{{Short description|Bulgarian badminton player (born 1998)}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Daniel Nikolov | image = | size = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = Daniel Lachezarov Nikolov | country = Bulgaria | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|8|26}} | birth_place = Haskovo, Bulgaria | residence = | height = 1.73 m<ref name="mi">{{cite web|title=Athlete: Nikolov Daniel |url=https://minsk2019.by/en/tsrd/athletes/5602156 |publisher=Minsk 2019 |access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref> | weight = 65 kg<ref name="mi"/> | years_active = | handedness = | coach = | event = Men's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = 92 (MS 18 October 2022)<br />91 (MD 5 October 2017) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | medaltemplates = | bwfbadminton_id = 70442 | bwf_id = DCF7DC60-5A13-4A18-8D92-742BEB1BD734 }}

'''Daniel Lachezarov Nikolov''' ({{langx|bg|Даниел Лъчезаров Николов}}) (born 26 August 1998) is a Bulgarian badminton player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Daniel Nikolov biography |url=https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/dcf7dc60-5a13-4a18-8d92-742beb1bd734/biography |publisher=BWF-Tournament Software |access-date=13 October 2022}}</ref> He was awarded 2017 Haskovo Sportsman of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Даниел Николов е "Спортист на годината" на Хасково |url=https://topsport.bg/sport/daniel-nikolov-e-sportist-na-godinata-na-haskovo.html |publisher=Top Sport |access-date=1 March 2018 |language=bg}}</ref> Nikolov competed at the 2019 European Games.<ref name="mi"/>

== Achievements ==

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 4 runners-up) === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ben Torrance | align="left" | 21–14, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Croatian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Georgii Karpov | align="left" | 21–12, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Meiraba Luwang Maisnam | align="left" | 19–21, 21–7, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Hungarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Sathish Kumar Karunakaran | align="left" | 21–17, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}

''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2015 | align="left" | Eurasia Bulgaria International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jordan Corvée<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Maio | align="left" | 21–18, 23–25, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Hellas International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Peyo Boichinov<br />{{flagicon|BUL}} Philip Shishov | align="left" | 21–19, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Muhammed Ali Kurt<br />{{flagicon|TUR}} Mert Tunço | align="left" | 21–13, 21–18 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Hellas International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Benz<br />{{flagicon|GER}} Andreas Heinz | align="left" | 21–15, 11–21, 23–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | Romanian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|SLO}} Andraž Krapež<br />{{flagicon|THA}} Samatcha Tovannakasem | align="left" | 15–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Hellas International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} David Jones<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Johnnie Torjussen | align="left" | 21–16, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Slovak Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Supak Jomkoh<br />{{flagicon|THA}} Wachirawit Sothon | align="left" | 13–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Bulgarian International | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Ivan Rusev | align="left" | {{flagicon|SVN}} Miha Ivanič<br />{{flagicon|SVN}} Gašper Krivec | align="left" | 21–9, 21–14 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament : {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

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