Zvonimir Đurkinjak


Zvonimir Đurkinjak is a Croatian badminton player who plays for the Medvedgrad 1998 badminton club.

Career

Đurkinjak started playing badminton when he was 10. At the Croatian National Badminton Championships he won the men's singles and mixed doubles title nine times from 2005, and eight times in the men's doubles event from 2004. He won gold medal at the Mersin 2013 Mediterranean Games in the men's doubles event partnered with Zvonimir Hölbling. In 2015, he competed at the European Games in the men's singles and doubles event.

Achievements

Mediterranean Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Mersin University Hall, Mersin, Turkey Zvonimir Hölbling Emre Arslan
Hüseyin Oruç		21–15, 21–9 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Bulgarian Open Lakshya Sen21–18, 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2017Croatian International Kasper Lehikoinen14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015Czech Open Marc Zwiebler24–26, 11–21 Runner-up
2014Hungarian International Kasper Dinesen11–9, 9–11, 3–11, 4–11 Runner-up

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Croatian International Zvonimir Hölbling Igor Cimbur
Samatcha Tovannakasem		21–17, 21–18 Winner
2016Croatian International Filip Špoljarec Patrick Bjerregaard
Mikkel Normann		21–14, 21–19 Winner
2016Romanian International Zvonimir Hölbling Ong Yew Sin
Teo Ee Yi		13–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2015Slovenian International Zvonimir Hölbling Johannes Pistorius
Marvin Emil Seidel		21–14, 16–21, 21–10 Winner
2015Romanian International Zvonimir Hölbling Milosz Bochat
Pawel Pietryja		11–9, 11–8, 11–7 Winner
2014Hungarian International Zvonimir Hölbling Andreas Berthelsen
Kasper Dinesen		10–11, 11–9, 10–11, 11–4, 11–5 Winner
2014Slovenian International Zvonimir Hölbling Nikita Khakimov
Vasily Kuznetsov		21–15, 21–18 Winner
2014Romanian International Zvonimir Hölbling Bastian Kersaudy
Gaetan Mittelheisser		21–12, 21–13 Winner
2013Croatian International Zvonimir Hölbling Christopher Rusdianto
Trikusuma Wardhana		14–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2012Hungarian International Zvonimir Hölbling Ruud Bosch
Jim Middelburg		21-17, 19-21, 16-21 Runner-up
2012Slovenian International Zvonimir Hölbling Andreas Heinz
Jones Rafli Jansen		17-21, 21-17, 21-12 Winner
2012Portugal International Nikolaj Overgaard Marcus Ellis
Paul van Rietvelde		21-12, 22-20 Winner
2012Croatian International Zvonimir Hölbling Jacco Arends
Jelle Maas		16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2011Hungarian International Zvonimir Hölbling Lukasz Moren
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk		21-18, 21-18 Winner
2010Slovenian International Zvonimir Hölbling Ruud Bosch
Koen Ridder		17-21, 15-21 Runner-up
2010Portugal International Zvonimir Hölbling Martin Kragh
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		18-21, 14-21 Runner-up
2010Croatian International Zvonimir Hölbling Joe Morgan
James Phillips		14-21, 21-19, 20-22 Runner-up
2009Turkiye International Zvonimir Hölbling Joel Johansson-Berg
Imam Sodikin		Walkover Runner-up
2008Slovak Open Jakub Bitman Magnús Ingi Helgason
Helgi Jóhannesson		11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2008Croatian International Jakub Bitman K. T. Rupesh Kumar
Sanave Thomas		9–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2007Slovak International Jakub Bitman Ivan Sozonov
Anton Ivanov		Walkover Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Croatian International Mateja Čiča Alex Vlaar
Mariya Mitsova		21–18, 21–11 Winner
2015Croatian International Mateja Čiča Alexander Bond
Ditte Soby Hansen		21–17, 21–13 Winner
2013Italian International Eva Lee Jacco Arends
Selena Piek		23–21, 21–18 Winner
2013Slovenian International Staša Poznanović Jones Rafli Jansen
Cisita Joity Jansen		21–12, 21–18 Winner
2012Hungarian International Staša Poznanović Jakub Bitman
Alzbeta Basova		21-16, 21-18 Winner
2012Slovenia International Staša Poznanović Hannes Kaesbauer
Kira Kattenbeck		21–9, 21–13 Winner
2012Portugal International Staša Poznanović Marcus Ellis
Gabrielle White		17-21, 21-15, 22-24 Runner-up
2012Croatian International Staša Poznanović Jacco Arends
Ilse Vaessen		20-22, 21-17, 16-21 Runner-up
2011Spanish Open Staša Poznanović Mikkel Delbo Larsen
Mie Schjott-Kristensen		17-21, 19-21 Runner-up
2011Croatian International Staša Poznanović Kim Astrup Sorensen
Line Kjaersfeldt		21-13, 21-13 Winner
2010Slovenia International Staša Poznanović Mao Hong
Natalia Pocztowiak		21-15, 13-21, 17-21 Runner-up
2010Croatian International Staša Poznanović Roman Zirnwald
Simone Prutsch		21-12, 24-22 Winner
2010Portuguese International Staša Poznanović Jacco Arends
Selena Piek		21-14, 18-21, 21-11 Winner
2009Croatian International Staša Poznanović Konstantin Dobrev
Maya Dobreva		21-13, 17-21, 21-9 Winner
2008Slovenian International Staša Poznanović Vladimir Metodiev
Gabriela Banova		Walkover Runner-up

National championships