Blagovest Kisyov

[1][2] Kisyov started playing badminton at the age of 10 in his home town of Parvomay.

He joined the junior national team at that time and started representing Bulgaria on various events.

In 2006, he started working as an assistant coach in the BWF Sofia training centre simultaneously while training with the national team players, and in the same year he won Bulgarian National Badminton Championships in men's doubles event.

He attended different training programmes and camps in Malaysia, Indonesia and Europe which has helped him obtain better knowledge and improve his game.

He reached singles round of 16 after defeated by Scott Evans of Ireland in straight games 6-21, 13-21.