Debora Jille
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| Born | 11 September 1999 Nieuwegein, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 23 (WD with Cheryl Seinen, 3 January 2023) 61 (XD with Ties van der Lecq, 20 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Debora Jille (born 11 September 1999) is a Dutch badminton player.[2] Partnered with Cheryl Seinen, she won the bronze medals at the 2023 European Games and 2024 European Championships.[3][4] She also won the bronze medal at the 2025 European Championships with Sara Thygesen.[5] Jille is a member of the BWF Athletes' Commission serving from 2025 to 2029.[6]
Career
[edit]Debora Jille started playing badminton when she was almost seven years old. Just like her brothers Stefan and Ruben they first started playing tennis before picking up the sport of their mother, badminton in Houten and in Amersfoort. She won the women's doubles title twice at the Dutch National Badminton Championships in 2022 and 2023 together with partner Cheryl Seinen; and also won the mixed doubles title in 2022 with Ties van der Lecq. In the Dutch Eredivisie league, she is playing for BC Duinwijck. In the German Bundesliga league, she played for TV Refrath, while in Denmark in the Elite league her club is Vendsyssel Badminton Club.
Achievements
[edit]European Games
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland |
 Cheryl Seinen
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 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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7–21, 17–21 |  Silver
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European Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany |
Cheryl Seinen
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 Margot Lambert Anne Tran
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15–21, 12–21 |  Bronze
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| 2025 | Forum, Horsens, Denmark |
 Sara Thygesen
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Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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14–21, 10–21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 5 runners-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Dutch International | Imke van der Aar
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 Cisita Joity Jansen Birgit Overzier
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18–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Belgian International | Imke van der Aar
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Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen
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14–21, 16-21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Swedish Open | Imke van der Aar
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 Emma Karlsson Johanna Magnusson
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21–18, 11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Dutch International | Alyssa Tirtosentono
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Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn
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24–22, 19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2019 | Croatian International | Alyssa Tirtosentono
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 Hrystyna Dzhangobekova Katarina Vargová
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21–13, 21–9 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Lithuanian International | Alyssa Tirtosentono
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Christine Busch Amalie Schulz
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21–18, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2021 | Dutch Open | Cheryl Seinen
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Johanna Magnusson Clara Nistad
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21–17, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Irish Open | Cheryl Seinen
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 Chen Hsuan-yu Gronya Somerville
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15–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2022 | Dutch Open | Cheryl Seinen
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 Chloe Birch Lauren Smith
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5–10 retired | Winner
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| 2023 | Dutch Open | Cheryl Seinen
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Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow
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21–9, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2024 | Scottish Open | Sara Thygesen
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Chloe Birch Estelle van Leeuwen
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21–14, 10–21, 21–8 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Lithuanian International | Ties van der Lecq
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 Georgii Karpov Viktoriia Kozyreva
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21–14, 23–21 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Debora Jille". Badmintonline.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Spelers: Debora Jille". badmintonline.nl. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Zilver voor Jille/Seinen op Europese Spelen 2023" (in Dutch). Blik op nieuws. 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ a b "EK-brons voor badmintonsters Jille en Seinen na nederlaag in halve finales" (in Dutch). NOS Sport. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Badmintonster Jille pakt opnieuw brons in dubbelspel op EK" (in Dutch). RTL. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Olympic and World Champions named on new BWF Athletes' Commission". Badminton World Federation. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Debora Jille at BWFBadminton.com
- Debora Jille at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Debora Jille at InterSportStats
- Debora Jille at TeamNL (archived) (in Dutch)
- Debora Jille on Instagram
