Jacco Arends
Jacco Arends is a Dutch retired badminton player who specializes in doubles. Arends began playing badminton at his hometown club BC Duinwijck, and in 2009, he won European Junior Championships in mixed doubles with Selena Piek. He was the bronze medalist at the 2016 European Championships, and at the same year, he competed at the [Badminton at the 2016 European Badminton Championships|2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Summer Olympics] held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Career
Jacco started when he was six years old at his club Duinwijck in Haarlem. He was a junior European badminton champion in mixed doubles in 2009 with Selena Piek. They won the Scottish Open BWF Grand Prix mixed doubles event in 2017. Jacco has also won international tournaments in Slovak, Sweden, Spain and Belgium in Men's doubles and in Slovak, Hungary, Estonia, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden and Scotland in Mixed doubles. He has won seven Dutch National titles. Four in Men's doubles with Jelle Maas in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016, and he also won three National titles in Mixed doubles with Selena Piek in 2014 - 2016. After his retirement he became a coach of the Eredivisie team at his club Duinwijck.Achievements
European Championships
Mixed doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Vendéspace, La Roche-sur-Yon, France |  European Junior ChampionshipsMixed doubles
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