Debora Jille (born 11 September 1999) is a Dutch badminton player. Partnered with Cheryl Seinen, she won the bronze medals at the 2023 European Games and 2024 European Championships. She also won the bronze medal at the 2025 European Championships with Sara Thygesen. Jille is a member of the BWF Athletes' Commission serving from 2025 to 2029.

Career

Debora Jille started playing badminton when she was almost seven years old. Just like her brothers Stefan and Ruben they first started playing tennis before picking up the sport of their mother, badminton in Houten and in Amersfoort. She won the women's doubles title twice at the Dutch National Badminton Championships in 2022 and 2023 together with partner Cheryl Seinen; and also won the mixed doubles title in 2022 with Ties van der Lecq. In the Dutch Eredivisie league, she is playing for BC Duinwijck. In the German Bundesliga league, she played for TV Refrath, while in Denmark in the Elite league her club is Vendsyssel Badminton Club.

Achievements

European Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2023Arena Jaskółka, Tarnów, PolandNetherlands Cheryl SeinenBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva7–21, 17–21Silver

European Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2024Saarlandhalle, Saarbrücken, GermanyNetherlands Cheryl SeinenFrance Margot Lambert France Anne Tran15–21, 12–21Bronze
2025Forum, Horsens, DenmarkDenmark Sara ThygesenBulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva14–21, 10–21Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 6 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Dutch InternationalNetherlands Imke van der AarGermany Cisita Joity Jansen Germany Birgit Overzier18–21, 18–21Runner-up
2017Belgian InternationalNetherlands Imke van der AarNetherlands Selena Piek Netherlands Cheryl Seinen14–21, 16-21Runner-up
2018Swedish OpenNetherlands Imke van der AarSweden Emma Karlsson Sweden Johanna Magnusson21–18, 11–21, 19–21Runner-up
2019Dutch InternationalNetherlands Alyssa TirtosentonoDenmark Amalie Magelund Denmark Freja Ravn24–22, 19–21, 11–21Runner-up
2019Croatian InternationalNetherlands Alyssa TirtosentonoUkraine Hrystyna Dzhangobekova Slovakia Katarina Vargová21–13, 21–9Winner
2019Lithuanian InternationalNetherlands Alyssa TirtosentonoDenmark Christine Busch Denmark Amalie Schulz21–18, 21–10Winner
2021Dutch OpenNetherlands Cheryl SeinenSweden Johanna Magnusson Sweden Clara Nistad21–17, 14–21, 12–21Runner-up
2021Irish OpenNetherlands Cheryl SeinenAustralia Chen Hsuan-yu Australia Gronya Somerville15–21, 21–14, 21–14Winner
2022Dutch OpenNetherlands Cheryl SeinenEngland Chloe Birch England Lauren Smith5–10 retiredWinner
2023Dutch OpenNetherlands Cheryl SeinenDenmark Julie Finne-Ipsen Denmark Mai Surrow21–9, 21–13Winner
2024Scottish OpenDenmark Sara ThygesenEngland Chloe Birch England Estelle van Leeuwen21–14, 10–21, 21–8Winner
2026Slovenia OpenNetherlands Meerte LoosIndia Aditi Bhatt India Shravani Walekar21–19, 21–14Winner
2026Italian OpenNetherlands Kirsten de WitEngland Lisa Curtin England Yulia Tang19–21, 20–22Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Lithuanian InternationalNetherlands Ties van der LecqRussia Georgii Karpov Russia Viktoriia Kozyreva21–14, 23–21Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

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