–14 Winner
2007Norwegian International Nina Vislova Anastasia Russkikh
Ekaterina Ananina
14–21, 22–20, 13–21 Runner-up
2007Bulgarian International Nina Vislova Lim Pek Siah
Haw Chiou Hwee
16–21, 21–13, 21–5 Winner
2007White Nights Nina Vislova Anastasia Russkikh
Ekaterina Ananina
15–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2006Scottish International Nina Vislova Marina Yakusheva
Elena Shimko
20-22, 13-21 Runner-up
2006Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Nina Vislova Ekaterina Ananina
Anastasia Russkikh
21-10, 18-21, 21-14 Winner
2006Polish International Nina Vislova Kamila Augustyn
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
21-14, 12-21, 18-21 Runner-up
2006Belgian International Nina Vislova Marina Yakusheva
Elena Shimko
13-21, 13-21 Runner-up
2006Italian International Nina Vislova Cai Jiani
Yu Qi
12-21, 16-21 Runner-up
2005Scottish International Nina Vislova Elin Bergblom
Johanna Persson
15-5, 15-10 Winner
2005Italian International Nina Vislova Ella Karachkova
Marina Yakusheva
2-15, 15-8, 15-5 Winner
2005Swedish International Nina Vislova Miyuki Tai
Noriko Okuma
2-15, 4-15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Italian International Alexandr Nikolaenko Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
13-21, 21-18, 21-17 Winner
2011Czech International Alexandr Nikolaenko Gert Kunka
Amanda Hogstrom
21-15, 21-12 Winner
2011Dutch International Alexandr Nikolaenko Mikkel Delbo Larsen
Mie Schjott-Kristensen
13-21, 12-11 Retired Winner
2009Scottish Open Alexandr Nikolaenko Raj Veeran
Renuga Veeran
21-11, 21-16 Winner
2009Welsh International Aleksandr Nikolaenko Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
13-21, 13-21 Runner-up
2007Italian International Vitalij Durkin Alexandr Nikolaenko
Nina Vislova
15-21, 21-18, 16-21 Runner-up
2007Norwegian International Vitalij Durkin Kristof Hopp
Birgit Overzier
15-21, 21-13, 15-21 Runner-up
2007Austrian International Vitalij Durkin Alexandr Nikolaenko
Nina Vislova
21-14, 22-20 Winner
2006Scottish International Vitalij Durkin Alexandr Nikolaenko
Nina Vislova
22-20, 21-11 Winner
2006Polish International Vitalij Durkin Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Kostiuczyk
4-21, 21-9, 13-21 Runner-up
2006Belgian International Vitalij Durkin Svetoslav Stoyanov
Elodie Eymard
21-14, 21-13 Winner
2006Italian International Vitalij Durkin Peter Steffensen
Mette Schjoldager
20-22, 12-21 Runner-up
2005Italian International Alexandr Nikolaenko Vitalij Durkin
Marina Yakusheva
10-15, 9-15 Runner-up