Gilmar Jones


Gilmar Jones is a Surinamese badminton player and national coach of the Surinamese badminton team. In 2015 and 2017, he became the champion in men's doubles event at the Surinamese National Badminton Championships. He is the current National mixed doubles champion of Suriname. He first won the mixed doubles title in 2017 with Priscille Tjitrodipo, and retained the National Surinamese title the following two years with different partners in 2018 with Rugshaar Ishaak and in 2019 with Anjali Paragsingh.
His biggest international achievement to date is winning the Caribbean title in Men's Doubles with Dylan Darmohoetomo in 2016 at the Carebaco International in Aruba. Together with doubles partner Dylan Darmohoetomo he also reached the finals of the Carebaco International in 2018 held in his home town Paramaribo. Beginning of 2018 Gilmar Jones was appointed the head-coach of the National badminton team of Suriname.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Carebaco International Dylan Darmohoetomo Dakeil Thorpe
Shae Michael Martin
19–21, 21–18, 16–21 Runner-up
2016Carebaco International Dylan Darmohoetomo Therry Aquino
Reimi Starling Cabrera Rosario
21–18, 21–15 Winner
2016Suriname International Dylan Darmohoetomo Mitchel Wongsodikromo
Alrick Toney
21-13, 18-21, 19-21 Semi-Finalist
2014Suriname International Mitchel Wongsodikromo Mario Cuba
Martin del Valle
11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2008Suriname International Redon Coulor Dylan Darmohoetomo
Irfan Djabar
18-21, 24-26 Semi-Finalist

Mixed Doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Suriname International Priscille Tjitrodipo Misha Zilberman
Svetlana Zilberman
17-21, 18-21 Semi-Finalist