Jelle Maas (born 19 February 1991) is a Dutch retired badminton player specializing in doubles events.[2][3] He was the bronze medalists at the 2018 European Championships and 2019 European Games.[4][5]

Jelle Maas
Personal information
CountryNetherlands
Born (1991-02-19) 19 February 1991 (age 33)
Oosterhout, Netherlands
ResidenceArnhem, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Retired22 July 2020
HandednessRight
CoachRuud Bosch
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking26 (MD 27 September 2018)
44 (XD 31 October 2013)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Netherlands
European Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Minsk Men's doubles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Huelva Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Copenhagen Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Liévin Men's team
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Völklingen Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Milan Mixed team
BWF profile

He won a total of seven Dutch National Badminton Championships in the Men's doubles event, four with Jacco Arends in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 and three with Robin Tabeling in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Badminton Nederland announced his retirement from the international tours on 22 July 2020, and officially left the national training center on 1 September 2020.[6]

Jacco Arends and Jelle Maas in action

Achievements edit

European Games edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Falcon Club,
Minsk, Belarus
  Robin Tabeling   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
18–21, 16–21   Bronze

European Championships edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain
  Robin Tabeling   Kim Astrup
  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
15–21, 18–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour 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 doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Dutch Open Super 100   Robin Tabeling   Wahyu Nayaka
  Ade Yusuf Santoso
19–21, 21–17, 11–21   Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Scottish Open   Robin Tabeling   Jacco Arends
  Ruben Jille
21–11, 21–15   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Slovak Open   Jacco Arends   Maurice Niesner
  Till Zander
21–18, 19–21, 21–15   Winner
2012 Norwegian International   Jacco Arends   Ruud Bosch
  Koen Ridder
18–21, 22–20, 17–21   Runner-up
2013 Irish Open   Jacco Arends   Adam Cwalina
  Przemysław Wacha
9–21, 6–21   Runner-up
2013 Swedish Masters   Jacco Arends   Ruud Bosch
  Koen Ridder
16–21, 21–16, 21–13   Winner
2014 Belgian International   Jacco Arends   Mathias Christiansen
  David Daugaard
10–11, 11–6, 11–8, 7–11, 9–11   Runner-up
2017 Italian International   Robin Tabeling   Miłosz Bochat
  Adam Cwalina
23–21, 21–18   Winner
2019 Brazil International   Robin Tabeling   Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
  Chirag Shetty
14–21, 18–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Czech International   Iris Tabeling   Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
  Anne Skelbæk
16–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2013 Swedish Masters   Iris Tabeling   Peter Käsbauer
  Isabel Herttrich
17–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2014 Belgian International   Iris Tabeling   Jacco Arends
  Selena Piek
5–11, 10–11, 7–11   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Athlete: Maas Jelle". Minsk 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Spelers: Jelle Maas". badmintonline.nl. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Players: Jelle Maas". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Brons voor Robin Tabeling en Jelle Maas bij EK 2018" (in Dutch). TeamNL. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Badminton: European Games: "Feiern können wir Holländer ja" – Bronze für Jelle Maas" (in Dutch). Westfälische Nachrichten. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Jelle Maas stopt bij Nationale Selectie" (in Dutch). Badminton Nederland. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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