Biography:Maja Pohar

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Maja Pohar Perme (born 8 April 1976) is a Slovenian former badminton player affiliated with Olimpija club.[1][2] She competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.[3] Her brother Andrej Pohar also a professional badminton player, and the duo played in the mixed doubles event.[4] She won 33 times National Championships title, 10 in the women's singles, 9 in the women's doubles, and 14 in the mixed doubles event.[5]

Pohar received her Master of Statistics and Ph.D. in University of Ljubljana.[6] She is an associate professor of Biostatistics at the Medical faculty of the University of Ljubljana and teaches both medical students as well as statistics students at masters and PhD level. As statistician, she is the co-editor of the Slovenian Medical Journal.[7]

Achievements

IBF International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1996 Slovenian International France Sandra Dimbour 5–11, 9–12 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Czech International Scotland Anne Gibson 9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 0–9 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Slovenian International England Joanne Muggeridge 1–11, 2–11 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Spanish International China Li Li 11–7, 11–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1998 Slovenian International England Joanne Muggeridge 7–11, 6–11 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999 Croatian International Ukraine Natalja Esipenko 11–5, 11–0 Template:Gold1 Winner
1999 Romanian International Bulgaria Neli Nedyalkova 11–8, 11–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1999 Slovenian International France Sandra Dimbour 11–8, 11–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 Strasbourg International Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 Victorian International Japan Miyo Akao 11–7, 7–11, 11–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Russia Ella Karachkova 4–11, 2–11 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2000 Hungarian International Spain Yoana Martínez 11–5, 11–0 Template:Gold1 Winner
2001 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Ukraine Natalja Esipenko 5–7, 7–2, 7–2, 7–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
2001 Slovenian International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva 2–7, 7–0, 8–6, 7–2 Template:Gold1 Winner
2001 Hungarian International Bulgaria Petya Nedelcheva 1–7, 7–5, 5–7 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003 Strasbourg International Template:Gold1 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Slovenian International Slovenia Maja Tvrdy England Felicity Gallup
England Joanne Muggeridge
9–15, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999 Croatian International Slovenia Maja Tvrdy Ukraine Natalja Esipenko
Ukraine Natalia Golovkina
4–15, 6–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Slovak International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Sarah Jonsson
8–15, 18–16, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1996 Spanish International Slovenia Andrej Pohar France Manuel Dubrulle
France Sandrine Lefèvre
9–15, 12–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Slovak International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Rikke Broen
6–15, 2–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1997 Hungarian International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Netherlands Norbert van Barneveld
Netherlands Lotte Jonathans
9–5, 4–9, 3–9, 5–9 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1998 Slovenian International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Spain José Antonio Crespo
Spain Dolores Marco
15–2, 11–15, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1999 Austrian International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
Scotland Kirsteen McEwan
12–15, 11–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999 Romanian International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Russia Alexandr Russkikh
Russia Anastasia Russkikh
15–7, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
1999 Slovenian International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Poland Marcin Rynkiewicz
Poland Angelika Węgrzyn
15–7, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 Strasbourg International Slovenia Andrej Pohar
Template:Gold1 Winner
2000 Peru International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Canada Mike Beres
Canada Kara Solmundson
1–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2000 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Russia Pavel Uvarov
Russia Ella Karachkova
8–15, 5–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001 Spanish International Slovenia Andrej Pohar England Peter Jeffrey
England Suzanne Rayappan
13–15, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2001 Hungarian International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Sweden Daniel Glaser
Sweden Johanna Persson
7–5, 7–1, 7–1 Template:Gold1 Winner
2005 Croatian International Slovenia Andrej Pohar Singapore Hendra Wijaya
Singapore Frances Liu
11–15, 15–13, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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