{{Short description|Swedish badminton player (born 1989)}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Nico Ruponen | image = | size = | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = Nico Mikael Ruponen | country = Sweden | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|2|3}} | birth_place =[[Täby]], [[Stockholms län]], Sweden | residence = | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{cite web|title=Nico Ruponen (SWE) |url=http://www.nationalbadmintonleague.co.uk/modal/nico-ruponen.html |publisher=National Badminton League |access-date=24 September 2016}}</ref> | weight = | years_active = | handedness = Left | coach = | event = Men's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = 248 (MS 22 October 2009)<br />47 (MD 19 January 2017)<br />21 (XD 15 December 2016) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | medal_templates = | bwfbadminton_id = 90714 | bwf_id = 44348EE2-BFEA-4730-B1D7-DF1681973A9B }}
'''Nico Mikael Ruponen''' (born 3 February 1989) is a Swedish [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Nico Ruponen |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/90714/nico-ruponen |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |access-date=23 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Nico Ruponen |url=http://sok.se/idrottare/idrottare/n/nico-ruponen.html |publisher=[[Swedish Olympic Committee|Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté]] |accessdate=24 September 2016|language=sv}}</ref> In 2012, he won the [[Kharkiv International (badminton)|Kharkiv International]] in the mixed doubles event partnered with [[Amanda Högström]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nico Ruponen och Amanda Högström vann i Kharkov |url=http://www.tabybadminton.se/Nyheter/Senastenytt/NicoRuponenochAmandaHogstromvanniKharkov |publisher=Täby BM - Badminton |access-date=23 January 2017|language=sv}}</ref> In 2016, he and [[Richard Eidestedt]] had to battle through the qualification round at the [[Orleans International]] tournament before reach the finals, finally they won the men's doubles title after beat [[Hardianto]] and [[Kenas Adi Haryanto|Haryanto]] of Indonesia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maiden title for Eidestedt & Ruponen in Orleans |url=http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=3400045 |publisher=[[Badminton Europe]] |access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> He also became the runner-up at the [[2016 Canada Open Grand Prix]] tournament in the mixed doubles event with Högström.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vietnamese pair clinch Canada Open badminton title |url=https://www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2016/07/vietnamese-pair-clinch-canada-open-badminton-title/ |publisher=VietnamBreakingNews |access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref>
== Achievements ==
=== BWF Grand Prix === The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|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.
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center" | [[2016 Canada Open Grand Prix#Finals 5|2016]] | align="left" | [[Canada Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Amanda Högström]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|VIE}} [[Đỗ Tuấn Đức]]<br />{{flagicon|VIE}} [[Phạm Như Thảo]] | align="left" | 9–21, 21–10, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament : {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament
=== BWF International Challenge/Series === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Orleans International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Richard Eidestedt]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Hardianto]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Kenas Adi Haryanto]] | align="left" | 13–21, 21–12, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | [[Italian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Richard Eidestedt | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Jones Ralfy Jansen]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Josche Zurwonne]] | align="left" | 17–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Swedish Masters International Badminton Championships|Swedish International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Richard Eidestedt | align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Konstantin Abramov]]<br />{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexandr Zinchenko]] | align="left" | 17–21, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2012 | align="left" | [[Kharkiv International (badminton)|Kharkiv International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Amanda Högström]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Gaëtan Mittelheisser]]<br />{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Émilie Lefel]] | align="left" | 23-21, 10-21, 21-16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | [[Finnish Open (badminton)|Finnish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} Amanda Högström | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anders Skaarup Rasmussen]]<br />{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lena Grebak]] | align="left" | 24-22, 19-21, 13-21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{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
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{BWF|44348EE2-BFEA-4730-B1D7-DF1681973A9B}}
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