Alen Roj

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Alen Roj
Personal information
CountrySlovenia
Born (1992-11-10) 10 November 1992 (age 32)
Maribor, Slovenia
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking133 (MS 29 October 2015)
112 (MD 20 February 2014)
BWF profile

Alen Roj (born 10 November 1992) is a Slovenian badminton player. [1] In 2015, he became the runner-up of Egypt International tournament in the men's singles event. [2] In 2020, he was appointed as a coach in Luxembourg national team. [3] He is married German badminton player, Olga Konon in 2018. [4]

Contents

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013 Botswana International Flag of South Africa.svg Jacob Maliekal 20–22, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 South Africa International Flag of South Africa.svg Jacob Maliekal22–20, 15–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Zambia International Flag of Uganda.svg Edwin Ekiring 18–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014Botswana International Flag of Austria.svg Luka Wraber 5–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Egypt International Flag of Uganda.svg Edwin Ekiring23–21, 23–25, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Irish International Flag of Slovenia.svg Kek Jamnik Flag of Ireland.svg Jonathan Dolan
Flag of Ireland.svg Sam Magee
12–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Botswana International Flag of Slovenia.svg Kek Jamnik Flag of South Africa.svg Andries Malan
Flag of Serbia.svg Jovica Rujević
14–21, 21–15, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 South Africa International Flag of Slovenia.svg Kek Jamnik Flag of Mauritius.svg Aatish Lubah
Flag of Mauritius.svg Julien Paul
20–22, 22–20, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014South Africa International Flag of Austria.svg Luka Wraber Flag of Iran.svg Farzin Khanjani
Flag of Iran.svg Mohamad Reza Khanjani
15–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014Botswana International Flag of Austria.svg Luka Wraber Flag of South Africa.svg Andries Malan
Flag of South Africa.svg Willem Viljoen
21–14, 10–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Alen Roj". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. "Badminton: Slovenian, Roj Reveals Ekiring's Egypt Championship Secret". ChimpReports. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
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