Sören Opti

Sören Hans Brad Opti (born 16 May 1997) is a badminton player from Suriname. He competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.[1] He lost to both Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and Derek Wong Zi Liang of Singapore during group play and did not advance further.[2] Opti was the flagbearer for Suriname during the opening ceremony.[3] Opti participated at the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games.[4][5] 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 and 2019. 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. 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.[6][7][8] At the end of 2019 he joined the Cuntapay Badminton Academy (CBA) in Switzerland.[9]

Soren Opti (Suriname) at the BWF 2015 WJC
Sören Opti
Personal information
Birth nameSören Hans Brad Opti
Country Suriname
Born (1997-05-16) 16 May 1997
Paramaribo, Suriname
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking209 (MS) 13 August 2019
228 (MD) 15 October 2019
347 (XD) 22 November 2018
Current ranking250 (MS), 303 (MD) date ( 31 December 2019 )
BWF profile

Achievements

National badminton titles

6-time badminton athlete of the year in Suriname (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017,[10] 2018[11] & 2019[12]) Most Promosing Sportman of the year in Suriname 2012 [13]

International badminton achievements

Achievements with results

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

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

References
  1. "Players Soren OPTI". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. "Soren Opti". Veracruz 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  5. "Athlete Profile: Opti Soren Hans Brad". Barranquilla 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. http://smesport.com/home/badminton/item/19215-carebaco-games-2019-opti-en-nai-chung-tong-winnen-brons
  7. http://www.dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2019/08/23/brons-voor-opti-en-nai-chung-tong/
  8. http://www.badmintonpanam.org/carebaco-international-champions-pan-am-circuit-2019/
  9. https://www.cuntapay-badminton.com/
  10. https://dagbladdewest.com/2017/12/21/tjon-en-fa-en-wahi-beste-sporters-2017/
  11. https://www.srherald.com/sport/2018/12/21/sporters-gehuldigd-miguel-van-assen-sportman-van-2018/
  12. http://smesport.com/binnenland/item/19650-sigourney-kam%C3%A9-en-ja%C3%AFr-tjon-en-fa-surinaamse-sportvrouw-sportman-van-2019
  13. http://www.nieuws-suriname.nl/sporters-van-het-jaar-krijgen-waardebon-van-srd-500/
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Chinyere Pigot		 Flagbearer for  Suriname
2016 Rio Summer Olympics		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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