Jim Middelburg

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Jim Middelburg
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Personal information
CountryNetherlands
Born (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31)
Delft, Netherlands
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking603 (MS 22 April 2010)
145 (MD 21 March 2013)
246 (XD 13 September 2012)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Vantaa Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Jim Middelburg (born 6 January 1993) is a Dutch badminton player. [1] Born in Delft, Middelburg had been training in DKC badminton club, then he moved to SV VELO. [2] In 2011, he won bronze medal at the European Junior Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event with his partner Soraya de Visch Eijbergen. [3]

Contents

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Energia Areena,
Vantaa, Finland
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Soraya de Visch Eijbergen Flag of England.svg Matthew Nottingham
Flag of England.svg Helena Lewczynska
14–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012 Hungarian International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud Bosch Flag of Croatia.svg Zvonimir Đurkinjak
Flag of Croatia.svg Zvonimir Hölbling
17–21, 21–19, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Dutch International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Russell Muns Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of Denmark.svg Lasse Mølhede
21–18, 10–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Dutch International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Myke Halkema Flag of Finland.svg Anton Kaisti
Flag of Finland.svg Jenny Nyström
18–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Jim Middelburg biography". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 22 October 2016 via Tournament Software.
  2. "Jim Middelburg, de Nieuwe Local Hero" (PDF) (in Dutch). VELO badminton. pp. 10–13. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. "European Junior Championships, Individuals". Badminton Europe . Retrieved 22 September 2016.