The Most Famous

BADMINTON PLAYERS from Netherlands

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This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Badminton Players. The pantheon dataset contains 117 Badminton Players, 5 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 13th most number of Badminton Players behind Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Badminton Players of all time. This list of famous Dutch Badminton Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Selena Piek (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 33.06, Selena Piek is the most famous Dutch Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into 11 different languages on wikipedia.

Selena Piek (born 30 September 1991) is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the gold medals at the European Games in 2019 in the women's doubles, and in 2023 in the mixed doubles. She was part of the Badminton Europe Athletes' Commission from 2016 to 2020. Since joining the national team when she was 15, Piek has shown her talent in playing doubles. She won gold in the mixed doubles and silver medal in the girls' doubles at the 2009 European Junior Championships. She reached a career high of world number 7 in the women's doubles with Eefje Muskens and number 8 in the mixed doubles with Robin Tabeling. She participated in two events, mixed and women's doubles at two Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro and 2020 in Tokyo, where she reached the quarter-finals in 2016 with Muskens and in 2020 with Cheryl Seinen. She also participated at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics in the mixed doubles event with Robin Tabeling.

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2. Mark Caljouw (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 24.76, Mark Caljouw is the 2nd most famous Dutch Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Mark Caljouw (born 25 January 1995) is a Dutch badminton player. He started playing badminton aged eight, at BC Randstad in Rijswijk.

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3. Robin Tabeling (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 21.53, Robin Tabeling is the 3rd most famous Dutch Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Robin Tabeling (born 24 April 1994) is a Dutch badminton player, specializing in doubles play. He started playing badminton in Amstelveen at a club called BV van Zijderveld. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event and a bronze medal in team event. Partnered with Jelle Maas, he won bronze medals at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Games. He competed at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and also at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.Tabeling won a gold medal with Selena Piek in the mixed doubles event at the 2023 European Games.

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4. Ryan Chew (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 21.32, Ryan Chew is the 4th most famous Dutch Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 6 different languages.

Ryan Chew (born August 12, 1996) is an American badminton player. He won the 2021 Pan Am Championships doubles with his brother Phillip Chew. He trains at the Orange County Badminton Club, which is founded by his grandfather, Don Chew. He competed at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.

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5. Cheryl Seinen (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 21.05, Cheryl Seinen is the 5th most famous Dutch Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into 7 different languages.

Cheryl Seinen (born 4 August 1995) is a Dutch badminton player. She won the women's doubles gold medal at the 2019 European Games with Selena Piek, and later the silver medal in 2023 with Debora Jille. She also won two individual bronze medals at the European Badminton Championships.

People

Pantheon has 5 people classified as Dutch badminton players born between 1991 and 1996. Of these 5, 5 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dutch badminton players include Selena Piek, Mark Caljouw, and Robin Tabeling. As of April 2024, 5 new Dutch badminton players have been added to Pantheon including Selena Piek, Mark Caljouw, and Robin Tabeling.

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