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]
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 January 1993 Papendrecht, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ruud Bosch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 56 (WS 26 November 2015) 118 (WD with Alida Chen 23 January 2014) 246 (XD with Jim Middelburg 13 September 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 66 (25 May 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editEuropean Junior Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Energia Areena, Vantaa, Finland |
 Jim Middelburg
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 Matthew Nottingham Helena Lewczynska
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14–21, 17–21 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Hungarian International |  Olga Golovanova
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15–21, 21–18, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2014 | Dutch International |  Fabienne Deprez
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21–15, 21–8 |  Winner
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| 2014 | Slovenia International |  Stefani Stoeva
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18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Orleans International |  Natalia Koch Rohde
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15–21, 7–11 retired | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Dutch International |  Lianne Tan
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17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Irish Open | Anna Thea Madsen
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13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Slovenia International | Alida Chen
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 Natalya Voytsekh Yelyzaveta Zharka
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11–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2013 | Hellas International | Alida Chen
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 Cemre Fere Neslihan Kılıç
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Walkover | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Spelers: Soraya de Visch Eijbergen". badmintonline.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Players: Soraya DE VISCH EIJBERGEN". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Soraya De Visch Eijbergen verlaat Nationale selectie". Badminton Nederland. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Athlete: de Visch Eijbergen Soraya". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
External links
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