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Rodion Alimov

{{Short description|Russian badminton player}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Rodion Alimov

| birth_name = Rodion Igorevich Alimov

| country = Russia

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|4|21}}

| birth_place = Ufa, Russia

| residence = Ufa, Russia

| height = 1.85 m

| weight =

| years_active = 2016–present

| handedness = Right

| coach =

| event = Men's & mixed doubles

| highest_ranking = 100 (MD with Pavel Kotsarenko 13 July 2017)
18 (XD with Alina Davletova 18 January 2022)

| date_of_highest_ranking =

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| played =

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| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{RUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2021 Kyiv | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Team Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2017 Lubin | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2019 Copenhagen | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2021 Vantaa | Mixed Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Men's Team Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2020 Liévin | Men's team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Summer Universiade }}

{{MedalBronze | 2017 Taipei | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Junior Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 2017 Mulhouse | Mixed doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2017 Mulhouse | Mixed team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 99484

| bwf_id = E31EFA4C-30BE-4533-8D21-282427AAD3E3

}}

Rodion Igorevich Alimov ({{langx|ru|Родион Игоревич Алимов}}; born 21 April 1998) is a Russian badminton player.{{cite web |title=АЛИМОВ Родион Игоревич |url=https://infosport.ru/person/badminton/alimov-rodion-igorevich |publisher=Стадион |access-date=14 July 2019 |language=ru}} 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.{{cite web |title=Players: Rodion Alimov |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/99484/rodion-alimov |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=18 September 2016}} He won his first international title at the 2016 Bulgaria International partnered with Alina Davletova.{{cite web |title=Azurmendi Executes Revenge |url=http://badmintonpeople.com/wwwPublic/Club/News/Detail/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=3764706 |publisher=Badminton People |access-date=22 January 2017}} 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.{{cite web |title=Алимов/Давлетова — победители первенства Европы |url=http://www.badm.ru/news/main/2897 |publisher=Национальная Федерация Бадминтона России |access-date=2 April 2018 |language=ru}} At the same year, the duo also won the bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei.{{cite web |title=Уфимские бадминтонисты Родион Алимов и Алина Давлетова – бронзовые призеры Всемирной летней Универсиады-2017 |url=https://gtrk.tv/novosti/56183-ufimskie-badmintonisty-rodion-alimov-alina-davletova-bronzovye-prizery-vsemirnoy |publisher=Новости Уфы и Республики Башкортостан: GTRK.TV |access-date=2 April 2018 |language=ru}} Alimov and Davletova became the first Russians winning the European Championships in mixed doubles, doing so in 2021.{{cite web |last=Bech |first=Rasmus |title=Fairy tale breakthrough |url=http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8459787 |publisher=Badminton Europe |date=2 May 2021 |access-date=2 May 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.{{cite web |last=Paul |first=Koulshik |title=India Open 2022: Russian Mixed Doubles Shuttler Rodion Alimov Withdraws After Testing COVID Positive |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-india-open-2022-russian-mixed-doubles-shuttler-rodion-alimov-withdraws-after-testing-covid-positive/409754 |publisher=Outlook India |date=15 January 2022 |access-date=20 January 2022}}

Achievements

= European Championships =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Marcus Ellis
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lauren Smith

| align="left" | 11–21, 21–16, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= Summer Universiade =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE|univ}} Wang Chi-lin
{{flagicon|TPE|univ}} Lee Chia-hsin

| align="left" | 14–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= European Junior Championships =

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SCO}} Alexander Dunn
{{flagicon|SCO}} Eleanor O'Donnell

| align="left" | 21–16, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= BWF World Tour (1 title) =

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} 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.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Level

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Syed Modi International

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Marcus Ellis
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lauren Smith

| align="left" | 21–18, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Bulgarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Ivanov
{{flagicon|RUS}} Ksenia Evgenova

| align="left" | Walkover

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2016

| align="left" | Turkey International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} Melih Turgut
{{flagicon|TUR}} Fatma Nur Yavuz

| align="left" | 19–21, 14–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Estonian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anatoliy Yartsev
{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgeniya Kosetskaya

| align="left" | 21–8, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2017

| align="left" | Hungarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Soren Gravholt
{{flagicon|SWE}} Louise Eriksson

| align="left" | 25–23, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | White Nights

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Jason Wong
{{flagicon|SGP}} Citra Putri Sari Dewi

| align="left" | 21–14, 21–19

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Hungarian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Joel Eipe
{{flagicon|DEN}} Mette Poulsen

| align="left" | 10–21, 21–19, 10–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Italian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenij Dremin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Evgenia Dimova

| align="left" | 21–13, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | White Nights

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} Sam Magee
{{flagicon|IRL}} Chloe Magee

| align="left" | 21–16, 13–21, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Dubai International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Alina Davletova

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Sa-rang
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Ha-na

| align="left" | 22–20, 21–16

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{BWFB|99484}}
  • {{BWFT|E31EFA4C-30BE-4533-8D21-282427AAD3E3|member_id=99484}}

{{Footer European Champions Badminton Doubles Mixed}}

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Category:1998 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Ufa

Category:Russian male badminton players

Category:Summer World University Games medalists in badminton

Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Russia

Category:Medalists at the 2017 Summer Universiade

Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen