| Koen Ridder | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Born | 14 March 1985 Haarlem, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Handedness | Left |
| Men's doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 22 (14 November 2013) |
| BWF profile | |
Koen Ridder (born 14 March 1985) is a Dutch badminton player. The left handler Ridder, was a part of the Duinwijck badminton club. He won the men's doubles title at the National championships in 2009, 2011, and 2013 partnered with Ruud Bosch. Together with Bosch, they won some international tournaments in Portugal, Belgium, Canada, Slovenia, Norway, Peru and Tahiti. He also played for the Düren 57 club in Germany. His parents, Rob and Marjan Ridder were also professional badminton players and current top veterans.
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. 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 badminton level.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Portugal International | Ruud Bosch | Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas |
21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2008 | Norwegian International | Ruud Bosch | Michael Fuchs Ingo Kindervater |
18–21, 21–19, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Dutch International | Ruud Bosch | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding |
14–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Belgian International | Ruud Bosch | Marcus Ellis Peter Mills |
30–28, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2010 | Canadian International | Ruud Bosch | Phillip Chew Halim Haryanto |
21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2010 | Slovenian International | Ruud Bosch | Zvonimir Đurkinjak Zvonimir Hölbling |
21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2010 | Spanish International | Ruud Bosch | Peter Käsbauer Oliver Roth |
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Belgian International | Adam Cwalina | Marcus Ellis Paul van Rietvelde |
21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2012 | Norwegian International | Ruud Bosch | Jacco Arends Jelle Maas |
21–18, 20–22, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2013 | Swedish International | Ruud Bosch | Jacco Arends Jelle Maas |
21–16, 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Peru International | Ruud Bosch | Phillip Chew Sattawat Pongnairat |
21–18, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2013 | Tahiti International | Ruud Bosch | Laurent Constantin Matthieu Lo Ying Ping |
21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2014 | Norwegian International | Anton Kaisti | Miłosz Bochat Maciej Dąbrowski |
21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
- 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.
- ^ "Dutchman Koen Ridder to head Athletes Commission of the BWF". 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Athletes' Commission | BWF Corporate".
External links
- Koen Ridder at BWFBadminton.com
- Koen Ridder at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)