Mark Caljouw
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| Country | The Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1995 Rijswijk, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Arnhem, the Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 233 wins, 148 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 23 (3 August 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 45 (25 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Caljouw (born 25 January 1995) is a Dutch badminton player. He started playing badminton aged eight,[1] at BC Randstad in Rijswijk.
Career[edit]
Caljouw was selected to join the national team in 2008, and made a debut in international senior tournament in 2012.[2][3] Caljouw competed at the 2013 European Junior Championships in Ankara, Turkey, winning a silver medal in the boys' singles event, and also a bronze medal in the mixed team event.[4] He was selected by Badminton Europe to join the Player Development Plan "Future Stars".[5] Caljouw won the men's singles National Championships title in 2017, beating defending champion Erik Meijs in the semi-finals and first seeded Nick Fransman in the final. He defended the title in 2018, after beating Fransman, [6] and also in 2019 beating Aram Mahmoud in the final and again in 2020 and 2022, each time beating youngster Joran Kweekel in the final.
He reached the semi-finals of the Dutch Open and the Scottish Open both twice in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, he also reached the semi-final of the Bitburger Open in Germany. In 2018 he won his first big title the Orléans Masters then a BWF Tour 100 event, after defending the title he won the previous year when the event was still an International Challenge event. In 2018, he also reached the final of the US Open, an BWF Tour 300 event. In 2019 he won the Austrian Open and the Kharkiv International, both International Challenge events.
Achievements[edit]
European Junior Championships[edit]
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | ASKI Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey |  Fabian Roth
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17–21, 14–21 |  Silver
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BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)[edit]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Rasmus Gemke
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10–21, 21–18, 21–8 |  Winner
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| 2018 | U.S. Open | Super 300 |  Lee Dong-keun
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21–14, 17–21, 16–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2020 | SaarLorLux Open | Super 100 |  Toma Junior Popov
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20–22, 21–19, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 | Mads Christophersen
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19–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runner-up)[edit]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Norwegian International |  Kasper Lehikoinen
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17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Orléans International | Lucas Corvée
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21–6, 18–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2019 | Austrian Open |  Li Shifeng
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8–21, 23–21, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2019 | Kharkiv International |  Ade Resky Dwicahyo
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21–15, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2023 | Denmark Masters |  Huang Yu-kai
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18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "Mark Caljouw".
- ^ "Spelers: Mark Caljouw". badmintonline.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Players: Mark Caljouw". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Juniorski šampionat Evrope 2013. godine - Ankara, 26.03. - 31.03.2013. godine". badminton-bl.com. Badminton Club Banjaluka. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ ""Future stars" selected". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Caljouw en Mahulette winnen NK badminton" (in Dutch). Nieuws.nl. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links[edit]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Rijswijk
- Dutch male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
- Badminton players at the 2023 European Games
- European Games competitors for the Netherlands
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from South Holland
- 21st-century Dutch people