Rodion Alimov
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| Born | Rodion Igorevich Alimov 21 April 1998 Ufa, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 100 (MD with Pavel Kotsarenko 13 July 2017) 18 (XD with Alina Davletova 18 January 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Rodion Igorevich Alimov (Russian: Родион Игоревич Алимов; born 21 April 1998) is a Russian badminton player.[1] He won the mixed doubles title at the European Junior Championships in 2017 and at the European Championships in 2021.
Career
[edit | edit source]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.[2] He won his first international title at the 2016 Bulgaria International partnered with Alina Davletova.[3] 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.[4] At the same year, the duo also won the bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei.[5] Alimov and Davletova became the first Russians winning the European Championships in mixed doubles, doing so in 2021.[6]
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.[7]
Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus were banned by the BWF from participating in all levels of tournaments. However, on 30 June 2025, Alimov and Maksim Ogloblin were accepted to compete as Individual Neutral Athletes. They marked their return to the court at the 2025 Lagos International, competing men's doubles event.[8]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]European Championships
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | Error creating thumbnail: Alina Davletova | England Marcus Ellis England Lauren Smith |
11–21, 21–16, 21–15 | Gold Gold |
Summer Universiade
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | Error creating thumbnail: Alina Davletova | Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin |
14–21, 13–21 | Bronze Bronze |
European Junior Championships
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Centre Sportif Régional d'Alsace, Mulhouse, France | Error creating thumbnail: Alina Davletova | Scotland Alexander Dunn Scotland Eleanor O'Donnell |
21–16, 21–14 | Gold Gold |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
[edit | edit source]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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.[10]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Error creating thumbnail: Alina Davletova | England Marcus Ellis England Lauren Smith |
21–18, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2025 | Lagos International | Authorised Neutral Athletes Maksim Ogloblin | Error creating thumbnail: P.S Ravikrishna Error creating thumbnail: Somi Romdhani |
21–15, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Mixed doubles
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
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External links
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