Eva Twedberg

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Field	Value
name	Eva Twedberg
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birth_name	Eva Pettersson
birth_date
birth_place	Ystad, Sweden
height	163 cm
weight	55 kg
event	Women's singles
highest_ranking	1
date_of_highest_ranking	1968–1971
country	Sweden
years_active	1959–1986
coach	Bertil Johnsson
titles	All England (1968, 1971)
European Champion (1970)
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| name = Eva Twedberg | image = | caption = | birth_name = Eva Pettersson | birth_date = | birth_place = Ystad, Sweden | height = 163 cm | weight = 55 kg | event = Women's singles | highest_ranking = 1 | date_of_highest_ranking = 1968–1971 | date_of_current_ranking = | country = Sweden | years_active = 1959–1986 | coach = Bertil Johnsson | handedness = | titles = All England (1968, 1971) European Champion (1970) | medaltemplates =

Eva Twedberg (earlier ** Eva Pettersson**, later Eva Stuart, born 16 February 1943) is a Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Among other titles, she won the World Invitational Championships held in Glasgow, in 1971 in both singles and doubles, the prestigious All-England singles title in 1968 and 1971; the Danish Open in 1968, 1970, and 1972; the U.S. Open in 1972 and 1973; and the European Championships in 1970. Twedberg is the most successful player in the history of the Swedish National Championships with a combined total of 44 titles in national restricted and national open competition earned between 1960 and 1976.

Personal life

During the latter part of her badminton career, Twedberg married the Northumberland county and England badminton internationalist Elliot Stuart and represented Northumberland. Their marriage was held in Newcastle upon Tyne on 18 August 1973. The two living in North London. She gave birth her son Kristian on 6 December 1974 in Cheshire in the North of England.

Achievements

European Championships

Women's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1968	Ruhrlandhalle, Bochum, West Germany	FRG Marieluise Wackerow	11–5, 10–12, 0–11	[[File:Med 3.png
1970	Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales	DEN Imre Nielsen	11–8, 10–12, 12–10	[[File:Med 1.png
1972	Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden	ENG Gillian Gilks	2–11, 7–11	[[File:Med 3.png
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Mixed doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	Karlskrona Idrottshall, Karlskrona, Sweden	SWE Gert Perneklo	FRG Wolfgang Bochow
FRG Marieluise Wackerow	11–15, 8–15	[[File:Med 3.png	Bronze]] Bronze
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International tournaments

Women's singles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1960	German Open	DEN Karin Rasmussen	4–11, 11–1, 11–5	Winner
1960	Swedish Open	SWE Berit Olsson	6–11, 11–9, 12–10	Winner
1963	Norwegian International	DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	3–11, 2–11	Runner-up
1964	Norwegian International	DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	2–11, 11–3, 6–11	Runner-up
1965	Swedish Open	DEN Ulla Rasmussen	2–11, 11–1, 11–4	Winner
1965	Norwegian International	DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	11–8, 11–2	Winner
1966	Swedish Open	USA Judy Hashman	0–11, 0–11	Runner-up
1966	German Open	FRG Irmgard Latz	8–11, 11–8, 9–12	Runner-up
1967	German Open	DEN Ulla Strand	11–2, 11–6	Winner
1967	Norwegian International	DEN Ulla Strand	3–11, 11–8, 11–3	Winner
1967	North of Scotland International	SCO Muriel Woodcock	11–1, 11–0	Winner
1968	All England Open	INA Minarni	11–6, 11–2	Winner
1968	German Open	FRG Irmgard Latz	11–6, 9–11, 11–3	Winner
1968	Swedish Open	DNK Ulla Strand	11–2, 11–0	Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	JPN Hiroe Yuki	1–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1968	Norwegian International	DEN Jette Føge	10–12, 11–3, 11–5	Winner
1968	Denmark Open	JPN Noriko Takagi	12–9, 9–11, 12–10	Winner
1968	French Open	NED Agnes Geene	11–2, 11–0	Winner
1968	East of Scotland International	SWE Marianne Flykt	11–1, 11–0	Winner
1969	German Open	DEN Anne Flindt	6–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1969	Canadian Open	INA Retno Kustijah	11–1, 11–2	Winner
1969	Norwegian International	DEN Jette Føge	11–4, 11–1	Winner
1970	Swedish Open	DEN Jette Føge	11–2, 5–11, 11–2	Winner
1970	Denmark Open	JPN Etsuko Takenaka	11–2, 11–2	Winner
1970	Belgian International	DEN Imre Rietveld Nielsen	10–12, 11–7, 10–12	Runner-up
1971	Swedish Open	ENG Margaret Beck	11–7, 11–5	Winner
1971	All England Open	DEN Anne Berglund	11–3, 6–11, 11–2	Winner
1971	German Open	FRG Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–3, 11–4	Winner
1971	Dutch Open	ENG Gillian Gilks	11–3, 7–11, 12–11	Winner
1971	Norwegian International	DEN Lene Køppen	11–5, 11–2	Winner
1972	Swedish Open	FRG Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–5, 12–10	Winner
1972	Dutch Open	FRG Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–6, 10–12, 1–5 discontinued	Winner
1972	German Open	FRG Irmgard Gerlatzka	11–6, 11–4	Winner
1972	U. S. Open	USA Pam Stockton	11–7, 11–8	Winner
1972	Canadian Open	DEN Anne Berglund	11–7, 11–2	Winner
1972	Denmark Open	JPN Noriko Nakayama	11–4, 11–6	Winner
1972	Norwegian International	DEN Pernille Kaagaard	6–11, 11–5, 11–0	Winner
1973	German Open	DEN Imre Rietveld Nielsen	11–7, 11–8	Winner
1973	India Open	DEN Lene Køppen	8–11, 11–8, 11–7	Winner
1973	U. S. Open	CAN Barb O'Brien	11–6, 11–1	Winner
1973	Swedish Open	ENG Margaret Beck	11–3, 11–5	Winner
1973	Jamaica International	ENG Margaret Beck	11–7, 3–11, 9–12	Runner-up
1974	Swedish Open	DEN Lene Køppen	9–11, 8–11	Runner-up
1974	Dutch Open	NED Joke van Beusekom	7–11, 11–0, 11–9	Winner
1980	Portugal International	ENG Kathleen Redhead	11–5, 11–6	Winner
1981	Portugal International	ENG Catharine Troke	6–11, 11–8, 6–11	Runner-up
1982	Portugal International	ENG Catharine Troke	8–11, 4–11	Runner-up
1984	Portugal International	ENG Fiona Elliott	7–11, 6–11	Runner-up
1986	Portugal International	FRA Corinne Sonnet	11–1, 12–10	Winner
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Women's doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1964	Norwegian International	SWE Gunilla Dahlström	DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen
DEN Liselotte Nielsen	15–7, 6–15, 15–8	Winner
1965	Swedish Open	SWE Gunilla Dahlström	DEN Karin Jørgensen
DEN Ulla Strand	1–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1965	Norwegian International	SWE Gunilla Dahlström	DEN Lonny Funch
DEN Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	7–15, 14–17	Runner-up
1966	Swedish Open	USA Judy Hashman	DEN Karin Jørgensen
DEN Ulla Strand	12–15, 15–10, 15–8	Winner
1967	Swedish Open	NED Imre Rietveld	DEN Lonny Funch
DEN Ulla Strand	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1967	Norwegian International	SWE Gittan Nyberg	DEN Ulla Strand
DEN Lizbeth von Barnekow	1–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1968	Singapore Open	MAS Rosalind Singha Ang	JPN Hiroe Yuki
JPN Noriko Takagi	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1968	French Open	FRG Karin Dittberner	FRG Lore Hawig
FRG Gerda Schumacher	15–8, 15–11	Winner
1968	Norwegian International	SWE Ann-Christine Rosenquist	DEN Jette Føge
DEN Lonny Funch	3–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1969	Norwegian International	SWE Lena Olsson	DEN Jette Føge
DEN Karin Jørgensen	4–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1972	Norwegian International	SWE Anette Börjesson	DEN Anne Flindt
DEN Pernille Kaagaard	10–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1973	India Open	NED Joke van Beusekom	DEN Anne Berglund
DEN Lene Køppen	15–1, 15–9	Winner
1973	U. S. Open	ENG Bridget Cooper	USA Pam Brady
USA Diane Hales	15–12, 12–15, 13–18	Runner-up
1974	Dutch Open	SWE Anette Börjesson	FRG Brigitte Steden
FRG Marieluise Zizmann	6–15, 10–15	Runner-up
1980	Portugal International	ENG Mary Eddy	ENG Gillian Clark
ENG Kathleen Redhead	3–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1981	Portugal International	ENG Catharine Troke	NED Marjan Ridder
NOR Else Thoresen	7–15, 15–18	Runner-up
1982	Portugal International	ENG Paula Kilvington	ENG Nora Perry
ENG Catharine Troke	9–15, 4–15	Runner-up
1984	Portugal International	ENG Fiona Elliott	DEN Gitte Rygaard
DEN B. Lund	15–9, 15–4	Winner
1986	Portugal International	ENG D. Pulford	POR Margarida Cruz
POR Paula Sousa	3–15, 7–15	Runner-up
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Mixed doubles ::data[format=table]

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Swedish Open	SWE Berndt Dahlberg	DEN Henning Borch
DEN Ulla Rasmussen	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1969	Norwegian International	SWE Sture Johnsson	SWE Kurt Johnsson
SWE Karin Lindquist	15–7, 15–7	Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	DEN Svend Andersen	MAS Teh Kew San
MAS Ng Mei Ling	18–17, 15–13	Winner
1971	Norwegian International	SWE Gert Perneklo	DEN Erland Kops
DEN Lene Køppen	3–15, 15–5, 15–10	Winner
1972	U. S. Open	ENG Elliot Stuart	DEN Flemming Delfs
DEN Pernille Kaagaard	5–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1972	Canadian Open	ENG Elliot Stuart	DEN Flemming Delfs
DEN Pernille Kaagaard	11–15, 17–18	Runner-up
1973	German Open	SWE Gert Perneklo	FRG Wolfgang Bochow
FRG Marieluise Zizmann	15–13, 15–2	Winner
1973	India Open	ENG Elliot Stuart	IND Satish Bhatia
IND Morin Mathias	15–0, 15–11	Winner
1973	U. S. Open	SWE Sture Johnsson	USA Thomas Carmichael
USA Pam Brady	18–13, 15–12	Winner
1973	Jamaica International	SWE Sture Johnsson	ENG Mike Tredgett
ENG Margaret Beck	15–3, 18–15	Winner
1981	Portugal International	SCO Billy Gilliland	NED Rob Ridder
NED Marjan Ridder	8–15, 17–14, 15–11	Winner
1982	Portugal International	SCO Billy Gilliland	ENG Ray Stevens
ENG Nora Perry	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1984	Portugal International	ENG David Eddy	ENG Gerry Asquith
ENG Fiona Elliott	12–15, 15–9, 3–15	Runner-up
1986	Portugal International	ENG Martin Haddon	SCO Kenny Middlemiss
POR Margarida Cruz	17–18, 11–15	Runner-up
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References

References

1. Pat Davis, The ''Guinness Book of Badminton'' (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 106.
2. Herbert Scheele ed., The ''International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971'' (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 152.
3. "The 19th U.S.open", ''Badminton USA'', May 1972, 10 and "20th U.S. open", ''Badminton USA'', May 1973, 4.
4. Davis, 115.
5. (October 1973). "On the side lines". World Badminton.
6. (March 1975). "On the side lines: Some notes and news from all parts". World Badminton.

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