Alida Chen

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Alida Chen
Personal information
CountryNetherlands
Born (1996-03-29) 29 March 1996 (age 28)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking241 (WS 26 November 2015)
118 (WD 23 January 2014)
147 (XD 17 April 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Ankara Mixed team
BWF profile

Alida Chen (born 29 March 1996) is a Dutch badminton player. [1] [2] She won the 2009 Netherlands national championships U13 in girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles, 2011 U15 in girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles, 2012 U17 in girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles, and 2013 U17 in mixed doubles. She became a quarter finalist at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in mixed doubles event. [3]

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Personal life

Chen graduated with a master's degree of neurosciences at the Radboud University, and is currently pursuing a PhD in neuroimmunology at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Slovenia International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Soraya de Visch Eijbergen Flag of Ukraine.svg Natalya Voytsekh
Flag of Ukraine.svg Yelyzaveta Zharka
11–21, 21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Hellas International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Soraya de Visch Eijbergen Flag of Turkey.svg Cemre Fere
Flag of Turkey.svg Neslihan Kılıç
WalkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 Lithuanian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gayle Mahulette Flag of Russia.svg Irina Khlebko
Flag of Russia.svg Ksenia Polikarpova
10–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Finnish International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Cheryl Seinen Flag of Sweden.svg Clara Nistad
Flag of Sweden.svg Emma Wengberg
16–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Spelers: Alida Chen". badmintonline.nl. Badminton Nederland. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "Players: AlidaChen". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "Alida Chen" (in Dutch). Expertisecentrum Voortgezet Onderwijs & Topsport. Retrieved 16 February 2022.