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Finnish badminton player (born 2006)

Nella Nyqvist Personal information Born (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 (age 20) Mellunmäki, Finland[1] Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Sport Country Finland Sport Badminton Handedness Left Coached by Ville Lång Women's singles Highest ranking 206 (21 April 2025) Current ranking 286 (7 October 2025) BWF profile Medal record Women's badminton Representing Finland European Junior Championships 2020 Lahti Girls' singles 2022 Belgrade Girls' singles

**Nella Nyqvist** (born 20 March 2006) is a Finnish [badminton](/source/Badminton) player from Helsingfors club.[2]

## Early life and career

Nyqvist, aged 6, was inspired by her parents to pick badminton. Her background is strong, mother Saara Hynninen and father Ilkka Nyqvist both played competitively at the national level. Her younger brother Niilo, too is a competitive player. She had her primary education from [Myllypuro](/source/Myllypuro). She is coached by her parents and Ville Lång, a former men's singles player from her country.[3]

She has won [national championships](/source/Finnish_National_Badminton_Championships) in both singles and doubles disciplines. Her first title came when she was still a teenager in 2021 and has since won a total 4 titles in singles and 3 titles in women's doubles with [Jenny Vähäsarja](/source/Jenny_V%C3%A4h%C3%A4sarja).[4][5] Internationally, she won Latvian International Series in 2024[6] and Estonian International Series in 2025.[7]

## Achievements

### European Junior Championships

*Girls' singles*

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2020 Pajulahti Sports Institute, Lahti, Finland Edith Urell 15–21, 12–21 Bronze [8] 2022 Athletic Hall Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Kaloyana Nalbantova 16–21, 19–21 Bronze [9]

### BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

*Women's singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2024 Finnish International Anna Tatranova 21–16, 21–23, 11–21 Runner-up 2024 Latvia International Sophia Noble 21–8, 21–14 Winner 2025 Estonian International Anna Siess Ryberg 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2025 Latvia International Wang Yu-si 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2026 Hungarian Future Series Hristomira Popovska 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

- [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kostiainen, Jari (19 August 2021). ["Suomen nopein nainen ja sulkapallohuippu asuvat Mellunmäessä – Nella Nyqvist, 15, hämmästyttää lajipiirejä"](https://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/paikalliset/4259936). *[Helsingin Uutiset](/source/Helsingin_Uutiset)* (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Banská Bystrica: Nella Nyqvistille kultaa EYOF-sulkapallossa"](https://urhea.fi/blog/2022/07/28/nella-nyqvistille-kultaa-eyof-sulkapallossa/) (in Finnish). [Finnish Olympic Committee](/source/Finnish_Olympic_Committee). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Stubin, Teemu (15 December 2018). ["Tästä tytöstä kuullaan vielä! 12-vuotias superlahjakkuus Nella Nyqvist saa monta päätä pidemmät korstotkin haukkomaan henkeään"](https://www.iltalehti.fi/muutlajit/a/5901d7b8-9798-43b1-838d-40ce9670d3c4). *[Iltalehti](/source/Iltalehti)* (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 August 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sulkapallon Suomen mestarit ovat selvillä – Nyqvistille suvereenilla esityksellä kaksi kultaa"](https://www.sulkapallo.fi/uutiset/tulokset/sulkapallon-suomen-mestarit-ovat-selvilla-nyqvistille-suvereenilla-esityksella-kaksi-kultaa/). *Sulkapallo.fi* (in Finnish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Sulkapallon Suomen mestarit ovat selvillä – Nyqvistille kaksi kultaa"](https://www.sulkapallo.fi/uutiset/tulokset/sulkapallon-suomen-mestarit-ovat-selvilla-nyqvistille-kaksi-kultaa/). *Sulkapallo.fi* (in Finnish). 3 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Wang, Cecilia (4 September 2024). ["Välkommen Nella Nyqvist till Fyrisfjädern!"](https://www.fyrisfjadern.se/valkommen-nella-nyqvist-till-fyrisfjadern/) (in Swedish). Fyrisfjärden Badminton Club. Retrieved 10 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["YONEX Estonian International üksikmängu tiitlid Soomele"](https://badminton.ee/2025/01/12/yonex-estonian-international-uksikmangu-tiitlid-soomele/) (in Estonian). Estonian Badminton Federation. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Goh, ZK (26 November 2020). ["Nella Nyqvist: 14-year-old badminton hotshot "aware of my talent""](https://www.olympics.com/en/news/nella-nyqvist-14-year-old-badminton-hotshot-aware-of-my-talent). Olympics. Retrieved 10 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Isokoski, Riku (26 August 2022). ["Sulkapallon suomalainen suurlupaus voitti EM-pronssia"](https://www.iltalehti.fi/muutlajit/a/fd757fa3-ae96-40e1-9be7-6a18c19870ed). *Iltalehti* (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2025.

## External links

- [Nella Nyqvist](https://www.instagram.com/nellanyqvist/) on [Instagram](/source/Instagram_(identifier))

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