Soraya de Visch Eijbergen

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Soraya de Visch Eijbergen
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Personal information
CountryNetherlands
Born (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 29)
Papendrecht, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
HandednessRight
Coach Ruud Bosch
Women's singles
Highest ranking56 (WS 26 November 2015)
118 (WD with Alida Chen 23 January 2014)
246 (XD with Jim Middelburg 13 September 2012)
Current ranking66 (25 May 2021)
BWF profile

Soraya de Visch Eijbergen (born 6 January 1993) is a Dutch badminton player. [1] [2] She won the Dutch National Badminton Championships in 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020. She won a bronze medal at the 2011 European Junior Badminton Championships in the mixed doubles event. On 25 September 2018, she announced her departure from the Dutch national team and emigration to Switzerland in pursuit of further badminton ambitions. [3] Currently she plays inter-club competition in France for Badminton Club Chambly Oise. She competed at the 2019 Minsk European Games. [4]

Contents

Achievements

European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013 Hungarian International Flag of Russia.svg Olga Golovanova 15–21, 21–18, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Dutch International Flag of Germany.svg Fabienne Deprez 21–15, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Slovenia International Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stefani Stoeva 18–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Orleans International Flag of Denmark.svg Natalia Koch Rohde 15–21, 7–11 retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Dutch International Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lianne Tan 17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Irish Open Flag of Denmark.svg Anna Thea Madsen 13–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Slovenia International Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alida Chen 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 Alida Chen Flag of Turkey.svg Cemre Fere
Flag of Turkey.svg Neslihan Kılıç
WalkoverSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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References

  1. "Spelers: Soraya de Visch Eijbergen". badmintonline.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "Players: Soraya DE VISCH EIJBERGEN". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. "Soraya De Visch Eijbergen verlaat Nationale selectie". Badminton Nederland. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. "Athlete: de Visch Eijbergen Soraya". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.