Vladimir Malkov (badminton)

Vladimir Malkov
Personal information
Birth name Владимир Вадимович Мальков
(Vladimir Vadimovich Malkov)
Country Russia
Born 9 April 1986
Saratov, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness Right
Coach Inna Zubova
Klavdia Maiorova
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking 41 (MS 13 August 2015)
127 (MD 31 October 2013)
193 (XD 21 January 2010)
Current ranking 91 (MS 29 March 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Russia
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Liévin Men's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2005 Den Bosch Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Den Bosch Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Vladimir Vadimovich Malkov (Russian: Влади́мир Вадимович Малько́в; born 9 April 1986) is a Russian badminton player. He won the Russian National Championships in 2009, 2013–2016. Malkov competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 Russian Open Brice Leverdez 21–17, 11–21, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Russian Open Kazumasa Sakai 17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Russian Open Sergey Sirant 11–13, 5–11, 11–6, 11–7, 4–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Kharkiv International Dmytro Zavadsky 14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Croatian International Ben Beckman 21–15, 16–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Kenya International Rodrigo Pacheco 20–22, 25–23, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Hungarian International Inoki Theopilus 21–9, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Polish Open Hsu Jen-hao 21–12, 20–22, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Swiss International Brice Leverdez 20–22, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Hatzor International Misha Zilberman 17–21, 24–22, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Orleans International Pablo Abián 16–21, 21–19, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Finnish Open Eetu Heino 21–18, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 White Nights Nguyễn Tiến Minh 21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Kazakhstan International Anatoliy Yartsev 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Welsh International Adrian Dziółko 21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Dubai International Subhankar Dey 21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Kharkiv International Gordey Kosenko Vitaly Konov
Dmytro Zavadsky
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Hatzor International Vadim Novoselov Joe Morgan
Nic Strange
21–18, 19–21, 27–25 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Hatzor International Viktoriia Vorobeva Jan Fröhlich
Katerina Zvereva
21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament