Iikka Heino

Iikka Heino (born 9 January 1995) is a Finnish badminton player.^[1] In 2011, he won the gold medal at the European U17 Championships in the mixed doubles event with Mathilda Lindholm. In 2013, he became the runner-up of Estonian International in men's doubles event.^[2] In 2014, he won a bronze medal at the European Men's Team Championships in Basel.^[3] In 2017, he was a runner-up of the Estonian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Henri Aarnio.^[4]

Iikka Heino
Personal information
Country	Finland
Born	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 30) Pargas, Finland
Residence	Holbæk, Denmark
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	98 (MS 12 March 2019) 74 (MD with Henri Aarnio 7 September 2017) 117 (XD with Jenny Nyström 14 May 2019)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Finland European Men's Team Championships 2014 Basel Men's team
BWF profile

Personal life

Iikka Heino brother, Eetu Heino, is also a professional badminton players.^[5] He started to playing badminton at the age of six in Paraisten, and entered the national team in 2011. To improve his badminton, Iika Heino lives and trains in Holbæk, Denmark.^[1][5]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Estonian International	Mika Köngäs	Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping	11–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2017	Estonian International	Henri Aarnio	Bastian Kersaudy Julien Maio	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2017	Hellas Open	Henri Aarnio	Kasper Antonsen Niclas Nøhr	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament