Andrew Ellis (badminton)

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Andrew Ellis (born 21 January 1987) is an English badminton player who specializes in doubles.[1] He won the European individual bronze medals with Chris Adcock in 2012 and 2014. Ellis reached top 10 BWF ranking in the men's doubles event with Adcock in November 2013.[2] He competed for England in the men's doubles and mixed team events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver medal in the team event.[3]

Andrew Ellis
Andrew Ellis at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987 (age 37)
Leeds, England
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (MD) 22 May 2014
58 (XD) 28 November 2013
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Kazan Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Karlskrona Men's doubles
European Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Leuven Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow Mixed team
European Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Basel Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Amsterdam Men's team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Bendigo Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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European Championships

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Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia   Chris Adcock   Mads Conrad-Petersen
  Mads Pieler Kolding
16–21, 21–19, 8–21   Bronze
2012 Telenor Arena, Karlskrona, Sweden   Chris Adcock   Mathias Boe
  Carsten Mogensen
11–21, 14–21   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Scottish Open   Peter Mills   Michael Fuchs
  Johannes Schöttler
15–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2009 Bitburger Open   Chris Adcock   Rupesh Kumar
  Sanave Thomas
21–17, 20–22, 22–24   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Finnish Open   Peter Mills   Mathias Christiansen
  David Daugaard
21–19, 21–12   Winner
2010 Irish International   Chris Adcock   Anthony Clark
  Chris Langridge
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2010 Scottish International   Chris Adcock   Marcus Ellis
  Peter Mills
19–21, 21–11, 15–21   Runner-up
2010 Austrian International   Dean George   Viki Indra Okvana
  Ardiansyah Putra
17–21, 23–21, 26–28   Runner-up
2008 Scottish International   Richard Eidestedt   Chris Langridge
  David Lindley
21–19, 16–21, 21–16   Winner
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse   Richard Eidestedt   Wouter Claes
  Frédéric Mawet
21–12, 21–12   Winner
2008 Irish International   Richard Eidestedt   Martin Delfs
  Morten Kronborg
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2006 Welsh International   Richard Eidestedt   Matthew Hughes
  Martyn Lewis
9–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2005 Welsh International   Dean George   Edward Foster
  Matthew Honey
15–12, 13–15, 15–5   Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Polish International   Jenny Wallwork   Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
  Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–13, 21–12   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Andrew Ellis". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Doubles specialist Andy Ellis announces retirement from badminton". Badminton England. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Andrew Ellis Biography". Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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