Crystal Leefmans (born 6 January 1995) is a Surinamese
badminton
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player. In 2010, she won the bronze medals at the
Medellín South American Games in the mixed doubles and team event. In 2011, she won the mixed doubles title at the
Carebaco International The Carebaco International is an international badminton tournament of the "Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation" (Carebaco). Until 1999 the tournament was a closed event eligible only for Carebaco members, but to gain BWF World Ranking points ...
tournament in the individuals event of the Carebaco Games partnered with
Mitchel Wongsodikromo
Mitchel Arthur Wongsodikromo (born 26 August 1985) is a Surinamese badminton player and coach. He competed for Suriname at three Pan Am Games: 2003 Pan American Games, 2007 Pan American Games & the 2011 Pan American Games. As a very young badmi ...
. Leefmans was also the champion at the
Suriname International
The Suriname International Badminton Tournament is a Pan American Circuit badminton event first held inaugural in 1998 at the Anthony Nesty Indoor Stadium in Paramaribo, Suriname.
The Suriname International Badminton Tournament is now held annual ...
tournament in 2012 and 2013.
In 2018 she won the mixed doubles
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title again at home, this time partnering compatriot
Dylan Darmohoetomo. She was the
flagbearer
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for Suriname at the
2011 Pan Am Games
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.
Career
Crystal Leefmans, who originates from Badminton Club Lelydorp and switched to club TNF after moving to the capital city of
Paramaribo
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, was voted Female Badminton Player of the year in Suriname in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015.
After winning many National juniors titles, Crystal won her first of a total of five National Women's singles titles in 2009 at the
Surinamese National Badminton Championships. She held on to her title in 2010, then lost it to Danielle Melchiot the following year, but regained her singles title in 2012 to lose it again to Melchiot the following year 2013. In 2014 she took her fourth singles title and defended this one successfully in 2015. Crystal Leefmans also holds five National Women's doubles titles (2009, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2017) and three National Mixed doubles titles (2010, 2012 & 2014). With these achievements she is holder of two National Triple crowns in 2012 and 2014.
Achievements
South American Games
''Mixed doubles''
BWF International Series/ Future Series (5 titles, 10 runner-up)
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF International Challenge tournament
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BWF International Series tournament
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BWF Future Series tournament
National badminton titles
* 2017 -
National Championships
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: Women Doubles Gold
* 2017 -
National Championships
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: Mixed Doubles Silver
* 2015 -
National Championships
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: Women Singles Gold
* 2015 -
National Championships
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: Women Doubles Gold
* 2014 -
National Championships
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: Women Singles Gold
* 2014 -
National Championships
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: Women Doubles Gold
* 2014 -
National Championships
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: Mixed Doubles Gold
* 2012 -
National Championships
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: Women Singles Gold
* 2012 -
National Championships
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: Women Doubles Gold
* 2012 -
National Championships
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: Mixed Doubles Gold
* 2010 -
National Championships
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: Women Singles Gold
* 2010 -
National Championships
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: Women Doubles Gold
* 2010 -
National Championships
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: Mixed Doubles Gold
* 2009 -
National Championships
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: Women Singles Gold
* 2009 -
National Championships
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: Women Doubles Gold
* 2008 -
National Championships
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: Women Singles Silver
* 2008 -
National Championships
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: Women Doubles Bronze
* 2009 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Girls Singles U15 Gold
* 2009 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Girls Doubles U15 Gold
* 2009 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles U15 Gold
* 2009 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Girls Singles U19 Gold
* 2009 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Girls Doubles U19 Gold
* 2009 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles U19 Bronze
* 2008 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Girls Singles U15 Silver
* 2008 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Girls Doubles U15 Gold
* 2008 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles U15 Gold
* 2008 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Girls Doubles U19 Silver
* 2008 - Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles U19 Silver
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Paramaribo
Surinamese female badminton players
Pan American Games competitors for Suriname
Badminton players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
South American Games bronze medalists for Suriname
South American Games medalists in badminton
Competitors at the 2010 South American Games