Eefje Muskens (born 17 June 1989), is a Dutch former badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] Her last partner for women's doubles was Selena Piek. She won the 2014, 2015 and 2016 editions of Dutch National Badminton Championships with Piek. Prior to that she already won her first National title in 2013 with Samantha Barning.[2] She won a silver medal at the 2016 European Badminton Championships and a bronze medal at the 2014 European Badminton Championships with Piek. In 2016, she and Piek competed at the Rio Summer Olympics and reached the quarter-finals round.[3] She also reached a semi-final at the 2016 Indonesia Open and won the 2014 edition of the Dutch Open and both the 2013 editions of the Scottish Open and the Bitburger Open BWF Grand Prix events.
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 June 1989 Goirle, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 7 (WD) (11 February 2016) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After her retirement due to a shoulder injury in 2017, she first became the National coach for the Dutch Para-Badminton team and also head-coach of the talents at the Regional Centre in Arnhem. Currently Muskens is appointed as one of the doubles coaches of Badminton Nederland at Papendal.
Achievements
editEuropean Championships
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia |
23–25, 11–21 | |||
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |
18–21, 17–21 |
BWF Grand Prix
editThe BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dutch Open | 21–19, 16–21, 20–22 | |||
| 2013 | Canada Open | 21–13, 11–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2013 | Bitburger Open | 22–20, 21–15 | |||
| 2013 | Scottish Open | 25–23, 15–21, 21–16 | |||
| 2014 | Dutch Open | 11–8, 4–11, 11–9, 11–10 | |||
| 2015 | Canada Open | 19–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2015 | Dutch Open | 22–24, 15–21 | |||
| 2015 | Brasil Open | 17–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2016 | Syed Modi International | 15–21, 13–21 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Norwegian International | 13–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2010 | Dutch International | 21–8, 21–18 | |||
| 2012 | Croatian International | 21–18, 21–19 | |||
| 2012 | Norwegian International | 22–20, 21–16 | |||
| 2012 | Irish International | 21–12, 21–8 | |||
| 2013 | Irish Open | 21–17, 21–10 | |||
| 2013 | Italian International | 21–10, 21–8 | |||
| 2014 | Swedish Masters | 21–19, 21–11 | |||
| 2014 | Belgian International | 11–9, 9–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–9 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Eefje Muskens". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Fantastic Four pick up National Titles : Surrey Smashers Badminton". surreysmashers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ "Dubbelkoppel Eefje Muskens / Selena Piek uitgeschakeld in kwartfinale Rio 2016" (in Dutch). badmintonline.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2017.