Willem Viljoen

Willem Viljoen
Willem Viljoen
Personal information
Birth name	Willem Abraham Viljoen
Country	South Africa
Born	5 March 1985 (age 40); Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (174 lb)
Men's
Highest ranking	182 (MS) 23 Dec 2010; 46 (MD) 7 June 2012; 99 (XD) 3 May 2012
Medal record
Badminton
Representing South Africa
All-Africa Games
African Championships
Africa Team Championships
	BWF profile

Last updated October 19, 2025

Willem Abraham Viljoen (born 5 March 1985) is a South African badminton player.^[1] He competed for South Africa at the 2012 London Summer Olympics,^[2] and at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.^[3] At the All-African Games, he has collected 2 golds and six silvers. Her sister Annari Viljoen also the Olympian who was competed in London 2012.^[4]

Achievements

All African Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	Andries Malan	Ali Ahmed El Khateeb Abdelrahman Kashkal	21–10, 21–13	Gold
2011	Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	18–21, 19–21	Silver
2007	Salle OMS El Biar, Algiers, Algeria	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam	10–21, 15–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	Michelle Butler-Emmett	Andries Malan Jennifer Fry	17–21, 21–23	Silver
2011	Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique	Annari Viljoen	Georgie Cupidon Camille Allisen	22–20, 9–21, 21–16	Gold

African Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Marrakesh, Morocco	Ola Fagbemi	14–21, 17–21	Bronze
2006	Algiers, Algeria	Eli Mambwe		Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Andries Malan	Enejoh Abah Victor Makanju	21–8, 21–15	Gold
2013	National Badminton Centre, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius	Andries Malan	Enejoh Abah Victor Makanju	21–11, 21–12	Gold
2012	Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	21–15, 21–15	Gold
2011	Marrakesh, Morocco	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	21–18, 21–14	Gold
2010	Kampala, Uganda	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	15–21, 15–21	Bronze
2006	Algiers, Algeria	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam		Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Michelle Butler Emmett	Andries Malan Jennifer Fry	21–18, 21–17	Gold
2013	National Badminton Centre, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Mauritius	Michelle Butler Emmett	Andries Malan Jennifer Fry	21–18, 20–22, 21–9	Gold
2011	Marrakesh, Morocco	Annari Viljoen	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	21–13, 21–12	Gold
2010	Kampala, Uganda	Jade Morgan	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	11–21, 12–21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (24 titles, 13 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	South Africa International	Alistair Casey	24–26, 22–20, 18–21	Runner-up
2010	Botswana International	Giovanni Traina	20–22, 21–19, 18–21	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Rose Hill International	Andries Malan	Mohamed Abderrahime Belrabi Adel Hamek	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2015	Botswana International	Andries Malan	Mohamed Abderrahime Belrabi Adel Hamek	21–11, 21–8	Winner
2015	South Africa International	Andries Malan	Vatannejad-Soroush Eskandari Farzin Khanjani	21–17, 16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2015	Zambia International	Andries Malan	Ali Ahmed El Khateeb Abdelrahman Kashkal	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2015	Ethiopia International	Andries Malan	Emre Vural Sinan Zorlu	21–10, 21–13	Winner
2015	Mauritius International	Andries Malan	Shlok Ramchandran Sanyam Shukla	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2014	Botswana International	Andries Malan	Luka Wraber Alen Roj	14–21, 21–10, 21–19	Winner
2014	Zambia International	Andries Malan	Giovanni Greco Rosario Maddaloni	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2014	Lagos International	Andries Malan	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	21–14, 22–20	Winner
2014	Uganda International	Andries Malan	Chong Chun Quan Yeoh Seng Zoe	14–21, 21–11, 14–21	Runner-up
2013	Mauritius International	Andries Malan	Denneshsing Baboolall Julien Paul	21–11, 21–17	Winner
2012	South Africa International	Andries Malan	Dorian James Enrico James	24–22, 9–21, 24–22	Winner
2012	Uganda International	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	24–22, 21–19	Winner
2011	South Africa International	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Enrico James	21–19, 21–18	Winner
2011	Botswana International	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	21–23, 21–13, 15–21	Runner-up
2011	Namibia International	Dorian James	Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb Abdelrahman Kashkal	21–13, 21–13	Winner
2011	Kenya International	Dorian James	Manu Attri Jishnu Sanyal	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2011	Mauritius International	Dorian James	Manu Attri Jishnu Sanyal	19–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2010	Botswana International	Dorian James	Enrico James Jacobs Maliekal	21–19, 21–10	Winner
2010	South Africa International	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Roeloff Dednam	14–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2010	Kenya International	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	22–20, 21–17	Winner
2010	Uganda International	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	21–13, 21–9	Winner
2009	South Africa International	Dorian James	Mohammadreza Kheradmani Ali Shahhosseini	22–20, 17–21, 21–15	Winner
2009	Mauritius International	Dorian James	Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu	19–21, 22–20, 21–8	Winner
2008	South Africa International	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam	21–16, 21–17	Winner
2007	South Africa International	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam	21–12, 21–18	Winner
2006	Mauritius International	Dorian James	Chris Dednam Roelof Dednam	21–13, 23–21	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Botswana International	Annari Viljoen	Matej Hliničan Shamim Bangi	21–14, 21–15	Winner
2013	Mauritius International	Michelle Butler-Emmett	Georgie Cupidon Allisen Camille	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2012	South Africa International	Annari Viljoen	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	21–15, 16–21, 21–12	Winner
2012	Uganda International	Annari Viljoen	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	21–7, 21–10	Winner
2010	Kenya International	Annari Viljoen	Jinkan Ifraimu Susan Ideh	21–12, 21–10	Winner
2009	South Africa International	Jade Morgan	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	11–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2009	Kenya International	Annari Viljoen	Chris Dednam Michelle Edwards	11–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2007	South Africa International	Jade Morgan	Chris Dednam Annari Viljoen	14–21, 21–12, 15–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

References

↑ "Players: Willem Viljoen". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "SA provisional Olympic team named". SuperSport . Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". The South African. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
↑ "Olympic stars come out to boost badminton in SA". SASCOC . Retrieved 9 January 2018.

External links

Willem Viljoen at BWF Badminton.com
Willem Viljoen at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
Willem Viljoen at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Willem Viljoen at Olympics.com
Willem Viljoen at Olympedia

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[1] "Players: Willem Viljoen". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[2] "SA provisional Olympic team named". SuperSport . Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[3] "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". The South African. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[4] "Olympic stars come out to boost badminton in SA". SASCOC . Retrieved 9 January 2018.

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Willem Viljoen

Contents

Achievements

All African Games

African Championships

BWF International Challenge/Series (24 titles, 13 runners-up)

References

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