{{Short description|Ukrainian badminton player (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Polina Buhrova | image = 2024 - Polina Buhrova - 03.png | image_size = 240 px | caption = Buhrova in 2024 | full_name = | birth_name = | country = Ukraine | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2004|1|30}} | birth_place = [[Kharkiv]], Ukraine | height = 1.71 m | weight = | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Women's singles & doubles | highest_ranking = 35 (WS, 15 July 2025)<br />19 (WD with [[Yevheniia Kantemyr]], 15 April 2025) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = 41 (WS)<br />28 (WD with Yevheniia Kantemyr) | date_of_current_ranking = 19 May 2026 | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Women's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{UKR}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Badminton Championships|European Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze| [[2026 European Badminton Championships|2026 Huelva]] | Women's doubles }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|European Women's Team Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2026 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2026 Istanbul]] | Women's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2020 European Junior Badminton Championships|2020 Lahti]] | [[2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Girls' doubles|Girls' doubles]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships|2022 Belgrade]] | [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships#Team event|Mixed team]] }} | bwfbadminton_id = 96877 | bwf_id = 2B372F7E-6B6E-42E5-87A3-D84260FEE628 }}
'''Polina Buhrova''' ({{langx|uk|Поліна Бугрова}}; born 30 January 2004) is a [[badminton]] player from Ukraine and the 2021 and 2023 National Champion of Ukraine (both singles and women's doubles).
== Career == First major senior tournament for Buhrova was the [[2021 European Badminton Championships]] in Kyiv. Together with [[Mariia Stoliarenko]], she received a wild card for women's doubles. They won against Irish [[Kate Frost]] and [[Moya Ryan]] but lost to Danish [[Alexandra Bøje]] and [[Mette Poulsen]] in the second round.
Buhrova has won several medals at the European junior championships, including bronze in girls' doubles in 2020. Though she was seeded 4th for the [[2022 BWF World Junior Championships – Girls' singles|2022 World Junior Championships]] in the singles' tournament, she lost in the third round. The same happened during the [[2022 European Junior Badminton Championships – Girls' singles|2022 European Junior Championships]] when she lost both in singles and doubles in the third round despite being top seeded.
Buhrova competed in the [[Badminton at the 2023 European Games – Women's singles|2023 European Games]]. In Tarnów, she finished second in her group (after losing to Danish [[Line Kjærsfeldt]] and winning against [[Hristomira Popovska]] from Bulgaria), but lost to [[Neslihan Yiğit]] from Turkey in the round of 16. At the [[2023 BWF World Championships]] in Copenhagen, Buhrova lost to [[Putri Kusuma Wardani]] from Indonesia in the [[2023 BWF World Championships – Women's singles#Section 2|first round]]. She also competed for Ukraine at the [[2023 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships]] where she played just one game which she won (against English [[Abigail Holden]]).
Through Olympic ratings, Buhrova qualified for the [[Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ubf.com.ua/2024/05/22/oficijno-polina-bugrova-predstavit-ukra%D1%97nu-u-zhinochij-odinochnij-kategori%D1%97-z-badmintonu-na-olimpijskix-igrax-u-parizhi/ |title=ОФІЦІЙНО: Поліна Бугрова представить Україну у жіночій одиночній категорії з бадмінтону на Олімпійських Іграх у Парижі! |trans-title=OFFICIAL: Polina Bugrova will represent Ukraine in the women's singles badminton category at the Olympic Games in Paris! |publisher=Badminton Federation of Ukraine |language=Ukrainian |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref><ref name="Paris 2024">{{cite web |title=BUHROVA Polina |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/polina-buhrova_1912783 |work=[[Paris 2024 Olympics]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241006165449/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/polina-buhrova_1912783 |archive-date=6 October 2024}}</ref>
== Personal life == Buhrova studies at the [[Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kpi.kharkov.ua/ukr/2023/11/27/studentka-hpi-polina-bugrova-stala-dvorazovoyu-chempionkoyu-ukrayiny-z-badmintonu/ |title=Студентка ХПІ Поліна Бугрова стала дворазовою чемпіонкою України з бадмінтону |trans-title=KhPI student Polina Bugrova became a two-time Ukrainian badminton champion |publisher=[[Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute]] |date=27 November 2023 |language=Ukrainian |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>
== Achievements == === European Junior Championships === ''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | [[2020 European Junior Badminton Championships – Girls' doubles|2020]] | align="left" | [[Pajulahti Sports Institute]], [[Lahti]], Finland | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Mariia Stoliarenko]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Leona Michalski]]<br />{{flagicon|GER}} [[Thuc Phuong Nguyen]] | align="left" | 20–22, 10–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== European Championships === ''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#ECF2FF" | align="center" | [[2026 European Badminton Championships#Finals 4|2026]] | align="left" | [[Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín]], [[Huelva]], Spain | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yevheniia Kantemyr]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Gabriela Stoeva]]<br />{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Stefani Stoeva]] | align="left" | 12–21, 3–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' |}
=== BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) === The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}}</ref> is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}</ref>
''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | [[2024 Hylo Open#Finals 4|2024]] | align="left" | [[Hylo Open]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yevheniia Kantemyr]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Sung Shuo-yun]]<br />{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Yu Chien-hui]] | align="left" | 16–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
=== BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 6 runners-up) === ''Women's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#E9E9E9" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Latvia International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Mariia Stoliarenko]] | align="left" | 21–13, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Kharkiv International (badminton)|Kharkiv International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Dounia Pelupessy]] | align="left" | 21–17, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | [[Italian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Edith Urell]] | align="left" | 21–18, 18–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Lalinrat Chaiwan]] | align="left" | 21–19, 21–19 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | [[Kazakhstan International|Astana International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan]] | align="left" | 7–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2026 | align="left" | [[Polish Open (badminton)|Polish Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Unnati Hooda]] | align="left" | 21–10, 15–21, 8–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}
''Women's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Kazakhstan International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Yevheniia Kantemyr]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kaho Osawa]]<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mai Tanabe]] | align="left" | walkover | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Mexican Open (badminton)|Mexican International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yevheniia Kantemyr | align="left" | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Romina Fregoso]]<br />{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Miriam Rodríguez (badminton)|Miriam Rodríguez]] | align="left" | 21–12, 21–16 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Turkey International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yevheniia Kantemyr | align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Paula López (badminton)|Paula López]]<br />{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Lucía Rodríguez (badminton)|Lucía Rodríguez]] | align="left" | walkover | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2024 | align="left" | [[Bangladesh International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yevheniia Kantemyr | align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} [[Kodchaporn Chaichana]]<br />{{flagicon|THA}} [[Pannawee Polyiam]] | align="left" | 23–25, 21–18, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2025 | align="left" | [[Kazakhstan International|Astana International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Yevheniia Kantemyr | align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Lanny Tria Mayasari]]<br />{{flagicon|INA}} [[Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi]] | align="left" | 21–12, 11–21, 21–13 | 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
=== BWF Junior International (3 titles, 2 runners-up) === ''Girls' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- |- style="background:#BDB8AD" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Ukraine Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Anastasiya Prozorova]] | align="left" | 17–21, 21–15, 21–17 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- |- style="background:#BDB8AD" | align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Polish Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anna Siess Ryberg]] | align="left" | 12–21, 24–26 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#BDB8AD" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Ukraine Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Mariia Stoliarenko]] | align="left" | 21–13, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |}
''Girls' doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- |- style="background:#BDB8AD" | align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Polish Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Mariia Stoliarenko]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Simona Pilgaard]] <br /> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Anna Siess Ryberg]] | align="left" | 13–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- |- style="background:#BDB8AD" | align="center" | 2021 | align="left" | Ukraine Junior International | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} Mariia Stoliarenko | align="left" | {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Polina Tkach]] <br /> {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Olga Tykhorskaya]] | align="left" | 21–12, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |} : {{Color box|#AE9C45|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament : {{Color box|#C6D4E1|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Challenge tournament : {{Color box|#BDB8AD|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior International Series tournament : {{Color box|#EBE7E0|border=darkgray}} BWF Junior Future Series tournament
== See also == * [[Ukrainian National Badminton Championships]]
== References == {{Reflist}}
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