Mark Caljouw

Mark Caljouw
Personal information
Country  Netherlands
Born (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995
Rijswijk, the Netherlands
Residence Arnhem, the Netherlands
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Years active 2012
Handedness Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking 25 (28 June 2018)
Current ranking 31 (26 July 2018)
BWF profile

Mark Caljouw (born 25 January 1995) is a Dutch badminton player. He started playing badminton aged eight[1], at BC Randstad in Rijswijk. He was selected to join the national team in 2008, and made a debut in international senior tournament in 2012.[2][3] Caljouw competed at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Ankara, Turkey, winning a silver medal in the boys' singles event, and also a bronze medal in the mixed team event.[4] He was selected by Badminton Europe to join the Player Development Plan "Future Stars".[5] Caljouw won the men's singles National Championships title in 2017, beating defending champion Erik Meijs in the semi-finals and first seeded Nick Fransman in the final. He defended the title in 2018, after beating Fransman.[6]

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey Germany Fabian Roth 17–21, 14–21 Silver

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 U.S. Open Super 300 South Korea Lee Dong-keun 21–14, 17–21, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Orleans Masters Super 100 Denmark Rasmus Gemke 10–21, 21–18, 21–8 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Orleans International France Lucas Corvée 21–6, 18–21, 21–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Norwegian International Finland Kasper Lehikoinen 17–21, 16–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. https://www.bcdkc.nl/294-mark-caljouw
  2. "Spelers: Mark Caljouw". badmintonline.nl (in Dutch). badmintonline.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Players: Mark Caljouw". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. "Juniorski šampionat Evrope 2013. godine - Ankara, 26.03. - 31.03.2013. godine". badminton-bl.com. Badminton Club Banjaluka. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ""Future stars" selected". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. "Caljouw en Mahulette winnen NK badminton" (in Dutch). Nieuws.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  8. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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