Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov (Russian: Иван Андреевич Созонов; born 6 July 1989) is a Russian badminton player. He competed for Russia at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] His current partner is Vladimir Ivanov. The duo's victories at the 2014 European Championships and 2016 All England Open rendered them as the first Russians to win the men's doubles in each of those tournaments.[4][5]

Ivan Sozonov
Иван Созонов
Personal information
Birth nameИван Андреевич Созонов
(Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov)
CountryRussia
Born (1989-07-06) 6 July 1989 (age 35)
Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
ResidenceMoscow, Russia[1]
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
HandednessLeft
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD with Vladimir Ivanov 7 December 2017)
Current ranking37 (MD with Vladimir Ivanov 8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Russia
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Men's doubles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kyiv Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 La Roche-sur-Yon Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Huelva Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lubin Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Liévin Men's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2013 Kazan Men's doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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European Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Baku Sports Hall,
Baku, Azerbaijan
  Vladimir Ivanov   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
8–21, 13–21   Silver
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
  Vladimir Ivanov   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
17–21, 17–21   Bronze

European Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gymnastics Center,
Kazan, Russia
  Vladimir Ivanov   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
21–13, 21–16   Gold
2016 Vendéspace,
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
  Vladimir Ivanov   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
19–21, 21–15, 16–17 retired   Bronze
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
  Vladimir Ivanov   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
11–21, 21–19, 19–21   Bronze
2021 Palace of Sports,
Kyiv, Ukraine
  Vladimir Ivanov   Mark Lamsfuß
  Marvin Seidel
Walkover   Gold

Summer Universiade

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
  Vladimir Ivanov   Ko Sung-hyun
  Lee Yong-dae
21–13, 13–21, 13–21   Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dutch Open Super 100   Vladimir Ivanov   Mark Lamsfuß
  Marvin Emil Seidel
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2020 Denmark Open Super 750   Vladimir Ivanov   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
22–20, 17–21, 18–21   Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 All England Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Hiroyuki Endo
  Kenichi Hayakawa
21–23, 21–18, 21–16   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (8 titles, 8 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the 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.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Russian Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
11–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2009 Russian Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2010 Russian Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–17, 10–21, 21–18   Winner
2012 Russian Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–18, 21–15   Winner
2012 Macau Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Lee Sheng-mu
  Tsai Chia-hsin
21–14, 17–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Shin Baek-choel
  Yoo Yeon-seong
21–18, 15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2013 Russian Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Andrey Ashmarin
  Vitalij Durkin
21–16, 21–19   Winner
2015 Syed Modi International   Vladimir Ivanov   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
9–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2015 German Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
20–22, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Russian Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
22–20, 21–19   Winner
2015 Bitburger Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 U.S. Grand Prix   Vladimir Ivanov   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Russian Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Konstantin Abramov
  Alexandr Zinchenko
21–15, 21–14   Winner
2017 Russian Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Chooi Kah Ming
  Low Juan Shen
11–6, 11–9, 11–5   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Russian Open   Tatjana Bibik   Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova
21–17, 24–22   Winner
2014 Russian Open   Olga Morozova   Ryota Taohata
  Misato Aratama
12–21, 10–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (14 titles, 7 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 White Nights   Przemysław Wacha 22–20, 21–14   Winner
2010 Kharkiv International   Przemysław Wacha 21–14, 22–20   Winner
2011 Guatemala International   Vladimir Ivanov 21–16, 9–21, 21–18   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Slovak International   Anton Ivanov   Zvonimir Đurkinjak
  Jakub Bitman
Walkover   Runner-up
2009 White Nights   Vladimir Ivanov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
17–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2009 Bulgarian International   Vladimir Ivanov   Kasper Faust Henriksen
  Anders Kristiansen
11–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2009 Hungarian International   Vladimir Ivanov   Adam Cwalina
  Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
17–21, 21–13, 26–28   Runner-up
2010 Polish International   Vladimir Ivanov   Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
  Wong Wai Hong
21–17, 14–21, 21–14   Winner
2010 Kharkiv International   Vladimir Ivanov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
26–28, 15–21   Runner-up
2010 Italian International   Vladimir Ivanov   Anthony Clark
  Chris Langridge
14–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2010 Turkey International   Vladimir Ivanov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
21–12, 21–18   Winner
2011 Polish Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
23–21, 21–17   Winner
2011 Kharkiv International   Vladimir Ivanov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
19–21, 21–19, 21–16   Winner
2011 Guatemala International   Vladimir Ivanov   Adrian Liu
  Derrick Ng
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2011 Brazil International   Vladimir Ivanov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
16–21, 21–14, 24–22   Winner
2011 Scottish International   Vladimir Ivanov   Marcus Ellis
  Peter Mills
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2011 Italian International   Vladimir Ivanov   Vitalij Durkin
  Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–16, 21–15   Winner
2012 Swedish Masters   Vladimir Ivanov   Jorrit de Ruiter
  Dave Khodabux
21–16, 21–9   Winner
2012 Polish Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Adam Cwalina
  Michał Łogosz
21–11, 21–13   Winner
2012 Finnish Open   Vladimir Ivanov   Nikolaj Nikolaenko
  Nikolai Ukk
21–10, 21–16   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Hungarian International   Anastasia Prokopenko   Vitalij Durkin
  Nina Vislova
11–21, 19–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Созонов Иван Андреевич" (in Russian). Стадион. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ London 2012 Archived 31 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Badminton - SOZONOV Ivan". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Marin, Ivanov & Sozonov Make History at the European Championships". Yonex. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ "'Miracle' win writes new page for Russian badminton". All England Badminton. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  9. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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