Gilmar Jones
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| Gilmar Jones | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | Suriname |
| Born | January 21, 1986 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 535 (MS 24 November 2016) 261 (MD 1 December 2016) 370 (XD 19 January 2017) |
| Current ranking | 539 (MD) (7 May 2024) |
| BWF profile | |
Gilmar Jones (born 21 January 1986) is a Surinamese badminton player and national coach of the Surinamese badminton team.[1] In 2015 and 2017, he became the champion in men's doubles event at the Surinamese National Badminton Championships.[2] He is a four times National mixed doubles champion of Suriname. He first won the mixed doubles title in 2017 with Priscille Tjitrodipo, and retained the National Surinamese title the following two years with different partners in 2018 with Rugshaar Ishaak and in 2019 with Anjali Paragsingh.[3] After the two covid years 2020 & 2021 without a National championship, he took his fourth National mixed doubles title with Chan Chan Yang in 2022.
His biggest international achievement to date is winning the Caribbean title in men's doubles with Dylan Darmohoetomo in 2016 at the Carebaco International in Aruba. Together with doubles partner Dylan Darmohoetomo he also reached the finals of the Carebaco International in 2018 held in his home town Paramaribo. Beginning of 2018 Gilmar Jones was appointed the head-coach of the National badminton team of Suriname.[4] In 2023 he took a bronze medal in the mens doubles event at the Suriname International with Dion Sjauw Mook.
Achievements
[edit]BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Suriname International |  Mitchel Wongsodikromo |  Mario Cuba Martín del Valle | 11–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2016 | Carebaco International | Dylan Darmohoetomo |  Therry Aquino Reimi Starling Cabrera Rosario | 21–18, 21–15 |  Winner |
| 2018 | Carebaco International | Dylan Darmohoetomo |  Dakeil Thorpe Shae Martin | 19–21, 21–18, 16–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Gilmar Jones". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Dylan Darmohoetomo triple kampioen A-klasse" (in Dutch). SME Sport. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Opti verovert vierde nationale badmintontitel op rij" (in Dutch). De Ware Tijd. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "SBB Badminton Bulletin - 1e editie 2018" (in Dutch). SME Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Gilmar Jones at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com