# Rodion Alimov

Rodion Igorevich Alimov (Russian: Родион Игоревич Алимов; born 21 April 1998) is a Russian badminton player. He won the mixed doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 2017 and at the European Championships in 2021.

## Career

Born in Ufa, Alimov made a debut in his international career in 2016, and at the same year, he was selected to join the national team. He won his first international title at the 2016 Bulgaria International partnered with Alina Davletova. He and Davletova clinched the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2017 European Junior Championships, made them as the first Russian player to win that category. At the same year, the duo also won the bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei. Alimov and Davletova became the first Russians winning the European Championships in mixed doubles, doing so in 2021.
At the 2022 India Open, Alimov and Alina Davletova had to withdraw from the mixed doubles semifinals match after Alimov was tested positive of COVID-19.

## Achievements
### European Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | Alina Davletova | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 11–21, 21–16, 21–15 | Gold |

### Summer Universiade

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | Alina Davletova | Wang Chi-lin Lee Chia-hsin | 14–21, 13–21 | Bronze |

### European Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Alina Davletova | Alexander Dunn Eleanor O'Donnell | 21–16, 21–14 | Gold |

### BWF World Tour (1 title)

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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Alina Davletova | Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | 21–18, 21–16 | Winner |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 2 runners-up)

Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Bulgarian International | Alina Davletova | Andrei Ivanov Ksenia Evgenova | Walkover | Winner |
| 2016 | Turkey International | Alina Davletova | Melih Turgut Fatma Nur Yavuz | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Estonian International | Alina Davletova | Anatoliy Yartsev Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 21–8, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2017 | Hungarian International | Alina Davletova | Soren Gravholt Louise Eriksson | 25–23, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2018 | White Nights | Alina Davletova | Jason Wong Citra Putri Sari Dewi | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2018 | Hungarian International | Alina Davletova | Joel Eipe Mette Poulsen | 10–21, 21–19, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Italian International | Alina Davletova | Evgenij Dremin Evgenia Dimova | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2019 | White Nights | Alina Davletova | Sam Magee Chloe Magee | 21–16, 13–21, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2019 | Dubai International | Alina Davletova | Kim Sa-rang Kim Ha-na | 22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament