# Jacco Arends

Jacco Arends (born 28 January 1991) 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 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 | Selena Piek | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen | 17–21, 8–21 | Bronze |

### European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Federal Technical Centre - Palabadminton, Milan, Italy | Selena Piek | Jonas Geigenberger Fabienne Deprez | 21–16, 20–22, 21–19 | Gold |

### BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Scottish Open | Super 100 | Selena Piek | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 6–13 retired | Runner-up |

### BWF Grand Prix

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 | Ruben Jille | Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling | 11–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Dutch Open | Selena Piek | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Scottish Open | Selena Piek | Mikkel Mikkelsen Mai Surrow | 21–10, 21–10 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Slovak Open | Jelle Maas | Maurice Niesner Till Zander | 21–18, 19–21, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2012 | Norwegian International | Jelle Maas | Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder | 18–21, 22–20, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Swedish Masters | Jelle Maas | Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder | 16–21, 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2013 | Irish Open | Jelle Maas | Adam Cwalina Przemysław Wacha | 9–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Belgian International | Jelle Maas | Mathias Christiansen David Daugaard | 10–11, 11–6, 11–8, 7–11, 9–11 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Spanish International | Ruben Jille | Keiichiro Matsui Yoshinori Takeuchi | 21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2018 | Belgian International | Ruben Jille | David Daugaard Frederik Søgaard | 11–21, 21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Portugal International | Selena Piek | Zvonimir Đurkinjak Staša Poznanović | 14–21, 21–18, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Slovak Open | Selena Piek | Aleksei Konakh Alesia Zaitsava | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2010 | Hungarian International | Selena Piek | Peter Käsbauer Johanna Goliszewski | 21–15, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2011 | Estonian International | Selena Piek | Tim Dettmann Ilse Vaessen | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2013 | Belgian International | Selena Piek | Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Lena Grebak | 18–21, 21–9, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Irish Open | Selena Piek | Robert Blair Imogen Bankier | 9–21, 21–19, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2013 | Italian International | Selena Piek | Zvonimir Đurkinjak Eva Lee | 21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Belgian International | Selena Piek | Jelle Maas Iris Tabeling | 11–5, 11–10, 11–7 | Winner |
| 2015 | Swedish Masters | Selena Piek | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova | 21–17, 17–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2017 | Belgian International | Selena Piek | Scott Evans Amanda Högström | 21–17, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2018 | Belgian International | Selena Piek | Adam Hall Julie MacPherson | 21–11, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2019 | Brazil International | Cheryl Seinen | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 21–16, 21–23, 17–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament