Eefje Muskens

Eefje Muskens (born 17 June 1989), is a Dutch badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] Her current partner for women's doubles is Selena Piek. She won the 2014 and 2015 editions of Dutch National Badminton Championships with Piek.[2] In 2016, she and Piek competed at the Rio Summer Olympics and reached the quarter-final round.[3]

Eefje Muskens
Eefje Muskens (right) at the 2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier
Personal information
Country Netherlands
Born (1989-06-17) 17 June 1989
Goirle, Netherlands
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (WD) (11 February 2016)
Current rankingRetired
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Women's badminton
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 La Roche-sur-YonWomen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2014 KazanWomen's doubles
European Women's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 AlmereWomen's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place2007 VölklingenMixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

European Championships

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France Netherlands Selena Piek Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
18–21, 17–21 Silver Silver
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Netherlands Selena Piek Denmark Line Damkjaer Kruse
Denmark Marie Roepke
23–25, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Syed Modi International Netherlands Selena Piek South Korea Jung Kyung-eun
South Korea Shin Seung-chan
15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Brasil Open Netherlands Selena Piek China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan
17–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Dutch Open Netherlands Selena Piek Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
22–24, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Canada Open Netherlands Selena Piek India Jwala Gutta
India Ashwini Ponnappa
19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Dutch Open Netherlands Selena Piek Indonesia Shendy Puspa Irawati
Indonesia Shendy Puspa Irawati
11–8, 4–11, 11–9, 11–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Scottish Open Netherlands Selena Piek Malaysia Ng Hui Ern
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin
25–23, 15–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Bitburger Open Netherlands Selena Piek Malaysia Ng Hui Ern
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin
22–20, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Canada Open Netherlands Selena Piek China Yu Xiaohan
China Huang Yaqiong
21–13, 11–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Dutch Open Netherlands Samantha Barning Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Iris Tabeling
21–19, 16–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament
Eefje Muskens

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Belgian International Netherlands Selena Piek Netherlands Samantha Barning
Netherlands Iris Tabeling
11–9, 9–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Swedish Masters Netherlands Selena Piek Denmark Line Damkjaer Kruse
Denmark Marie Roepke
21–19, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Italian International Netherlands Selena Piek Australia He Tian Tang
Australia Renuga Veeran
21–10, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Irish Open Netherlands Selena Piek Malaysia Ng Hui Ern
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin
21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Irish International Netherlands Samantha Barning France Audrey Fontaine
France Emilie Lefel
21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Norwegian International Netherlands Samantha Barning Netherlands Selena Piek
Netherlands Iris Tabeling
22–20, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Croatian International Netherlands Samantha Barning Germany Johanna Goliszewski
Germany Carla Nelte
21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Dutch International Netherlands Samantha Barning Denmark Maria Helsbøl
Denmark Anne Skelbæk
21–8, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Norwegian International Netherlands Samantha Barning Denmark Helle Nielsen
Denmark Marie Røpke
13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Eefje Muskens". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  2. "Fantastic Four pick up National Titles : Surrey Smashers Badminton". surreysmashers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. "Dubbelkoppel Eefje Muskens / Selena Piek uitgeschakeld in kwartfinale Rio 2016" (in Dutch). badmintonline.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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