Ygor Coelho Explained

Ygor Coelho
Birth Name:Ygor Coelho de Oliveira
Country:Brazil
Birth Date:1996 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height:1.78 m
Weight:70 kg
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:30
Date Of Highest Ranking:15 March 2018
Current Ranking:48
Date Of Current Ranking:16 July 2024
Bwf Id:D5A6B9B2-89B9-4ABF-93B2-BEF5DCA6FBD7

Ygor Coelho de Oliveira (pronounced as /pt/; born 24 November 1996) is a Brazilian badminton player.[1] He won the Pan Am Junior Badminton Championships six times in the boys' singles and four times in the mixed doubles event with Lohaynny Vicente. Oliveira placed 27th in the world junior ranking and went on to compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[2] He won his first senior international title at the 2014 Puerto Rico International in the men's singles event.[3] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and became the first Brazil's male Olympic badminton player.[4] He clinched three gold medals at the 2018 South American Games in the men's singles, doubles, and team event.[5] Coelho won a gold medal in the men's singles at the 2019 Lima Pan American Games.[6]

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

Career

At the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Ygor achieved his greatest title, winning the gold medal. It was the country's first gold in the sport at the Pan American Games. [8]

Ygor obtained the silver medal in the Pan Am Male Cup in the Acapulco 2022 and São Paulo 2024 editions. [9] [10]

At the Pan Am Mixed Team Championships, he won silver in Campinas 2016, in Santo Domingo 2017, and bronze in Guadalajara 2023.[11] [12] [13]

At the Pan American Badminton Championships, in singles, he was two-time champion in the Havana 2017 and Guatemala 2018 editions, and obtained bronze in the San Salvador 2022, Kingston 2023 and Guatemala 2024 editions. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

At the Badminton World Championships, Ygor's best result was obtained in Nanjing 2018, when he defeated Indian Prannoy H. S., 11th seed of the tournament and former top 10 in the world, thus reaching the Round of 16, the best result in Brazil's history.[19]

At the 2020 Olympic Games, Ygor managed to win one game in the group stage, but failed to qualify for the round of 16. He was, however, the first Brazilian to win a badminton match at the Olympic Games. [20]

Achievements

Pan American Games

Men's singles

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba Osleni Guerrero12–21, 21–16, 21–10 Gold
2018Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Jason Ho-Shue21–12, 21–15 Gold
2022Palacio de los Deportes Carlos "El Famoso" Hernández,
San Salvador, El Salvador
Brian Yang21–17, 10–21, 8–21 Bronze
2023G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, Kingston, Jamaica Brian Yang21–16, 14–21, 19–21 Bronze
2024Teodoro Palacios Flores Gymnasium, Guatemala City, Guatemala Kevin Cordón19–21, 19–21 Bronze

South American Games

Men's singles

Men's doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014Puerto Rico International Howard Shu21–16, 21–19 Winner
2015Guatemala International Kevin Cordón20–22, 11–21 Runner-up
2015Brazil International Kevin Cordón21–18, 20–22, 21–19 Winner
2016Peru International Martin Giuffre21–11, 21–11 Winner
2017Brazil International Niluka Karunaratne21–9, 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2017Polish Open Tan Jia Wei13–21, 22–20, 10–21 Runner-up
2017Peru International Rosario Maddaloni21–12, 23–21 Winner
2018Brazil International Sergey Sirant21–18, 21–14 Winner
2019Scottish Open Lakshya Sen21–18, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2021Peru International Brian Yang16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2023Brazil International Kevin Cordón20–22, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up
2023Guatemala International Kevin Cordón17–21, 21–11, 23–21 Winner
2023El Salvador International Kevin Cordón17–21, 21–15, 19–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players Ygor Coelho de OLIVEIRA . . 10 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Ygor Coelho . . 6 June 2018 . pt.
  3. Web site: Ygor Coelho – Jogo rápido . Esporte de Fato . 6 June 2018 . pt.
  4. Web site: How a favela kid became Brazil's top badminton player . The Christian Science Monitor . 6 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Ygor Coelho está pronto para ser protagonista em Cochabamba 2018 . . 6 June 2018 . pt.
  6. News: Mai . Magdy . Ygor Coelho gave Brazil gold in the Pan American badminton . News1 . 2 August 2019 . 3 August 2019.
  7. Web site: Badminton COELHO Ygor. dead. 2021-08-22. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 2021-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210822233946/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1322551-coelho-ygor.htm.
  8. https://ge.globo.com/jogos-pan-americanos/noticia/perfeito-ygor-coelho-domina-canadense-faz-historia-e-conquista-o-primeiro-ouro-brasileiro-no-badminton.ghtml Ygor Coelho domina canadense, faz história e conquista primeiro ouro brasileiro no badminton
  9. https://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2022/02/brasil-e-prata-entre-os-homens-e-bronze.html Brasil é prata entre os homens
  10. https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/otd/2024/02/18/brasil-e-vice-campeao-na-copa-pan-americana-masculina.htm Brasil é vice-campeão na Copa Pan-Americana masculina
  11. http://www.badminton.org.br/noticia/2809/brasil-conquista-a-inedita-medalha-de-prata-no-pan-americano-de-badminton-por-equipes/ Brasil conquista a inédita medalha de Prata no Pan-Americano de Badminton Por Equipes
  12. https://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2017/02/brasil-fatura-medalha-de-prata-no-pan.html Brasil fatura medalha de prata no Pan-Americano de Badminton por equipes
  13. https://gauchazh.clicrbs.com.br/esportes/noticia/2023/02/brasil-e-bronze-na-copa-pan-americana-de-badminton-clebn2qpw002o017ll0oycuqj.html Brasil é bronze na Copa Pan-Americana de badminton
  14. https://ge.globo.com/badminton/noticia/ygor-coelho-bate-cubano-leva-o-titulo-pan-americano-e-deve-entrar-no-top-50-do-ranking-mundial.ghtml Ygor Coelho bate cubano, é campeão pan-americano e deve entrar no top 50
  15. https://ge.globo.com/badminton/noticia/ygor-coelho-e-bicampeao-pan-americano-adulto-de-badminton-na-guatemala.ghtml Ygor Coelho é bicampeão pan-americano adulto de badminton na Guatemala
  16. http://www.badminton.org.br/noticia/5025/brasil-conquista-3-medalhas-de-bronze-no-pan-americano-individual-de-badminton-em-el-salvador/ Brasil conquista 3 medalhas de bronze no Pan Americano Individual de Badminton em El Salvador
  17. https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/badminton/505447-brasil-fatura-tres-bronzes-no-pan-americano-de-kingston/ Brasil fatura três bronzes no Pan-Americano de Kingston
  18. https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/badminton/592687-brasil-encerra-pan-americano-com-tres-medalhas-de-bronze/ Brasil encerra Pan-Americano com três medalhas de bronze
  19. https://ge.globo.com/badminton/noticia/ygor-coelho-vira-sobre-cabeca-de-chave-e-leva-brasil-as-oitavas-do-mundial-pela-1a-vez.ghtml Ygor Coelho vira sobre cabeça de chave e leva Brasil às oitavas do Mundial pela 1ª vez
  20. https://olimpiadatododia.com.br/toquio-2020/358481-ygor-coelho-badminton-jogos-olimpicos/ ‘Estou realizado’, diz Ygor Coelho após superação que o colocou na história