Debora Jille | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nieuwegein, Netherlands | 11 September 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 23 (WD with Cheryl Seinen 3 January 2023) 61 (XD with Ties van der Lecq 20 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 29 (WD with Cheryl Seinen 16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Debora Jille (born 11 September 1999) is a Dutch badminton player. [2]
She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Games with Cheryl Seinen. [3]
Debora Jille started playing badminton when she was almost seven years old. Just like her brothers Stefan and Ruben they first started playing tennis before picking up the sport of their mother, badminton in Houten and in Amersfoort. She won the women's doubles title twice at the Dutch National Badminton Championships in 2022 and 2023 together with partner Cheryl Seinen; and also won the mixed doubles title in 2022 with Ties van der Lecq. In the Dutch Eredivisie league, she is playing for BC Duinwijck. In the German Bundesliga league, she played for TV Refrath, while in Denmark in the Elite league her club is Vendsyssel Badminton Club.
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Cheryl Seinen | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 7–21, 17–21 | Silver | [3] |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | Cheryl Seinen | Margot Lambert Anne Tran | 15–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Dutch International | Imke van der Aar | Cisita Joity Jansen Birgit Overzier | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | Belgian International | Imke van der Aar | Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen | 14–21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Swedish Open | Imke van der Aar | Emma Karlsson Johanna Magnusson | 21–18, 11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Dutch International | Alyssa Tirtosentono | Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn | 24–22, 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Croatian International | Alyssa Tirtosentono | Hrystyna Dzhangobekova Katarina Vargová | 21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
2019 | Lithuanian International | Alyssa Tirtosentono | Christine Busch Amalie Schulz | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
2021 | Dutch Open | Cheryl Seinen | Johanna Magnusson Clara Nistad | 21–17, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | Irish Open | Cheryl Seinen | Chen Hsuan-yu Gronya Somerville | 15–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
2022 | Dutch Open | Cheryl Seinen | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | 5–10 retired | Winner |
2023 | Dutch Open | Cheryl Seinen | Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow | 21–9, 21–13 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Lithuanian International | Ties van der Lecq | Georgii Karpov Viktoriia Kozyreva | 21–14, 23–21 | Winner |
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