Koen Ridder
Koen Ridder (born 14 March 1985) is a Dutch badminton player.[1] The left handler Ridder, was a part of the Duinwijck badminton club.[2] He won the men's doubles title at the national championships in 2009, 2011, and 2013 partnered with Ruud Bosch.[3] Together with Bosch, they won some international tournament in Portugal, Belgium, Canada, Slovenia, Norway, Peru and Tahiti. He also play for the Düren 57 club in German.[4] His parents, Rob and Marjan Ridder also a professional badminton players.[5] Koen Ridder was elected vice-chair of the athlete commission of the BWF for a 4-year term in May 2015. In 2017 Ridder was chosen as Chair by his fellow commission members. [6]He achieved his personal best world ranking of 22 in 2013. Koen retired as a professional player in 2014 after representing The Netherlands for more than 10 years at international level. [7]
Koen Ridder | |
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Personal information | |
Country | |
Born | Haarlem, Netherlands | 14 March 1985
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Handedness | Left |
Men's doubles | |
Highest ranking | 22 (14 November 2013) |
BWF profile |
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Players: Koen Ridder". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "Koen Ridder". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "Badzine: 'Bosch takes two... again'". Badminton Nederland. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "Koen Ridder" (in German). 1.Badminton-Club Düren 57 e.V. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "Marjan Ridder in eregalerij helden van Haarlem" (in Dutch). Rodi. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- http://badmintonline.nl/nieuws/2017/06/dutchman-koen-ridder-to-head-athletes-commission-of-the-bwf
- https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/players/athletes-commission/