# Cheryl Seinen

Cheryl Seinen (born 4 August 1995) is a Dutch badminton player. She won the women's doubles gold medal at the 2019 European Games with Selena Piek, and later the silver medal in 2023 with Debora Jille. She also won two individual bronze medals at the European Badminton Championships.

## Career

Cheryl started playing badminton at a young age, brought to the sports hall by her parents, who were both former badminton players and now coaches in the Dutch city of Roermond. When she was 13 years old she moved away from her home to the Western part of the Netherlands to play badminton in Amstelveen for van Zijderveld. At age 15 she was called upon to join the Dutch National juniors squad in Papendal. After two and a half years she was removed from the National team, but fought her way back to the top and back into the National squad. Seinen has won the women's doubles events in Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland and the Netherlands, and has also won mixed doubles events in Scandinavia. She won her home event, the Dutch Open twice with Debora Jille in 2022 and 2023 after finishing runners-up two times in 2018 (with Selena Piek) and 2021 (with Debora Jille). Together with Selena Piek she reached the semi-finals at the Thailand Masters (BWF World Tour Super 300) in 2019 and also the semi-finals at the All England in 2021 (BWF World Tour Super 1000). She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics winning two matches and losing one match in group B, losing the quarter final match against the Korean opponents of Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan 8-21, 17-21. She has won the women's doubles title a total of six times at the Dutch National Badminton Championships from 2017 till 2020 with Selena Piek and in 2022 and 2023 together with current partner Debora Jille; and she has also won the mixed doubles title twice in 2017 and 2028 with Robin Tabeling. In the Dutch Eredivisie league, she is playing for BV Almere, while in Denmark in the Elite league her club is Vendsyssel Badminton Club.

## Achievements
### European Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | Falcon Club, Minsk, Belarus | Selena Piek | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | 14–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Gold | |
| 2023 | Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, Poland | Debora Jille | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 7–21, 17–21 | Silver | |

### European Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Selena Piek | Émilie Lefel Anne Tran | 21–17, 18–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | Selena Piek | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | 18–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
| 2024 | Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, Germany | Debora Jille | Margot Lambert Anne Tran | 15–21, 12–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Dutch Open | Super 100 | Selena Piek | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Grand Prix (1 title)

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.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Scottish Open | Selena Piek | Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova | 15–21, 21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Slovak Open | Katarina Galenić | Magdalena Witek Aneta Wojtkowska | 11–7, 11–9, 5–11, 11–7 | Winner |
| 2015 | Dutch International | Gayle Mahulette | Myke Halkema Lisa Malaihollo | 21–14, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2015 | Slovak Open | Gayle Mahulette | Nika Arih Petra Polanc | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Finnish International | Alida Chen | Clara Nistad Emma Wengberg | 16–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Romanian International | Jessica Pugh | Goh Yea Ching Peck Yen Wei | 21–19, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2016 | Slovenia International | Jessica Pugh | Chloe Birch Sarah Walker | 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Swiss International | Iris Tabeling | Amelia Alicia Anscelly Teoh Mei Xing | 13–21, 22–20, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2017 | Belgian International | Selena Piek | Debora Jille Imke van der Aar | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2021 | Dutch Open | Debora Jille | Johanna Magnusson Clara Nistad | 21–17, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Irish Open | Debora Jille | Chen Hsuan-yu Gronya Somerville | 15–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2022 | Dutch Open | Debora Jille | Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | 5–10 retired | Winner |
| 2023 | Dutch Open | Debora Jille | Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow | 21–9, 21–13 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Norwegian International | Anton Kaisti | Filip Michael Duwall Myhren Emma Wengberg | 21–15, 17–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2016 | Iceland International | Anton Kaisti | Paweł Pietryja Aneta Wojtkowska | 22–20, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2016 | Irish Open | Robin Tabeling | Mathias Christiansen Sara Thygesen | 16–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Spanish International | Robin Tabeling | Sam Magee Chloe Magee | 11–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Brazil International | Jacco Arends | Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | 21–16, 21–23, 17–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament