Ilaria Renggli

Ilaria Renggli (born 6 February 2000) is a Swiss para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. She is a double World bronze medalist and a European champion in the doubles with Cynthia Mathez. Renggli was a former artistic gymnast until she had a haemorrhage in her back which caused her to become paraplegic.^[1][2]

Ilaria Renggli
Personal information
Country	Switzerland
Born	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 25) Wien, Austria
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Karin Suter-Erath
Women's singles WH2 Women's doubles WH1–WH2 Mixed doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	1 (WS 23 August 2022) 2 (WD with Cynthia Mathez 18 June 2023) 16 (XD with David Follett 29 November 2022)
Current ranking	2 (WS) 3 (WD with Cynthia Mathez) 25 (XD with Park Hae-seong) (3 September 2024)
Medal record Para badminton Representing  Switzerland Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Women's singles World Championships 2022 Tokyo Women's singles 2022 Tokyo Women's doubles European Para Championships 2023 Rotterdam Women's doubles 2023 Rotterdam Women's singles
BWF profile

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France	Yuma Yamazaki	21–13, 21–14	Bronze

World Championships

Women's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Emine Seçkin	11–21, 9–21	Bronze

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Cynthia Mathez	Emine Seçkin To Man-kei	13–21, 12–21	Bronze

European Para Championships

Women's singles WH2

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Emine Seçkin	12–21, 17–21	Silver

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands	Cynthia Mathez	Nina Gorodetzky To Man-kei	11–21, 21–13, 21–11	Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (6 titles, 11 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^[3]

Women's singles WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Pilar Jáuregui	Walkover	Winner
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International I	Level 1	To Man-kei	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2022	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Annika Schroeder	21–8, 21–7	Runner-up
			Marilou Maurel	21–6, 21–6
			Yuma Yamazaki	8–21, 11–21
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Pilar Jáuregui	19–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2023	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Emine Seçkin	10–21, 21–17, 12–21	Runner-up
2023	Western Australia Para Badminton International	Level 2	Pilar Jáuregui	22–20, 27–29, 8–21	Runner-up
2024	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Cynthia Mathez	21–9, 21–14	Winner

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Cynthia Mathez	Jung Gye-oul Kwon Hyun-ah	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Cynthia Mathez	Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki	12–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2023	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Cynthia Mathez	Jung Gye-oul Kwon Hyun-ah	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Cynthia Mathez	Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan	17–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2023	Western Australia Para Badminton International	Level 2	Kim Seung-suk	Catherine Gallagher Macka Mackenzie	Walkover	Winner
				Jaquelin Burgos Pilar Jáuregui	21–16, 17–21, 21–12
				Alphia James Fiona Sing	21–5, 21–7
				Hu Guang-chou Yang I-chen	21–14, 21–9
2024	4 Nations Para Badminton International	Level 1	Cynthia Mathez	Ana Gomes Daniele Souza	21–5, 21–2	Winner
				Hu Guang-chou Yang I-chen	21–6, 21–13
				Yuka Chokyu Mischa Ginns	21–8, 21–5

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 2	David Follett	Yuri Ferrigno Pilar Jáuregui	Walkover	Winner
2022	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Konstantin Afinogenov	Chan Ho Yuen To Man-kei	21–19, 19–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2024	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Park Hae-seong	Chan Ho Yuen To Man-kei	21–17, 17–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2024	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Yuri Ferrigno	Mohammed Jawad Khadim Alphia James	21–10, 21–10	Runner-up
				Zbyněk Sýkora Fatema Asad	21–4, 21–5
				Kamil Šnajdar Annika Schroeder	21–7, 21–4
				Chan Ho Yuen To Man-kei	15–21, 19–21

References

1. "Ilaria Renggli". Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German). Retrieved 2 February 2024.
2. "From beginner to world no. 1 in three years". Aargauer Sport (in German). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
3. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

External links

• Ilaria Renggli at BWFBadminton.com
• Ilaria Renggli at BWFPara.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
• Ilaria Renggli at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)
• Ilaria Renggli at the Swiss Paralympic Committee (in German and French)