{{Short description|Dutch badminton player}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Mark Caljouw | image = Mark Caljouw (NED).jpg | image_size = 240 px | caption = | nickname = | birth_name = | country = The Netherlands | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|1|25}} | birth_place = [[Rijswijk]], the Netherlands | height = 1.84 m | weight = | years_active = 2012 | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Men's singles | highest_ranking = 23 | date_of_highest_ranking = 3 August 2021 | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | played = | titles = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{NED}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|European Mixed Team Championships]] }} {{MedalBronze | [[2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships|2019 Copenhagen]] | Mixed team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|European Men's Team Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships|2020 Liévin]] | Men's team }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Junior Badminton Championships|European Junior Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2013 European Junior Badminton Championships|2013 Ankara]] | Boys' singles }} {{MedalBronze | 2013 Ankara | Mixed team }} | bwfbadminton_id = 76973 | bwf_id = EFBE7D9C-9DFA-462B-8E08-311DB08F7A88 }}

'''Mark Caljouw''' (born 25 January 1995) is a Dutch [[badminton]] player. He started playing badminton aged eight,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcdkc.nl/294-mark-caljouw|title = Mark Caljouw}}</ref> at BC Randstad in Rijswijk.

== Career == Caljouw was selected to join the [[Netherlands national badminton team|national team]] in 2008, and made a debut in international senior tournament in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Spelers: Mark Caljouw |url=http://badmintonline.nl/spelers/mark-caljouw |website=badmintonline.nl |accessdate=16 August 2016 |language=Dutch}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Players: Mark Caljouw |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/76973/mark-caljouw |website= bwfbadminton.com |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]] |accessdate=16 August 2016}}</ref>

Caljouw competed at the [[2013 European Junior Badminton Championships|2013 European Junior Championships]] in [[Ankara]], Turkey, winning a silver medal in the boys' singles event, and also a bronze medal in the mixed team event.<ref>{{cite news |title=Juniorski šampionat Evrope 2013. godine - Ankara, 26.03. - 31.03.2013. godine |url=http://www.badminton-bl.com/juniorski-sampionat-evrope-2013-godine-ankara-2603-31032013-godine |website=badminton-bl.com |publisher=Badminton Club Banjaluka |accessdate=1 April 2018}}</ref> He was selected by [[Badminton Europe]] to join the Player Development Plan "Future Stars".<ref>{{cite news |title="Future stars" selected |url=http://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&m=682869&cmsid=239&pageid=5381 |publisher=[[Badminton Europe]] |accessdate=1 April 2018}}</ref> Caljouw won the men's singles [[Dutch National Badminton Championships|National Championships]] title in 2017, beating defending champion Erik Meijs in the semi-finals and first seeded [[Nick Fransman]] in the final. He defended the title in 2018, after beating Fransman,<ref>{{cite news |title=Caljouw en Mahulette winnen NK badminton |url=https://nieuws.nl/sport/20180204/caljouw-en-mahulette-winnen-nk-badminton/ |publisher=Nieuws.nl |accessdate=1 April 2018 |language=Dutch}}</ref> and also in 2019 beating [[Aram Mahmoud]] in the final and again in 2020 and 2022, each time beating youngster [[Joran Kweekel]] in the final.

He reached the semi-finals of the Dutch Open and the Scottish Open both twice in 2017 and 2018. In 2017, he also reached the semi-final of the Bitburger Open in Germany. In 2018 he won his first big title the [[2018 Orléans Masters|Orléans Masters]] then a BWF Tour 100 event, after defending the title he won the previous year when the event was still an International Challenge event. In 2018, he also reached the final of the US Open, an BWF Tour 300 event. In 2019 he won the Austrian Open and the Kharkiv International, both International Challenge events.

== Achievements ==

=== European Junior Championships === ''Boys' singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#AABBCC" | align="center" | [[2013 European Junior Badminton Championships|2013]] | align="left" | [[ASKI Sport Hall]], [[Ankara]], Turkey | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Fabian Roth]] | align="left" | 17–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver''' |}

=== BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up) === The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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&nbsp;1000, Super&nbsp;750, Super&nbsp;500, Super&nbsp;300, and the BWF Tour Super&nbsp;100.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- | align="center" | [[2018 Orléans Masters#Finals|2018]] | align="left" | [[Orléans Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Rasmus Gemke]] | align="left" | 10–21, 21–18, 21–8 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- | align="center" | [[2018 U.S. Open (badminton)#Finals|2018]] | align="left" | [[U.S. Open Badminton Championships|U.S. Open]] | align="left" | Super 300 | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Dong-keun (badminton)|Lee Dong-keun]] | align="left" | 21–14, 17–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | [[2020 SaarLorLux Open#Finals|2020]] | align="left" | [[SaarLorLux Open]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Toma Junior Popov]] | align="left" | 20–22, 21–19, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- | align="center" | [[2023 Abu Dhabi Masters#Finals|2023]] | align="left" | [[Abu Dhabi Masters]] | align="left" | Super 100 | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mads Christophersen]] | align="left" | 19–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runner-up) === ''Men's singles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#D5D5D5" | align="center" | 2013 | align="left" | [[Norwegian International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kasper Lehikoinen]] | align="left" | 17–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2017 | align="left" | [[Orléans Masters|Orléans International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lucas Corvée]] | align="left" | 21–6, 18–21, 21–11 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Austrian International|Austrian Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Li Shifeng]] | align="left" | 8–21, 23–21, 21–9 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | [[Kharkiv International (badminton)|Kharkiv International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Ade Resky Dwicahyo]] | align="left" | 21–15, 21–10 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner''' |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | [[Denmark Masters]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Huang Yu-kai]] | align="left" | 18–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{Silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{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}}

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